Dan
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Software tester. Autistic. General nerd. he/him
Given that Scottish Rugby use the tagline “there’s nothing like being there”, this sounds like a fantastic advertisement for watching the game at Murrayfield: Samsung being entirely incorrect
🟦 CLEAN FEED | ITV will be showing ads DURING Six Nations matches.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Given that Scottish Rugby use the tagline “there’s nothing like being there”, this sounds like a fantastic advertisement for watching the game at Murrayfield: Samsung being entirely incorrect
A 👏YouTube 👏 video 👏 is 👏 not 👏 a 👏podcasts
A new weekly podcast explores how technology is shaping daily life, with global audio and video distribution
BBC Studios launches tech podcast The Interface
A new weekly podcast explores how technology is shaping daily life, with global audio and video distribution
radiotoday.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
A 👏YouTube 👏 video 👏 is 👏 not 👏 a 👏podcasts
It’s not smaller it’s just further away
“Textbooks will need to be updated”: The solar system’s largest planet appears to be smaller and flatter than we knew
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jupi...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jupi...
Jupiter isn’t as huge as we thought it was
“Textbooks will need to be updated”: The solar system’s largest planet appears to be smaller and flatter than we knew
www.scientificamerican.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
It’s not smaller it’s just further away
I want to see the Jira ticket for this website bug which was effectively “nobody thought a film would be rated as 0 stars”
Amazing coda here.
February 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I want to see the Jira ticket for this website bug which was effectively “nobody thought a film would be rated as 0 stars”
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Things were attempted
January 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Things were attempted
I am, once again, screaming into the void asking everyone not to judge an entire brand on a single logo on a trademark application document
January 22, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I am, once again, screaming into the void asking everyone not to judge an entire brand on a single logo on a trademark application document
Is there anything stopping, say, Kimmel having an intelligent conversation with Kamala Harris then then the next day spending eight minutes belly laughing at Trump?
Brendan Carr’s FCC is challenging long-held assumptions about late-night talk shows, warning that political guests may trigger equal-time requirements.
FCC Signals Scrutiny of Political Guests on Late-Night Talk Shows
Brendan Carr’s FCC is challenging long-held assumptions about late-night talk shows, warning that political guests may trigger equal-time requirements.
dlvr.it
January 22, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Is there anything stopping, say, Kimmel having an intelligent conversation with Kamala Harris then then the next day spending eight minutes belly laughing at Trump?
Alton Towers really clutching at straws with their “world’s first” claim this year
January 21, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Alton Towers really clutching at straws with their “world’s first” claim this year
My boss: why haven’t you replied to that important email I sent you?
Me: I’m sorry, Copilot couldn’t tell me about it. But did you know that giraffes have blue tongues!?
Me: I’m sorry, Copilot couldn’t tell me about it. But did you know that giraffes have blue tongues!?
"Kate, you should use AI to handle your terrible email inbox!"
Microsoft Copilot: "Sorry, it looks like I can’t respond to this. Let’s try a different topic. Suggestions: Write a rap song. Show me some cool facts. Teach me a new word!"
Microsoft Copilot: "Sorry, it looks like I can’t respond to this. Let’s try a different topic. Suggestions: Write a rap song. Show me some cool facts. Teach me a new word!"
January 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
My boss: why haven’t you replied to that important email I sent you?
Me: I’m sorry, Copilot couldn’t tell me about it. But did you know that giraffes have blue tongues!?
Me: I’m sorry, Copilot couldn’t tell me about it. But did you know that giraffes have blue tongues!?
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a few nights ago i rode a bus for about 15 minutes or so. once it got close to the stop near my home i hit the button to request a stop. soon after, the bus driver stopped the bus and let me off
January 21, 2026 at 2:24 AM
a few nights ago i rode a bus for about 15 minutes or so. once it got close to the stop near my home i hit the button to request a stop. soon after, the bus driver stopped the bus and let me off
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So hard to believe there was a time in my life when being sent to bed was a punishment
January 20, 2026 at 10:07 PM
So hard to believe there was a time in my life when being sent to bed was a punishment
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
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Seems unfair that you only get to use the bouncy slide to get off a plane when things have gone wrong. The bouncy slide should be a treat they give to the best passengers who did the flight correctly.
