AI can never replace real stock images Someone dreamed these up and had the courage to hire actors and make them real

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Northern Pop Pun #1 Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11430037 From the 'Make Everything Northern' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/makeeverythingnorthern/popular/ #MakeEverythingNorthern

'Help!' was released on this day in 1965.

Terrific short film of that one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oxP...

Будет ласковый дождь / There Will Come Soft Rains (1984) [Eng CC]

YouTube video by Алекс Кэрролл

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Simon Bisson@sbisson.com · last wk.

"Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, "in the city of Allendale, California." It repeated the date three times for memory's sake. There Will Come Soft Rains, Ray Bradbury's melancholy obituary for a dead world, is set today.

THEY TALKED TO THE COMPUTER IN STAR TREK BEACUSE ITS A *TV SHOW* AND YOU CANT HEAR WHAT SOMEONE IS TYPING NOT BEACUSE IT IS GOOD UX

Jay Tholen@jaytholen.net · 3w ago

one of those things that was cool in star trek but absolutely sucks now that it's real

NEW THING - BYRON FERRARI GENERATOR www.monkeon.co.uk/byron-ferrar... Nicknames for Bryan Ferry based on something @charlesshaarmurray.bsky.social used to do in the NME. Also functions as a random Bryan video button, should that appeal to the young folk of Bluesky.

Byron Ferrari Generator

Random nicknames for Bryan Ferry based on a running joke they used to have in the NME.

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40 years ago, ZZAP! published this Mercenary map. It mightn't look like much, but this was the first "proper" map of an actual 3D game world - a 15 x 15 grid that contained buildings, structures, and underground complexes. In 1986, this was astonishing, cutting-edge stuff!

Thanks to emulation, the seconds will never stop ticking

⌨️ Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11429005 From the 'Topical Games' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/topicalgames/popular/ #TopicalGames

How it started vs how it’s going (new villain in Bananaman in the Beano this week)

These should only be used for bringing outside food and drink into the theaters

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 2mo ago

First look at the Trojan Horse popcorn bucket for 'The Odyssey' 🍿🐴

A while ago, I had the idea of making autostereograms ("magic eye images") with Excel. Here's another I made today. I'm curious if people can make it work.

NEW GAME - LOOK-IN STAR PORTRAIT CHALLENGE www.monkeon.co.uk/look-in-star... Can you recognise the 80s celebs, as drawn by the readers of Look-In magazine?

Look-In Star Portrait Challenge

Can you identify who the readers of Look-In magazine (1971-1994) had attempted to capture in their Star Portraits section.

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The Water-Lily Bond Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11428392 From the 'Letter Change Art' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/letterchangeart/popular/ #LetterChangeArt

I was responsible for this (it was literally my idea while I was Product Manager for Media Playout at the BBC) and it is still my proudest achievement ever

Mark Simpson@marksimpson.bsky.social · 3mo ago

FYI: if you're playing a programme on BBC iPlayer in a web browser you can still turn subtitles on and off by pressing 888.

Didn't know Limahl had a crowdsurfing Falkor as part of his act. Amazing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHNo...

Limahl - The NeverEnding Story (live at Atlas Arena, Łódź) 23.05.2026

YouTube video by Limahl & KajaGooGoo archive

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It is a thing of remarkable wonder. RIP Cronos.

John Oxley@joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 3mo ago

Since I doubt anyone else will post it here, I regret to inform Bluesky that Gavin Williamson's pet tarantula has died, and he has made a photo montage to Angels commemorating him.

The @b3ta.com image challenge this week is to change one letter in the name of a famous work of art. I spent way too long changing Edward Hopper's Nighthawks into Fighthawks.

I want to know more about this anti-booing technology. Sounds like something the ACME Corporation would make.

Double the chance of winning Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11427930 From the 'Fictional Electioneering' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/fictionalelectioneering/popular/ #FictionalElectioneering

Job interview advice

📢 Introducing my new daily word game, Keywords! "If Only Connect was presented by Mavis Beacon*" Like Wordle? Like Connections? Like stuff? Then there's a vague chance you'll enjoy this. Find the five connected words of increasing length by typing into the boxes. *one for the young'uns there

Keywords

Can you discover today's five connected words?

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🤖🔊 I made a thing for Attention! Experience the amazing soundscape of an AI data centre from the comfort of your own home Just watch out if you leave it chugging at full pelt for too long - the AI may have its own ideas about how to run things... datacenter.fm

DataCenter.FM 🤖🔊 The sound of AI

Experience the real-world sounds of AI with this interactive audio generator.

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Incredible scenes from Simon and Garfunkel reddit: Paul Simon seems to have signed a bin in Mayfair

Dr. No sounds like the villain in a movie about improv

Surely destined for six figures. Cultural motherlode.

Gavin@rollvt.bsky.social · 4mo ago

On the off chance you haven’t seen that this is for sale…

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller April 24,1962