Tim Aidley
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For Christmas my lovely sister Katie made all of us Christmas stockings full of lots of little toys. However one of the things she gave me was this rather old mucky Lego brick:
December 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For Christmas my lovely sister Katie made all of us Christmas stockings full of lots of little toys. However one of the things she gave me was this rather old mucky Lego brick:
Fuck yeah!
Search your name and then 'glamour shot', and post a photo.
Search your name and then 'glamour shot', and post a photo.
December 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Fuck yeah!
Search your name and then 'glamour shot', and post a photo.
Search your name and then 'glamour shot', and post a photo.
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If websites can use cookies to improve performance, I can too
December 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If websites can use cookies to improve performance, I can too
I have lived in the US for over 8 years, and I still can't remember which one is worth 10¢ and which is worth 5¢ between a dime and a nickel.
December 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I have lived in the US for over 8 years, and I still can't remember which one is worth 10¢ and which is worth 5¢ between a dime and a nickel.
My wife and I forgot to vote in the semifinal and final, and we could have made the 3rd/4th place a tie!
The results for third place were even closer.
Sam Altman takes the bronze, pushing aside Mark Zuckerberg by a mere two-vote margin!
Sam Altman takes the bronze, pushing aside Mark Zuckerberg by a mere two-vote margin!
December 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
My wife and I forgot to vote in the semifinal and final, and we could have made the 3rd/4th place a tie!
Is this... is this the hunger games?
Trump announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory"
December 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Is this... is this the hunger games?
Crossword clues that reference yoga positions are the worst.
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Crossword clues that reference yoga positions are the worst.
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Re-learning how computers and even compilers implement floating point math (I was converting a random world generator from C++ to C# recently). I am once again reminded that teaching sand how to think was a mistake, because none of this is accurate or correct on any computer.
December 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Re-learning how computers and even compilers implement floating point math (I was converting a random world generator from C++ to C# recently). I am once again reminded that teaching sand how to think was a mistake, because none of this is accurate or correct on any computer.
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I'm giving out this star, so get it while you can folks
December 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm giving out this star, so get it while you can folks
I don't like to admit it, but I am currently stuck 4 clues in today's Clues By Sam
December 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I don't like to admit it, but I am currently stuck 4 clues in today's Clues By Sam
For me it would be Jurassic Park. In those days if you were outside the US you would have to wait a few months for the theatrical release. I had read the book a year or two before, and having seen some low-res shots of it via the internet on the University computers, and I was *desperate* to see it.
Most recently it was my buddy coming over to my house on a Saturday afternoon. He had JUST gotten back from seeing the Matrix. He said "come on get your ass in the car we're gonna go see The Matrix" and when I protested he said "it's better than Desperado. It was made *FOR* YOU."
Oh shit let's GOOO
Oh shit let's GOOO
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
December 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
For me it would be Jurassic Park. In those days if you were outside the US you would have to wait a few months for the theatrical release. I had read the book a year or two before, and having seen some low-res shots of it via the internet on the University computers, and I was *desperate* to see it.
I am curious how this works - my (limited) understanding is that in order to be a member of a union in the US you must not have influence over hiring decisions, and yet most games companies I've worked for engineers are involved in the interviewing and hiring other engineers.
id Software workers form wall-to-wall union in response to mass Xbox layoffs
id Software workers form wall-to-wall union in response to mass Xbox layoffs
Rip and tear until the contract is done.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I am curious how this works - my (limited) understanding is that in order to be a member of a union in the US you must not have influence over hiring decisions, and yet most games companies I've worked for engineers are involved in the interviewing and hiring other engineers.
Have we ever been in more desperate need of Lying Cat?
December 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Have we ever been in more desperate need of Lying Cat?
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It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.
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Notepad++'s upgrade process was hacked. Make sure you read this if you use it:
Notepad++ updater abused by hackers to deploy malware, emergency path issued
Hackers are exploiting a weakness in the Notepad++ updater (WinGUp) to deliver malware.
cybernews.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Notepad++'s upgrade process was hacked. Make sure you read this if you use it:
Some hero in IT in the state department needs to write a script that deletes Times New Roman from everybody's computers, and renames Comic Sans as Times New Roman
December 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Some hero in IT in the state department needs to write a script that deletes Times New Roman from everybody's computers, and renames Comic Sans as Times New Roman
In 2009, the UK got Killing In The Name Of to christmas number one, and the only purpose was to spite Simon Cowell.
Probably not for Christmas, but we should try getting this back in the US charts. I would love to see this played at those ICE fucks.
Probably not for Christmas, but we should try getting this back in the US charts. I would love to see this played at those ICE fucks.
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
In 2009, the UK got Killing In The Name Of to christmas number one, and the only purpose was to spite Simon Cowell.
Probably not for Christmas, but we should try getting this back in the US charts. I would love to see this played at those ICE fucks.
Probably not for Christmas, but we should try getting this back in the US charts. I would love to see this played at those ICE fucks.
Time to read 'Let's Go to Golgotha', a short story by Garry Kilworth
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Time to read 'Let's Go to Golgotha', a short story by Garry Kilworth
I think I will start using 'St. Ockwell' as my new online gamer id
When I moved to South London from Asia, I thought Stockwell was pronounced St Ockwell and celebrated a local saint from the European middle ages. I believed this for almost eight years.
December 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I think I will start using 'St. Ockwell' as my new online gamer id
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They renamed the entire company around this.
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
They renamed the entire company around this.
The Tufty 2350 feels like it needs Another World ported to it. The original tufty 2040 was a bit low on RAM.
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Meet Badger, Tufty, and Blinky - the Digital Badge Crew
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December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Tufty 2350 feels like it needs Another World ported to it. The original tufty 2040 was a bit low on RAM.
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
I'm having to give my shoulder a little rest at the moment, and have moved over to mousing with my left hand. How did I get through life with so little fine motor control on that side!?
December 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I'm having to give my shoulder a little rest at the moment, and have moved over to mousing with my left hand. How did I get through life with so little fine motor control on that side!?
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If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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I think it's interesting to think about why this is the case. The higher up a company you go, the more the job is about absorbing, summarizing, and making decisions based on a lot of information.
I can see why upper management would find an automated summarizing machine appealing.
I can see why upper management would find an automated summarizing machine appealing.
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I think it's interesting to think about why this is the case. The higher up a company you go, the more the job is about absorbing, summarizing, and making decisions based on a lot of information.
I can see why upper management would find an automated summarizing machine appealing.
I can see why upper management would find an automated summarizing machine appealing.