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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 8h

Enshittification.
Default typeface; logo created in Word in 3.6 seconds; a name that rolls off the tongue about as smoothly as if you were trying to say it with a snow globe in your mouth. Teejyjo, Teajeedjo, Teagueyjones.

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 8h

After 110 years on Cornmarket, stationery shop W.H. Smith has been rebranded T.G. Jones – a name invented by investment company Modella Capital, which acquired the high street shops in June. The Abingdon branch was renamed in August. www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/cornmarket/e...

The new frontage on Cornmarket - alas, not Smith but Jones

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7h

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

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minus9 @minus9.bsky.social · 2h

Will European countries demand the same of all the UK ex pats who can only order a beer and point and grunt after 10 years living abroad?

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 9h

Shameful

Politicians should be held accountable for encouraging this environment

(They won't be but they should be)

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12h

‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread

www.theguardian.com

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 23h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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minus9 @minus9.bsky.social · 1d

Mouldy old Jo.

Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 1d

This is how I imagine JK Rowling when she posts.

JK Rowling says "ha ha.. h-heh. I won! I won!" She sits alone in the dark, bathed in the late of her computer screen. We pull back to see her in a large dark empty room. She continues "I won." Seeing the full scope of her cavernous workplace, she appears small and alone. She says, once again, "I won..."

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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 1d

Get a bunch of Cosmic Mysteries and Noir Realities in the new Humble Bundle
#Gaming #PCGaming #GameBundle

Get a bunch of Cosmic Mysteries and Noir Realities in the new Humble Bundle

The Cosmic Mysteries and Noir Realities Humble Bundle is live with another 8 sweet treats, especially good for saving some monies.

www.gamingonlinux.com

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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 1d

Kernel level anti cheat

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 2d

Listen, you fascists, you MAGATS. Here is a man who would not take it anymore. A man who stood up against the scum, Fox News, the Trumps, the filth, the shit. Here is a man who stood up! Here is...

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L Break Into Program @breakintoprogram.co.uk · 2d

Looks legit.

A scam text message I received today:

Important Legal Notification: Penalty Charge Notice

This is to inform you that your account has an outstanding balance of £6.99 for unpaid tolls, which is 15 days overdue.

To settle the payment, please visit the official GOV website to make the payment：

https://pcn.trafficfinehelp.com/gov

To activate the link, please reply with ‘Y’, then close and reopen this message. Alternatively, you can copy and paste the link into your browser.

・In accordance with the Traffic Management Act 2004 (Sections 7, 9, 10, and 15), failure to pay within 12 hours will result in the following legal consequences:

・Credit Report Impact:
The overdue payment will be reported to credit agencies (Equifax, Experian), negatively affecting your credit score and access to financial services.

・Legal Action:
We will initiate court proceedings through the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), and you may incur legal fees of at least £150.

・Driving Privileges Suspension:
Your driving license will be marked as "abnormal", and you may face a fine of up to £2,000.

・Late Payment Fees:
A 5% daily late fee (£0.35) will be charged until the full amount is settled.

Please ensure payment is made within the next 12 hours to avoid further legal action.

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · 2d

and I feel fine

jamma10.bsky.social @jamma10.bsky.social · 3d

Toilet, Bristol UK circa 2015

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 3d

constantly refreshing my labour mp feed waiting for one of them to pay a moving tribute to h from steps.

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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 3d

metro.co.uk/2025/10/10/m...

Mum saw me as a boy - until I asked this question

Mum had a lightbulb moment.

metro.co.uk

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𝕍𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕒 𝕍𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕤𝕤 @veensaw.net · 3d

#MODtober day 11

Karma, the music track to another major Amiga OCS/ECS achievement from these last years, Hologon by The Electronic Knights, a must watch demo (or even better run it on your hardware if you can)

Music by ok3anos
www.pouet.net/prod.php?whi...
janeway.exotica.org.uk/release.php?...

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 3d

In my opinion it’s time to retire the Nobel prizes for fields where most of the important discoveries have already been made, like physics, and add prizes for newer fields where substantial innovations occur every year, like speedrunning

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 3d

I have been enjoying Silent Hill f so much I decided to do some terrible fanart.

#silenthillf #silenthill

The protagonist of Silent Hill f Hinako, a Japanese girl in a blue school uniform, with one beefy arm and holding a sledge hammer, but all drawn really poorly in MS Paint.

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minus9 @minus9.bsky.social · 3d

Why do you have raspberries in your underwear? That's just weird.

minus9 @minus9.bsky.social · 3d

The president is healthier than a 24 year old marathon runner claimed Dr Barberella who is a real doctor and not at all made up.

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Peter Lyons @peterlyons.com · 3d

For #FreeCAD Friday here's a little catalog post of my ~225 custom designs I have modeled in FreeCAD and 3D printed. #3dprinting

peterlyons.com/problog/2025...

Catalog of Custom 3D Prints | Peter Lyons

Staff Engineer, Back End

peterlyons.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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minus9 @minus9.bsky.social · 3d

My new job is the reverse of the Victorian knocker-upper. I'm going round social media telling people to go to sleep. 1d per botherance.

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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 3d

Why did I have to see this just before bed? Now I can’t stop trying to sing one of them to the tune of the other in my head

Two tracks listed next to each other: here comes the sun by the Beatles and where is my mind by pixies

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minus9 @minus9.bsky.social · 3d

Poor addled old man. Back to bed.

minus9 @minus9.bsky.social · 3d

Nurse! Kid Jensen junior is out of bed again.

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minus9 @minus9.bsky.social · 3d

Go to sleep.