Rob Manuel
@robmanuel.b3ta.com
B3ta.com, @fesshole.bsky.social, @anonopin.bsky.social
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TICKETS FOR MY SHOWS:
Fesshole Live
Leicester 14 Feb '26
Leeds 4 Mar '26
Luton 12 Mar '26
Glasgow 16 Mar '26
Malmö, Sweden 23 Apr '26
Göteborg, Sweden 24 Apr '26
Stockholm, Sweden 25 Apr '26
Anon Opin Live
Leicester 12/13 Feb '26
Glasgow 17 Mar '26
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Fesshole Live
Leicester 14 Feb '26
Leeds 4 Mar '26
Luton 12 Mar '26
Glasgow 16 Mar '26
Malmö, Sweden 23 Apr '26
Göteborg, Sweden 24 Apr '26
Stockholm, Sweden 25 Apr '26
Anon Opin Live
Leicester 12/13 Feb '26
Glasgow 17 Mar '26
sites.google.com/view/fesshole
I don't follow the Grammys but I know some celebs said Ice was bad coz Ricky Gervais said they shouldn't say that.
Ricky - can you please me to shut up when I say I've got tickets on sale for some shows in Leicester on the 12th, 13th and !4th of this month?
sites.google.com/view/fesshole
Ricky - can you please me to shut up when I say I've got tickets on sale for some shows in Leicester on the 12th, 13th and !4th of this month?
sites.google.com/view/fesshole
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
I don't follow the Grammys but I know some celebs said Ice was bad coz Ricky Gervais said they shouldn't say that.
Ricky - can you please me to shut up when I say I've got tickets on sale for some shows in Leicester on the 12th, 13th and !4th of this month?
sites.google.com/view/fesshole
Ricky - can you please me to shut up when I say I've got tickets on sale for some shows in Leicester on the 12th, 13th and !4th of this month?
sites.google.com/view/fesshole
In 2008 we had a financial crisis that proved the whole financial system was rotten but instead of binning it off and starting a afresh, we jailed a few people tokenistically, and patched it all up because it was "too big to fail". The Epstein stuff feels very similar.
February 3, 2026 at 11:26 AM
In 2008 we had a financial crisis that proved the whole financial system was rotten but instead of binning it off and starting a afresh, we jailed a few people tokenistically, and patched it all up because it was "too big to fail". The Epstein stuff feels very similar.
This is a fun read. (Not an endorsement of the whole blog, which I'm vaguely aware is controversial, but this specific short story is a fun read)
slatestarcodex.com/2018/10/30/s...
slatestarcodex.com/2018/10/30/s...
February 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
This is a fun read. (Not an endorsement of the whole blog, which I'm vaguely aware is controversial, but this specific short story is a fun read)
slatestarcodex.com/2018/10/30/s...
slatestarcodex.com/2018/10/30/s...
I know we don't need proof that you can radicalise yourself given what's happened to Elon, but I've just accidentally gamified fesshole moderation, and therefore myself, by building a system where I get a lovely big tick for everything I moderated and it's strangely addictive.
February 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM
I know we don't need proof that you can radicalise yourself given what's happened to Elon, but I've just accidentally gamified fesshole moderation, and therefore myself, by building a system where I get a lovely big tick for everything I moderated and it's strangely addictive.
Selling this birthday card feels positively provocative in the current climate
February 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Selling this birthday card feels positively provocative in the current climate
Just ran some rough sentiment analysis on 100,000 fesses and this popped out which amused me in a glass half empty, glass half full kind of way
February 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Just ran some rough sentiment analysis on 100,000 fesses and this popped out which amused me in a glass half empty, glass half full kind of way
WORSHIP YOUR WMF SUN GOD, PUNY HUMANS
February 2, 2026 at 1:13 PM
WORSHIP YOUR WMF SUN GOD, PUNY HUMANS
Reposted by Rob Manuel
Is The Tetris Company going to celebrate what should be "Tetris Month"?
In February 2026, the four weeks are lined up perfectly as four lines - which is exactly what a Tetris is!
The last time this happened was in 2015, and the next two times will be in 2037 and 2043.
#Tetris
In February 2026, the four weeks are lined up perfectly as four lines - which is exactly what a Tetris is!
The last time this happened was in 2015, and the next two times will be in 2037 and 2043.
#Tetris
February 1, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Is The Tetris Company going to celebrate what should be "Tetris Month"?
In February 2026, the four weeks are lined up perfectly as four lines - which is exactly what a Tetris is!
The last time this happened was in 2015, and the next two times will be in 2037 and 2043.
#Tetris
In February 2026, the four weeks are lined up perfectly as four lines - which is exactly what a Tetris is!
The last time this happened was in 2015, and the next two times will be in 2037 and 2043.
#Tetris
Twitter Moments briefly had a similar logo in the UK and I messaged the (Ameican) head of the project pointing it out and he shrugged at me. So I then sent it to a journalist mate who emailed him and they changed it within the hour. Given how the site went I probably shouldn't have bothered.
Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
February 2, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Twitter Moments briefly had a similar logo in the UK and I messaged the (Ameican) head of the project pointing it out and he shrugged at me. So I then sent it to a journalist mate who emailed him and they changed it within the hour. Given how the site went I probably shouldn't have bothered.
I’m doing the Ibsen, lads, coz I’m like Diceman being controlled by my own bullshit webpage isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I’m doing the Ibsen, lads, coz I’m like Diceman being controlled by my own bullshit webpage isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
Reposted by Rob Manuel
B3ta newsletter 977, out now
"The newsletter than has been invading Greenland with two copies a week since 2001"
* POLITICAL VIDEO GAMES - challenge results
* FORGOTTEN NO 1s - and we don't mean big poos
* DIY TV GUIDE - What films are on the Beeb?
b3ta.com/newsletter/i...
