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David James

@da.vidjam.es
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Retired speech technologist, ex-Microsoft/UBS/Olivetti/Nuance/Denon-Marantz/HCLTech. Doctor Who enthusiast and lapsed Dalek builder/operator. Bachgen o Gaerdydd. 🏃+ 🍕= 😁

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David James @da.vidjam.es · 27/09/2026
I was at this terrific sold-out show last night; I didn't take any pictures (there are loads of brilliant ones of their sheer son-et-lumiere firepower on the socials already) but instead, by way of contrast, here is their stage shortly before their appearance at the Lexington in July 2013…
The rather more modest stage set for the 2013 duo incarnation of Public Service Broadcasting. Gigantic illuminated model of Sputnik 1 not present
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 07/09/2026
STEPHEN CHEESEMAN FROM STILTON
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 17/08/2026
I can't see that frame without wanting to watch this Peter Serafinowicz redub of the scene youtu.be/dRd_vZT6zPY?is=LDsPO...
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
62.8 percent… 62.8 percent… Clacton, 37 and a bit percent of you are sensible, patriotic dudes & lady dudes, and you deserve your flowers. But that 62.8 percent-
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Jim Carrey's Disgusted Reaction: Ew Gross
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is a wonderful look at all the ordinary things in our houses we take for granted
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 12/08/2026
Very pleased with my eclipse safety helmet
Count Binface
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 12/08/2026
All this colander chat in advance of this evening's astronomical funtimes reminds me of this, the greatest band merch ever
The Official Spinal Tap 1992 Colander (sic)
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 08/08/2026
When logo generators get very confused.
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 31/07/2026
Insane demand for newly released The Odyssey tickets at BFI IMAX! Capacity of venue is only 500, so no chance this time.
Congratulations, you are the 20,551st person in the queue for a maximum of about 7000 tickets.
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 30/07/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JycJ...
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 25/07/2026
Please enjoy this picture I took yesterday of Adam Buxton wearing a big David Byrne suit.
Adam Buxton, not making sense
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 25/07/2026
Can confirm! Just wonderful
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 24/07/2026
'Sorry mate, we're all out of bli'
Inexplicable food van sign at latitude festival
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 22/07/2026
Reddit highlight of the day
Guy complaining that ‘Noncefest 2026’ has inexplicably been renamed.
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 22/07/2026
Got along to this yesterday; very good and recommended! And the Barbican music library seems like an excellent place to go anyway.
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Prof Gyles @gyleslingwood.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Blimey. Kevin Keegan has just died, aged 75. 😢 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Kevin Keegan, Liverpool legend and former Newcastle manager, dies aged 75
Kevin Keegan, the former England and Newcastle manager who was a member of Liverpool’s serial champions in the 1970s, has died aged 75
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trouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
TIME ISN'T HOLDING US TIME ISN'T AFTER US
Haaland Oats
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 20/07/2026
New employer rejected my bank details because the 8-digit account number was not unique in their employee database. After 3 months I was still explaining sort-codes on a mail thread with 19 people in the CC list. It was at this point that I decided they weren't for me.
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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"And the prime minister's car just driving up the Mall now, all four wheels on the ground, propelled possibly by an internal combustion engine, Keir Starmer and Lady Victoria no doubt in the back, continuing to respirate and draw oxygen into their lungs, on this unusually sunny..."
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Richard Miller @richard-miller1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The army band outside Buckingham Palace playing something startingly similar to the Cybermen's theme from Doctor Who.
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The tent acts have all got names like: Corti Zone The Lidl Collective Sam Widge Dr Hoop's Tardigrade Thumb Professor Seatbelt Thrushrash XXX Hamster The Walk-in Baths DJ Stump JB & Fairy Liquid Pork Mittens Ton-E & Auditory Sound Noize Generation Hex Trust-a-Trader Dot Com Apoca Lips
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 12/07/2026
Ran past this AI slop signage this morning on a trip back to Cardiff, recognised it from when someone else’s picture of it went viral a while ago #chunbypeas
AI slop signage in the window of a corner shop in Cardiff. For all your chunby peas needs or if you need any John West Taked Chuns.
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Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Sheesh, everything's a fight on here at the moment. Are you all sleep deprived for some reason?
