If governments cared about children there would be much higher funding for education, towns would be full of youth centres, skate parks, and all kinds of activities But they aren’t, because like everything in politics, children are a prop Another tool for pushing draconian Christian conservatism.

The U.K. should abolish honorific titles. When you look at the absolute shower of shits that have one, you have to question the point of their existence.

in my younger more unstable years I tried to commit suicide. Obviously I survived these attempts. Yet somehow I didn't become a rapist. Because, and this may be confusing to some journalists, especially those at the BBC, the two things are not connected at all.

As a child my dreams were grandiose and would remain forever out of reach. But I realised that the real trick is to have simpler goals. So I made new dreams, making sure that they would still bring me infinite joy. Like currently I just want to live long enough to write JK Rowling's obituary.

If a man you've never met before wants you to go back to his room, he's probably a sexual predator. If a woman you've never met before wants you to go back to her room, she's probably a spy. So maybe consider having a wank and calling it a night.

Even in some G12 countries you'll find it's cheaper to buy a politician than an Apple computer.

I haven't been on the TV for a long while. I mainly put that down to it being a lot easier back in the days of a big bulky CRT, I wouldn't even know where to start with a modern flatscreen.

Goodbye DC, it was a fun journey, but where you're going i refuse to follow.

Root Beer is an odd one, it's like a whole country is clearly suffering from some sort of mass delusion where they've convinced themselves that it tastes way better than it actually does. Really it should taste a bit like Dandelion and Burdock, but it doesn't, it's so much worse.

Honestly I'm happy for James Gunn. Who the fuck would want to keep working for those cunts anyway?

The thing with Russell Brand is that he’s not unique, there are more “open secrets” in the comedy world and there’s a whole system designed to protect and enable them. When the harshest pushback you get is “we don’t send young women to his dressing room” you realise the system is the problem.

The PC98, The Sharp X68000, The BL0060 - computers that are so obscure that you've never heard of at least one of them. Obscure machines must mean obscure games. So let take a look and a hear at some obscures now. youtu.be/5ODWMvJhZwE

Obscure Computers, Obscure Games POW!

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The service isn't free, Musk is being paid by the Pentagon and has been since being awarded a department of defence contract for the service back in 2023. The reason he considers it a mistake has nothing to do with financials and is purely becasue he's a cunt.

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 6d ago

⚡️Musk reposts tweet calling Starlink service for Ukraine 'mistake.' "In hindsight, it was a mistake for SpaceX to send (Ukraine) thousands of free Starlink dishes and millions of dollars a month in free service at the beginning of the war," the post reads.

There's a real gap in the market for a chip manifacturer that isn't a cunt.

On the plus side, those sachets are annoying as fuck. On the downside, you'll now have a squeezy bottle filled with whatever off brand shit was cheapest at the Cash & Carry.

The Independent@the-independent.com · last wk.

Ban on ketchup sachets is down to Burnham and not the EU, says No 10

Are the Royal British Legion happy about this? They better not be, considering the sort of things they've found offensive in the past.

Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social · last wk.

Reform run Essex Council think that painting giant poppies on busy roads is somehow a respectful way to remember our war dead. Looks a look like an extension of the tatty flags that now dot the great county's lamposts to me

Trying to stay awake long enough that I don't wake up at 4am. But fuck me I'm tired.

That new Resident Evil film is a bit special.

Nostalgia.

Guy Bloux@guyroux.bsky.social · last wk.

British people: what should be designated as the state weapon of your county?

Blocked a fella who I’ve never interacted with, but who showed up on my timeline as somebody quote posted him, pointing out his reprehensible bullshit. So now I’m on a list called “Jew haters” Which really should be funnier than it is.

It’s been a wild couple of days, but at least I now know what the Irish healthcare system is like (turns out it’s pretty good).

I’m not saying Democrats lack vision, but have they considered doing both? So they don’t end up with the same scenario playing out again and again every few years. Which isn’t about “getting even” it’s about accountability and saying that nobody sits above the law.

MS NOW@ms.now · last wk.

"The American people don't want us to get even; they want us to get things done on their behalf." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is now poised to become the next House Speaker, says that Democrats will focus on affordability concerns and not retribution after their midterm wins.

THe whole "stockpiling" food advice seems kinda strange. Stockpiling three days worth of food and water. I have perishables that would last longer than that, long before you get to the tinned stuff. Why do they expect the "unknown emergency" to be over so quickly?

I don’t know why the U.K. has such a hard time with the concept of reparations for slavery when they’ve done it before. I mean they seemed happy enough to pay compensation to those rich white slave owners in America after the war of 1812.

Well Halloween is done for another year, so that's good. Luckily there's no bonfire night over here, or thanksgiving, so that can only mean one thing. Time for another watch of Muppet Christmas Carol.

"The issue with the world today is people using things that they own. They should all be renting that stuff from me on a perpetual basis."

It is the spooky day, lock the doors, grill up some cheese sandwiches for the Tricky Treaters that will call and watch this selection of grisly games while you carve your pumpkin. Also it's Saturday too. youtu.be/ldjWJCwDzFc also cc. @sunteam.bsky.social

Spooky Halloween Game Mix 2 POW!

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The original Wii is one of the all time great systems for collectors. Huge library with many hidden gems, a large selection of peripherals, and backward compatible with the GameCube. And not everything is crazily priced (although admittedly some of the rarer items are top end)

I'm not one for complaining, but it's nearly one o'clock, I'm all cozy in bed and I think I need a poo. Clearly this is the cursed timeline.

I back this, America shouldn't put its clocks back. I'm not American and I have no interntion of ever going back there, but I have friends on the west coast and the time difference would give us an extra hour of gaming.

Senator Patty Murray@murray.senate.gov · 2w ago

Look, we've got bigger fish to fry this week (VOTE!), but starting this weekend, the sun sets before 5pm in Washington state. It doesn't have to! The Senate could pass my bill to lock the clock and make daylight saving time permanent. More sunshine, less depression.