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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · 8d
aces! thx
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · 8d
oooh, which youtuber?
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · 14d
Excited to have heard myself mentioned in the latest episode of @backpagepod.bsky.social, thus securing my place in the canon of UK video games journalism as “guy who was excited about the announcement of Metroid Prime 4 at E3 2017”
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · 15d
This looks amazing, congrats on the launch! Is there an option to filter by platform?
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Sep 7
Also these hills can absolutely do one
Garmin elevation chart showing two big ol’ hills
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Sep 7
Tired: Missing my arbitrary 1h55 target time by 39 seconds

Wired: Running a sub 2h half marathon for the first time
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Sep 7
Still, nice of Jay Rayner to have reviewed the experience of going on a date with me
Sins against food - Jay Rayner reviews Mr Porter
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Sep 7
Reading my hinge profile versus going on a date with me
“The problem with Mr Porter isn’t just that blurb, which reads like it was written by a horny adolescent lad with no experience of the things it describes, but the contrast with the tedious reality.”
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Sep 5
Save 'em up for when you're retired I say
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Sep 5
A Life Well Wasted, video games’ answer to This American Life, just dropped its ninth episode in 16 years and it’s an absolute banger alifewellwasted.com
Episodes • A Life Well Wasted
alifewellwasted.com
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Aug 14
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Gatwick south terminal also contains the only Nando's with a breakfast menu?
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Aug 8
my flatmate: leaves hair straighteners turned on and goes to work

my flatmate’s straighteners: start beeping to tell me flat is about to burn down

me: wow what an annoying noise, better put on noise cancelling headphones to block it out
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Jul 30
God exists, and he's cancelling my 4:30pm meetings
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Jul 18
If it’s not already on your radar I can’t recommend Pierre’s book on autism enough. Made me completely re-evaluate so many past experiences and friendships guardianbookshop.com/why-cant-i-j...
Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Jul 7
God yeah, I have so many memories of describing things as "budget" and meaning it in a positive UK-English way, only to have US editors and PR people think I meant it as a pejorative
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Jun 25
Remembering fondly a time in school when I completely blanked on the word "Medieval," panicked, and referred to the period instead as "Castle times."
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Mar 8
Not a series but I’ve been loving Search Engine. Fun little deep dives into interesting topics www.searchengine.show
Search Engine | Search Engine Podcast
Search Engine is the podcast that answers the questions that keep you up at night.
www.searchengine.show
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nige 'computer boy' @niall.codes · Feb 10
Frankly, my dear... Frankly. Frankly! Come back Frankly, I love you! I'll stop doing the Clark Gable bit I promise! Damn. She's gone. Like the wind
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Feb 8
Tagline: YTA
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Feb 8
“Showing soon in a cinema near you, AITA: Am I The Asshole”
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Feb 8
I love how two of Spielberg’s movie titles are just an acronym and then an explanation of that exact acronym
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · Feb 6
No one wants you to know what the other side of the MGM logo looks like
Lion getting a CAT scan
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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · Jan 31
Here's the full Nirvana performance from Fire Aid for anyone who doesn't want to sort through the whole live feed for it. Fucking hell.
Nirvana live: FireAid 2025 [NIRVANA REUNION]
YouTube video by Joe
www.youtube.com
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Jan 30
I like how some video game preorder bonuses are like “here’s a funny hat for your character” and others are like “here’s a gun so powerful it’ll ruin the game for you if you ever use it”
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jon.porter @jonporter.uk · Jan 29
"Some people are not wired for true intimacy" sounds like something someone with low self-esteem would tell themself in their darkest moments and she’s out here saying it like it’s helpful??
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