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@waldosgift.bsky.social yooo what happened???
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
@waldosgift.bsky.social yooo what happened???
Got told I was “unusual” by an absolutely massive man wearing dungarees in a pub bathroom after he saw me wash my hands prior to using the urinal.
Context: I had just eaten a very greasy burger and wanted to clean my hands before touching my penis and yes, I washed them a second time afterwards.
Context: I had just eaten a very greasy burger and wanted to clean my hands before touching my penis and yes, I washed them a second time afterwards.
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Got told I was “unusual” by an absolutely massive man wearing dungarees in a pub bathroom after he saw me wash my hands prior to using the urinal.
Context: I had just eaten a very greasy burger and wanted to clean my hands before touching my penis and yes, I washed them a second time afterwards.
Context: I had just eaten a very greasy burger and wanted to clean my hands before touching my penis and yes, I washed them a second time afterwards.
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I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
The cutscenes in MGS1 remake The Twin Snakes were originally far more faithful to the original. But after Kojima saw an early version he fed back that they should be punched up, leading to the Matrix-y bullet time cinematics in the final game
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
December 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The cutscenes in MGS1 remake The Twin Snakes were originally far more faithful to the original. But after Kojima saw an early version he fed back that they should be punched up, leading to the Matrix-y bullet time cinematics in the final game
The single dumbest gadget I want to will into existence is an E-Ink Steam Deck so I can read visual novels in bed without blasting screen light at my eyes
December 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The single dumbest gadget I want to will into existence is an E-Ink Steam Deck so I can read visual novels in bed without blasting screen light at my eyes
Don't ask me how I know this, but the market for Dominic Toretto impersonators on Cameo is absolutely terrible. Great opportunity for a hench bald guy who owns a pair of sunglasses to absolutely clean up
December 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Don't ask me how I know this, but the market for Dominic Toretto impersonators on Cameo is absolutely terrible. Great opportunity for a hench bald guy who owns a pair of sunglasses to absolutely clean up
fun fact: in Soviet Russia fish holds man in Hinge profile picture
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
fun fact: in Soviet Russia fish holds man in Hinge profile picture
why is being able to cook considered attractive when most cooking is just following simple instru… actually no wait I get it now
October 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
why is being able to cook considered attractive when most cooking is just following simple instru… actually no wait I get it now
Seriously considering dressing up as Bioshock's dancing baguette boy this Halloween
October 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Seriously considering dressing up as Bioshock's dancing baguette boy this Halloween
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”
September 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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”
Tired: Missing my arbitrary 1h55 target time by 39 seconds
Wired: Running a sub 2h half marathon for the first time
Wired: Running a sub 2h half marathon for the first time
September 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Tired: Missing my arbitrary 1h55 target time by 39 seconds
Wired: Running a sub 2h half marathon for the first time
Wired: Running a sub 2h half marathon for the first time
Reading my hinge profile versus going on a date with me
September 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Reading my hinge profile versus going on a date with me
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
September 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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
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
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
August 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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
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
God exists, and he's cancelling my 4:30pm meetings
July 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
God exists, and he's cancelling my 4:30pm meetings
Remembering fondly a time in school when I completely blanked on the word "Medieval," panicked, and referred to the period instead as "Castle times."
June 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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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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
February 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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
I love how two of Spielberg’s movie titles are just an acronym and then an explanation of that exact acronym
February 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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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No one wants you to know what the other side of the MGM logo looks like
February 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
No one wants you to know what the other side of the MGM logo looks like
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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
January 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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.
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”
January 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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”
to all the folks successfully selling their rtx 4070 ti supers on eBay for £700+ before the rtx 5070 ti comes out next month for £729…
well played
well played
January 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
to all the folks successfully selling their rtx 4070 ti supers on eBay for £700+ before the rtx 5070 ti comes out next month for £729…
well played
well played
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here's my take on what we should learn from this week's deepseek panic — that AI has bound together the fortunes of tech, finance, and politics in a fragile and unsustainable way. and if deepseek doesn't pop this bubble, some future launch will www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The DeepSeek panic reveals an AI world ready to blow | James Vincent
The R1 chatbot has sent the tech world spinning – but this tells us less about China than it does about western neuroses, says journalist and AI specialist James Vincent
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
here's my take on what we should learn from this week's deepseek panic — that AI has bound together the fortunes of tech, finance, and politics in a fragile and unsustainable way. and if deepseek doesn't pop this bubble, some future launch will www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Might get really in to swimming just so I can yell “You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for…” when I dive in
January 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Might get really in to swimming just so I can yell “You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for…” when I dive in