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Bands, all genres of music from around the world, gig photos, festivals (, , ), infosec, FOSS, science and nature. Loves wildlife and fascinated by critters with 6 or more legs. , pro-science and progress green left winger.

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Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-07-11

Late Junction time!

Tonight we have Lebanese vocalists in caverns, gamelan-infused percussion, Anglo-Saxon poetry in its original Old English, early Iranian piano recordingsi, caustic rap from Uganda, and some futuristic folk from a Swiss micro-choir!

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002f7rx

Tune in to the best wireless show in the world and join us on the adventure!

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-07-11

@nic Nice! Such a great song! It will be getting that reaction to the end of time!

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-07-07

@Lazarou Cool. Watched the Wet Leg set at Sofa Glastonbury. 🤣

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-07-07

@Lazarou Love the Tibetan Kitchen! Had their lush foods at other festivals. Love Greentea Peng too. She's at Green Man this year but clashes with Wet Leg and Alan Sparhawk which is going to mean a tough decision!

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2025-07-04

Any company with air conditioning, that is not forcing employees to work with genAI, in the Heidelberg area looking for a backend developer? (I know I should be moving north but I have somewhat grown roots in HD.) No arms industry! #getfedihired #rust #java

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2025-07-03

From Threads: "Protest to Stop the Ban of Palestine Action🕚From 10.30AM
📅Friday 4th July
📍Royal Courts of Justice, London
"At the Royal Courts of Justice tomorrow, Palestine Action will be applying for 'interim relief' to stop the proscription coming into effect. After the most draconian attack on our civil liberties and the right to dissent for Palestine, we must collectively show how many of us are behind Palestine Action.
"If it fails, Palestine Action will be proscribed by Saturday 00.01AM."

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-07-02

"UK MPs vote to proscribe Palestine Action as terrorist group"

theguardian.com/politics/2025/

"Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal"

theguardian.com/world/2025/jul

Which side are you on?

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-07-02

@nigenet ha ha. I never did get a reply. I will take their "soon" to be a WOMAD "soon".

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-07-01

@julianlawson @BenCotterill About time the real D&C had their well deserved place in the legends slot! 😆

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-06-26

Chair dancing on my own!

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-06-26

Sharon Van Etten's Seventeen is an absolute banger!

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-06-16

@nigenet Yeah. I've just emailed them myself but don't expect a response.

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-06-16

@nigenet Did you ever see anything more from WOMAD about an event this summer or news of what is happening next year? It's been a long time since that email in which we were promised an update in a couple of weeks!

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-06-15

Play all of White Rabbit! One of the best songs ever!

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2025-06-09

@substandardnerd I loved that beautiful man and his beautiful music. I'm glad we were on the same planet at the same time as this kind.

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-06-09
Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-06-04

The most excellent Grace Petrie on the wireless with Tom Robinson for the next hour!

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d4mx

That'll do nicely!

Substandard Nerdsubstandardnerd
2025-05-27

@TheVoidTLMB ha ha. Yeah, I could see that!

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