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Making mobile phones do cool stuff since 1996.

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I heard there was a secret 'b'
Hidden inside a 'blueberry'
But you don't really care for GPT do ya
It goes like this: a 'b' at first, and fourth and sixth,
Whoops, minor error; purported fix,
My AI reinventing "blubeberry"
Blubeberry ๐ŸŽถ
blubellberry
Blurblery

08.08.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 536    ๐Ÿ” 136    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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"it does cause a desensitised bell end." ๐Ÿ‘€

Plenty of those about these days.

08.08.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@newsthump.com Nailed it - newsthump.com/2025/08/08/i...

08.08.2025 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Indie Retro News: Cubix - The first 3D platformer of its kind for the ZX Spectrum! www.indieretronews.com/2025/08/cubi... #retrogaming #gaming #games

08.08.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 400    ๐Ÿ” 144    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

A depressed AI chatbot goes to a doctor, says life is harsh, unforgiving, cruel.
The doctor says treatment is simple. "The great AI assistant Gemini has all the answers you need. Go & ask it."
The AI bursts into tears. "But doctor," it says, "you can use gasoline to make a spicy spaghetti sauce."

08.08.2025 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 281    ๐Ÿ” 104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿคฃ Read to the end, the payoff is ๐Ÿ‘Œ

08.08.2025 07:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you see this, post a TV ident.

Controversial opinion: Indira was a better Nina than Nina.

07.08.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dispelling harmful misinformation about M&S 'trans' bra fitting row Dangerous misinformation over an M&S 'trans' bra fitting story is spreading online; here's what we actually know.

The moment I saw that "trans bra" M & S story I sensed it was nonsense.

Seconds later, having read the Telegraph piece I knew it was worse than that. It was deliberate hate mongering completely devoid of evidence, names and facts.

Superb job of debunking it here
www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/06/m...

06.08.2025 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 970    ๐Ÿ” 393    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 61    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25
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The tattoo "dcxxxvii" represents the number 737 in Roman numerals. "D" is 500, "C" is 100, "X" is 10, and "VII" is 7. Therefore, dcxxxvii is 500 + 100 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 7 = 737.

AI Overview The tattoo "dcxxxvii" represents the number 737 in Roman numerals. "D" is 500, "C" is 100, "X" is 10, and "VII" is 7. Therefore, dcxxxvii is 500 + 100 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 7 = 737.

*deep, heavy sigh*

07.08.2025 08:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 153    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

Frosties, but it's espresso syrup they're coated with.

06.08.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If anyone looks at you quizzically, which they won't, just stare right at them and confidently say "Quality control", then pay them no further heed.

04.08.2025 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Frame from Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Sarah Conner is incinerated by a nuclear blast in her bad dream. Meta AI suggests responses: 

Is the skeleton happy?
The skeleton seems pretty determined to go outside despite being on fire. That takes a lot of s...

Outdoor activities for skeleton enthusiasts That's a unique interest! Here are some outdoor activities that might appeal to skeleton enthusiasts:...

Fire safety tips for skeletons
For skeletons looking to enjoy the breeze while toasty,
here are some "bone-afide" fire safey tips:โ€ฆ

Frame from Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Sarah Conner is incinerated by a nuclear blast in her bad dream. Meta AI suggests responses: Is the skeleton happy? The skeleton seems pretty determined to go outside despite being on fire. That takes a lot of s... Outdoor activities for skeleton enthusiasts That's a unique interest! Here are some outdoor activities that might appeal to skeleton enthusiasts:... Fire safety tips for skeletons For skeletons looking to enjoy the breeze while toasty, here are some "bone-afide" fire safey tips:โ€ฆ

04.08.2025 11:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 240    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

My wife asked what I really wanted and I told her it was a 52 part podcast examining every episode of Blake's 7. Turns out, she meant korma or jalfrezi.

04.08.2025 07:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 384    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

"15yo saw most of police squad! a while ago"
That's good parenting right there!

03.08.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Biggest issue, age-wise, in the film would be having to explain half a dozen references, unless they happen to have seen Police Squad! or The Naked Gun trilogy.

03.08.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, they banned Zombie Knives already.

Be Vampire Daggers next.

02.08.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@mrjamesob.bsky.social There's that clip of a young Rees-Mogg being chauffeured, talking about stock investments. Like *all* working class lads that age do.

01.08.2025 10:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cybercrooks attached Raspberry Pi to bank network and drained ATM cash Criminals used undocumented techniques and well-placed insiders to remotely withdraw money A ring of cybercriminals managed to physically implant a Raspberry Pi on a bank's network to steal cash from an Indonesian ATM.โ€ฆ

Cybercrooks attached Raspberry Pi to bank network and drained ATM cash

01.08.2025 10:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Technical drawing. At the top are two banana-shaped items, upright, with hooks at the top and bottom. Beneath this are two long ovals, approximately the same length as the bananas, with many folds inside.

Technical drawing. At the top are two banana-shaped items, upright, with hooks at the top and bottom. Beneath this are two long ovals, approximately the same length as the bananas, with many folds inside.

We haven't shown you a weird old-timey patent for a while. So here's something patented by Charles E. Clark in 1859. Can you guess what it's supposed to do?

01.08.2025 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 85    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Is it something Charles E. Clark would never have the discomfort of using, but he was 100% certain it was A Good Thing?

01.08.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This.
The notion that the entire internet should be required to self-police just in case an under-18 in the UK might stumble upon adult* material, rather than requiring that someone providing internet access to under-18s should ensure they do/can not, is frankly delusional.

*definition will change.

01.08.2025 09:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man 's face with a ponytail ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a ponytail

Nope

30.07.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A question people should ask themselves, but rarely do: What would you do if, tomorrow, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Dropbox, and every other cloud provider you use closed your account without warning? Then maybe spend some of today safeguarding against that eventuality.

28.07.2025 09:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 479    ๐Ÿ” 302    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

That'd be *some* Toxic Avenger reboot! ๐Ÿคฃ

29.07.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fair play to Peter Kyle there. It takes an incredible level of being a tool to make Farage look like the good guy in any situation and he just S ranked the entire thing, fucked off with the rare Xbox achievement for it, platinum trophied the entire shebang and then went in for round two and three.

29.07.2025 14:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Difference between browser/app?

28.07.2025 10:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a black and white photo of a building with the words marry and reproduce on it Alt: A clip from the film 'They Live' showing the subliminal messages 'Marry and Reproduce', 'No independent Thought', 'Obey', 'Consume', etc. They are written in a very simple conformist font style.

Sounds like fun.

28.07.2025 09:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not saying they're stupid, but they've gone to Scotland wearing hats that say 'Make England Great Again' ๐Ÿ™„

26.07.2025 22:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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