Bristolian, book devourer, gamer, Gooner, newshound, historyman, trade union bod, lapsed satirist
Bristol, UK
Joined June 2008
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Having lost to the Plumstead Potting Machine myself fairly recently, I can say that he is a rather more gracious victor than this might imply ... still flipping hilarious from @Jimllpaintit though!!!
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Popped in to the new @stpetershospice store that's opened opposite my house. Friendly staff & a great range of preloved stuff, including a Commodore 64!
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If the @Lionesses need a backup keeper for tomorrow ... looks like we've found a contender!
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After 5 years, I'm stepping down as a @Bristol_UCU Branch Officer - hopefully, I've helped a few people along the way, tried to save a few jobs and spent too flipping long assembling the bloody banner! Here's a few memories ...
... strike days take a lot of organising, but with a great team of Branch Officers many hands make light work - I just wish the @ucu t-shirts had a few more Xs on their XL size!
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Might be a bit of a challenge being a video game voice actor in the world of AI / Chat GPT youtu.be/d6sVWEu9HWU or is this just Skyrim being repurposed for the 300th time? Impressed / scared at the same time!
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Jon Stewart and Ian Hislop in conversation about satire in the age of Murdoch and Trump youtu.be/pbOiXmMnyw4 worth 45 mins of your time.
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I'm tired, still wet & probably going to get a cold after a day on the @Bristol_UCU picket lines, but I don't care! It was great to catch up with old friends & make new ones in our union & @unison_bristol - would be even nicer to have a real pay rise & fair pensions! #ucuRISING
Probably won't be watching much of the #worldcup but glad I discovered the song adopted by the Welsh national team Yma o Hyd / We're still here youtu.be/43Fag8ZQcz4
Think I've signed up for Mastodon @cfbloke@mastodonapp.uk but given the bumpf about servers, instances & failing to edit my profile who knows!
No telling fibs to the Librarian - now, these are rules that I can get behind! And the no small-pox one too ;-)
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Great piece on treatment of casual staff in HE in Australia from @abcnews youtu.be/ppPSN40XZ_s sounds all too familiar to us in UK universities - except it is being reported by the mainstream media as wage theft - leading to apologies, change and backpayments @Bristol_UCU @ucu
Enjoying all these #EUROVISION points for #teamSPACEMAN sure the telly vote will go elsewhere but feeling good about my bet on being in the top 10!
Thanks to a super fast delivery from @GoodChemBrew looks like I'll be enjoying a cosmo sour kokomo weekday combo tonight!
Thanks to the lovely folks @GoodChemBrew Kokomo Weekend is back! Off to @TheGood_Measure for some of the fresh stuff later, but always good to have a back-up plan ;-)
I've voted Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! in the @ucu strike ballot - proud to join my @Bristol_UCU colleagues in calling on @UCEA1 + @UniversitiesUK to negotiate & avoid industrial action - there's still time #OneOfUsAllOfUs
Enjoyed a chilled trip to Mars to see the #MarsArtwork by @lukejerram - still felt wrong being on the @bristoluni graduation stage though!
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New tea related poem has popped up a couple of doors down from my house @thisstrangenewworld #thisstrangenewworld enjoy!
