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Seriously considering dressing up as Bioshock's dancing baguette boy this Halloween
October 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Seriously considering dressing up as Bioshock's dancing baguette boy this Halloween
Also these hills can absolutely do one
September 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Also these hills can absolutely do one
Still, nice of Jay Rayner to have reviewed the experience of going on a date with me
September 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Still, nice of Jay Rayner to have reviewed the experience of going on a date with me
Reading my hinge profile versus going on a date with me
September 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Reading my hinge profile versus going on a date with me
Every day Google's AI summaries find new ways to be crap
December 13, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Every day Google's AI summaries find new ways to be crap
as is tradition my Spotify Wrapped is too embarrassing to share in full, but this one slide made me laugh so I guess you guys can see it
December 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM
as is tradition my Spotify Wrapped is too embarrassing to share in full, but this one slide made me laugh so I guess you guys can see it
Please BlueSky, I beg of you, let me selectively turn off at least some notifications
November 21, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Please BlueSky, I beg of you, let me selectively turn off at least some notifications
In contrast, I’m not sure about this supposed Mark Hamill with a misspelled handle
November 15, 2024 at 9:51 PM
In contrast, I’m not sure about this supposed Mark Hamill with a misspelled handle
It’s kinda a shame that the most foolproof way to verify a celeb account’s authenticity is to check whether their official Twitter accounts point to their BlueSky handle (redhour.com gives a 403 error)
November 15, 2024 at 9:48 PM
It’s kinda a shame that the most foolproof way to verify a celeb account’s authenticity is to check whether their official Twitter accounts point to their BlueSky handle (redhour.com gives a 403 error)
I do love how rattled Meta’s execs have been by BlueSky’s surge over the last couple of days
November 15, 2024 at 4:58 PM
I do love how rattled Meta’s execs have been by BlueSky’s surge over the last couple of days
Congrats BlueSky, Zuckerberg wants to murderclone you
November 15, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Congrats BlueSky, Zuckerberg wants to murderclone you
Here's a dumb thing I'm learning today: ChatGPT sucks shit at making ASCII art
All I wanted was a fun header that spelled out my own name
All I wanted was a fun header that spelled out my own name
November 14, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Here's a dumb thing I'm learning today: ChatGPT sucks shit at making ASCII art
All I wanted was a fun header that spelled out my own name
All I wanted was a fun header that spelled out my own name
Hmm, do you reckon this is a BlueSky problem, an Ivory problem, or a SkyBridge problem?
November 13, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Hmm, do you reckon this is a BlueSky problem, an Ivory problem, or a SkyBridge problem?
Has anyone written about how Threads users are seemingly posting news as screenshots to get around the whole “Threads hates hyperlinks” thing?
November 12, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Has anyone written about how Threads users are seemingly posting news as screenshots to get around the whole “Threads hates hyperlinks” thing?
re the rumored Apple Mac event later this month: just putting it out there that the USB-C deadline switch is coming up in December 2024 and Apple is still using Lightning on its keyboard, mouse, and trackpad www.theverge.com/2022/12/8/23...
October 8, 2024 at 1:37 PM
re the rumored Apple Mac event later this month: just putting it out there that the USB-C deadline switch is coming up in December 2024 and Apple is still using Lightning on its keyboard, mouse, and trackpad www.theverge.com/2022/12/8/23...
Surprised that the Bluetooth SIG isn't making a bigger deal that it's working on new low-latency tech for gaming controllers. Can't wait to leave my 2.4GHz USB dongle life behind me
September 30, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Surprised that the Bluetooth SIG isn't making a bigger deal that it's working on new low-latency tech for gaming controllers. Can't wait to leave my 2.4GHz USB dongle life behind me
Given it’s impossible to trust anything Musk says in public these days, it seems pretty embarrassing for Hunt to believe he’s telling the truth here www.bbc.com/news/article...
September 26, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Given it’s impossible to trust anything Musk says in public these days, it seems pretty embarrassing for Hunt to believe he’s telling the truth here www.bbc.com/news/article...
Just out of curiosity, I calculated what my council tax would be under the rumored changes and found that on a monthly basis it would be within 25p of what I'm currently paying. Which is... interesting news.sky.com/story/what-c...
August 29, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Just out of curiosity, I calculated what my council tax would be under the rumored changes and found that on a monthly basis it would be within 25p of what I'm currently paying. Which is... interesting news.sky.com/story/what-c...
Oh no, there's a serious risk of me getting my hopes up over this www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...
August 23, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Oh no, there's a serious risk of me getting my hopes up over this www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...
I’ve just come across the Cut’s (excellent) June article on celibacy, and am trying to work out what the male equivalent of these terms might be www.thecut.com/article/wome...
A friend has just suggested “tit-total,” but personally I’m fond of “boobsober”
A friend has just suggested “tit-total,” but personally I’m fond of “boobsober”
August 17, 2024 at 11:33 AM
I’ve just come across the Cut’s (excellent) June article on celibacy, and am trying to work out what the male equivalent of these terms might be www.thecut.com/article/wome...
A friend has just suggested “tit-total,” but personally I’m fond of “boobsober”
A friend has just suggested “tit-total,” but personally I’m fond of “boobsober”
Wow Xitter really went ahead with the no headlines thing
October 4, 2023 at 9:07 PM
Wow Xitter really went ahead with the no headlines thing
The worst policy change Apple ever made was letting app developers get away with this shit
October 3, 2023 at 3:29 PM
The worst policy change Apple ever made was letting app developers get away with this shit
After five years of trusty service, my noise cancelling headphones have chosen to give up the ghost now, as I board a flight to Japan
September 7, 2023 at 8:15 AM
After five years of trusty service, my noise cancelling headphones have chosen to give up the ghost now, as I board a flight to Japan
“Hey you thought Twitter only broke for one reason this weekend? Lol, psyche it broke for two entirely different reasons”
July 3, 2023 at 8:55 PM
“Hey you thought Twitter only broke for one reason this weekend? Lol, psyche it broke for two entirely different reasons”