@scriblit.bsky.social Take a deep breath...

My debut novel, The Paradox Paradox, IS FINALLY AVALIABLE! Get the eBook here RIGHT NOW for just £5! www.patreon.com/nerdcubed/shop

One of mine over at @cartoonmovement.com.

The Switch version of RDR is £5 cheaper than the Switch 2 version, and there’s a free upgrade pack.

Your annual reminder that Phil Collins didn't have to go that hard on Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and yet he did, he did that for us

French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations. All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin

One of those promos the BBC used to be so good at making. A raft of comedy talent on display here

‘Not all cultures are equally valid’ is a truly head spinning statement to hear from a British leader of the opposition. Even, like, a couple of years ago, I don’t think that would’ve been possible. Really revolting gutter racism.

A third of 16-18 year olds girls say in surveys that they experienced unwanted sexual touching at school. There are several hundred rapes reported in schools every year.

This is really encouraging, so thank you, Bernard. I’m hoping my little Unbound orphan will be published by @breakthroughbook.bsky.social in 2026.

Benjamin Netanyahu is a genocidal war criminal who should be in the Hague. Oddly enough it is possibly to hold that thought in my head without simultaneously feeling an overwhelming need to be racist towards Jews. Unlike you, a deeply inadequate racist piece of shit.

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This is absolutely nuts. *£500m* of loans without loan agreements from local government run by a Tory lord.

Nice @joannechocolat.bsky.social interview by @jothekendall.bsky.social where she talks about her love of prog www.loudersound.com/bands-artist...

I heard there was a secret meat With paprika, and spicy heat But you don't really care for sausage Nduja ...sorry, I can delete this. I've just seen a few posts in this format and I wanted in.

Nothing grates me more than when AI game dudes are like "Don't you wish you could ask an NPC aNyThInG?" Absolutely fucking not. If you don't understand that every piece of writing is made with intention, character, and meaningful choice... you probaby shouldn't be directing a fucking video game.

The BBC would like to thank anyone who tendered for their pre-school Doctor Who animation series proposing the recreation of a lot of 1960s stories in black and white featuring weird dead-eyed CGI manikins with melty features lipsynching to thin off-air audio recordings sporting tight tiny shorts.

Blue Zoo will produce an animated Doctor Who pre-school show for CBeebies. cultbox.co.uk/news/blue-zo...

How AI funding works.

I’m delighted the UK has rejoined the Erasmus scheme. Back in 1995, as part of my PhD, I spent 4 months studying in Perugia, Italy. I lived in the apartment where Meredith Kercher would be murdered 12 years later. I had Amanda Knox’s room. Or rather, she had mine.

Coming next year... youtu.be/uJJ21ykw80s?...

I’ve decide to write a series about an Imperial Finishing School for Young Nobles, set against the horrific, uncaring universe. Gonna call the genre Primdark.

We now have access to AMD FSR Machine Learning Frame Generation in numerous titles, upgrading frame generation quality on RDNA 4 GPUs. Although it is higher quality, the frame-pacing still proves very problematic putting the whole feature in question. Find out in my video! youtu.be/n7bud6P4ugw

Great interview with the great @dirkmaggs.bsky.social, which is much better than any interview I'd ever do of Dirk, which would just be endless questions like "Why are you so great?" and "What's it like to be so great?".

Bring back selection boxes in mesh netting.

We've re released the Rob Reiner RHLSTP in tribute to this great man. Worth a listen if you missed it first time shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo...

"I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie."

Work’s dragging so I……

New #Monkees 'best of' brings together US 'A-sides' and 'B-sides' > bit.ly/48Fn54G

'The Temple of the King 1975-1976' is a forthcoming 9CD #Rainbow deluxe set that offers studio albums, live concerts and rarities, all newly remastered. More > bit.ly/4oVbLWP

🚨 Digital Foundry is hiring a Junior Producer! Rich and the team are fantastic, and jobs like these don't often pop up. If you know how to use Photoshop, edit on Premiere Pro, and are based in the UK/Europe, and love gaming and tech, this might be for you: www.patreon.com/posts/145970...

This blog deserves traction - are modern graphics APIs no longer reflecting the real HW underneath? Certain assumptions and hardware limitations shaped Vulkan, DX12 and Metal and 10+ years later are seeing the long term debt of that legacy. A very convincing read and idea by Sebbi here! DX13 plz🫠

The selfish, cruel, entitled, garbage parents who hurt their children so badly, it's less painful for us to have no parents at all than it is to keep them in our lives and allow them to keep hurting us are the REAL victims, you see. 🙄

Following today’s sentencing of Paul Doyle, several people have understandably queried why he was not banned from driving for life. It’s a good question, and one I attempted to grapple with in #NothingButTheTruth in the context of repeat driving offenders.

Erasmus scheme to return for UK students, BBC understands

Jean Michel Jarre in the studio performing Magnetic Fields in 1981 (presumably rehearsing for the Chinese tour) is absolutely fucking fantastic (starts at 3'00" or so after a bit of noodling around) www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmVP...

Off to @christhebarker.bsky.social’s book launch where I’m also doing a turn as hype man, spending 10 mins getting everyone cheering before Chris comes on. It’s at the Museum of Comedy - nearest tube Tottenham Crt Road, and the action starts at 7pm.

Interesting background on Paul Doyle, who drove his car into the Liverpool parade www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

People would buy books at The Works and try and return them to Waterstones. Thing is The Works sells remaindered stock and we had a computer that could tell that we last sold the hardback your claim you bought here about a year and a half ago. You cheeky robbing bastard

NEW - The Employment Rights bill has finally passed, after a tortured time in the Lords. Christmas cheer for ministers and trade unions

Sad news.

In case that wasn't enough proof of bot-ness, they're unaware of a certain someone called {checks notes} Stephen King o_O

A cracking lineup of comics across the four Nine Lessons shows this year as ever. Just some of the people joining @robinince.bsky.social will be Stewart Lee, @athenakugblenu.bsky.social, @joannaneary.bsky.social, @soozuk.bsky.social, Sam See & more! Very last tix www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin...

Stephen Lawrence murderer David Norris denied parole

Can I just shock you? I think public transport infrastructure is good and these people should fuck off.

Despite hundreds of destinations this year, I didn’t make it to #Cambridge - so making up for that next month - tickets here www.junction.co.uk/events/robin...