remember when we all spent a lot of time worrying that artists might sell out? Those were the days

The Second Life Herald: Chapter One by Mark Wallace The Virtual Tabloid That Witnessed the Dawn of the Metaverse

I wrote a book a while back (quite a while), about censorship, corporate control, (virtual) murder, and the idea that stuff happening in gamespaces (from videogames to TTRPGs) is somehow less "real." You know the answer to that one. Read Chapter One at the link:
markwallace.itch.io/second-life-...

I’ve said it before and I’ll no doubt say it again. Universities are roughly 1000 years old. They predate most operating models including capitalism and have lasted for a reason. Installing insecure, helpless managers who ape business methods results in bad businesses, not good universities.

Academics of the world, do with this info what you may. Even better, uninstall it from your devices 🧪

Moscow Time - Wikipedia

Basing it on this article, Moscow had DST from 1981 until 1991. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_...

Does anyone know when Moscow / Russian Daylight Savings Time ended in 1983? October? Trying to do some basic time conversions for an idea I have ...

Me after being left behind by AI.

Joe the cat

Jake the cat

These are my bosses - Joe the Cat, self-made catnip millionaire. He's quite a guy.

This is Jake the Cat. He's gorgeous. He's one little cat who knows how to take care of himself

By the way, my name is Eddie.

I take care of both of them - which ain't easy; 'cause when they want meat, it's murder!

Love this stone in St Ives Museum

You’re welcome & my pleasure.

There’s a lovely interview with @grindrod.bsky.social over on Ailish‘s Sense of Place podcast: www.senseofplacepod.com/podcast/epis...

Cover of John Grindrod’s fantastic book Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains. A black and white image by Sunil Gupta from 1985 of a gay couple embracing each other in small kitchen fills the orange cover.

A remarkable book. A history of LGBTQ+ lives in suburbia that made me angry, sad, happy, full of regrets and hopes. I’m an elder on the fringes of a city, becoming invisible but this reminds me how important it is to be seen, wherever you live. It’s time to tell our own stories. #Booksky #LGBTQ+

This is a dance off. If you see this repost a dance or you are eliminated.

I ❤️ my CD, DVD, & vinyl collections—couldn’t be more glad to have gotten rid of the audio & video magnetic tapes though. 📼

So very glad I didn’t sell my CDs or DVDs …

#waterNSW “Jonathon Guyer, a grazier and conservationist who manages separate wetlands on his nearby property, told Guardian Australia the sudden cessation of flows by WaterNSW had resulted in the deaths of many native animals that relied on the wetlands to survive.”

‘Incomprehensible’: birds flee and hundreds of turtles left to die after government cuts water to NSW wetlands Frogs and sheep in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree have also been bogged after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows, researchers say

“Researchers from the University of New England (UNE) have been desperately trying to help more than 300 turtles they say have been left to die in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows following a complaint from a landholder.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I have visited Lindisfarne but not walked either, so can’t promise “a good time.”

Lindisfarne? St. Oswald’s Way?

Ah, too bad—but looking forward to your next work!

Appreciated!
Curious Orange diorama from
heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com
#fallfriday

NUJ sounds alarm on BBC plans to decimate jobs The NUJ has condemned the BBC’s plans to cut around 2,000 jobs, urging the broadcaster to meaningfully engage workers and trade unions and reconsider its proposals.

Good to see the NUJ demonstrating how to use 'decimate' accurately. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

While I have @heykidsshop.bsky.social's attention, I don't suppose you'd consider making a full paper theatre for this would you? So we can put our wee peeps on rods & dance along with the music?

Possibly as close as I’ll get to that Michael Clark & The Fall I Am Kurious Oranj video I want …

#TheFall

I always get a bit of a thrill when I see the Valley of Desolation on the map when walking near Bolton Abbey. It’s actually very nice

Walking a stretch of Hadrian's Wall? (Too obvious? 😬😳)

I’m looking for tips on walking in Northumberland. What’s the best way to make the most of 5 days there?

Bunker busters and a Burger King: a visual guide to US military bases on British soil War with Iran has brought 15 American sites across the UK countryside firmly into the spotlight

Military geographies & hidden empires: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Of course! Fab blog!

One big takeaway for me—or at least my current hypothesis—when I recall the generally dismissive / sneering attitude to these & other femme-centric media (from comics, to stand up comedy and pop music in the 1980s & 1990s) is that teenage boys & young men are all (okay: 99.999999 %) idjits.