Murphy's Lawyer
@menageri.org.uk
He/him. Online since before the Eternal September. Remembers when Woke used to be called treating others with respect and decency. You can find me elsewhere
at and via https://murphys-lawyer.dreamwidth.org/
Signal: PayneHA.71
at and via https://murphys-lawyer.dreamwidth.org/
Signal: PayneHA.71
I’ll give Grave of the Fireflies a miss. Like Schindler’s List, it’s a film that everyone should see once, but not more than once.
Akira, however, is a different story. I travelled the UK to watch showings back in the day.
As for the big G, that’s a family outing.
Akira, however, is a different story. I travelled the UK to watch showings back in the day.
As for the big G, that’s a family outing.
INFLUENTIAL CLASSIC AKIRA, STUDIO GHIBLI’S GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES, HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GODZILLA MINUS ZERO & MORE COMING TO CINEMAS
Get ready to experience a year of unmissable new and iconic films, straight from Japan all the way to your local cinema. Based in Glasgow and recently welcomed into…
Get ready to experience a year of unmissable new and iconic films, straight from Japan all the way to your local cinema. Based in Glasgow and recently welcomed into…
INFLUENTIAL CLASSIC AKIRA, STUDIO GHIBLI’S GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES, HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GODZILLA MINUS ZERO & MORE COMING TO CINEMAS
Get ready to experience a year of unmissable new and iconic films, straight from Japan all the way to your local cinema. Based in Glasgow and recently welcomed into the family of Japanese entertainment giant TOHO Global, Anime Limited are excited to continue their commitment to celebrating original and diverse storytelling with a packed line-up including fan favourites, up-and-coming auteurs, and celebrated classics such as…
animeuknews.net
January 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I’ll give Grave of the Fireflies a miss. Like Schindler’s List, it’s a film that everyone should see once, but not more than once.
Akira, however, is a different story. I travelled the UK to watch showings back in the day.
As for the big G, that’s a family outing.
Akira, however, is a different story. I travelled the UK to watch showings back in the day.
As for the big G, that’s a family outing.
Butlerian Jihad now!
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Butlerian Jihad now!
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AI skills.
* Saying no.
* Not using it.
* Rigorously checking the output if forced to use it.
* Saying no.
* Not using it.
* Rigorously checking the output if forced to use it.
January 28, 2026 at 9:14 AM
AI skills.
* Saying no.
* Not using it.
* Rigorously checking the output if forced to use it.
* Saying no.
* Not using it.
* Rigorously checking the output if forced to use it.
Addendum: if you like #Frieren and don’t follow ‘Pey talks anime’, I recommend you consider doing so.
youtu.be/-rqO_0M8n8w?...
youtu.be/-rqO_0M8n8w?...
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Addendum: if you like #Frieren and don’t follow ‘Pey talks anime’, I recommend you consider doing so.
youtu.be/-rqO_0M8n8w?...
youtu.be/-rqO_0M8n8w?...
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Me: I like protein drinks but am not going to succumb to media tie-in promotions.
yfood: We have some new packaging...
Me: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
yfood: We have some new packaging...
Me: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Me: I like protein drinks but am not going to succumb to media tie-in promotions.
yfood: We have some new packaging...
Me: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
yfood: We have some new packaging...
Me: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
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On Signal:
1. No publicly available comms are completely secure in and of themselves.
2. Never underestimate the ability of someone to do something mind-bogglingly stupid.
3. Never put anything online or on a device you think you own that you would not want to be brought up in court. (1/2)
1. No publicly available comms are completely secure in and of themselves.
2. Never underestimate the ability of someone to do something mind-bogglingly stupid.
3. Never put anything online or on a device you think you own that you would not want to be brought up in court. (1/2)
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 AM
On Signal:
1. No publicly available comms are completely secure in and of themselves.
2. Never underestimate the ability of someone to do something mind-bogglingly stupid.
3. Never put anything online or on a device you think you own that you would not want to be brought up in court. (1/2)
1. No publicly available comms are completely secure in and of themselves.
2. Never underestimate the ability of someone to do something mind-bogglingly stupid.
3. Never put anything online or on a device you think you own that you would not want to be brought up in court. (1/2)
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and it's all because that lying sack of shit Wakefield wanted to make money from the vaccine he had developed and so went around lying about the competing and more convenient vaccine; it's one of the earliest dominoes in how we got to some of today's real problems
⚠️ BREAKING:
UK Loses Measles Elimination Status After Nearly 3,000 Cases Reported in England and Wales
The World Health Organization says the UK has lost its measles elimination status after nearly 3,000 cases were reported in England and Wales in 2024.
UK Loses Measles Elimination Status After Nearly 3,000 Cases Reported in England and Wales
The World Health Organization says the UK has lost its measles elimination status after nearly 3,000 cases were reported in England and Wales in 2024.
January 26, 2026 at 6:19 PM
and it's all because that lying sack of shit Wakefield wanted to make money from the vaccine he had developed and so went around lying about the competing and more convenient vaccine; it's one of the earliest dominoes in how we got to some of today's real problems
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Anyone had any contact with "More than a classic book club" and/or Aida Kane, based out of Toronto? Another day, another contact that might be genuine and might be a scam. There's a Meetup page, but I don't know if that means anything, and the events they have up are all for literary, not genre.
