Daedalus

Science coming to the rescue again

@chrisponting.bsky.social just reminded me of the day we all found out that Hughie Green was Paula Yates’ real father.

I mean, that was a real WTAF moment

Wow

Currently asking Chat GPT5 to design the paint scheme for a small room with given features.

It’s going as well as you’d fucking expect

7 Roman Proust and the inability to multiply two number together for Q1 has left my morning in tatters

NHS waiting lists have fallen in May for the first time in 17 years –

now down to their lowest level in two years.

Labour promised two million more NHS appointments in our first year. Not only was this delivered seven months early, this has now reached 4.6 million

Promise made, promise kept.

👍

A very big house

"Do not go to Britain, my friend. They will put you in Hi-De-Hi".

Someone was on the vino and watched American Beauty last night

Farage’s Fingerpuppets would be infinitely more preferable than that allusion to upper-middle class horsey-fuckery

Same here. I’m in my 60s and would have no problem with it being introduced. Really do think the whole thing should be policed better and more tests 65+. There are people with undiagnosed dementia still driving and simple cognitive tests might show they have it before a formal diagnosis

The bronze bust of Petra at the north east corner of the Blue Peter Garden. Now at Media City.

With the sad news of Biddy Baxter, I’d like to inform those over 50 that Blue Peter are now on their 10th Blue Peter Dog.

The first one. Some religions put far less adulation into their gods…

You can imagine the disappointment of seeing The Exorcist for the first time after 50 years of hype

If boomers don't want wealth taxes they can give their time and skills Phillip inman Guardian opinion column

"But mother, whatever shall we eat?"

"Don't worry, son, there's a retired business analyst at the door and he's brought lashings of time and skills"

A Dr Who Cyberman with a couple of mates/enemies ( don’t quote me on this)

now we know what it leads to

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Australia, book

this is glorious

Stunned by the likeness of Freddie Mercury’s new found daughter

Yes, and 82 next month

thought I’d be agreeing with the content but came away flying the flag for Oxbridge due to the venal way the article was written. Massive filtering of comedians before they get on TV by the public; thought the article was inverted snobbery

Frozone from The Incredibles, a Pixar production

No superheros if you don’t mind

wasn’t the downfall of the Maracena (as was) that so many people pissed on the steel framework keeping up the stands it was constantly in danger of collapse

Surely only a stepping stone to ‘fécatrottoir’

🎶If you’re Happy & you know it Forb your Blrh🎶

US diplomat says U.K. would have lost WW2 with Starmer as leader

Boris Johnson hanging from a wire holding Union Jacks & wearing a safety helmet

Here’s Where The Story Ends is a wonderful melody. This version by Tin Tin Out is lush #TOTP

49 Years Ago Today: National Mood Ring Green

49 Years Ago Today: National Mood Ring Green

Dinner!

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Birth, currency, cities

I use the Weather Channel which is usually spot on. BBC Weather is pants