SlyCat

@slycat.uk

Furry Fandom member since 1997 • Animation, Film & Technology Enthusiast • Disney Parks Fan • British Southerner living in North West England • 45 • He/Him https://linktr.ee/slycatuk

While I was driving home yesterday, I was stuck behind this car while in traffic. I couldn't figure out if this was a personalised plate or they just happened to get this unfortunate registration. It literally reads as "Pee Poo"

The rear of a Toyota Land Cruiser with the registration "PE25 POO"

This is neat but it bothers me that they never let go of the light and let it swing. I presume the system generating the picture isn't fast enough to keep up with that kind of motion

Acid Rain@bearysweet.bsky.social · 2d ago

So interesting 💭 "Relighting 'Nighthawks' - bit.studio reimagines Edward Hopper's classic artwork, turning the most crucial element, the 'light,' into something you can actually control!" The exhibit is held at the bit.studio gallery on the 3rd floor, Slowcombo building in Samyan, Bangkok. #art

I've watched quite a few movies recently including all 4 of the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies. I thought the latest one is quite probably the strongest of the lot. It's still kinda nuts to hear that it's earned almost $1bil at the box office in it's opening weekend alone boxd.it/jlYv

Screenshot showing "SlyCat's diary" from Letterbox'd listing various movies watched recently and their ratings

Seems folks are doing the share your lock screen thing. I wont bother with the quote post thing as it ends up looking messy but here's mine. I was quite glad that Color OS on my Oppo does the fun thing of adding the clock into the photo you're using. I do love a Disney castle, it's my happy place :)

Screenshot of a phone lock screen showing the Disneyland Paris castle with the time integrated into the sky of the photo

So that whole waiting a month maybe? Nah. It got done like instantly. So my fursona just in the artstyle of Looney Tunes. By someone who worked for them? I just.. I am still in disbelief. Not something I ever thought would come to be but I am I just so ecstatic. Thanks so much @awd.bsky.social !

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I was just looking through my photos from 2020 and I found a recording I made at the Morrisons supermarket when they were playing "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" which people will recognise from Fallout. It definitely added to the apocalyptic pandemic vibes of the time

Holy moly since I changed mobile network to iD(3), I'm getting some crazy 5G speeds. At work, I was getting below 1Mbps on O2 which was pretty awful and my main reason for changing. I now get around 250Mbps at work which is a massive improvement. I just tested at home and I'm getting almost 500Mbps!

Screenshot showing a "High score" 5G speedtest showing 477 Mbps download and 13.1Mbps upload

Hmm, I'll be at Disneyland Paris from the 10th to the 14th September. So it'll be after this parade season ends but before Halloween season begins on the 26th September. Does that mean there'll just be less to do while I'm there? Normally they go seamlessly from one season to another

DLPReport@dlpreport.com · 6d ago

🎨 And the current run of “A Million Splashes of Colour” will end on September 6. While nothing official has been announced, it’s unlikely that it would return in 2027 (or ever?) given the #DisneylandParis35 celebrations.

I was growing weary of the Google Pixel phones as they no longer improved the hardware and instead focused on AI for enhancements which never interested me. So I've now got a replacement in the form of the Oppo Find X9 Ultra which has a very impressive camera. Here's some photos I took at the park

Photo of a sign saying "Preston" in a field in front of a glass fronted building. I did use enhancements to brighten this as I had accidentally left the exposure setting to -2Photo of 2 bridges over a river. No AI enhancements were used for this photoPhoto of a fountain in the middle of a park. No AI enhancements were used for this photoPhoto of a path with trees either side. No AI enhancements were used for this photo

It kinda sucks that I didn't make any arrangements to see the total solar eclipse that's happening next month. All my life I've wanted to be able to witness one first hand and be able to look up at the eclipse safely without a filter. Maybe I'll make plans to go see it in Gibraltar next year...

At yesterday's board game club, I got the opportunity to play the hilarious Magical Athlete. It's a very simple game where the objective is to get to the end of the track using dice rolls but every player uses a racer who has their own unique rules. Chaos ensues. Lots of fun, would recommend!

Photo of Magical Athlete being played on the "Wild Wilds" board

Do you have any dream suits that you wish you'd be able to wear from media or theme parks? For me, it's Michaelangelo from the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie (not a photo from the movie, this is actually a model but I couldn't find a good pic) and my second is Timon from the Disney Parks!

Photo of a model of Michelangelo from the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles moviePhoto of Timon, the meerkat from The Lion King waving at the camera as dancers walk past with himPhoto of Timon, the meerkat from The Lion King with his arms crossedPhoto of Timon, the meerkat from The Lion King looking to the left of the camera

So in good news, Audible gave me the offer to get 3 months for 99p per month again so I've been able to pick up the new Red Dwarf book performed by Chris Barrie. The bad news is that Audible have changed the rules so you can only listen while you have an active subscription

Red Dwarf: Titan

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Before the beginning...The mining ship Red Dwarf is in orbit around Saturnian moon Titan, and the bulk of the crew is heading down for their shore leave pla...

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I can finally say I'm done with upgrading my PC. It started with a new case, then a new GPU and then pretty much a new everything else. I'll use the old parts to make a compact PC for the living room but that's a future project. I wouldn't recommend doing this as a hobby, it was a money drain!

Front and side of the PC taken in low light to show the illuminated fansPhoto of the insides of the PC showing the illuminated fans, CPU cooler and GPUPhoto of the back side of the PC with the panel off showing an attempt was made with the cable management

It's great that it's really easy to spot AI posters and logos as it means I know which businesses to avoid. However it struck me as odd that they are all so easy to identify. I hope that doesn't change

Finally secured some tickets to see The Odyssey in 15/70mm IMAX at Manchester Printworks on 15th August as they opened up more advanced bookings so I was able to get some decent seats. 4th row but central so should be good. Can't wait to finally see it in this format, hopefully it's worth the wait

SlyCat@slycat.uk · 3w ago

The amount of effort involved in playing the 70mm IMAX version of The Odyssey here... Spare a thought for the projectionists! Imagine Christopher Nolan's face when someone watches one of his movies on a phone 😆 (Video posted by Cinemark and IMAX on Facebook)