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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 14d

heya

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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 2h

“Well Janice, first you need to figure out how to break the laws of physics…”

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ripcinema @ripcinema.bsky.social · 1d

nothing chatgpt has done is as impressive as akinator, the mind-reading internet genie from 2007

Akinator, the mind reading genie

Akinator can read your mind and tell you what character you are thinking of, as if by magic. Think of a real or fictional character, answer few questions, and Akinator will try to guess who it is. Wil...

en.akinator.com

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 3h

🐏 New Absolute Units 🐏

Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.

In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.

merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

The Absolute Units art. Three giant sheep hover over the English countryside.

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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 3h

It really was and people are STILL getting fooled by it even though the AI images in the ad contain crochet techniques that are literally impossible :(

Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 4h

The number of AI crochet “patterns” that are just utter nonsense is insane, and Etsy refuses to remove any of them 😩

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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 4h

Tidal is virtually identical to Spotify but with two enhancements for me - the music stream is much better quality, and they pay their artists well. (It’s come out recently that smaller artists on Spotify basically don’t get paid for hosting their music there 😩)

Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 4h

No same, David is a fascinating character and I wish we’d gotten the original version of Prometheus which was more about what makes a person a person and how that applies to synthetics 😭

Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 6h

that doesn’t even come with a power cable lol

Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 6h

Happy Pokémon ZA Day to those partaking! I cannot waaaaait to start playing tonight aaaaaa

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James Marsh @jamesotron.bsky.social · 14h

Critics are calling it "Prometheus"

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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 14h

I love that it looks like Matilda is watching you lol

Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 14h

tonight @jamesotron.bsky.social and I rewatched Prometheus, a film about a robot called David saying "nothing it's fine don't worry about it" with nefarious intent each time a character asks him what he's doing with all that scientific equipment

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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 18h

right???

Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 18h

I am so sorry to be the bearer of harsh reality

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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 19h

you don't understand, t-swift NEEDS that extra billion

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Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 19h

I ain't watching all that

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 20h

The Duffer Brothers confirm the ‘Stranger Things’ series finale is ~2 hours long

It will also explain what the Upside Down is

“This is a complete story. It’s done”

(via Variety)

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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 20h

ah, the spotify approach to renumerating artists,

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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 20h

Welp I've been using Tidal for the last 24 hours and it totally rocks so I've kicked Spotify to the kerb, thanks to everyone who recommended it!

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 1d

Win10 users, today's the day they make all big holes in your PC and all the hackers swarm into them...

...unless you click "no thanks actually" in which case they just actually keep supporting Win10 for another year for some reason. here's how:

James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 1d

Windows 10 users in the EU and UK, you can get free Extended Security Updates for a year just by:
> Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates. Click.
Scroll down to Enrol in Extended Security Updates (or similar wording).
Click on it.
Follow prompts.
Bingo, you're good for a year.

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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 21h

I signed up to do a interpersonal insights thing at work as a colleague did one and found it really useful in speaking with others and I got my results back today and I am WHEEZING

Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 21h

shorthand ingredient list

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Chris McFeely @chrismcfeely.bsky.social · 22h

the only starscream powder I care about

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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 21h

I would kill to see Tig Notaro as a Skeletor who is a professional hater, she would nail it

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Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 21h

SPOILERS

Boatcka ⚓️ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 21h

I regret to inform you both he is Skeletor in the upcoming MOTU film 😔

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