Andrew (Arfur) Clarke
@apcrft.bsky.social
We are where we are, because who could have imagined we would end up here?
#oracle ACE alumnus #PLSQL #music #books #films (but mainly music)
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lapsed blogger https://radiofreetooting.blogspot.com
#oracle ACE alumnus #PLSQL #music #books #films (but mainly music)
✝️ Mark 9:24
lapsed blogger https://radiofreetooting.blogspot.com
#TheTwen2ie5 day 49
2️⃣ Father John Misty | I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All | Mahashmashana | 2024 | USA
⭐12 bonus points⭐
Any judgement on recent music is risky: we love a tune now but in 12 months? I bet most lists have way more picks from 2020 than 2025
youtu.be/73qfO13cjns?...
2️⃣ Father John Misty | I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All | Mahashmashana | 2024 | USA
⭐12 bonus points⭐
Any judgement on recent music is risky: we love a tune now but in 12 months? I bet most lists have way more picks from 2020 than 2025
youtu.be/73qfO13cjns?...
Father John Misty - I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Father John Misty
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 49
2️⃣ Father John Misty | I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All | Mahashmashana | 2024 | USA
⭐12 bonus points⭐
Any judgement on recent music is risky: we love a tune now but in 12 months? I bet most lists have way more picks from 2020 than 2025
youtu.be/73qfO13cjns?...
2️⃣ Father John Misty | I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All | Mahashmashana | 2024 | USA
⭐12 bonus points⭐
Any judgement on recent music is risky: we love a tune now but in 12 months? I bet most lists have way more picks from 2020 than 2025
youtu.be/73qfO13cjns?...
I don't usually bother posting these because, y'know, who cares? But this one is a bit special...
Wordle 1,619 3/6
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Wordle 1,619 3/6
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November 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I don't usually bother posting these because, y'know, who cares? But this one is a bit special...
Wordle 1,619 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,619 3/6
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#TheTwen2ie5 day 48
3️⃣ Arab Strap | The Turning of Our Bones | single | 2020 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
One of only two NKC❌ ISB❌ picks in my list. But I was so happy when I heard the Strap were not just back but turning out quality fare
arabstrapband.bandcamp.com/track/the-tu...
3️⃣ Arab Strap | The Turning of Our Bones | single | 2020 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
One of only two NKC❌ ISB❌ picks in my list. But I was so happy when I heard the Strap were not just back but turning out quality fare
arabstrapband.bandcamp.com/track/the-tu...
The Turning of Our Bones, by Arab Strap
track by Arab Strap
arabstrapband.bandcamp.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 48
3️⃣ Arab Strap | The Turning of Our Bones | single | 2020 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
One of only two NKC❌ ISB❌ picks in my list. But I was so happy when I heard the Strap were not just back but turning out quality fare
arabstrapband.bandcamp.com/track/the-tu...
3️⃣ Arab Strap | The Turning of Our Bones | single | 2020 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
One of only two NKC❌ ISB❌ picks in my list. But I was so happy when I heard the Strap were not just back but turning out quality fare
arabstrapband.bandcamp.com/track/the-tu...
Post a movie where you're from (kinda)
youtu.be/6ewUOSlRDkk?...
youtu.be/6ewUOSlRDkk?...
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Post a movie where you're from (kinda)
youtu.be/6ewUOSlRDkk?...
youtu.be/6ewUOSlRDkk?...
The weather outside is grisly, calls for some heat and spice. #SaturdayNightIsCurryNight
Chickpeas, cauliflower and butternut squash, with peas and red peppers for colour. #IncidentallyVegan
Chickpeas, cauliflower and butternut squash, with peas and red peppers for colour. #IncidentallyVegan
November 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The weather outside is grisly, calls for some heat and spice. #SaturdayNightIsCurryNight
Chickpeas, cauliflower and butternut squash, with peas and red peppers for colour. #IncidentallyVegan
Chickpeas, cauliflower and butternut squash, with peas and red peppers for colour. #IncidentallyVegan
#TheTwen2ie5 day 47
4️⃣ Arooj Aftab | Raat Ki Rani | Night Reign | 2024 | SAU/PAK/USA
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Extremely cool
youtu.be/Y5IOeXg1jJY?...
