How do you convince parents in their mid-70s to go to A&E for a checkup when you suspect they may be having a heart attack? Short of breath, cold sweats, nauseated, grey pallor. Instead, my Dad went home to go to bed. He wanted to go home alone, but my Mum went with him. Bloody parents.

"Oh, you lucky bastard."

Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower

Quelle suprise!

What is your favourite Atari Jaguar game? I'll start with a slight outsider, but very solid Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure.

Peak Geminids Meteor shower this past Saturday night captured over Stonehenge. Photo credit: Sandra.Davies6869

I've just watched JoJo Rabbit for the first time; a movie I have been meaning to watch since I first heard about it. It is brilliant, and I'm now looking forward to reading the novel it is based on, Caging Skies. To EVERYONE, please don't let history repeat itself. WE'RE BETTER THAN THAT.🙏

This song came out in 2006, and it's how I feel pretty much every day in the craziness that is 2025. youtube.com/watch?v=kOyC...

We woz a proper country

Imagine how bad this would have looked with CGI. youtube.com/shorts/1x9qh...

No surprise: new analysis shows that heat pumps can deliver excellent performance even in older buildings with no meaningful correlation between building age & heat pump efficiency. This is in line with my own experience of having a heat pump in a 1880 Victorian home with only modest insulation.

Never forget...

I’m going to do a 🧵 about making retro-style games in C/C++, and also about getting them to run in a browser.

This is a MASSIVE longshot, but does anyone have an Atari Jaguar Pro Controller in need of a new home?

I'm after some assistance here. My son likes to leave his devices outside his bedroom whilst he sleeps (at least he tells me it is his choice🤔), and he would like an alarm clock that allows him to set his wake up at different times on certain days. (He swims, btw). Any advice?

If you're struggling to decide who to donate to this Xmas, please remember that your local school would love your 'left over' kit. There are kids who literally have nothing. So please, contact your nearest school and give a coat or trainers or something.❤️

Viola Fletcher survived the Tulsa Race Massacre, bore witness to one of our nation’s darkest days, and spent a century demanding justice. Her voice refused silence. Her legacy refuses erasure. Rest in power, Mother Fletcher. We will not forget.

Shit. They know EXACTLY where I am. Thank goodness it might not be accurate. "Call off the precision strike, our location details may not be accurate).

When I first played Syndicate, as a 14 year old, and read the premise of the game, I realised what the inevitable end point of Capitalism looks like. I just thought we'd have more than 32 years before it started to become a reality.

Just read that Quentin Wilson died yesterday. I loved his wryness. Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson has died | Top Gear share.google/EDckT2VGY8lV...

Post the first song lyrics that come to mind. I'll start: Utah Saints u u u Utah Saints

Cadbury's are releasing a range of chocolate to celebrate that being dyslexic doesn't hold you back. Their first bar is the Cadbury's Hairy Milf.

I've just re-watched the Datalore episode of Star Trek TNG for the first time in about 10 years. What stood out for me MASSIVELY is that Lore is exactly the same as LLM prompts that concentrate on pleasing the person asking the questions. The 'prompt' becomes creepy as f*ck very quickly.

I've just cancelled my Disney+ account, as it's the only lever I have to protest against the forced silencing of Jimm @jimmykimmel.com, from the UK. Anyway, this is one of the weird messages I got during the process. #FreeSpeech

The original Keep Calm And Carry On poster.

Why do I buy things and never open the boxes? Why must I buy things? WHY!!!!

Well, I've just had a blazing row with my next door neighbours about them smoking marijuana. The lady who lives there tried to get angry at me for over reacting. I do regret calling her a c*nt in the exchange, but I should not have to smell dope.

When 'just one more gun' is finally enough.😁

I still haven't shown my 13 year old son this movie because I'm worried he won't love it like I did when I first saw it.

Just seen a Pringles advert on the TV, and they've ditched "once you pop, you just can't stop" as the slogan. I honestly can't remember what the new one was. Maybe it was "buy Pringles, they taste nice but are really bad for you." Which marketer thought "Let's ditch the catchphrase everyone knows"?

I had no idea Settlers 2 wasn't available on the Amiga. metro.co.uk/2025/08/14/a...

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

I love Scotland. We saw two (yes two) golden eagles on the drive up here. We saw a pod of bottlenose dolphins on the crossing to Arran. We then saw more bottlenose dolphins, plus harbour porpoises and common dolphins on the crossing back. Oh, and we also saw a MASSIVE dragonfly balancing on a fence.

Everyone has a comedy series they end up coming back to time and time again. I'm nearly 50, and have so many series to choose from, but for me it's This Country. It's such a brilliantly written and acted show, but the sheer balls and grit it took to get in made without compromise is inspiring.

This might seem a bit controversial, but Diet Pepsi tastes nicer than Pepsi Max, and Diet Coke tastes nicer than Coke Zero.

Drivin' home from Scotland ...

People insult BlueSky for being an echo chamber. How many school shootings have started with a kid checking BlueSky? Everything resonates, but NOT ALL ECHOES SOUND THE SAME. #GunsKillNotPeople

Look what I managed to do. I pulled on the pack where it says pull to open, and it actually opened. I think I may have activated GOD MODE.

I know I've probably posted this before, but it still blows my mind. All the other planets in the Solar System - including Pluto - could fit between the Earth and the Moon when they're at apogee (furthest distance apart). That's how far the Moon is actually away from Earth.

Jeez, it was so hot when I got up this morning that I decided to walk around the house naked. But then it got too sunny, so I went back inside.

I was going to put a Palestinian flag up outside my house, but I'm just not brave enough to do it. I knew that if I put it up everyone would know exactly what that flag means. That my house was promised to the Israelis 3,500 years ago.

Thanks Donald Trump. Great move stopping American companies from selling me things from the US to ship to the UK. Looks like I'll have to buy dodgy knock offs instead.🙃🙃🙃🙃

Interesting fact: If you switch the initial letters of Well Being, you get Bell Weeing. (well, almost. I mean phonetically you do.)

Does anyone know if Nintendo are releasing a new console any time soon?

Today I met a toilet that seems to like its job.

I've had this picture in my dining room hallway since I bought my house back in 2003. I love Soviet iconography, but I abhore the suffering inflicted by the regime.