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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 15/04/2024

This is Anja, Gareth's wife. I'm so sorry and heartbroken to let you all know that he sadly passed away this morning. He fought so hard until the very end, but he's at peace now. 💔

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 06/04/2024

Bit disappointing in the Germany's Mask Singer tonight. First out was comedian Hugo Egon Balder. Was quite playing Couch Potato with a rendition of Ghost Busters.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 06/04/2024

Haven't posted for ages and what the hell am I watching?! Germany's The Mask Singer.

Picture of Floh first entrance of Germany's The Mask Singer

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 17/03/2024

Well, 62 episodes later but finally through my binge session of Breaking Bad. What to move on to next?

Pictures of a screenshot of Breaking Bad playlist

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 15/03/2024

I'm not seeing things again am I? It's not just me is it?

Picture of cables and headphones on a bed that resemble a cartoon dog.

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Chris Kendall @ottocr.at · 13/03/2024

Thank fuck

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 11/03/2024

That's a super sneaky reference hiding in plain sight in Breaking Bad right there when you see how things work out later in the series.

Los Pollos advert in Breaking Bad that shows who the company is a registered trademark therefore owned by.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 08/03/2024

It's been a bit of of a slog but finally got through every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The question is what is next to go on the binge watch list to get through before I die.

Picture of a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cover Art

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Aaron Mills 🏳️‍⚧️ @cloudhunter.co.uk · 07/03/2024

I'm really not doing well. I have many feelings I don't know how to cope with.

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Leigh Forbes @writeleighso.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

When I posted on instagram about type design, someone asked, "What is it they want out of a typeface that the existing ones don’t produce?" Having been in Wales a lot recently 😍 Cymru Sans came to mind… #CulturalIdentity #Typography #BookDesign #Wales www.colophon-foundry.org/custom-proje...

This is a sample card for the Cymru Sans Light typeface, designed in 2015 for use on the VisitWales website. I can't replicate the glyphs here, but there are several digraphs/ligatures that don't exist in English, e.g. (LL, DD, CH)

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

Just remembered this, from an old BBC Genome post. Still one of my favourite things ever. Tony Hart teaches you how to draw a cat, and drives himself into a fit of the giggles. Every time I look at this, the sun seems to come out.

Tony Hart and a blank sheet of paper. About to create magic.

Tony drawing. The outline of an enormously round cat takes shape.

Tony adding facial expressions to his enormous pussy cat drawing.

The cat is now complete. He has a fish sticking out of the corner of his mouth, and a demolished goldfish bowl behind him. Tony's driven himself into a fit of the giggles.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 03/03/2024

The Buffy marathon has reached the 'Musical' episode. 😃

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 02/03/2024

According to my mom, she was told by one of here friends that the pub up the road from hers has been closed to be turned into accommodation for asylum seekers. Seriously these ones still do the rounds?

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 02/03/2024

Couple of morning episodes of Red Dwarf with the daughter. Live sharing it with her.

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 02/03/2024

The Guardian this morning on the arrest of Daniela Klette. An amazing story, and a good article www.theguardian.com/world/2024/m...

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Daniela Klette: dog walker, dancer – and Germany’s most-wanted woman

Klette was the last uncaptured woman from the Red Army Faction. She was living in plain sight in a bohemian Berlin neighbourhood

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Ah, it's so nice to have the Formula 1 on the telly at home again.

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Mary Branscombe @marypcbuk.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

No. Gosh. Really. Who'da thunk it

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

Still working my way through Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I reached that certain point in season 5 I was dreading. The episode 'The Body'. It's an emotional enough episode as it is but given circumstances not sure whether watching it is a good or a bad thing.

