Joe Poser
@jposer.bsky.social
Occasional moaning about cloud engineering but mostly cats.
Then & Now: Age of Empires
Wololo
Wololo
Quote this with your favourite game from 1998 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Then & Now: Age of Empires
Wololo
Wololo
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What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
Back then it was probably Crash Team Racing, first thing I remember my family buying on Amazon which felt like the future.
Now it's Unreal Tournement.
Now it's Unreal Tournement.
Quote this with your favourite game from 1999 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
- PSA: Metal Gear Solid and Half-Life were 1998 -
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
- PSA: Metal Gear Solid and Half-Life were 1998 -
January 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Back then it was probably Crash Team Racing, first thing I remember my family buying on Amazon which felt like the future.
Now it's Unreal Tournement.
Now it's Unreal Tournement.
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The foreign policy of a personalist dictatorship. There are no constraints.
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 2:08 AM
The foreign policy of a personalist dictatorship. There are no constraints.
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2.
It’s still the king.
It’s still the king.
Quote this with your favourite game from 2000 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2.
It’s still the king.
It’s still the king.
Replacing one set of gangsters with another.
Breaking news: US secretary of state Marco Rubio has laid out a series of demands that Washington expects Venezuela’s remaining rulers to meet, saying it would weigh its next steps with Caracas based on whether the conditions were met ft.trib.al/4P0bFvH
January 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Replacing one set of gangsters with another.
The darts are popping off.
January 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The darts are popping off.
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Dick Cheney would be loving this
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Dick Cheney would be loving this
No more foreign wars huh.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
No more foreign wars huh.
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I've got a meme that says otherwise
January 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I've got a meme that says otherwise
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Also incidentally born out of the exact dynamics that have helped torpedo the current UK Labour government: ideologically motivated nostalgia for a lost model of ‘working class’ voter who is never going to support you
January 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Also incidentally born out of the exact dynamics that have helped torpedo the current UK Labour government: ideologically motivated nostalgia for a lost model of ‘working class’ voter who is never going to support you
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This is the most revealing part of the piece. Even in their wildest dreams, their radicalism is conservative
January 2, 2026 at 7:56 AM
This is the most revealing part of the piece. Even in their wildest dreams, their radicalism is conservative
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"Who is your favourite Pokémon?"
Kier Starmer - "Well, my kids like Pikachu and the youngest loves that turtle one... Squirty, I think it's called?"
Ed Davey - "I like Chansey, who cares for people and is a role model for social care!"
Kemi Badenoch - "Pokémon are for children and paedophiles."
Kier Starmer - "Well, my kids like Pikachu and the youngest loves that turtle one... Squirty, I think it's called?"
Ed Davey - "I like Chansey, who cares for people and is a role model for social care!"
Kemi Badenoch - "Pokémon are for children and paedophiles."
January 1, 2026 at 10:18 PM
"Who is your favourite Pokémon?"
Kier Starmer - "Well, my kids like Pikachu and the youngest loves that turtle one... Squirty, I think it's called?"
Ed Davey - "I like Chansey, who cares for people and is a role model for social care!"
Kemi Badenoch - "Pokémon are for children and paedophiles."
Kier Starmer - "Well, my kids like Pikachu and the youngest loves that turtle one... Squirty, I think it's called?"
Ed Davey - "I like Chansey, who cares for people and is a role model for social care!"
Kemi Badenoch - "Pokémon are for children and paedophiles."
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Keir Starmer: 'Can't Stand Me Now'
Politicos’ karaoke choices in Playbook:
Nigel Farage- “New York, New York”
Jeremy Corbyn- “American Pie”
Zack Polanski- “Don’t Stop Me Now”
Mel Stride- “Break My Stride”
George Osborne- “Last Friday Night”
Robert Jenrick- “Islands in the Stream”
Angela Rayner- “Don’t Look Back in Anger”
Nigel Farage- “New York, New York”
Jeremy Corbyn- “American Pie”
Zack Polanski- “Don’t Stop Me Now”
Mel Stride- “Break My Stride”
George Osborne- “Last Friday Night”
Robert Jenrick- “Islands in the Stream”
Angela Rayner- “Don’t Look Back in Anger”
December 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Keir Starmer: 'Can't Stand Me Now'
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Fascinating thread but I don't feel it's that complicated? This is what happens when you go out of your way to performatively kick your own coalition in the hope of impressing voters who never liked you to start with.
Glad the FT is asking the question. Even if I’m not convinced they found a compelling answer.
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
Allies concede the prime minister and chancellor have made mistakes yet the level of disdain towards them is still striking
www.ft.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Fascinating thread but I don't feel it's that complicated? This is what happens when you go out of your way to performatively kick your own coalition in the hope of impressing voters who never liked you to start with.
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There are lots of things you could say about this Government, but not being on the side of unionised workers is pretty out there to be honest.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Unite leader tells Labour to ‘stop being embarrassed’ to be voice of workers
General secretary of party’s main union backer says it must change course or risk sowing seeds of its own destruction
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
There are lots of things you could say about this Government, but not being on the side of unionised workers is pretty out there to be honest.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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When I discovered the flip of this, my brain broke a bit - that a huge chunk of folks listen to longform video as an audio-only podcast, right? So it's all a spectacular waste of time for everyone.
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
When I discovered the flip of this, my brain broke a bit - that a huge chunk of folks listen to longform video as an audio-only podcast, right? So it's all a spectacular waste of time for everyone.
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Windows 98 starting up for the first time 🔊
December 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Windows 98 starting up for the first time 🔊
Happy Christmas day nerds. I hope your sleep is better than mine.
Happy Christmas eve nerds!
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Happy Christmas day nerds. I hope your sleep is better than mine.
Politics is selective quoting and the more selective the quoting the more politics it is.
Is this something?
Is this something?
December 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Politics is selective quoting and the more selective the quoting the more politics it is.
Is this something?
Is this something?