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David Grigg

@davidrgrigg.bsky.social

Iโ€™m a retired software developer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. I worked in the field of interactive multimedia for over two decades, and have also worked in public relations and as a journalist and sub-editor.

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Two Chairs Talking: Episode 10. Misfortunes, Mayhem and Bloody Murders. Image is in monochrome, of a number of human skulls arranged against a leafy background.

Two Chairs Talking: Episode 10. Misfortunes, Mayhem and Bloody Murders. Image is in monochrome, of a number of human skulls arranged against a leafy background.

The latest episode of my podcast "Two Chairs Talking" is now out.

twochairs.website/2025-10-22-2...

If you don't have time to listen, there's a transcript here:

twochairs.website/podcast/fanz...

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š #booksky #books #crime #history

28.10.2025 07:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two Chairs Talking: Episode 9. Children of the Future age. Image is of a group of children with Asian features wearing space helmets against a background of a futuristic city.

Two Chairs Talking: Episode 9. Children of the Future age. Image is of a group of children with Asian features wearing space helmets against a background of a futuristic city.

The latest episode of Two Chairs Talking is now out. We discuss the film Children of Men and Ghost Cities by Siang Lu.

twochairs.website/2025-09-29-2...

Transcript is here if you don't have time to listen:

twochairs.website/podcast/fanz...

#booksky #books #films #movies ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™

03.10.2025 07:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two Chairs Talking Episode 7, The Clock Has Stopped in the Dark. Image is of a mess of clockwork over a blurry landscape.

Two Chairs Talking Episode 7, The Clock Has Stopped in the Dark. Image is of a mess of clockwork over a blurry landscape.

The latest episode of our podcast "Two Chairs Talking" is now out. We discuss SHROUD by Adrian Tchaikovsky and the film DARK CITY.

Podcast Episode here:
twochairs.website/2025-07-28-2...

Transcript here: twochairs.website/podcast/fanz...

#books #booksky ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

05.08.2025 02:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They might be giants.

27.07.2025 07:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two Chairs Talking, Episode 6: Exhausting the Realm of the Possible. Image is a stylised image of a mix of Big Brother and Ethan Hunt with fighter jets in the background.

Two Chairs Talking, Episode 6: Exhausting the Realm of the Possible. Image is a stylised image of a mix of Big Brother and Ethan Hunt with fighter jets in the background.

The latest episode of our podcast "Two Chairs Talking" is now out. Perry and I discuss the latest Mission Impossible movies and the novel Julia by Sandra Newman.

twochairs.website/2025-06-26-2...

Transcript is available here:

twochairs.website/podcast/fanz...

#books #films #booksky ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

07.07.2025 04:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Through the Biblioscope Issue 80: Choosing the Wrong Path. The image shows the covers of three books: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway, and The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North.

Through the Biblioscope Issue 80: Choosing the Wrong Path. The image shows the covers of three books: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway, and The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North.

The latest issue of my book and movie review newsletter is now out. I review Careless People, Karla's Choice and The Last Song of Penelope, and have quite a bit to say about the film Parasite.

#booksky #books #films ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

biblioscope.org/issues_71_to...

12.06.2025 04:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is like the folk tale of The Fisherman and His Wife, isnโ€™t it? Granted a series of wishes by a magical fish, the wife is eventually made Pope. But like Trump, she always wants moreโ€ฆ

30.04.2025 05:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two Chairs Talking: Season 2 Episode 4, The Eye of the Storm. Image is a NASA photo of a hurricane as taken from the International Space Station.

Two Chairs Talking: Season 2 Episode 4, The Eye of the Storm. Image is a NASA photo of a hurricane as taken from the International Space Station.

The latest episode of our podcast Two Chairs Talking is now out! Perry and I discuss the novellas Typhoon by Joseph Conrad and The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler, as well as the film Birdman directed by Alejandro Gonzรกlez Iรฑรกrritu.
twochairs.website/2025-04-29-2...
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š #booksky #books #movies

29.04.2025 04:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lucy Sussex & Megan Brown โ€“ Outrageous Fortunes โ€“ Gleebooks.com.au

Sydney folk! Interested in hearing about 1800s Australian crime, and how Mary Fortun wrote 500 police procedurals about it--the longest early crime serial known. Even though her son was a crim. Includes Ned Kelly and a Sydney safecracking, for which 2 men hanged

gleebooks.com.au/event/lucy-s...

28.04.2025 01:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lucy Sussex & Megan Brown โ€“ Outrageous Fortunes โ€“ Gleebooks.com.au

Sydney folk! Interested in hearing about the seamy side of 1800s Oz true crime, and how a woman wrote police procedurals about it? Even when her son turned into a career criminal! Includes Ned Kelly links and a notorious Sydney safecracking, for which two men hanged
gleebooks.com.au/event/lucy-s...

28.04.2025 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two Chairs Talking, Season 2 Episode 3 Donโ€™t Ever Leave. Image is of a young woman in a hoodie with her hands together as if in prayer. Behind her is a forest.

