That’s basically what Tumblr is now

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My dad had some old games for his Amstrad computer that needed a Lenslok, to decode the characters displayed on the screen.

IIRC it didn’t work very well at all.

What a fucking world we live in

Both work, but I’ve always heard it as “So the barman gave her one.”

Maybe mine is the British version idk

Why are pirates pirates?

Because they arrrrr!

I think part of the reason it sounds muddled is because they’re trying to keep the anti-AI crowd on board as well.

Can you imagine Apple launching a big new feature and being like, “It’s going to be amazing! But don’t worry, there’ll be a big button so you can completely disable it!”

Always been quite fond of Melontusk. The name, not the person

And The Orange [blank] works well, e.g. “The Orange Horror”. Maybe even just “The Orange” tbh.

I really, genuinely, have always loved Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. It’s got a reputation of being lowest-common-denominator toilet humour, which… it always was. And it had a lot of problems, the worst being that three fifths of the original cast had quit by the end.

But it also had an awful lot of heart. A totally different writing style to any other sitcom I’ve seen. An amazing dedication to silly wordplay. They were constantly trying new things (two public votes, two musical episodes, a horror episode, and a live episode). And there were some genuinely great performances, particularly from Natalie Casey (who carried the heart of the show in later seasons), and, weirdly, Beverley Callard.

Even when it did totally fall apart towards the end, they brought in new cast members and somehow managed to make it feel like a return to form.

Also The Murder Game, a BBC crime-scene investigation reality show that I desperately want the right TV executive to hear about so they can reboot it. 😬

What were those things we had before AI? “Co-puters” or something? I don’t remember.

Anyway, glad they’re gone. It’d be annoying if we still needed chips and RAM for stuff other than AI.

Wasn’t that kinda what LEGO Worlds was meant to be?

I really wanted to like it, but it’s already a right-wing cesspit. 🤷‍♂️ Maaaaaybe it’ll improve, now that it’s public, but I don’t have high hopes.

I know this place is just the opposite kind of echo chamber, but when the other option is being beaten over the head with transphobia and Maga shit, ehh, I’ll take it.

It’s not faaaaiiiirrrrrrrr [pouts and stamps feet]

I’m going to get one at some point, because my OG Switch’s battery swelled up so I got rid of it. It’s more about being able to play my existing games, than being in any way excited about spending £70 on new ones. 😔

This made me remember that “trumping”/“trump” were already synonyms for “farting”/“fart” when I was a little kid in the UK. Yet another thing the orange horror has ruined smh

When I owned one years ago, I legit had no idea for the first few months.

The first time I clicked it with the power off I panicked and assumed I’d somehow jammed it or something. 😄

Richard Attenborough

There’s the slow-and-not-very-capable link preview thing… and I could’ve sworn the “what’s new” page the other day said they were adding an on-device model to improve search results or something, but I can’t find the reference to it now.

Maybe they removed it after all the AI backlash. 😬

Every product we build must give people agency in how it works. Privacy, data use, and AI must be clear and understandable. Controls must be simple. AI should always be a choice — something people can easily turn off. People should know why a feature works the way it does and what value they get from it.

Come on, this isn’t Reddit, at least skim the article before you start with the performative outrage.

But seriously tho, it’s just depression, can’t sleep, hence this showerthought

Well… maybe. You’ve accidentally come up with something that actually exists, called Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder. And about half of people with DSPD have depression. 😬 (Also common in ADHDers.)

The circadian rhythms of people with DSPD are offset compared to people without it, so it is a bit like time zones in that respect. And if you try to “fight” it, by getting up early and holding down a 9-5 job, the effects are often compared to jet lag.