Family Picnic 2016 Photos.
Family Picnic 2016 Photos. Great day at Virgina Water. https://goo.gl/photos/QsqUgifUu2KfWTkV6
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Annual Family Picnic today at Virginia Water. First without Dad, it's going to feel a bit sad & strange.
Annual Family Picnic today at Virginia Water. First without Dad, it's going to feel a bit sad & strange. #SirWilliamOfWalton
Heading daaaan saaaaf for some friend, family, work stuff.
Heading daaaan saaaaf for some friend, family, work stuff.
Nonagenarian model citizen wants secret surveillance data on him deleted
http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/07/john-catt-echr-secret-surveillance/
Memory Lane: footballers on holiday
Memory Lane: footballers on holiday This is great. Published a year ago but I just noticed it. http://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2015/jun/26/memory-lane-footballers-on-holiday-in-pictures?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Google%2B http://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2015/jun/26/memory-lane-footballers-on-holiday-in-pictures?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Google%2B
Prof Brian Cox's (@ProfBrianCox) Forces of Nature is very good. But I keep expecting Philomena Cunk (@missdianemorgan) to appear.
Prof Brian Cox's (@ProfBrianCox) Forces of Nature is very good. But I keep expecting Philomena Cunk (@missdianemorgan) to appear. #ScienceMan http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07k8lpv/episodes/player https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p0417fv4.jpg
Nuclear weapons? No Thanks. I love this succinct and sane commentary on the Trident Vote from Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas).
Nuclear weapons? No Thanks. I love this succinct and sane commentary on the Trident Vote from Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas). The headline is a bit off topic but the arguments are simple and obvious. - Weapons of mass destruction are immoral - Trident would be unusable (as a defence: it's already too late; as an attack: unthinkable) - Pop the bubble of illusion (deluision) that the UK developing another generation of Nukes somehow makes the world a safer place - It's unaffordable/we have better things to invest in (conventional forces and their kit & homelife; services we can all use like housing, healthcare, education) - We should ensure we protect the jobs and regions of those currently relying on building weapons of mass destruction and have them build something useful instead http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/a-recent-report-showed-13-times-nuclear-weapons-were-almost-launched-accidentally-its-time-to-scrap-a7141296.html http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/a-recent...
2017 has to be better.. right?
2017 has to be better.. right? http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/2312.html http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyimages/2312.gif
When Yahoo Ruled the Valley: Stories of the Original ‘Surfers’ - The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/technology/when-yahoo-ruled-the-valley-stories-of-the-original-surfers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Just finished watching S3 of Silicon Valley, immensely enjoyable. This New Yorker piece from a month ago provides some nice insight & context.
Just finished watching S3 of Silicon Valley, immensely enjoyable. This New Yorker piece from a month ago provides some nice insight & context. http://pocket.co/sMpXMx
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube blocked in Turkey during reported coup attempt | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/15/facebook-twitter-and-youtube-blocked-in-turkey-during-reported-coup-attempt/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29
Watched & thoroughly enjoyed The Big Short this evening.
Watched & thoroughly enjoyed The Big Short this evening. Interesting story told with wit & panache. Great performances. Tell me again how the bankers avoided jail. http://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=aJY60bUKUto
BBC Radio 4 Today on Twitter: "Take a tour of David Bowie's private art collection with Matthew Collings #BowieCollector "
Exhibition/auction of Bowie’s art collection David Bowie’s Personal Art Collection to be Unveiled for the First Time Important Paintings by 20th-Century Masters including Basquiat, Hirst and Auerbach to Lead a Major 10-Day Exhibition and Auction at Sotheby’s in London http://www.davidbowie.com/news/exhibitionauction-bowie-s-art-collection-55981 https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/753487164181061632?lang=en https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/753487164181061632?lang=en
I'd wear the shit outta these, if they came in shark.
