Optimaximal
@optimaximal.bsky.social
40-something IT & Telecoms Manager by day / Minis, Gunpla, Games and other nonsense by night. He/Him.
Trying to escape all the nonsense from Elmo's Hellscape.
Trying to escape all the nonsense from Elmo's Hellscape.
I did the point at the screen when the line was said!
a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair and pointing at something
ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair and pointing at something
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January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I did the point at the screen when the line was said!
That's probably taken at some exhibit of 'spooky but real things'.
January 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
That's probably taken at some exhibit of 'spooky but real things'.
In that case, make notes now and remind them later what they did do.
It's like Brexit in the UK - so many people who tangeantly supported the nonsense out of ignorance or protest should never be allowed to forget or deny what they contributed.
It's like Brexit in the UK - so many people who tangeantly supported the nonsense out of ignorance or protest should never be allowed to forget or deny what they contributed.
January 14, 2026 at 10:42 AM
In that case, make notes now and remind them later what they did do.
It's like Brexit in the UK - so many people who tangeantly supported the nonsense out of ignorance or protest should never be allowed to forget or deny what they contributed.
It's like Brexit in the UK - so many people who tangeantly supported the nonsense out of ignorance or protest should never be allowed to forget or deny what they contributed.
My parents bought me that book out of the blue, without me asking for it. I wore it out and it remains probably one of the best presents they ever bought me.
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 AM
My parents bought me that book out of the blue, without me asking for it. I wore it out and it remains probably one of the best presents they ever bought me.
It does piss them off. Nobody *likes* how Windows works - it's just accepted at this stage.
January 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It does piss them off. Nobody *likes* how Windows works - it's just accepted at this stage.
To be fair, if we all reinterpret Dilbert as if he thought the Pointy Haired Boss was the main character, his descent into madness makes more sense.
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
To be fair, if we all reinterpret Dilbert as if he thought the Pointy Haired Boss was the main character, his descent into madness makes more sense.
To be fair, if we all reinterpret Dilbert as if he thought the Pointy Haired Boss was the main character, his descent into madness makes more sense.
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
To be fair, if we all reinterpret Dilbert as if he thought the Pointy Haired Boss was the main character, his descent into madness makes more sense.
Yep. This is me - I love the taste of bananas but the actual fruit texture (the stringy bits and the middle of the flesh) is completely unpalatable to me and makes me feel actively unwell.
January 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Yep. This is me - I love the taste of bananas but the actual fruit texture (the stringy bits and the middle of the flesh) is completely unpalatable to me and makes me feel actively unwell.
Thanks. I don't follow Dan on YouTube so didn't know his channel name.
January 13, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Thanks. I don't follow Dan on YouTube so didn't know his channel name.
This is all I get. I used Scam and picked the individual videos, but my guess is this won't hit the high bar of 'scam'...
January 13, 2026 at 9:50 AM
This is all I get. I used Scam and picked the individual videos, but my guess is this won't hit the high bar of 'scam'...
They need you to link to another user/channel they're impersonating.
January 13, 2026 at 9:39 AM
They need you to link to another user/channel they're impersonating.
Do Dell really have a choice when the OEMs they use are all in on it anyway?
January 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Do Dell really have a choice when the OEMs they use are all in on it anyway?
...and he makes a chunk of money from it.
January 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
...and he makes a chunk of money from it.
She probably understands the assignment of managed decline of the party - whether she's been promised a job in Farage Ltd or simply has a gold parachute lined up...
January 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM
She probably understands the assignment of managed decline of the party - whether she's been promised a job in Farage Ltd or simply has a gold parachute lined up...
No, I mean normalise the idea that they're all about party over country.
January 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM
No, I mean normalise the idea that they're all about party over country.
The Tories *already* did that with Boris and Truss...
January 12, 2026 at 12:19 PM
The Tories *already* did that with Boris and Truss...
The horse won't bolt - he's comfortable in his warm stable.
January 12, 2026 at 11:53 AM
The horse won't bolt - he's comfortable in his warm stable.
I'm not sure the Met investigating anyone but themselves would be met with any sincerity in the outcome.
January 12, 2026 at 11:49 AM
I'm not sure the Met investigating anyone but themselves would be met with any sincerity in the outcome.
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Remember how Zahawi was found to be pressuring YouGov for being too 'pro Labour'? Maybe we need to stop looking at that pet project of his...
January 12, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Remember how Zahawi was found to be pressuring YouGov for being too 'pro Labour'? Maybe we need to stop looking at that pet project of his...
He does look like a very good (and smart) boy.
January 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
He does look like a very good (and smart) boy.