Fmr music event manager - building community & supporting charities. Solo optimistic-pessimist. Darkly iridescent. DJ, Thinker, Tryer, 0☕😈, CFS Sufferer.https://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3mkqcjre4uc2ehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/30/spectator-paul-winston-marshall-mine-laden-floating-wall-stop-channel-crossings Even before seeing the headline, the picture made me feel a distinct unease. The look.. Then the article revealed he was in Mumford & Sons, and knew I'd made the right choice back then by not being swept away by their 'breakthrough' music.30 Apr 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqcjre4uc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3mjgasoqwxk2lThis, basically. It's not just about what people earn, it's the source makeup of their assets and the socio/economic modifiers involved in wealth acquisition. For many 'lower' (though I would say 'equal in life worth') on that scale, it's not even wealth they are chasing, but basic security.14 Apr 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgasoqwxk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3mjco4l7scc25In those ads for household cleaning supplies it's all very good having a totally flawless black and white checkerboard kitchen floor, but I'd be forever wondering if a T1000 is gonna suddenly rise up out of it...12 Apr 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjco4l7scc25https://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3mjayvt32222rElmo and Ernie. Rally champs 2026.11 Apr 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjayvt32222rhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3megrkhwvqk2cThe eBay retailer wants me to send pictures for the item they sent (made up of multiple components) that has a significant component missing.. "So sorry to hear that. Could you please kindly take pictures for the item we sent? We need the pictures to solve the problem. Hope you can understand."09 Feb 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3megrkhwvqk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3m2iikxn7g22xSometimes when decapitated you just have to extend your 6 foot long tongue, haul your ass along, and get back on your feet. Grow new feet (and legs), but get back up again, no matter what. #motivationalthings06 Oct 2025 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2iikxn7g22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lzvyeblevc2wOh, go on then! 😉🤫28 Sep 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvyeblevc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3ls2rrlrmu22sAh so I'm a 'gay cunt' because I don't have an issue with immigrants. And there you were just making it clear it was only immigrants you don't like! How odd and strange that you despise more than one minority grouping! Who would have thought that possible!? Silly me 🤭.20 Jun 2025 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2rrlrmu22shttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lr7iuxsp6c2sMore serious fun musical connections in the style of Pop-up-Video. Trance from 1995. This time it's Dharma Bums and 'Wrong is Right.' One half of this act Jason Hayward is 1/2 of 'Phats & Small'. You know the one.. 'Turn around.' Enjoy, you can turn around too if you like! https://youtu.be/yfKl6h7bkP4?si=GDkkHdsR8O12yA5809 Jun 2025 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr7iuxsp6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lprs5j35ws26✨ And you do ✨💖✨ The Space Brothers - Shine https://open.spotify.com/track/2vYKwHYMMpaHIlRP4NOpfJ?si=zTVriuk1RlG6BVkPNmwvYw https://tidal.com/browse/track/18427619?u https://youtu.be/WhLvXFh4K1E?si=G2Em3pGyYAL2HKbC22 May 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprs5j35ws26https://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lprbmpaivs2kI find it's best for me to always at least be 'present' when I'm out, but sometimes wearing the 'dnd' sign if needed. A pleasant interaction/acknowledgement is always a plus though and something I find sends positive ripples out through the day. https://theconversation.com/making-eye-contact-and-small-talk-with-strangers-is-more-than-just-being-polite-the-social-benefits-of-psychological-generosity-252477?utm_medium=article_native_share&utm_source=theconversation.com22 May 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprbmpaivs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lpomj43mwk2p'Freedom' in the current political context is doing whatever the fuck you like with no consequences. 'Liberty' is having the right to live a life of choice within societal boundaries and responsibilities.21 May 2025 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpomj43mwk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lonxev5t3k2sCharity cutting front line support, whilst hiring for some pretty weird senior roles. Got to conserve your capital right, and make sure your chief exec still gets their full pay increase... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/08/macmillan-cancer-support-hiring-for-senior-roles-after-axing-staff08 May 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lonxev5t3k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lom6n6vn4s2hMidweek selfie.07 May 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lom6n6vn4s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lo4wrocqsc2nTech giants with billions in profits.. 