Tom
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Just finished this earlier, and what a way to go out. Such a bloody good read.
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Just finished this earlier, and what a way to go out. Such a bloody good read.
Finally finished This Bursted Earth after being too unwell to focus on reading properly. Really bloody enjoyed it but was not expecting so many retired professional snooker players to show up.
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Finally finished This Bursted Earth after being too unwell to focus on reading properly. Really bloody enjoyed it but was not expecting so many retired professional snooker players to show up.
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nostalgia is a scam invented by big new to sell more old
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
nostalgia is a scam invented by big new to sell more old
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a new study finds that there is enough microplastic in your nads to make a little army guy. whats worse is that its the guy with the radio so he doesnt even have a gun. and he has a bunch of extra plastic along the seam on the bottom so he keeps falling over.
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
a new study finds that there is enough microplastic in your nads to make a little army guy. whats worse is that its the guy with the radio so he doesnt even have a gun. and he has a bunch of extra plastic along the seam on the bottom so he keeps falling over.
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Hi I wrote about the Sega Master System and how it’s been criminally overlooked because everyone goes on about the NES like it was the only 8bit console in the world look don’t get me started
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
Master System at 40: the truth about Sega’s most underrated console
Forty years ago, the Nintendo Entertainment System dominated the markets in Japan and the US. But in Europe, a technologically superior rival was making it look like an ancient relic
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Hi I wrote about the Sega Master System and how it’s been criminally overlooked because everyone goes on about the NES like it was the only 8bit console in the world look don’t get me started
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
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All game developers should strive to create an incidental NPC as memorable as the pork bun guy from Sleeping Dogs.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
All game developers should strive to create an incidental NPC as memorable as the pork bun guy from Sleeping Dogs.
Getting the urge to watch Twin Peaks again.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Getting the urge to watch Twin Peaks again.
New Garth Marenghi just dropped through the letterbox so that's my Halloween reading sorted.
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New Garth Marenghi just dropped through the letterbox so that's my Halloween reading sorted.
While the rest of the world is debating whether it belongs on pizza, Australia is taking pineapple to places never imagined:
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
While the rest of the world is debating whether it belongs on pizza, Australia is taking pineapple to places never imagined:
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I am proud to be a knobhead
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I am proud to be a knobhead
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
Started a new playthrough of Pokémon X but got my games confused.
October 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Started a new playthrough of Pokémon X but got my games confused.
I love how low effort a lot of Master System box art is. Just basic text and what looks like a couple of Clip Art images slapped onto your maths exercise book.
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I love how low effort a lot of Master System box art is. Just basic text and what looks like a couple of Clip Art images slapped onto your maths exercise book.
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A stack of comics is the key to happiness.
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A stack of comics is the key to happiness.
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why did the crab go to prison
crimes
crimes
August 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
why did the crab go to prison
crimes
crimes
This is a video games controller.
October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is a video games controller.
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It's hard for us to appreciate the true scale of Mount Everest. So to put it in a context that we can all understand, here's a comparison chart showing the height of Mount Everest alongside other tall things
October 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's hard for us to appreciate the true scale of Mount Everest. So to put it in a context that we can all understand, here's a comparison chart showing the height of Mount Everest alongside other tall things
Your mum buys all your Christmas presents from QVC.
October 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Your mum buys all your Christmas presents from QVC.
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"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
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i did not say i "fear" the reaper dude, i just said i think it's annoying that there's a reaper
September 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
i did not say i "fear" the reaper dude, i just said i think it's annoying that there's a reaper
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Two years ago on Twitch we workshopped some Jimmy Carr material.
September 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Two years ago on Twitch we workshopped some Jimmy Carr material.
3 months exactly until Boxing Day. Get in!
September 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
3 months exactly until Boxing Day. Get in!