4️⃣ Arooj Aftab | Raat Ki Rani | Night Reign | 2024 | SAU/PAK/USA
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Extremely cool
youtu.be/Y5IOeXg1jJY?...
Arooj Aftab - Raat Ki Rani (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by AroojAftabVEVO
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 47
4️⃣ Arooj Aftab | Raat Ki Rani | Night Reign | 2024 | SAU/PAK/USA
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Extremely cool
youtu.be/Y5IOeXg1jJY?...
4️⃣ Arooj Aftab | Raat Ki Rani | Night Reign | 2024 | SAU/PAK/USA
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Extremely cool
youtu.be/Y5IOeXg1jJY?...
His most entertaining moment since Home Alone 2
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
His most entertaining moment since Home Alone 2
In the same way that a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day, even GrokAI is sometimes correct
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
In the same way that a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day, even GrokAI is sometimes correct
#TheTwen2ie5 day 46
5️⃣ Nubya Garcia | Boundless Beings ft Akenya | Source | 2020 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Into the top five with a face of modern jazz
nubyagarcia.bandcamp.com/track/boundl...
5️⃣ Nubya Garcia | Boundless Beings ft Akenya | Source | 2020 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Into the top five with a face of modern jazz
nubyagarcia.bandcamp.com/track/boundl...
Boundless Beings (featuring Akenya), by Nubya Garcia
from the album SOURCE
nubyagarcia.bandcamp.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 46
5️⃣ Nubya Garcia | Boundless Beings ft Akenya | Source | 2020 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Into the top five with a face of modern jazz
nubyagarcia.bandcamp.com/track/boundl...
5️⃣ Nubya Garcia | Boundless Beings ft Akenya | Source | 2020 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Into the top five with a face of modern jazz
nubyagarcia.bandcamp.com/track/boundl...
#TheTwen2ie5 day 45
6️⃣ Nia Archives | Baianá | single* | 2022 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
The modern face of drum'n'bass
*Also appeared on Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall EP
youtu.be/oELrBolP5mM?...
6️⃣ Nia Archives | Baianá | single* | 2022 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
The modern face of drum'n'bass
*Also appeared on Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall EP
youtu.be/oELrBolP5mM?...
Nia Archives - Baianá (Official Video)
YouTube video by NiaArchivesVEVO
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 45
6️⃣ Nia Archives | Baianá | single* | 2022 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
The modern face of drum'n'bass
*Also appeared on Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall EP
youtu.be/oELrBolP5mM?...
6️⃣ Nia Archives | Baianá | single* | 2022 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
The modern face of drum'n'bass
*Also appeared on Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall EP
youtu.be/oELrBolP5mM?...
#TheTwen2ie5 day 44
7️⃣ Mdou Moctar | Chismiten | single | 2020 | MALI
⭐11 bonus points⭐
I don't listen to much guitar-oriented music these days, so this is an utterly uninformed opinion, but Mdou Moctar is a truly great guitarist
mdoumoctar.bandcamp.com/album/chismi...
7️⃣ Mdou Moctar | Chismiten | single | 2020 | MALI
⭐11 bonus points⭐
I don't listen to much guitar-oriented music these days, so this is an utterly uninformed opinion, but Mdou Moctar is a truly great guitarist
mdoumoctar.bandcamp.com/album/chismi...
Chismiten, by Mdou Moctar
1 track album
mdoumoctar.bandcamp.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 44
7️⃣ Mdou Moctar | Chismiten | single | 2020 | MALI
⭐11 bonus points⭐
I don't listen to much guitar-oriented music these days, so this is an utterly uninformed opinion, but Mdou Moctar is a truly great guitarist
mdoumoctar.bandcamp.com/album/chismi...
7️⃣ Mdou Moctar | Chismiten | single | 2020 | MALI
⭐11 bonus points⭐
I don't listen to much guitar-oriented music these days, so this is an utterly uninformed opinion, but Mdou Moctar is a truly great guitarist
mdoumoctar.bandcamp.com/album/chismi...
#TheTwen2ie5 day 43
8️⃣ Beth Gibbons | Floating on a Moment | Lives Outgrown | 2024 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
🎶Without control I'm heading toward a boundary
That divides us, reminds us
Travelling on a voyage where the living
They have never been, have never seen🎶
youtu.be/ldrx0eSqV-E?...
