djdarren

@djdarren@piefed.social

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A pattern of negative posts about the BBC⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  As a long-time radio nerd and devotee of the various BBC radio networks, I have to draw a thick, thick line between BBC broadcast and BBC news.

  The news side of things is hateful. Jiving away in the kitchen to Craig Charles’ Funk & Soul show, having a good time, then BOOM! a news headline about what Reform will do when they’re in power. There’s no reason to parrot those awful racist pricks, and they’re are far more important stories, but BBC news thinks this is what we should hear. Literally the only time I ever hear about ‘small boats’ is when BBC news takes the time to tell me about how many of them there are while I’m trying to enjoy some good radio.

  The BBC isn’t perfect, I know this. But you only have to compare British and American broadcasting to see that it’s pretty much the only thing stopping our TV and radio from becoming the same level of dog shit as they have in the States.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨law enforcement partners⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I see no evidence of lazy bones activity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm Different⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Just dudes being bros.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hard Times All Around⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  DOLE BLAGGING FREELOADING SCUM

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how to cut aluminum pipe with hardly any comments about flock cameras⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I will never understand why people take the guards off their grinders. When those discs go pop they’re gonna fuck you up.

  And do you really wanna get fucked up in service of fucking over a Flock camera random aluminium tube on a job site?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Absolutely true⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Peggy: Bobby, honey, um… What do you know about sexual relations?

  Bobby: I don’t know, nothing much, I’m a little worried about being a slut.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AOC vs Graham on Social Security.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Lindsey Graham’s current thoughts on Social Security are somewhat more quiet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you people read books?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Like so many others, I read constantly as a kid. Then I got older and had more to do, and then I got the internet on my phone and that was that.

  Then I got a Kobo a few years back, because I really wanted to pick it back up again. It’s easily favourite device. Literally all it does is show me books. No distractions.

  I tried cracking in to some longer, tougher reads, but found myself really struggling, so I decided to read a few young adult books instead, which helped enormously. Turns out that reasonably short books with relatively light plots are perfect for dialing the brain back in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who was Trevor Moore⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He’s the guy who taught me all the things it’s illegal to say on US TV.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don’t you lie to me⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Picking up a wallet? A succulent bursting wallet?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This Is Why I Sit Down To Pee Pee⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Are you Irish, by any chance?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If it was, I wasn’t made aware of it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I (almost) literally had this happen once before. Though in their defence, I did sue them for wrongful dismissal and won significant (to me) compensation.

  A year or so had passed and I’d had some good friends working there. I was passing by, so figured it wouldn’t hurt to pop in and say hello. Stepped into the workshop, was spotted by the foreman (who was the boss’ son) who told me, in no uncertain terms, to fuck off.

  So I fucked off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨X is hosting a competing cage match during world cup finals⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Jimothy would fuck him right up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has anobody seen Odyssey?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This Patrick Willems piece does a really good job of digging in to why so many streaming “bloclbusters” are so shitty these days.

  Tl;dw: The streaming companies have the metrics, and are now essentially making movies that hit certain beats to satisfy what they perceive as customer requirements, rather than movies that exist for their own sake.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Portlandia was spot on⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ozzfest UK in ’98 was my first gig with bands anyone had heard of. Hell of a way to start.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨British public more likely to prefer Count Binface wins Clacton by-election than Nigel Farage⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I enjoyed his interview with Andrew Marr.

  Marr: “Are you actually going to fight a serious door-by-door, street-by-street campaign?”

  Count Binface: “….No.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I agree with don⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also, I get to fuss my cats who come in the rub around my legs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨national anthem⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  OINK

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨national anthem⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  David Cameron enters the chat

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Gen Z won't understand this but back in my day, if you ever saw as many ads as you do on social media today, it meant you had at least 3 viruses on your computer"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t disagree.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Gen Z won't understand this but back in my day, if you ever saw as many ads as you do on social media today, it meant you had at least 3 viruses on your computer"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Or endless ads for Linux.

  Which is the communist OS, of course.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Gen Z won't understand this but back in my day, if you ever saw as many ads as you do on social media today, it meant you had at least 3 viruses on your computer"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I rarely venture on FB these days, perhaps twice a year. So I was surprised when I last logged in to find a number of posts from people and groups I’ve never heard of, because FB had decided I’d probably enjoy their content.

  All it told me was that people aren’t posting enough to make the feed worthwhile, so they have to inject bullshit into it too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lies from the Bossman⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah, Bossman wouldn’t lie. Only good donner. Get the salad and chili sauce for extra healthy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hackerman⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I love the Power Glove.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The same adult daughter who has trouble loading a dishwasher efficientlyly...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If it fits it sits.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How has Apple tricked so many people into believing that they "just need to get another Apple product"?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not an expert on non-Apple hardware by any means, but the Apple stuff I’ve had over the past 20 years has all be incredibly well built. The lone exception was the white plastic MacBook I got in 2007 which was broadly good, but designed in such a way that the palm rest would always chip where the little standoffs at the top of the screen pushed against it when it was closed. But other than that, iPods, iPhones, Macs, iPads, Apple TV, all of them have been very, very well put together.

  Whether the components inside were good value for what I paid is a different matter, but the build quality was always exceptional. I never had a MacBook released between 2016 and 2019 though. We don’t talk of those.

  But yeah, the software - even with all the current shortcomings - has always been good. Moving from iOS to Graphene was one hell of a learning curve in working out that it was always easy to do stuff on my phone because Apple had put the work into making software that did what their customers needed it to. And for whatever reason, most folks who make apps for iOS/iPadOS put a lot of effort into making their apps really nice to use. The same isn’t always true of Android.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How has Apple tricked so many people into believing that they "just need to get another Apple product"?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, there’s an enormous gulf between using a thoughtfully put together app, and cobbling together a solution using command line tools on a phone screen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨RPGs focused on crafting items/equipment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m currently addicted to The Planet Crafter, where you start with about 30 seconds of air before you have to duck back in to your landing pod to refill your tanks.

  But before long you’re exploring the surprisingly large map, gathering items you need to terraform the planet and build increasingly huge bases. I’m about to hit mammal-era, where I’ll be able to craft mad looking alien animals using a DNA manipulator. But most importantly, you can craft a screen that displays your stats, and when you’re in a groove, number go BRRRRR.

  It’s basically No Man’s Sky + Minecraft, and it’s great.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Single player games⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I shot an eagle the other day that was just chilling out on a rock. Felt real bad about that one.