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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 27/09/2026

I’m watching LUDWIG on iPlayer and I’ve noticed they’re using a weird lens. The edges are blurred in a way that makes it look like a cheap vintage lens, only very expensively. Check out the right hand side of this shot to see the lens distortion. It’s weird and I can’t unsee it.

A scene from the BBC’s Ludwig with a married couple in a stately home. The leaded window on the right shows lens distortion.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 13/09/2026

I admit I’m a bit of an Alan Moore fanboy, though. I might be biased. I also worked at Forbidden Planet in the late 80s, so my collection is heavily weighted to that era. Example pictured. But it was Halo Jones in @2000ad.bsky.social that made me into the fan I am today.

A selection of Alan Moore comics from the 1980s, including Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta and Watchmen.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 13/09/2026

Alan Moore revitalised American comics in 1984, two years before he wrote Watchmen. He took over writing Swamp Thing from issue 21 (my copy pictured below) and opened the door for Karen Berger’s British invasion that led to the creation of Vertigo comics.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 10/09/2026

This is my home river. If you turn left out of the front door to my cottage, you’ll pass a field and then you’ll reach this river. It’s the beginning of the River Ayr and you can walk alongside it on a footpath for twenty five miles, all the way to Ayr on the west coast of Scotland.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 10/09/2026

The helmet holder on a 748/916 is a piece of wire that loops through a latch under the seat. I had to buy a replacement as mine didn’t come with one. I can’t find a pic, but here’s a pic of the decal with instructions.

SUPPORTO CASCO
FISSARE IL CAVO FORNITO CON IL MOTOCICLO AL CASCO ED ALLACCIARLO AL MOSHCETTONE POSIZIONATO IMMEDIATAMENTE DAVANTI AL VANO OGGETTI, ABBASSARE IL CORPO SELLA PONENDOLO SOTTO CHIAVE.
HELMET HOLDER
FIX THE CABLE SUPPLIED WITH THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE HELMET AND HOOK THIS INTO THE CLIP MOUNTED JUST AHEAD OF THE REAR STOWAGE AREA. LOCK THE HELMET IN POSITION BY CLOSING THE TAILPIECE.
Cod.43311711A

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 03/09/2026

That’s the one that was out when I worked at GW, but I owned the earlier one.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 02/09/2026

Yes, yes, I’m in Paris. What gave it away?

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 02/09/2026

“The sky over Nôtre Dame was the colour of a television with the HDMI cable wobbling in the socket.” Apologies to @greatdismal.bsky.social

Cathedral Notre Dame seen from the Seine

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 01/09/2026

The Olympic Cauldron is in the Tuileries in Paris and I took the opportunity to take a photo.

The Olympic Cauldron from the 2024 Paris olympics.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 27/08/2026

We have come in from the terrace as we got pelted by fat rain. We are now enjoying it from our room with a view of Sacré Coeur instead.

Paris getting rained on with Sacré Coeur in the distance

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 27/08/2026

The view from our hotel as the storm closes in over Paris.

The Eiffel Tower in the distance, under a grey sky.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 24/08/2026

And translation. It’s useful there, mostly. Basically, the tasks AI did before the AI boom. Ps. Proud to have this on our RPG stalls.

SLA Industries RPGs with a “no AI, human made” sign.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 23/08/2026

Watching The Cure, they know what they’re doing. Playing the good shit to start, getting the audience set up for the rest of the gig.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 23/08/2026

Mogwai at Royal Highland Centre.

Mogwai on stage in the distance. An Apple Watch with a loud noise warning in the foreground.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 17/08/2026

It’s MOT day for the vintage bike.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 16/08/2026

Years ago, I had a reverser ring that fitted to my Canon 400D camera that allowed me to use the 18-55 kit lens backwards, turning it into a macro lens. I took this awesome photo of the underside of a snail with it.

Abstract view of the underside of a snail taken with a macro lens.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 16/08/2026

I know, right? And it’s an import, which is not shocking for Ducatis of this age.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 16/08/2026

Ok, my world is shattered beyond belief. My 1997 Ducati 748 that I bought in 1998 is actually a 1996 Ducati 748. The S stands for Strada, not the later SP designation.