"The newsletter than has been invading Greenland with two copies a week since 2001"
* POLITICAL VIDEO GAMES - challenge results
* FORGOTTEN NO 1s - and we don't mean big poos
* DIY TV GUIDE - What films are on the Beeb?
b3ta.com/newsletter/i...
B3TA : NEWSLETTER : "THE NEWSLETTER THAN HAS BEEN INVADING GREENLAND WITH TWO COPIES A WEEK SINCE 2001"
b3ta.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:51 PM
B3ta newsletter 977, out now
"The newsletter than has been invading Greenland with two copies a week since 2001"
* POLITICAL VIDEO GAMES - challenge results
* FORGOTTEN NO 1s - and we don't mean big poos
* DIY TV GUIDE - What films are on the Beeb?
b3ta.com/newsletter/i...
"The newsletter than has been invading Greenland with two copies a week since 2001"
* POLITICAL VIDEO GAMES - challenge results
* FORGOTTEN NO 1s - and we don't mean big poos
* DIY TV GUIDE - What films are on the Beeb?
b3ta.com/newsletter/i...
Reposted by Rob Manuel
Risk is you'll leave it alone for a day and it'll look like this when you next open it
February 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Risk is you'll leave it alone for a day and it'll look like this when you next open it
Doing new admin screens for fesshole coz bored of looking at Google Sheets all the time and accidentally made it look like Guardian in dark mode. Weirdly classy for such grotty content.
February 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Doing new admin screens for fesshole coz bored of looking at Google Sheets all the time and accidentally made it look like Guardian in dark mode. Weirdly classy for such grotty content.
Had to read this one a few times before I realised autocorrect did its best with a probably very mangled "eczema"
February 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Had to read this one a few times before I realised autocorrect did its best with a probably very mangled "eczema"
Can I have £££ of Gov money please to run the Ministry Of Antishitification, where we bash out useful clones/alts of crucial web infrascruture projects and as soon as each one works, we turn it over to a public trust which a guaranteed income for further expansion and a non-profit board to steer it?
Oh it’s the same people that wrecked Vimeo who did the same to WeTransfer, because of course it is
Private equity companies should quite simply be shut down and their asset-stripped wealth should be given to everyone in the world as a salary, because what they've done to Vimeo is their M.O. gizmodo.com/vimeo-lays-o...
February 1, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Can I have £££ of Gov money please to run the Ministry Of Antishitification, where we bash out useful clones/alts of crucial web infrascruture projects and as soon as each one works, we turn it over to a public trust which a guaranteed income for further expansion and a non-profit board to steer it?
Bunged some loading messages on this coz noticed it was taking a bit of time (like 5 or 10 seconds, whatever) to load data / process it and it's possible people would be going "is this broke?"
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
IS THERE A FILM ON THE BBC TONIGHT?
A simple way to see if there’s a film on the BBC around 9pm tonight.
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
February 1, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Bunged some loading messages on this coz noticed it was taking a bit of time (like 5 or 10 seconds, whatever) to load data / process it and it's possible people would be going "is this broke?"
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
Quite happy that the only answer here is Phil Collins, and it's not a film either, but hey, the logic is just >over 70 mins, so film really means "substantial"
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
IS THERE A FILM ON THE BBC TONIGHT?
A simple way to see if there’s a film on the BBC around 9pm tonight.
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
January 31, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Quite happy that the only answer here is Phil Collins, and it's not a film either, but hey, the logic is just >over 70 mins, so film really means "substantial"
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
Who loves it when your mayonnaise is nearly run out and you fill the bottle with a bit of water to clean it out and then drink the delicious mayonnaise water?
January 31, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Who loves it when your mayonnaise is nearly run out and you fill the bottle with a bit of water to clean it out and then drink the delicious mayonnaise water?
This is fascinating. A Reddit clone where AI agents chat to each other about their users? We are so unprepared for our increasingly weird present - let alone our future.
archive.ph/202601310347...
archive.ph/202601310347...
archive.ph
January 31, 2026 at 1:18 PM
This is fascinating. A Reddit clone where AI agents chat to each other about their users? We are so unprepared for our increasingly weird present - let alone our future.
archive.ph/202601310347...
archive.ph/202601310347...
Every WMFBOT post is tattoo inspiration if you're brave enough
January 30, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Every WMFBOT post is tattoo inspiration if you're brave enough
Reposted by Rob Manuel
Do you want to know if you can watch a film on the BBC tonight?
IS THERE'S A FILM ON THE BBC AROUND 9PM TONIGHT?
A simple way to see if there’s a film on the BBC around 9pm tonight.
istheresafilmonthebbcaround9pmtonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
January 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Do you want to know if you can watch a film on the BBC tonight?
Reposted by Rob Manuel
OK I'll pitch The Young Ones in 1913 Vienna, with the four housemates as expies of Trotsky (Rik), Hitler (Vyvyan), Freud (Neil) and Stalin (Mike). Alexei as Josip Broz Tito
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
OK I'll pitch The Young Ones in 1913 Vienna, with the four housemates as expies of Trotsky (Rik), Hitler (Vyvyan), Freud (Neil) and Stalin (Mike). Alexei as Josip Broz Tito
No idea what this beef was. Could be anything?
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
No idea what this beef was. Could be anything?
If this person wants to run a worst replies on fesshole thing - I'd probably read it
January 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
If this person wants to run a worst replies on fesshole thing - I'd probably read it
An opinion that I find slightly baffling coz I don't look at music, I listen to it. As long as the interface is functional, the less whizzy the visuals the better really.
January 30, 2026 at 3:11 PM
An opinion that I find slightly baffling coz I don't look at music, I listen to it. As long as the interface is functional, the less whizzy the visuals the better really.