Chris Bardell
@chrisbardell.bsky.social
Systems guy. Music, cycling, camping, homebrewing, reading, writing, cooking, films, gigs. Bilingue anglais+français. Live in Norfolk, UK, EU.
Some fiction: https://chrisbardell.com/
Some fiction: https://chrisbardell.com/
A billion in French is "un milliard" which as some have mentioned in a deprecated word in English. Oh, and add in the Indian number system for extra confusion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A billion in French is "un milliard" which as some have mentioned in a deprecated word in English. Oh, and add in the Indian number system for extra confusion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_...
Accolade, coming from that idiot.
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Accolade, coming from that idiot.
Admire your persistence with it, reads very fluently and the story carries the reader along very well. Oh, just checked, and that thing I started writing was in 2015! Only finished a handful of things in the last decade :-( Well done, you!
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Admire your persistence with it, reads very fluently and the story carries the reader along very well. Oh, just checked, and that thing I started writing was in 2015! Only finished a handful of things in the last decade :-( Well done, you!
Weirdly, I started writing something “similar but different” about 5yrs ago, but it didn’t really go anywhere and lacked the humour in your book, so I didn’t finish it. Will do that review when I get a mo. Thanks again, and have a good evening!
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Weirdly, I started writing something “similar but different” about 5yrs ago, but it didn’t really go anywhere and lacked the humour in your book, so I didn’t finish it. Will do that review when I get a mo. Thanks again, and have a good evening!
Read this yesterday, in two sittings (rudely interrupted by work). Great book, well written and evocative, really enjoyed it. Will post a review on Amazon. Thanks to @mattflipflop.bsky.social for the recommendation
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Read this yesterday, in two sittings (rudely interrupted by work). Great book, well written and evocative, really enjoyed it. Will post a review on Amazon. Thanks to @mattflipflop.bsky.social for the recommendation
Yeah, only saw one actual flooded road today. Agricultural area, so habitually dirty backroads from farm vehicles anyway. Proper wipe-down of chain & both derailleurs with GT85 when I got back, filthy. I need to clean the frame and relube before next ride. Keep enjoying those rides!
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Yeah, only saw one actual flooded road today. Agricultural area, so habitually dirty backroads from farm vehicles anyway. Proper wipe-down of chain & both derailleurs with GT85 when I got back, filthy. I need to clean the frame and relube before next ride. Keep enjoying those rides!
La Piscine Noire looking great.
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
La Piscine Noire looking great.
Also in the lyrics of the brilliant Every Day Should Be A Holiday
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Also in the lyrics of the brilliant Every Day Should Be A Holiday
Haven’t you worked it out yet? He has a free pass. None of his potential voters care about his lack of knowledge or skills or competencies or loyalty. Just like the Brexit campaign, the basis is manipulating emotions rather than bothering with pesky facts or grubby practicalities.
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Haven’t you worked it out yet? He has a free pass. None of his potential voters care about his lack of knowledge or skills or competencies or loyalty. Just like the Brexit campaign, the basis is manipulating emotions rather than bothering with pesky facts or grubby practicalities.
France has more than twice the land area of the UK. And much of it has a better natural climate for agriculture.
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
France has more than twice the land area of the UK. And much of it has a better natural climate for agriculture.
Hey, now let’s not go overboard ;-) But yeah, nice outdoor gym setup there. It’s the field next to the village hall.
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Hey, now let’s not go overboard ;-) But yeah, nice outdoor gym setup there. It’s the field next to the village hall.
Read that earlier this year. Cracking book.
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Read that earlier this year. Cracking book.
Too busy wasting time and in-fighting before they’re even properly formed as a party. Greens have stolen their lunch, and deservedly so.
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Too busy wasting time and in-fighting before they’re even properly formed as a party. Greens have stolen their lunch, and deservedly so.
Well done, best of luck with them.
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Well done, best of luck with them.
Hands up if anyone else remembers Ochi Brown’s cod-reggae version of A Whiter Shade Of Pale? Top marks for the ‘filmed for 50p’ video, too. https://youtu.be/HDezt3Uf1kM?si=y-7NPdsfk8TMh541
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Hands up if anyone else remembers Ochi Brown’s cod-reggae version of A Whiter Shade Of Pale? Top marks for the ‘filmed for 50p’ video, too. https://youtu.be/HDezt3Uf1kM?si=y-7NPdsfk8TMh541
Final step in the transition towards overtly mass-brainwashing its users.
October 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Final step in the transition towards overtly mass-brainwashing its users.
I’ve thought about this before. It’s not just producers. Think about landlord rentiers. Instant pretext to increase rents by (coincidentally) the UBI amount. UBI is a very valid idea, but needs strong reciprocal constraints to work.
October 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I’ve thought about this before. It’s not just producers. Think about landlord rentiers. Instant pretext to increase rents by (coincidentally) the UBI amount. UBI is a very valid idea, but needs strong reciprocal constraints to work.
In a more honest world, Pickled Onion Monster Munch would have been called Terminal Halitosis Monster Munch.
October 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In a more honest world, Pickled Onion Monster Munch would have been called Terminal Halitosis Monster Munch.
Does your breath smell of sour puke for the rest of the day?
October 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Does your breath smell of sour puke for the rest of the day?