Chris Baldie

Interesting to see pundits discuss Labour’s struggle to manage the working class and liberal graduates without realising that since uni fees, aka Graduate Tax, and the 2008 recession, these aren’t mutually exclusive.

We have a uni-educated working class. Middle class hacks just haven’t realised it.

Get Hot, by Facing New York 11 track album

I had a long rant about Apple Music's truly atrocious desktop UI/UX.

But instead, let's talk Bandcamp recommendations as it's Bandcamp Friday and more of your money can go directly to the artists.

My I suggest one of my all-time Top 10's - facingnewyork.bandcamp.com/album/get-hot

Gimme yours.

Really simple once you know the routine, getting “good” at them is what is taking a lot of time!

Aw thank you! Bit of silly fun

Thanks, Spuds!

I oughta flush this friendship...

I wish I knew what any of this meant! But alas... I use a Mac for every other aspect of my life.

A wooden box sits floating on a wall. It has two opening at the top and bottom of the front facing side of the box. rolls of (unused) poop bags sit in the dispenser.

A close up of the best corner of dovetails I did. Pretty good in my opinion.

the box is removed from the wall that shows a little French cleat attached to the wall that the box hangs on.

I've been practicing how to hand cut dovetail joints recently, so I set myself the project of making a little dispenser for rolls of poop bags.

It was entirely stupid, flawed, janky at some angles... but I'm very proud.

Held on the wall by a little French cleat if anyone is interested.

Yeah, I literally only use it for drawing and nothing else at this point. So as long as it turns on and acknowledges my pen, we're good! I'll probably pay the 30 and buy myself Hanover 6-12 months of working machine

That's interesting!
I assumed it would continue to work, just not be supported with security fixes which was my biggest worry.

But in all honesty, 8 years of use and it is getting real sluggish, so it's definitely on my radar to replace at some point, but this option will buy me some time.

A photo of an old Wacom Mobilestudio pen display. The screen shows a classic windows login screen.

My beloved Wacom MobileStudio 2017, is being forced into retirement by windows. Plus it’s slowly grinding to a halt.

What’s the best pen displays these days? I don’t need the computer element of this type anymore, just something to plug into a Mac.

Any good trustworthy reviews online?

*stares into the abyss*

Space Captain: Captain of Space A 242-page space epic that sees the last man of Earth trying to make his way back home...

helps. if. you. add. the. link, chris. www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

screenshot of the Space Captain kickstarter stat box shows there's 42 minutes left, with £5219 raised of a £3000 goal.

Thanks to everyone who backed the book and reposted all my boring posts!
No one enjoys a kickstarter spam fest, least of all those who have to actively make them.

So I appreciate every one of you that repeatedly helped me along the way.

Do I want an even 200, sure. will I get it, who knows!

Had to repost... as I put in links that went no where.
Like an absolute fool.

A red/pink background has a mockup of the "Space Captain: Captain of Space" book. The words "16 Hours To Go" take up most of the space, with a green banner below saying "On Kickstarter Now"

A simple graphic with a mockup of the first issue of Space Captain hovering on the page and some text saying "download issue 1 for free" "taste. See if you like it. there's no downside. it's free!"

An inner page of the space Captain comics. It shows a zoomed out image of an ice planet. We slowly pan in on the surface. We are shown desolate icy landscapes and long dead animal skeletons. A long figure walks through the icy fields. The first panel reads “Foran 4”. The second panel reads “somewhere between Foran 3 and Foran 5” The last panel reads “not that anyone cares”.

We're almost there.

Why not download issue 1 for free. Dip your toe in the icy waters of Foran 4. Explore a new world...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hnvyx...

Then back the kickstarter here!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

Who knows... when it ends tomorrow, maybe the world will be a brighter place

A red/pink background has a mockup of the "Space Captain: Captain of Space" book. The words "45 Hours To Go" take up most of the space, with a green banner below saying "On Kickstarter Now"

An inner page of the space Captain comics. It shows a zoomed out image of an ice planet. We slowly pan in on the surface. We are shown desolate icy landscapes and long dead animal skeletons. A long figure walks through the icy fields. The first panel reads “Foran 4”. The second panel reads “somewhere between Foran 3 and Foran 5” The last panel reads “not that anyone cares”.

