iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

I loved playing with my Matchbox Cars and Other Vehicles back in the day! 🚙🚗🛻🚐🚚🚛🚜🏎️🚒🚑🚓🚕

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They may have interfered but there was still a huge amount of the electorate that were completely decided on voting to leave from when Thatcher was Prime Minister. So Putin's shenanigans or Farage's campaign would have made absolutely no difference at all to their choice back in 2016.

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Does it spout flames 🔥 when it's played? 🪉

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Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader after diesel deal with Russia

What the absolute F**K!! Once again, reliance on oil and it's derivatives is causing more instability than good. And what the blooming hell does Putin have over Trump that he never really criticises him and his actions? This will only pour more fuel on the fire. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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US president suggests Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not done enough to end war

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When reading the article, I was almost expecting the far-right candidate to be called Vladimir Lenin Marx.

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It's like when Hitler became the leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) in July 29 1921. It was used as a strategic tool to appeal to the working class rather than to signal actual alignment with leftist or socialist ideology.

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Good thing you can do at least one of those things safely outdoors. 😁

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

When it comes to long articles, poems or stories, I feel much more comfortable listening to them as I find reading far to sedentary a pastime. At least one can get on and do something else while listening or in the best cases, can actually be exercising while consuming the words spoken out loud. 🔊👂🚶

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At Halloween, no one can hear you scream! 🎃

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Like I said, whatever decision is made should wait till after the next General Election, which rumours say could be next May. As a win for Labour will give them a stronger footing and Reform made weaker, which will be a better environment for introducing that next essential democratic referendum. 🗳️

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I think my favourite in this category is "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal. 💋🌹 youtu.be/hDd2G_V1rzc?...

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Seal - Kiss From A Rose (Official Video) [HD]

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I completely agree with this part of the article "This is the suspicion of some Green veterans. They feel their party has been captured by a well-organised, itinerant caucus of militant left activists who have been looking for a new host since Jeremy Corbyn and his acolytes lost control of Labour."

Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Continued large scale investment in new renewable energy infrastructure is very important so whatever happens regarding bill relief, that cannot be reduced or delayed.

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There is an awful lot to do besides getting a consensus to rejoin. Trying to sort out energy mix so we're not so reliant on fossil fuels which honestly has been the biggest failure of Government since the 1980's. If that had been sorted, both the Ukranian and Iran wars wouldn't have hit home so hard

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I did see this but I think if you spent Lockdown with children compared to just being a couple or even being alone makes a big difference on how this film makes you feel about that experience. 🏠

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You can't label all Leave voters as Morons! Lots of people had their reasons for voting that did not include anything that was said by Farage and I know personally loads of British Commonwealth Diaspora that was among them. It stemmed from many years of unhappiness with the way the EU ran things.

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It's completely undemocratic to NOT have another EU referendum. The likelihood of the result going in your favour is higher because millions of Leave voters have died since 2016 and almost as many young people are now of voting age and it's possible the law will then allow 16 & 17 year olds vote too

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And if that next referendum comes back as a "NO" vote, meaning stay out of the EU, I hope that UK Governments don't visit the issue again for at least twenty five years. 🗳️

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I think equally as useful is how quickly A.I. can crunch through the mountains of data sent back daily from the many astronomical space telescopes 🔭 we have now. This can be over a terabyte.

In fact, as long as Farage is still active in politics and has strong financial representation, he will again be a volatile figure. So whatever UK's future is with the EU, any referendum should wait until Labour has won another General Election

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In fact, as long as Farage is still in active politics, he will again be a volatile figure, so whatever UK's future is with the EU, any referendum should wait until Labour has won another General Election.

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This sounds totally reasonable. War on Want says, "Government must take take steps to limit extreme wealth. It is calling for our government to establish £10m as the upper acceptable limit for wealth; to introduce an annual wealth tax on all assets over £10m." www.theguardian.com/news/2026/se...

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Super-rich UK energy and food magnates’ wealth skyrockets amid global crises

Analysis has shown the costs of daily essentials soaring in recent years, thanks in part to climate shocks, wars and geopolitical tensions

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A watch with a fluffy useful A.I. avatar you can talk to on it's face could be cute?

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Why can't we just have all this usefulness in a smartwatch?

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Tony Lee @pigasuspress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Meanwhile, on Mars...

