Hugh Dingwall
@objectivereality.bsky.social
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He/him. Muso, soundie, general nerd. Based in Palmerston North NZ. Podcast "Reserved Recommendations" at www.mpr.nz/show/reserved Games I wrote at objectivereality.itch.io Music at wolfboy.bandcamp.com
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All the way up to shooting himself in his parliamentary office - truly an all-timer
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Here's the castle he built: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larnach... (but he also built a bunch of other stuff like a house halfway between there and town so his kids had somewhere to crash after a night out).
Larnach Castle - Wikipedia
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I'd follow the template set by this guy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

Import craftsmen from Europe at ruinous expense to build a spectacular folly in the middle of nowhere, which is now a beloved tourist attraction and the setting for one (1) "normal girl marries a prince" movie.
William Larnach - Wikipedia
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This is a Neil Diamond song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNgz...

Blows the UB40 version out of the water too!
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Oh no! I was briefly in a prog band where the bass player (also main songwriter) got that. Just devastating.
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This is neat! I'm kind of a sucker for surf instrumentals but it's really cool!
objectivereality.bsky.social
Just spent rather too long making VCVRack *just about* do what I was after. I think I will take a break before I dive back in and do the big arranging binge.
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I think this guy could do a creditable cat Colonel Blimp.
"Gad sir! Mittens is right - the human is starving us through sheer indolence!"
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I found a 19th century Cat Villain!
A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.
objectivereality.bsky.social
What was the schnapps election if not a shitpost met by people who were acting normal, I guess?
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You'll work it out if you go through the thread but the thing I should have said in the original post is "if you're keen, DM me an email address and I'll get Renee in touch with you."
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Kia ora New Zealand friends, do I know anyone with lived experience of chronic illness or disability who'd be up to talk to my wife about it on a podcast? The talk would be ~10 minutes (but allow 30 for general chat) pre-recorded via Zoom, and she'll send you a copy post-edit for approval.
objectivereality.bsky.social
Do you think this projects back into history to, for example, the people who turned up to the Springbok protests in 1981 as clowns?
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Nice! Do you want to dm me an email address I can give her?
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Listening to the latest @friends-table.bsky.social, and checked out the store on a whim. All the flegg stuff is great and on looking at the pics you guys have 100% invented Evil Dizzy.
The cassette cover for Magicland Dizzy for the C64, showing the eponymous boxing gloved egg a wearing a pith helmet, carrying a magic lamp, and pulling a sword from a stone.
objectivereality.bsky.social
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"Where's that @#$@ing ring?!"
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In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"The card wasn't blocked"
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In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“The tapes wouldn’t start”
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The show is at www.mpr.nz/show/sickandtiredaotearoa (or you can search for "Sick and Tired Aotearoa" on all the usual places) if you want to listen to some back episodes and get a sense of the vibe.
Sick and Tired Aotearoa
A show that shines a light on chronic and invisible illnesses in Aotearoa.
www.mpr.nz
objectivereality.bsky.social
Kia ora New Zealand friends, do I know anyone with lived experience of chronic illness or disability who'd be up to talk to my wife about it on a podcast? The talk would be ~10 minutes (but allow 30 for general chat) pre-recorded via Zoom, and she'll send you a copy post-edit for approval.
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I've thought about these two Achewood panels a lot over the last year
Two panels from Achewood. In the first, Ray is riding in a motorcycle sidecar. He is looking at Roast Beef and saying, "Damn. This is a thing, isn't it?"

In the second panel, Roast Beef is driving the motorcycle, looking ahead. He is saying, "This is completely a thing. Our every move is the new tradition."
objectivereality.bsky.social
You've also got to account for vocalists, right? Little Richard could scream basically anything and make it sound like the most fun you've ever had, Roy Orbison could make almost anything sound like a heart-breaking micro-opera.
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Yup, always does. Always the same art style too
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These AI comics just get browner and browner, don't they?