AKMB
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That one guy with a lion profile picture
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this may be the most English man ever to exist.
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
this may be the most English man ever to exist.
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Avowed and Outer Worlds 2 underperforming is very good evidence that the “I want shorter games, etc.” Sonic meme is absolute horseshit.
February 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Avowed and Outer Worlds 2 underperforming is very good evidence that the “I want shorter games, etc.” Sonic meme is absolute horseshit.
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Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
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Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
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Unironically, one major problem for him is that he very obviously won't be grateful because all the NATO blood in Afghanistan meant nothing and therefore the promise of American gratitude carries less value than a Zimbabwean nickel.
Trump full Mafia warning to Europe on Greenland: “So you have a choice. You can say yes and we will be very grateful. Or you can so no…and we will remember.”
January 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Unironically, one major problem for him is that he very obviously won't be grateful because all the NATO blood in Afghanistan meant nothing and therefore the promise of American gratitude carries less value than a Zimbabwean nickel.
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The power outages and freezing conditions in Ukraine right now are insane. Greenland news and war “coverage fatigue” not giving it the presence in headlines it deserves. The humanitarian impact is absolutely staggering.
January 21, 2026 at 11:53 AM
The power outages and freezing conditions in Ukraine right now are insane. Greenland news and war “coverage fatigue” not giving it the presence in headlines it deserves. The humanitarian impact is absolutely staggering.
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CRASHOUT FOR THE AGES
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 AM
CRASHOUT FOR THE AGES
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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Watching The war between the fish and the monkeys and I can't get over knocking down a wall to install the giant fish tank and leaving it to look like shit. There's exposed brick and it's all uneven. Not even our government would make it that shit.
January 16, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Watching The war between the fish and the monkeys and I can't get over knocking down a wall to install the giant fish tank and leaving it to look like shit. There's exposed brick and it's all uneven. Not even our government would make it that shit.
Ranking Bluesky’s GOTY that I have played
1. Disco Elysium
2. Mass Effect
3. Deus Ex
4. Baldur's Gate 3
5. Stardew Valley
6.Fallout: New Vegas
7.Papers, Please
8.The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
1. Disco Elysium
2. Mass Effect
3. Deus Ex
4. Baldur's Gate 3
5. Stardew Valley
6.Fallout: New Vegas
7.Papers, Please
8.The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Of the 31 games that won the 'now' votes, rank as many as you can. That could be just voting for your favourite, or a top 3, or 10, or just go mad and rank all 31.
I will NOT count ties
I will NOT count the same game in multiple ranks
If you need help deciding: czeckd.github.io/preference-r...
I will NOT count ties
I will NOT count the same game in multiple ranks
If you need help deciding: czeckd.github.io/preference-r...
January 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Ranking Bluesky’s GOTY that I have played
1. Disco Elysium
2. Mass Effect
3. Deus Ex
4. Baldur's Gate 3
5. Stardew Valley
6.Fallout: New Vegas
7.Papers, Please
8.The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
1. Disco Elysium
2. Mass Effect
3. Deus Ex
4. Baldur's Gate 3
5. Stardew Valley
6.Fallout: New Vegas
7.Papers, Please
8.The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Think I’m going to go for peak here.
I also very much enjoyed dispatch and the root trees are dead but peak is the one I played most and would recommend to people so I guess it has to be my goty
I also very much enjoyed dispatch and the root trees are dead but peak is the one I played most and would recommend to people so I guess it has to be my goty
What was your favourite game at the end of 2025? I'm guessing your mind hasn't changed in the last ten days, but do say if it has
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't count. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't count. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Think I’m going to go for peak here.
I also very much enjoyed dispatch and the root trees are dead but peak is the one I played most and would recommend to people so I guess it has to be my goty
I also very much enjoyed dispatch and the root trees are dead but peak is the one I played most and would recommend to people so I guess it has to be my goty
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People who stop taking statins have heart attacks, people who stop taking contraceptives get pregnant, who could have fucking guessed
People who stop taking weight-loss jabs regain weight in under two years, study reveals
People who stop taking weight-loss jabs regain weight in under two years, study reveals
Analysis finds those who stopped using medication saw weight return four times faster compared with other weight loss plans
People who stop taking weight loss jabs regain all the weight originally lost in under two years, significantly faster than those on any other weight loss plan, according to a landmark study.
Weight loss medications, known as GLP-1 agonists, were originally developed as treatment for diabetes and work by mimicking the glucagon-like peptide (GLP) 1 hormone which helps people feel full. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
People who stop taking statins have heart attacks, people who stop taking contraceptives get pregnant, who could have fucking guessed
Then and now: Helldivers 2.
Lots of fun had with friends on that game. I still need to get into balatro, which might supplant helldivers if I ever do
Lots of fun had with friends on that game. I still need to get into balatro, which might supplant helldivers if I ever do
Quote this with your favourite game from 2024, and whether that's changed from what you would have said a year ago
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Then and now: Helldivers 2.
