Murphy's Lawyer
@menageri.org.uk
He/him. Online since before the Eternal September. Remembers when Woke used to be called treating others with respect and decency. You can find me elsewhere
at and via https://murphys-lawyer.dreamwidth.org/
Signal: PayneHA.71
at and via https://murphys-lawyer.dreamwidth.org/
Signal: PayneHA.71
Enshittification continues. Today I found out Trainline now charge you £3.99 for the privilege of you going to the train station and printing your ticket out in a format which doesn't require a smartphone.
February 17, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Enshittification continues. Today I found out Trainline now charge you £3.99 for the privilege of you going to the train station and printing your ticket out in a format which doesn't require a smartphone.
Combine this with the weekly episode review on reactormag.com/columns/baby... and you have a piece of geek heaven.
February 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Combine this with the weekly episode review on reactormag.com/columns/baby... and you have a piece of geek heaven.
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I never look more goddamned cowboy than in inclement winter weather. My keffiyeh is in honor of my friend and brother Mohamed, please chip in to help him & his family survive in Gaza
chuffed.org/project/help...
chuffed.org/project/help...
February 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I never look more goddamned cowboy than in inclement winter weather. My keffiyeh is in honor of my friend and brother Mohamed, please chip in to help him & his family survive in Gaza
chuffed.org/project/help...
chuffed.org/project/help...
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England really gave us eight hours of sunlight and then said lol alright that’s enough of that
February 15, 2026 at 10:34 AM
England really gave us eight hours of sunlight and then said lol alright that’s enough of that
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The paradox is that we all know that if they had really invented something actually conscious/ sentient these companies would all be moving heaven and earth to ensure that there was no chance of these things being thought of or treated as such legally or morally
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The paradox is that we all know that if they had really invented something actually conscious/ sentient these companies would all be moving heaven and earth to ensure that there was no chance of these things being thought of or treated as such legally or morally
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Cached UK/IE #KindleBookGiveaway: 5 copies of Scarlet (The Scarlet Revolution Book 1) by @genevievecogman.bsky.social, which I *have* but *haven't read yet*, oops. I hear it's very good. Since this is a #UKKindleBookGiveaway, you MUST have an amazon.co.uk Kindle account to claim one!
February 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Cached UK/IE #KindleBookGiveaway: 5 copies of Scarlet (The Scarlet Revolution Book 1) by @genevievecogman.bsky.social, which I *have* but *haven't read yet*, oops. I hear it's very good. Since this is a #UKKindleBookGiveaway, you MUST have an amazon.co.uk Kindle account to claim one!
No spoilers, but the plot’s still relevant today. And as for the cast… {Chefs_Kiss}.
The death traps on the roads are the least of their problems...
🚛 HELL DRIVERS (1957) 11:35am #StanleyBaker #PeggyCummins #WilliamHartnell #SeanConnery #SidJames #HerbertLom #DavidMcCallum #PatrickMcGoohan action-drama #TPTVsubtitles
🚛 HELL DRIVERS (1957) 11:35am #StanleyBaker #PeggyCummins #WilliamHartnell #SeanConnery #SidJames #HerbertLom #DavidMcCallum #PatrickMcGoohan action-drama #TPTVsubtitles
February 15, 2026 at 10:23 AM
No spoilers, but the plot’s still relevant today. And as for the cast… {Chefs_Kiss}.
Damn right, boyo.
February 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Damn right, boyo.
I am certain this bottle contains not enough drugs for the mostly dead Mr. Cooper Howard.
February 14, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I am certain this bottle contains not enough drugs for the mostly dead Mr. Cooper Howard.
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THIS WEEK??
FFS, Guardian, it’s not even news this *year*!
FFS, Guardian, it’s not even news this *year*!
Today in What Is The Point of The Media, the sentence "The Guardian’s revelation this week that Substack – the publishing forum some progressives fled to after other sites shifted rightwards – is making money from hosting Nazi newsletters..."
REVELATION. BRAND-NEW NEWS.
REVELATION. BRAND-NEW NEWS.
February 14, 2026 at 11:49 AM
THIS WEEK??
FFS, Guardian, it’s not even news this *year*!
FFS, Guardian, it’s not even news this *year*!
As is my tradition on Valentine's Day, I draw T. Kingfisher's Morally Ambiguous Honey Badgers to the attention of those who need them.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:58 AM
As is my tradition on Valentine's Day, I draw T. Kingfisher's Morally Ambiguous Honey Badgers to the attention of those who need them.
www.tumblr.com/tkingfisher/...