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This sounds like a scary but highly important report that needs full UK publication now. 📃

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Such a shame as I am a massive fan of the original trilogy and although they weren't as widely popular, I was hoping that Mahershala Ali was going to bring a freshness to the franchise. Mahershala Ali Is Done With Blade And Moving On: "I'm Over That" - Cosmic Book News share.google/s97s9intTX1e...

Mahershala Ali Is Done With Blade And Moving On: "I'm Over That" - Cosmic Book News

Mahershala Ali tells Deadline at TIFF he's done with Marvel's Blade and is moving on — and thanks the studio for helping pay for Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.

Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Why... Because your article wasn't long enough? 📝 😁

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Absolutely loved this show back in the day! 📺 👀

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A recent off the cuff remark from President Trump may actually speed up the proposition of Ireland reuniting sooner rather than later and it looks like this meeting could include some first steps. Irish, Scottish and Welsh leaders meet to plan break-up of United Kingdom share.google/Zx2aNW9WZQHv...

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I think if there was some way for FoM to be the only thing that changed back during the 2016 referendum then honestly think it would have satisfied enough folk. George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union and boost trade | Economic growth (GDP) | The Guardian share.google/TXCTKLhSuobp...

George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union and boost trade

Ex-Tory chancellor says economy has ‘fallen off a cliff’ since Brexit but rejoining union could be ‘quite simple’

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Maybe a bit higher than £1,000 as if those donations are subject to so much tax then rich people will find less salubrious ways to help fund their favourite political party. Or maybe, hopefully it'll put off the ones that have dodgy agendas from trying to get those adengas into mainstream politics.

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tedssalmagundi.blogspot.com

Like 'The Imitation Game' (2014), it's important to tell the stories of persons not directly on the front line of War and how their contributions were in some cases as or more important than those famous battlefield commanders. See my full review here 🎬 tedssalmagundi.blogspot.com/2026/09/pres...

Pressure (2026) - A Guest Review by Chad Dixon

This is a dramatisation, with some historical tweaks, about the most important decision taken that ultimately became the turning point of WW...

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One day there might be another story of a robot/android that's actually not absolutely terrifying. 🤖 I would like to see a follow up to 2014's 'Ex Machina'. What has Ava been up to in the wide world since we last saw her and will Caleb ever escape?

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I agree not to argue with you but as we've seen, what everybody's view on, "What's best for me" does not converge under a clear obvious consensus.

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There's a lot of disabled persons that are feeling very relieved by the decision today. Could you honestly argue directly against them for their personal points of view regarding this proposition?

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I agree but if it was so obvious then why wasn't it brought in by one of the previous Labour governments?

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm definitely in your camp but you can understand how some people are worried that people who are terminally ill and feel they are are a burden to their families may be talked into ending their life earlier then they actually would. There's a lot of people in that camp so that's why it's so imotive

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As I've said many times, the energy policy of not just the UK Government but many should have transitioned hard away from oil and gas to renewables from the mid 1980's. Doing that would've negated so many of the issues that huge fluctuations in the wholesale oil and gas prices that affect us today.

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I mainly hold my phones in my left hand. The main video shows the closed iPhone Duo held mainly in the right hand with all the dock apps moved to the right side of both screens so too far away from my left thumb. So quite honestly this is a totally impossible one handed experience for me when closed

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I did a double header on UK National Cinema Weekend: First I saw The Death of Robin Hood (15), My Review Here: tedssalmagundi.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... Then hopped on a bus for thirty minutes to see Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars (15), My Review Here: tedssalmagundi.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Saw it about two weeks ago in my local cinema with a voucher I had for a free visit. I really think you had to have grown up during the main era of or at least watched lots of the original Looney Toons cartoon shorts to really get the best experience out of this. I personally was very entertained.

Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Yes, as I found it in the bed linen the next morning. The same linen I'd searched the previous morning. It's like it had entered a wormhole for 24 hours and then popped back out right where I was sleeping. 🙄

Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

When I recently came back home from week-long vacation, that night I went to bed with one of my Samsung Buds 4 to listen to a podcast. In the morning I saw the one bud in the case and forgetting the previous night, I was convinced that I'd lost the other one on the journey home. Found 24 hours later

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Chad Dixon @lapswood.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If only the UK had gone hard on renewable energy development from the moment the first coal mines were closed down by the Thatcher government than we wouldn't be in this position now. Jackdaw gasfield set to be approved by ministers this month, sources say. share.google/bEoARkJ8nOAF...