John Parkinson

Brand recognition is for cowards.

I use this www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/caffeine/ if you can sneak it onto your work laptop.

I'd assumed it was a bug and you'd fix it eventually.

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

Well don't I feel stupid

I quite like immigration.

Text reads: Google search bar: “how to clean a rescued pigeon” Al Overview Pigeons are usually clean, even wild ones. You can try these steps to clean a rescued pigeon: • Remove the label • Remove the head • Make a small incision in the wing and snap to join •Cut off the wing •Remove the legs • Clean the top bone

Oh.

That doesn’t seem right

Genuinely started reflexively thinking "Fuck the Tories" at any ministerial statement before remembering who's in government.

I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers

This is just Sage own all the phones, have an MDM and rent them out. Their FAQ says "using Apple's enterprise tools" and that it's a lease.

The Pitt. Especially if you were a fan of ER.

😂

It’ll cut out all that juicy Zygon content.

Oh no! Luthor's displaying Superman's body like a trophy. Where are our other heroes in this time of need? #Superman

Punk trans man with a jacket that says "trans lives are more important than cis feelings"

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Apparently I’m the strange one for having compiled a list of best seats for each screen at my local.

Not a statement about the weather, but: It is deeply weird that, whenever humans go outside, right there in the sky there's an unthinkably huge ball of nuclear fire so blazing hot it can burn our skin from millions of miles away, and we're just casually habituated to this terrifying cosmic horror.

Looks very promising. The people who did it right the first time, coming back for more after Amazon ruined it.

You can sign up already:
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On a walk up Alderley Edge. Saw Les Dennis doing the same. Left him alone.

Look some of those Zoom backgrounds are quite realistic.

I'm choosing to imagine that this guy looks like Jason Statham.

CHAPTER TWO: SORRY ABOUT THAT LAST BIT WE CANT AFFORD TO REDO IT ALL

This is very unfair to snakes. Also to rats.

As long as an AI generated email is clearly flagged so I can write a rule to delete it unread, sure.

I was laughing as I watched it and wondering what William Hartnell would have thought.

Yes, she was.

I loved that. Great to see it in the cinema too. #doctorwho

"Why this face?" Cut to a picture of Angie Watts on the wall of the Queen Vic as the Rani orders a G+T at the bar.

The moment he appears, the movie starts to redeem itself.

The Copilot Delusion Disclaimer: This post was written May 2025, and the arguments apply to AI code capabilities at this time. The arguments around lack of competence are certainly likely to become less prevalent-while th...

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I also find these AI tools helpful when it’s doing the routine task I’ve done many times and can do it with eyes closed

But… it’s not helpful when I want to build something GREAT that is elegant, and better than before