Paul Ockenden
@ockenden.com
Ex PC Pro columnist. Ex-owner of one of the UK's first digital agencies. Now happily retired. I was once famous for missing deadlines, now I don’t miss them at all!
Based in Shoreham-by-Sea (between Brighton and Worthing) in West Sussex, UK.
Based in Shoreham-by-Sea (between Brighton and Worthing) in West Sussex, UK.
Can someone test Trump's weewee please. I think the old fella must have a UTI. Over the years I've known several geriatric people who've behaved oddly with a urine infection. It's quite common in the old and infirm.
January 20, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Can someone test Trump's weewee please. I think the old fella must have a UTI. Over the years I've known several geriatric people who've behaved oddly with a urine infection. It's quite common in the old and infirm.
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
From my local paper. Isn’t this the very definition of a council house?
January 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
From my local paper. Isn’t this the very definition of a council house?
It’s a bit worrying when reporting a fraudulent transaction via your bank’s online help facility, and the person you are speaking to sounds just like a fraudster!
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
It’s a bit worrying when reporting a fraudulent transaction via your bank’s online help facility, and the person you are speaking to sounds just like a fraudster!
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The mask dropped sometime ago, but the true face of the brutality of the Trump administration and their lickspittles screams louder every day and remember Farage is made in this image #poetry #reneegood #politics #justice #farage
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 AM
The mask dropped sometime ago, but the true face of the brutality of the Trump administration and their lickspittles screams louder every day and remember Farage is made in this image #poetry #reneegood #politics #justice #farage
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Listening to the rebroadcast if the 1970s Bowie prog on 6 music. They cut out his 2HB "that's a pun" comment from the original!
January 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Listening to the rebroadcast if the 1970s Bowie prog on 6 music. They cut out his 2HB "that's a pun" comment from the original!
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This risks undermining the dignity and stature of the FIFA peace prize
January 3, 2026 at 9:37 AM
This risks undermining the dignity and stature of the FIFA peace prize
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It bears repeating: music lovers use their hi-fi to listen to music. Audiophiles use music to listen to their hi-fi.
January 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
It bears repeating: music lovers use their hi-fi to listen to music. Audiophiles use music to listen to their hi-fi.
London fireworks were great, but why add those stupid video overlays? They aren’t real. People there don’t see them. The fireworks stand on their own without that nonsense.
(Maybe some people watching really believe the London Eye can turn into a giant telly).
Oh, and Happy New Year!
(Maybe some people watching really believe the London Eye can turn into a giant telly).
Oh, and Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 12:20 AM
London fireworks were great, but why add those stupid video overlays? They aren’t real. People there don’t see them. The fireworks stand on their own without that nonsense.
(Maybe some people watching really believe the London Eye can turn into a giant telly).
Oh, and Happy New Year!
(Maybe some people watching really believe the London Eye can turn into a giant telly).
Oh, and Happy New Year!
As a boomer I’m supposed to moan that everything is worse these days. And sure, many things are. But not Twiglets.
The modern ones are MUCH nicer than those from a few decades ago. They are lighter, crisper, yet still have the same flavour. Well done Jacobs!
The modern ones are MUCH nicer than those from a few decades ago. They are lighter, crisper, yet still have the same flavour. Well done Jacobs!
December 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
As a boomer I’m supposed to moan that everything is worse these days. And sure, many things are. But not Twiglets.
The modern ones are MUCH nicer than those from a few decades ago. They are lighter, crisper, yet still have the same flavour. Well done Jacobs!
The modern ones are MUCH nicer than those from a few decades ago. They are lighter, crisper, yet still have the same flavour. Well done Jacobs!
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Singer Chris Rea dies age 74
Rea was known for a string of hits including Driving Home For Christmas.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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There's a powerful illustration here regarding "influencers" vs. "experts".
December 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
There's a powerful illustration here regarding "influencers" vs. "experts".
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Italian Superglue factory.
Boss: how is that new formula going?
Worker: 👌
Boss: how is that new formula going?
Worker: 👌
December 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Italian Superglue factory.
Boss: how is that new formula going?
Worker: 👌
Boss: how is that new formula going?
Worker: 👌
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
You’ve all seen that thing that Trump posted.
Compare and contrast:
Compare and contrast:
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
You’ve all seen that thing that Trump posted.
Compare and contrast:
Compare and contrast:
Quite enjoyed del Toro’s Frankenstein (Netflix), but whether by choice or direction Jacob Elordi was definitely channeling the Rory Kinnear version of the character from Penny Dreadful.
youtu.be/lUK3UQ3Iif4?...
youtu.be/lUK3UQ3Iif4?...
[Penny Dreadful] Caliban » Why Did You Allow Me To Feel?
YouTube video by laurakenji
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Quite enjoyed del Toro’s Frankenstein (Netflix), but whether by choice or direction Jacob Elordi was definitely channeling the Rory Kinnear version of the character from Penny Dreadful.
youtu.be/lUK3UQ3Iif4?...
youtu.be/lUK3UQ3Iif4?...
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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Now THAT is going down in a blaze of glory... just watch the last few minutes/seconds of this stream as the eruption gets closer and closer until eventually it kills the camera.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
December 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Now THAT is going down in a blaze of glory... just watch the last few minutes/seconds of this stream as the eruption gets closer and closer until eventually it kills the camera.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
I was always lazy at school. I did well, but in a lazy way. So one day when our English teacher asked us to write a poem I submitted the lyrics from one of @manmademoon.bsky.social’s da’s more obscure songs. She gave me an A, quite right too. However… 1/2
December 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I was always lazy at school. I did well, but in a lazy way. So one day when our English teacher asked us to write a poem I submitted the lyrics from one of @manmademoon.bsky.social’s da’s more obscure songs. She gave me an A, quite right too. However… 1/2
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I presume this was a Russell T Davies episode?
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I presume this was a Russell T Davies episode?