McNastyPrime
@mcnastyprime.bsky.social
Irish lost in Malaysia.
Rex from #Simulacra2, no really.
Co-host of the McYapAndFries movie podcast, Malaysia’s longest running podcast.
Rex from #Simulacra2, no really.
Co-host of the McYapAndFries movie podcast, Malaysia’s longest running podcast.
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McNastyPrime
@mcnastyprime.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Hello Bluesky, I’m iain, Irishman living in Malaysia. I used to review movies online and on the radio here, I write occasionally and do VoiceOvers too. Oh and I’m also an IT project manager and accidentally became a CTO in my last job. 🤷♂️ I’m freelancing now. I post a lot of food pics.
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Not to sound like a stuck record, but '400 jobs to be lost in city as car plant/steel works/aerospace facility closes' would be treated somewhat differently, I suspect.
Every sympathy for University of Essex (and pressures facing them) but this is very bad news for Southend.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
Roles to be lost are part of wave of redundancy programmes across UK’s higher education sector
giftarticle.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Not to sound like a stuck record, but '400 jobs to be lost in city as car plant/steel works/aerospace facility closes' would be treated somewhat differently, I suspect.
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“Sources”? Like the execs who are trying to get this merger approved? So they can jack up prices faster than you can say “cancel your subscription”?
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“Sources”? Like the execs who are trying to get this merger approved? So they can jack up prices faster than you can say “cancel your subscription”?
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My last word on the Die Hard discourse is that McClane uses season’s greetings tape to stick his gun to his back in the climax and this is all you need to make it a Christmas movie.
December 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
My last word on the Die Hard discourse is that McClane uses season’s greetings tape to stick his gun to his back in the climax and this is all you need to make it a Christmas movie.
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Man I’d love to call a song, game or album “gazza II” just for the hell of it, and use that logo design. Like the Beta Band and “Hot Shots II”
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Man I’d love to call a song, game or album “gazza II” just for the hell of it, and use that logo design. Like the Beta Band and “Hot Shots II”
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The four words EVERYONE craves to hear
#SpaceAboveAndBeyond
#SpaceAboveAndBeyond
December 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The four words EVERYONE craves to hear
#SpaceAboveAndBeyond
#SpaceAboveAndBeyond
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The artist whose designs were used in Marathon without permission says the dispute ‘has been resolved to my satisfaction’
vgc.news/news/the-art...
vgc.news/news/the-art...
The artist whose designs were used in Marathon without permission says it ‘has been resolved to my satisfaction’ | VGC
Bungie pulled certain assets from the game earlier this year following a plagiarism storm…
vgc.news
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The artist whose designs were used in Marathon without permission says the dispute ‘has been resolved to my satisfaction’
vgc.news/news/the-art...
vgc.news/news/the-art...
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RIP Bizarre Creations. Metropolis Street Racer and Project Gotham was great. Even Blur was pretty good, despite it being the game that killed them. If it just had a slightly more traditional progression system I think people would've vibed with it a lot more.
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
RIP Bizarre Creations. Metropolis Street Racer and Project Gotham was great. Even Blur was pretty good, despite it being the game that killed them. If it just had a slightly more traditional progression system I think people would've vibed with it a lot more.
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You know what we don't talk enough about?
That weird bit in the middle of ABBA's 'Take a Chance On Me' video where it's looks like Agnetha has began singing POV in the middle of a blowy, and then Frida does... whatever THAT implies!
Swedes. Absolute filth!
That weird bit in the middle of ABBA's 'Take a Chance On Me' video where it's looks like Agnetha has began singing POV in the middle of a blowy, and then Frida does... whatever THAT implies!
Swedes. Absolute filth!
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
You know what we don't talk enough about?
That weird bit in the middle of ABBA's 'Take a Chance On Me' video where it's looks like Agnetha has began singing POV in the middle of a blowy, and then Frida does... whatever THAT implies!
Swedes. Absolute filth!
That weird bit in the middle of ABBA's 'Take a Chance On Me' video where it's looks like Agnetha has began singing POV in the middle of a blowy, and then Frida does... whatever THAT implies!
Swedes. Absolute filth!
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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credit to NYT for not sanewashing the appalling bigotry we saw today in the WH
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ in Anti-Immigrant Tirade
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
credit to NYT for not sanewashing the appalling bigotry we saw today in the WH
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
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Legit saw a comment saying "I wish creators would understand they have to ditch Youtube and Google"
You think we don't KNOW that??
There is literally, and I DO mean LITERALLY, no equivalent platform for this shit.
We can't exactly pack up and leave, especially those of us who rely on the income.
You think we don't KNOW that??
There is literally, and I DO mean LITERALLY, no equivalent platform for this shit.
We can't exactly pack up and leave, especially those of us who rely on the income.
December 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Legit saw a comment saying "I wish creators would understand they have to ditch Youtube and Google"
You think we don't KNOW that??
