Nicole
@popflashpanic.bsky.social
Grumpy old Londoner. Music, cycling, video games, architecture and #AFCW
It's almost like it's a horribly complicated situation that can't be fixed in a day www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says US will 'pass' on Ukraine peace talks if no progress soon
Trump's comments came hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the US could abandon talks.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
It's almost like it's a horribly complicated situation that can't be fixed in a day www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This chart showing 80% of Americans think it’d be great if more of us worked in factories, while just 20% would actually work in a factory, applies to much of the fake populist promise
They celebrate farmers but don’t want to farm, miners but don’t want to mine, soldiers but don’t want to fight etc
They celebrate farmers but don’t want to farm, miners but don’t want to mine, soldiers but don’t want to fight etc
April 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This chart showing 80% of Americans think it’d be great if more of us worked in factories, while just 20% would actually work in a factory, applies to much of the fake populist promise
They celebrate farmers but don’t want to farm, miners but don’t want to mine, soldiers but don’t want to fight etc
They celebrate farmers but don’t want to farm, miners but don’t want to mine, soldiers but don’t want to fight etc
I just learned the term DARVO but I think we already know it well enough because it's bloody everywhere
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
www.theatlantic.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I just learned the term DARVO but I think we already know it well enough because it's bloody everywhere
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I'm having an absolute blast with Dave the Diver on Steam Deck this weekend. Management games aren't usually my thing but this is a delight and it's on special offer on Steam.
#davethediver #steamdeck
#davethediver #steamdeck
April 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I'm having an absolute blast with Dave the Diver on Steam Deck this weekend. Management games aren't usually my thing but this is a delight and it's on special offer on Steam.
#davethediver #steamdeck
#davethediver #steamdeck
Ok, so back to bluesky, and it seems when I joined I followed a ton of cute animals and angry lefties. So all good here then.
April 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Ok, so back to bluesky, and it seems when I joined I followed a ton of cute animals and angry lefties. So all good here then.
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Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver just CAUGHT A MOUSE ON THE FIELD in Vancouver
I love this league.
I love this league.
April 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver just CAUGHT A MOUSE ON THE FIELD in Vancouver
I love this league.
I love this league.
It would be a much better use for AI than most of the AI generated stuff I come across every day.
April 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
It would be a much better use for AI than most of the AI generated stuff I come across every day.
I've been off for a while. Been meaning to ask, is there an easy way to generate alt text? I had a bunch of images I wantes to post and took the inclusion here to heart, so laziness stopped me posting them instead of posting without alt text.
April 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I've been off for a while. Been meaning to ask, is there an easy way to generate alt text? I had a bunch of images I wantes to post and took the inclusion here to heart, so laziness stopped me posting them instead of posting without alt text.
Gamer baby fragile masculinity story of the day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MapleStory: 'I got rape threats over claims I put feminist symbol in video game', says South Korea designer
Young male gamers in South Korea thought it resembled a gesture used to poke fun at the size of men’s penises.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Gamer baby fragile masculinity story of the day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
CPD for the year done! I have no intention of stepping out into the storm this NYE, I am inside a heated blanket playing the new Indiana Jones game, it is bloody marvellous.
December 31, 2024 at 7:24 PM
CPD for the year done! I have no intention of stepping out into the storm this NYE, I am inside a heated blanket playing the new Indiana Jones game, it is bloody marvellous.
RIBA Academy website goes down under the strain of architects leaving their CPD to the last minute
December 30, 2024 at 10:45 AM
RIBA Academy website goes down under the strain of architects leaving their CPD to the last minute
It's been 9 years since I last did this, but today is new PC build day! Somebody wish me luck.
December 15, 2024 at 9:05 AM
It's been 9 years since I last did this, but today is new PC build day! Somebody wish me luck.
It may be eight years old but Youtube decided today is the day I need to see a cat watching Psycho.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_kgR...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_kgR...
Cat Watching Horror Movie
YouTube video by RM Videos
m.youtube.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:03 PM
It may be eight years old but Youtube decided today is the day I need to see a cat watching Psycho.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_kgR...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_kgR...
The BBC's definition implies that believing men are generally a bit better than women isn't actually misogyny.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 11, 2024 at 11:38 AM
The BBC's definition implies that believing men are generally a bit better than women isn't actually misogyny.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Old Fools podcast tomorrow takes a very serious look at whatever the fuck, including Christmas films, middle-aged women of a certain age persecuting Gregg Wallace, Band Aid, who's in charge of Heaven these days and more. Do us a favour - if you like it, spread the word.
OldFoolsPod@gmail.com
OldFoolsPod@gmail.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:55 PM
The Old Fools podcast tomorrow takes a very serious look at whatever the fuck, including Christmas films, middle-aged women of a certain age persecuting Gregg Wallace, Band Aid, who's in charge of Heaven these days and more. Do us a favour - if you like it, spread the word.
OldFoolsPod@gmail.com
OldFoolsPod@gmail.com
I will never get tired of this throwaway filler piece from Viz. Comedy genius.
December 1, 2024 at 10:06 AM
I will never get tired of this throwaway filler piece from Viz. Comedy genius.
I just finished last week's episode. Great stuff. I haven't laughed this much in weeks.
QUANTICK: A LESSON FROM HISTORY
Marvel as, 34 years ago, a young Davey Quanto from the NME, still only in his fifties, gets actual David Bowie to play the opening to The Laughing Gnome because...comedy!
pod.link/1774465485
Marvel as, 34 years ago, a young Davey Quanto from the NME, still only in his fifties, gets actual David Bowie to play the opening to The Laughing Gnome because...comedy!
pod.link/1774465485
The Old Fools
Ian Martin, David Quantick and guests. Sort of topical, cultural rants and conversation from the point of view of older people who still give a damn about the world around them. The inside pages of th...
pod.link
November 26, 2024 at 10:44 AM
I just finished last week's episode. Great stuff. I haven't laughed this much in weeks.
I briefly met John Finnemore today, and ascended to Master division on Geoguessr. So that's an exciting start to the week.
November 25, 2024 at 10:29 PM
I briefly met John Finnemore today, and ascended to Master division on Geoguessr. So that's an exciting start to the week.
I'm hoping Bluesky is going to be more like Mastodon, where nobody seems to care about their follower:following ratio.
November 22, 2024 at 4:42 PM
I'm hoping Bluesky is going to be more like Mastodon, where nobody seems to care about their follower:following ratio.
Slowly finding my favourite people from the other site, which I pretty much abandoned in 2016 when everybody started shouting. This is feeling more like 2009 again :)
November 22, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Slowly finding my favourite people from the other site, which I pretty much abandoned in 2016 when everybody started shouting. This is feeling more like 2009 again :)