Mal Franks
@merseymal.com
Data Analyst since 2023. IT Supervisor/SysAdmin 1997-2023. Computer tinkerer/gamer since 1982. Console gamer since 1977. Tea drinker since 1974. He/him.
Loves telly, music, comics, movies, games and tea.
Loves telly, music, comics, movies, games and tea.
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Mal Franks
@merseymal.com
· Oct 17
That time when I caught the 3rd Doctor breaking and entering in my street.
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DLSS 4.5, Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, path-traced Pragmata, G-Sync Pulsar and much more Nvidia stuff! Everything we went hands-on with: www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/01...
Nvidia Hands-On at CES: DLSS 4.5, Path-Traced Pragmata
Dynamic Frame Generation, RTX Remix Logic, more.
www.digitalfoundry.net
January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
DLSS 4.5, Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, path-traced Pragmata, G-Sync Pulsar and much more Nvidia stuff! Everything we went hands-on with: www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/01...
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#PaulDraper has re-recorded 11 #Mansun tracks for 'Mansun Retold' which is available on CD, vinyl and as a 2CD+blu-ray set with a Dolby Atmos Mix > bit.ly/49cT8cB
January 7, 2026 at 4:39 PM
#PaulDraper has re-recorded 11 #Mansun tracks for 'Mansun Retold' which is available on CD, vinyl and as a 2CD+blu-ray set with a Dolby Atmos Mix > bit.ly/49cT8cB
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#KimWilde's hit-packed 1988 album 'Close' gets a 2CD+DVD deluxe edition release, in March, with vinyl formats also available. More > bit.ly/4jy2KIM
January 7, 2026 at 4:52 PM
#KimWilde's hit-packed 1988 album 'Close' gets a 2CD+DVD deluxe edition release, in March, with vinyl formats also available. More > bit.ly/4jy2KIM
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Thank you to Martin Belam at the @theguardian.com for including a mention of the 2026 SDE Reissue Preview in the "What else we’ve been reading" section of today's 'First Edition' newsletter 🙏 Link here > bit.ly/45FTg1O
January 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Thank you to Martin Belam at the @theguardian.com for including a mention of the 2026 SDE Reissue Preview in the "What else we’ve been reading" section of today's 'First Edition' newsletter 🙏 Link here > bit.ly/45FTg1O
Skulls for the Skull Throne #TheTraitors
January 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Skulls for the Skull Throne #TheTraitors
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New Year/New Board Game!
We kick off 2026 with a game that is based on the "thrill" of buying tat on auction websites...
Yes, we are playing "The eBay Electronic Auction Game" this Sunday 11th JAN @ 5pm
Join Paul, @ashens.bsky.social & @oliverharper.bsky.social for madcap card collecting nonsense!
We kick off 2026 with a game that is based on the "thrill" of buying tat on auction websites...
Yes, we are playing "The eBay Electronic Auction Game" this Sunday 11th JAN @ 5pm
Join Paul, @ashens.bsky.social & @oliverharper.bsky.social for madcap card collecting nonsense!
January 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
New Year/New Board Game!
We kick off 2026 with a game that is based on the "thrill" of buying tat on auction websites...
Yes, we are playing "The eBay Electronic Auction Game" this Sunday 11th JAN @ 5pm
Join Paul, @ashens.bsky.social & @oliverharper.bsky.social for madcap card collecting nonsense!
We kick off 2026 with a game that is based on the "thrill" of buying tat on auction websites...
Yes, we are playing "The eBay Electronic Auction Game" this Sunday 11th JAN @ 5pm
Join Paul, @ashens.bsky.social & @oliverharper.bsky.social for madcap card collecting nonsense!
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It is genuinely one of the funniest bits of memory-holing the extent to which, other than a handful of dyed-in-the-wool Jenrickites, everyone to the right of Nick Clegg in British politics has forgotten that Badenoch inherited a party on the up in both the polls and local elections.
"Moving up quite impressively"
Lol.
Lol.
January 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It is genuinely one of the funniest bits of memory-holing the extent to which, other than a handful of dyed-in-the-wool Jenrickites, everyone to the right of Nick Clegg in British politics has forgotten that Badenoch inherited a party on the up in both the polls and local elections.
