I've been using this name for so damn long that it may as well be my real name. More people know me by this than by the name on my birth certificate.

I know you lot aren’t the ones who need to hear this, but: all a ban does is make the banned thing less safe, ever. Kids are gonna keep going online and now they are going to meet a predator who’s going to be able to threaten them with “you’ll get in trouble if you tell anyone”

So much this: The harm caused is not limited by age. Social media isn't the problem, it's the lies and the rabbit holes- especially those caused by algorithmic traps. I can't overstate how much my social media has improved since refusing to argue with irredemable shitheads.

Doctor Who isn't a big sci-fi franchise, and trying to make it one ends up highlighting that fact. It doesn't need reinvented. Just go and find some guys who can look at an embarrassingly small budget and go "yeah, I can make an alien planet out of that" and make some fucking Doctor Who.

This is really missing from the discourse. I'm a pre-internet weirdo and my first real friends from Uni were all made, across the globe, on a JavaScript chatroom. Although we're all separated by adulting, social media is about the only way we can check in any more.

The internet is not a simply a bunch of websites. It is a location. @mrjamesob.bsky.social If there's a terrible pub, fights outside it. Health regs ignored. Ambulance called every Friday night. Do you ban children from the high street or do you stop that pub from being a toxic dive?

Ban on specific sites... that would be an interesting case. Government is so tech unsavvy that you could probably change a DNS entry, add a pointer to your new site, call it "x.under16.com" and be free of the law. And that's without acknowledging that the more risky sites are less known.

Last two reposts - do this with all social media platforms that use algorithms to determine the viewed content. Treat them legally as publishers. Surely that makes most of the problem go away?

I am not a fan of being in photos. Fine if I'm doing something, but not the "I was here" selfies. And if there's an intent for photos. I'm usually behind my trusty DSLR. Do I want more photos of me? Maybe. My favourite selfies are the ones where i covered myself in flour and did some sword work

So I'm diabetic now- type 2, medication and sensible choices should be enough. Fingerprick test feels like snapping an elastic band. Grand scheme of things it's a minor annoyance. My symptoms are, way at the basic level, due to osmosis. hallelujah. Thanks @mrjamesob.bsky.social

A rightly deserved MBE! Wagner is such a part of the British comics landscape that it is impossible to imagine where we would be without him.

This is so damn true. For me, I look at what I'm an expert in, the path it took to become that... and just think it's ridiculous. What makes it harder is the amount of people who think they know swordfighting and the confidence with which they are wrong is impressive.

I too am curious what defence spending would look like @mrjamesob.bsky.social Knocking out bot farms and agents of misinformation should be a priority. Arguably Brexit was a destabilising attack on Europe.

Does Farage promote stochastic terrorism.. Definitely feels like new version of the defecation habits of bears @mrjamesob.bsky.social

Oh great.. Mademoiselle Maupin strikes again. At least this time she didn't burn the place down to fake her lover's death and enable the escape.

Alas I'm missing something to thrive, please ChatGPT can you get me a PS Five I do not have the riches of Caesar, so to obtain, please use someone else's Visa.

The operative word is lancer. You should threaten clients at spear point if they do not pay on time.

If you needed to evidence a systemic issue with a broadcaster like Twitter, you'd do a lot worse than using an established, high profile account to generate the data and prove censorship of opposing viewpoints. @mrjamesob.bsky.social Shame that the government aren't that clever.

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis.

X-Com minis game. Wonder if it includes loaded dice @arthurwyatt.bsky.social www.wargamer.com/xcom-miniatu...

Learning for learning's sake was killed by Tony Blair @mrjamesob.bsky.social

I swear some writers see it as their solemn duty to create characters you can't help but love and then fuck them over at every available opportunity.

This is how you do credits on comic adaptation.

In the UK, it's not necessarily the libby app. Each council has their own contract- Mine uses Borrowbox. The principle remains the same though. Ebooks, magazines, audiobooks. all available to your phone, for free.

Guns and roses pranced around the stage looking like a geriatric tribute band. The Cure are streaming live from Barcelon... and they look and alund and feel like The Cure.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social …so my constructive dismissal, and burnout that lasted years and poisoned my body and brain, was actually good for me? Huh, who knew.

