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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 6h

Cecil Beaton, one of the most viciously bitchy queens to photograph an actual Queen, is the subject of a glossy high society exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

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Bitch, Camera, Action! Cecil Beaton's glittering vicious world at the National Portrait Gallery

Cecil Beaton, one of the most viciously bitchy queens to photograph an actual Queen, is the subject of a glossy high society exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 21m

If someone finds away of taking an AI chip and turning it into a booster pack for home computers -- they will make a fortune when the AI datacentres are being scrapped.

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 10h

Severndroog Castle, a tall folly in southeast London that offers clear views across the city, is going to trial an evening opening of its rooftop viewing platform.

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Tickets Alert: Evening opening of Severndroog Castle

Severndroog Castle, a tall folly in southeast London that offers clear views across the city, is going to trial an evening opening of its rooftop viewing platform.

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 12h

This is a short cobblestone passage right next to busy Kentish Town, but somehow manages to look twee and refined.

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London’s Alleys: Leverton Place, NW5

This is a short cobblestone passage right next to busy Kentish Town, but somehow manages to look twee and refined.

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 1d

When the back garden looks like it was built around the runway approach lights for the local airport.

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 1h

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 1h

Oh lord, you've just reminded me of the Peter Greenway-esque advert for Ariston, and on, and on...

youtu.be/YUVs7vXNZiw?...

Ariston and on and on and Ariston

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 3h

It's still illegal for employers to refuse to pay their staff a wage regardless of how private the arrangement is.

And my original point stands - if you need staff to work for free, then your business is not viable.

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 3h

Oh, an intern.

Well, in the UK, they are required to be paid a wage - it's illegal not to.

www.gov.uk/employment-r...

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 3h

Restaurants don't pay their staff? How does that work?

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 3h

This is so annoying - if your business relies on people working for free to survive, then your business is insolvent.

Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 3h

just been asked to host another event – for free.

i am freelance and I have bills to pay.

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 3h

VodaDont

Jacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 3h

Vodafone seems to have had a catastrophic outage. My fibre broadband is down, but worse Vodafone's website is inaccessible and calling its phone number gets a "this phone is switched off" message...

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 4h

Although if a thinktank proposes scrapping PE, it be a day of rejoicing for many schoolchildren.

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 5h

If you live near Canary Wharf, you might regularly pass a rather modest brick building, but hidden within is an industrial delight.

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Tickets Alert: Visit the West India Docks Impounding Station

If you live near Canary Wharf, you might regularly pass a rather modest brick building, but hidden within is an industrial delight.

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 6h

New exercise routine - walk towards the front of an Elizabeth line train while it's accelerating out of a station.

It feels like you're walking up a slope.

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 6h

Cecil Beaton, one of the most viciously bitchy queens to photograph an actual Queen, is the subject of a glossy high society exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bit...

Bitch, Camera, Action! Cecil Beaton's glittering vicious world at the National Portrait Gallery

Cecil Beaton, one of the most viciously bitchy queens to photograph an actual Queen, is the subject of a glossy high society exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 10h

Severndroog Castle, a tall folly in southeast London that offers clear views across the city, is going to trial an evening opening of its rooftop viewing platform.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...

Tickets Alert: Evening opening of Severndroog Castle

Severndroog Castle, a tall folly in southeast London that offers clear views across the city, is going to trial an evening opening of its rooftop viewing platform.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 11h

Its usually due to the power drain in the carriage being too high if all were in use at once as usb-a can have much higher ampages. Most trains are wired to have the plates replaced later, once power supply issues are resolved.

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 3d

A roof garden above the development next to Battersea Power Station will open to the public for two days at the end of the month, and the ballot for tickets is open now.

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Tickets Alert: Ballot opens for free visits to Battersea’s Sky Garden

A roof garden above the development next to Battersea Power Station will open to the public for two days at the end of the month, and the ballot for tickets is open now.

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 12h

This is a short cobblestone passage right next to busy Kentish Town, but somehow manages to look twee and refined.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...

London’s Alleys: Leverton Place, NW5

This is a short cobblestone passage right next to busy Kentish Town, but somehow manages to look twee and refined.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 22h

Oh gods, they're lice sing what three words aren't they.

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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 1d

Stoke Newington sometimes out parodies itself

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Big Jet TV @bigjet.tv · 1d

Dramatic DHL A300 Tailstrike at London Heathrow Airport #avgeek #aviation

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 1d

When the back garden looks like it was built around the runway approach lights for the local airport.

www.century21uk.com/development/...

ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 1d

Reach: Headlines must include a reference to the exact time it will rain

Daily Mail: Headlines must include age and value of their home.

Daily Star: What would Princess Diana have thought.

Telegraph: Must blame the Mayor of London

The Sun: Must rhyme, and corr, big knockers!