Nick G
@lazylovelace.bsky.social
Not a number, but I was the 129,697th person here
That's a packet of Frazzles in my profile picture
That's a packet of Frazzles in my profile picture
Or an extra £2trn in dividend payments. Hmm, which is more likely?
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Or an extra £2trn in dividend payments. Hmm, which is more likely?
I loved Cabal in the arcade, on the Speccy, less so
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I loved Cabal in the arcade, on the Speccy, less so
It'll be interesting to see whether Ofcom is able to back up strong words and initial actions with laying deeds. Once cases come to speak or tribunal it's likely that they'll be found to be more nuanced than they appear
At that point a review of OSA is likely, but relies on parliamentary time
At that point a review of OSA is likely, but relies on parliamentary time
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
It'll be interesting to see whether Ofcom is able to back up strong words and initial actions with laying deeds. Once cases come to speak or tribunal it's likely that they'll be found to be more nuanced than they appear
At that point a review of OSA is likely, but relies on parliamentary time
At that point a review of OSA is likely, but relies on parliamentary time
Restricting personal freedom to stop kids looking at sex is a long way from restricting the right to privacy in private life
Though that'll be rolled out as another reason to amend/leave the European convention on human rights
Though that'll be rolled out as another reason to amend/leave the European convention on human rights
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Restricting personal freedom to stop kids looking at sex is a long way from restricting the right to privacy in private life
Though that'll be rolled out as another reason to amend/leave the European convention on human rights
Though that'll be rolled out as another reason to amend/leave the European convention on human rights
Okay everyone, no climbing on the brazen bull
I said no climbing on the brazen bull
I said...
Look, will everyone please stop fighting on the brazen bull
I said no climbing on the brazen bull
I said...
Look, will everyone please stop fighting on the brazen bull
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Okay everyone, no climbing on the brazen bull
I said no climbing on the brazen bull
I said...
Look, will everyone please stop fighting on the brazen bull
I said no climbing on the brazen bull
I said...
Look, will everyone please stop fighting on the brazen bull
That's probably true, but it's a difficult argument to justify
Though "to protect children" will carry them a long way there
Though "to protect children" will carry them a long way there
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 AM
That's probably true, but it's a difficult argument to justify
Though "to protect children" will carry them a long way there
Though "to protect children" will carry them a long way there
I'm waiting to see how this plays out with government laptops, which all use VPN services to ensure secure network connections (especially when working outside the office)
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I'm waiting to see how this plays out with government laptops, which all use VPN services to ensure secure network connections (especially when working outside the office)
No slight on her but DWH could struggle to get many games as the Giants seem to have bought half the Australian team
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
No slight on her but DWH could struggle to get many games as the Giants seem to have bought half the Australian team
Just writing a Daily Mail headline... "Removing child benefit cap enables SINGLE MOTHER to live in £2m MANSION"
Hope I've got the random capitalisation right
Hope I've got the random capitalisation right
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Just writing a Daily Mail headline... "Removing child benefit cap enables SINGLE MOTHER to live in £2m MANSION"
Hope I've got the random capitalisation right
Hope I've got the random capitalisation right
The single mum can also start claiming benefits for the third child now
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The single mum can also start claiming benefits for the third child now
Every time this happens, my question of why she doesn't bowl more for England gets louder
November 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Every time this happens, my question of why she doesn't bowl more for England gets louder
I was never a massive Pulp fan, but I'm starting to think that Pulp's output in the 90s has aged far better than that of either Blur or Oasis. Perhaps it's the themes or being more radio friendly but it still feels relevant
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I was never a massive Pulp fan, but I'm starting to think that Pulp's output in the 90s has aged far better than that of either Blur or Oasis. Perhaps it's the themes or being more radio friendly but it still feels relevant
That is true, though the tracks she'd chosen were from 1991 (not that that makes it much better)
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
That is true, though the tracks she'd chosen were from 1991 (not that that makes it much better)
One of mine put Metallica into a playlist called "classic rock"
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
One of mine put Metallica into a playlist called "classic rock"
The dismembered skull in the bottom right from Shok! (aka the movie Hardware)
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The dismembered skull in the bottom right from Shok! (aka the movie Hardware)
It's definitely not 50, and I refuse to believe that it's 40 either
November 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It's definitely not 50, and I refuse to believe that it's 40 either
Oh, I agree that it always had an eccentric attitude to things like formatting. But this week it's been missing text and footnotes
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Oh, I agree that it always had an eccentric attitude to things like formatting. But this week it's been missing text and footnotes
Discovered painfully this week that something as simple as copy/paste no longer works reliably in Word
November 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Discovered painfully this week that something as simple as copy/paste no longer works reliably in Word
Is it the format or the players though?
Test cricket is a strange beast that can create enthralling psychological drama right to the last over
And it can also produce a game where both sides seem to be the baseball player in one of those "a baseball player tries to play cricket" YouTube videos
Test cricket is a strange beast that can create enthralling psychological drama right to the last over
And it can also produce a game where both sides seem to be the baseball player in one of those "a baseball player tries to play cricket" YouTube videos
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Is it the format or the players though?
Test cricket is a strange beast that can create enthralling psychological drama right to the last over
And it can also produce a game where both sides seem to be the baseball player in one of those "a baseball player tries to play cricket" YouTube videos
Test cricket is a strange beast that can create enthralling psychological drama right to the last over
And it can also produce a game where both sides seem to be the baseball player in one of those "a baseball player tries to play cricket" YouTube videos
Some definite classism going on if Selfridges and John Lewis get pedestrianised, but neither Primark does
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Some definite classism going on if Selfridges and John Lewis get pedestrianised, but neither Primark does
Return or replace your items does sound very like the Mysteron way of doing things
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Return or replace your items does sound very like the Mysteron way of doing things
The human figures don't look quite like his, but the shading on the robots looks a lot like stuff he did for 2000ad in the early days
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The human figures don't look quite like his, but the shading on the robots looks a lot like stuff he did for 2000ad in the early days
Gotta love comics that don't credit creators
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Gotta love comics that don't credit creators
Is that Kevin O'Neill on the art?
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Is that Kevin O'Neill on the art?
I wonder if the new methodology is the same that resulted in DWP incorrectly cancelling 23500 family's child benefit because they'd "left the country"
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I wonder if the new methodology is the same that resulted in DWP incorrectly cancelling 23500 family's child benefit because they'd "left the country"