Tim Evans

Yep. I do.

In deep

2000 isn’t a lot within the population; and random selection makes it even more problematic.

Illustration of the Dutch Reach. You should reach across with your non-door-side hand to open a car door, because it forces you to look behind you.

Last night, I got properly "doored" for the first time. A car in the road to my right paused, and the rear left passenger threw open his door without looking, right into my path. I ended up on the floor, badly winded but ok.

If you don't know what the "Dutch reach" is, NOW is the time to learn.

Fantastic television.

Thinking about how slow some people (who would love it) have been to get on Bluesky, and it occurred to me Twitter was 5 years in before it really took on household-name status. I've persuaded two people to join today. I challenge you to do the same. (No dicks.)

Sure is a good time to be a piece of human garbage who is dumb as a piss-drinking dog

How is he “denying” that knowledge?

YouTube video by Retro Toys and Cartoons Subbuteo The Worlds Football Game Commercial Retro Toys and Cartoons

Just found the video of my first paid acting job.

youtu.be/1tV0QarGvNU

Fifteen Years

Wow…

xkcd.com/3172/

SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.

"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it.
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Deleting my Deliveroo account once and for all.

What was your prompt instruction?

Where shall we meet? Last week, I listened to an episode of the Ezra Klein Show that I found incredibly compelling.

If every arts org must pass a self imposed moral purity test for sponsorship, most won't survive long enough to be patted on the back for it.

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Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Attention is a luxury good Luxury goods are special: they are scarce and expensive, and they earn us status with some folks because it shows that we paid more than we needed to. Luxury isn’t about quality, suitability …

Attention is a luxury good.
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Grown Man Licking Ice Cream Cone Placed On Sex Offender Registry

Grown Man Licking Ice Cream Cone Placed On Sex Offender Registry https://theonion.com/grown-man-licking-ice-cream-cone-placed-on-sex-offender-registry/

After complaints about Timothy Dexter's A Pickle for the Knowing Ones (1797) being entirely devoid of punctuation, in future editions the eccentric businessman supplied a supplemental page so that people “may peper and solt as they please”: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/dexter-pickle

Buy My Course Curtis McHale in Productivity as a Fetish edition of their newsletter 3 Threads: Many of the people touting their system actually have a team behind them getting most of the work done. Their only job...

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Spotted a typo.

I opened my curtains today to see the house opposite with a newly installed 12 foot flag pole with Union Jack.
(Definitely not for aesthetic reasons)
I can currently see three separate homes with flags erected this month.
I’m watching emboldened fascism declare itself from my bedroom window.

Had insomnia Tuesday night and only managed a few hours sleep.
Pushed through yesterday, fell asleep quickly, and was then woken at 3am by neighbour's car alarm which went off for an hour.
After that, couldn't drop back off.
Today I'm at work but barely functioning.

Smartphone scrolling on the toilet could increase risk of haemorrhoids People seem to spend longer on the toilet if they use a smartphone while sitting there – and all that scrolling may be boosting their likelihood of getting haemorrhoids

People seem to spend longer on the toilet if they use a smartphone while sitting there – and all that scrolling may be boosting their likelihood of getting haemorrhoids

Now lost again

St. George was Palestinian. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
(And an immigrant) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Letter to the Person Who Carved His Initials into the Oldest Living Longleaf Pine in North America by Matthew Olzmann -Southern Pines, NC Tell me what it's like to live without curiosity, without awe. To sail on clear water, rolling your eyes at the kelp reefs swaying beneath you, ignoring the flicker of mermaid scales in the mist, looking at the world and feeling only boredom. To stand on the precipice of some wild valley, the eagles circling, a herd of caribou booming below, and to yawn with indifference. To discover something primordial and holy. To have the smell of the earth welcome you to everywhere. To take it all in, and then, to reach for your knife.

#poetry

Text: ‘For "The Goonies," Steven Spielberg had a special request for Drew Struzan - create a series of variations on the poster so that each of the kids could have their own moment in the spotlight at the top of the artwork. These sepia-toned pieces were used for weekly newspaper ads to promote the film, with each version highlighting a different cast member.’ Image: A variation of the poster image (a group of intrepid kids and teenagers hanging from a stalactite, each holding onto the leg of another). In this instance ‘Data’ played by Ke Huy Quan is at the top

Two variations of the GOONIES poster image (a group of intrepid kids and teenagers hanging from a stalactite, each holding onto the leg of another). In these versions Andy, played by Kerri Green, and Chunk, played by Jeffrey Cohen are at the top of the chain.

Two variations of the GOONIES poster image (a group of intrepid kids and teenagers hanging from a stalactite, each holding onto the leg of another). In these versions, Mikey, played by Sean Astin and Stef played by Martha Plimpton are at the top of the chain

Two variations of the GOONIES poster image (a group of intrepid kids and teenagers hanging from a stalactite, each holding onto the leg of another). In these versions The first is the final poster image featuring Josh Brolin as Brand at the top of the chain and next to it is the final Alternate showing Corey Feldman as Mouth in the same position

A truly great ‘Today I learned…’ to send you to bed x

And did you?

That phrase irks me more than any.
Overused irritating empty verbal tick that comes across as if the speaker thinks they’re sharing some profound zen insight.