Completely agree Joe. Went to the Barbican one out of curiosity. Was completely blown away. Massively exceeded expectations. My one and only VR experience.
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I read that today too. Was thinking about the fine line between fitting in well to this thing we call “life” and being somewhat outside of it all. It doesn’t take much… a slight intellectual disability, a neurodivergence, an illness that gets in the way of a necessary development. Sounds like Craig was right on the edge of things, in that “almost” zone.
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Yep, poor guy, one of those people who just couldn’t deal with everyday life for whatever reason, no real family support & unable to help himself.
A sad story all around.
The past and current abuse of children in the care and youth detention system is this country’s national disgrace. I can’t believe our institutions have not stopped it happening and not been held accountable. Cu*ts.
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Geoff Barrow and his new film
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I love Portishead. Mad how he mentioned this in that interview as one of the best intros and you’re like ‘oh there’s the DNA’…
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Was listening to that in the car just the other night trying to “educate” my daughter and I think I agree with him. A blistering opener
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There’s been nobody like The Bomb Squad before or since.
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*** Shameless self-promotion alert ***
So…the book.
This is what it looks like:
This is the blurb:
Richard Whitecross sells gadgets on Amazon. He’s done so for years. He might not be rolling in cash but he’s done ok. He and his family are comfortable. But there’s just one problem: his products are…well, they’re crap.
When finally forced to confront this fact, Richard invents what he thinks is a piece of world-changing technology. But when the software malfunctions and he becomes the target of a social media pile-on, it becomes clear that he’s as much the problem as his products.
Can Richard accept all the facts of his situation, not just the convenient ones? Will he make his business work? Can he salvage the family that is so important to him? Most importantly: is Richard the asshole?
Contrary to the “promo only” hand-stamp, there are some for sale. If you fancy grabbing a half-price copy, here’s a link. Shipping options are limited to UK and US at the moment. If you’re elsewhere - or you’re in London and want to save on shipping - drop me a DM and I’ll set something up.
Thanks for reading.
As you were!
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Awesome. Was going to buy but shipping is £24 
In the UK, does that make a difference?
Yeah, sorry, the shipping is actually more than that. Sent one this morning to the US and was charged a bit over £26. UK shipping is £6.
Both these prices are what I’m quoted at The Post Office. Haven’t investigated other options although a VERY quick google a couple of days ago gave me similar rates for international.
Let me do some proper digging tomorrow. Will let you know what I find.
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I’m in the UK is what I meant to say.
Ah, got it. Just checked and just did the same for me - assumed we’re in the US. I’ve obviously misconfigured something in squarespace 
I’ll investigate. Again.
OK, this is a pretty common problem, apparently. Thanks for spotting it! I’ve just changed default shipping country to the UK. Should be OK now. Let me know if you have any problems.
assuming the Collusion article is this
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99.9% of this goes over my head, but thought this might be of interest to the more well-informed:
15 Worst Audiophile Snake Oil Products That Break the Laws of Physics but Still Sell in 2025
https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/10/worst-snake-oil-products-break-laws-physics/
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I would be happy with that! 
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