Paul Vintin
@paulvintin.bsky.social
Ex-designer, apparently. Musician (amateur). Gardener. Enjoys nature. Reads books. Interested in things generally. Sheffield.
https://pvintin.bandcamp.com/
https://pvintin.bandcamp.com/
Latest gate counterweight. Now 80 photos on the interweb's leading gate counterweight photo resource!
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December 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Latest gate counterweight. Now 80 photos on the interweb's leading gate counterweight photo resource!
www.flickr.com/photos/84607...
www.flickr.com/photos/84607...
About to dump a vast string of 1s and 0s into internet void (i.e. release a new album) but here's the current lot.
Guitar, bass, drum instrumentals.
David Lynch meets Khruangbin (...ish). 16 x >3 mins tracks. Unlimited streaming here:
pvintin.bandcamp.com/album/las-ma...
"I like it" – my partner.
Guitar, bass, drum instrumentals.
David Lynch meets Khruangbin (...ish). 16 x >3 mins tracks. Unlimited streaming here:
pvintin.bandcamp.com/album/las-ma...
"I like it" – my partner.
Las Madrugas, by P. Vintin
16 track album
pvintin.bandcamp.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
About to dump a vast string of 1s and 0s into internet void (i.e. release a new album) but here's the current lot.
Guitar, bass, drum instrumentals.
David Lynch meets Khruangbin (...ish). 16 x >3 mins tracks. Unlimited streaming here:
pvintin.bandcamp.com/album/las-ma...
"I like it" – my partner.
Guitar, bass, drum instrumentals.
David Lynch meets Khruangbin (...ish). 16 x >3 mins tracks. Unlimited streaming here:
pvintin.bandcamp.com/album/las-ma...
"I like it" – my partner.
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I know I'm spamming you all with the world's largest flower this week but look at THIS! A rare glimpse inside Rafflesia arnoldi!
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I know I'm spamming you all with the world's largest flower this week but look at THIS! A rare glimpse inside Rafflesia arnoldi!
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In an obscure corner of Kazakhstan, the remains of an ocean millions of years old have created probably the most surreal landscape on earth -- as captured by photographer Daniel Kordan
mymodernmet.com/daniel-korda...
mymodernmet.com/daniel-korda...
October 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In an obscure corner of Kazakhstan, the remains of an ocean millions of years old have created probably the most surreal landscape on earth -- as captured by photographer Daniel Kordan
mymodernmet.com/daniel-korda...
mymodernmet.com/daniel-korda...
Went for a walk to the pond up the hill. Learned from a young lad who was fishing that it contains 4 pike and he’s caught them all. Nice to have a random chat with an enthusiast.
October 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Went for a walk to the pond up the hill. Learned from a young lad who was fishing that it contains 4 pike and he’s caught them all. Nice to have a random chat with an enthusiast.
I find the ‘is everything alright for you?’ too immersive.
“Immersive dining experience” is all I would need to hear to run a mile
Punk Royale, London W1: ‘Someone shoved mystery slop in my mouth’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants
October 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I find the ‘is everything alright for you?’ too immersive.
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Lots of Stooges covers around, but nothing beats this...
theridiculoustrio.bandcamp.com/album/the-ri...
theridiculoustrio.bandcamp.com/album/the-ri...
The Ridiculous Trio Plays The Stooges, by The Ridiculous Trio
9 track album
theridiculoustrio.bandcamp.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Lots of Stooges covers around, but nothing beats this...
theridiculoustrio.bandcamp.com/album/the-ri...
theridiculoustrio.bandcamp.com/album/the-ri...
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Truly extraordinary documentary.
One that was a formative influence on my desire to write fiction in ways I can’t quite articulate.
Something about the uneasy collision of ambition & disappointment, how we can appear absurd in our most profoundly serious moments & the forces of place that shape us
One that was a formative influence on my desire to write fiction in ways I can’t quite articulate.
Something about the uneasy collision of ambition & disappointment, how we can appear absurd in our most profoundly serious moments & the forces of place that shape us
Tales From a Hard City: 'We wanted to capture the reinvention of Sheffield'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tales from a Hard City exhibition to open in Sheffield
Tales from a Hard City captured Sheffield at a crossroads. Now it's back as part of an exhibition.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Truly extraordinary documentary.
One that was a formative influence on my desire to write fiction in ways I can’t quite articulate.
Something about the uneasy collision of ambition & disappointment, how we can appear absurd in our most profoundly serious moments & the forces of place that shape us
One that was a formative influence on my desire to write fiction in ways I can’t quite articulate.
Something about the uneasy collision of ambition & disappointment, how we can appear absurd in our most profoundly serious moments & the forces of place that shape us
3 more gate counterweight photos added to the gallery. Now up to 79!
www.flickr.com/photos/84607...
www.flickr.com/photos/84607...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
3 more gate counterweight photos added to the gallery. Now up to 79!
www.flickr.com/photos/84607...
www.flickr.com/photos/84607...
Warning signs in Conwy Castle.
October 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Warning signs in Conwy Castle.
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I'm honestly thinking about writing a book set in 17th century Iceland just to get an excuse to write about necropants.
Also, a fun fact about the Icelandic witch trials is that we burned mostly men for witchcraft.
Also, a fun fact about the Icelandic witch trials is that we burned mostly men for witchcraft.
