Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz

Vapid Response Unit. Tired dad. Writer, not always about tech. Gadget editor at ft.com/htsi

Also, multi-faceted musical human. Perform with Scritti Politti, Cardiacs, Lost Crowns, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Spearmint, others. More info at rhodri.biz

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net
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i think people have forgotten that vance is quite possibly the least experienced person to *ever* serve as vice president of the united states
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This is such a glorious piece of music, sung by Asha Bhosle, who died today 🇮🇳

youtu.be/yMfUfCRWLDM?si=HIEhc155e7xSydHl
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Having been married to a Hungarian back in the mists of time, I am bracing myself for the widespread mispronunciation of “Magyar” if he succeeds in ousting Orbán. (“Modyar” is nearer the mark — for god’s sake don’t be saying a hard G or I’ll be after you)
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My fragile emotional state is such that we watched Ep 2 of The Other Bennet Sister last night and I blubbed throughout, saying things like “oh it’s so lovely isn’t it” — got Ep 3 to look forward to later, bought some tissues
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There’s a house near us with its name displayed on the gate - MAWBYNS - and despite it being a very pretty house, the word “MAWBYNS” has become our word for generic illness, e.g. “I think I’m coming down with a touch of the MAWBYNS” / “Oh god I hope it’s not MAWBYNS”
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(PS My parents met while teaching at a school called Francis Bacon School, and evidently it was named after the philosopher and not the sadomasochistic artist but I like the idea that it might have been the woollens manufacturer)
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How many Francis Bacons can you name off the top of your head NB I’m about to spoil the game
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I used to use Skype Out for making occasional calls to international landlines to avoid paying extortionate sums to my mobile provider – has anyone found a decent alternative since Skype shut? (I've obviously Googled this; just seeking an actual recommendation from someone who's used an alternative)
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Once again 'm watching the whole LAMPPOST FLAG debate play out on Facebook, and am struck by how the Putter Uppers can't grasp that their supposed right to put them up is no different to the right of other people to take them down again. Very cross, they are. Lots of "We're watching you" threats.
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Just remembered “Energy In Northampton”, a song commissioned by the Northampton Development Corporation to promote Northampton, in which aliens visit Northampton

Silently they came one night / attracted by the glowing light / their scanners led them to the town Northampton

youtu.be/4xKjGqefH7U
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My experience of social media in the last hour has been greatly enhanced by muting the word “distraction”, I recommend it
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If you think this is exhausting, imagine being Iranian.
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Turns out that it’s The Padstow Lifeboat by Malcolm Arnold, marvellous

youtu.be/Ncy1XS0Sctg?si=0SWosKUqNcBeXmsr
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If any Danish person can tell me what this tune is called I would be very grateful, btw
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Just breaking up the timeline
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Had a great day and then I looked at my phone
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Woke 2.0 Is Coming @sirsandgoblin.bsky.social
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🚨 In Light Of Global Events, The Official Correct Amount Of Pints Has Been Revised To Five (5) Pints
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Micah @rincewind.run
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we had four years where we didn’t have to wake up and immediately check the news to see what new nightmare the president has threatened to inflict on the world every morning and 77 million people voted that we should have to do that again and I will never get over it
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social
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Y'all there is a woman and a black man circling the moon and NASA's mission control+ science teams are so diverse and people are nerding out about science and exploration this is all a gigantic middle finger to the stupid and hate and grotesque ghouls running our country
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That wasn’t very coherent but I’m just so cross
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Aaron does such sterling work cataloguing the madness, the narcissism, the racism, the misogyny, the complete absence of humanity - but it’s all just too much. However, I can’t mute Aaron Rupar. Gotta stick with it. But God knows how he copes with it, having to watch all this fucking bullshit.
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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social
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Losing contact with the Earth for 40 minutes sounds ideal
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In fact I’m amazed it hasn’t been made already (it’s probably been made already)
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I would definitely play a game called Hotel Breakfast where you have to manoeuvre your character around a room full of adults and children charging about randomly with plates full of hot food and mugs full of hot drink
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Ian Walker @fenlandgent.bsky.social
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Wings, Leo Sayer, etc.
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Keep thinking about Mel Giedroyc doing her mafia boss animal impression, can’t get it out of my head
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I first heard the Young Marble Giants album for the first time in 1991 or so, and I’ve never known what the title of the song “Eating Noddemix” meant — I mean, I never gave it much thought, I just thought it was a weird song title, anyway today there was a moment where I realised “oh, it means nuts”
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Big fan of Copenhagen’s Museum Of Illusions
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this is similar to my belief that all drugs should be legal, but only purchasable in plain white packaging from a government store staffed by middle-aged nurses hired for their ability to look disappointed in you.
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