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Brian Thomson

@sashibashi.bsky.social
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Recovering computer geek, still learning to understand people. Bassist and Bass VI convert who also makes nasty noises on guitars and keyboards. A cyborg from Scotland in Dublin, with an accent somewhere out in the Mid-Atlantic. #LambdaMale.

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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Where I work, the CEO is named Nigel, and I know he was into bands like XTC in the 80s. You can bet that we're careful when making any plans for him ...
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
That's what happens when you don't clean out your fridge: weird cultures start forming.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Some I can suggest: @dhlovelife.bsky.social (Daryl Hannah) @harryshearer.bsky.social @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social @michaelstipe.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @wilwheaton.net @nickofferman.bsky.social @carolekingofficial.bsky.social @angelabarnes.bsky.social (if you aren't already!)
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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What’th a birdthay? It thayth what it liketh..!
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why do these people, and voters, still appear to support Trump? Because Trump got in to a position where he could do stuff for them: help them keep their positions and/or gain materially. In most cases he didn't, but never mind: hold your nose & support Trump for what he might do for you.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
With some serious noise-cancelling headphones, maybe. It depends on the line too e.g. the Piccadilly line trains are low and I would struggle with the jerking.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
There's management and then there's micromanagement. I shouldn't have to plant crops one plant at a time, or tell farmer NPCs exactly what to plant and how much, for example: they're farmers, and I'm not a farmer. Just farm and let markets be markets.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I can understand why they don't want to schedule any votes before the election ... because anything they pass might get reversed after the election. Just relax and watch the big wave heading in your direction, folks.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For years I heard his name and thought "I've never heard any of his stuff". Turns out that I had heard some, but it left zero impression on me. He uses some fancy looping tech which limits his song choices for the worse. He'll be OK, he can retire and enjoy the money he's already made.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Star Trek still stays with me as a model for a post-scarcity universe, a vision of how we could be if we didn't have to fight over things. It's not a perfect universe, but perfect is boring!
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Scottish guy is David Tennant, if that's any help? requiemforavillage.com
requiemforavillage.com
The Village
Official web site of The Village Parish Council and Community Centre.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
You can add Atlas Shrugged to that list. No, really, if you read it critically it's a warning against taking individualism too far.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Here’s the best shirt for Halloween. 🎃
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Daryl Hannah @dhlovelife.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly broke me in early to her raucous self deprecating sense of humor when we began steel magnolias rehearsals  i asked her - how long does it take to do a hair do like yours? Dolly - no idea, i’m never there when they do it! i started taking Dolly-isms notes on the back of my script after that
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Engineer: the cup was over-specified to contain twice the required volume of liquid.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Us folks outside the USA are kinda bemused by that. Trump wants to charge $100k p.m. for access, so that must be worth at least that much, right. But how? Insider trading is the obvious answer, but that's already illegal, right? Right? Bueller?
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Had a monkey appeared, someone could have had a MI right there! (Myocardial Infarction)
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Quick tip: you can freeze those, they don’t burst. Melts a bit, you can drink & top up with more water.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I first heard it from Billy Connolly, in audible scare quotes and immediately followed by various Fs and Bs. Not a fan, then, Billy? 😬
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I was interested in dating until a few years ago, when I realised that I was being made to feel bad for that. Show any interest: you’re needy, you’re trying too hard, maybe even creepy.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I’m fortunate to live in Dublin, which has US Preclearance. One time transferring at JFK, my time from gate to gate was approx. 90 seconds. Then I had to wait for 3 hours. Oh well.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I have not seen a single negative comment about Anika. Not one. I haven't read everything, of course, but I will bet that there are way more comments like yours than there are negative comments.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Capitalism tends towards monopolies and cartels, and legal methods of restraining those tendencies just aren't working that well. I don't know if they ever did, to be honest.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Those he commands move only in command, Nothing in love: now does he feel his title Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe Upon a dwarfish thief.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Take career advice from three women?
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I don't recognise the second signature, but the third is quite a big deal too: a certain G. Marconi.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Who's going to be the next Andrew Carnegie, I wonder? His philanthropy funded the construction of half the libraries in the USA.
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Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Welp there’s no unseeing this
Colorful play gym for infants featuring foxes and bunnies, two criss-crossing archs stand over a square matUFC cage being built on the White House launch, criss-crossing arches strongly resembling the baby play gym
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Big Boom in Florida, a Blue Origin booster test went South.
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Gary Delaney Comedian @garydelaney.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I’m not saying its hot but I’ve just been to visit my Nan and she’s unbuttoned the top of her coat and turned off one the third bar on the fire.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Solitude Standing is up there in my top 10 albums. Suzanne's lyrics can be devastatingly understated. Take Ironbound / Fancy Poultry: it described a lady dropping her kid off at school then going to the open market to buy some chicken. "Backs are cheap and wings are nearly free ..."
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Someone please explain to these landlords that squeezing a double bed in to a single room, leaving almost no floor space, doesn't actually make that a double room.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I know some think this is regulatory overreach, but if an organisation is expected to pay for something, it rightfully has a say over that thing. There was a time before smoking was widespread, and there will be a time after that. It will not be missed by most.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
So the school "strives to make Jesus known and loved" ... and that's not indoctrination? Not that we would expect a Catholic bishop to understand secularism. All schools should be secular, and parents can do religion on Sundays if they want, but kids should not be brainwashed by either of them.
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Loved his music, an intelligent man.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The grift never ends. Most corrupt regime in history
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Awesome! I'm currently on a Tony Butler (Big Country) kick, trying to learn Harvest Home, so I hope he makes it on there.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Respect Mah Authoritah!
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Looks like it's my turn to engage cancer in one-to-one combat. The skin cancer that was removed about three weeks ago, cSCC, didn't stop at the skin, so more radical surgery is likely. I'll find out more on Thursday.
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swedemason @swedemason.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I've been unemployed for a few months. I now set myself pretend jobs to prevent the rot setting in. My son thinks this guy is funny, which is a good enough excuse to make something. Any requests?
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The article is several months old yet still paywalled. Do you actually want people to read The Economist?
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Even if it might be true in some cases, I don't think it's desirable. In the foreseeable future, the next "great man" could be an AI.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I bet your cat is putting it out there at night, but better your cat than your missus!
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
If you just stop doing it altogether, then you can't do it wrong, can you?
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Gary Delaney Comedian @garydelaney.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
My New Year’s resolution is to stop seeking approval all the time, if that’s ok with everyone.
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Are you sure you can’t be swayed?
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
It’s a fine line between public and pubic …
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Brian Thomson @sashibashi.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Bob Dylan has died many times, metaphorically, on stage.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season! ❤️💫🎄🕎🌨️🌟☃️
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