I keep people on their toes. One day: drop in, in a storm, in black Arc'teryx waterproofs, hiking like a trooper. Next day... looking like an Edwardian gentleman getting shopping in M&S. Shirt, jumper, long overcoat, Fantastic Beasts extra vibe. Next day... Docs, jeans, white tee, barbershop visit... hair, zero fade.
Refuse to be profiled. Fight me.
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Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Former Mayor of London.
@BorisJohnson led the country for three years and this city for eight. He’s on stage at Breakpoint, November 15-17.
I like the idea that the first 'wizard' was just some bloke who grabbed a twig and was waving it around in a threatening manner.
"You sure you want to test me? Is it really worth the risk?"
Is it too much to ask to simply wish to be the one to fulfill an ancient prophecy?
I'd take pulling a sword from a stone even. Not asking for anything fancy.
Just let me walk into a village and maybe some villagers can say, "you are the one, your manners and customs were foretold."
That would be a fun Wednesday. 😕
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You should check the headlines every once in a while.
The Titan Times is now online.
Explore the panels and the stories beyond them.
🗞️ noted.news/
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Some people and places in ARC 3: ON THE WIRE. 📻
Don Duffy – Red Cap
Jerry Stride – Punk Photojournalist
Mick – Keeper of Ugly Ducks
Jason Tang – Blue Cap
Manny Moritz – Moustachioed Management
Lester T. Briggs – Bald Media Tycoon
Randy Larsen – Far Away
Pauline – Still Around
Cheedle Dee, Cheedle Dum, Donna – Ducks (mostly)
ILLUMINEWS HQ – Bastion Of Truth
Neall’s Prints Co. – Pays the Bills
Titan Times Tower, Executive Suite – Briggs’ Office
Crispin’s Corner Shop – Scratch Card Emporium
Harley’s Electronics – Bad News
Mick’s Alley – Better than the actual street name...
Key slogans:
"Beautiful things get stolen"
“Tomorrow’s another story”
That's a wrap. 🎬
Don has two working lives.
ILLUMINEWS is where his heart is, but his shifts at the printers pay the bills.
Unfortunately, his day job comes with a long chain of command.
At the top stands Lester T. Briggs, owner of The Titan Times.
His rule? Crush the competition.
What if purgatory is a low poly 2.5D space that we cannot see because all the people are set at 90 degree angles to us.
When you move, they adjust.
They cannot scream because they use dialogue boxes, also set to the same constraint. Someone has to click and no one does.
They could be dancing right there, in front of you and you'd never know.
Just a thought.
GM. ☕️☺️
First sensible thing I've read on X in a long time.
Guys...this applies to anything that's highly competitive.
During high school I was told repeatedly that I could do anything I wanted to do.
So I decided I wanted to be an Army Ranger.
When I got to West Point I realized that becoming an army ranger would in fact require me to be a totally different person than I actually was.
Could I have maybe willpowered my way into the ranger regiment? Probably. Would I have thrived or been successful there? Almost certainly not.
Not everyone has the chops to be a quant. Or a trader, or an I-banker, or an army ranger. The qualities and talents you need are usually innate and not things that can be forced. You either have the juice or you don't.
Play to your strengths. Figure out who you really are, and then lean into that heavily. Otherwise you're just fooling yourself.
