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28 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
On this day in 1971, Britain became the 6th nation to independently achieve space flight. We abandoned it on the same day.

Our only self-launched satellite is still up there, beeping at us, hoping for an answer that she no longer receives.

Happy 49th Space-Birthday Prospero. 😥
You can find my full long read on the history of the British Space Programme. Which was one of the most creative things this country ever did, and involved taking Nazi technology (V2s) and making it a force for good, is here:

medium.com/lapsed-histori…
Oh, and yes space-nerds. i know that TECHNICALLY the anniversary was yesterday. Because they launched from Australia.

But that's Timezones for you.

What ya gonna do?
I should add that Prospero will pass over London at pretty much EXACTLY 5pm tonight.

We stopped answering her little beeps (you can listen below) TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO.

Today is her 49th birthday.

Maybe tonight, go outside and give her a little wave. soundcloud.com/lapsed-histori…

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28 Oct
Nah.

Most of the time the TYPE of content is simply assumed. They already know what the thing is they love and have decided they want to do.

No kid i've talked to about this has ACTUALLY said "i want to be a content creator".

They say:

"I want to be a Fortnite Streamer"
Which is precisely WHY this stuff needs to be properly discussed by parents, schools etc. as a CAREER.

it's about taking that dream and helping them genuinely start thinking, FOR THEMSELVES about what that involves and means.
And that's ACE. Honestly. Parents:

You know how much shit you need your kids to do in life, that you can get them to have to think about THEMSELVES if they say "i want to stream fortnite?"

1) Coding
2) Time Management
3) Online behaviour
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28 Oct
One of the interesting things from chatting to our students in the SU (back when we could!) and from talking to friends kids, is that:

"Become a Content Creator!"

Is, to a lot of them, the same as me saying:

"I want to be a game tester!"

As a kid. /1
That is, that it was part of the adventure of me first realising:

1) Shit. I'm going to need a job one day
2) I don't want to do boring stuff
3) I'm NEVER going to be a footballer, am I?
4) A lot of my idols are in games
5) Hang on, can i play them FOR WORK?!
On top of that, kids RIGHT NOW watch/background watch streamers in the same way that we used to watch TV.

And they're RARELY watching small streamers - unless they know them personally. They're watching big streamers, at the top of the game, with sponsors.
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21 Oct
Right. Fuck it. PMQs live stream.

Will Johnson bother trying to pretend he's capable of real emotion? Who will have the best curtains?

Let's find out together!
Oh we're going straight in with the shit.

Man who worked hard to bankrupt TfL explains that London is fucked because someone bankrupted it.
"How does an area in Tier 3 restrictions get out of Tier 3 restrictions?"

Johnson says get R below 1.
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21 Oct
I hear purring at foot level.

Something tuxedo this way comes.
HELLO I AM CAT I AM HLEPING.
IS THIS HLEPING? IS THIS HLEPING SITTY PLACE? Kitty proudly sitting on my mouse.
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20 Oct
How I'd write this

MURRAY: Right. We've texted the MPs. To try and pick them off one by one
TUCKER: Texted them?
MURRAY: Yes
TUCKER: Now?
MURRAY: Yes
TUCKER: While they're all standing together, next to Andy fucking Burnham, on fucking LIVE TV?!
MURRAY: Oh
TUCKER: FUCKING 'OH'?!
MURRAY: Okay, that may have been a mistake.
TUCKER: A fucking mistake?! You fucking think so Nicola?
GLENN: They might not show him.
TUCKER: They might not show him?! They might not show little fucking Harry Stark? Or Robb Potter? Or whatever the fuck his internet meme is now?!
GLENN: Well they might not.
TUCKER: Well I tell you what Glenn, why don't I turn on the TV and... oh look.
GLENN: Oh.
TUCKER: Oh yes. Glenn. Welcome to the fucking 'Oh' club. Current members: You two and fucking Skeletors minions.
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20 Oct
Oh no.

He's "helping" again.
Now in stereovision.
Turned up, tried to eat my snacks, disrupted my work, now snoozing on his office chair.

Must be senior management. Sleeping kitty curled up on chair.
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