Hear me out: Pluto is the queer one * Identifies as several things * Has a life partner * Has a heart on it * Unloved by some but still accepted by those who count

"Sorry, we're having intermittent technical issues with the new scotrail app" No you're not. Your forced password reset emails are being blocked as spam

The term "technical issues" should be banned. It's just an excuse to make us think that something complex went wrong but all that happened is you can't figure out how to share your screen

We all knew that Jared Leto was a jerk for other reasons, so let's take some great pleasure in watching Mark Kermode's impression of him

Mark Kermode does his best Jared Leto impression

He liked the film.

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I note with interest that Britain now has the level of state capacity at which "actually doing something" is seen as inherently suspicious.

James O'Malley@jamesomalley.co.uk · 2w ago

New mad conspiracy theory just dropped. (Answers: It's a GCHQ building, and I presume black paint and doors are available at B&Q.)

If £50 doesn't even buy a meal, then we can tax millionaires £50 a month, creating an income of £150m a month to reduce homelessness or fund a capped bus fare

Sky News@news.sky.com · 2w ago

'£50 doesn't even buy a meal': What people think of Burnham's electricity VAT cut

There should be a circle of hell just for people who use the most expensive program in the car wash, causing me to wait

Sorry I posted “that’s ai! Look at the fingers!” On the photo of your newborn, I meant to say he looks like his dad.

"Humanoid robots collapsing" is my favourite genre of movie

Rav@rvbdrm.com · 2w ago

Quick thinking having a tablecloth handy. I didn’t even notice the twitching from that dead robot.

AI aside, this is a dick move by Microsoft. Removing creating Podcasts from Copilot with no way to export or keep existing work

Copilot app to retire podcasts feature - PodcastingToday

Copilot will retire its Podcasts feature on 18 August 2026, removing access to all podcasts and links for all users.

podcastingtoday.co.uk

"My message to the people of the UK is that I'll train the new guy but you're going to have to stick with one of them eventually."

The whole article is spot on, but the last paragraph is perhaps the most poignant. Adam Buxton does an excellent podcast, and not only can we listen to it while walking the dog, he records a good chunk of it while walking the dog Podcasts don't need video. Put that effort into improving your audio

RadioToday - UK & Ireland@handle.invalid · 2w ago

PodcastingToday: Caloroga Shark Media’s John McDermott says audio first and watch budgets

Oh man. I had the best HYDRATION BREAK pic, and didn't use it.

The Odyssey? I'll tell ya what's odd to see - a move that's over three hours long!

I would be very tempted to watch The Odyssey, but any director expecting me to sit and watch their film for almost 3 hours is very mistaken

"If it's higher than 5 on the Bristol scale your next meal deal is on us" (I'm so sorry)

Duolingo really rubbing it in

In pub. Resisting impulse to yell "All national identities are fundamentally fictitious!"

This, imo, is bad policy. Private investment drives pensions and aiui is why business is "profit at all costs" nowadays Removing "badly performing" pensions will drive corporations to put profit over everything else: worker welfare, the environment, morals, and perhaps even the law

'Biggest pension reforms in a generation': Timing of key changes revealed

The government wants to create a consistent policy across workplace pension schemes.

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She's just like me

The monster looney raving party are not amateurs thank you very much

James O'Malley@jamesomalley.co.uk · 4w ago

I hope all of the comedy writers here have their Comedy Writing Licence.

Incredibly shoddy HR practices aside, there's probably a discussion to be had about the dangers and cognitive load that modern professional precarity has on people. Fear of joblessness appears to have pushed this unfortunate woman over the edge basically overnight.

Tom Roberts@tpgroberts.bsky.social · 4w ago

Actually said "fucking hell" out loud when they explained why they hadn't allowed her the opportunity to have a friend, TU representative or colleague in the meeting. Christ, they are going to lose any lawsuit badly. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Fell into a teletext hole thanks to @nmsni.co.uk 's most recent YouTube video () and I suddenly remembered a long forgotten memory when I noticed that a text service's clock once looked different. I remember emailing the editor who was all "erm, the computer broke". And now I know why

A Look Inside: BBC Ceefax Generator

Looking at a genuine ex-BBC Ceefax generator from 1997

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🟩 TELETEXT | YT Clip | Nathan Dane takes a look inside an actual BBC Ceefax inserter/generator (used by BBC Norwich from 1997 until DSO). >> VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=myqe...

A Look Inside: BBC Ceefax Generator

YouTube video by Nathan Dane

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ITV lost its magic when the franchises were allowed to merge with each other That the franchises needed to merge is 100% the fault of the government of the day who never really cared about anything outside of London or how much money they could make out of the bidding process at the time

Paul Kirkley@paulkirkley.bsky.social · 4w ago

Having failed to interest any papers in this story, I resorted to writing a letter to The Times, like in olden times. So when all that's left to watch is NASCAR racing sponsored by Cheetos, I can at least say I tried. #ITV #Sky #Comcast

Having failed to interest any papers in this story, I resorted to writing a letter to The Times, like in olden times. So when all that's left to watch is NASCAR racing sponsored by Cheetos, I can at least say I tried. #ITV #Sky #Comcast

Paul Kirkley@paulkirkley.bsky.social · last mo.

BBC 10 O'clock news report not only didn't mention Comcast at all, but framed Sky-ITV merger as a way to help them "compete with American streamers". Complete failure of journalism.

Not sure I can deal with M&S judging my choice of sandwich 😭

Serious question: at what point does the Speaker tell Farage to grow up, nobody wants a bin as their MP?

Today I'm mostly feeling sorry for BBC Radio management who have four 5Live stations, and three of them are being used up for Wimbledon (the 4th one is off air)