Two Chairs Talking, Season 2 Episode 3 Donโ€™t Ever Leave. Image is of a young woman in a hoodie with her hands together as if in prayer. Behind her is a forest.

The latest issue of our podcast is now out! Perry and I discuss the film (and novel) Never Let Me Go, and the novel This Kingdom of Dust, in considerable depth.

#books #booksky ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

twochairs.website/2025-03-24-2...

24.03.2025 09:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two Chairs Talking: Season 2 Episode 2: The Vision Spendid. Image is of a glowing sun or org inside a rectangular frame against a black background.

Two Chairs Talking: Season 2 Episode 2: The Vision Spendid. Image is of a glowing sun or org inside a rectangular frame against a black background.

The latest episode of our review podcast is now out! We talk about the best TV and movies we saw during 2024 (and the books they were based on). ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

twochairs.website/2025-02-25-2...

25.02.2025 07:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Through the Biblioscope Issue 78: Rook Takes Queen. Image shows the covers of three books: Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson, Intermezzo by Sally Rooneyn and Shards of Earth by Adrian Tschaikovsky

Through the Biblioscope Issue 78: Rook Takes Queen. Image shows the covers of three books: Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson, Intermezzo by Sally Rooneyn and Shards of Earth by Adrian Tschaikovsky

The latest issue of my review newsletter is now out! biblioscope.org/issues_71_to...

#books #booksky ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

22.02.2025 06:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My Open Letter to Elon Musk From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are โ€œundermining civilization.โ€ This is my response.

I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.

I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

22.02.2025 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14000    ๐Ÿ” 2888    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 501    ๐Ÿ“Œ 192
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Iโ€™m George Takei and I approve of this message.

19.02.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 144692    ๐Ÿ” 30154    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2304    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1522
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This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.

17.02.2025 00:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22801    ๐Ÿ” 8027    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 656    ๐Ÿ“Œ 323
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โ€˜Outrageous Fortunesโ€™ by Megan Brown and Lucy Sussex 2025, 288 p. & notes If nominative determinism was a real thing, this book would be about a wealthy woman, her affluent son and their convention-shattering lives. Instead, Mary Fortune worked aโ€ฆ

First long and good review: residentjudge.com/2025/02/12/o...

14.02.2025 05:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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LibreOffice 24.8 Calc Guide LibreOffice is a freely-available, full-featured office suite. It runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS computers. Calc is the spreadsheet component of LibreOffice. This book covers the main features of C...

#LibreOffice 24.8 Calc Guide print edition is now available on Lulu (dot) com. Free PDF, as always, can be downloaded from the LibreOffice website.

www.lulu.com/shop/libreof...

06.02.2025 00:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

True.

06.02.2025 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve been known to raid the sports, kitchen or barbecue sections for a suitable tool to do similar. I donโ€™t put them back but leave them on the shelf with inaccessible items for the next height-challenged person to use.

06.02.2025 01:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe:

100 percent tariffs on Tesla.

02.02.2025 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44724    ๐Ÿ” 8609    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1566    ๐Ÿ“Œ 522
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Sell your Tesla. โŒ

Sell your Cybertruck. โŒ

Get off Twitter. โŒ

Donโ€™t sign up for Starlink. โŒ

Bankrupt him. It will take while but itโ€™s possible. โœŠ๐Ÿป

#resist

26.01.2025 08:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54911    ๐Ÿ” 11352    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2017    ๐Ÿ“Œ 524

Since itโ€™s the easiest thing in the world to spoof a โ€œfromโ€ email address, the advice to check the sender email address is pathetic nonsense.

27.01.2025 06:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Courage begets courage.

22.01.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31175    ๐Ÿ” 3695    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 404    ๐Ÿ“Œ 134

๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿšจ HOMEWORK ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿšจ

The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov.

Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.

22.01.2025 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26040    ๐Ÿ” 11093    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1416    ๐Ÿ“Œ 795
Book cover: CHUCK WENDIG'S WANDERERS. Features eerie sunset sky and a bent, rusted watertower and some shambling hobbity-lookin dude wandering down field path. It says NATIONAL BESTSELLER, which is nice, and includes a nice quote from the Toronto Star which compares it to Stephen King, Emily St John Mandel, and Justin Cronin's books.

Book cover: CHUCK WENDIG'S WANDERERS. Features eerie sunset sky and a bent, rusted watertower and some shambling hobbity-lookin dude wandering down field path. It says NATIONAL BESTSELLER, which is nice, and includes a nice quote from the Toronto Star which compares it to Stephen King, Emily St John Mandel, and Justin Cronin's books.

I do not know why my novel WANDERERS is a mere buck-ninety-nine at your favorite electric bookmonger site of choice, but it is, so if you want, y'know, creepy sleepwalking disease peri-apocalyptic sci-fi horror with a hefty dash of EAT SHIT A.I., then hey, it's 800 pages for 199 pennies.

18.01.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1866    ๐Ÿ” 254    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 170    ๐Ÿ“Œ 68
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He wants so desperately to be profound, but instead this stuff comes across as super weird and uncomfortable.

18.01.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36280    ๐Ÿ” 3965    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4842    ๐Ÿ“Œ 801

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