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Person of many words. Podcaster and builder of fine robots with @spinnerproof. Sometimes makes nice pictures.

Joined April 2009
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In 1998, I saw Robot Wars and decided I was going to build a robot. In 2017, I started a podcast so I could talk about robots built by other people. In 2019, I got to join them.
It's back. Bugglebots 2019 begins next Monday 9th December at 7pm GMT!
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Hi @Tesco Just curious why I can't buy 2 packs of Ibuprofen and 2 packs of Paracetamol at the same time, but I can buy as much alcohol and tobacco as I like. Much love, A grown adult with a toothache instead of an addiction.
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Will watching clubs the size and stature of Newcastle deliriously celebrate getting back on terms with Luton ever get old?
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New Gladiators has shot Duel with the Gladiator on the left and is as a result literally unwatchable. 0 stars.
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Shut up, Garth Crooks
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If Graham Linehan owned a venue, I wonder if he would allow trans performers to perform there?
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At least @virginmedia likes to fail in interesting ways. Shocking download speeds but upload speeds seem fine, and some websites (eg youtube) running flawlessly while others won't load at all.
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Its crazy to think how this slightly weird group of football fans and the club we adopted ended up shaping who I became. From a silly little football society, into a silly little football radio show, into a silly little robot podcast which started the next chapter. Cheers, lads!
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You will never know true pain until you have lived with Virgin Media broadband.
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I can't believe Michael Masi made Lewis retire.
Its hard to tell if the @C4Sport F1 coverage has a massively excessive amount of ads, or just integrates them so badly it feels like there are more than usual.
Has science gone too far?
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In the interest of driver safety, Dan Ticktum is taking part in a solo time trial.
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Good on Virgin Media for at least having an interesting outage where some stuff still works.
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'Tis the night before RoboNerd...
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Funny how so many of the people I see intentionally misgendering a trans athlete because they were "born a he" are totally fine with someone born as 'Stephen Yaxley-Lennon' being referred to as 'Tommy'
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The @fia are about to go full UEFA. Never fo full UEFA.
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The before and after of a weekend of not even actually competing:
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Ryan Bratley retweeted
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I remember teaching year 2 how to mix colours a few weeks ago...
To the @WatfordFC fan who didn't realise the yellow and red flare thrown into the ground would turn 🟠 You car registration plate has been passed onto the authorities. Awful timing with the minute's silence for HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, taking place. #COYH
To my horror I named as one of the 'academics & individuals' who was consulted by the Commission on Race & Ethnic Disparities. I wonder how many others were consulted without their knowledge?
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