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Mark Ripley

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Fractional CTO. I help tech startups scale. Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo indie dev. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf Indie: https://wearedinosaurs.uk

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I don't think they're disguising it at all....

06.03.2026 09:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm surprised the BBC didn't pull the feed, what a truth bomb.

06.03.2026 09:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I bet she's mad for sugar cubes, too.

01.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mouldy, rotten potatoes.

Mouldy, rotten potatoes.

Just opened a Sainsbury's bag of potatoes and was greeted by these monsters!

01.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s crazy that January was 17 months long and February lasted a week and a half

01.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Site seems to be working now - glitchgaming.fun redirects to glitch.fun.

28.02.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
CHINA:

"The US is a war addict. Throughout its over 240-year history, it has been at war for all but 16 years.

The US has 800 overseas military bases in over 80 countries and regions.

The US is the main cause of international disorder, global turbulence, and regional instability."

CHINA: "The US is a war addict. Throughout its over 240-year history, it has been at war for all but 16 years. The US has 800 overseas military bases in over 80 countries and regions. The US is the main cause of international disorder, global turbulence, and regional instability."

Where is the lie?

28.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 2889 πŸ” 740 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 65

Anyone heard of glitchgaming.fun? Their web site seems broken, and I'm wondering if they're scammers

28.02.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Scorthalia ahoy?

28.02.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Enshittificator Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved…

Criminally funny, but also I'm crying inside

Norway comes for the #TechBros

www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree

vimeo.com/1168468796?f...

27.02.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 549 πŸ” 348 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 63

Just put the news on - she won't sleep for weeks.

27.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I agree - it doesn't matter. Labour is a spent force, like the Tories before them. It'll be interesting to watch them squirm, backstab and fight amongst themselves as they desperately try to become relevant again.

27.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Starmer's resignation.

27.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

March

27.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Which will happen first?

Options in replies - like the one you vote for.

27.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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OpenAI raises $110B in one of the largest private funding rounds in history | TechCrunch The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon as well as $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, against a $730 billion valuation.

I wonder how long it'll take them to burn through that lot, being as they're currently making losses of $1bn a week....
techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/o...

27.02.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

rushing to the window "young young boy, what day is it?"

and hearing "the tories lost their deposit" and cackling

27.02.2026 11:56 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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27.02.2026 09:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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‼️ BREAKING: Greens WIN Gorton and Denton by-election in a landslide victory

🟒 Grn: 41% (+27)
➑️ Ref: 29% (+15)
πŸ”΄ Lab: 25% (-25)
πŸ”΅ Con: 2% (-6)
🟠 Lib: 2% (-2)

Green GAIN from Labour (+/- vs GE2024)

‼️First-ever Green win in an MP by-election

27.02.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 1177 πŸ” 332 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 260

This post isn't resonating so well on LinkedIn. Odd that. Maybe I touched a nerve.

26.02.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That gave me the giggles!

26.02.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"We'll AI it to 90%, then you finish it off."

No. That's not how it works.

26.02.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Cat Curling
Cat Curling YouTube video by ziggybiggydiggy

Make this an Olympic sport you cowards.

youtu.be/evNi4_2qHPY

26.02.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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April. Here's the cover.

26.02.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is! I'll send it to you.

26.02.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

@greyalien.bsky.social Nice write up on Forbidden Solitaire in this month's PC Gamer :)

26.02.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've always wondered why there's never a "50 over 50", especially in games where anyone over 35 is considered old and past it.

26.02.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

26.02.2026 06:40 πŸ‘ 7381 πŸ” 3118 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 61

Excellent twuntage there, Ninj.

25.02.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Crikey, that's one seriously rich insect!

25.02.2026 09:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0