#Tech

I’m not sure if it’s possible to be 100% Google free on the net but I’ve just deleted my account at last. I downloaded a few photos that were still on there and checked the spam filled email for the last time and then clicked delete. No going back.

#Books

Started to read: Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford 📚

I’ve just noticed that Mail on iOS 18 now has “select all’ for bulk deleting messages. A bit late but welcome all the same.

#Books #Music

Read: 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left by Robyn Hitchcock 📚

Can I count this as my first read of 2025 despite starting it a couple of days ago? Anyway this is a short and sweet memoir of how Robyn Hitchcock became a “groover” at school in 1967. A nice origin story of an original artist.

#Music

The Allander Record Fair was in town again today. I always feel obliged to buy something but I was happy to get these for a decent price. All seem in good condition.

Three LP records. Morris On - v/a. Swarbrick - Dave Swarbrick. The Psychomodo - Cockney Rebel.

“Difficult decisions” never seem to have any effect on the people that are making them.

Photo collections are nice but it looks like any alt text is getting removed which is not so nice. I can’t see a way to add it back in. Unless I’m doing it wrong which is always a possibility.

Testing photo collections in a post.

A vibrant sunset casts a warm glow over a suburban landscape dotted with houses and lush trees, under a partly cloudy sky.A snow-covered residential area with rows of houses, displaying a mix of snow-free and snow-capped roofs, presents a wintry suburban scene.A vivid sunset paints the sky in warm hues of orange and yellow above a silhouette of a city skyline with mountains in the distance.A dramatic sunset paints the sky in shades of orange and red above a silhouette of a residential area with buildings and trees.A plume of dark smoke rises from a distant area beneath a sunset sky, with silhouetted buildings and trees in the foreground.A suburban neighborhood is seen from above, featuring rows of houses, trees, and a clear, blue sky.

Impressive Christmas reindeer.

A large, geometric golden reindeer sculpture is displayed in a shopping mall.
#Tech

Giving this app a try. I’m a pen/paper person when it comes to todo lists but if I was going to use an app full time then I think this would fit my simple needs. Today Beta | A Semantical App

#Music

A late entry to my favourite albums of the year. This is gorgeous. the innocence mission - Midwinter Swimmers 🎵

#Books

Currently reading : Syd Barrett by Rob Chapman 📚

I’ve lost Whamageddon again. If you go anywhere near a UK shopping centre at this time of the year you’re guaranteed to hear that darn song.

A small, decorated Christmas tree with colorful lights is placed between a television and a wooden chest in a living room with framed art on the wall.

I got my little Christmas tree out. It’s small but it gets the job done.

#Films

Getting my money’s worth from the Criterion Channel sub this month. I’ve been on a bit of a Noirvember/Ida Lupino crossover binge. 🎥

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The archive stuff on BBC 4 has been doing a good job at showing what a cultural wasteland TV has become.

#Links

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world - Carole Cadwalladr

This should be shared far and wide.

I bought one of those cheap Kodak Ektar H35 half frame cameras. It’s years since I did any sort of analog photography. I’m under no illusions about the quality of the camera but I’m looking forward to see what sort of images it can produce.

#Books #Commonplace

It is like democracy is a bottle someone can threaten to smash and do a bit of damage with. It has become a time of people saying stuff to each other and none of it actually ever becoming dialogue. It is the end of dialogue.

From Autumn by Ali Smith.