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Paddy K
@spongepaddy.bsky.social
Irishman morphing into a Swede. Tech writer, fiction writer, poet. Builder of computer games since - oh God - the 1980s. Maker of soap, grower of vegetables. Author page: https://paddyk.wordpress.com/author
Hiding lottery tickets under vending machines is my new jam.
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
If there was a Primer game I could play I might finally understand the damn thing.
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The irony of moving to any-side-up USB but then making it impossible to locate the damn slot.
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Less than 50 feels at least a bit personal. More than that ... not really.
November 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
At least you'll finally know where those missing socks went.
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Very true in the computer games industry.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I love the look of this game so I bought it. Looking forward to first play!
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A red waistcoat? A large and slightly floppy hat? No shoes...?
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
They need action figures. I mean they ARE already action figures.
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Now THAT'S what I was hoping for! Or "Look it's fuckin' Hubba Bubba!" Something along those lines.
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
See? So many. I was a fish in a barrell...
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The number of things I've done for a nipple and a wok...
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
After living a few years in carefree Sweden I was visiting Dublin with pink hair about 20 years back and literally the first van passing me contained a man who yelled "Fucking pink hair!" out the window which I always felt was a bit lackluster. I mean, some on, surely there was a better one at hand
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I've started using them as a way to find the hotels, and then I just go just book directly on the hotels website. Prices are usually similar and they're a lot bloody nicer.
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This is literally not a thing in Sweden either. Which "Scandinavians" did they talk to, I wonder...?
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM