Steve Walker

RT @BestOscarWilde: To regret one’s own experiences is to arrest one’s own development. << Makes me feel better about past mistakes

I'm amazing diverted by this photo from today's @thetimes

@whippletom I'm not about to get into debate on this, so I'm not going to ask him, but you might want to: OK, and local elections in other years?

People ask me why I'm not in politics, this is why* *this isn't why.

@SoVeryBritish I have the same problem with videos on YouTube. I'm looking for quick instructions that I can skip read in a few seconds, e.g. on on how to fix something, not having to watch and listen whilst you drone on about peripheral issues and keep asking me to subscribe.

A recent report says that voice notes are huge across the world… apart from in Britain. Here’s my two cents (or pennies) on why I dislike voice notes: 1. I don’t want to have to put in earphones or find a quiet place when out and about, just for you to tell me “yes” or “no” about whether you’re free for a cup of tea next Wednesday. 2. While I’m watching telly, I want to be able to glance down at my phone and get the information I need in text form. I don’t want to have to turn the telly off and listen to your private podcast that’s just for me. 3. I don’t want to wade through three minutes of waffle and chit-chat I never asked for when a thumbs-up emoji will do. 4. It makes me feel like you expect a voice note back - and I’m not doing that. 5. I have no interest in tangents about how you’ve just seen an interesting pigeon on the pavement. I asked if you could give me a lift to the station, and 12 minutes in you’re talking about a pigeon and I’ve missed my train. 6. The convenience is all yours. It’s quick to send a voice note, but much slower for me to consume it. It’s bad manners. I think that about covers it. Of course, if voice notes are a more accessible option for the sender (due to difficulty typing, vision impairment, language barriers, etc.), that’s completely understandable - a different kettle of fish! But if you just like waffling, I’d rather not be the waffle sounding board. (Really I think I’m just jealous of people who are able to talk coherently for minutes at a time).

@MrJamesMay I bet it wasn't that hot, actually?

Some hot early morning bluebell action for you.

@whippletom Who wants only one cookie?

Why do Sainsbury's only sell cookies in batches of four? Why can't I buy one? Why do I have to eat four cookies? Why don't we talk about this more?

@Matt_Pinner No

Do you see a DOG or a CAT??

@whippletom A crook, but at least an articulate one.

That Nixon chap sounds like a decent sort.

Nixon, speech to the last Apollo crew. "The dreams that draw humanity forward seem always to be redeemed" Trump, to the first Artemis crew. “We are WINNING, in Space, on Earth, and everywhere — Economically, Militarily, and now, BEYOND THE STARS. Nobody comes close!”

This is the first #cricket I've watched in 2026. Astonishingly, it's on an aeroplane - the @emirates flight to Auckland. Just watched England very nearly lose to Nepal. Now Ireland - Sri Lanka #mysport24

The next adventure begins. Travelling to New Zealand via Dubai. You can keep up with how it's going via swpics.co.uk/blog/new-zeala…

No, @Experian, my credit score hadn't changed. So why did you email me to tell me it had?

@80s_Kidz Jamboree Bags i.pinimg.com/originals/cd/f…

@DJIGlobal Impressive. But probably against the rules. Much too close, surely?

Which one did you spot first—the bear or the sunset? 🐻🌅 USD $500 Social Media Selection Award - Weekly Winner Captured by the Mavic 4 Pro, the setting sun hitting the blue night sky creates a dreamlike backdrop for this wandering bear. 🎥mywildlive #DJI #Mavic4Pro #Skypixel

@Matt_Pinner The name change ruined a perfectly good joke about about an explosion on a cargo aircraft shipping their parts: it was raining Datsun cogs.

My wife says it never happened. Who remembers there’s a car called Datsun before it was renamed as Nissan?

@WhoStu @trussliz "Favor", Stuart? 😉

Our former 'Prime Minister' compounding her anti-UK treachery by having a pop at two of our Commonwealth allies in a bid to curry favor with right-wing oligarchs around the world, neither of whom could pick her out of a line-up of one in an empty room! You are pathetic @trussliz

@Matt_Pinner 33

Only 4 countries. You?

@Matt_Pinner 20

I've been to 4,how many have you been to?

I wonder if Jim Morrison's wife referred to him as ' him indoors'.

@MarcSparrow In light of our previous exchanges on #Crypto, I thought you might be interested to read this. A nationwide cryptocurrency payment system designed specifically for tourists. A national digital identity system anchored on ethereum. thetimes.com/article/cf2725…

@WhoStu @trussliz Thought you might like this entry in today's @TimesDiary, courtesy of @HackBlackburn.

Oh FFS! Surely it’s time for someone to intervene here with this poor deluded fool! For her own sake as well as our own! @trussliz get a grip!

@whippletom It was a good read. Thank you.

I had a lovely time meeting the heir to gaudi, and seeing the last stages of the Sagrada Familia. Happy christmas! thetimes.com/article/c2a06e…