Daryl

Daryl

@zolbatar.bsky.social

Creator of Daric (dariclang.com) and working on a terraforming simulation. I like hiking, 40K, maths, science, vintage tech, sci-fi TV & film and general nerdy stuff. Amateur dramatics!

482 Followers 1,735 Following 1,714 Posts Joined Sep 2023
10 hours ago
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I won at bowling but losing to my youngest at crazy golf. Losing to my wife as well which is muchly annoying…

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1 day ago

British food is amazing and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Just please don’t eat at shitty chain pubs, have some self respect!

Proper country pub food is about as good as it gets. End of story.

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1 day ago

What is annoying is when someone on instagram says “great view” and they’re in every photo posing blocking the view.

Yes, you’re very attractive but still not as attractive as that panorama.

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1 day ago

They’re a bit dry and not too full of taste.

But then oven chips are also very bland.

I also fry in butter though, so maybe it’s just me.

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1 day ago

Oh god they were so bad, I remember violently puking after having way too many on a night out…

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1 day ago

Dead Rising 1 was probably the last video game I played heavily before having kids and switching over to Warhammer 40K instead to do something more sociable (I.e. get me out of the house) - if you have kids you’ll understand…

I hardly ever play anything now, the only time is local multiplayer.

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2 days ago

I know I keep saying it, but Apple TV is so far ahead of any other streaming platform.

I finally got around to finishing S2 of Severance.

Man, such quality. Proper adult TV.

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2 days ago

I mean, mash or waffles are undeniably healthier!

We only use it for chips and don’t have them that often, so it’s not too bad

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2 days ago

Chips are, we deep fry them here

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2 days ago

That’ll explain it then.

Air fryers are so good, we use ours all the time.

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2 days ago

This is going to sound strange but at first glance it looked like an aliens face hugger.

If ya squint you might see what I mean…

Looks very “clean” for a fry up!

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3 days ago
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“Metal Fence Shadow Convergence”, Church Street, South Orange, New Jersey, March 9, 2026, 1:02 PM
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#NewJersey
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekJforJuxtaposition

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3 days ago

Said it many times.

Men should give other men compliments when they dress well.

…and make an effort. I can’t imagine many women want a man in a scruffy t-shirt. It’s hardly the James Bond archetype.

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3 days ago

Somebody (a man) yesterday thought I was too young to remember the 80s.

I’ll take the compliment, thanks!

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4 days ago

Hells yes

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4 days ago

I have done a lot of muting and blocking and it’s a lot better now. I basically just want to see landscape/cityscape photos and nerdy stuff.

I suspect it’s mostly people who use online as a replacement for real life.

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4 days ago

Bluesky is a much nicer place than X but what’s with the “adults pretending to be 12 years old” thing?

When I was at uni, a bedroom full of cuddly toys or action figures would have been a major red flag.

Has it changed that much?

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4 days ago

It’s suffered the same fate as Star Trek. It’s more infantile than it used to, built for generations that refuses to grow up.

I’m an adult, older Doctor Who is written for me, but not this.

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5 days ago

I don’t know who the target audience is anymore.

It certainly isn’t 40+ men.

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5 days ago

It really is. Which pisses me off as there is no excuse except bad writing really.

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5 days ago

We used to export some well known BBC titles, but it’s not as once was.

Top Gear and Doctor Who are just fragments of what they once were.

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5 days ago
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My wife has put a massive candle underneath the new OLED TV in the bedroom. This feels unwise.

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5 days ago

Not really sure why the BBC still exists. I’ve not watched any of their TV channels for a couple of decades. Who watches “TV” anymore? Pensioners?

The only thing decent was Doctor Who and that’s been turned into something nobody watches anymore.

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6 days ago
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I got a new whisky for my birthday. 52.4% and the very definition of full bodied.

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6 days ago
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He is a very poor predator. He’s the same with every other animal family member we’ve had.

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1 week ago
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It’s really nice out, fresh and pretty!

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1 week ago
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Noisy sod when I’m on a call! Feels very spring outside tho finally.

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1 week ago
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Melania Trump chairs UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict amid Iran strikes It is the first time the spouse of any world leader has presided over a UN Security Council meeting.

Can somebody please hit the simulation reset switch. Please!

Melania Trump chairs UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict amid Iran strikes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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1 week ago

I just had a foot long sub and I feel like a proper fat git.

But I’ve been sawing and chopping trees all weekend so kinda deserve it, even if I do feel like I’m going to explode.

How do we people eat these??

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1 week ago

I actually really like games that look like applications. Probably because I’m a (desktop) application developer at heart.

Simulations in particular work really well.

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