Service over happiness practically killed my old IT department. Strokes, hypertension, severe skin issues. Depression. Rush hour COVID commutes as "essential worker" And no loyalty or care in return. What advice do you expect me to give to kids? @mrjamesob.bsky.social l

A drone factory? I thought PMQs was on Wednesdays. @mrjamesob.bsky.social

To all my ADHDers with PDA. No. you don't need a new notebook. Buying one, no matter how pretty will not solve all your problems.

When you say a black person in Hampshire is 5x more likely tl be stopped and searched in Hampshire. How is it adjusted for the fact that Hampshire is so incredibly white that my pasty posterior is one Mediterranean holiday away from being amongst the darkest skin tone? @mrjamesob.bsky.social

Who would have thought making noisy copies of noisy copies would rapidly degrade.

Dear editors and publishers: Let’s go! Get at me! Already seeing calls for liminal/backrooms stories here and there. Been trying for years. Come on. Need a proposal? I’ll add half a dozen names from the best in the game.

With the suggestion of NHS staff not being able to wear political badges. It is important to state that "you are safe with me" badges and things showing that gay or trans people can speak up and be honest are not political. Those are morality, not political. @mrjamesob.bsky.social

.... Has @alexdecampi.bsky.social been at it again? (Still haven't read Archie vs Predator, but its mere existence makes me happy)

I haven't thought about this much before but it's why I like watching WIPs. There's that added connection when the comedian throws out a risky joke and it lands.. or doesn't.

It happened! I needed a cable from the box lf "I know it's obsolete, but it might come in handy one day". I am living the dream.

Calibre is a pretty decent (if occasionally ugly) way to manage your personal library. If you're in to the Humble Bundles, project Gutenberg (mahousive personal domain collection) and so on. It's worth checking out if you're going for an e reader and minimal costs.

DEI is not a British phrase. It has no history in the UK. It is a foreign import and anyone using it is to be treated with the highest suspicion.

I'd love to tell you the name of this film, but it's top secret.

Every year for Pride, I repost Hue. I made him to send love and comfort to those who feel Pride isn’t for them because they aren’t out. You matter, you are valid, and it’s ok if you aren’t ready yet. Coming out is not a requirement for being part of this community. Happy Pride 🌈

Now AI is taking the hacker's jobs too @mrjamesob.bsky.social

@mrjamesob.bsky.social You have passed the Meldrew point (questionsindataviz.com/2024/05/23/w...) about 200 days ago, my apologies for not celebrating the event. You are now closer in age to the Verger from Dad's Army.

This coffee maker is £1,000. @mrjamesob.bsky.social

I've seen friends go from sad, small, suffering people to happy, beautiful and glowing- day one. Just by coming out, and then they keep growing. It is joyful. These before and afters are a brave thing to share. And I see the change. It is so obviously a deep and real thing.

The weird joys of having a teenager with taste. "Can I read/watch interview with the vampire" "Watch, no it's an 18. Read, you can read the first 4 books. No others" "Are they too spicy" "no. they're terrible". "There's a TV series, what about that?" "No. I could only stand 15 mins" "damn"

Oh great. I've just discovered my new "I'm so wealthy I don't have to think about money" dream. Pub/procrastination cafe idea. where payment is in art. Proper working areas and someone to keep you on deadlines can be hired out for the price of the warmup sketches. Take one leave one art library.

This is what a director deems legitimate use, and quite frankly it could be done cheaper, more sustainablly and way more environmentally friendly by using a really good whisky and a comic artist.

If you're a Neurodivergent of a certain age, this should bring back feelings of Channel 4 at stupid o'clock. youtu.be/uXo2j5bUVkM?...

Wolverine accused of forging antiques when his name is found carved into or on a hidden stash in his office. These are actually authentic and the carvings were made in period. hijinxs ensue as he tries to work out if it's better to be known as a forger or mutant.

The label of AI has been malapropriated and misused so much that legitimate machine learning (OCR, for example) is also tied in. We need to maintain a distinction between useful technology and LLMs. Object recognition is saving decades of metadata work labelling my photos. This is good.