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Rupert Curwen (smashtie@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jan-2026 06:38:58 JST Rupert Curwen

My youngest got me the most amazing Christmas present! A session handling some items from the V&A East storehouse. Yes, actual touching allowed! (Gloves provided) So I touched two ancient mandolins, a watercolour by Beatrix Potter, an original sketch for a Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back costume design, and a four-track tape recorder and mixer desk owned by David Bowie. She knows me so well. ❤️❤️❤️ #art #history #music
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Rupert Curwen (smashtie@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 02-Nov-2025 06:18:36 JST Rupert Curwen

Happy #Caturday. Have a circle cat.
In conversation about 8 months ago from mas.to permalink
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1. A black and white cat lying fast asleep in a circle. Face pointing up a bit, paw by cheek. Cute.
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Rupert Curwen (smashtie@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 18-May-2025 17:44:46 JST Rupert Curwen

Interesting analysis of the weird discrepancy between public sentiment and the public vote at #Eurovision last night. Dr Kevin Cunningham, a lecturer in politics at Dublin, talked (last year) about "diffuse alternatives" and the amplifying effect of the possibility of voting 20 times, when even a small percentage of the voters are voting entirely based on a single issue.
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0513/1448844-eurovision-voting-ireland-israel-politics-palestine/

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Rupert Curwen (smashtie@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 18-May-2025 17:44:44 JST Rupert Curwen
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@s1m0n4 The article was about last year's contest, which had similarly strong public votes for Israel.

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Rupert Curwen (smashtie@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 22:30:47 JST Rupert Curwen

One of the stones from Castlerigg stone circle, about 4500 years old.
The field used to be plowed right up to the circle edge. It is believed that an outer stone was removed and placed near a stile at the field edge, to avoid plough damage.
#StandingStoneSunday
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1. A two metre high monolith stone, with grassland and pretty fells in the distance. The grass is dotted with yellow flowers, and the sky is grey.
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Mandolin player and nerd. Volunteer dishwasher re-packer. Generally try to be polite and kind. He/him. There may be the occasional cat photo, but I'll try not to get carried away. Banner is a wide shot of Lake District peaks. Profile is a corvid in sunglasses.

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