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Vapid Response Unit. Writer, not always about tech. Gadget editor at ft.com/htsi Also, musical human. Producer for Lush Handmade Sounds. Perform with Scritti Politti, Lost Crowns, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Spearmint etc. More info at rhodri.biz
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I thought you might like to know a bit about my new morning routine, which consists of avoiding looking at the news, then 30 minutes later taking a little peek, then spending about an hour in a state of burning rage as I read about the continuing exploits of literally the worst humans in the world

Susannah just said “do you remember Quark Xpress” and I said “YES I used to use it, I wonder what happened to it,” and my word, it Still Exists — this is like finding out that Jesus Jones are still touring, i.e. it doesn’t make any significant difference to me, but it’s good to know it’s happening

Lost Crowns first record was one of 6 Music's albums of the year despite having a million notes in it. The new one (out April 4) has two million. I completely love what we've made. Pre-order at bit.ly/lcthiitb, and a short sample of the lysergic cacophony is below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om2J...

Lost Crowns first record was one of 6 Music's albums of the year despite having a million notes in it. The new one (out April 4) has two million. I completely love what we've made. Pre-order at bit.ly/lcthiitb, and a short sample of the lysergic cacophony is below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om2J...

Anyone for tiddlywinks? Wake up and grab yourself a big tiddly wink, you lazy bastards

Just been reminded of one of my favourite stories from the old days of television. Dag Hammarskjöld, UN secretary general, was due in for a Panorama. Before he arrived, they needed to line up the cameras, so floor manager Albert Stevenson, later a distinguished LE producer was asked to step in.

Trump can’t handle the faintest criticism so, when he hears that Zelensky should have been invited, he lashes out saying “He started it”. When Zelensky mentions the disinformation that feeds Trump, Trump lashes out again. A monstrous spoiled brat wrecking the world with his dull-witted vengefulness.

Unsurprisingly, it sounds like the lowest common denominator of every other four-to-the-floor dance music you've heard in the past decade. The fact that it warrants a press release from a university is hilarious. Honestly, guys, if you don't actually want to MAKE music, just don't bother, it's fine

Tomorrow, we say goodbye to an old, old boiler. Goodbye, Sime Superior 80, you weird, rebadged Potterton boiler from the late 1990s, with your strange behaviour, knackered fan (replaced), dodgy valve (replaced), errant thermostat and underpowered, wheezy attempts at heating water. I Cannot Wait.🖕

Today’s rare moment of levity was provided by my friend Tanya who saw this on a street in Hilversum

Doubly terrific column by @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social, partly for the usual reasons, partly for the 'actually engaging with what Fukuyama actually wrote':

I welcome this bold and exciting vision of a future where we cast off the yoke of learning, self development and personal fulfilment and instead spend our lives repeatedly typing slightly different versions of the same question into an LLM in the vain hope of getting a bit of fucking sense out of it