There is literally, and I DO mean LITERALLY, no equivalent platform for this shit.
We can't exactly pack up and leave, especially those of us who rely on the income.
You think we don't KNOW that??
There is literally, and I DO mean LITERALLY, no equivalent platform for this shit.
We can't exactly pack up and leave, especially those of us who rely on the income.
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Myself and my mammy ordered from Ciara whose work is always stellar. Though I like to think I was one of the first to witness her glory when she designed the friendship in school in the noughties. ah yes. the wonderous days of the friend ship lol
📌 ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, cards, and vouchers - each archival-quality print on heavy art paper is made in Ireland, ships internationally in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage, and comes with a FREE card and treats for every customer 🎁 #SpéirGorm
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Myself and my mammy ordered from Ciara whose work is always stellar. Though I like to think I was one of the first to witness her glory when she designed the friendship in school in the noughties. ah yes. the wonderous days of the friend ship lol
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This is too much.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This is too much.
Bookmarking this for later!
I needed something to watch while wrapping presents. So, I stuck on this excellent documentary by @pandamonium.bsky.social about the downfall of Sega in the late '90s, with a focus on the American side.
Sega FY 1997 — The Slow Death of a Titan
YouTube video by PandaMonium Reviews Every U.S. Sega Saturn Game
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Bookmarking this for later!
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A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
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I consider myself a Wally Wood fan (with several originals of my own) but... I didn't know about this. Apparently in the early 60's Wally pitched a Sunday newspaper strip showcasing famous people, and made up some presentation pieces, like this one.
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I consider myself a Wally Wood fan (with several originals of my own) but... I didn't know about this. Apparently in the early 60's Wally pitched a Sunday newspaper strip showcasing famous people, and made up some presentation pieces, like this one.
The four words EVERYONE craves to hear
#SpaceAboveAndBeyond
#SpaceAboveAndBeyond
December 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The four words EVERYONE craves to hear
#SpaceAboveAndBeyond
#SpaceAboveAndBeyond
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EIGHT deliveries due today, 5 PorcelFarce*, one DPD, I've Yodel, one Evri, and I'm running a full sitrep chalk board, tracking each delivery one status update at a time, because THE BRAIN, IT BRAINETH.
*lord give me strength
*lord give me strength
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
EIGHT deliveries due today, 5 PorcelFarce*, one DPD, I've Yodel, one Evri, and I'm running a full sitrep chalk board, tracking each delivery one status update at a time, because THE BRAIN, IT BRAINETH.
*lord give me strength
*lord give me strength
Man I’d love to call a song, game or album “gazza II” just for the hell of it, and use that logo design. Like the Beta Band and “Hot Shots II”
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Man I’d love to call a song, game or album “gazza II” just for the hell of it, and use that logo design. Like the Beta Band and “Hot Shots II”
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You can’t *make* The Muppets cool. They need the space and freedom to do fun, funny, and genuine sincere material and let the audience come to it. Otherwise, it all just feels misguidedly forced.
December 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
You can’t *make* The Muppets cool. They need the space and freedom to do fun, funny, and genuine sincere material and let the audience come to it. Otherwise, it all just feels misguidedly forced.
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lol you'll never convince me a huge part of the reluctance isn't that there's no legal way to make UBI white-only.
Lotta white people in this country are happy to lose as long as nobody Black or brown wins.
Lotta white people in this country are happy to lose as long as nobody Black or brown wins.
I wish more people didn't get mad because "why can't I have $1000 a month for nothing!"
And instead went "why not universal basic income?"
And instead went "why not universal basic income?"
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
lol you'll never convince me a huge part of the reluctance isn't that there's no legal way to make UBI white-only.
Lotta white people in this country are happy to lose as long as nobody Black or brown wins.
Lotta white people in this country are happy to lose as long as nobody Black or brown wins.
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once again it turns out giving people money is the best way to help get them out of poverty
"but what if the wrong people get it"
Oh no not more people getting help!? shut up
"but what if the wrong people get it"
Oh no not more people getting help!? shut up
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
once again it turns out giving people money is the best way to help get them out of poverty
"but what if the wrong people get it"
Oh no not more people getting help!? shut up
"but what if the wrong people get it"
Oh no not more people getting help!? shut up
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i sleep in a big bed with my wife
Scott Galloway on the masculinity crisis: ‘I worry we are evolving a new breed of asexual, asocial males’
Scott Galloway on the masculinity crisis: ‘I worry we are evolving a new breed of asexual, asocial males’
When his book Notes on Being a Man was released last month, it raced to the top of the bestseller lists. The US author, tech entrepreneur and podcaster explains his theories on dating, crying – and the rise of Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 AM
i sleep in a big bed with my wife
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The Notorious Blues Brothers
insert a movie into another movie
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in Winter
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in Winter
insert a movie into another movie
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything Everywhere All at Once! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything Everywhere All at Once! Julie Newmar
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The Notorious Blues Brothers