This episode is greatly inspired by this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHZ48AE3TOI Paraphrasing Yngwie Malmsteen… You tell me something that you perceive to be true in good faith for it is obvious to you that I don't know "Less" you say, "is more" But how can less be more? What form of alien math do you practice to make this calculation? For it makes no sense. Only more is more, you fool and one plus that must always be one more. If less was more A farmer might plant less seed and grow more ...
Aug 25, 2020•2 min
I want to make a show for the Fringe Festival With live theatre, but quite comedic It will involve hand puppets and some animatronics It's also about sustainability but not too woke I want to make a show for the Fringe Festival about electronic circuits with contemporary dance. There'll be some cool video projections and an explosive door prize entry is just 5 bucks I want to make this show for the Fringe Festival with maybe, a bit of magic and a few surprises Instead of a rabbit coming out of a...
Jul 01, 2020•2 min
If buildings could speak they'd have much to say about their creaky concrete bones and how sore they are from the weight of all the things that happen inside them They have so many belly aches from mountains of documents still in filing cabinets and computer systems and furniture and floor coverings and wall hangings They'd probably tell you about the migraines from all the footstepsthrough hallways and talking and shuffling and coffee brewing and business making Maybe they'd be worried about th...
May 26, 2020•2 min
This week I failed Sorry
May 19, 2020•10 sec
The quantum computer is coming They're just trying to make those little qubit things immune to interference from the big world Because when the big world leaks in the qubits stop working and the solutions are all wrong Once they work out an answer to this problem they'll be able to calculate bigger numbers than we ever imagined The big world Is like the real world The one that you and I can see It's just a problem That it keeps leaking in to the little one It makes that little qubit sound a bit ...
May 10, 2020•2 min
If only the way forward was clear instead, it's like watching a movie on a faulty monitor screen that keeps flashing on and off If only the way forward was clear but it's like walking through a storm and the wind is blowing you backwards while the rain stings your face If only the way forward was clear but it's like trying to see a beautiful body through glass bricks in a bathroom if only the way forward, could be clear but it's like trying to play a game that no-one ever taught you where the ru...
May 04, 2020•2 min
The vibration began in Jesus' pocket It wouldn't normally be a problem but Jesus was in the middle of a live stream with his iPhone connected to his AirPods Unfortunately, there was a bug in the software which sent the vibrating and buzzing over the top of his audible address to millions of his fans and followers Meanwhile, Kanye had joined the room and was also live on the voice channel along with Taylor Swift, who was already there She's always been a big fan of Jesus The buzzing didn't stop I...
Apr 26, 2020•3 min
Did you hear what Elon's up to? He wants to plug our brains directly into computers so we don't have to wait so long when we Google something He's also going to send some of us into space He's already launched a car up there It's still flying around the sun It has travelled further than any other car in the history of cars Elon, his name even sounds like a planet Did you hear what he did in South Australia when they had problems with their power infrastructure? He made them a big battery, the bi...
Apr 20, 2020•3 min
music and prose by Roly Skender I arrive at the palace by bus The Queen and I are getting on surprisingly well She’s dressed elegantly in red In the giant hall we dance beneath chandeliers and cameras flash around us Family, dignitaries and the press watch on We talk about history and philosophy She confides in me some little-known annoyances, that she experiences in her role as monarch It’s a job in which, she discloses, she does her best She’s so easy to talk to Then, mid-conversation, she rea...
Apr 13, 2020•2 min
Guitar by Roly Skender Cool Vibes by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0 License: CC BY 3.0 https://goo.gl/Yibru5 This tiger king What's the deal? A story of arseholes somehow spreading across the globe like a virus Is it any surprise,watching caged animals from cages of our own? So I've been listening to jazz The soft, detective kind and thinking up tropes about bad guys there's the bad guy in a bar The new bad guy that you start rooting for ...
Apr 05, 2020•2 min
My shadow he walks close to me Sometimes I tell him 'hey! hang back a little' but he likes to be right by my side. I think it gives him a sense of control, even though, if it wasn't for me he wouldn't even be there For the most part, I just ignore him and nobody else seems to notice that he's even there My shadow he walks close to me He'll whisper in my ear from time to time and say things, that (if it was anyone else) could be taken the wrong way I guess he thinks we've known each other so long...
Mar 30, 2020•2 min
Music - Franz Liszt: 3 Concert Etudes S.144, R5 I read some of my old writing It was awful It was in a green duffel bag which hadn't been unzipped for 20 years The other night, I found it again. As soon as I saw the striped blue book cover I knew what to expect and braced myself... I opened the book and the words flew out from the page at my face like bats They tried to scratch my eyes out get inside my mouth and re-form themselves The struggle left me exhausted with blood dripping down my cheek...
Mar 23, 2020•3 min
In difficult, unpredictable times it's easy to forget how good, a fresh pair of undies can make you feel Fresh undies are soft They sit against your skin, so gently It's as if you're not even wearing them And a fresh pair of undies doesn't judge you or ask you to cough in another direction or give you any concern about things you can't see Quite the opposite... Fresh undies just sit with you through the noise They give you nothing but comfort and ask for little in return There are clues everywhe...
Mar 16, 2020•3 min
Noire #1 by Music By Pedro https://goo.gl/sJT2e8 Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0 Castbox Detective Digging below the surface exposing the truth. Exhibit A: Jake Schaper ID: 1184636 United States Last seen 'parking' in a 32 hour Livecast by Kira About me assigned 'He is a Castbox member' An individual with no community posts 0 followers but 2 fans Naomi Marriot and Hunter Phoenix Livecast regulars may remember the former, an English lady with an apparent learning disability who ...
Mar 09, 2020•3 min
The audiophile is a salesman In a moment, he sees me down at the 'low end' of things with $200 headphones $4000 headphones 'what's the difference?' he says, and whispers, 'Most people won't even hear it' His tone tickles my ear He acknowledges me as if he and I are in the same tribe Brothers, connected We are both appreciators of nuance Understanding of the complicated true nature of high end audio The audiophile wants to take me on a journey. Or at least start me off on a journey of my own, whe...
Mar 02, 2020•3 min
Advice for Songwriters You can't write a song In a comfortable, air-conditioned room With plenty of time on your hands You can't write a song In a happy relationship Or in a rainforest, with friends you love Because you can't write a song When you're happy, and everything is going your way Or when you've just won an award... Even if it's an award for songwriting By the way I just bought a vinyl record of Beethoven, played by the Berlin Philharmonic for one dollar That's what you're up against Yo...
Feb 24, 2020•2 min
Somewhere out in space, there's a ladder If you climb all the way up, you can look down, not just on the earth, or even the solar system, but the whole galaxy It's very high up there But of course, directions like up or down don't mean the same thing, when you're in space Staring back at the spiral arms of the milky way, you notice the whole structure is vibrating And shimmering with a beautiful, silver glow It feels good to be outside of the earth for a change Because all the things you worried...
Feb 17, 2020•3 min
There's a little man inside my head He's in charge of the engine He runs on just 10 watts! He's changing gears all the time Making sure I wake up… and sleep Mostly I don't even know he's there Sometimes I wonder what he gets up to, when I'm not paying attention This little man inside my head He keeps the whole system in balance And he runs on just 10 watts! When I forget things, sometimes, he reminds me If the engine gets stuck in a loop, he'll try and shut it down for a little while Occasionall...
Feb 10, 2020•2 min
