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Posts by Barbrecksimon

Oh, sorry, I thought I was being rational - in my mind, anyway. I won’t be using Bookshop anymore because of the reasons I’ve stated. Instead, I shall be doing what laziness has stopped me from doing and actually go into my local bookshop and buy/order from them directly

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But Spotify will be taking a cut from this as well - they won’t be doing this for altruistic reasons. And then one day Bookshop will be absorbed into Spotify, as always seems to happen with these collaborations.

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Spotify’s business model is to effectively steal artists work - either not pay them at all or pay them a pittance. There’s also Ek’s investments in AI drone warfare, and Spotify’s embracing of AI. What could go wrong?

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Weird

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"I've worn out six pairs of boots using mine, and I'm still on Jeffrey Archer." 🤣

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Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.

The implication here being that Bookshop.org will stop paying bookshops.

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Reign, by Lana Del Rabies from the album Shadow World

Lana Del Rabies - Reign

deathbombarc.bandcamp.com/track/reign

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Phew!

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The Fall - Totally Wired (Live in New York, June 1981)
The Fall - Totally Wired (Live in New York, June 1981) YouTube video by Cherry Red Records

I drank a jar of coffee
And then I took some of these
#FallFriday

youtu.be/wpWVk3h2SA8

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What? It’s only just February!

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Or just entitled

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Just like Jimmy Savile

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I used to play this to my grandson when he was wee and we’d both look at each other and go ‘in the bath’ at the appropriate time at the same time 🤣

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Some pebbles painted with flowers and seascapes next to a painted stone saying ‘Please take a stone. Have a nice day at the M.O.K.’

Some pebbles painted with flowers and seascapes next to a painted stone saying ‘Please take a stone. Have a nice day at the M.O.K.’

Have a nice day at the Mull of Kintyre

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The base was a hodgepodge of buildings. You can see here, to the right of the new, blue building, the old ops tower and the old main building in the process of being demolished.

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Even after all this time it still makes my spine tingle

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It’s a massive statement - ‘This is us, we are here’

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Rat’s opening salvo 👌

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The Fall -  A Lot Of Wind (Live 1991 MTV 120 Minutes)
The Fall - A Lot Of Wind (Live 1991 MTV 120 Minutes) YouTube video by magus26

Then they have the weatherman on
He used to teach all our friends
He talked a lot of wind
He talks a lot about wind
#FallFriday

youtu.be/oHlT38XZzO8

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“.. a place where there is always someone to have a pint with who isn’t a wanker.”

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‘Fascists threatened us but we always took them on’: the anarchic Bradford club still fighting after 45 years A new book and podcast tell the story of a 1 in 12, a venue that used community and artistic passion as bulwarks against poverty and grim politics. Its founders and key acts recall gigs, plays and pra...

www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

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I thought it was something to do with @nightingalesuk.bsky.social

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Oof. That’s some interpretation!

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Can confirm that this is definitely worth applying for.

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The same day as Rabbie Burns. Coincidence?..

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Classic

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Kidnapped from the Antarctic

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Red light shining on a porticoed door, with the word ‘museum’ just below the pediment

Red light shining on a porticoed door, with the word ‘museum’ just below the pediment

Museum, An Gearasdan

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@effinbirds.com No words

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Steptoe & Son. Now they’re a blast from the past! I hadn’t realised they were available to listen to (now subscribed). Thank you

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