pickwick
@pickwick.bsky.social
just another angry glaswegian leftie
the TV equivalent of printing lorem ipsum in the newspaper
January 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
the TV equivalent of printing lorem ipsum in the newspaper
I suppose it's the same thing as with immigration innit - the political discourse is based on people's supposed "feelings" about it rather than the facts, and that's why we're screwed
January 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I suppose it's the same thing as with immigration innit - the political discourse is based on people's supposed "feelings" about it rather than the facts, and that's why we're screwed
I really like the way their tag system makes it look like Salmond is still attacking Sturgeon from beyond the grave
January 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I really like the way their tag system makes it look like Salmond is still attacking Sturgeon from beyond the grave
Three birds with one stone for the right wing here - they get to defend a sex pest by attacking a woman, hurt the SNP, and further deter anyone in public service from bothering to report sexual harassment by powerful men
January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Three birds with one stone for the right wing here - they get to defend a sex pest by attacking a woman, hurt the SNP, and further deter anyone in public service from bothering to report sexual harassment by powerful men
I was just gobsmacked by this paragraph in an article from their North America person
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I was just gobsmacked by this paragraph in an article from their North America person
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You know you're getting old when the political correspondents think dodgeball was introduced to the UK by a 2004 film
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
You know you're getting old when the political correspondents think dodgeball was introduced to the UK by a 2004 film
Fascinated by whatever subediting process in the Herald leaves "enshittification" alone but censors "shit"
January 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Fascinated by whatever subediting process in the Herald leaves "enshittification" alone but censors "shit"
Hah, turned off quotes while I was quoting. Ratio not looking good, apparently
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Hah, turned off quotes while I was quoting. Ratio not looking good, apparently
Dare I suggest if you're selling 2.6 million tickets but can't survive without government subsidies, you're doing capitalism wrong?
January 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Dare I suggest if you're selling 2.6 million tickets but can't survive without government subsidies, you're doing capitalism wrong?
political journalists when a minor improvement in the cost of living doesn't make the public much more inclined to support genocide, fascism, and the widespread removal of human rights
December 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
political journalists when a minor improvement in the cost of living doesn't make the public much more inclined to support genocide, fascism, and the widespread removal of human rights
lol I was trying to remember the phrase "sad boner professor" and Google AI thought it could help
December 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
lol I was trying to remember the phrase "sad boner professor" and Google AI thought it could help
Did we learn nothing from Glee?
December 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Did we learn nothing from Glee?
Trying to explain to the niblings why I keep laughing at their book
December 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Trying to explain to the niblings why I keep laughing at their book
HER NAME IS PICKWICK
December 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
HER NAME IS PICKWICK
New addition to my Diana Wynne Jones Folio collection 💜🧙
December 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New addition to my Diana Wynne Jones Folio collection 💜🧙
Happy Christmas! Even the "Russia is invading" stories are full of festive whimsy
December 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Happy Christmas! Even the "Russia is invading" stories are full of festive whimsy
Pfft, the NORAD Santa tracker goes to Edinburgh but doesn't even have Glasgow on the map. Typical.
December 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Pfft, the NORAD Santa tracker goes to Edinburgh but doesn't even have Glasgow on the map. Typical.
Laughed out loud at this. Psst, you're not meant to draw attention to the scheduling!
December 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Laughed out loud at this. Psst, you're not meant to draw attention to the scheduling!
Beautiful juxtaposition - the top one is (inevitably) McKenna having a go at the SNP and Greens
December 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Beautiful juxtaposition - the top one is (inevitably) McKenna having a go at the SNP and Greens
just saw a TV reviewer refer to Stranger Things as "the first box set of all"
like
where do you think the name "box set" comes from
like
where do you think the name "box set" comes from
December 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
just saw a TV reviewer refer to Stranger Things as "the first box set of all"
like
where do you think the name "box set" comes from
like
where do you think the name "box set" comes from
Love how annoyed this BBC article sounds. Those damn viewers making their own judgements!
December 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Love how annoyed this BBC article sounds. Those damn viewers making their own judgements!
Can't help feeling this is going to go badly and a bunch of people are going to get unfairly disqualified because people are correctly angry at AI but also really bad at defining it
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Can't help feeling this is going to go badly and a bunch of people are going to get unfairly disqualified because people are correctly angry at AI but also really bad at defining it
No coincidence that this guy has chosen to go on TV wearing a top with the transphobes' one joke on it
December 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
No coincidence that this guy has chosen to go on TV wearing a top with the transphobes' one joke on it
