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Slightly diminish a band:

They Probably Aren’t Giants

Frame of preference A story of early Mac settings told by 10 emulators.

If you liked this, you'll love their other story on the MacOS control panels over the years, featuring in-browser emulators running each aresluna.org/frame-of-pre...

Speak for yourself, NYT mini crossword.

There were two men feeding cables through my little Norfolk village a couple of months ago, I asked if this meant FTTP was finally coming to my neck of the woods. They said “at some point”. Last week Openreach sent me an email, also saying “at some point”. So, I am watching this space.

It’s a)a proper Trek story, b)funny as the best Lower Decks episode, c)a clever choose your own adventure story and d) I couldn’t think of a d. But I heartily recommend it, and well done to Ryan North for the win.

Philomena Cunk against a collection of classical statues. "Antigone's death is even more tragic than it actually is, which makes her a tragic hero"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtful. "Goya continued to paint tapestries until 1792 when serious illness left him dead for life"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtfully into the distance. "Society is slowly becoming more contemporary now"

Philomena Cunk looking into camera on a beach. "Diderot's Tahiti represents a typical male fantasy in which attractive young women are eager to engage in sexual activity with the French"

@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.

This year’s chilli pepper harvest is in full swing.

Jamie Theakston and Robbie, getting flashbacks to early BBC3. Rock Profiles. #totp

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Was he ever in? #totp

It’s good that Rocky Horror had a follow up hit. #totp

Fool me Beyoncé shame on you, fool me Betwicé shame on me. #totp

Amazing they never did a sequel. #totp

Banger number one. #totp

This is before they became Homebase #totp

#totp Everything I do, I do it to flute.

Grate miynds.

*starts singing the “take me to the beach” chorus* #totp

Radio 6 has been playing some absolute bangers of 90s dance music today. And that’s the problem with late 90s #totp really: all the good bands had stopped being televisable.

Incredibly niche tweet at @janegoth.bsky.social . We decided that we were both departed from the charts at this point in the 90s, and listening to R4. So the best chance we’d have of knowing about this stuff would be if there were a womble infestation at Home farm in the Archers.

I really thought that was the Wario sign. #totp

Quite liking the glass UI update in iOS 26. The 3D effect on the lock screen is particularly pretty, and impressive that it works with any photo in your library, even ones that don’t have depth information.

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I miss the old Keaveny breakfast show.

That new one-in-one-out alyssum procedure explained:
We let the right one in, we let a wrong one out. This continues on an in-out in-out basis until we shake it all about. We then implement the Hokey Cokey provisions and we turn around. And that’s basically what it’s all about.

This is incredible

New Naked Gun, not a bad way to waste an hour and a bit.

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Bach’s Keyboard Concerto in E Minor!!!! #totp

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That’s it, I’m letting go of the door.

Ooh arty. Good tune too. #totp

Next up, three old blokes doing Mustang Sally. #totp