'I think we'll raise prices because of tariff uncertainty'. As good a reason as any for people to stop slavishly buying their products.01 May 2025 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4wrocqsc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lo4sc3bjhk2mRob D aka Rob Dougan of O.T Quartet and soundtracker for the Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions! 😁 #Trance #House01 May 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4sc3bjhk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lo4qirqt3s2mDidn't get the time or have the ability (at the time) to go see Revenge of the Sith at the moving picture theatre. I looked it up today thinking, fuck yeah let's go and it's goneeee. Nooooooo! ✊🫨🤌01 May 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4qirqt3s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lnef5s7z3c2tI'll have some Jedi Order destruction and a side order of Padawan massacre please. Perhaps on the next watch it won't happen, but no, Anakin just keeps going for the hands-off approach..22 Apr 2025 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnef5s7z3c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lmvfoqbbgs2z'They' don't like anything 'woke', but are all about Christianity.. And that's why it's all bullshit your honour..16 Apr 2025 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmvfoqbbgs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lmvfl5hzik2zHold on.. Stump wants to rid the world of diversity and inclusion policies, yet wants to install 'monitors' in universities to make sure 'all' viewpoints are given equal voice.. And that's why it's all bullshit your honour..16 Apr 2025 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmvfl5hzik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lmk6itvgn22l'Social media - Shitting in a chamber pot and throwing it out of the window.' Haha.11 Apr 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmk6itvgn22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lmk3tgzfs22j'Kids today..' How ironic that there would have been plenty of older people who would have frozen and not gone to help. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39jj7z2mvwo.amp11 Apr 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmk3tgzfs22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lljhhxtkwc2wAuthors for Black Library give their thoughts on Meta using pirated copies of their work to train it's AI language model. Great quote at the end. Communism for the corporations. Capitalism is for the people. https://www.goonhammer.com/black-library-writers-respond-to-meta-scraping-their-work/29 Mar 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljhhxtkwc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lkwdf2tdx22vLawmakers once again focussing on the important issues that 'threaten' society. https://www.rascal.news/texas-furries-act-tabletop-roleplaying-games-in-schools/21 Mar 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkwdf2tdx22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3ljbjcm6anc2nVance basically admitting he gets his Ukraine info from his bosses social media app, and 'that other guys one. It's excruciating to watch people both squirm and 'flexingly squirt' when they name their info sources for bullshit claims.28 Feb 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbjcm6anc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3ljbdfp7dps25I unfortunately (but it was necessary) watched the Oval office video. I believed I was watching a shitty reality show with low emotional intelligence narcissists playing up for the camera (and it was), rather than a HOS & deputy. There are many negative labels to apply to the behaviour on display.28 Feb 2025 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbdfp7dps25https://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3limxuv6auk2dThose who know me know I love the adjacent, the parallel, the subversive convergences of different forms.. Perfectly encapsulated by Federation, comprising Solarstone, Ben Lost & Dave Moth. A unique blend of trance, new wave, and industrial. Here's 'Just Like You' https://open.spotify.com/track/61h2DaHbcmICIp0J9Q9uHC?si=mHYLDB3vR46IxhOoU3cRPw20 Feb 2025 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3limxuv6auk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lfinpoz4hs2oNeil Rumney aka NRG with some classic B side breakbeat hardcore from 1992. Had this on vinyl too. Classic use of a line from Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory! https://open.spotify.com/track/1VxZyGZgX2GeUFlnHfoKYA?si=ONxnrVa5TamWtu-vHiel3w11 Jan 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfinpoz4hs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lfftswd5ls2dOoh, and following up my previous motivational post.. 😃 If you repeat to yourself the most extreme action you can think of to deal with troublesome people and situations, then actually practicing something less extreme (and not illegal) feels very empowering. Ie, you're in charge of your response..10 Jan 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfftswd5ls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/simulated.bsky.social/post/3lfftgrnavk2dSome people wake up and see motivational mantras posted around their abode. Small tidbits of cognitive wisdom for a smoother life. That's all well and good, but sometimes there are other messages that can help. 'Destroy all humans' quoted to oneself at the start of a difficult day for example!10 Jan 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:2azsus65hy6tulb3a5uqxon3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfftgrnavk2d