Dave Lauchlan
@davelauchlan.bsky.social
Cats, music, planes, weather, science fiction. Programmer Archeologist.
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“And what is the charge? Eating a seal? A succulent Chinese seal? GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS!”
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“And what is the charge? Eating a seal? A succulent Chinese seal? GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS!”
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Hmm, not convinced.
Barney greets me more because I'm his servant. He knows Nic regards him as a fellow household member not someone whose every wish should be granted immediately!
Ycmv!
Barney greets me more because I'm his servant. He knows Nic regards him as a fellow household member not someone whose every wish should be granted immediately!
Ycmv!
New research reports that cats meow more frequently when greeting male owners. It’s hypothesized that men “require more explicit vocalizations to notice and respond to the needs of their cats.” In other words, the researchers are suggesting that many cats have concluded that men don’t always listen
To Get a Man’s Attention, Meow Harder
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Hmm, not convinced.
Barney greets me more because I'm his servant. He knows Nic regards him as a fellow household member not someone whose every wish should be granted immediately!
Ycmv!
Barney greets me more because I'm his servant. He knows Nic regards him as a fellow household member not someone whose every wish should be granted immediately!
Ycmv!
Dammit, so History Hit has to go. So disappointed as I have enjoyed the show in the past but Dan made his choice . Plenty more history podcasts in the sea.
December 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Dammit, so History Hit has to go. So disappointed as I have enjoyed the show in the past but Dan made his choice . Plenty more history podcasts in the sea.
BBC2 wins hands down. Least awful schedule by far!
Tell you what, I reckon BBC Two have got Christmas Day in the bag this year.
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
BBC2 wins hands down. Least awful schedule by far!
Barney has injured his tail, he's been bitten near the base. Vet has given him some antibiotics and sent him home with cat anti-inflammatory liquid. No cone of shame though his tail has been shaved around the base so it looks like a stem of pampas grass! His dignity has taken a battering!
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Barney has injured his tail, he's been bitten near the base. Vet has given him some antibiotics and sent him home with cat anti-inflammatory liquid. No cone of shame though his tail has been shaved around the base so it looks like a stem of pampas grass! His dignity has taken a battering!
Woah! Did the @projectmoonbase.com guys ever cover this on their show? It has a very funky theme tune!
La Soupe aux Choux ("Cabbage Soup"), a French cult sci-fi comedy, was released 44 years ago today.
"Two old peasants with a penchant for the bottle live far removed from modern life. One night, an alien lands in Le Glaude's garden with a flying saucer..."
Opening credits:
"Two old peasants with a penchant for the bottle live far removed from modern life. One night, an alien lands in Le Glaude's garden with a flying saucer..."
Opening credits:
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Woah! Did the @projectmoonbase.com guys ever cover this on their show? It has a very funky theme tune!
I heartily recommend Adrian's reading of Service Model. His narration of the adventures of UnCharles and The Wonk is brilliant. I loved it. Get this book, doesn't matter if it's audio, physical or ebook, but you have to read it.
For UK Audible users there are some monthly deals on my books: Service Model, Children of Memory and Doors of Eden are all £3.99 for December.
December 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I heartily recommend Adrian's reading of Service Model. His narration of the adventures of UnCharles and The Wonk is brilliant. I loved it. Get this book, doesn't matter if it's audio, physical or ebook, but you have to read it.
Went up Fulham way to have lunch with the boys to celebrate Nic's birthday. Had a very nice roast pork Sunday lunch at a bustling Italian restaurant.
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Went up Fulham way to have lunch with the boys to celebrate Nic's birthday. Had a very nice roast pork Sunday lunch at a bustling Italian restaurant.
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You all know about this, right? Not one of nature's natural aviators, the beaver, and yet...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_...
Beaver drop - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
You all know about this, right? Not one of nature's natural aviators, the beaver, and yet...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_...
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Britain:
American taxes and Scandinavian public services for the old.
Scandinavian taxes and American public services for the young.
American taxes and Scandinavian public services for the old.
Scandinavian taxes and American public services for the young.
having gone to university as the last cohort of the 3k/year system never fails to give me a brief taste of that "last chopper out of Saigon" feeling boomers and, to an extent, Gen Xers have been getting for most of the past fifteen years or so
Student loan repayment thresholds frozen for a further three years.
More debt burden falling on graduates.
