emma russell
@electricpin.bsky.social
software developer ~ green vegan lefty ~ pessimistic introvert ~ occasional creative dabbling ~ a scot abroad in london
Books read in 2025: Murder at the Black Cat Cafe by Seishi Yokomizo. There is a melancholy to this whodunnit set in a red light district in post-war Tokyo, and to Why Did The Well Wheel Creak?, the story of a doomed family, which is also included. Kosuke Kindaichi is the modest and engaging sleuth.
December 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Books read in 2025: Murder at the Black Cat Cafe by Seishi Yokomizo. There is a melancholy to this whodunnit set in a red light district in post-war Tokyo, and to Why Did The Well Wheel Creak?, the story of a doomed family, which is also included. Kosuke Kindaichi is the modest and engaging sleuth.
Books read in 2025: The Appeal, and The Killer Question, both by @janicehallett.bsky.social using her techno-epistolary form (emails, text messages, voice notes, transcriptions) whose ambiguity and potential for deception support brilliantly twisty mystery plots.
December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Books read in 2025: The Appeal, and The Killer Question, both by @janicehallett.bsky.social using her techno-epistolary form (emails, text messages, voice notes, transcriptions) whose ambiguity and potential for deception support brilliantly twisty mystery plots.
Books read in 2025: A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine. A summer idyll turned to tragedy, the psychological repercussions of buried crimes. Forensically dissects and exposes the streams of consciousness of its variously flawed characters. Prices are paid, but not always how you'd expect. #booksky
December 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Books read in 2025: A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine. A summer idyll turned to tragedy, the psychological repercussions of buried crimes. Forensically dissects and exposes the streams of consciousness of its variously flawed characters. Prices are paid, but not always how you'd expect. #booksky
Books read in 2025: Ring the Hill, @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social 's memoir of hills and houses, landlords and landscapes proceeds by association, moving through memories with a lyrical mycelial meander. Wryly humorous and evocative. #booksky
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Books read in 2025: Ring the Hill, @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social 's memoir of hills and houses, landlords and landscapes proceeds by association, moving through memories with a lyrical mycelial meander. Wryly humorous and evocative. #booksky
Mind expanding stuff from @lrb.co.uk
"He says an image can be ‘a giver of being’, ‘une donatrice d’être’. This is to suggest that the human mind and its images, in dreams as in the theory of relativity, are creators of each other."
"He says an image can be ‘a giver of being’, ‘une donatrice d’être’. This is to suggest that the human mind and its images, in dreams as in the theory of relativity, are creators of each other."
‘Gaston Bachelard didn’t abandon science but he did embark on a journey into the imagination and never came back for long.’
Michael Wood on the philosopher.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Wood on the philosopher.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Wood · Spellbound Gloaming: Bachelard’s Dreamwork
Gaston Bachelard is inviting us to go beyond what we think we know. That is, how to counter boring intuitions with...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Mind expanding stuff from @lrb.co.uk
"He says an image can be ‘a giver of being’, ‘une donatrice d’être’. This is to suggest that the human mind and its images, in dreams as in the theory of relativity, are creators of each other."
"He says an image can be ‘a giver of being’, ‘une donatrice d’être’. This is to suggest that the human mind and its images, in dreams as in the theory of relativity, are creators of each other."
Mist for the solstice
December 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Mist for the solstice
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Routine patrol notes: Report of "disturbing" object, wall of number 115. Caller claimed to hear "wailing" noise. I asked if noise came from house. Caller said no, from inside box, then hung up.
November 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Routine patrol notes: Report of "disturbing" object, wall of number 115. Caller claimed to hear "wailing" noise. I asked if noise came from house. Caller said no, from inside box, then hung up.
Autumn ominous in Queens Park #photography #NW6
November 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autumn ominous in Queens Park #photography #NW6
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Soto Zen Buddhist Assoc.
“We must have compassion for all, and we must remember that compassion is wisdom in action, and compassion must never lead to apathy or passive acceptance. We support action arising from our bodhisattva vows to end suffering, practice good, and manifest good for others."
“We must have compassion for all, and we must remember that compassion is wisdom in action, and compassion must never lead to apathy or passive acceptance. We support action arising from our bodhisattva vows to end suffering, practice good, and manifest good for others."
September 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Soto Zen Buddhist Assoc.
“We must have compassion for all, and we must remember that compassion is wisdom in action, and compassion must never lead to apathy or passive acceptance. We support action arising from our bodhisattva vows to end suffering, practice good, and manifest good for others."
“We must have compassion for all, and we must remember that compassion is wisdom in action, and compassion must never lead to apathy or passive acceptance. We support action arising from our bodhisattva vows to end suffering, practice good, and manifest good for others."
Reposted by emma russell
Racist, homophobic, misogynistic, transphobic views aren't 'controversial'. I thought we had got to a stage where we agreed these things were backwards and vile. The sooner we start calling bigots by their name the better
September 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Racist, homophobic, misogynistic, transphobic views aren't 'controversial'. I thought we had got to a stage where we agreed these things were backwards and vile. The sooner we start calling bigots by their name the better
August 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
August 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Argghhh, please.... a secretary of state who can't recognise an over-hyped, failing exercise in mass plagiarism for what it is
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister
Exclusive: Deal that could have cost £2bn was floated at meeting between technology secretary Peter Kyle and Sam Altman
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Argghhh, please.... a secretary of state who can't recognise an over-hyped, failing exercise in mass plagiarism for what it is
🤦🤦🤦
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Harlequin Butterfly by Toh Enjoe: Beautiful little kaleidoscope of a book, exploring the fundamental nature of creativity, language, identity and memory through the pursuit of an elusive author. Reminiscent of Borges and Calvino at their most philosophically imaginative. #booksky #justread
August 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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I talked to Kavus and Craig and Jim and wrote this thing for the i about the new Cardiacs album. It’s not the headline I would have chosen but the piece explains everything ♥️
inews.co.uk/culture/musi...
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Cardiacs: 'If Tim hadn't died, this album would have been impossible to finish'
The death of its leading light Tim Smith left his band with a mission: to complete the songs created during his illness without him - and release a new album
inews.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Thanks for the nightmares @threebeansaladpod.bsky.social #AndThenEyesTookTheirSparrows #AndThenSparrowsTookTheirEyes
August 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thanks for the nightmares @threebeansaladpod.bsky.social #AndThenEyesTookTheirSparrows #AndThenSparrowsTookTheirEyes
Pointless AI in previously decent app transforms your computer into a sad noisy brick..
Many Linux users have recently reported their fans running at full speed and high temperatures. They discovered that Firefox was consuming all CPU cores, and it turns out that the cause was Firefox's new default AI features. This is how you ruin your product 😅 www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/f...
Some users report Firefox scoffing CPU power
: You guessed it: looks like it's a so-called AI
www.theregister.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Pointless AI in previously decent app transforms your computer into a sad noisy brick..
Beautiful psychedelic weekend at #kozfest in a gorgeous setting. Outstanding sets from @heliconglasgow.bsky.social , Kavus Torabi, The Myrrors and many many more. Thanks @deviantamps.bsky.social ! See you next year!
August 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Beautiful psychedelic weekend at #kozfest in a gorgeous setting. Outstanding sets from @heliconglasgow.bsky.social , Kavus Torabi, The Myrrors and many many more. Thanks @deviantamps.bsky.social ! See you next year!