@ros42
Old English, art (watercolour, portrait drawing), science, science fiction, history (but only the old stuff). Oh, and poetry - I wrote a book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drawing-Diagram-Rosemary-Badcoe/dp/1945752394/ref=sr_1_1
Just England will do, this year.
well there’s an instant switch
The Office at Night, a homage to Edward Hopper, painting by Phil Lockwood, retired Sheffield art teacher.
Phil's paintings are wonderful.
Do you ever feel you’re being excluded?
From the new Private Eye, out now.
Sometimes, with sufficient wrangling and standing on people, you can open a window.
It's that or -5 degrees. They only have the two settings.
@ianbadcoe.itch.io
The way to actual tech sovereignty from the US? Extremely interesting talk by Cory Doctorow.
pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
Fascinating. I hope the powers that be are listening.
Eyes Iike trilobite eyes?
Very much enjoyed reading all your newsletters this year. Thank you!
Obviously an educational toy.
Erudite Christmas.
Thanks. Best avoided!
Ah, thank you!
As someone not from the US, I've never understood what is meant by a cootie.
#FilmSky
I like Calibri. Excitement is not something I want in a font.
I think I might just have to admit defeat and squeeze another bookshelf in.
Green and purple is series 1, surely? But yes B5 was excellent, especially G'Kar and Londo. Definite character development.
Interesting, but going to be undermined by receiving more books for Christmas. There's no catching up!
Homeopathy is dangerous pseudoscience. Avoid anyone promoting it.
Read more in this piece I wrote LONG ago:
news.immunologic.org/p/homeopathy...
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Our art group's doing it cos it's fun. Some will do it, some won't. Some will finish, some won't. No one cares. It's just for fun.
I agree, but I also think this by @paulbernal.bsky.social is a very good piece on the challenges and problems.
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/d...
I was of the "it works for Europe so..." view, and hadn't clocked the differences.
Stop trolling, it's not funny. Hahahaha 😂🙃
#prank #invisiblewall #funny
