Mastodawn

Back when I was a musician and doing a lot of folk music events a few of us thought it would be funny if a dalek, a cyberman, and a mechanoid tried to record Danny Boy together. And since I'd just built a custom effects box that had everything you'd need to find out, well

guess what I got reminded of last week

so I dug it out and now you can "enjoy" Cyborgs Behaving Badly (Danny Boy), the from-behind-the-mixing-desk remix

i either recommend for or strongly against headphones, depends upon how much you (dis)like your eardrums and/or housemates xD

#DannyBoy #CyborgsBehavingBadly #music #alleged #DoctorWho #FanMusic #sorta

Jumbt Mar 21

George Monbiot Mar 21

Everything we need to do to stop climate breakdown, we also need to do for national security. Energy saving, more renewables, more electricity storage and interconnectors, electrification of transport, heating, cooking and industrial processes, plant-based diets. We win on all fronts.

Jumbt Mar 15

Richard Murphy Mar 15

A passport tax would solve the problem of tax refugees https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/03/15/a-passport-tax-would-solve-the-problem-of-tax-refugees/

A passport tax would solve the problem of tax refugees

The Guardian posted this comment yesterday: Wealthy UK nationals fleeing war in the Gulf are seeking sanctuary in countries such as Ireland and France to avoid hefty tax bills back home. In the face of possible demands from HM Revenue and Customs, high-net-worth individuals who had been living in the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring countries...

Funding the Future

Jumbt Feb 27

Emeritus Prof Christopher May Feb 27

Finally good news on UK HMRC's tax collection activities; using a more 'hands-on' approach HMRC has raised an extra £16bn in tax from the UK's top 2,000 businesses. This was achieved in 2024/5 through the use of better data analysis & more judicious use fo penalties.

Interestingly HMRC’s large business directorate now has a return on investment of £95 for every £1 spent on staff pay, which is four times higher than what the agency achieves across all taxpayers.

#tax #politics
h/t FT

Jumbt Feb 25

George Monbiot Feb 25

If Labour followed its own logic, it would now step aside and let the Greens walk home in this crucial by-election. It is hard to imagine how Starmer and co could have made a bigger fist of this - and of everything. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How is Reform’s charmless cand...

How is Reform’s charmless candidate still a contender in Gorton and Denton? Ask Labour

This byelection should have been a stroll for Keir Starmer’s party. Instead, all hope of defeating Matt Goodwin now seems to lie with the Greens, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian

Jumbt Feb 25

Kit Yates Feb 25

I had a great time (literally) climbing the career ladder yesterday with Max Klymenko at the University of Bath.

Jumbt Feb 21

jwz Jan 19

RE: https://social.vmbrasseur.com/@vmbrasseur/115922995190919975

Mozilla wants your input. Here's mine:

Mozilla should be doing two things and two things only:

1: Building THE reference implementation web browser, and
2: Being a jugular-snapping attack dog on standards committees.
3: There is no 3.

Mozilla should have NOTHING to do with AI. Nobody wants it. Stop forcing AI into every corner of every project because your VC-brained management have completely lost the plot.

https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201

Jumbt Feb 13

Steph (crisis version)Feb 13

there’s going to be a Silent Hill game set in the UK and I’m like… kind of hyped, but also, it just feels sort of intrinsically hilarious? like, a foggy shithole full of ugly weirdos trying to attack you is just Belfast city centre late on a Friday night

James Sutherland’s seen some shit but it’s nothing compared to the 2am Royal Avenue McDonalds crowd

Jumbt Jan 30

Low Quality Facts Jan 30

Watching Dune and losing my shit every time a sand dune is shown on screen. I love it when directors throw in subtle nods to the film title like that.

Jumbt Jan 6

Dany

Jan 6

I felt that Microsoft Copilot, formerly known as Office, could use a mascot. So I asked Copilot to design something in the spirit of Clippy.

Let me introduce you to Sloppy, a cheerful slightly gooey assistant with glasses and a headset.

#Microslop