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Old games, electronics and nonsense. Doom scrolling my way to insanity.
Also @[email protected]
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It started before the pandemic, though. This Real Ale Twats strip is from 2018
January 31, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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This is why I love coyotes (even though I’m pretty sure they ate two of my peahens).
i've been watching the coyote on Alcatraz's progress with great interest. a week-ish ago, a coyote SWAM to Alcatraz for the first time and looked fuckin rough after the dangerous swim. but the coyote is doing fine now, gorging itself on unprepared birds & rats who are dealing with a sort of Godzilla
January 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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January 30, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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I REQUIRE A TUG
tag yourself i’m I AM MANOEUVRING WITH DIFFICULTY
January 30, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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Sex Matters tried to block a ban on conversion practices, but the Council of Europe has voted to make it illegal

goodlawproject.org/council-of-e...
Council of Europe votes for conversion therapy ban
Sex Matters tried to block a ban on conversion therapy, but the Council of Europe has voted to make it illegal
goodlawproject.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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A midwife once handed me a pamphlet on pelvic floor exercises and said, softly, “If you don’t keep these up, love, it’ll look like a Tesco deli counter falling out of an attic.”
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Here's CE Lord OBE's take on this morning's High Court's Hampstead Ponds decision.
Hampstead Heath Ponds: A clear Judgment. A clear voice from London. And a clear path forward.
This morning’s High Court judgment refusing the judicial review application brought by Sex Matters against the City of London Corporation is an important moment for common sense, good governance, a…
celord.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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why is anyone taking life advice from a 23 year old?

why is anyone working for a 23 year old's nonsense company?
January 29, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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A depressing catalogue of failures in the extremely shit AI skills courses the government went on telly to promote yesterday. Useless UI, constant corporate branding, abysmal privacy protection, and at least one bit of weird anti-climate messaging(?!) all to service your ability to lie on a CV.
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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35 years ago, the European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) published this infamous anti-piracy ad encouraging people to snitch on those peddling dodgy software. You'd get £1000 if your info led to a successful prosecution. Just like these two righteous tossers. 🤣
January 29, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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The Dancing Monster will return in Avengers Doomsday.
January 28, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Ha! Our launch discount just ended. Now it’s *one dollar more expensive*. You heard that right. One sweet dollar.

Masterplan. That’s how we roll.
TR-49 on Steam
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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JK Rowling: hello children
Rowling: i finally know why the ungrateful kidss thesse dayss have been rejecting harry potter
Barker: we all figured that out a long time ago
Poe: clive
Barker: oh i'm sorry edgar
Barker: am i wrong?
Poe:
Poe: no you're not wrong
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Oh shit, this is out TOMORROW.
Reminder to play the Cairn demo. Blends light survival with a wildly clever, tactile climbing system. A puzzle game in disguise. Lots of different routes up the mountain that you have to gauge yourself, making strategic use of ropes, pitons, natural handholds, etc. Really good shit.
Just had a go on the new Next Fest demo for Cairn and that's a day one purchase for me.
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Happy birthday Mozart!
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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The estimable @grahamsmith.bsky.social, @brendyc.bsky.social and I have launched jank.cool, a blog about PC games. It aspires to be funny and informed and passionate and it is in all respects emphatically uncommercial, so please back it if you're into those things.
Jank
I guess I could read about PC games.
jank.cool
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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just saw someone post “who said historians don’t have a sense of humour” and — nobody? nobody says that
January 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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'Wake me up before you Go-Go' by WHAM! on the BBC Micro from 1984.
January 27, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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hey i'm those things :3
::checking my list to see who’s invited to the party:: oh hell yeah
January 27, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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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
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it seems to come earlier every year, smh
Today is "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" day!
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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A new website about PC games, from me, @brendyc.bsky.social and @jonhicks.com.

Reader-supported, which means no ads, no guff, and lots of games blogging about delightful things to play. If you liked our work on RPS, we think you'll like @jank.cool.
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Ayn Rand died in 1982, meaning it’s possible she saw the film “Herbie Goes Bananas.”
Makes you think.
January 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM