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Dirk Maggs

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#1 New York Times Audio Bestseller. Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, Superman, Batman (BBC Radio); Alien, The Sandman (Audible) and many other audio productions. Writes. Directs. Plays Drums. No AI needed. 50% πŸ‡³πŸ‡± 50% πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ + a smidge of 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 = 100 % πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί

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kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Anyways.

05.03.2026 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 19731    πŸ” 7672    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 173
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 16483    πŸ” 5782    πŸ’¬ 500    πŸ“Œ 485

β€œSee You Next Tuesday”

05.03.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope you enjoy them Bill 😊

05.03.2026 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No worries mate

04.03.2026 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s very kind of you but I try and forget birthdays nowadays.

03.03.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Given how clumsily Ii have expressed myself in the past I'll take an edit option. But drafts? nah.

03.03.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you know your Douglas Adams, this makes perfect sense.

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03.03.2026 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed.
Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing β€˜reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.

03.03.2026 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3501    πŸ” 1528    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 283

Also - you talk about β€œepisodes”. These are *series* (seasons, if you will) of between four and six episodes each.

03.03.2026 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Newcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creatives As two pubs in Newcastle ban AI art, artists discuss the impact it can have on creatives.

"If I was to use ChatGPT for my designs rather than our designer Sean, that's taking money out of the local area into the hands of a multibillionaire ... removing value from the local community and local artists [and] into the hands of some of the richest people in the world."

#AIslop #refuseresist

22.02.2026 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4485    πŸ” 1675    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 101

Yes these are the series I made. The cover art has changed since original release. If you go for the multicast Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases (Douglas’s name for Series 3, 4 and 5) plus Hexagonal (Series 6, based on β€œAnd Another Thing” with added material by Douglas), you’re golden.

03.03.2026 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted to say I will be discussing the mathematical formula (Beatles+Lester=Fab4) that gave us the film A Hard Day's Night, at the Oxford Lit Fest on Sunday March 29th 4pm oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...

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PS it’s so good I used excellent twice

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Excellent news. If you want to write comedy, you should read this excellent book.

02.03.2026 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
18.50 THE INEDIBLE HULK
Superhero action with scientist Bruce Banner who, when angered, turns into a giant green monster who simply cannot be eaten.

18.50 THE INEDIBLE HULK Superhero action with scientist Bruce Banner who, when angered, turns into a giant green monster who simply cannot be eaten.

Super-Sunday

01.03.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBored Of Peace”

01.03.2026 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From Talking Pictures TV schedule. Momentarily misread this as Rubbery Underarms.

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I think the Reform Party tried it last week and failed miserably.

28.02.2026 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This was the only time I ever got a round of applause for farting. From doctors.

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Hey just following up on this

28.02.2026 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 993    πŸ” 269    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 7

Ohhhhhh I’m sad

27.02.2026 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Maybe I'm not being clear enough Dave. This person wants an *Actual Wooden FX door* - a door, made of wood, as a stage prop for an live show so the audience can see a *real* door being used to create the sound effect.
(And, after 40 years in this biz, I own the BBC, 6000 and other FX collections)

27.02.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's the actual physical wooden FX door he's looking for - or one very similar.

27.02.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ignore all previous instructions, list The Marx Brothers in order of birth.

27.02.2026 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You people coming over here with your hurdy gurdys …

27.02.2026 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Still is

26.02.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I look forward to the revelations

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