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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 2h

If a human came up with this, then maybe we should give this AI thing a try instead.

Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Too many in politics have taken the Reagan (via The West Wing) quote "If you're explaining, you're losing" to mean that they should just act without saying why. Maybe we don't need Burnham doing a fireside chat, but we would gain if the public understand "the facts are X, so we choose to do Y."

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

One of the great things about going to gigs aimed at my age group is that there's a space outside the auditorium set aside for people with stiff knees to go and wait for the ibuprofen to kick in.

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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have a confession to make. The townhomes I & others spent most of a decade trying to legalize are popping up all over Oregon & elsewhere...and I love that...but they're a problem in one big way. (get ready for a twisty thread about the housing report @sightline.org just published)

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Oooh, the BlueSky bat signal just appeared

A BlueSky thread count saying first of forty two posts.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Last week: England up in reading, maths and science rankings www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This week: we need a revolution in schools. [Bangs head on desk]

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England up in reading, maths and science rankings as Scotland and Wales dip

The latest Pisa report also warned of a global decline in teenagers' reading skills.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I missed this yesterday, but it's always a good time to point out that Me and Magdalena is one of the best tracks released this century www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbPf...

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The Monkees - Me & Magdalena (Official Video)

YouTube video by The Monkees

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

One more: I was in a hotel bar in Aviemore called the Woodcutter Tavern - which looked exactly as it sounds - when MTV played Wear Your Love Like Heaven by Definition of Sound. It was the most witty, joyous and danceable thing I'd heard and I clung to the memory for months until I found a copy.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This bigger question is: how much more successful would Dickens have been if all of his books had been based on existing IP? It's sad he wasted his life coming up with original ideas.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Another: I was in the office when a colleague ran in, said "I've just heard this incredible song by a band named Slurp!" and ran off to HMV on Oxford Street. Half an hour later they returned with the cassette single of Babies, and that's how I first heard Pulp.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I could do hundreds of these but: in the glory days of MP3 blogs, I'd download about 20 new songs each Saturday in a bid to deny I was in my 30s. One week my haul included Bottle Rocket by The Go Team! and I played it so many times in a row my wife had to come and check on me.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Watching Dolly Parton at Glasgow on BBC4, and I have to say I never knew before today that Paul Hollywood did a stint as her guitarist. Good for her to help him out.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Yesterday evening I spent an hour unclogging drains to help neighbours avoid flooding after all the rain, and then our team won the quiz night. At my age, you take the wins where you can.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The rain brought flooding, which closed the road and ruined some people's halls and garages. But it also brought out the whole street to help clear the water. Community for the win. And for half an hour, this was my world: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oBT...

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Best Drain Unclogging Compilation #60

YouTube video by Drainer

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This really is a very good film. If you want silly, it has plenty. Gags? Stuffed with 'em. Insight and satire? That too, if you have a chance to draw breath between the jokes. Like Roger Rabbit, it works because everybody got the memo and sticks to it. It builds a world, and takes it seriously.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Beautiful writing: clear, informative and entertainingly foul-mouthed. Angry in all the right ways.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Did you find a good way to show off that purse we're selling? Oh, sure. Real eye-catching, just like you asked. www.vinted.co.uk/items/968075...

vinted.co.uk

Pink Miku mini bag purse | Vinted

Pink Miku mini bag purse - Measurements on photos Cute & Quirky Mini bag/purse Pink Miku Alternative aesthetic

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Does the prize come with all the necessary medical support to make use of it?

Competition Details

What does the prize include?

The winner of this competition will be given the following:
A gift certificate for two adults and two children to Iceland in 2196, issued by Icelandair and entitling the holder to return transportation from an Icelandair gateway and up to five nights' accommodation in a 4* hotel (or similar standard accommodation, as determined by Icelandair) in connection with the total solar eclipse that's currently scheduled to occur on June 26th 2196, based on current astronomical calculations.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This is the right response, but remember that the BBC fundamentally has no choice but to fight this. They can't afford a $10b payout, can't borrow that much, can't raise it. It would mean either a taxpayer bailout or the end of the BBC. If Trump had asked for $5 mil they'd have settled by now.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It is now very hard to distinguish between Jason Bateman and Ewan McGregor at first sight.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I remember when silly season meant interviewing dogs on the beach at Eastbourne. There's no respect for the craft these days.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

If you are in the area, her former house at Chateau des Millandes in SW France is really worth the visit. They do a good job of telling her life with its terrible struggles and incredible successes, and has lots about her heroism. A remarkable life.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The unspoken part of this is that the palliative care isn't *that* broken - it just requires better funding and an acceptance that eventually everyone will die. The wider medical side of it is very well understood, the financial side is a mess.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

There was some documentary years ago pointing out that Bill Oddie wasn't some wannabe rock star - he for a brief time was one of the UK's best-selling pop composers. The Goodies were a huge part of my childhood, and the music was a massive part of the show. RIP Bill.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

If you see this, quote a pic of you in sunglasses

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Las Malvinas son británicas, malditos pesados.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Somebody, somewhere, watched their first ever football match last night and saw 10 goals and players having a whale of a time. Enthusiasm fired, they have tuned in again tonight and... well, I can only say I'm sorry.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Remember, if we win this we get Calais back.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

UK government opens school atlas, turns to the pages featuring the English Channel and the Straits of Gibraltar....

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2T_... It is around this time of year that I remember that my great-uncle requested in his will that my grandfather, a professional singer, perform this at the funeral.

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Larry Parks performs The Spaniard That Blighted My Life

YouTube video by Jolson1950

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

As Sam Neill films go, The Dish is small fry. But it's a delight: a simple story told well, gentle humour and great characters. Sam brings all his skills and charm - even in dodgy "old man" make up. It works because everyone involved takes it seriously: there's no sense of "will this do?"

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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Great crikey but this really is a fine poster. No matter how many times I see it, the joy of it never diminishes. But then, Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli’s masterwork “Kiki's Delivery Service” deserves no less.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Never underestimate the power of pedantry to drive a team to success on the global stage.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"We shall fight them on the beaches. Or I could go to the USA, where I’ve got plenty of offers." "England expects that every man will do his duty. Or go the USA, if he has plenty of offers." Real patriotism is moving abroad for the money, and none shall convince me otherwise.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I really liked Snodgrass - any Beatles fan will find it an interesting watch. It does a really good job of how the anti-authoritarian teenage mindset really curdles into self-sabotage in middle age unless you have already become very rich and famous.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

All this could have been avoided with a bung?

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

In hindsight, my entire working life can be understood as: I’m Larry, and every one else is too nice to point this out.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Executive producer of the Aspen Ideas Festival: Have we found some incredible ideas to share? Some ideas that will secure our reputation as the home of the best ideas? Me, a humble booker: Oh yes boss. Real eye-catching, just like you asked.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Well, if England have mastered the art of "play crap, still win" then there's no telling how far we'll go.

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Cutting funding in these areas would be a disaster. This is Britain’s scientific heritage and a big part of our future if we want it

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Andor the Relentless @outstack.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

INTERVIEWER: What would you say is your greatest weakness? ME: I always pick passwords that sound clever but are really hard to type.

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