Darren Townsend

After 1.5 years of pouring my heart into my very first game, I'm so excited to finally announce that... Drawquarium is coming to Steam on November 13! 🥹 Draw your own fish, bring them to life, and create your little underwater world, even as a live wallpaper! Like+RT = ♥️ #IndieGames #Cozygames

A few Fenland sunsets, for the sky dopamine🌅:

Bluesky has four kinds of users.

Despite evidence of five years and over 100 injuries saved, as traffic builds, some drivers still call for side streets to be opened. Our guest author explains why that would be dangerous, misdirected, and simply would not work. cohsat.org.uk/why-opening-...

One woman scientist named in UK’s GCSE science syllabus. Three named in A level science. How many men? 85 and 178. Funny that. Half of my 50 PhD students have been women; four of them (and one man) are now professors. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Right now, all over Britain, drunk robins are dismantling the system and making up their own rules.

Okay, Neal's sculptures and planters are INCREDIBLE. Do go to verdantsculpts.com and check them out.

5) Batokaybot. You're Not Okay and that's fine, but have you tried being a bat? Or just looking at or thinking about bats? (aka Notokaybat) #SmallRobootsRemastered #Halloween

Had this idea in lockdown, half-built it, forgot about it, remembered it again, though might as well finish it.

Is Ultra-processed food destroying our brains? Despite the recent headlines probably not. My new piece. gidmk.substack.com/p/is-ultra-p...

I recently saw a post on Instagram that said you should rediscover hobbies that you had when you were 16 years old… So, if anyone needs me I’ll be knocking back a 2 litre bottle of 50p cider on the steps of the Handsom Cab in Luton and puking my guts up about 30 minutes later… You?

Love the goat logo. If you fancy some outdoor volunteering in Oxford, with added animals, come and join us at Oxford City Farm. www.oxfordbus.co.uk/urban-farm-c...

Ever wanted to learn how to solder? Build Stinky, our friendly ghost, and take home your own electronics kit! 📅 Thu 29 Oct, 2 – 4:30pm 📍 Centre for Computing History, Cambridge 🎃 Ages 10+ (under-14s with an adult) 🔗 Book now: www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/77517/El...

Okay so we are announcing a big thing tomorrow morning that I've been working really hard on for a long time so I need you guys to like...really engage with it if you can??? Please I love you I'm feeling so anxious about this

My mum has just received a letter from the DWP asking her to fill in & return a form to confirm her address. There is a checkbox asking, 'Is the address at the top of this letter correct?' Surely, she would only be able to check that box if she had received the letter? At her current address. 🤔🤯

The the Institute of Economic Affairs is an anonymously-funded neoliberal think tank whose alumni appear on the BBC virtually every day of the week without viewers having a clue whose interests they represent, in flagrant violation of the BBC's own editorial guidelines. #PoliticsLive

Let's play "Guess How Many Books I Sell Today". I'm going to be working until about 10pm, so there's plenty of time for book sales! Nearest guess wins a book of their choice, up to £10-£15. Reply with your guess before 11.30am (and please share). GOOD LUCK!

I know a lot of British trans people are worried by the NHS segregation announcement. Sharing How To get Out again, it should be of use if you're wondering whether it's time to leave. New edition in the works btw. transrescue.org/how-to-get-out

I have now collected, in one post, pretty much ALL the paintings my dad has done of his and my mum's cat Bridget travelling through time. Even if you think you've seen them all, I promise you have not, and I promise you will not be disappointed... tomcox.substack.com/p/the-cat-wh...

The absolute terror of car free 15 minute cities

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Teenager standing on the pavement: Sunshine! His friend: For a change. Teen: It's nice. His friend: Will it stay though? Teen: Just be with the moment bruv.

A new wave of Ukrainian refugees is asking for shelter in the UK, as conditions in Ukraine worsen. Oxford-based aid worker, campaigner and organiser Justin Robinson asks how people in Oxfordshire can help this Christmas. oxfordclarion.uk/ukraines-sec...

I've spent years waiting to get this photo, yes I could have chucked a stone in the lake, but I'd have never been satisfied.

When I first posted this I barely scratched the surface, in terms of what he's produced...

Palantir - not needed, not wanted www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Do you know anyone in Abingdon or Culham or who uses the A415 path? Please share this new campaign & survey with them! sites.google.com/view/abingdo...

A fun starter pack! go.bsky.app/PaGkisY

Sally Rooney is one of the world's most dangerous individuals, along with Ms Rachel www.normalisland.co.uk/p/man-arrest...

Has "parallels between AI scepticism and active travel advocacy" been done already, or do I get to fIrSt pOsT this one?

A thread, featuring a collection of the best trees I have met on walks, and their stories.

FUCK IT. Let's give away 2 more signed paperbacks of my latest novel. Repost/reply to enter! You might like it if you like: Folkloric creatures Old records Intricate psychedelic stories The idea of circular time All shares much-appreciated. PS YOU GET A FREE LINOCUT OWL BOOKMARK TOO IF YOU WIN!

New blog post. We played Quake on a Pimoroni Explorer because our 1990s PC is in the attic. blog.pimoroni.com/classic-1990...

NHS must stop Palantir’s misleading claims. Palantir and its UK executive Lord (Tom) Watson need to stop claiming the company’s NHS software has delivered results. The truth is that nobody knows what impact it has had. (1/4)

Yes, our son has popped back home from uni - what gave it away? 🤣

Dominic Pajak built a tiny desk toy that runs a cycle-accurate BBC Micro emulator on a Raspberry Pi RP2350 chip to play Elite.

New blog post! Father and daughter make games together with Fluffpad a DIY RP2350 based pocket games console. blog.pimoroni.com/father-and-d...

www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2662817... Every time any one of us gets into the driver's seat of a motorised vehicle there is a possibility we will cause a collision. Fewer cars mean safer streets, fewer injuries, fewer deaths. Thank you Cllr Gareth Epps for speaking up for the children.

On using AI to create posters in schools: Don't. The kids can tell (it's obvious), and it's basically just openly saying to them "AI is fine to use for your schoolwork"

Students made their first minicomics in my intro making course - mostly standard format but this student, a first time maker(!), did something so off the charts I’m still reeling from it! & he made like 12 of them for his classmates! A paper engineering feat of flipbookery as well as killer drawing!

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