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What's that? You like something I made and want to send me money? Or you want to support a queer/disabled independent creator? Are you crazy?! Well, if you insist...

On this day in 1663, Samuel Pepys was horrified by the lack of scrutiny and the embezzlement potential of government procurement. Just sayin'.

NICE are planning to deny prescription of twice-yearly injectable PreP, in effect a vaccine against HIV. Terence Higgins Trust are petitioning against that decision. Please sign it if you can.

Kinda worried what happens if I don't do the survey...

The unexpected tease of something incredible. Mustn't let hope run away with me but damn it feels good.

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

Menu items include 'This Salad Tastes Like My Vagina'.

Just caught the latest news from Americaton D.A. (District of America).

Next they'll be telling us that Mitch McConnell is dead!

"It's given a lot of people permission to be themselves, to not dream it, be it, which is the motto of the movie, really. I would like to be remembered for that." Farewell to Tim Curry (1946-2026) #RIP

Kind of a long title but this movie sounds wild

My life often feels like it's hanging in the balance, but I get a bit of solace knowing some of the dreadful people I've managed to outlive. Ann Widdecombe, Lindsay Graham, Chuck Norris and now Rod Liddle in 2026 alone. Quote post with someone you're looking forward to outlasting. Farage, for me.

Inspector Gadget. Despise this mf.

Shoutout to the very senior professor in HCI who gave a talk last month about how AI can do qualitative data analysis better than people now.

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@russellhoban.bsky.social Seems like Raymond Briggs was a fan too. :)

Todays moth: Horama plumipes Found from Central America to Texas! Wingspan around 4.5cm! Family Arctiidae #moths #mothposting

trans people will exist longer than the usa

AI forced down our throats > Many new data centres > Hardware prices skyrocket > Consumer hardware corps can't get components, pivot toward cloud computing > This becomes the norm for consumer devices > Govt surveillance, censorship, control becomes easier + more ubiquitous than ever. Just watch.

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

'Copacabana' by Barry Manilow ends with the repeated refrain 'Don't fall in love'. A rare message in popular music, I find.

QTP with a ship that makes you happy. Although I must admit I think the B and C are better looking...

whenever anyone I know admits to using ChatGPT this appears above my head

All uses of AI are costing someone… this sucks as the Game UI database is such a valuable resource.

People keep trying to label me as 'nomadic' rather than homeless and it's getting on my wick. I have no income. I have no place to go back to. I have no realistic employment prospects. This isn't a lifestyle choice I can drop whenever I want.

Just been looking at the stats for cis-on-cis violence. Extremely troubling stuff.

Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes

Just had a realisation: Andrew Tate is a drag king. He doesn't know it, but he is.

I am the kind of lonely That loops back into itself, And makes me withdraw. I pass by the cute boys Speaking their language That trills like a mandolin And wonder whether, If I spoke and understood, Things would be different.

I think I've said it before but as another domino (Kickstarter) falls to the prurient whims of Visa and MasterCard, it really feels like we need a new and uncensorable payment network, and it feels like this is what crypto was made for.

It's lucky for ABBA that they weren't called Carlos, Ulrike, Niccolo and Timotea.

I love this essay very much!!!!

I had a lovely tarot session yesterday but it basically told me I need to trans tf up. Hmm...