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dawse of the dead @dawse.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

Just sipped coffee with a thin film of WD40 on top. Would not recommend. 0/5

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

“I’m not experienced with old cameras and these tape looking things have photos embedded in them”

I don’t know where to post this but what are these tape things? I’m not experienced with old cameras and these tape looking things have photos embedded in them

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Ben Austwick @benaustwick.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

Oh no please be careful if you're cutting stone, you need a very fine micron mask

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

1994: internet is ephemeral 2004: internet is forever 2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots 2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

I know complete overkill but having a tool that'll cover multiple tasks is what it's all about when downsizing. Plus it does a better job having an in-built safety function by not allowing for over-cutting.

Picture showing nails being cut with a pair of Knipex Side Cutters

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 23/02/2024

It's German week at Lidl this week and the missus got a load of Currywurst in. I've hardly been eating anything more than a bit of mashed potato for dinner the last week. That's such an indulgent change even if I could only eat half but utter heaven.

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Joanna Bagniewska @joannabagniewska.com · 23/02/2024

"Dress up as a Scientist Day" at small mammal's school. In a world of Curies and Einsteins, be a regular, half-decent zoologist. Bold costume choice. 🧪 #academicsky

A picture of me and a little person, facing away from the camera, both wearing grey sweaters, black trousers and trainers.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 22/02/2024

I think it's time to get some sleep.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

Oh crap there seems to be a load of power cuts happening in the WV13 area. Bloody alarms going off everywhere.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

Watching 'Hot Oder Shrott' on Vox. No idea why I'm addicted to this random German programme where people get sent random products to test and generally make fun of some of the tat that you can get.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

Been home from hospital since Wednesday. Weird thing when you're dying and obviously you're gradually losing function, apart from avoiding pain is actually filling time. Have set my Plex Server to line me up every episode of Buffy. Finished season 2 tonight.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Ok I'm a bit out of practice but if the Health Care Assistant outside my room was attempting to flirt with the other member of staff I probably wouldn't go with the line. "When I look at you all I see is a 'Container'."

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Well bugger looks like I'm stuck in hospital for at least another 2 days.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Well I managed to make it through to my son's 18th birthday. "Achievement Get". Just got to get home today.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 09/02/2024

Well that went downhill quickly. We've gone from admitting me to hospital to treat for a suspected infection so I can have my next chemo treatment to there'll be no more chemo treatment for you and if your heart stops we'd prefer not to bother resuscitating you.

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dawse of the dead @dawse.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

Someone has to know this!

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

Bloody hell the QE Hospital isn't half loud when it's raining like this. Gonna be a fun night.

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terence @tterence.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

Found this render that I forgot to share—rail lines of Belgium. #rstats #dataviz #railways #belgium

A visualisation of the rail lines of Belgium as 3D lines

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

When it comes down to it late stage cancer is really just about pain management and I'm just so sick of the pain now. Just want it to go away.

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Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

Would describe myself more as a tech-realist than tech-pessimist, but this rings true. While overall tech remains something that has massively improved quality of life and access to information, it is hard to argue that in almost every area, usability and reliability is slipping backwards currently.

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Peter Sefton 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @peterjsefton.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

Another excellent article from Ian Dunt about the UK government's mindless pandering to rascists: open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

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The new assault on loving an immigrant

No-one is talking about it, but 70% of Brits are about to be banned from falling in love with a foreigner.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

Been sitting here for hours now. Apparently waiting for some doctor to come from A&E who may or may not OK my treatment. This is ridiculous now.

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Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

We’re really seeing a hollowing out of talent and experience from the parliamentary Conservative Party. In other news, Kwasi Kwarteng is leaving the Commons.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

Sitting in the chemo ward at the QE in Brum. Today's the day I guess I finally find out if I get at least one last treatment or they won't treat me anymore and I'm effectively left to die of on painkillers. Fingers crossed for the former.

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Gareth Illmann-Walker 🐧 @giw.bsky.social · 04/02/2024

Decamped to my mothers again to free up space for the sister-in-laws visit. Only bringing the bare essentials with me.

Picture of a desk with a desktop computer and monitor on it.

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