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What you find inside a Switch whose fan suddenly kicked into overdrive while idling and whose case was, er, showing gaps.
New battery now in place courtesy of iFixit.
New battery now in place courtesy of iFixit.
February 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
What you find inside a Switch whose fan suddenly kicked into overdrive while idling and whose case was, er, showing gaps.
New battery now in place courtesy of iFixit.
New battery now in place courtesy of iFixit.
"70% Humphrey Bogart, 30% Bugs Bunny."
I think that describes Mr. Cage rather well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgMb...
I think that describes Mr. Cage rather well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgMb...
“Spider-Noir” – Authentic Black & White Teaser Trailer | Prime Video
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February 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM
"70% Humphrey Bogart, 30% Bugs Bunny."
I think that describes Mr. Cage rather well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgMb...
I think that describes Mr. Cage rather well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgMb...
Yes. Also ‘The Wizard of Speed and Time’ (“Lunar advertising without a permit!”)
Was it a 2000ad comic where a corporation put an ad on the Moon so it was visible from Earth?
February 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Yes. Also ‘The Wizard of Speed and Time’ (“Lunar advertising without a permit!”)
F.A.B.! A long weekend of nostalgia awaits.
February 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
F.A.B.! A long weekend of nostalgia awaits.
I have never been more tempted to delete my old Animal Crossing island and start over.
February 11, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I have never been more tempted to delete my old Animal Crossing island and start over.
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to be fair, a lot of quite senior people including the then Prime Minister were saying exactly this just before he made us have that incredibly stupid referendum.
and then a bunch of the ones who'd said it resigned from government and the others got fired.
and then a bunch of the ones who'd said it resigned from government and the others got fired.
It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM
to be fair, a lot of quite senior people including the then Prime Minister were saying exactly this just before he made us have that incredibly stupid referendum.
and then a bunch of the ones who'd said it resigned from government and the others got fired.
and then a bunch of the ones who'd said it resigned from government and the others got fired.
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For the entire history of first amendment law, porn has been the canary in the coal mine and sex workers are always, ALWAYS correct about what's coming years before anyone else can see it.
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
For the entire history of first amendment law, porn has been the canary in the coal mine and sex workers are always, ALWAYS correct about what's coming years before anyone else can see it.
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Why do modern SFF authors insist on politicizing everything? Why can't we have swell, value-neutral SFF romps like The End of Eternity, Rite of Passage, and Fahrenheit 451?
February 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Why do modern SFF authors insist on politicizing everything? Why can't we have swell, value-neutral SFF romps like The End of Eternity, Rite of Passage, and Fahrenheit 451?
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It’s because nobody in the outrage community is cool enough to know what K-Pop Demon Hunters is
it's weird to see people complain about Bad Bunny's performance being in Spanish when there have been entire operas in Italian, German and French performed in the US and the top song of the last two years, K-Pop Demon Hunters' "Golden" has lyrics in Korean
February 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
It’s because nobody in the outrage community is cool enough to know what K-Pop Demon Hunters is
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When I was a girl, the social air was full of how girls/women weren’t competitive, or risk takers, but naturally passive homebodies etc.
Now I’m watching teens & young women with their sweet faces absolutely doing insanely difficult Big Air spins and turns on their snowboards.
So satisfying.
Now I’m watching teens & young women with their sweet faces absolutely doing insanely difficult Big Air spins and turns on their snowboards.
So satisfying.
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 AM
When I was a girl, the social air was full of how girls/women weren’t competitive, or risk takers, but naturally passive homebodies etc.
Now I’m watching teens & young women with their sweet faces absolutely doing insanely difficult Big Air spins and turns on their snowboards.
So satisfying.
Now I’m watching teens & young women with their sweet faces absolutely doing insanely difficult Big Air spins and turns on their snowboards.
So satisfying.
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why do you keep suggesting to authors that they get their newsletters off substack, Mary? why have you been collecting tips on how to do it since late 2024?
oh, maybe because substack funds nazis and some of you keep joining substack and sharing substack links
oh, maybe because substack funds nazis and some of you keep joining substack and sharing substack links
how do you write this story without noting there was a campaign literally called SUBSTACKERS AGAINST NAZIS in…2023
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
why do you keep suggesting to authors that they get their newsletters off substack, Mary? why have you been collecting tips on how to do it since late 2024?
oh, maybe because substack funds nazis and some of you keep joining substack and sharing substack links
oh, maybe because substack funds nazis and some of you keep joining substack and sharing substack links
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Happy Superb Owl day to those that celebrate it
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Happy Superb Owl day to those that celebrate it
David Cronenberg.
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
David Cronenberg.