The serial number sticker on my Ducati 748.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 12/08/2026

I even made a pinhole camera obscura. Boo.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 12/08/2026

I hear there’s an eclipse around somewhere … except for viewers in Scotland.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 07/08/2026

Here’s one of my favourite Astérix translations. The “my melon is too expensive?” comment sets up a joke about the British and bowler hats. That doesn’t translate at all, so the English language version is (iirc) “Are you saying my melon is off?” To which the reply is “Rather, old fruit”

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 05/08/2026

It’s left a gap in my art wall, but I’ve got a few unframed pieces I could slot in there.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 05/08/2026

Who knew this old painting would be worth a few grand, eh? I’ve had it for thirty odd years and it’s smaller than my other original Magic: the Gathering painting, but I could really do with a holiday and this will fund that.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 02/08/2026

Ducati cleaned ready for MOT. Both bikes cleaned, tbh, but nobody really wants to see photos of a Triumph 765RS when there’s a ‘97 Ducati 748 available.

Red 1997 Ducati 748 in front of a green shed.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 27/07/2026

Guess what? I found the first bit!

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 12/07/2026

That’s the weekend done. There’s eight weeks before the next race.

Ducati are the 2026 World Superbike manufacturers champions

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 12/07/2026

Unprecedented. Maria Herrera won (on track) against her championship rival, giving her enough points to claim the 2026 WorldWCR title. The only problem: she got a penalty for knocking a rider off on the last lap, putting her in second place and keeping the championship alive.

Maria Herrera, dressed in a gold helmet with a gold number one on her bike.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 11/07/2026

Charlie Boorman is living his best life. 👍🏻

Charlie Boorman on the podium at World Superbike qualifying.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 11/07/2026

World Superbike superpole was a familiar sight.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 10/07/2026

Alex Lowes was the only non-Ducati in the top seven in the second World Superbike session today.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 10/07/2026

Nicolo Bulega was a bit quick this morning.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 09/07/2026

Dear reader, I wish to apologise in advance for my Donington World Superbike posts here over the next three days.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 25/06/2026

These are the cameras and main lenses. This is a budget setup consisting of Canon EOS 6D and Canon EOS 7Dmkii bodies with 28-135mm and 70-300mm lenses. The 6D full frame body has the wider lens and the wrong strap while the 7D has the longer lens and a comfy strap as that much glass is heavy.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 21/06/2026

Today, it was this bike’s turn.

2020 Triumph Street Triple 765RS in black.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 21/06/2026

I took this out today. No fuel leaks any more, just in time for the MOT.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 14/06/2026

I’ve been following motorcycle racing since the 1990s and I have never seen as dominant a performance as what’s happening in World Superbike right now. It’s very hard to find anything new to write about when the top two places are the same two riders on the same bike, but I try. 😆

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 07/06/2026

I found my old phones. I had excellent taste. Shame they’re now useless.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 03/06/2026

My last conversation with John Blanche was around about 1988. He knew I rode motorbikes and wanted to pick my brains. He was learning to ride and aiming for a Honda Shadow as his first big bike. Our paths never crossed again, and we both went on to bigger and better stuff. Farewell, John.

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 30/05/2026

We’re at 3-844 at UK Games Expo. Come check out @sla.industries and our other @nightfall.games stuff! Thanks, @elainelithgow.bsky.social for the sign.

SLA Industries, the RPG, with a “Human Made” no-AI sign

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 29/05/2026

Gaze upon our works, ye mighty, and buy! UK Games Expo, 3-846

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Jared Earle @jearle.uk · 25/05/2026

Ok, it’s the week of UK Games Expo and I’ll be driving my pals down on Thursday. I will be on the GMS stall under the @nightfall.games banner at 3-844 selling @sla.industries and all our other games including an early edition of the SLA Industries for Savage Worlds Quick Start in limited numbers.

A table with copies of the SLA Industries for Savage Worlds Quick Start in limited numbers.

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