Robbie Hudson
@roberthudson.bsky.social
I'm currently mostly doing Listen & Often. It's a podcast we're using to fund new audio comedy like, for eg, James Pond, with David Mitchell, Tamsin Greig, Clare Foster and Rosie Holt.
Tall Tales is at The North London Tavern, 7.30, Tuesday July 28th, WITH AIRCON. We have @johnfinnemore.bsky.social @alexfranklinhallo.bsky.social Susannah Pearse, Tim Sutton and Mike Westcott, and All New James Pond. £5, unbelievably. Email talltalesnight at gmail to get on the list.
Unfortunately, a stunned Paris is how they all got into this whole mess to begin with
Pop Crave@popcrave.com · last mo.‘The Odyssey’ women Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, and Charlize Theron stun in Paris.
Harry Brook is just Barry Took with one of the new, modern bats
holy shit bsky has a water sealant expert that predicted the reflecting pool failure mode perfectly
The Monarch Diaries@monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 3mo agoThey're using Rhino Pipeliner 5000, which freezes as sprayed-on curds almost exactly as it hits the surface. Won't flow out, flatten, and self-level like standard epoxy or paint would. Under standing water, the orange peel texture is a perfect scaffolding for algae, bacteria, and general bio scum
@jdickerson.bsky.social #PoliticalGabfest (or anyone with an iPhone): I strongly recommend you text someone the words: pew pew
David Mitchell is Marrying Rosie Holt! Tamsin Greig is Taking the Piss! Episode 3 is Live: www.patreon.com/listenandoften
Of all my various guesses, and I'm in sixth forms a lot, this is the main reason that sixth formers' written English is so bad. It's really, really bad. Much worse than you think, even from reading this (I mean, why would you believe me). Marking systems are designed to hide how bad it is.
Irish News 🇮🇪@news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2mo agoA British Childhood by Frank Cottrell-Boyce review – are we raising a bookless generation? This clarion call about the loss of delight and safety in children’s lives is also a reminder of the sheer magic of reading Every day, on my walk to work, I pass a primary school. A group of little...
Another one who didn't know - God knows why - there were other novels than Karoo.
Just listened to this again a couple of days ago and, yes, it gets ever more timely. Everyone should give it a spin.
Robbie Hudson@roberthudson.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe more of the Pope's AI encyclical that I read, and the bits about truth, lies and power, the clearer it becomes that he's not just listening to Rossum's Universal Robots, but also to: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The more of the Pope's AI encyclical that I read, and the bits about truth, lies and power, the clearer it becomes that he's not just listening to Rossum's Universal Robots, but also to: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Magnitsky the Musical
The incredible story of an American capitalist, a Russian tax adviser and a crazy heist.
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This is the most wonderful musical ever written - smart, fun, catchy and serious, all at once
Robbie Hudson@roberthudson.bsky.social · 3mo agoI'm not saying the Pope's encyclical about the meaning of life and AI was just an extended gloss on our robot musical because that's not for me to say: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
I'm not saying the Pope's encyclical about the meaning of life and AI was just an extended gloss on our robot musical because that's not for me to say: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Rossum's Universal Robots, Episode 1
Musical drama. Robots reason that the planet is in peril and it's up to them to save it.
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Tall Tales tonight at the North London Tavern, 7.30: we have aircon.
The news is full of all the problems created by the fact that it's so BORING for everyone to keep saying: the central issues are still Brexit and the political consequences of algorithms monetising outrage
This is the same as that time in the pandemic when we all sang happy birthday to Daniel during an online Tall Tales
petition for the academy awards to have "best acting" and "most acting" as two different categories, you give the most acting award to the types of performances they usually give it to and then best acting can go to actually good acting.
The thing about Gabriel Martinelli is that you can't be absolutely sure he won't score
No one outside the Etihad knows the difference between Bernardo Silva and David Silva
Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/
Episode 2 is live this week, and James Pond is having a panic attack, with David MItchell, Tamsin Greig, Clare Foster and Rosie Holt. Subscribe to Listen & Often to get the lot, and a ton more - www.patreon.com/listenandoften
Neil can be misread as 'Heil' if you're in a hurry, which is pretty fascist
something powerfully depressing about "seeing your friends" and "cooking food" apparently being seen as "making life harder" I hate it here!
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 4mo agoMaking life harder sounds deeply unfun, but it might be good for your brain. We talked to experts to find out how modern ease affects brain health, and how you can try friction-maxxing, a way of reintroducing challenges to enhance cognitive function: https://wapo.st/4meA4j1
People using 'alpha', I do not think it means what you think it means
Old Macdonald had a Farm They call the Rising Sun And on that Farm he had a cow And Lord I know, I’m one.