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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 11h

Sad times - sudden failure of a well loved mug

A large white tea stained mug with an African Hospital Libraries design. The handle has come off

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

From the little shit free book swap at work

A copy of word 2000 simple to understand from a free book swap

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Late call for a spare ticket at the Afghan Whig

Ed Harcourt doing a mini encore strong blue light behind he has two fingers in the air but not like that

Afghan Whigs on stage at the shepherd's Bush empire under red and white lights

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Miss working in central London. Got off at St Paul's to walk to work is a great start to the day

View of the city of London looking across the beach at Gabriel's wharf. Beautiful morning light with little fluffy white clouds

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is not mega helpful when you are trying to record a little demo video

A cloud flare timeout message counting down before it will show me a webpage

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Taking a thirty year old t-shirt out to a disco

An authentic 1996 three boy hardcore action Ash tshirt

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

If you live anywhere near Norwich and weren't at Nation of Language at the waterfront tonight more fool you

Nation of language bent over a moog in broght white light

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Yesterday the beauty of David Parr's house. Today - brush on a stick. I don't think he would approve

A paint brush crudely taped to a pole to reach that bit above the stairs

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Brilliantly it did the same thing again when I won a massive jar of swizzels later at the same event #CILIPGetReal

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Now this could be fun. Here I am at the HLG 2018 Conference welcome drinks where no one told me the collar on my jacket had popped photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip... #CILIPGetReal

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Your recent piece for them is currently latest news item. A bit too much trust from CILIP in imaging generators!

Screen grab of a headline "can we trust claims on AI tools?" from a website slathered in AI slop

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

An AI slop image that is, sadly, an all to real presention of the challenge of finding out what has been published inside a magazine

A screen grab of an AI slop image from the website of a uk professional body. It shows someone "reading" a completely blank pair of pages under the heading "magazines"

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Much loved Billy cat doing his own thing right to the end

A mackerel tabby sat in a kitchen sink with a tap running on his head

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Spotted this morning in Glasgow

Sticker in the shape of a grave stone attached to lamp post. Has a big no AI sign with the text "Fuck AI - join your local cult"

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Captcha getting more debatable

SCreen grab of a captcha asking to click images of "mountains or hills"

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Becoming a pattern. Spiked myself in the leg attempting a new high jump PB. Definitely got the height in me. Matched my previous best of last year

A calf of a leg with a red fresh wound caused by a spike

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Late stage capitalism continues to flail wildly in the biscuit aisle

A godless monstrosity of a sainburys "summer fruit custard cream twists variety pack" grim flavours include Strawberry and cream, peach and cream or Blueberry and cream

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Turns out baton passes are hard and so is the track

Picture from above of A badly skinned leg with several areas of damage where a man running a relay race fell over

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Publicity Department and Tulpa at the New River Studios #gigs

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith at the Barbican #gigs

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith on stage. There are around twenty other musicians including violins, xylophones and all sorts. Red light dominarwa

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Summer athletics season is here!

A higher jumper just after take off it is early evening and there is a floodlit athletics stadium in back of shot

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Someone has been sent deep into Epping Forest to do their brass practice

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Always glad to see Belle and Sebastian

Royal Albert Hall with the band belle and Sebastian on stage playing if you are feeling sinister

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Babybird at the Shepherds Bush Empire

The band Babybird on stage. Singer and two of the band visible

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Was amused to come across a shop selling all this stuff in Hull

Joke shop window in hull. Loads of old fashioned practical.jokes

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Indie loving Sheffield Library School grads of the past near thirty years may be glad to hear you can still find new stuff to dance to at Offbeat

Sticker from the offbeat club night. Shows a baby seal with the slogan "indie kids give their seal of approval to .. Offbeat"

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The great hunter approaches his prey

A mackerel tabby cat is sniffing around a paper packet roughly the size of a beautiful bit of smoked mackerel

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Trip to the Cartoon Museum for the Future was then exhibition. Great standing collection of early to modern cartoons and comics

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AlanFricker @alanfricker.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Come home to find a truly beautiful gift for me #TrueLove

A yellow stickered jam filled swiss roll on a wooden kitchen counter

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