On Brexit
Democratically, the basic problem is this: there is no way a 51.9% share of a 72.2% turnout (so ~37.5% of voters) provides a remotely comfortable mandate for major constitutional change.
Making The 8Bitdo NES30 Pro Work With RetroPie On Raspbian Jessie
Last night was long.
Brief Encounter
Tonight, as I was leaving the Argyll Arms before busking, I got buttonholed by a woman on the stairs leading down from the toilets.
Book Review - The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer
I was busking in Tottenham Court Road tube station the other night, playing my cover of Get Lucky, when a young man walked past me and commented, “You’re not really playing that, mate.”
Book Review - Unspeakable Things by Laurie Penny
If you don’t believe that Laurie Penny gets disproportionate online hate, try tweeting praise of her on Twitter. When I was halfway through her latest book, Unspeakable Things, I was already so excited and inspired by it that I tweeted “Halfway through @PennyRed’s Unspeakable Things and I already want to go round handing out copies to strangers demanding they read it.”