The Seine passed tests for levels of pollution a few days ago.

Then there were heavy rains.

Now the Seine is too polluted to swim in.

So the rain is polluted?

More pollutants were forced into the Paris part of the Seine because of the extra water?

What?

Why are foreign language shows dubbed with one version of English and subtitled with a different version. I mean TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

🔗 Bob on The Responder

.. reminding me that I somehow watched the first two episodes ( I think on Prime) .. and never went further, since we are in the Acorn camp - not Britbox. (Should I swap?)

📽️ Not a bad show - but like Bob says;

"“The Responder” is dark. There are no characters you can identify with, root for. If you want an uplifting show, “The Responder” is not for you."

One correction to Bob’s review - it is not set in Scotland - it is in Liverpool. But yes … gritty.

https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2024/07/27/the-responder/

Maybe I am not following this kind of news tightly enough, but my suspicion is outside of the specific affected geographies it isn’t being written about too much. But it should be.

Let me translate. The Park Fire in California is the 7th largest in Recorded Californian History. It is 2 days old.

Over The Space of 45 Minutes https://john.philpin.com/2024/07/28/over-the-space.html

Solving Big Questions - One At A Time https://john.philpin.com/2024/07/28/solving-big-questions.html

I just read that the Tories don’t feel that they have fallen far enough … so are doubling down on the eradication challenge listing BOJO, Cameroon (sic), PritiP, Braverman … as potential PMs to unite the party …

I didn’t see the Paris opening but I understand some people are upset - it said in here.

Nah - it wasn’t people at all - it was Tate and Butker.

"Andrew Tate wrote on X, previously called Twitter, “They do not promote anything as hard as they promote homosexuality.” Tate attached a screenshot of the controversial performance in his post."

"Harrison Butker, kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, cited Galatians 6:7 to condemn the ‘Last Supper’ act. He posted on his Instagram stories, “Be not deceived, God is not mocked.”

### Dear France - Thank you"

https://www.timesnownews.com/world/who-is-thomas-jolly-paris-olympics-art-director-slammed-for-last-supper-act-article-112054898

💬 5 Reminders https://john.philpin.com/2024/07/27/reminders.html

📺 Presumed Innocent

Another in that 🖇️ theme of ‘TV shows that were movies’. Just watched the last. Unusually for me, not as a binge - but week by week - and loved it.

Information on Reelgood

‘All’ My TV Shows

https://john.philpin.com/2024/07/04/being-a-sucker.html https://reelgood.com/show/presumed-innocent-2024 https://john.philpin.com/categories/myshows/

🔗 📼 🎵 😂 Remembering Bill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMjOLX_PSUM

In case you were wondering about 🖇️that last post, 🖇️ I just dispatched this on t Substack, which links back.

Thinking about performance.

https://john.philpin.com/2024/07/27/what-is-a.html https://substack.philpin.com/p/is-average-our-new-aspiration

Find Me Falling, 2024 - ★★★ https://john.philpin.com/2024/07/27/find-me-falling.html

Hidden Strike, 2023 - ★★½ https://john.philpin.com/2024/07/27/hidden-strike.html

What Is A High-performing System? https://john.philpin.com/2024/07/27/what-is-a.html

In New Zealand I run my phone on SparkNZ, who sent me an email that included this line;

"It looks like the device you’re using relies on 3G for some functions, so it’s important you use our device checker to confirm whether you need to replace your device to stay connected."

As far as I know, the only function 3G has on my phone is when there isn’t a 4G network - which is surely a Spark issue, not a phone issue?

Or am I missing something?

If I am not - doesn’t this seem a bit scammy? …

"OOHH OOHH - you need to upgrade your phone in case it stops working …. here’s a link to do that."

2 Guns, 2013 - ★★★½ https://john.philpin.com/2024/07/26/guns.html

🪦 Bob - I only just realized. I hadn’t seen the news - but it does explain why my YouTube feed was full of some of your classics. Thank you. I have laughed with you for years. So did my Mum and Dad. You were THAT good.

I have no idea why I hadn’t seen this already - I mean - it is 6 years old. But now I have - I am sharing.

🔗 📼 Ray Dalio - Radical Transparency and Algorithmic Decision-making

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXbsVbFAczg

It just occurred to me that ‘Eno’ is ‘Neo’ is the …