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Anyone had any contact with "More than a classic book club" and/or Aida Kane, based out of Toronto? Another day, another contact that might be genuine and might be a scam. There's a Meetup page, but I don't know if that means anything, and the events they have up are all for literary, not genre.
Cat pictures time. A General and her Padawan.
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Cat pictures time. A General and her Padawan.
TIL that phone manufacturers have sold devices that will brick themselves permanently if you try to roll back the OS or install a custom ROM.
The article’s about OnePlus phones but I’m not surprised to see Samsung get a dishonourable mention too. (1/2)
consumerrights.wiki/w/Oneplus_ph...
The article’s about OnePlus phones but I’m not surprised to see Samsung get a dishonourable mention too. (1/2)
consumerrights.wiki/w/Oneplus_ph...
January 25, 2026 at 10:45 AM
TIL that phone manufacturers have sold devices that will brick themselves permanently if you try to roll back the OS or install a custom ROM.
The article’s about OnePlus phones but I’m not surprised to see Samsung get a dishonourable mention too. (1/2)
consumerrights.wiki/w/Oneplus_ph...
The article’s about OnePlus phones but I’m not surprised to see Samsung get a dishonourable mention too. (1/2)
consumerrights.wiki/w/Oneplus_ph...
In the latest episode of #Frieren they drop a new character who knows he’s going to fail and die in his quest, but he’s all right with that because he knows what will happen later.
Or, how to make the back story the front story and make you sad for someone who’s here and gone.
I love this show.
Or, how to make the back story the front story and make you sad for someone who’s here and gone.
I love this show.
January 24, 2026 at 10:19 AM
In the latest episode of #Frieren they drop a new character who knows he’s going to fail and die in his quest, but he’s all right with that because he knows what will happen later.
Or, how to make the back story the front story and make you sad for someone who’s here and gone.
I love this show.
Or, how to make the back story the front story and make you sad for someone who’s here and gone.
I love this show.
January 24, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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Pocket Princesses 438: Cape club
January 23, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Pocket Princesses 438: Cape club
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If someone asks if you are a god, you say yes.
If someone asks if you are a wizard, your best play is to just smirk smugly and say nothing.
If someone asks if you are a wizard, your best play is to just smirk smugly and say nothing.
January 23, 2026 at 5:21 PM
If someone asks if you are a god, you say yes.
If someone asks if you are a wizard, your best play is to just smirk smugly and say nothing.
If someone asks if you are a wizard, your best play is to just smirk smugly and say nothing.
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Had a call from the Green Party a few days back, asking if I'd join the local WhatsApp group. Whatsapp is owned by Meta, a company building giant energy-burning AI datacentres around the world. So no, I won't. Joined-up thinking is better, and Signal is really good for group comms.
January 23, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Had a call from the Green Party a few days back, asking if I'd join the local WhatsApp group. Whatsapp is owned by Meta, a company building giant energy-burning AI datacentres around the world. So no, I won't. Joined-up thinking is better, and Signal is really good for group comms.
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IS THERE A NEW SEASON?? BEST DAY EVER FOR ALL 37 OF US
love being a "for all mankind" fan. tv show that costs twenty bajillion doll hairs a season and has negative viewership but keeps putting new seasons out. maybe one of the best tv shows of the last 10 years. you've never heard of it
January 23, 2026 at 3:38 AM
IS THERE A NEW SEASON?? BEST DAY EVER FOR ALL 37 OF US
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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January 22, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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In case you needed to see something NOT terrible tonight, we millennials will get to relive Cool Runnings as grown-ups!
January 22, 2026 at 4:51 AM
In case you needed to see something NOT terrible tonight, we millennials will get to relive Cool Runnings as grown-ups!
Trying out Qwant as a search engine. Currently free, ad-supported but not personalised ads and claims no tracking.
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Trying out Qwant as a search engine. Currently free, ad-supported but not personalised ads and claims no tracking.
Looking at micro SD cards online and Ggl has an awful lot of “2TB Sandisk Extreme Pro” offers for under UK £15 in its sponsored products at the top of the screen.
Emptor, caveat, et cetera.
Emptor, caveat, et cetera.
January 21, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Looking at micro SD cards online and Ggl has an awful lot of “2TB Sandisk Extreme Pro” offers for under UK £15 in its sponsored products at the top of the screen.
Emptor, caveat, et cetera.
Emptor, caveat, et cetera.
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The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
Lunch. Getting better at making this.
January 21, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Lunch. Getting better at making this.
Oh for the love of Nyarlathotep! “Chinese restaurants are a Fifth Column” was being lampooned in the late 1970s / early 1980s.
I would exhort the Daily Heil to come up with something original, but I’m not sure they’re capable of it.
I would exhort the Daily Heil to come up with something original, but I’m not sure they’re capable of it.
how advanced is your nation's sinophobia? very? extremely? you are like baby, we are inventing sinophobia the likes of which cannot be dreamt of
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
The Chinese restaurants surrounding our most sensitive military bases
The Daily Mail can reveal a bizarre anomaly in the distribution of Chinese restaurants across the country.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Oh for the love of Nyarlathotep! “Chinese restaurants are a Fifth Column” was being lampooned in the late 1970s / early 1980s.
I would exhort the Daily Heil to come up with something original, but I’m not sure they’re capable of it.
I would exhort the Daily Heil to come up with something original, but I’m not sure they’re capable of it.