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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨007 First Light review – a triumphant James Bond game made by obsessive fans⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, though I don’t remember the first one quite as well as the 2nd. I played them both a lot, on either Atari ST or Amiga.

  lemonamiga.com - James Pond Underwater Agent

  Apparently there was a third one, but I don’t remember it at all. Seemingly it only ran on the newer Amiga 1200, so I probably never played it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can't wait.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a brilliant fact, and perfect example if anyone disagrees with me, thank you :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨007 First Light review – a triumphant James Bond game made by obsessive fans⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  What about James Pond 2: Robocod?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can't wait.⁩ ⁨⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Nobody’s stopping you using “whelmed”. You can just start using it whenever the opportunity arises.

  I use it occasionally, though normally not seriously, along with words where you have an “un” or "dis’, but no positive equivalent, e.g. “gusting” as a positive “disgusting”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Top boarding schools ‘increasingly not British at all’⁩ ⁨⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I can only read a couple of sentences of their article before it asks me for money, but it appears the gist of it is as follows:

  “And normal everyday British people can’t afford it any more, not because it’s a ridiculous outdated system to favour the ultra-rich, but because evil Labour put a tax on the school fees boo-hoo-cry-whinge-sob, and now it’s all full of foreigners, because foreigners don’t pay taxes and they get free money from the government and they’re all claiming from our benefits and they’re all stealing our jobs boo-hoo-cry-whinge-sob”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK households could see energy bills rise by £75 to cover debts of other customers⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not quite clear what “cover debts” means or does here.

  If it’s actually paying off the debts of those trapped in energy debt/energy poverty, so they’re no longer in debt, then I’m all for it. Great idea.

  If it’s just to pay some greedy bastard’s bonus, whilst the most vulnerable in society continue to suffer debt in an energy poverty trap, then it can fuck the fuck off.

  I imagine it’s the latter one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cambridge student sets fidget spinner world record⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry if I wasn’t clear, I don’t mean he personally is at the forefront of all engineering, I mean he’s learning how to improve an existing thing, and has been successful, and some part of that (exact process or just general thought) might have more practical uses in future.

  It may be that it’s literally a reusable concept or method and he has, as you say “cracked it”, though it’s a fairly low chance - but more likely he’s learnt a tiny step, that may be reusable in totally different things (by him, or anyone that saw it or heard about it).

  At worst, the process of working it out helps his learning for whatever he goes on to do in the future.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cambridge student sets fidget spinner world record⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a silly/playful example, but a low friction, high momentum flywheel could have a lot of engineering uses. His methods and research are likely very transferable - so it sounds silly, but it’s probably pretty good.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK records hottest day of year as forecasters warn of more extreme heat⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  … and about a week ago it was 5°C and snowing and hailstoning.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Dodgy’ candy shops handling criminal cash targeted by new specialist unit⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Candy? Why the American title?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They're somehow always baffled that their cakes are melting⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m fine with the tents, but it annoys me that they’re always making puddings, and never baked potatoes or baked beans etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nine people homeless after cigarette causes fire⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No, they only charge e-cigarettes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tommy Robinson tells tens of thousands at London rally to prepare for ‘battle of Britain’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wasn’t the Battle of Britain the one where the RAF shot all the Nazis that came closer than the English Channel?

  Which side of this “Battle of Britain” are you on, “Tommy”? It’s not Britain’s side is it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man hit by van in Birmingham after residents take down union flags put up by anti-migrant group⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d be interested in trying putting EU and LGBTQ flags under each one.

  Maybe a Ukraine or Palestine flag, to show the traditional British support of “common decency” and “helping defend those in need” etc - especially if they’ve been putting up the “red-cross on a white background” flag of St Georgios of Palestine, Patron Saint of Ukraine (also used as the flag of England).

  If they all stay up, then maybe these people are actually proud of Britain, like they claim?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK saves 'millions' of pounds by ditching Palantir for refugee system⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Palantir is just another data platform. It’s sold as some kind of magic, but it’s just data processing.”

  Ah, you’re forgetting the secret ingredient!

  It’s just data processing and fascism.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keir Starmer raises eyebrows as he proudly declares himself a 'gooner'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also, it’s not like we’re short on other words for wanker, many of which have fallen out of use (or were only local or regional to start with).

  Defend yourself from American Cultural Imperialism today - Call someone one of the following:

  Ones relating to movement:

  • Wanker
  • Tosser
  • Stroker
  • Jostler (especially funny if you know anyone called “Jocelyn”)
  • Churner
  • Shifter
  • Polisher (or Bell-Polisher)
  • Other ones which you know that I don’t

  Possibly rhyming slang from wanker?

  • Nob-chief / bell-chief / chief (maybe from “chieftain tank-er”?)
  • Shermanist (almost certainly from Sherman tank-er)
  • Oiler (possibly from rhyming slang Oil Tanker)
  • Other ones which you know that I don’t

  Bring back British Swearing!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keir Starmer raises eyebrows as he proudly declares himself a 'gooner'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve only seen it written with that meaning on this website. I don’t think many adults I know in real life would recognise it as meaning “wanker”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Farmer jailed for stealing hundreds of sheep⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He’ll just use his spidey-senses to check when the guards aren’t looking, then climb over the prison wall.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Birmingham jury fails to convict pro-Palestine activist accused of supporting Hamas⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Reposted a 2024 video […] that showed an Israeli soldier shooting an elderly Palestinian woman in Gaza, which the prosecution presented as evidence of his support for Hamas.”

  I’m struggling to follow the thought process here…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reform pledges to open migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So begins their Trumpian “punishment politics”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Video] 'People Against Genocide' target DSV site near Birmingham airport. DSV transports weapons for Israel's biggest arms producer, making the firm a key link in the genocidal supply chain.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Much appreciated, thank you :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Video] 'People Against Genocide' target DSV site near Birmingham airport. DSV transports weapons for Israel's biggest arms producer, making the firm a key link in the genocidal supply chain.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Image Grr is banned in the UK, so nobody in the UK can watch this video about the UK.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spitballin'⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The area around the hole is covered in the dirt and saliva of the hundreds who come in and out of the hole every day, eventually producing so much spit and fifth, that it creates a small dirty hill around the edges of the hole.

  Not unlike, I suspect, the contents of your mother’s knickers.

  j/k

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t even know what a full size mart is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨🐙 Octopus is Octopus 🐙⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  4 Quadropus = 8 bipus

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨McDonald's boss on abuse claims: 'I don't want to talk about the past'⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The line under it was not hers to draw.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game developer calls Bafta nomination 'massive honour'⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t realise the Two Point games were British actually - they seemed very based on an American style hospital/university, so just assumed they were American.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Double Plug Experiment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Mpuld deflection is one of the lesser known type-G plug and socket safety features.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Bibi’s Buddy’s Channel

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Over-the-counter pet flea treatments could be banned under new UK rules⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I appreciate it’s for consideration and they’re asking for options and opinions (and agree that pesticides in water is not a good think) but putting the already expensive flea treatment behind a “vet paywall” is going to cause a lot of unnecessary suffering for animals.

  Also, I can’t see how this would actually restrict any use, unless there’s people out there practically painting the stuff on their dogs every week, that need to be told to do it less often.