January 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Seems unfair that you only get to use the bouncy slide to get off a plane when things have gone wrong. The bouncy slide should be a treat they give to the best passengers who did the flight correctly.
Stranger Things S5e6 spoilers
Oh god, the last scene made me cry so much. Max is my favourite character, and she and Holly are so great together
Oh god, the last scene made me cry so much. Max is my favourite character, and she and Holly are so great together
January 17, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Stranger Things S5e6 spoilers
Oh god, the last scene made me cry so much. Max is my favourite character, and she and Holly are so great together
Oh god, the last scene made me cry so much. Max is my favourite character, and she and Holly are so great together
This made me laugh much more than it should’ve done
(Props to the archivist for the wonderful description)
(Props to the archivist for the wonderful description)
Just in case anyone was wondering, the BBC sound effects library DOES have an Orangutan farting in the woods. 🧐 (1:09)
sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=NHU...
sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=NHU...
BBC Sound Effects
BBC Sound Effects
sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM
This made me laugh much more than it should’ve done
(Props to the archivist for the wonderful description)
(Props to the archivist for the wonderful description)
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Just in case anyone was wondering, the BBC sound effects library DOES have an Orangutan farting in the woods. 🧐 (1:09)
sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=NHU...
sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=NHU...
BBC Sound Effects
BBC Sound Effects
sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Just in case anyone was wondering, the BBC sound effects library DOES have an Orangutan farting in the woods. 🧐 (1:09)
sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=NHU...
sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=NHU...
January 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The special effects in tonight’s episode of #thetraitors was wonderful. I have no idea how they did any of it
January 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The special effects in tonight’s episode of #thetraitors was wonderful. I have no idea how they did any of it
Time for my semi-regular “Cancelling Project Kangaroo was the worst thing that happened to the UK media industry” toot
And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Time for my semi-regular “Cancelling Project Kangaroo was the worst thing that happened to the UK media industry” toot
January 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Hugo: I’m a barrister
Amanda: I’m a detective
Harriet: I’m a barrister and crime writer
Rachel:
#thetraitors
Amanda: I’m a detective
Harriet: I’m a barrister and crime writer
Rachel:
#thetraitors
January 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Hugo: I’m a barrister
Amanda: I’m a detective
Harriet: I’m a barrister and crime writer
Rachel:
#thetraitors
Amanda: I’m a detective
Harriet: I’m a barrister and crime writer
Rachel:
#thetraitors
Ah. I see Manchester has grown and has invaded Sheffield
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Ah. I see Manchester has grown and has invaded Sheffield
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The joke’s in the final paragraph, you’re welcome. You’re welcome.
Water-filled sinkhole appears on residential road in Harpenden
Affinity Water says it is investigating the incident.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The joke’s in the final paragraph, you’re welcome. You’re welcome.
You’re right. He’s not funny, can’t interview, and I don’t know why he hasn’t been replaced by Seth Meyers yet
Oh, wait, Jimmy KIMMEL? Nah, he’s great.
Oh, wait, Jimmy KIMMEL? Nah, he’s great.
Fox News host Tomi Lahren: "The fact that [Jimmy Kimmel] has an audience at all shows us the sad state of affairs of folks in this country, and I hope they find Jesus."
January 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
You’re right. He’s not funny, can’t interview, and I don’t know why he hasn’t been replaced by Seth Meyers yet
Oh, wait, Jimmy KIMMEL? Nah, he’s great.
Oh, wait, Jimmy KIMMEL? Nah, he’s great.
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The new Barbie comes with a range of accessories to reflect her status as an autistic woman, such as:
- noise-cancelling headphones
- a fidget spinner
- intense social media scrutiny about how she's Being Autistic Wrong
- noise-cancelling headphones
- a fidget spinner
- intense social media scrutiny about how she's Being Autistic Wrong
January 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The new Barbie comes with a range of accessories to reflect her status as an autistic woman, such as:
- noise-cancelling headphones
- a fidget spinner
- intense social media scrutiny about how she's Being Autistic Wrong
- noise-cancelling headphones
- a fidget spinner
- intense social media scrutiny about how she's Being Autistic Wrong