Alistair Hutton
@twitonatrain.bsky.social
Finally, your one stop shop for rugby, computer game development and number crunching analysis of Scottish politics chat
Also #pico8 #postcarts
Also #pico8 #postcarts
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
Signed up for a TNT Sport monthly pass on BT to watch the rugby
Watch rugby
Go to cancel
No way of cancelling on website or app
Phone Up
Get transferred around 5 different departments
Be told they cannot cancel without locking me into a 24 month TV contract
I cancel my entire TV contract instead
Watch rugby
Go to cancel
No way of cancelling on website or app
Phone Up
Get transferred around 5 different departments
Be told they cannot cancel without locking me into a 24 month TV contract
I cancel my entire TV contract instead
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Signed up for a TNT Sport monthly pass on BT to watch the rugby
Watch rugby
Go to cancel
No way of cancelling on website or app
Phone Up
Get transferred around 5 different departments
Be told they cannot cancel without locking me into a 24 month TV contract
I cancel my entire TV contract instead
Watch rugby
Go to cancel
No way of cancelling on website or app
Phone Up
Get transferred around 5 different departments
Be told they cannot cancel without locking me into a 24 month TV contract
I cancel my entire TV contract instead
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this is a metaphor for waking up and logging on
the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this is a metaphor for waking up and logging on
"I don't understand why my team keeps dropping off in the final 20 mins" says only coach in World Rugby who consistently leaves 32% of his bench unused.
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"I don't understand why my team keeps dropping off in the final 20 mins" says only coach in World Rugby who consistently leaves 32% of his bench unused.
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I'm not saying I'm angry, I'm just disappointed.
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I'm not saying I'm angry, I'm just disappointed.
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial
Well, another game where Scotland couldn't compete over the full 80 and in an amazingly weird coincidence another game with multiple unused subs on the bench.
I wonder if there is any link?
I wonder if there is any link?
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Well, another game where Scotland couldn't compete over the full 80 and in an amazingly weird coincidence another game with multiple unused subs on the bench.
I wonder if there is any link?
I wonder if there is any link?
The people who have to write the one sentence summary of TV shows for streaming services either produce art or absurdity
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The people who have to write the one sentence summary of TV shows for streaming services either produce art or absurdity
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
What I like about discussing Rugby online is you can quote the full law at someone and they'll say "I don't think that's true"
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
What I like about discussing Rugby online is you can quote the full law at someone and they'll say "I don't think that's true"
Oh apparently you can't crawl on the ground now
November 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Oh apparently you can't crawl on the ground now
Oh. So you can just crawl along the ground with the ball now.
November 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Oh. So you can just crawl along the ground with the ball now.
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U wot m8
Massive change for next year's Holyrood election: there'll be no overnight count. Votes to be counted on the Friday instead.
October 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
U wot m8
Absolutely freaky.
A nice shift in perceived colour between central and peripheral vision. The fixated disc looks purple while the others look blue.
The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.
From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...
The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.
From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...
October 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Absolutely freaky.
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My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
October 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
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You can't joke about anything anymore. Because you signed a multi figure contract with the Saudi government that said they wouldn't pay you if you did.
September 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
You can't joke about anything anymore. Because you signed a multi figure contract with the Saudi government that said they wouldn't pay you if you did.
Cross aubergine. To be fair I did just attack it with a knife.
September 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Cross aubergine. To be fair I did just attack it with a knife.
Losing a try to a completely made up penalty offence is also not conducive to winning a game
September 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Losing a try to a completely made up penalty offence is also not conducive to winning a game
Can't win a game of rugby without a lineout.
September 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Can't win a game of rugby without a lineout.
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The eye exam is the perfect game design. That big E is a great tutorial that teaches you the basic mechanic. But it doesn't baby you and quickly gets hard as they introduce the small and blurry enemies.
September 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The eye exam is the perfect game design. That big E is a great tutorial that teaches you the basic mechanic. But it doesn't baby you and quickly gets hard as they introduce the small and blurry enemies.
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"If the housing market was really going to collapse in 2 years, do you think the seven largest banks would be all in on lending and packaging the loans into CDOs?"
Axios writer, 2006
Axios writer, 2006
September 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"If the housing market was really going to collapse in 2 years, do you think the seven largest banks would be all in on lending and packaging the loans into CDOs?"
Axios writer, 2006
Axios writer, 2006
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I know everyone wants to repost that weird tweet about Frankenstein but keep in mind it was written by Dracula
September 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I know everyone wants to repost that weird tweet about Frankenstein but keep in mind it was written by Dracula