And even more reason to cut university places by 20-30%.
More debt burden falling on graduates.
And even more reason to cut university places by 20-30%.
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Britain:
American taxes and Scandinavian public services for the old.
Scandinavian taxes and American public services for the young.
American taxes and Scandinavian public services for the old.
Scandinavian taxes and American public services for the young.
Ooh, this is a lovely version of Tiny Children.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Ooh, this is a lovely version of Tiny Children.
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Sorry if you've all seen this already, but I only discovered this last night.
youtu.be/XCXZ4MaYBpw?...
youtu.be/XCXZ4MaYBpw?...
MICHAEL MYERS PLAYED HIS OWN SCARY MUSIC
YouTube video by Real Big Boys
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Sorry if you've all seen this already, but I only discovered this last night.
youtu.be/XCXZ4MaYBpw?...
youtu.be/XCXZ4MaYBpw?...
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
As long as the kidnappers are bent coppers then I'm probably going to be okay!
As long as the kidnappers are bent coppers then I'm probably going to be okay!
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
As long as the kidnappers are bent coppers then I'm probably going to be okay!
As long as the kidnappers are bent coppers then I'm probably going to be okay!
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
She's flying in the face of fashion now.
Seems to have a will of her own.
Seems to have a will of her own.
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him even though you can
Please don't take him even though you can
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
She's flying in the face of fashion now.
Seems to have a will of her own.
Seems to have a will of her own.
Oh FFS, not content with putting more political news coverage on 6Music, now the BBC is playing trailers on there for gobshite vox pops on 5Live. The BBC news people are the BBC's worst enemy.
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Oh FFS, not content with putting more political news coverage on 6Music, now the BBC is playing trailers on there for gobshite vox pops on 5Live. The BBC news people are the BBC's worst enemy.
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Tall Betsy looks metal as fuck I bet the kids had a blast.
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Tall Betsy looks metal as fuck I bet the kids had a blast.
We've just been to the pub for a sneaky burger and chips. I think Barney and Mabel are annoyed that we went without them.
This was the sight that greeted us on our return.
This was the sight that greeted us on our return.
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We've just been to the pub for a sneaky burger and chips. I think Barney and Mabel are annoyed that we went without them.
This was the sight that greeted us on our return.
This was the sight that greeted us on our return.
Woohoo, my eBay bargain has arrived. New stereo for my office. Not bad for £25 + £6 postage.
This does almost everything - plays tapes, CDs, MP3 CDs , audio on USB and SD cards! And it has DAB.
This does almost everything - plays tapes, CDs, MP3 CDs , audio on USB and SD cards! And it has DAB.
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Woohoo, my eBay bargain has arrived. New stereo for my office. Not bad for £25 + £6 postage.
This does almost everything - plays tapes, CDs, MP3 CDs , audio on USB and SD cards! And it has DAB.
This does almost everything - plays tapes, CDs, MP3 CDs , audio on USB and SD cards! And it has DAB.
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I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
Labour HQ right now "It didn't work for them, but it might just work for us!"
“Polls suggest the most probable result is a loss for the party’s candidate, a former government minister understood to have been handpicked by the PM.
“Among the reasons cited by analysts are frustration with Frederiksen’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration.”
“Among the reasons cited by analysts are frustration with Frederiksen’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration.”
Well..
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Labour HQ right now "It didn't work for them, but it might just work for us!"
Mabel is miffed that I won't share my breakfast with her. Meanwhile Barney is sleeping off a busy night.
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Mabel is miffed that I won't share my breakfast with her. Meanwhile Barney is sleeping off a busy night.
First frost of the season. This is great news as it means my wife can now plant her tulip bulbs. Photo taken at 6am when my cat took me for a walk around the park.
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
First frost of the season. This is great news as it means my wife can now plant her tulip bulbs. Photo taken at 6am when my cat took me for a walk around the park.
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Here the Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney transition for the Liberals in Canada is a warning to anyone declaring Labour already dead. A party ruthless enough to chuck out a blunderingly unpopular leader with a replacement that has better policy and politics instincts can rapidly turn things around.
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Here the Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney transition for the Liberals in Canada is a warning to anyone declaring Labour already dead. A party ruthless enough to chuck out a blunderingly unpopular leader with a replacement that has better policy and politics instincts can rapidly turn things around.