In the 1970s, no British actors could do a convincing American accent, and now they all can. It's like how birds learned to drink cream through milk bottle tops.
10.10.2025 11:24 β π 348 π 27 π¬ 22 π 2@nickoctopus.bsky.social
It's me, hi, I'm the one screaming "LOG OFF", it's me He/him. UK. I occasionally make EBM/industrial music as Trellick. I hate fascists & bigots and post angrily about that sort of thing
In the 1970s, no British actors could do a convincing American accent, and now they all can. It's like how birds learned to drink cream through milk bottle tops.
10.10.2025 11:24 β π 348 π 27 π¬ 22 π 2it is exceptionally pretty and cool to chill with tho, for sure!
10.10.2025 11:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My only complaint about the game is I'd like the city to be a teensy bit less dark sometimes, but I know that is very much The Vibe π
10.10.2025 11:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0orange cat lurking in the window
my neighbor stopped me in the parking lot to say "is that your cat?? he's so handsome and I need you to know I'm obsessed with him" and I looked up and saw this
09.10.2025 21:49 β π 3655 π 234 π¬ 76 π 8And we are go! warrington-runcorn-cis.bandcamp.com/album/public...
10.10.2025 07:01 β π 64 π 17 π¬ 11 π 10www.theverge.com/news/797051/... well I'm sure this will only happen once and not constantly
09.10.2025 10:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Reading some "How can we use AI well?" articles, it feels a lot like "How can we use cocaine well?" There's definitely ways you could improve functional use, but a) seriously do you really want to b) do people who want to use it really want to c) long term, is this something you want to have said?
09.10.2025 06:15 β π 17 π 3 π¬ 2 π 0lance reddick (rip) once called a guy in my replies an asshole
08.10.2025 17:53 β π 1012 π 28 π¬ 21 π 1due to my regrettable Englishness, even though I've lived in scotland for more than half my life and Edinburgh for quite a bit of that, there are still a few streets where I'd reconsider looking at flats if I was moving because I'm genuinely unsure how to pronounce them still
08.10.2025 22:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0how did I get to 47 years old and already having a keen interest in mixed drinks without discovering before today that triple sec & tonic is absolutely delicious?
08.10.2025 22:15 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0(I joined the wrong instance, I suspect, given it was a more regional one rather than one for Cool People)
08.10.2025 22:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Are there any good strats for finding people on mastodon? is it best to just pick an instance with good posters and search for keywords you might like posts about, because last time I tried Over There, it just felt very very lonely other than the handful of people I already knew from elsewhere
08.10.2025 22:09 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0It has been *checks* twenty goddam years and I am STILL unhappy that the EP that ended up being the final Tarmvred release was vinyl only
COME BACK JONAS, WE MISS YOU
This was the right thing to do
08.10.2025 21:23 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My cat, who never sits on my lap, actually sat on my lap this morning. And is still there right now. I had to call in sick to work so he can sit on me as long as he wants.
08.10.2025 21:20 β π 872 π 41 π¬ 29 π 5The happiest lil man
08.10.2025 21:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I live in Edinburgh, so
08.10.2025 20:50 β π 12 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0this has made me as viscerally angry as the word "webisode" did when that was used
08.10.2025 20:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0"I'm actually not getting radicalised by all the right wing podcasters/youtubers/posters I avidly follow" is the new "advertising doesn't work on me" imo
08.10.2025 20:25 β π 13 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0slightly distressed at the implication some people don't deal with lengthy journeys (or idk, a quiet evening at home) by just listening to the same album or EP on repeat for hours on end
sure, I -could- put more stuff on my phone, but what if I just keep listening to that one album?
will you be the "abruptly goes dramatically and publicly insane" type of journalist, or the as-yet unobserved other kind? π
08.10.2025 20:15 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0would, without hesitation. Sometimes you just need grease
08.10.2025 20:05 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0oh my god I'm watching someone watch a live twitch streamer waterbirth (like inflatable pool in the living room, a bunch of WoW streamers sitting around watching) the future is so stupid. does this count as hot tub streaming? someone in the chat said "W push" lmfao
08.10.2025 18:13 β π 417 π 44 π¬ 21 π 6oh no
08.10.2025 14:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A snide comment prompted some reflection and writing from me on the blog. Many thanks to everyone who responded initially, and I hope this reassures many more that nobody can 'age out' of #goth!
#gothicstyle #ageing #subculture #gothsubculture #goths
The greatest thing I own or will ever own is this old retail standee where Dracula casually reveals a coffin full of Doritos and Pepsi.
07.10.2025 22:50 β π 1704 π 330 π¬ 48 π 28Excellent idiot
08.10.2025 08:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Maximum d r a m a βοΈ
07.10.2025 22:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If any of you are a) in London and b) want a good time on the evening of 16th October, then perhaps you should go to this: lambethfringe.com/events/the-v...
It's a one man* show that's a social deduction game of Knightmare, set in a vampire's castle
*the one man, in this case, is my brother
inkjet printers: yes
laser printers: MY UNDERSEA BRETHREN DO NOT TALK ABOUT WHAT THESE TRULY ARE AND WHERE THEY CAME FROM
thermal printers: technically these are actually crabs, it's complicated