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Will Templeton
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Keep your beers cold and your rods hot.

Cancer boy, Scorpio man
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This is an absolutely fantastic feature of Monzo Bank, I'm so impressed. Only appears when it can tell that you're on a call (in this case, Discord, so it's not app-specific). This is intelligent, customer-centric design that's based on the right outcomes instead of just compliance.
A prominent in app notification from the Monzo Bank app, reading "Were not calling you. If someone is telling you they're from Monzo, hang up now."
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Getting mixed messages here.
A crumpled paper sign attached to a metal garage door, reading: UNSAFE UNIT PLEASE USE AT [scribble] OWN RISK DON'T BE CAREFUL
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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It's time for a game of Name That Gangster!
A pencil drawing of a character in an oversized suit, large lapels, and a rounded square head with large eyes and a long sectioned hose coming from his face.
October 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Checks out.
A screenshot of the Rotten Tomatoes listing for the 1996 Sean Connery/Nicholas Cage movie The Rock, with a critic rating of 67%. A screenshot of the Rotten Tomatoes listing for the 2025 Office spinoff series The Paper, with a critic rating of 85%.
October 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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I couldn't be arsed turning this into anything more high effort than this and I'm not sure it totally fits the brief but I had to get this image out of my mind for day 1
A rough sketch, blue on white, of a cartoon man looking into the mirror with his tired eyes reflected. An insectoid creature perches on the mirror, towering over and looking down at him, with similar but several frazzled eyes.
October 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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An image of Ben Stiller as Derek Zoolander, with a speech bubble superimposed implying he is responsible for the quoted post.
September 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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This bit is fascinating but I'm having trouble following. It seems like non-inverters are claimed to be faster than themselves. Is this a typo or am I missing something?
A screenshot from the linked article, that reads, "It turns out the most predictive out of all the factors we measured was how quickly gamers could mentally rotate things and overcome the Simon effect. The faster they were, the less likely they were to invert. People who said they sometimes inverted were by far the slowest on these tasks." So does this mean non-inverters are better games? No, says Corbett. "Though they tended to be faster, they didn't get the correct answer more than non-inverters who were actually slightly more accurate."
September 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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I know it's similar but I think this is worse because it's less necessary
The box art for the rerelease of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow for the Nintendo DS, which used a 3D render of the original game box as cover art, meaning that the Nintendo DS sidebar, ESRB rating, and Konami logo were included twice on top of each other.
September 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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I decided I'd have a go at second-drafting this, and I genuinely think with twenty minutes on my phone I've written something more engaging than one of the most popular contemporary fiction authors in the world.
White text on black, as follows: Strike had chosen an outside table so he could stave off his hunger with a drag on his vape. It was nothing compared to the real thing, of course, but that was the price of clean living. But then again, he'd picked something called a Dirty Boy Burger, so how clean could he really be? Especially compared to Murphy. He justified it by focusing on how long it had been since his meagre breakfast, and made a mental note to replace the mouldy bell peppers at home with fresh ones to make up for it - which he told himself he'd definitely eat. It just about kept his mind from noticing the metal chair starting to dig into his backside. When that distraction started to wane, he pulled out his phone and dialled Danny de Leon. He'd started mentally compiling the voicemail message before it even kicked in - Danny, of course, refused to answer the phone if he could help it, and probably wouldn't even listen to the message, but Strike found the habit hard to break. "We've found the flat. No idea if Branfoot's still there - I'm going to check it out shortly." The flat was ground zero for one of the oldest scams - film some drunk doing something unspeakable with a woman on your payroll, and hold the footage over their heads. This was more sinister than usual, though, and he found that when the burger finally arrived his appetite had dwindled.
September 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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What a boast! I wonder if it loses its power once it leaves the premises?
A white sign on the side of a medical building, with red capitalised text that reads, "there is nothing stronger than an aspirin kept in this building."
September 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Can someone explain to me how they can even teach the girls with a policy like this?
A blue square sign outside Guildford High School, with the school creat in the top left corner. The sign reads, "Guildford High School Sports Centre, UK's Top Girls' School for Sport," with a white rectangular sign below that reads, "No Coaches."
September 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Hard to believe it's been more than 25 years since my guest appearance on Frasier. The cast were all so lovely.
August 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Surprised no one's talking about the fact that Donkey Kong Bananza is set in Slough
A screenshot of the opening level of Donkey Kong Bananza, with the title "Banana Mining-Site - SL1". A map of the SL1 postcode area, covering western Slough and parts of Buckinghamshire.
