Paul [Atreides] Wood
@retroid.bsky.social
Tech tinkerer, nerd talker, cat liker, lefty, 70s kid, former Eurogamer forum Mod if anyone remembers those
Bad things are bad things no matter who does them.
Morality is not a team sport.
Bad things are bad things no matter who does them.
Morality is not a team sport.
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Paul [Atreides] Wood
@retroid.bsky.social
· Aug 23
IT DIDN'T GET JINXED
My new retro purchase is this arcade cabinet which formerly stood in an Arbroath pub. The 1942 arcade PCB was included.
I spent a good part of yesterday making space and shuffling things around for it.
My new retro purchase is this arcade cabinet which formerly stood in an Arbroath pub. The 1942 arcade PCB was included.
I spent a good part of yesterday making space and shuffling things around for it.
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Are you excited to get your hands on People of Note? Well now you can! The STEAM DEMO IS AVAILABLE NOW.
February 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Are you excited to get your hands on People of Note? Well now you can! The STEAM DEMO IS AVAILABLE NOW.
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Show me your Uber driver
February 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Show me your Uber driver
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THEY HAD THE “NO TAKE ONLY THROW” DOG MEME SIX THOUSAND YEARS AGO
February 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM
THEY HAD THE “NO TAKE ONLY THROW” DOG MEME SIX THOUSAND YEARS AGO
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Show me your Uber driver
February 18, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Show me your Uber driver
Show me your Uber driver
February 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Show me your Uber driver
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I have seen a lot going around about Amazon removing affiliate links to adult and/or queer material and it is DEFINITELY happening, but most of the posts I've seen describing who it is happening to are overly sweeping and/or incorrect, which is not helping.
Judging by my backlist, it's... chaotic.
Judging by my backlist, it's... chaotic.
February 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I have seen a lot going around about Amazon removing affiliate links to adult and/or queer material and it is DEFINITELY happening, but most of the posts I've seen describing who it is happening to are overly sweeping and/or incorrect, which is not helping.
Judging by my backlist, it's... chaotic.
Judging by my backlist, it's... chaotic.
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My favourite Clue joke of Graeme's is when they did alternate opening lines to Lady Chatterley's Lover.
"But your lordship, you told me I could help myself to the game bird on the kitchen table!"
One of many times you could hear Barry Cryer saying "thats it!" knowing it couldn't be bettered!
"But your lordship, you told me I could help myself to the game bird on the kitchen table!"
One of many times you could hear Barry Cryer saying "thats it!" knowing it couldn't be bettered!
Graeme Garden's birthday today. A man whose uncanny, almost eldritch ability to sit doing seemingly almost nothing in a group of fellow comedians and then walk off with the entire show in his pocket thanks to single killer line is unrivalled. Man's a genuine genius. Happy Birthday, Graybags.
February 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
My favourite Clue joke of Graeme's is when they did alternate opening lines to Lady Chatterley's Lover.
"But your lordship, you told me I could help myself to the game bird on the kitchen table!"
One of many times you could hear Barry Cryer saying "thats it!" knowing it couldn't be bettered!
"But your lordship, you told me I could help myself to the game bird on the kitchen table!"
One of many times you could hear Barry Cryer saying "thats it!" knowing it couldn't be bettered!
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me as a kid: one day we'll live on the moon
me now: my doorbell is not just for dogs
me now: my doorbell is not just for dogs
Scoop: Ring's CEO told staff Search Party is not going to be just for dogs, according to a leaked email I obtained. Said it is "first for finding dogs" before suggesting it would be expanded to be used for crime:
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.
www.404media.co
February 18, 2026 at 6:35 PM
me as a kid: one day we'll live on the moon
me now: my doorbell is not just for dogs
me now: my doorbell is not just for dogs
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Latest in “I shot a tiger in my pyjamas“ news.
February 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Latest in “I shot a tiger in my pyjamas“ news.
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Publicists who represented Johnny Depp during his 2022 trial against Amber Heard charged Jeffrey Epstein five figures a month for representation during 2017, according to invoices in the Epstein Files. Their PR strategies for Epstein reflect the later MeToo backlash. spitfirenews.com/p/epstein-jo...
The Epstein-Johnny Depp-Justin Baldoni connection
These men shared some of the same crisis publicists and PR strategies.
spitfirenews.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Publicists who represented Johnny Depp during his 2022 trial against Amber Heard charged Jeffrey Epstein five figures a month for representation during 2017, according to invoices in the Epstein Files. Their PR strategies for Epstein reflect the later MeToo backlash. spitfirenews.com/p/epstein-jo...
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February 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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Help! It’s Fucking February, and I Still Have “Ghost Town” by the Specials Stuck in My Head From Halloween
thehardtimes.net/blog/help-it...
thehardtimes.net/blog/help-it...
Help! It’s Fucking February, and I Still Have “Ghost Town” by the Specials Stuck in My Head From Halloween
Please, someone, anyone — help me. I’ve had the worst earworm of all time, and I’m starting to think that my life is never going to be normal again. I’ve had “Ghost Town” by The Specials stuck in my…
thehardtimes.net
February 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Help! It’s Fucking February, and I Still Have “Ghost Town” by the Specials Stuck in My Head From Halloween
thehardtimes.net/blog/help-it...
thehardtimes.net/blog/help-it...
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Here is some history on the Emmett Till memorial
All I think about when I hear people say that it’s bad taste to dance on Hulk Hogan’s grave is that Emmett Till’s monument had to be replaced with a 500lb steel bulletproof monument because white people simply won’t stop riddling it with bullets. So now it just has tons of dents. From bullets.
February 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Here is some history on the Emmett Till memorial
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This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
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Frankensteinly my dear, I don't build a man
February 18, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Frankensteinly my dear, I don't build a man
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using your actual brain to learn skills and come up with original ideas
What will be the AI of the left?
February 18, 2026 at 5:32 PM
using your actual brain to learn skills and come up with original ideas
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February 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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My Horrible Histories MCR parody about heirs to the English/British crown who never became king finally exists in clip form! It is the only sketch I have had zero notes on from dr1 and it may still so far be the greatest thing I've ever written www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/h...
Great Kings That Never Were song
Back in history, there were loads of royal princes who were supposed to be King – but lost out at the last minute. Listen to this banger to find out why!
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 4:22 PM
My Horrible Histories MCR parody about heirs to the English/British crown who never became king finally exists in clip form! It is the only sketch I have had zero notes on from dr1 and it may still so far be the greatest thing I've ever written www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/h...
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"iS tHeRe a tEcHnoLoGY tHe leFt Is eXcItEd aBoUt" yeah, renewable energy, mRNA vaccines. Lots of cool stuff like that! Probably not the one whose main promise was cutting payrolls
February 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
"iS tHeRe a tEcHnoLoGY tHe leFt Is eXcItEd aBoUt" yeah, renewable energy, mRNA vaccines. Lots of cool stuff like that! Probably not the one whose main promise was cutting payrolls
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Slayers // Banpresto // PC-98
February 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Slayers // Banpresto // PC-98