Necropants and Other Tales of 17th-Century Icelandic Sorcery
Magic wealth and goat's milk could be yours—if you could stomach the rituals.
www.atlasobscura.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I'm honestly thinking about writing a book set in 17th century Iceland just to get an excuse to write about necropants.
Also, a fun fact about the Icelandic witch trials is that we burned mostly men for witchcraft.
Also, a fun fact about the Icelandic witch trials is that we burned mostly men for witchcraft.
It's a bit grim (clue's in the title) but the setting and cinematography are great.
4 Russian geologists in Siberia are looking for diamonds...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPSc...
4 Russian geologists in Siberia are looking for diamonds...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPSc...
Letter never sent | DRAMA | FULL MOVIE
YouTube video by Mosfilm
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September 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It's a bit grim (clue's in the title) but the setting and cinematography are great.
4 Russian geologists in Siberia are looking for diamonds...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPSc...
4 Russian geologists in Siberia are looking for diamonds...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPSc...
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Just super. Hestercombe Gardens.
September 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Just super. Hestercombe Gardens.
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I collect pictures of gate latches. The endless minute variations and human ingenuity appeal to me greatly, and the countless hands that have moved them. This one is between Near and Far Sawrey, Lake District and has a lovely combination of textures between the iron, wooden gate, and stone gatepost.
September 16, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I collect pictures of gate latches. The endless minute variations and human ingenuity appeal to me greatly, and the countless hands that have moved them. This one is between Near and Far Sawrey, Lake District and has a lovely combination of textures between the iron, wooden gate, and stone gatepost.
View from Stanage Edge towards Mam Tor. #peakdistrict
September 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
View from Stanage Edge towards Mam Tor. #peakdistrict
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The UK is a country with a rapidly ageing population that needs vast numbers of jobs filling. For it to crash all migration downwards because the public are enraged about small boats is the definition of national madness. www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/nans-not-b...
Nan’s Not Bankrupting Britain (But Politicians Might Be)
Pensions, productivity, and the myth of the migrant “drain.”
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The UK is a country with a rapidly ageing population that needs vast numbers of jobs filling. For it to crash all migration downwards because the public are enraged about small boats is the definition of national madness. www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/nans-not-b...
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#3: Wonder who on earth lives here?
September 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
#3: Wonder who on earth lives here?
If the boss doesn’t use ‘reached out’ for ‘sent an email’ I’m on their side.
My company's marketing boss is a twit, a gaslighter, and NEVER wrong, so after a rough year I casually reached out to several companies regarding their parodied logos on our apparel website.
September 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If the boss doesn’t use ‘reached out’ for ‘sent an email’ I’m on their side.
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The Picasso Bug (Sphaerocoris annulus) looks like it has been hand-painted. 🎨🖌
Native to Africa, this little shield-backed bug uses its bright colors as a warning, telling predators that it’s not a safe snack.
Each one has an unique abstract pattern. 😍
#bugs #insects #nature #wildlife
Native to Africa, this little shield-backed bug uses its bright colors as a warning, telling predators that it’s not a safe snack.
Each one has an unique abstract pattern. 😍
#bugs #insects #nature #wildlife
September 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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I'm 99% certain that Nick Cave has based his whole career on the opening few bars of Out of Town by Max Bygraves
youtu.be/VqV9IQ9vJ0c?...
youtu.be/VqV9IQ9vJ0c?...
Max Bygraves Out of Town
YouTube video by raremusicfan
youtu.be
August 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I'm 99% certain that Nick Cave has based his whole career on the opening few bars of Out of Town by Max Bygraves
youtu.be/VqV9IQ9vJ0c?...
youtu.be/VqV9IQ9vJ0c?...
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I really think we should look at lifestyle racism in the UK. Because, in the way that late capitalism does, racism in the UK is increasingly a lifestyle. It's something miles away from legitimate concerns. It's something people get a return on, either socially or financially. And we keep feeding it
August 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I really think we should look at lifestyle racism in the UK. Because, in the way that late capitalism does, racism in the UK is increasingly a lifestyle. It's something miles away from legitimate concerns. It's something people get a return on, either socially or financially. And we keep feeding it
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Thank you Brewer’s Phrase and Fable for introducing me to dog tongs.
August 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Thank you Brewer’s Phrase and Fable for introducing me to dog tongs.
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@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.
August 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.
Honey bee on Rudbeckia 'Goldstrum'.
Very nice plant with loads of flowers but it's the only one in the bed that's needed constant watering this year. ('Will cope with drought once established' says the RHS).
Very nice plant with loads of flowers but it's the only one in the bed that's needed constant watering this year. ('Will cope with drought once established' says the RHS).
August 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Honey bee on Rudbeckia 'Goldstrum'.
Very nice plant with loads of flowers but it's the only one in the bed that's needed constant watering this year. ('Will cope with drought once established' says the RHS).
Very nice plant with loads of flowers but it's the only one in the bed that's needed constant watering this year. ('Will cope with drought once established' says the RHS).
Well, that’s a coincidence. Nobody mentions chitons for years…
Can any rockpoolers identify this for me, please? It's like a limpet with an articulated shell. Like a sort of woodlouse limpet.
August 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Well, that’s a coincidence. Nobody mentions chitons for years…