July 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Alas
A screenshot of the linked website, black text on white, reading "Normal opening hours: Open every day except Mondays, 11am to 6pm, with late opening."
July 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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I don't mean to be contrarian, but I have to say this trilogy didn't really have a consistent narrative arc to speak of
The movie poster for the 1988 film "Bird," starring Forest Whitaker. The movie poster for the 2024 film "Plane," starring Gerard Butler and Mike Colter. The movie poster for the 2025 film "Superman," starring David Corenswet.
July 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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vast and trunkless legs of stone etc
An excerpt from a job advertisement for editorial director for Rock Paper Shotgun, that reads, "Rock Paper Shotgun is a part of IGN Entertainment. IGN Entertainment, a division of Ziff Davis, Inc., is one of the world's largest gaming and entertainment media platforms and the go-to destination for fans to explore and celebrate games, film, TV, comics and much more."
July 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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tfw you correct someone when they casually say you're gay
A screenshot from the opening of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, with Link, a blonde cartoonish character in a blue shirt, looking to the right of frame, unimpressed, against the backdrop of a cel-shaded island with lots of bright primary colours. The text box at the bottom of the screen has not yet filled, so it just reads, "Bi".
June 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Here's a little tip for you all from us nerds - you can add a shortcut in your personal keyboard on your phone so that you can easily share your friend code. When I type swfc, it autocorrects to SW-1525-4414-8127.
A screenshot of Gboard's personal dictionary, showing the title "English (UK)" and an entry for "SW-1525-4414-8127", with the shortcut "swfc".
June 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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You know what they say about guys with XXL hospital grippy socks
My feet wearing hospital socks. They are grey with a white rubberised pattern, and are emblazoned with XXL on the top. The floor is a vinyl flecked pattern.
June 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Amazon just sent me a racist survey.
A screenshot from a Qualtrics survey, with an Amazon logo at the top and a completion bar at roughly 70%. The question, "How can we improve the calling experience?" has the following options: - Improve Amazon specialist accent - Phone display should read 'Amazon' - Order details should be clear for ease of authorization - Confirmation from you on availability prior to call -Send a notification 1 hour prior to calling
May 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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*standing with my jeans rolled up past my ankles, moving all my ruined possessions off the soaked floor* "my phone is listening to me"
A screenshot of a Facebook ad, with the photo of an ebook reader showing the cover of a book titled "The Ultimate DAM Buyer's Guide." At the top is a title asking, "Are you considering a new DAM?" with a button underneath titled "Get the guide." DAM is probably an acronym that probably means something different than a dam, I guess?
May 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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There's a Rayman board game crowdfunding right now. I imagine the game itself will be mediocre, but the way they've sculpted these limbless characters in miniature is astonishing. So believable. Just world class work.
A promotional image from the Rayman board game, showing the detail of a miniature vinyl figure of Rayman, a video game character. He is a highly stylised humanoid, with a very large nose, floppy blond hair, a deep red scarf, purple shirt with a circle motif, and yellow shoes. The main distinguishing feature is his lack of limbs; his feet and hands float in the air away from his body. To achieve this effectnwithout transparent supports, he is holding a vine and about to swing from a tree trunk. It curls naturally, but also in places to allow his hands and foot to be attached. They appear to be hovering and the effect is convincing regardless of knowing how it is done, due to how naturally the character is positioned and the natural intersection points of the model to make it one contiguous piece.
May 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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I'm glad Honda are finally acknowledging that sex workers are entire people with rich full lives
A screenshot of a Reddit ad for the Honda ZR-V, showing a red SUV-style car with a large 4.8-star graphic. The caption says, "The ZR-V is loved by everyone... Not just John's [sic]!"
April 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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The result of a Google search, presenting an AI overview, reading, "The statement "you can't fool a robot into making up idioms meaning" is essentially describing the limitations of Al in understanding and manipulating language. While robots can be programmed to understand and use existing idioms, they can't generate new ones with meaning because they lack the human-like ability to create novel associations and contexts."
April 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Did they Weekend at Bernie's the pope
A screenshot from Google News headlines results. The first one, 22 hours ago, from the BBC, reads "Pope wishes worshippers Happy Easter after serious illness", with a thumbnail image of him seated with a breathing tube. The second, five minutes ago, reads "Pope Francis has died, the Vatican says."
April 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM