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I can imagine the conversation in The Fleece tonight may be a bit...

FFS.

Greens did surprisingly well for that area.

But Labour ... vote share down from 30% to 4%(!)

YOU'RE an unstable connection

The fuck did I just read? It's even worse than just "toilet police".

It's toilet police ... within the toilets ... in a girls school(!)

As the first comment says, "...imagine going to your parents for dinner and having to explain that you sit in childrens toilets all day as a job."

Iceland Cricket - The Northern Lights Shirt | S66 Sports Pre Order Items will be delivered to U.K customers 4-6 weeks after the pre-order shop window closes. Delivery outside of the UK will take longer. This is a Pre order product. All orders received befo...

I don't usually buy sports fan merchandise, especially clothing. But the shirt for the Iceland cricket team is kinda tempting.

www.s66sportswear.co.uk/product-page...

YouTube video by ixi boards of Canada "Olson" piano cover

The final cover of Olson by Boards of Canada in this thread is by ixi, who deconstructs the track in a different video in her YouTube channel.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJBh...

YouTube video by Joshua Davidson Boards of Canada - Olson (Cover)

This cover, by Joshua Davidson, uses Sequential Prophet Rev2, Moog Slim Phatty, and Serum synthesizers, and ends with a delicate piano.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ueL...

YouTube video by Clayton Davis Olson - Boards of Canada (cover with Moog Matriarch, Mother 32, and DFAM)

This cover of Olson uses a Moog Matriarch, Mother 32, DFAM, and a battery of other hardware and software, labelled in the video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOaQ...

YouTube video by Coversart Boards of Canada - Olson / #Coversart

Another piano-centric version. Quite like this one.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaEz...

YouTube video by Peter Carpenter Boards of Canada - Olson (COVER) / KORG VOLCA BASS

Performed on KORG Volca Bass.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKQG...

YouTube video by Reid Willis Reid Willis - Olson (Boards of Canada Cover) - Live at the Marigny Opera House

Reid Willis on piano and Kurt Münstedt on violin, from Live at the Marigny Opera House.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjUD...

(short thread)

The original Olson by Boards of Canada, from Music Has the Right to Children (1998), and a few other cover versions...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpxC...

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I understand you like the colour blue. www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced at a press conference at the Norwegian Nobel Institute on 10th October at 11:00 CEST. Who can nominate, and the process for this year. Who, selected...

I made a post about the Peace Prize, but posted in the (Europe) morning, primed the first two comments, and didn't mention TFG anywhere. No doubt some US MeFites who cannot talk about anything/anyone else will mention only him, so a bit of non-TFG content is good.

www.metafilter.com/210623/The-2...

A picture of a mostly clear sky, just a few wispy clouds, shortly after sunset. Low on the picture is a horizon of the outline of various trees.

A single bulb light over an unmarked line, shining brightly shortly after sunset. The light is on an old fashioned pole, set back from the road. Nearby is a tiny 30 miles per hour road sign on a pole. In the background are various trees and hedges.

A picture of a mostly clear but darkening sky, with few wispy clouds, shortly after sunset. Low on the picture, and nearby, is a horizon of the outline of various trees.

A darkening sky, with some illumination on the horizon, bordered by the outlines of various trees, branches and leaves.

Autumn vibes.

1. Chocolate sauerkraut cake. Yes, that is a thing (plenty of recipes online) and worked really well for texture and taste.
2. Pickled shallots.
3. Rhubarb and ginger jam (childhood favourite).
4. Very cold rice pudding, with some lemon curd mixed in, eaten straight out of the can.

A paper plate with a patterned rim, on a wooden table. On the paper plate are several spindly-looking deep fried Oreos, covered in possibly castor sugar or similar.

A hand holding up a half-eaten deep fried oreo so the dark oreo inside is visible to the camera. In the background is a paper plate and some napkins on a wooden table.

Vague memory, so had to go check where and when I tried deep fried Oreos, and it was at a county fair in Iowa in July 2015.

Recollecting there was a side dish option of a bowl of sugar for dipping.

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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"Stollen: the sweet you can eat between meals. Though it'll probably mess up your glucose levels and appetite for the rest of the day."

Later than usual, but bought my first (miniature) stollen of this festive season. A pretty good snacklet; marzipan for the win.

It has left me with a desire for a glass of mulled wine. Bit early in the day.

(uh, no picture as, um, was v hungry and an empty wrapper doesn't make for a good image)

The obsession from last Christmas has arrived, we’re so back baby!

Well, this is a variation on these 'cosy season' emails that I can get on board with...

A stile, consisting of two horizontal pieces of wood over a plank. The supports are ivy-covered; one has a footpath arrow sign. On the other side of the stile is a tall hedgerow, and part of a field, on which is a small black cat.

Reading a local call for pictures, videos or drone footage of alleged big cats* e.g. puma, leopard, jaguar, spotted in the wild. Skimmed through recent pictures and, well, this is the best I can do.

(it ran off when it saw me)

*retaining an open mind on this

YouTube video by VUPHORIA Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place (HD)

Don't assume you and all your loved ones will live several more decades. Randomness, bad luck, will happen; more so in 40s and 50s.

Write a will, try staying at least baseline healthy, fix sleep issues, tilt the odds in your favour.

Video (CW: violence, death): www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJdY...

Looking out of a window at the pre-dawn light across a populated area. The two side windows are slightly open. There are no blinds or curtains hindering view. Various street and other lights are visible on the ground; in the sky, some pre-dawn light is visible.

A cat looking out of a window. The picture is mostly dark, being taken before dawn as the sky is starting to lighten. The blinds of the window are up - only the cord visible - so the cat, outlined, has an unhindered view.

Before dawn.

May 4th 2019 vs October 5th 2025

Nearly six and half years, but less than four miles, apart.

A narrow country lane with tall hedges on either side. Ahead is a large tree, fully green of leaf and canopy hanging over the entire road.

A fruit tree, with many fruit hanging from various branches, against a partially clear sky on a sunny day.

The upper portion of a wooden stile, allowing access to a field in which is growing a crop. Ivy or other creepers grow around the uprights of the stile.

A gap between the upright of the end of a wire mesh fence, and the start of a hedge. The gap leads to a grassy gently sloping field. Years of walkers have revealed the roots of the bushes or trees which make up this part of the hedge.

A few random pictures from walks when out and about this weekend.

Probably @fesshole.bsky.social. Sometimes they remind of someone who might be the post author; sometimes a meditation on people's inner thoughts and motives; sometimes just plain funny.

bsky.app/profile/fess...

Emergency Response Rooms - Wikipedia

(2/2) Am hoping the Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) in Sudan are given the award (and prize money and subsequent publicity).

Nominated by the Peace Research Institute Oslo, it's a fascinating and successful model of civilian support in a war zone:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergen...