Tom Wilson

This may shortly be turning into an American midterms account, kicking off with the absolutely nuts stat that this year has already broken the record for TV ad spend set by the 2024 *Presidential* election with a week to go. 2024: $11.20bn on ads 2026: $11.21bn on ads

Remember back at school we had a question time of councillors ahead of local elections and for some reason the thing that really animated the panel was Labour's plan to pedestrianise the town centre. Every party predicting crime and economic doom, and within a year of completion, everyone liked it.

Which is all a way to say that there are people on the other place having an ungodly fit about Oxford Street for no other apparent reason than its Sadiq Khan doing it.

Loss of Bioware really feels like we're heading to a games industry built on break out indy hits made for 50p and garbage made by one of three companies that cost £5bn a pop.

The Starlink news shows that European cooperation on tech hardware is as important as European cooperation on military hardware. Economies of scale and the danger we're in demand we stop acting as competitors or we will cease to be able to defend our interests or direct our destinies at all.

Give Cambridge a space launch site as part of the Ox-Cam arc.

Visiting home for a few days and living in cities really does mess with your perception of distance. The gym here is on the other side of town but is a shorter walk away than my regular one 'near' my flat.

If we could not write up anti-vaxxers in plushie health influencer terms that would be great, thanks.

The Starlink news shows that European cooperation on tech hardware is as important as European cooperation on military hardware. Economies of scale and the danger we're in demand we stop acting as competitors or we will cease to be able to defend our interests or direct our destinies at all.

Just very funny choosing to make this with AI isn't it.

Not been living up to my bio recently, so a brief thread to rank a few games I've been playing for the first time following several Steam sales: Prey (2017): Absolute gem, slept on, the need to pick up lots of junk then giving your first enemies the ability to disguise as junk is fantastic. 9/10

Blue Prince: Sensational, a wonder, a triumph, a masterp-HOW DID IT EXPECT ME TO GET THAT-, a game that spoilers really do make pointless so play blind if you can. 9.5/10

Not been living up to my bio recently, so a brief thread to rank a few games I've been playing for the first time following several Steam sales: Prey (2017): Absolute gem, slept on, the need to pick up lots of junk then giving your first enemies the ability to disguise as junk is fantastic. 9/10

Celeste: I am bad at platformers and really bad at Celeste. Compelling though. 8/10

Not been living up to my bio recently, so a brief thread to rank a few games I've been playing for the first time following several Steam sales: Prey (2017): Absolute gem, slept on, the need to pick up lots of junk then giving your first enemies the ability to disguise as junk is fantastic. 9/10

A couple of bite sized puzzle games: Viewfinder: A proof of concept as much as a game, none of the other games has quite the rug pull moment of the first time you use the core mechanic 8/10 Superliminal: Fun and clearly inspired by the humour in Portal. Doesn't outstay its welcome. 7/10

Not been living up to my bio recently, so a brief thread to rank a few games I've been playing for the first time following several Steam sales: Prey (2017): Absolute gem, slept on, the need to pick up lots of junk then giving your first enemies the ability to disguise as junk is fantastic. 9/10

Gorton and Denton: Lab majority of 13,000 Real Reform threat Combined left vote of 23% By-election result: Green majority of 5,600 over Labour St Pancras: Lab majority of 11,000 No right wing threat Combined left vote of 29% By-election result: TBC

I'd go in for a Jed Mercurio led Doctor Who. His shows are definitely the only ones with a comparable body count.

I'm not making this up, but there was an incredibly unnerving episode of Thomas the Tank Engine as a kid where he goes alone through thick fog.

Feel like this piece buries the lede somewhat, this tidbit suggests a Green Party leadership that has already lost control. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...