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He/him. Online since before the Eternal September. Remembers when Woke used to be called treating others with respect and decency. You can find me elsewhere at and via https://murphys-lawyer.dreamwidth.org/ Signal: PayneHA.71

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if no one EVER gets my refs I DON’T CARE

06.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am currently running two and a half islands in Animal Crossing and have no time… for…

Dang that’s cute!

06.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from X by Sian Berry:

Continuing the blanket ban on puberty blockers is a worrying decision.

The same medication continues to be used safely by young people for other reasons. By relying on the reason for prescription, is this simply discrimination against our #trans youth?

Screenshot from X by Sian Berry: Continuing the blanket ban on puberty blockers is a worrying decision. The same medication continues to be used safely by young people for other reasons. By relying on the reason for prescription, is this simply discrimination against our #trans youth?

β€œA ludicrously irresponsible intervention from Green MP, Sian Berry, on the topic of puberty blockers… underlined to me that this was no longer a party of science and reason and evidence-based policy-making.”

What she said, which is correct and something the Terfs don’t want to discuss:

06.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The 2026 Ghibli Cup semi finals have begun! Follow the links to take part in voting between now and Monday:

06.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

True, alas.

06.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Executive summary: most of us will never have IHT imposed on what we leave behind.

If you think you’re worth more than Β£500k or a million if you’re married or in a civil partnership, well good on you and have a listen.

06.03.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

regulating tech is too hard, let's go shopping

05.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Some Fallout 76 themed Pringles tubes. β€œMystery flavour”.

Some Fallout 76 themed Pringles tubes. β€œMystery flavour”.

Radroach or Deathclaw?
#Fallout #Fallout76

05.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shambling around groaning β€œBraiiiiiiins!” isn’t my idea of a good time.

04.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It doesn’t have perfect controls, and the random encounters can be a bit grinding, but it’s a lovely game for its time.

04.03.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Wang 2200 computer, vintage 1973.

The Wang 2200 computer, vintage 1973.

My Wang hasn’t experienced optimal performance efficiency for decades.

04.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Biplanes! Zeppelins! And Iranian troops with snow on their boots, having marched the pretty way via Russia!

04.03.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If the HOI4 nerds, rather than the Call of Duty nerds, were running the US right now, then at least the country might have some decent Close Air Support.

Instead it's a bunch of dweebs smashing the airstrike button and wondering why the 'Second Coming' cut-scene hasn't started yet.

04.03.2026 10:20 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

I’ve been seeing articles like this for about a decade now.

It would be lovely if Apple fixed half of this, but their mantra still seems to me β€œThe software works as designed”.

04.03.2026 10:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Your iPhone could soon demand age verification – and lock you out of important apps if you don't comply Additional protections could come to the iPhone in the near future – but only in the UK for now

Oh, for crying out loud, Apple.
Do. Not. Comply. In. Advance.

www.t3.com/tech/phones/...

04.03.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œβ€¦transparent glass elements and a floating taskbar.”

I’m going to see how far back I can roll Windows in a VM to keep running the programs that won’t work on Linux. I still have a set of 7 Pro discs and the serial number.

04.03.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That may still be Smith and not Jones. Smith hung onto their rail station shops.

03.03.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely no surprise here. The week after TH Jones took over from WH Smith in Leeds they stopped accepting newspaper coupons. That told me they weren’t interested in keeping customers.

03.03.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You are Lionel Fanthorpe and I claim my Β£5.

03.03.2026 09:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m very fond of the second fake curse in that series: β€œMay you be brought to the attention of those set in authority over you.”

03.03.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Safari can’t open the page because the server can’t be found.

Safari can’t open the page because the server can’t be found.

Looks like Apple has decided to save me from myself. I’m getting this more and more often from social media links.

(And to forestall the inevitable helpful comments, ALL iOS web browsers are built on a Safari base.)

02.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

AI dude muted.

02.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Person Of Interest is back on Netflix. If you don’t have the boxset, perhaps it’s time for a rewatch or maybe a first watch.

02.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Fare dodgers targeted as train ticket refund rules are tightened In a bid to clamp down on ticket fraud that costs the railways millions each year, the government has quietly changed the rules on claiming refunds for unused train tickets.

DON'T BUY TRAIN TICKETS IN ADVANCE!
On 1 April, the government is quietly changing the rules.
Off-Peak & Anytime tickets become non-refundable after 23:59 the day BEFORE you travel.
If you wake up & find your event cancelled, NO REFUNDS, even on Β£100+ tickets.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/far...

02.03.2026 09:12 πŸ‘ 335 πŸ” 271 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 62

seriously considering this. Felinds (Cat Girls) are legit Warhammer canon which all the super-serious people try to pretend never happened.

Who does good quality Sisters of Battle-sized cat girl heads? I've got an unmade Kill Team box I could make up.

02.03.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2

And that is called asking for patsies.
And the liars who ask it explain,
That their schedule will conclude much faster,
If you will endure all the pain.

02.03.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To adapt a pome wot someone else writted:

It's quite a stong temptation
For an armed and warlike nation
To call upon its allies and to say:

"We invade Iran tonight,
"For the news there isn't right,
"And we want to put your armies in harm's way."

02.03.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iranian drone crashed into RAF base, Cyprus president says No casualties were reported and the base sustained

Well, it looks as if Sir Keir's cunning plan to let the US once again use our bases to bomb the living daylights out of whoever they're miffed at this week is going absolutely swimmingly.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

02.03.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr Seuss Day: 'Without Oxford University, we don't get Dr Seuss' To coincide with Dr Seuss Day, the BBC looks back at how Oxford University helped create the icon.

For respite from the ongoing awful everything.
In 1926, the man whose real name is Theodor 'Ted' Geisel, dropped out of his doctorate course in English Literature at the University of Oxford and shelved a future in academia to pursue a passion for drawing and cartoons.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

02.03.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A panel from Jeff Smith's comic 'Bone'. Bone is shouting "Stupid, stupid rat creatures!!" at two stupid, stupid rat creatures who are a second away from finding out that jumping on and clinging to a small branch is not going to end well.

A panel from Jeff Smith's comic 'Bone'. Bone is shouting "Stupid, stupid rat creatures!!" at two stupid, stupid rat creatures who are a second away from finding out that jumping on and clinging to a small branch is not going to end well.

I have this playing on loop in my brain at present.

01.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0