Reposted by Simon HBDave Dustin @dustin.nz · 18h"YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK" 7757201620
Reposted by Simon HBTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 12hLook at this, a nation state, nationing and stating. 81534268
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 11hI'm puzzled as how this would work - would you remain free on bail for long enough to pop down to Dunelm after you'd done some measuring up? 010
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 11hThe Kray Twins' internal inquiry says pair did not break law over McVitie hit www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform internal inquiry says party did not break law over donations stingOfficials were recorded by undercover journalists discussing a potential way to secure foreign donations to the party. 041
Reposted by Simon HBLGBT+ Fund @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social · 12hThanks to National Lottery players, @consortium.lgbt has received £300,000 of life-changing funding from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk to award to organisations and groups supporting LGBT+ youth across England. 152
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 12hNot sure if I'm more alarmed at the puckering Thatcher or the self-satisfied Blair, but it was all going on at King Hussein's funeral, apparently 000
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 13hTurns out @oddthisday.bsky.social has just posted the correct answer 1102
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 13hNick Timothy's just blamed Labour for the Southport killings, as it was down the party's ideology. They'd been in power for three weeks at that point. 010
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 13hYeah, but Rattlesnakes was my introduction to Eva Marie Saint, because 90% of my education was through pop music, and the two are bound together in my mind 110
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 13hBadenoch: We will cut income tax, which will encourage people to work. We will cut capital gains tax, to encourage people to invest. And we will cut inheritance tax. Griffith: To encourage people to die Badenoch: Yes... no, wait Griffith: To kill their parents? Badenoch: I'll put that for now 041
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 14hRIP Eva Marie Saint www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSc4...youtube.comLloyd Cole and the Commotions - RattlesnakesYouTube video by LloydColeVEVO 011
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 15hIn the midst of a much longer dream, I met Ed Sheeran's manager who was telling someone else that Ed gets so frightened on motorways he sometimes rams his head into the service station toilet bowl, and I now cannot shake the mental image 020
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 15h*please let him have given his name as Richard Gere* *please let him have given his name as Richard Gere* *please let him have given his name as Richard Gere* 010
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 15hBack in the 80s I never tried the Radio 4 version but I did try the Channel 4 software stuff and, despite having a TV with a built in tape recorded, "nowhere near sufficient quality to load" was pretty much the experience... 010
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 15hNot that one, obviously. Although next week it's Romesh visiting a dairy farm in Oregon. 010
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 16hI just idly wondered if any of the programs survived on the Internet Archive. They don't, but I did discover there was an officially licenced Archers game for the ZX Spectrum where you could be Jack Woolley trying to get in with the local Tories archive.org/details/zx_A...archive.orgArchers, The (Part 1 of 4)Archers, The (1987)(Mosaic Publishing)(Part 1 of 4)Developed byLevel 9 Computing, Ltd.Released1987Also ForAmstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSXPublished byMosaic PublishingPerspecti... 151
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Meanwhile, back at Reform... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities 000
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The presence of stupid little trademark mark in this headline is really disappointing www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/your-world/m...northantstelegraph.co.ukMasque Theatre offer up a Terry Pratchett® twist on a Dickensian classicMasque Theatre offer up a Terry Pratchett® twist on a Dickensian classic 000
Reposted by Simon HBMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just saw someone say their AI runs their fantasy football team and I can’t stop laughing. Like, I’m sure everyone’s doing it or something but it’s very funny to me that pretending to be a team manager was so hard that you needed to pretend to pretend to be a team manager 214103761645
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The existence of deathless prose suggests the existence of death prose 010
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026What is the movie that came out before you were born that you’ve watched the most times? Not quite sure but I think it might be The Childrens Hour 010
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Very much enjoying the idea that there would be scenes outside Mezies for the release of Spectrum Microdrives akin to the crush outside Apple stores on new iPhone days 041
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026James Cartlidge (apparently the shadow defence secretary) is now trying to argue that "Iron Dome" is just a generic term for missile defence systems "like Hoover for vacuum cleaners" 110
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Amazing work by Badenoch and the team, managing to make an imaginary defensive dome collapse within 24 hours 110
Reposted by Simon HBMags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Monica Coglan was cross-examined for 13 hours by Archer’s lawyers in the libel trial. She was frequently in tears as her entire life and character was attacked. She died in a car crash before Archer was found guilty of perjury in that trial. Before it was found she’d told the truth all along. 5490169
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026For some unaccountable reason I suddenly have a desire to attend a 1990s Reading Festival 060
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Am fascinated by which heritage brand she thinks the Tories is like? Woolworths? Fray Bentos? British Leyland? 131
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Isn't what usually happens when a heritage brand loses its way that they end up being taken over by a bunch of cold-hearted asset strippers who ride the name without restoring the values? 151
Reposted by Simon HBChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A white wagtail on a chimney cowl in Getxo this morning #birds 0193
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The problem with using Tango for this is that it doesn't have sugar in, so it doesn't caramelise. Nandos did a Tango Orange glaze thing a couple of years back and it didn't work for the same reason. 110
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Look, it's not my place to advise Badenoch but if I was giving a 'it's dangerous being an MP' interview I might not also launch a fake tapestry that repeatedly calls an ex-colleague who moved from Con to Ref a traitor. Especially if someone else who did the same switch had recently been murdered. 171
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This. Was terrified by the first episode. Was terrified when they announced it was going to be repeated. Have got the DVD. Still haven't quite been able to watch it. 030
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Tony Soprano added to his annals of antics on Thursday when he ordered a hit on Phil Leotardo" 030
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Tories planning to abolish the government agency that manages flood risk and proposing massive new housing estates won't require services like GPs suggests that they're going deeper into the thicket rather than on the road back 021
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I saw an AI lost dog thing earlier, and it was terrible because it was crammed with too much stuff, and also gave off 'we can't even be arsed to make a post for our dog'. And I'm sure that wasn't the effect they were going for, and probably doesn't reflect what they feel but... that was the vibe. 120
Reposted by Simon HBDewie @judgedewie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person. "on a knee to nose basis" A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳 2503545647
Reposted by Simon HBDavid Bryant @23daves.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Also featured lower down the charts: - Christian Death with the extreme glam/goth clash of "Church Of No Return" - Welsh glam metallers Tigertailz with "Livin' Without You" - Wire with their catchy ditty about bankers throwing themselves out of windows, "Silk Skin Paws" Something for everyone. 0124
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Weird little coincidence of the week: one of the 1991 Peel shows I listened to had a news story about five people being arrested in the vicinity of RAF Fairford 020
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Salli's writing on the band, and the one-off reunion, is well worth your time justwordsandmusic.wordpress.com/2015/03/15/h...justwordsandmusic.wordpress.comIt’s been a long time coming…It’s seemed like the blink of an eye, but 25 years have passed since we embarked on an adventure that took us on a journey of friendship, to far-flung amazing places and, at times, to the edg… 000
Reposted by Simon HBDrivelcast @drivelcast.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Big talk for someone who'll end up working for Heart FM #totp 1375
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026*adds this cat to the Good Things About Golf list, which now consists of this cat, and Half Man Half Biscuit's My Baby Got The Yipps* 010
Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Do we need to label the archer as well, boss?" "No, I think people will get what we're doing there quick enough." 130