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Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
January 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
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Andrew Bodnar has died at 71. A longtime bassist in Graham Parker’s band The Rumour, Bodnar also played the reggae-influenced bassline on Elvis Costello’s “Watching the Detectives” and co-wrote Nick Lowe’s “I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass”. #RIPAndrewBodnar m.youtube.com/watch?v=BDbU...
Nick Lowe - “I Love The Sound of Breaking Glass” (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Yep Roc Records
m.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Andrew Bodnar has died at 71. A longtime bassist in Graham Parker’s band The Rumour, Bodnar also played the reggae-influenced bassline on Elvis Costello’s “Watching the Detectives” and co-wrote Nick Lowe’s “I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass”. #RIPAndrewBodnar m.youtube.com/watch?v=BDbU...
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I have accidentally trained the instagram algorithm to give me endless posts about dying dogs and honestly I'd rather it was fascism
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I have accidentally trained the instagram algorithm to give me endless posts about dying dogs and honestly I'd rather it was fascism
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In "celebration" of thr Pepto Bismol ad now being on the radio, I took some popular radio-friendly songs and added the "Diarrhea" guy.
January 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
In "celebration" of thr Pepto Bismol ad now being on the radio, I took some popular radio-friendly songs and added the "Diarrhea" guy.
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Rural Northern England here. There's a restaurant 8 miles from me that has 3 Michelin stars. But please do continue to enjoy what your FDA calls "acceptable levels of insect carcass", Cheez-Wiz
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Rural Northern England here. There's a restaurant 8 miles from me that has 3 Michelin stars. But please do continue to enjoy what your FDA calls "acceptable levels of insect carcass", Cheez-Wiz
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Here’s my list of things the public doesn’t seem to know, but historians broadly agree upon 👇
I’ve got loads!
- Medieval people washed regularly, drank water, and didn’t have rotten teeth
- WW1 did not end in 1918
- Queen Victoria was a horndog
- Ancient Egyptians invented Egyptology by excavating their own ancient monuments
- We know more about Shakespeare than many other famous Tudors
- Medieval people washed regularly, drank water, and didn’t have rotten teeth
- WW1 did not end in 1918
- Queen Victoria was a horndog
- Ancient Egyptians invented Egyptology by excavating their own ancient monuments
- We know more about Shakespeare than many other famous Tudors
January 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Here’s my list of things the public doesn’t seem to know, but historians broadly agree upon 👇
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The FT pulling no punches, but still maintaining an account there 🧐
January 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The FT pulling no punches, but still maintaining an account there 🧐
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The day in 2003 the new series of Doctor Who was announced should have been joyous for those of us on the official site.
Instead, the phone rang. Guy from BBC Wales Online announcing he was the new editor of the site, demanding all files and passwords immediately.
Instead, the phone rang. Guy from BBC Wales Online announcing he was the new editor of the site, demanding all files and passwords immediately.
January 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The day in 2003 the new series of Doctor Who was announced should have been joyous for those of us on the official site.
Instead, the phone rang. Guy from BBC Wales Online announcing he was the new editor of the site, demanding all files and passwords immediately.
Instead, the phone rang. Guy from BBC Wales Online announcing he was the new editor of the site, demanding all files and passwords immediately.
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Looking forward to a live An Uncanny Hour show
An Uncanny Hour is LIVE at Kings Place on Jan 31st. Join @robinince.bsky.social, @daveofletters.bsky.social and Alice Lowe as they discuss the greatest monsters in movie history. www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...
An Uncanny Hour Live with Robin Ince + special guests • Comedy • Kings Place
An Uncanny Hour is the acclaimed podcast series from The Cosmic Shambles Network that celebrates the weird and uncanny corners of culture.
www.kingsplace.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Looking forward to a live An Uncanny Hour show
Ugh
Sony has patented an AI gaming ghost that will play PlayStation games for you when you get stuck www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pat...
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Ugh
So glad I upgraded my PC earlier last year.
January 6, 2026 at 10:24 AM
So glad I upgraded my PC earlier last year.
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A lot of people criticising this, but I am choosing to believe that this is finally the anti-Richard I film that England deserves.
January 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
A lot of people criticising this, but I am choosing to believe that this is finally the anti-Richard I film that England deserves.
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The most ambitious TV crossover event in history? I. Think. Not. #corriedale
January 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The most ambitious TV crossover event in history? I. Think. Not. #corriedale