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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 21h

Those pesky heifers keep triggering the security lights. I swear they do it on purpose so they can see where they're going.

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 23h

Finally got the hedge cut! It'd gone a bit feral after being left to grow for 3 years. The view from the front is now considerably improved.

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 1d

1,500 tons of rotting meat and fish, and nowhere to put it. Eww!
enimerosi.com/en/news/1008...

1,500-ton public health risk

CORFU. Up to 1,500 tons of fresh meat and fish are rotting under the sun at the ruined Goggakis premises in Corfu, creating a serious public health risk. Local authorities, in cooperation with the reg...

enimerosi.com

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 1d

This is what the Internet is for.

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 1d

Cancelled my ChatGPT subscription. Suddenly come to the realisation that it's just garbage, and cannot be relied upon.

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 1d

Insane in the membrane....

www.uploadvr.com/playstation-...

PS VR2 Sense Controllers Will Be Sold By Apple For $250 Next Month

The PS VR2 Sense Controllers will be sold by Apple from next month for use with Vision Pro headsets, priced at $250 with the charging stand included.

www.uploadvr.com

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a stinky ox 🐂 @stinkyox.bsky.social · 2d

Our mate's game is out today! You'll love this if you have any fondness for the classics and/or a sense of humour.

You might even spot the odd Llamasoft reference in there!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3039260/Lumo_2/

Save 20% on Lumo 2 on Steam

Step into the sequel to 2016’s arcade-adventure hit, Lumo. In this metroidvania journey, carve out your own path through handcrafted puzzle rooms, evolving mechanics, shifting perspectives, and delightful surprises.

store.steampowered.com

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 2d

Contract has been delayed a week. Woohoo! Another week off!

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 2d

Maybe I should change my name to Nostramarkus or something: "I see an orange man, killed by a large frog"....

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 2d

Had a dream the other night that there was a large fire, and the only thing we had to put it out was piles of bags of ice cubes.

Today I learned that the frozen foods place in Corfu Town (lots of bags of ice cubes there) has just burned down....

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 2d

Aren't the new British Rail clocks brilliant!?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Timely arrival: Great British Railways clock launches at London Bridge

Digital timepiece is UK rail’s first national clock in more than 50 years and will be seen at stations across the country

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 4d

I remember them well. In fact, I quite miss them, quite nice to fiddle with whilst you're pondering. I don't miss the 180m limit though.

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 5d

Ooh, they could make it smaller and not a stupid shape.

Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 5d

There's diminishing returns, too. Is PS5 much better than PS4? What could PS6 have when graphical fidelity in PS5 is good enough? How much raytracing does the average player want or need?

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 6d

and I bet typographers everywhere are going "my eyes!!!"

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 6d

How to get sued by Sega and David :D

Best think of a less litigious name....

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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.bsky.social · Jul 26

my new ai device will sit in a beer garden that backs onto a small river and drink three to five pints on a sunny late summer afternoon for you, leaving you free for more meetings and business calls

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 8d

Thought I'd treat myself, headed over to local cafe. "Chilli chips with sour cream". Yum! Got them home to find chips, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce. Gutted.

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 9d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Cz...

The Dictator’s Speech (Clip) | The Great Dictator (1940) | TCM

YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies

www.youtube.com

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 9d

For a scary moment I thought they were playing a Christmas tune on the radio.

False alarm. Phew!

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 13d

OMG RUSH TOUR!!!

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 13d

And your entire advertising and social media activity was sticking a simple advert in C+VG. <cries>

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 13d

£5.50 in 1983 equates to £23.70 today. That's for a game made by a couple of spotty teenagers over 6 months? <Sigh> The good old days.

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Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 14d

I hope you didn't skimp on the garlic! You got me wanting to make some now, and some scorthalia....

Mark Ripley @markripley.com · 15d

No flying cows so far, although one had a proper moo grump this morning!

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