I'd wear the shit outta these, if they came in shark. thanks Grumpy Cat for the much needed fashion blast from the past. 1970's was a gud look. http://pulptastic.com/40-cringeworthy-mens-fashion-ads-70s/
Strong piece by Jonathan Wilson (@jonawils) on #EURO16 - The Question: was Euro 2016 the death of possession football?
Strong piece by Jonathan Wilson (@jonawils) on #EURO16 - The Question: was Euro 2016 the death of possession football? Discusses how the poor quality of attacks failed to overcome resilient defences & (amongst other factors) led to boring matches & an overall unsatisfactory tournament. http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jul/12/euro-2016-death-possession-football http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jul/12/euro-2016-death-possession-football?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Google%2B
This is what you mean when you're talking about Pokemon Go right? Right!?
This is what you mean when you're talking about Pokemon Go right? Right!?
the best way to defeat an enemy is by using your imagination.
the best way to defeat an enemy is by using your imagination. http://qz.com/724169/an-italian-doctor-explains-syndrome-k-the-fake-disease-he-invented-to-save-jews-from-the-nazis/
Ginsberg, Kerouac and Burroughs: celebrating the Beats in Paris
Ginsberg, Kerouac and Burroughs: celebrating the Beats in Paris In a parallel universe, alison adams (@alisonxadams) & I would be hopping the Eurostar for a weekend in Paris this Summer. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/09/beats-paris-pompidou-centre http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/09/beats-paris-pompidou-centre?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Google%2B
Great Steely Dan Live show from 2008.
Great Steely Dan Live show from 2008. Good sound & camera work. Great band who bring the huge range of songs & eras alive via arrangements true to the originals yet utilising the whole band (mini orchestra) to full effect. Band members here: http://www.steelydan.com/2kband.html https://youtu.be/HeniR2wP6kg https://youtu.be/HeniR2wP6kg
The late Robin Cook MP's resignation speech to Parliament (in full) , on 17 March 2003. #Chilcot
The late Robin Cook MP's resignation speech to Parliament (in full) , on 17 March 2003. #Chilcot Lots to read and digest today. This eleven and a half minute speech is worth watching in full. Sometimes we don't need to use hindsight, we just need to listen to those with foresight. Fulll text transcript here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2859431.stm See also: Casualties of the Iraq War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Iraq_War Various scientific surveys of Iraqi deaths resulting from the first four years of the Iraq War estimated that between 151,000 and over one million Iraqis died as a result of conflict during this time.[1] A later study, published in 2011, estimated that approximately 500,000 Iraqis had died as a result of the conflict since the invasion.[2] Counts of deaths reported in newspapers collated by projects like the Iraq Body Count project found 174,000 Iraqis reported killed between 2003 and 2013, with between 112,000-123,000 of those ki...
Glastonbury, 2016: Floating Points: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p03yhz4j via @bbciplayer
Glastonbury, 2016: Floating Points: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p03yhz4j via @bbciplayer This is a great genre defying set from Floating Points at last week's Glasto. Outstanding mix of horns/strings/electronica with orchestrated film score-like themes building into loose pulsing grooves for the talented soloists to improvise/wig-out. This is some of the best contemporary music currently being performed (not that I've seen them!). I was introduced to Floating Points by Stuart Edwards (@Stue1967) who has 3 posts on them on his excellent Blog: https://blackcountryrock.co/tag/floating-points/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p03yhz4j
How does the grass grow? #Bowie
How does the grass grow? #Bowie Where do the boys lie? Mud, mud, mud How does the grass grow? Blood, blood, blood https://youtu.be/o0ImaQtmrzo https://youtu.be/o0ImaQtmrzo
The General BY SIEGFRIED SASSOON
The General BY SIEGFRIED SASSOON “Good-morning, good-morning!” the General said When we met him last week on our way to the line. Now the soldiers he smiled at are most of 'em dead, And we're cursing his staff for incompetent swine. “He's a cheery old card,” grunted Harry to Jack As they slogged up to Arras with rifle and pack. But he did for them both by his plan of attack.