Good morning/evening/dusk/sleeptime

It's a new week.
A kickstarter emerges from the weekend.
It has been alive for 28 days.
But it shall cease to exist in just 45 hours.
You can take a bite out of it.
You can consume the kickstarter.

I'm tired.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

A red/pink background has a mockup of the "Space Captain: Captain of Space" book. The words "45 Hours To Go" take up most of the space, with a green banner below saying "On Kickstarter Now"

An inner page of the space Captain comics. It shows a zoomed out image of an ice planet. We slowly pan in on the surface. We are shown desolate icy landscapes and long dead animal skeletons. A long figure walks through the icy fields. The first panel reads “Foran 4”. The second panel reads “somewhere between Foran 3 and Foran 5” The last panel reads “not that anyone cares”.

Good morning/evening/dusk/sleeptime

It's a new week.
A kickstarter emerges from the weekend.
It has been alive for 28 days.
But it shall cease to exist in just 45 hours.
You can take a bite out of it.
You can consume the kickstarter.

I'm tired.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.

This is the last day for the Murderbot + Witch King and my other fantasy Humble Book Bundle: www.humblebundle.com/books/martha... We've raised $89,000 in donations for World Central Kitchen so far!

For those who won't donate to individuals, please consider donating here to keep Gaza connected to the outside world via local journalism.

This was a lot of fun to do, and I think I even spill a couple of fun facts I haven’t discussed before about the making of Space Captain.

Thanks, Kristian!

Last chance folks.
Great story by a brilliant chap

Thanks Mark!

Kissy kissy

Aw thank you! I really hope you enjoy it!

The space captain book mockup floats on a bright pink background. The title reads "Space Captain: Captain of space" and has a green banner beneath it saying "On Kickstarter now". There is an additional message that says "hint hint, delivered in time for Christmas"

An inner page for the comic shows various space stations floating in the atmosphere of a cloudy planet. One of the main characters of the comic steps through the doors into what looks like a space equivalent of service station. There is an alien with two heads. Each head has one yet and when they put them together it forms one solid head with two eyes and almost joined mouth. The head is avocado shaped and one half when separated has a sphere on the inside, while the other has a diver for it to sit in when the heads are put together.

An inner page of the comic shows our titular Space captain running away from the big bad guy and getting tackled to the ground.

Know someone in your life who loves 242 pages of sci-fi cartoon goodness???

Back the book and get it delivered in time for Christmas!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

A blue book cover with white line drawing of geometric shapes illustrating greenhouses. The book is titled “Tomatoes - billeting number 77 of the misery of agriculture and fisheries published by his majesty’s stationery office. Price 1s 6d NET

A white book cover with orange diagonal blocks of colour. White text sits on the orange and reads “I’ll teach you English” by Charles Warrel A sub header reads “Learn your own language - the warrel way”. Price is 9d

A brown book cover with an illustration of a man painting letters “A guide to lettering by Howard B Jeremy”

A collage style cover shows various landscape and architectural drawings made with natural and geometric shapes. It’s titled “the changing nation” “a contact book - five shillings”

A great collection of books at the carboot sale today. Particular big fan of Tomatoes.

I can’t recommend watching this documentary enough. It opens up so much about the movie, but is also sad and inspiring in equal measures

The space captain book mockup floats on a bright pink background. The title reads "Space Captain: Captain of space" and has a green banner beneath it saying "On Kickstarter now". There is an additional message that says "hint hint, delivered in time for Christmas"

An inner page for the comic shows various space stations floating in the atmosphere of a cloudy planet. One of the main characters of the comic steps through the doors into what looks like a space equivalent of service station. There is an alien with two heads. Each head has one yet and when they put them together it forms one solid head with two eyes and almost joined mouth. The head is avocado shaped and one half when separated has a sphere on the inside, while the other has a diver for it to sit in when the heads are put together.

An inner page of the comic shows our titular Space captain running away from the big bad guy and getting tackled to the ground.

Know someone in your life who loves 242 pages of sci-fi cartoon goodness???

Back the book and get it delivered in time for Christmas!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

I was never a big fan of Z, J or Q as letters, but I’ve grown to like them over time.

I’m consonantly evolving.