Chris Addison
Spy. Dammit! Ex-spy.
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- My Apple Watch just tapped me on the wrist and congratulated me, with great enthusiasm and a fancy badge, on DOUBLING my move goal for the day. The specific move which took me over that milestone was lifting a biscuit from the packet on this sofa to my mouth.
- Reposted by Chris Addison4 February 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Esther Stad, was born in Amsterdam. In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and, after selection, murdered in the gas chamber. --- ▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
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- The greatest TV theme of all time.
- So, what you’re saying is there’s someone who knows a WHOLE LOT about the Arctic whose name is Klaus..?
- To get beyond Trumpian nonsense about Greenland and talk about what is *really* going on with Arctic security it was my great pleasure to speak to Professor Klaus Dodds. Have a listen👇 podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/c...
- Reposted by Chris AddisonIt was the Fuck Around of Times, it was the Find Out of times
- Reposted by Chris AddisonIf you live in the UK and value the BBC, please give your thoughts on its future ahead of charter renewal dcms.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- Reposted by Chris Addison3 February 1935 | Dutch Jewish boy, Israël Wijnschenk, was born in Utrecht. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in May 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection together with his sister Kitty.
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- We do the odd date here and there. Doncaster and Milton Keynes are booked in (details in link). I guess it’s up to local venues and Music In The Round. I just go where they tell me. You could always bring it to the attention of your preferred venue… musicintheround.co.uk?s=Incomplete...
- People of Wiltshire and environs! Me and my Ensemble 360 pals are coming to the Wiltshire Music Centre on the 14th Feb to do our Incomplete Guide to Chamber Music. It’s great fun for noobs and lifers alike and filled with bangers. Come see! musicintheround.co.uk/events/chris...
- Reposted by Chris AddisonYou've totally changed my perspective, angry guy who can't spell
- The reason Humperdincks have moustaches that wide is so that they can easily sense which gaps their heads will fit through.
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- OK, nerds. Let’s get into this tedious stuff. Please help a brother out: I have used Drobo for years to backup my MacBook. Drobo (the company) is gone and I need a replacement. What is the SIMPLEST and BEST replacement for a doofus which is essentially plug & play. I have zero (0) IT skillz.
- Reposted by Chris AddisonKyiv is in total blackout, as are many parts of Ukraine. No water, no heating, no electricity. Severe frost outside. This is the result of constant russian attacks. Thank you to those few who still care.
- Reposted by Chris AddisonYou can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs) Good tech. Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales) Bad tech.
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- Every time I watch Sophie Devine, I end up thinking “When’s Deadloch coming back?” That’s for two of you. #WPL26 🏏
- Reposted by Chris Addisonw.b. yeats died on this day in 1939. if, instead of dying, he had begun to age again but in reverse, he would have reached his birth - i.e. become 0 years old - in 2012. Assuming that he then began ageing in the normal direction again, he would currently be 14 years old and preparing for his gcses
- Reposted by Chris AddisonSomething I've been thinking about since the AI hype started is that the inevitable end game here is that human interaction will only be for people who can afford to pay for it. This isn't accessibility, it's automated inequity
- We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it. AI can help us do that. Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
- Reposted by Chris AddisonReeves' argument here can be applied to literally every single public service that exists.
- The wonderful Sue Vale - Sue Chlopicki IRL - died last week, way way too young. Funds for her funeral are a bit short, so a GoFundMe has been set up. Posting here FAO fellow Mancs but also anybody else who saw her, knew her, was touched by her. gofund.me/2444608bb
- When doing a show, I always feel really hungry by the interval. Like my blood sugar’s low and I need to boost it if I’m going to make it to the end of the second half. And that’s when I bring out the gig buns. No, you resign. YOU RESIGN.
- Absolutely delighted that Sepp Blatter’s turned up again, just in time for the return of Mock The Week.
- Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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- Pretty sure he’s trying to hide the scar he got trying to steal a medallion off a woman in a bar fire in Nepal in the 1930s.
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