8️⃣ Beth Gibbons | Floating on a Moment | Lives Outgrown | 2024 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
🎶Without control I'm heading toward a boundary
That divides us, reminds us
Travelling on a voyage where the living
They have never been, have never seen🎶
youtu.be/ldrx0eSqV-E?...
Beth Gibbons - Floating On A Moment (Official Video)
YouTube video by Beth Gibbons
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 43
8️⃣ Beth Gibbons | Floating on a Moment | Lives Outgrown | 2024 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
🎶Without control I'm heading toward a boundary
That divides us, reminds us
Travelling on a voyage where the living
They have never been, have never seen🎶
youtu.be/ldrx0eSqV-E?...
8️⃣ Beth Gibbons | Floating on a Moment | Lives Outgrown | 2024 | UK
⭐11 bonus points⭐
🎶Without control I'm heading toward a boundary
That divides us, reminds us
Travelling on a voyage where the living
They have never been, have never seen🎶
youtu.be/ldrx0eSqV-E?...
Shopify to rebrand itself as Shitify within the next six months
Chilling piece on employment effects of AI on early careers. Includes this line, which will probably become the norm for many firms: "Managers at Shopify must now justify hiring a human by first explaining why AI can’t do the job."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
AI is taking entry-level jobs. What happens when Gen-Z-ers can’t start their careers?
nymag.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Shopify to rebrand itself as Shitify within the next six months
#TheTwen2ie5 day 42
9️⃣ Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & LSO | Movement 6 | Promises | 2021 | UK/USA
⭐11 bonus points⭐
The last recording of the cosmic jazz legend is this electronica-classical crossover masterpiece
floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/track/moveme...
9️⃣ Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & LSO | Movement 6 | Promises | 2021 | UK/USA
⭐11 bonus points⭐
The last recording of the cosmic jazz legend is this electronica-classical crossover masterpiece
floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/track/moveme...
Movement 6, by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
from the album Promises
floatingpoints.bandcamp.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 42
9️⃣ Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & LSO | Movement 6 | Promises | 2021 | UK/USA
⭐11 bonus points⭐
The last recording of the cosmic jazz legend is this electronica-classical crossover masterpiece
floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/track/moveme...
9️⃣ Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & LSO | Movement 6 | Promises | 2021 | UK/USA
⭐11 bonus points⭐
The last recording of the cosmic jazz legend is this electronica-classical crossover masterpiece
floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/track/moveme...
Just been chaating on the doorstep with a guy from Hyperoptic who's trying to interest me in changing suppliers. No, I say, I'm satisfied with Virgin Broadband 's speed and reliability.
When I get back to my laptop ....
When I get back to my laptop ....
November 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Just been chaating on the doorstep with a guy from Hyperoptic who's trying to interest me in changing suppliers. No, I say, I'm satisfied with Virgin Broadband 's speed and reliability.
When I get back to my laptop ....
When I get back to my laptop ....
Doesn't look like anybody has tagged @kevlin.bsky.social yet. We ought to respect the traditions
last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Doesn't look like anybody has tagged @kevlin.bsky.social yet. We ought to respect the traditions
#TheTwen2ie5 day 41
1️⃣0️⃣ Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul | Mantra | Topical Dancer | 2022 | Belgium
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Into the top 10 and the first of my #coollist picks.
charlotteandbolis.bandcamp.com/track/mantra
1️⃣0️⃣ Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul | Mantra | Topical Dancer | 2022 | Belgium
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Into the top 10 and the first of my #coollist picks.
charlotteandbolis.bandcamp.com/track/mantra
Mantra, by Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
from the album Topical Dancer
charlotteandbolis.bandcamp.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 41
1️⃣0️⃣ Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul | Mantra | Topical Dancer | 2022 | Belgium
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Into the top 10 and the first of my #coollist picks.
charlotteandbolis.bandcamp.com/track/mantra
1️⃣0️⃣ Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul | Mantra | Topical Dancer | 2022 | Belgium
⭐11 bonus points⭐
Into the top 10 and the first of my #coollist picks.
charlotteandbolis.bandcamp.com/track/mantra
#StairsOnSunday Kachette, Old Street
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
#StairsOnSunday Kachette, Old Street
At a family wedding and my in-laws are recreating that Likely Lads episode, only trying to avoid the rugby result.
