SteveClough

SteveClough, 24 days ago to random

#MyGenerationMusic is proving a challenge - I looked all the big hits in the year of my birth, and there are none of real note.

But in the right sort of time is this one.

I do prefer the Disturbed version, but this one, given its age, is a stunning piece of music.

https://songwhip.com/simon-and-garfunkel/the-sound-of-silence-electric-version

SteveClough, 1 month ago to random

I was looking for a Satre quote to do something almost funny with, but I found this one, and it blew me away:

"The worst part about being lied to is knowing you weren't worth the truth"

For the political right, we are not worth the truth. We are not worth a thing to them.

It hit hard.

SteveClough, 1 month ago to random

"One for sorrow
Two for pain
Three for noise you hope you'll never hear again

Ba-a-a-ag pipes"

SteveClough, 1 month ago to random

#WritersCoffeeClub A coffee shop at the end of the universe. Which 3 writers are you chatting with?

Douglas Adams. Who you need to get you to the end of the universe

Terry Pratchett.

For a third, I am going off-piste with a producer and director Noah Hawley, who I was just reminded of today. Because his mind would be amazing. I want ot know how to write something like Legion.

SteveClough, 1 month ago to random

Should I be worried that my wife is singing:

"Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene. Please take my man"?

SteveClough, 2 months ago to random

16YO: I want to get out of here, see the world, meet people!

50YO: I have seen the world, and it is depressing. And people suck. I am never leaving again.

SteveClough, 2 months ago to random

#InteriorDesignMasters - Nooooooo!

SteveClough, 2 months ago to random

For the first time, our solar battery is full! We are exporting electricity. So you might be running on our solar power.

(Still in the process of trying to get paid for it)

SteveClough, 2 months ago to random

Listening to a talk about Assange where they said "We cannot allow the government to define who is a journalist". Very true.

They seem to think the BBC Political team are journalists. And the employees of the Sun, Mail etc.

If the government likes someone, they are probably not a journalist. They are probably a spokesperson.

We need more journalists.

SteveClough, 2 months ago to random

Anyone who has tckets for the Uriah Heap, Saxon, Judas Priet tour:

You are in for an absolute treat. All three acts totally class, completely giving it all still. 3 superb, headline-quality sets in one.

Personal favourite was Saxon, but it is simply a matter of my musical taste. In terms of preformance - nothing to choose.

SteveClough, 2 months ago to random

I am always intrigued by the "Explicit" flag on metal songs (especially the less mainstream material).

a) Most of the time, you cannot actually hear the lyrics close enough for it to matter.

b) How come you are listening to a band called "Satans Arse Products"* and NOT expect there to be some strong language?

*Just a made up example, as far as I know.

SteveClough, 2 months ago to random

Sorry if I can't type competantly, tonight my excuse is alcohol. Normally, it is just inability to type.

SteveClough, 2 months ago to random

As well as Nobel prizes, for those who have made a global difference in various areas, why don't we have a Bellend prize, for people who have made a global bellend of themselves?

I mean Trump would be a clear winner at the moment, but some of our UK politicians could also have been in competition.

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

#WritersCoffeeClub 26/2 Would you consider recording your own audiobook?

Not a chance. I hate the sound of my voice. I would want someone who has a nice voice to record it.

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

I think our entry needs to be updated again:

Fairly dangerous.

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

Bad Labour are better than Good Tory. It is still very true.

What we have currently is Bad Tory - really Bad Tory. And the alternative is Bad Labour - as Stamer has clearly shown. Bad Labour sucks like a black hole, but it is still better than Tory.

And they both show that the current shambolic system is broken.

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

I have not seen any spam here. Thank you to @thomas and the others who are making this happen. The people - across the fediverse - who make sure of the things that we don't ever know about.

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

Training course (online video) with a trainer who has a slightly camp/affected accent, a little like a mild version of Lloyd Grossman (for those who know).

It is an unpleasant accent to have to listen to (IMO). I really want to get to the end.

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

I am watching Speed. It really is a terrible film.

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

Still taking two bottles into the shower? You really need to get over your secret drinking problem, you know.

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

Why is it, in any Sci-Fy story, if something is damaged, is throws out loads of sparks, and usually explodes?

I mean, it seems like a basic design flaw. That those advanced cultures should have sorted.

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

#WritersCoffeeClub Feb 8th. Which words do you overuse? Be honest.

The number of sentences I start with "So." ....

Most other overused words I catch as long as they are in a short space, although I tend to lookout for them elsewhere as well once identified.

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

So, in case you missed it, Sunak takes credit for clearing the Asylum backlog, despite the fact he hasn't, and now admits to being a failure. Of course, his failure in not really his fault, of course, because nothing is.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68202148

#NeverVoteTory #ToryScum

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

"Sanity is a construct"

And I am a deconstructionalist.

SteveClough, 3 months ago to random

#WritersCoffeeClub 2 Feb - Do you agree with Jodi Picoult who says you should finish writing a book even if you think it might be garbage?

No. But also, don't scrap it. It may be that the way you are working with it is wrong. But there might be ideas you can incorporate into other works.

Or it may be that you will find a way to write the idea with a new context that will work for it.