Today is the 20th anniversary of the repeal of Section 28. Finding that out sent me to my bookshelf to see if I still have my copy of AARGH! – Artists Against Rampant Government Homophobia – the comic put together to protest it.
It’s really sad that we’re in the position where a mutated zombie version of Section 28 could be unleashed upon us. It may be time for AART! – Artists Against Rampant Transphobia.
From a throwaway tweet over lunch on Tuesday-
I came home and had a play in Inkscape, and here’s the result. If you want to tell Santa what you want, the design is available on a wide variety of products at Redbubble.
The USV project stalled a while because of some of the materials I used, but here it is, done.
The cross-party housing committee isn’t quite proposing the destruction of landlords. But suggesting that the worst of them have their properties confiscated is a good start.
As well as the immediate death and destruction, armed conflicts have a long term effect on the places they’re fought in. Left over munitions and mines are an obvious problem- I knew they still dig up shells from World War 1, but hadn’t realised it was so bad there are still effective no-go zones- but knock on effects are also an issue. The focus of resources on the military lets other systes break down, and natural disasters are more devastating in war zones and their surroundings.
I addressed similar issues in Sounds of Soldiers, but didn’t imagine how much larger they truly are.
The movie pitch is that some ancient or mythological creature is defrosted by climate change and wreaks havoc on mankind. The truth is going to be more pervasive, with populations shifting, plant life changing, and massive changes no matter how well they adapt.
Animal liberation group DxE have released a manual on how they go about gathering intelligence. I will be downloading it as research material (for future books, honest).
https://www.wired.com/story/dxe-animal-agriculture-investigation-guide/
I’m trying out a new to-do list. It’s the first page of a spreadsheet I’m filling with projects, which will be broken down into the tasks involved as I start them. It means I’ll always have a list of things to work on, and when I’m done, I can cross the job off. Every Sunday (more often on really productive weeks), I mark the completed jobs and print out a new version of the sheet.
I don’t know how this would marry up with the advice in the linked article, but I’ll take it on board as well. You can’t finish any projects unless you start them, and the best way to progress is to commit to keep working in them, even if it is only a little every day.
https://qz.com/how-to-commit-projects-personal-professional-1850999982
I hope Airfix keep doing these for every mould they still have. I won’t buy all the planes and tanks, but when subjects like this and the Bond Bug come out, I’ll jump on them.
Old Poliziotteschi films had some great car chases. All done for real, including crashing a car down the Spanish Steps- something Fast X had to do with special effects and replica steps. Even better, the scene was inspired by real events.
I’ve got a basic understanding of the concept of intersectionality and how the prejudices against overlapping identities can stack and reinforce each other. But it’s always good to learn a little more.
I keep getting job suggestions that involve SEO, but feel I can’t apply for them. If I was good enough to get a job doing SEO, I’d be driving so much traffic to my shop and YouTube channel that I wouldn’t need a job at all.
But hopefully, I wouldn’t become the sort of SEO pirate talked about in this article.
If I mention SEO a fee more times, will it help Spinneyhead’s SEO?
https://www.theverge.com/features/23931789/seo-search-engine-optimization-experts-google-results
Another creature that channels the Triffids and similar revenge of nature horrors of the mid 20th Century. A Puppeteer is a parasite that slips through from another dimension. The infected seek out further victims, and they all get tangled up in a shambling, deadly bush.
It’s nearly Halloween, so time to read about ghosts in ancient cultures.
But I’d love to have something I could do this sort of thing to. Maybe I could pick up old light clusters from a scrapyard.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cw6P_91vMa2/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
I love a ghost sign. If I start adding my collection of photos to the Historic England site, I could be there all weekend.
The drive from Penrith to Allendale was an adventure in itself, and the Museum of Classic Sci-Fi was one of those surprising, eccentric gems you find in the oddest of places.
It’s fitting that a museum with a lot of Dr Who memorabilia should pack so much into a relatively tiny space. This is just a sample of what they’ve got, and doesn’t include any of the promotional announcements by Davros!
If your in the Allendale area, you should definitely drop in. Check opening times though.
Ukraine’s IT army is a first- set up as part of the country’s defences- but cyber attacks have been around for a while, and will only become more common in future.
Tsingtao beer is seeing a sales slump after a video was released that appeared to show a worker pissing into a brewing vat.
Boring buildings are bad for mental health, dragging down the mood of those who have to look at them. Let’s hear it for architectural flourishes, ornamentation, and character.