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 29/06/2026
Incredible drone video of the crowd that showed up in Montreal on Saturday night for microtonal polka-dotted twits Angine De Poitrine www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYsB...
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SOIRÉE HISTORIQUE AU FESTIVAL DE JAZZ
YouTube video by Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 24/06/2026
It’s amazing he’s so good given that he’s clearly twice as likely to accidentally handle the ball
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Frizident Evil @frizfrizzle.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
People claim that pirates love booty, but they really treasure chests.
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 13/06/2026
Absolutely lovely bit of wireframed character animation in Blender (the brilliant handiwork of u/pelle_bostrom on Reddit).
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 11/06/2026
ITVX is terrible - it’s been freezing all evening and has the temerity to issue weasel-worded victim-blaming error messages like this. Yes obviously my hardwired gigabit connection is the problem
Dogshit error message from useless ITVX app on AppleTV
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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I don't really talk about this, because I'm actually quite private about my personal life, but many many years ago Tony Head took me under his wing and showed me the kind of person I could be. It's not an exaggeration to say that I'm the person I am today because of the kindness he showed me.
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 05/06/2026
Also I’m relieved they’re sticking with the original name after this ill-advised rebrand I spotted online last year
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 03/06/2026
Absolutely brilliant comedy punter confusion story in Chortle today. www.chortle.co.uk/news/2026/06...
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 01/06/2026
1714 Seconds With Fouracres (plus excellent reference to @mrweebl.bsky.social at 9 minutes) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZUe...
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SNL UK's Keir Starmer lifts the lid on his character
YouTube video by LBC
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Pandy Fackler 🍂 @thatbrenna.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
hope you brought urine!
A doormat in target that says how you brought wine in cursive but it really looks like hope you brought urine
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 30/05/2026
My nonagenarian Ma reviews The Killers
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 28/05/2026
I sat opposite BH on a train to London one day and wish I'd had the courage just to tell him how much I admired his brilliant, pioneering work.
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 28/05/2026
"No, Mister Bond, I expect you to die!"
Mr. Sting in full Bond villain mode.
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Louis Strong @louisdstrong.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Come the fuck in or fuck the fuck off
Peter Capaldi as Mr Curry in Paddington leaning out a window
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 24/05/2026
Lovely bit of nom. det. in the Guardian today in the form of vineyard manager Anna Vine
Picture of vineyard manager Anna Vine
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Nick Setchfield @nicksetchfield.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I interviewed Jeff Wayne at his home once. He showed me his original copy of the novel, complete with all the sentences he had underlined to use on the album! What an amazing treasure to have in my hands.
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 15/05/2026
Terrific photo of Celtic footballer Alistair Johnston on Guardian website. Hats off to photographer Stuart Wallace
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 15/05/2026
Just found out that neighbours are selling to the now-30yo daughter of the couple we bought our house from in 1998
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a close up of a person 's face with long white hair
Alt: a close up of a person 's face with long white hair
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 13/05/2026
Went to the V&A yesterday and enjoyed this 16th century polychrome sculpture entitled ‘St Tom Baker And Child’
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Stereogum @stereogum.com · 07/05/2026
Watch the video for @boardsofcanada.bsky.social's first new single in 13 years, "Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz," directed by Robert Beatty
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Boards Of Canada Share New Single "Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz": Listen
This Boards Of Canada rollout is getting real. Last month, the Scottish electronic duo mailed a mysterious VHS tape to fans, shared an excerpt of new music, and finally, officially announced Inferno, ...
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 05/05/2026
“Is that the distributor cap off a Ford Mondeo?”
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
every mushroom foraging guidebook: This is Woodland Pot Roast, a tasty little mushroom that adds a delightful flavour to soups and stews. Note that it is often mistaken for Satan’s Fistula, a mushroom that erases the last 9 generations of your family from God’s ledgers.
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 26/04/2026
This is my answer too!
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BOARDS OF CANADA @boardsofcanada.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
INFERNO. 18 TRACKS. 70 MINUTES. 2xLP, CD, DIGITAL. 29 MAY 2026. boardsofcanada.com
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 14/04/2026
It’s Dalek-table
A sign offering Organic Ice Cream from Skaro
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David James @da.vidjam.es · 09/04/2026
Went to this last night! Excellent. Audience featured lots of people who had seen it on initial release, plenty who hadn't seen it at all, and one person who's actually in it!
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