Cogwhirl
@cogwhirl.bsky.social
Welp, was going to sort my UI out and check out changes to my lil Rogue tonight, but emergency maintainance says no.
January 22, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Welp, was going to sort my UI out and check out changes to my lil Rogue tonight, but emergency maintainance says no.
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Today is the 10th anniversary of this gif of me showing how to make games on TV.
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Today is the 10th anniversary of this gif of me showing how to make games on TV.
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Security personnel,
I have imbibed an Earth weed and it is having an effect. I need to know who is conspiring against me. Report.
Worf
I have imbibed an Earth weed and it is having an effect. I need to know who is conspiring against me. Report.
Worf
January 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Security personnel,
I have imbibed an Earth weed and it is having an effect. I need to know who is conspiring against me. Report.
Worf
I have imbibed an Earth weed and it is having an effect. I need to know who is conspiring against me. Report.
Worf
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The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
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RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
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the entire population of England in 1086 will return in... Avengers Domesday
January 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
the entire population of England in 1086 will return in... Avengers Domesday
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unhype
Death Stranding 2 PC ESRB listing is gone once again www.esrb.org/ratings/4105...
January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
unhype
HYPE
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach PC ESRB rating listing is back up (was taken down after it initially went up around Nov 25, 2025)
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM
HYPE
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Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
January 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Wait, what? The school I work at has been doing this for years now, why is this news today?
www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
www.itv.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Wait, what? The school I work at has been doing this for years now, why is this news today?
www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
IT'S ALMOST LIKE USING AI IS A BAD IDEA good golly this world we live in now..
Credit where it's due, he had (apparently) previously banned using AI, but some idiot decided to ignore that and LOOK WHAT HAPPENED..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Credit where it's due, he had (apparently) previously banned using AI, but some idiot decided to ignore that and LOOK WHAT HAPPENED..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Police chief admits misleading MPs after AI used in justification for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans
An intelligence report referred to a football game that never existed - Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will make a statement later today.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:47 AM
IT'S ALMOST LIKE USING AI IS A BAD IDEA good golly this world we live in now..
Credit where it's due, he had (apparently) previously banned using AI, but some idiot decided to ignore that and LOOK WHAT HAPPENED..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Credit where it's due, he had (apparently) previously banned using AI, but some idiot decided to ignore that and LOOK WHAT HAPPENED..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
I stan for the Acorn Electron, where my interest in computers started.
Jan 1985: Commodore 16 Starter Pack ad from Granada TV Rental
(+BBC 'B' Micro Package; Commodore 64 Package; Acorn Electron; Sinclair Spectrum Plus; and Sinclair Spectrum 48K)
«A BETTER DEAL ON COMMODORE»
(+BBC 'B' Micro Package; Commodore 64 Package; Acorn Electron; Sinclair Spectrum Plus; and Sinclair Spectrum 48K)
«A BETTER DEAL ON COMMODORE»
January 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I stan for the Acorn Electron, where my interest in computers started.
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I did this semi-on-purpose once. my Tumblr alternative-dashboard had a bug elevated to feature where every image's caption was replaced with "WAIT A MINUTE, THESE AREN'T MY GLASSES!"
accidentally introduced a bug to the game where all the text got replaced with "you"
January 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I did this semi-on-purpose once. my Tumblr alternative-dashboard had a bug elevated to feature where every image's caption was replaced with "WAIT A MINUTE, THESE AREN'T MY GLASSES!"
YOU
accidentally introduced a bug to the game where all the text got replaced with "you"
January 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
YOU
Because of *course* they did.
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Because of *course* they did.
Oh, well played.
I’m developing a game where you have to go back to assassinate Adam. It’s a first person shooter.
January 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Oh, well played.
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me: [throwing open blinds] you there! boy! what day is it today?
street urchin: why, it’s Christmas Day sir!
me: oh, wonderful! that means it’s not too late for BOFA
street urchin: what’s-
shopkeeper: listen, kid. he does this every day
street urchin: why, it’s Christmas Day sir!
me: oh, wonderful! that means it’s not too late for BOFA
street urchin: what’s-
shopkeeper: listen, kid. he does this every day
December 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
me: [throwing open blinds] you there! boy! what day is it today?
street urchin: why, it’s Christmas Day sir!
me: oh, wonderful! that means it’s not too late for BOFA
street urchin: what’s-
shopkeeper: listen, kid. he does this every day
street urchin: why, it’s Christmas Day sir!
me: oh, wonderful! that means it’s not too late for BOFA
street urchin: what’s-
shopkeeper: listen, kid. he does this every day
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
My 12yo just called Bournville "medium-rare chocolate," and it's perfect.
December 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
My 12yo just called Bournville "medium-rare chocolate," and it's perfect.
Undoubtedly the most terrifying part of a Lego build: putting the stickers on.
December 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Undoubtedly the most terrifying part of a Lego build: putting the stickers on.
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