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doop @doop.bsky.social · 1d

RETVRN

PROHIBITED from direct or indirect connection to telecommunication systems run by British Telecommunications. Action may be taken against anyone so connecting this apparatus.

doop @doop.bsky.social · 1d

Local council periodically sends people to check your posts for mouse droppings and statue avi retweets, gives you a hygiene rating from 1-5 with a little sticker for your bio. 5 is like 4 but you can show you have a process for verifying links

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 1d

Giant looming black tombstone with the X logo carved into it.

DON’T DIE OF IGNORANCE

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 1d

If you see a bad take online, text British Posting Police on 31337. See it, say it, sorted.

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 1d

Never mind age verification: mandatory monochrome CSS and GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING: SOCIAL MEDIA ROTS YOUR BRAIN on front page of sites, along with randomly chosen horrifying @thelouvreof.bsky.social screencap

John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 1d

Idly wondering what a public health campaign on this would look like, and why stuff we tried for, eg, drink driving, isn't being used.

Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 1d

I bang on about this a lot: I think the combination of a global pandemic, underregulated internet/SM, collapse/corruption of trustworthy media, plus now unregulated genAI, is a wildly toxic environment for radicalisation & mental health. We see the results of that in our politics & lives every day

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 1d

woo!

doop @doop.bsky.social · 2d

I still can't hear "Largo al factotum" without thinking of this scene

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 3d

I’d say they’re easier to lose but I wouldn’t want to tempt fate

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 3d

The Teenager enjoyed his music class (hurrah!) but now the already inherently fox/chicken/grain nature of wrangling offspring has the extra comedy of every task potentially having “with a tuba” added on

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 3d

Tried a Lime bike for the first time and it was great but now I get why accidents are an issue - as soon as you move the pedals it shoots off, so it’s built like a tank but handles like a Wile E Coyote gag

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 3d

(I think you’ll need to strip it right down, remove the bottom bracket etc and then rebuild it afterwards; dunno whether he does that for an extra fee. When I went to him some years back I was going to rebuild anyway so not an issue)

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 3d

About £150

www.varonha.co.uk/renovations/

Varonha Frameworks - Renovations

At Varonha Frameworks you can trust us to renovate your steel frame. Perhaps you would like some additional braze-ons, or perhaps a new colour; we can do anything you need to return to pride and joy t...

www.varonha.co.uk

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve seen Merv play in pubs and in clubs, in grotty squat parties and headlining festivals, and every set has been a belter. No different tonight!

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 3d

that’s as may be but i was at the old persons rave

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 3d

(1) get bike

(2) pay visit to one Mario Vaz of Hither Green, frame finisher extraordinaire

(3) joy

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 3d

Hello i am at the old persons rave (Eat Static album launch party)

A spry old wizard with a forked black and white beard concentrates hard upon the strange equipment before him. He’s surrounded by mysterious lights; in front of him countless acolytes dance to his spell.

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 4d

It had not hitherto occurred to me that one of the most powerful refutations of historical determinism is The Devil Wears Prada (2006) but I’m here for it

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 4d

All I want in life is to persuade everyone, when encountering politics & culture, to ask, "why are we talking about this?" I mean that very literally: anything you encounter on your screens reflects a choice. Someone covered that, talked about that, rather than the many other things out there. Why?

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 5d

I’ll bring them along - if I’m going to uncover the mysteries of the Vessel then I’ll do it in good company

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 5d

one of these days I’ll get out at the right time to take a look at the mysterious Vessel

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 5d

It is genuinely helpful to know what sort of people are leaving reviews

doop @doop.bsky.social · 5d

Some pretty ropey use of The New Sampling Technology in there; otoh also an inspired Covenant v Bonnie Tyler mashup

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 5d

I had this on while scrubbing the walls; @julietk.bsky.social wandered in and said “what is this, goth dancefloor bangers 2002?”.

Umm, pretty much literally, yes 😳

www.mixcloud.com/djfross/dj-f...

DJ Fross - Convergence 8 (Montreal, June 2nd 2002)

Played at Foufounes Électriques, Montreal, June 2002. Equipment: CDJ-1000 x 2 Laptop with CoolEdit Pro for sampling On the back of three sets at previous Convergences, I had more freedom to experim...

www.mixcloud.com

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Kenny Goblins @kennylogins.bsky.social · 11d

merritt
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[1st date]
(thinks) dont let her know youre a 1990
cracktro

her: so what do yo-

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 6d

Still remember the day in 2008 when the phone was ringing off the hook with people wanting us to step into their trades, which for some reason all seemed to be facing Lehman

George Pearkes @peark.es · 6d

Fun bit of trivia this morning

*LEHMAN BROTHERS EUROPE ADMINISTRATION CONCLUDES AFTER 17 YEARS
*LONDON JUDGE SAYS ADMINISTRATION IS ENDED AT HEARING

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 6d

ruh roh, hippie mindset! If they ever say "please bring healthy food to share" then turn and RUN, do not look back

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