Hello, 

It's been a while since one of these went out and can't quite believe it's October. We recently moved into a lovely new studio here in Bermondsey and have been having a nice time making it into our own space as well as getting down to some work of course. Hoping to get back to the rhythm of sending these out and sharing lots of interesting things with folk each week but who knows when the next one will come. 

Anyway, here's some links you might like or find interesting. 

Stupid, wonderful, bizarre English and it’s many, many quirks
A really interesting podcast about our weird and wonderful language. Strap line and link thanks to the ever fabulous and always smiling Chrissy. 

A Photographer’s Parents Wave Farewell
I do love a good photography series. This one is really quite moving though. 

Americans are at it again with the accidental Partridge​
Jaw dropping. Especially if you're in any way related to anyone from Ireland. Actually scratch that, if you're a normal human being!

Boeing 707 barrel roll, told by pilot Tex Johnston
I have a thing for aviation and stories like this. My friend 'Gloves Neil' and I send them back and forth to each other quite regularly. This one is thanks to Gloves Neil. Everyone has a name for friends like that right? 

Drones raining from the sky in Zhengzhou
Our distopian link of the week. 
 

"The Pillar” by Stephen Gill
A book of photographs taken at different times of a pillar and what’s happening on and by it... Superlatives abound for this one. 

How Zillow Buys Up Houses To Inflate Prices
Zillow is Zoopla or Rightmove in the US. And it's quite bonkers what they've been up to. 

Everyone has been accounted for
Your dog link for this week. I hadn't forgotten. And a dog going for a 'walk' after being adopted. Perhaps also now a good time to reshare 'bag dogs' on Instagram. 

1982: I wrote Alien Attack, my first game, on an Atari 400, in BASIC.
The amazing personal story of a game developer from the early 1980s by Shahid Kamal Ahmad. It's actually not about tech that much and equally about growing up in the UK in the 80s with all the issues that that entailed. Fantastically written and the full set of threads pulled together here. 

Why tree planting isn't the answer to climate change
Really informative and clear. It's not the solution everyone seems to think it is. 

Travis and Sigrid
Fixed gear bike riding adventure cat and her best friend. Ok, so this week we go to 11 and seemed a nice one to end on. 

That's all for now and maybe see you next week. 

Love as always, 

Andy x
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