Charlie StrossOh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
Mike Hartwell@cstross Do you honestly think an electric keyboard and factory built stuffed dolls did not involve a computer.
@Oldmikie It's the name of his band. Read for context!
@cstross I read the context. I got the irony, I was commenting on the hypocrisy
@Oldmikie IMO boycotting Eurovision over Israeli participation isn't a job for the artists, it's a job for the national television affiliates. The UK isn't doing that: shame on the BBC and the British government, but it's harsh to place all the responsibility for a corporate decision on a self-employed artist *who isn't particularly prominent at this point*. You're expecting him to turn down his big break as a gesture of political solidarity, even though someone else is in the queue behind him.
@cstross I thought the context was a picture of an electronic keyboard and the claim of no computers.
@Oldmikie The context was him being the UK entry for this year's Eurovision.