Mitchell Stirling
@mitchellst.bsky.social
I work with data and tell stories about it. I also write about closing tracks on albums on Substack.
Agree. I don't think many people want to fix this through a giveaway; just fix the perverse elements. Parking childcare, Scottish tax rates and sacrificing to a pension scheme: someone on 100k pays 62% tax on their 10k bonus, while someone on 200k pays 47% on their 40k bonus.
October 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Agree. I don't think many people want to fix this through a giveaway; just fix the perverse elements. Parking childcare, Scottish tax rates and sacrificing to a pension scheme: someone on 100k pays 62% tax on their 10k bonus, while someone on 200k pays 47% on their 40k bonus.
Surely quicker if we lined the streets and they wheeled it past us.
October 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Surely quicker if we lined the streets and they wheeled it past us.
See, I was wondering if there was one from years ago but you are right, they did it recently too.
October 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
See, I was wondering if there was one from years ago but you are right, they did it recently too.
Future More or Less item here for sure. Feels like bait.
October 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Future More or Less item here for sure. Feels like bait.
Bremony at the library
October 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Bremony at the library
Curating Songs for the Deceased - by Chris Dalla Riva share.google/LtcXIzul4GZQ...
It's definitely happening. I think the Beatles will not fade but in 20 years time a lot of 60s music will start to fade like Chris describes.
It's definitely happening. I think the Beatles will not fade but in 20 years time a lot of 60s music will start to fade like Chris describes.
Curating Songs for the Deceased
The evolution of Sirius XM's channel list gives us deep insight into how we remember (and forget) popular music.
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October 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Curating Songs for the Deceased - by Chris Dalla Riva share.google/LtcXIzul4GZQ...
It's definitely happening. I think the Beatles will not fade but in 20 years time a lot of 60s music will start to fade like Chris describes.
It's definitely happening. I think the Beatles will not fade but in 20 years time a lot of 60s music will start to fade like Chris describes.
They should be nationalised and the squad sold to pay for Social Care. Playing up front can be a prize for Premium Bond winners.
September 30, 2026 at 10:20 PM
They should be nationalised and the squad sold to pay for Social Care. Playing up front can be a prize for Premium Bond winners.
Once, I told some guy that my name was Elvis Aaron Presley, and I last had a car accident in Paris in Aug. 1997; I clipped a Mercedes with my white Fiat Uno. No flicker of any of that registered.
September 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Once, I told some guy that my name was Elvis Aaron Presley, and I last had a car accident in Paris in Aug. 1997; I clipped a Mercedes with my white Fiat Uno. No flicker of any of that registered.
