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Just completed final watch through of the finished ROGUE TROOPER film…
25 years of pestering @2000ad.bsky.social to let me give it a shot, 3 years of production to make the thing & now… it’s DONE!

Can’t wait for you to see it.
So, so proud of our team.
We’ve made something a bit special.
❤️
December 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Just going through a Bowie binge

Moonage Daydream from Ziggy Stardust the motion picture is still my favourite.

youtu.be/6pXoQ6iYO1w?...

I've never been able to achieve the sound of Trevor Bolder's bass on the album. And Mick Ronson's guitar work on this track in particular is brilliant.
David Bowie - Moonage Daydream (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London 1973) [4K Upgrade]
YouTube video by David Bowie
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Full responsibility for this calamitous decision rests with Bridget Phillipson who was told by two committees of MPs that Mary-Ann Stephenson was out of her depth - and it was clear she was transphobic - but chose to appoint her anyway.
Just in case there was any doubt about Mary-Ann Stephenson being both biased (so unqualified to Chair the EHRC) and out of her depth here she hangs her hat on the hideous guidance drawn up by her predecessor - without waiting for the results of the High Court challenge which may find it unlawful.
December 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Thank goodness for that. Something that shouldn’t have happened, happened. And now it’s set to unhappen. Great for students, great for research in general and great for Britain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Re. The BBC funding.

The TV licence system is outdated and should be replaced.

My thought is that broadcast TV should have advertising, but there should be a subscription model for ad-free streaming.
December 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Chorus is a bit like salt. Just add a teeny tiny touch of it to make instruments sound bigger. It's a great flavour enhancer, rather than being the main flavour itself.

But sometimes you have to break the rules. Siouxie and the Banshees' Night Shift is awesome.

youtu.be/jlFU8fykKkQ?...
Night Shift
YouTube video by Siouxsie & The Banshees - Topic
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Siri, my country is scheduled to have an increased number of visitors due to an upcoming sports event. What's the best way to screw that up for everyone concerned?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry
The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, which can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
FFS Microsoft.

When you give me the option of using my password or an emailed code when logging on to a new pc for the first time, why force me to create a PIN if i use the latter?

You could let me go back to enter the password, or at the very least warn me of the consequence of using the code.
December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
So I've just been though my entire collection of useful cables.

I have a new monitor with 2 usbc ports, an hdmi and a display port.

Im using one of the usbc for my work laptop, and the hdmi for my old pc.
December 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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You know, infuriating and a shameful betrayal though the BBC and other media's misreporting of the Sandie Peggie judgment is, it also doesn't really matter.

What matters is the judgment which lawyers will read, use to advise their clients, and inclusion will be the winner.
December 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Hey people. The terfs have found bluesky.
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Was looking at the Gardiner houlgate guitar auction to see what I missed.

In the pedals section, there were some great bargains happening. Whoever got this lot, for instance, for £170 plus fee plus delivery :

www.guitar-auctions.co.uk/sale/251/1295
Danelectro Mini pedal display board, fitted with the full range of Mini Series pedals including BLT, Rocky Road, Hash Browns, Pepperoni, Tuna Melt, PB&J, French Fries, Milkshake, T-Bone and Fish & Chi...
Lot Number 1295. Danelectro Mini pedal display board, fitted with the full range of Mini Series pedals including BLT, Rocky Road, Hash Browns, Pepperoni, Tuna Melt, PB&J, French Fries, Milkshake, T-Bo...
www.guitar-auctions.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So according to amazon my top tracks are unsurprisingly tracks I worked on doing cover versions of. Surprisingly the Christmas songs I've been working on recently have not been included.

Another surprise is that Sonic Youth are the top band. I suspect I must have left the playlist running at work.
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Got a new wide screen monitor yesterday, replacing 2 normal screens. Boy, that thing is big.

Getting to grips with how to best use the screen. Luckily - weirdly actually - I was able to install powertoys which seems to do the trick using FancyFrames.
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Behold, it is day 1 of the Whamocalypse.

youtu.be/E8gmARGvPlI?...
Wham! - Last Christmas (Official Video)
YouTube video by WhamVEVO
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Putting to one side whether he did or didn't take a bribe from Russia, these lines in the story about David Coburn tells the story of the Brexiteers.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn

What gets more attention?

James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Occasional marketing ploy. I sell photos and prints, although increasingly not so much over the last year or so. Anyway, for Norwich folk, seem to like this, and it's reduced currently, A2 look nice framed, brutalism and so forth. www.invisibleworks.co.uk/product/sove...
HMSO Sovereign House | Invisible Works
HMSO, Sovereign House, Anglia Square, poster. A2 (420 x 595) printed on 200gsm uncoated.
www.invisibleworks.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Meanwhile the Brexit that this turdblossom agitated for is costing the UK £90Bn in lost tax revenue EVERY YEAR and not producing anything, while the "welfare regime" he's complaining about subsidizes low-income workers in employment and pays for free healthcare for all. Hypocrite.
Reflections on the budget from the head of Students4Reform
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
If you're looking for some music to listen, I can recommend Sorry.
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Kentish Fran 🇪🇺

Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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This has lost me thousands of pounds (not to mention book sales) and put me in a state of terror and panic. I urge anyone thinking of moving their list from Substack, or wanting to know more about how Substack works, to read it....
I'm not going back to Substack. I will continue to post my newsletters from Ghost. But I did have to get back in there, just to post this and let people who thought I'd vanished know about this utter nightmare: substack.com/home/post/p-...
An Explanation (Which I Would Be Very Grateful If You Took The Time To Read)
What follows is a minor modern horror story.
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM