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Cube
I know. My last two posts have been movies.
But this is also a classic, so I'm just pretending to give a fuck.
Enjoy :)

(Pompey Monkey, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 21:01, Share, Reply)

Arr - Z

(PhosphorBurnedEyes Swastika Shop opening here soon, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 13:33, Share, Reply)

SwearSky – Bluesky profanity, as it happens NSFW I made this!
Since most of us have moved to Bluesky now, I have made this: a flow of foul language uttered by Bluesky users. You can click on the expletive to see the original post.

NSFW as it literally yells swear words at you.
(Dave Bagpuss a bit loose at the seams, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 12:33, Share, Reply)

Excellent.
Literally the only reason APIs should exist.
(Octo I ruin everything., Wed 20 Nov 2024, 12:41, Share, Reply)

This is excellent

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spazzcaptain Misses Valin @, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 12:51, Share, Reply)

It could be interesting to compare and contrast the frequency and types of profanity
between the Truth Socials and Blueskies, Mastodons and whatnot.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 19:51, Share, Reply)

This is great
I was wondering how the vocabulary would change as different countries cane online during the day, and a friend proposed a 3D globe that world show where the posts were coming from. Does the API support any sort of geolocation?
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 22:06, Share, Reply)

STARSHIP FLIGHT 6 AND 2ND BOOSTER CATCH - LIVE
LabPadre. Better streams will be available (their live cams always glitch out when something interesting happens). That's if it's not scrubbed.

Go SpaceX! Fuck Elon Musk!

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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 21:40, Share, Reply)

The fuckers have launched!
Catch attempt aborted. :/
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 22:11, Share, Reply)

I hope it crashes

(BarryFromTheShitFarm Oh, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 11:22, Share, Reply)

You hope that the ship that launched and crash landed last night
will at some point in the future reconstruct and refuel itself so it can crash again?
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 14:39, Share, Reply)

Yes.

(BarryFromTheShitFarm Oh, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 15:05, Share, Reply)

I thought that's what you meant but I wasn't completely sure.

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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 19:52, Share, Reply)

Space might be fun
But that doesn't stop Musk from being a total cunt.
(Pompey Monkey, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 11:43, Share, Reply)

He's this generation's von Braun.
...wrt being a Nazi cunt.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 19:53, Share, Reply)

How very dare you!!!
Wernher was an actual rocket scientist, Elon bought his way into it...
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Thu 21 Nov 2024, 0:09, Share, Reply)

Long Steven
Some stuff about a long dog

(Smartie123 Smartie123, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 15:25, Share, Reply)

\o/

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Varmint, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 15:43, Share, Reply)

Lovely

(Octo I ruin everything., Tue 19 Nov 2024, 15:50, Share, Reply)

Nicely animated, but who calls their dog Steven?

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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 2:38, Share, Reply)

My dog is called Gordon.
We have a neighbour with a dog called Paul.
(Tony Hayers DEFUND THE POLICE, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 7:06, Share, Reply)

Pets with human names are the best
We’ve had dogs named Bob, Emily and Toby and cats named Penny, Doris and Lillian

Although, I would probably prefer the “Stephen” spelling to “Steven”
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LP, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 7:54, Share, Reply)

We called our dog Liberace
Because he was the pianist

#bennyhilljokes
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 8:01, Share, Reply)

she did, for one

(sticklebricks it's you daddy!, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 9:19, Share, Reply)

I know it looks like a woman and her dog
But they’re just animated drawings. It’s a big saving on pet food
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 10:47, Share, Reply)

My dog's called Colin

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Fadgebadger (1 like), Wed 20 Nov 2024, 9:50, Share, Reply)

Probably the front runner
Unless someone has a Doberman called Elizabeth
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 11:04, Share, Reply)

Deborah Doberman
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Wed 20 Nov 2024, 21:53, Share, Reply)

I'm a fan Debbie Dobie

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simbosan Hello you cunt, Thu 21 Nov 2024, 3:20, Share, Reply)

I once met a goat called Gerald

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Varmint, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 10:59, Share, Reply)

My cat is called Steven
But you're right, a dog called Steven is ridiculous.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 15:46, Share, Reply)

This one simple trick farmers don't want you to know

(dyllon nice beaver., Tue 19 Nov 2024, 11:30, Share, Reply)

Half-Life 3 Confirmed!
Da!
*parp*

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jonbob loves you, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 2:05, Share, Reply)

Half Life fever dream is ridiculous
in a good way.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 19 Nov 2024, 16:32, Share, Reply)

hahahaha
(Ning Has taken out flounce insurance., Tue 19 Nov 2024, 20:30, Share, Reply)

do you wanna be in my gang? matt gaetz edition I made this!
whenever i see Matt Gaetz, i cannot help but think of another man who liked young girls...

(this will probably make no sense to americans 🤷‍♀️)

#deepfake
#mattgaetz

(shardcore, Mon 18 Nov 2024, 19:07, Share, Reply)

I see what you mean, works well.
Ew
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Mon 18 Nov 2024, 21:24, Share, Reply)

. . . that's my soul up there . . .
. . . american here. Gaetzy Glitter refence understood!
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luvtub, Mon 18 Nov 2024, 21:52, Share, Reply)

I had a boss who was sax player in Glitter's band the time the story first broke in 97
They were travelling to Newcastle for a show on his anniversary tour, and he told me Glitter called a band meeting and gave them his oath that the allegation was completely false.
He lasted two more concerts then cancelled the tour. Didn't pay his musicians for the last gigs, but none of them sued as they didn't want their name associated with him.
That Gaetz looks a wrong-un
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Mon 18 Nov 2024, 23:53, Share, Reply)

A lickspittle described Gaetz as an accomplished attorney.
Quite something, considering that he's never argued a case. I assume if he did those shifty eyebrows and huge botoxed forehead wouldn't do him any favours. I don't think a comparison with Gadd is fair though: he preferred them much younger and as far as I know he didn't openly brag about his 'conquests' (urgh) to his coworkers.

Matt Gaetz is a piece of shit, but Gadd was another kind of depravity altogether.
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jonbob loves you, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 1:58, Share, Reply)

As MAMA CORNETTE Used To Say NSFW

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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Mon 18 Nov 2024, 14:34, Share, Reply)

Slicker than cum off a gold tooth

(Octo I ruin everything., Mon 18 Nov 2024, 16:27, Share, Reply)

Flatter than a plate of piss

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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Mon 18 Nov 2024, 17:19, Share, Reply)

Freaky 60's light bulb

Pretty interesting look at the technology involved in Balafire lamps.
(gijoel, Mon 18 Nov 2024, 9:59, Share, Reply)

Turtle power!

(evening 'My stage name is DJ Teargas', Mon 18 Nov 2024, 17:06, Share, Reply)

The California Nobody Knows 🇺🇸
This was a really quick 70 minutes

(nospoon The Olympigs would have been more entertaining., Mon 18 Nov 2024, 1:23, Share, Reply)

Thank you that was great
Bingeing on his other videos now, he has a good style.
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antmulder Flick your icefloss, Mon 18 Nov 2024, 12:31, Share, Reply)

So this was interesting...

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Prestidigitus will set this 'ere black puddin on you, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 14:06, Share, Reply)

I made a version of Ninestein's game about a year ago...
...directly inspired by this documentary. I whored it on here then, but this seems like a good opportunity to do so again.
Here's the trailer for it, with game links in the description.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 16:22, Share, Reply)

Sweet
Now write the game itself in Javascript and make it run on a pregnancy tester. STAT!
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simbosan Hello you cunt, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 23:38, Share, Reply)

I'll get on that after the graphical calculator port.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 12:01, Share, Reply)

The 8-bit Home Computer game adaptation at the time
Was just a crude implementation of Ninestein's game; nothing to do with the actual action of the series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=diLez1bM3jo
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 12:22, Share, Reply)

I feel that because the game can be implemented like the, appropriately named, 'Tiger' handheld games of the time, there's little excuse for making an 8-bit version that's so horrible.
I guess showing off the fancy 3D wireframe graphics was more the point.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Tue 19 Nov 2024, 12:47, Share, Reply)

They're not even really 3D.
The angle of the view of the buildings is all the same and never changes. A bit silly even that they draw the vertical line at the back that should be hidden on the block object. They do scale up, but they're just flat 2D line patterns. Another game called 'Sky Ranger' managed to do city blocks in full go-anywhere 3D with everything properly clipped so you couldn't see through the buildings.
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 15:17, Share, Reply)

Just watched a bit of 'Sky Ranger' gameplay on the ZX Spectrum and that's some impressive 3D with a decent framerate for the system. Gameplay might have been a bit of an issue though.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 16:20, Share, Reply)

Die, puny human scum!
Gemini tells user to please die.
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 11:35, Share, Reply)

AI shite goes mainstream
We're all fucked

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Fadgebadger (1 like), Sun 17 Nov 2024, 8:23, Share, Reply)

“it’s always the real thing”

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LP, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 9:58, Share, Reply)

They did it last year too though.

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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 11:15, Share, Reply)

41s, don't think the second and third truck logos spell coca cola and the third truck appears to be eating the driver's cab

(Mehitabel_Itrang, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 13:13, Share, Reply)

The first truck at 54s doesn't even appear to have a cab!

(MuckTrumpet is winking furiously, Mon 18 Nov 2024, 8:37, Share, Reply)

That one is not the coke ad
The coke ad has "a more diverse crowd of townspeople" etc and is only 15 seconds long.
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TBL I posted this on, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 13:47, Share, Reply)

When playing spot the AI glitch
the other day, I noticed that whilst the fingers have been fixed (presumably by retouchers), the trucks keep changing design because they can't generate the same one twice.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 23:22, Share, Reply)

The Day The Earth Stood Still
This is on the compulsory curriculum.
Genuine cultural history with Michael Rennie.

(Pompey Monkey, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 22:02, Share, Reply)

one of my favourites
Forbidden Planet is still the greatest ever though.
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simbosan Hello you cunt, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 22:06, Share, Reply)

One of my grandfathers
used to share a flat with Michael Rennie. I hope this trivia impresses you.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 23:06, Share, Reply)

Not as much as your soft skin baby xxx
(Pompey Monkey, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 0:23, Share, Reply)

Does anyone know what this creepy cunt is blithering on about?

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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 16:01, Share, Reply)

Klaatu barada nikto!
A very important film for me...
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 0:02, Share, Reply)

I moved on to The Army of Darkness...
(Pompey Monkey, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 0:25, Share, Reply)

Jet engine from a coke can
The precision measurements and machining is absolutely amazing

(Captain Ignorant what does this button do..., Sat 16 Nov 2024, 4:49, Share, Reply)

Yeah, that’s not at all lethal.

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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 17:49, Share, Reply)

Seemed fake until the end. Looks like any thrust is coming from the pressure from the gas can.
Nothing in that construction would survive longer than a minute of actual use. So much of that stuff is held in place with hot glue, which would all be liquid after about 20 seconds. The solder might last 45 seconds, maybe. The fan blades might hold their shape for a whole minute, maybe, but the can housing everything would be shredded. Best case scenario: it fails without any shrapnel and only burns part your house down.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 19:39, Share, Reply)

Looked liked CA, not hot glue?

Despite all the impressive engineering, I also wondered if it was actually a functional jet engine at the end. In all the wide shots the starter motor is clearly being used, and at the end where the caption says "Self sustaining mode" the framing carefully hides the intake end of the can, so you can't see if it is actually running without the starter, or is just a motorised flamethrower.
(abc, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 19:27, Share, Reply)

Calling it a jet engine is a stretch
More like an electric fan with flames added.
*edit* My bad - I thought they'd built a motor into it - in that case, hats off!
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 19:56, Share, Reply)

I was fully expecting them to switch to a shop bought model jet engine housed in the coke can,
or graphical fakery.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 20:47, Share, Reply)

I don't think there's a shot where you can actually see that the starter motor has been removed.
(abc, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 19:29, Share, Reply)

For those with a head for heights NSFW
I've been watching this guys aid climbing exploits for a while. FFwd to about 34.30 for the loose flake. What remained sounds hollow af. Marked NSFW for the occasional swear.

(Mr_Gubbins Reykjavík comma Iceland full stop, Fri 15 Nov 2024, 21:58, Share, Reply)

I assume you've seen Free Solo. But if you haven't, do.
And preferrably on the biggest screen you can. Absolute mindfuck.
(Huw Edwards #notalljews, Fri 15 Nov 2024, 22:49, Share, Reply)

Yes, but I've only caught it on the small screen. An astounding feat.
(Mr_Gubbins Reykjavík comma Iceland full stop, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 22:16, Share, Reply)

I went to along to see it, but it was a rip-off
the fucking cinema made us pay for our own drinks
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 20 Nov 2024, 5:33, Share, Reply)

Marginally less terrifying than potholing.

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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 0:07, Share, Reply)

At least you die quicker
See John Edward Jones Nutty Putty
(dyllon nice beaver., Sat 16 Nov 2024, 21:06, Share, Reply)

I recently watched the Mythbusters episode with the deep sea diving suit failure.
Skip to the 'good' bit: youtu.be/uhIaIoWt6yc?t=2711
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 21:55, Share, Reply)

Have you seen Mythbusters for the Impatient?
(Thanks for the timestamp, BTW)
Condenses each episode to about 2 or 3 minutes - premise, method, result, minus all the guff.
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Invisible Wizard - 10th Level Nerf-herder, Sat 16 Nov 2024, 23:10, Share, Reply)

Some of us LIKE the guff.

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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 16:02, Share, Reply)

God save me from whooping high fiving Americans

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simbosan Hello you cunt, Sun 17 Nov 2024, 23:32, Share, Reply)

I interviewed the chap who developed the "1 million checkboxes" and "stranger cam" games I made this!
Both featured in the newsletter here before, and I even mentioned b3ta at one time in the interview. He was great to talk to and I love how he's all happy to stay silly. Who's next?

His site: eieio.games/