Seldon Scott
@seldon.bsky.social
Rorty ironist*
*probably
DM me if you want, or not. I don't give a flying shit either way
*probably
DM me if you want, or not. I don't give a flying shit either way
Had some pleasure at fairground on the way.
December 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Had some pleasure at fairground on the way.
Central Station, Manchester. Going on 150 years old and looking as insubstantial as a soap bubble this morning.
December 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Central Station, Manchester. Going on 150 years old and looking as insubstantial as a soap bubble this morning.
First day out as an orphan, so feeling a bit intense.
December 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
First day out as an orphan, so feeling a bit intense.
Voting against a step in the right direction in favour of an unachievable dream is excellent leftwinging, btw.
Zarah Sultana voted with the Tories in every vote on the Employment Rights Bill last night.
That includes voting to keep the Lords' wrecking amendments on strike ballot thresholds and to keep the 2016 Trade Union Act's restrictions on unions' political funds.
That includes voting to keep the Lords' wrecking amendments on strike ballot thresholds and to keep the 2016 Trade Union Act's restrictions on unions' political funds.
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Voting against a step in the right direction in favour of an unachievable dream is excellent leftwinging, btw.
One thing I'm enjoying about the Martin Parr RIPS today is every one has a different photo attached, including both of mine.
December 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
One thing I'm enjoying about the Martin Parr RIPS today is every one has a different photo attached, including both of mine.
Sad to hear about Martin Parr. Light and warm. A critical eye that didn't criticise.
December 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Sad to hear about Martin Parr. Light and warm. A critical eye that didn't criticise.
Luckily I asked my dad to put names and/or any bits of info he could remember to his collection of old photos 2 or 3 years before he died. There's only a location on this, no names but I recognise Alf Hoadley from another pic so can estimate a date. Anyway, get those pencils out, folks.
Mam died last week and today has been finalising funeral arrangements. Brother and sister working through 100's of mother pics for display at the tea while I'm nodding along, transfixed by the faces of nameless ghosts from 100+ years ago.
December 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Luckily I asked my dad to put names and/or any bits of info he could remember to his collection of old photos 2 or 3 years before he died. There's only a location on this, no names but I recognise Alf Hoadley from another pic so can estimate a date. Anyway, get those pencils out, folks.
Mam died last week and today has been finalising funeral arrangements. Brother and sister working through 100's of mother pics for display at the tea while I'm nodding along, transfixed by the faces of nameless ghosts from 100+ years ago.
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Mam died last week and today has been finalising funeral arrangements. Brother and sister working through 100's of mother pics for display at the tea while I'm nodding along, transfixed by the faces of nameless ghosts from 100+ years ago.
Personally, I'm entirely comfortable with even radically differing interpretations of artworks being 'correct' provided they're compellingly argued using logic to create valid but contradictory hypotheses. It can be a Christmas movie and not a Christmas movie at the same time.
December 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Personally, I'm entirely comfortable with even radically differing interpretations of artworks being 'correct' provided they're compellingly argued using logic to create valid but contradictory hypotheses. It can be a Christmas movie and not a Christmas movie at the same time.
Just had a convo, she's moaning about getting an emergency doctors appointment at 7 pm last night.
Me: Hang on, you got a Dr. appt 7pm SUNDAY NIGHT? That's incredible.
Her: It's disgusting, Boots were closed, had to find the emergency pharmacy.
I swear, some fucking people.
Me: Hang on, you got a Dr. appt 7pm SUNDAY NIGHT? That's incredible.
Her: It's disgusting, Boots were closed, had to find the emergency pharmacy.
I swear, some fucking people.
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Just had a convo, she's moaning about getting an emergency doctors appointment at 7 pm last night.
Me: Hang on, you got a Dr. appt 7pm SUNDAY NIGHT? That's incredible.
Her: It's disgusting, Boots were closed, had to find the emergency pharmacy.
I swear, some fucking people.
Me: Hang on, you got a Dr. appt 7pm SUNDAY NIGHT? That's incredible.
Her: It's disgusting, Boots were closed, had to find the emergency pharmacy.
I swear, some fucking people.
It's not that good news stories don't exist, they're just hard to find. Christian Bale building a village to keep foster siblings together.
apnews.com/article/chri...
apnews.com/article/chri...
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It's not that good news stories don't exist, they're just hard to find. Christian Bale building a village to keep foster siblings together.
apnews.com/article/chri...
apnews.com/article/chri...
Watching this helps us foreigners make sense of the current USA enormously. Thank you.
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Watching this helps us foreigners make sense of the current USA enormously. Thank you.
Suspicious distracting from his small boat if you ask me.
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Suspicious distracting from his small boat if you ask me.
Just watched BBC news describe the Chancellor as "hurtling towards the budget." It's changed my attitude towards a simple understanding of the progress of time. From now I'll be careening towards the weekend, bowling towards a week on Monday and galloping towards Christmas.
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Just watched BBC news describe the Chancellor as "hurtling towards the budget." It's changed my attitude towards a simple understanding of the progress of time. From now I'll be careening towards the weekend, bowling towards a week on Monday and galloping towards Christmas.
Ever get the feeling your olive oil is trying to tell you something?
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Ever get the feeling your olive oil is trying to tell you something?
Bond dives into the sea at the last second. There. Done. Can we move on now?
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Bond dives into the sea at the last second. There. Done. Can we move on now?
On the BBC controversy, I've got nothing much to say other than an exec resigning before being forced out has really thrown a lot of people.
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
On the BBC controversy, I've got nothing much to say other than an exec resigning before being forced out has really thrown a lot of people.
I'll join the acclaim, albeit muted in my case, for Pluribus. Only 2 episodes in and it seems thoughtful, questioning and funny. Defo in for Ep 3.
On a side note, like Gilligan's other Alberque series it has me wondering about the MN climate. Always sunny but seasonal sounds about perfect.
On a side note, like Gilligan's other Alberque series it has me wondering about the MN climate. Always sunny but seasonal sounds about perfect.
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I'll join the acclaim, albeit muted in my case, for Pluribus. Only 2 episodes in and it seems thoughtful, questioning and funny. Defo in for Ep 3.
On a side note, like Gilligan's other Alberque series it has me wondering about the MN climate. Always sunny but seasonal sounds about perfect.
On a side note, like Gilligan's other Alberque series it has me wondering about the MN climate. Always sunny but seasonal sounds about perfect.
The tech driven imperative to screw up your entire life by leaving your phone in Starbucks continues apace.
Ford wants you to stash it in your belt buckle, but there’s absolutely no need to be lugging around a bulky fob. Trouble is, phone-as-a-key tech could be superseded before it even gets going. www.wired.com/story/why-ar...
Why Are We All Still Carrying Around Car Keys?
Ford wants you to stash it in your belt buckle, but there’s absolutely no need to be lugging around a bulky fob. Trouble is, phone-as-a-key tech could be superseded before it even gets going.
www.wired.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The tech driven imperative to screw up your entire life by leaving your phone in Starbucks continues apace.
Trousers down. No missus!
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trousers down. No missus!
The new tidal barrage has some design flaws.
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The new tidal barrage has some design flaws.
The rare green poppy. Idk what it symbolises so the field is open for your own take.
November 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The rare green poppy. Idk what it symbolises so the field is open for your own take.