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BBC - The History Bureau - Available now Available episodes of The History Bureau

This new BBC docu series is worth a listen: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I guess I'd forgotten/never knew some of the details around Litvinenko.

Eat a Twix in '26 #resolutions

Goose lips sink ships

The one time I've forgotten to jab my jacket spuds with a fork before putting in the oven, so of course one of them has exploded. That'll learn me. #jabyourspuds

Moved my PC's insides to a new case, fitted a new CPU and cooler and... it booted first time! Thankyou, o merciful hardware gods!

A screenshot of my third island in the game Islanders. There wasn't much in the way of land so most of the town is built on platforms above the waves.

I'm really enjoying Islanders! Very cosy and chill vibes, but still opportunities to sweat over high scores and optimisation.

YouTube video by El Peyote Fat Freddy's Drop - Blackbird

RIP DJ Fitchie. Thanks for all the music.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXSt...
<3

Woo, congrats to you both!

Big full moon tonight. Have a good look if you can. Somewhere still.

YouTube video by Dub Pistols Official DUB PISTOLS - I Predict A Riot (Official Video)

This works so well! www.youtube.com/watch?v=M67B... #nowplaying

An Amen break of Wilhelm screams

I use it in the same way. It's funny, because when there's a game I KNOW I'm gonna buy there's no point wishlisting it.

Type Help by William Rous The Unsolvable Mystery

As someone who likes deduction games and IF, I just enjoyed the shit out of william-rous.itch.io/type-help Would 100% have paid money for that. Great recommendation from @totalplaytime.com !

YouTube video by MoodSwingerz Roy Ayers - Hummin'

RIP Roy Ayers. What a musical legacy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3il...

It's not finished. This is just the outline. But I wrote about why North England is poor. Which it really really is. tomforth.co.uk/whynorthengl...

Nice! I'm excited to give it a go. Although at my current rate of progress through my backlog that might be sometime in 2027.

Alchemy, by Homeboy Sandman from the album Nor Can These Be Sold (At Least By Me)

Oh shit, Homeboy Sandman killing it on the latest release homeboysandman.bandcamp.com/track/alchemy #nowplaying

Adverse Camber, by Alex Arcoleo & Sam Bhok from the album Nine Barrows / Adverse Camber

Can imagine getting blissfully lost in this one in a dark festival tent at 2am sambhok.bandcamp.com/track/advers... #nowplaying

YouTube video by OfficeNaps The Bartlett Brothers & the Country Paupers: "Dark Mood"

Excellent haunting Western music via the ever-reliable OfficeNaps: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVMI... #nowplaying

Tristwch Y Fenywod, by Tristwch Y Fenywod 8 track album

Welsh goths: night-school.bandcamp.com/album/tristw...

(via last week's Freak Zone on 6music)

Got a new phone. It doesn't have a notification LED so I can't tell if I have new messages, missed calls etc without picking it up and turning it on. This isn't technological progress, people :(

Bethesda Game Studios workers have unionized The union includes artists, engineers, programmers and designers.

Fantastic to see more games industry workers unionising. Congrats folks! www.theverge.com/2024/7/19/24...

Strong folk horror vibes in this Street View anomaly

Bagpipes on the wind

A Pewter Wolf (Alternate Take), by Eamon The Destroyer from the album Alternate Piranhas EP

Not into the rest of the tunes on this EP, but I love this one: bearsuitrecords.bandcamp.com/track/a-pewt... <3

#TIL that Fray Bentos is actually a city in Uruguay, where the meat products were originally made.

Mahal, by Glass Beams 5 track album

Loving this groovy new EP out on Ninja Tune: Glass Beams - Mahal glassbeams.bandcamp.com/album/mahal <3

Bit of dub I caught on Jamz Supernova's 6music show earlier while making fishcakes: egoless.bandcamp.com/track/rivers... From Zagreb of all places.

Boooo to yet more games industry layoffs. And I was well ready for another Deus Ex game :( www.eurogamer.net/embracer-can...