They have managed it so far, which is no mean feat in this hyper-connected year of our Lord 2025
They have managed it so far, which is no mean feat in this hyper-connected year of our Lord 2025
November 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
At a family wedding and my in-laws are recreating that Likely Lads episode, only trying to avoid the rugby result.
They have managed it so far, which is no mean feat in this hyper-connected year of our Lord 2025
They have managed it so far, which is no mean feat in this hyper-connected year of our Lord 2025
#TheTwen2ie5 day 40
1️⃣1️⃣ Sault | Angel | 2022 | UK
The enigmatic contemporary ensemble will no doubt be gutted that they didn't quite make it into my top ten
saultglobal.bandcamp.com/track/angel
1️⃣1️⃣ Sault | Angel | 2022 | UK
The enigmatic contemporary ensemble will no doubt be gutted that they didn't quite make it into my top ten
saultglobal.bandcamp.com/track/angel
Angel, by SAULT
from the album 10
saultglobal.bandcamp.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 40
1️⃣1️⃣ Sault | Angel | 2022 | UK
The enigmatic contemporary ensemble will no doubt be gutted that they didn't quite make it into my top ten
saultglobal.bandcamp.com/track/angel
1️⃣1️⃣ Sault | Angel | 2022 | UK
The enigmatic contemporary ensemble will no doubt be gutted that they didn't quite make it into my top ten
saultglobal.bandcamp.com/track/angel
How badly are you stuffing things up if Kemi Badenoch - who served in Truss's cabinet - feels she can say you don't know what you're doing
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How badly are you stuffing things up if Kemi Badenoch - who served in Truss's cabinet - feels she can say you don't know what you're doing
#TheTwen2ie5 day 39
1️⃣2️⃣ Lil Yachty | THE BLACK SEMINOLE | Let's Start Here | 2023 | USA
Crank up the volume for this one
youtu.be/J8l2kS4U8EE?...
1️⃣2️⃣ Lil Yachty | THE BLACK SEMINOLE | Let's Start Here | 2023 | USA
Crank up the volume for this one
youtu.be/J8l2kS4U8EE?...
Lil Yachty - the BLACK seminole. (Official Audio)
YouTube video by lil boat
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 39
1️⃣2️⃣ Lil Yachty | THE BLACK SEMINOLE | Let's Start Here | 2023 | USA
Crank up the volume for this one
youtu.be/J8l2kS4U8EE?...
1️⃣2️⃣ Lil Yachty | THE BLACK SEMINOLE | Let's Start Here | 2023 | USA
Crank up the volume for this one
youtu.be/J8l2kS4U8EE?...
#TheTwen2ie5 day 38
1️⃣3️⃣ Greentea Peng | Nah It Ain't The Same | MAN MADE | 2021 | UK
An extremely mellow blend of jazz, reggae and breakbeat.
The video portrays the consumption of various forms of tea 😉 "The tea you can really taste"
youtu.be/5CzNP_sKWK4?...
1️⃣3️⃣ Greentea Peng | Nah It Ain't The Same | MAN MADE | 2021 | UK
An extremely mellow blend of jazz, reggae and breakbeat.
The video portrays the consumption of various forms of tea 😉 "The tea you can really taste"
youtu.be/5CzNP_sKWK4?...
Greentea Peng - Nah It Ain't The Same (Official Video)
YouTube video by GreenteaPengVEVO
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 day 38
1️⃣3️⃣ Greentea Peng | Nah It Ain't The Same | MAN MADE | 2021 | UK
An extremely mellow blend of jazz, reggae and breakbeat.
The video portrays the consumption of various forms of tea 😉 "The tea you can really taste"
youtu.be/5CzNP_sKWK4?...
1️⃣3️⃣ Greentea Peng | Nah It Ain't The Same | MAN MADE | 2021 | UK
An extremely mellow blend of jazz, reggae and breakbeat.
The video portrays the consumption of various forms of tea 😉 "The tea you can really taste"
youtu.be/5CzNP_sKWK4?...