Lots of fun had with friends on that game. I still need to get into balatro, which might supplant helldivers if I ever do
Lots of fun had with friends on that game. I still need to get into balatro, which might supplant helldivers if I ever do
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the man widely regarded as creator of Korean fried chicken has died www.koreaherald.com/article/1065...
Man who built Korea's fried chicken industry dies at 74
Yoon Jong-gye, the founder of Mexican Chicken and widely regarded as the creator of Korea’s signature sweet-and-spicy fried chicken, has died after a long illne
www.koreaherald.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
the man widely regarded as creator of Korean fried chicken has died www.koreaherald.com/article/1065...
Forgot to check what 2023 games I played on launch but it probably wasn’t many
So then: luck be a landlord
Now: BG3
So then: luck be a landlord
Now: BG3
Quote this with your favourite game from 2023 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Forgot to check what 2023 games I played on launch but it probably wasn’t many
So then: luck be a landlord
Now: BG3
So then: luck be a landlord
Now: BG3
I think tomb raider is the only game on this list I’ve played so it wins by now by default. (I wasn’t born then)
Now we come to the furthest back I'll go, the year of my birth
Quote this with your favourite game from 1996 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Quote this with your favourite game from 1996 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 7, 2026 at 11:27 AM
I think tomb raider is the only game on this list I’ve played so it wins by now by default. (I wasn’t born then)
No then vote - for half the year I hadn’t been born.
My now vote: Age of Empires (original) - not played in years but I have many many happy memories of that game as a kid.
My now vote: Age of Empires (original) - not played in years but I have many many happy memories of that game as a kid.
Quote this with your favourite game from 1997 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
(Please make clear which is which)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
(Please make clear which is which)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
No then vote - for half the year I hadn’t been born.
My now vote: Age of Empires (original) - not played in years but I have many many happy memories of that game as a kid.
My now vote: Age of Empires (original) - not played in years but I have many many happy memories of that game as a kid.
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I have a hunch that if you or I were running a website doing this the "urgent contact" would involve door rams and handcuffs so I struggle to see why it can't be slightly more pugnacious than this.
Ofcom, which enforces the UK's Online Safety Act, says it is aware of "serious concerns" about Grok undressing people including children on X
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I have a hunch that if you or I were running a website doing this the "urgent contact" would involve door rams and handcuffs so I struggle to see why it can't be slightly more pugnacious than this.
I thought the original Age of Empires was 98 but I only see the expansion. In that case I’ll go for:
Now - spyro
Shoutout to speedy Egbert as well, forgot that game existed. Played more than it deserved probably as a kid
Now - spyro
Shoutout to speedy Egbert as well, forgot that game existed. Played more than it deserved probably as a kid
Quote this with your favourite game from 1998 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I thought the original Age of Empires was 98 but I only see the expansion. In that case I’ll go for:
Now - spyro
Shoutout to speedy Egbert as well, forgot that game existed. Played more than it deserved probably as a kid
Now - spyro
Shoutout to speedy Egbert as well, forgot that game existed. Played more than it deserved probably as a kid
No then vote, I am three years old.
Now: Deus Ex. Immaculate vibes, very fun game. Still holds up when I played it 2020.
Shoutout to The Sims and Spyro for also being good
Now: Deus Ex. Immaculate vibes, very fun game. Still holds up when I played it 2020.
Shoutout to The Sims and Spyro for also being good
Quote this with your favourite game from 2000 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
No then vote, I am three years old.
Now: Deus Ex. Immaculate vibes, very fun game. Still holds up when I played it 2020.
Shoutout to The Sims and Spyro for also being good
Now: Deus Ex. Immaculate vibes, very fun game. Still holds up when I played it 2020.
Shoutout to The Sims and Spyro for also being good
I was 2 years old so no then vote
But now: my only two way tie - LEGO racers and LEGO rock raiders, my absolute favourite childhood games. Both are still bangers.
But now: my only two way tie - LEGO racers and LEGO rock raiders, my absolute favourite childhood games. Both are still bangers.
Quote this with your favourite game from 1999 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
- PSA: Metal Gear Solid and Half-Life were 1998 -
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
- PSA: Metal Gear Solid and Half-Life were 1998 -
January 5, 2026 at 11:05 AM
I was 2 years old so no then vote
But now: my only two way tie - LEGO racers and LEGO rock raiders, my absolute favourite childhood games. Both are still bangers.
But now: my only two way tie - LEGO racers and LEGO rock raiders, my absolute favourite childhood games. Both are still bangers.
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It is a little known fact that they prerecord the Jools Holland Hootenanny - all the people on screen are faking it being New Year for tv.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
December 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It is a little known fact that they prerecord the Jools Holland Hootenanny - all the people on screen are faking it being New Year for tv.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.