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This is a link post Goodbye Legless
Sorry to share this news - from the email: "Hi B3ta. Bit of sad news, Joe Thompson aka Legless passed away last week. Thought you might want to post something, better coming from you instead of some random lurker. The funeral will be webcast. Whack it in /links for a suitably tasteless send off :)" The team at B3ta send their respects to Mrs Legless and their daughter.
 (I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 10:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post Ah sorry to hear that

(I helped save b3ta! garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 11:50, , Reply)
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 (I helped save b3ta! Cheers Cheers, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 12:07, , Reply)
This is a normal post RIP Legless

(Mehitabel_Itrang, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 12:26, , Reply)
This is a normal post Devastated.
Post B3ta he contacted me via Twitter (Fesshole) when he found out I was ill. We kept in contact right up until this March when we were both on the mend. His last message to me was more concerned about me than himself. He was a great on B3ta, and on Facebook but most of all as a family man, as a mate and as a bloke in general. He will be greatly missed.

Cheers Joe.
 (I helped save b3ta! Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Mon 28 Oct 2024, 12:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post Oh no.
Sifting through the week's answers was a lovely job mostly, but it was always a joy when you saw a reply from Legless as you knew it would be awesome. Sure, it'd take a while to edit it down to size for the newsletter, but that was the fun part.

I will miss his humour and life experience and his inevitable sign-off.

He will forever remain,
Legless
 (I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 13:07, , Reply)
This is a normal post RIP Joe/Legless
always loved his QOTW replies. Much love to Mrs Legless and their daughter.
 (dominocat opinions only valid until, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 13:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm soŕy to hear this.
Rest in peace and God bless you.
 (Fantasma:, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 13:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post Dusting off the cobwebs to say how sorry I was to hear about this
RIP Legless the Legend
 (I helped save b3ta! rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 14:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post =(

(I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger (1 like), Mon 28 Oct 2024, 14:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post RIP Legless
:(
 (tomsk, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 14:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post RIP Legless

(I helped save b3ta! $$ ✅, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 15:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post Sad news
A chance meeting in a pub, probably almost 20 years ago now, led to many amiable weekends in his company until he emigrated to Oz.

RIP Joe. Another good one gone.
 (I helped save b3ta! Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 28 Oct 2024, 15:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post Awww, bugger.
Sad to hear this, I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but his posts were always a joy to read.

My condolences to his family.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 16:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post sorry to hear that
maybe they'll give him legs in heaven
 (I helped save b3ta! MiseryCunt S P E L L C A S T I N G... B O U..., Mon 28 Oct 2024, 16:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post RIP old chap
A man of a thousand fabulous tales. And a fun person to work with on projects. And always oddly powerful. Rest easy, much respect.
 (I helped save b3ta! cr3, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 17:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post Absolutely
I was part of Clinman for a while. That bloke was absolutely entertainining to work with for sure.
Just don't start drinking with him...
 (pizzaforcat ate some cement and HARDENED the FUCK UP on, Tue 29 Oct 2024, 0:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post He aint heavy
I'm Joe's brother, I was devasted to learn that he'd collapsed at home last Wednesday, and couldn't be resuscitated. Both of us have had our struggles with cancer, we used to text and Whatsapp just about every day. We used to sign off our long meandering Whatsapp messages with the tag line 'Not Dead Yet', And now, it's all change.
RIP Joe, you were more than a brother, you were my friend..
 (Conundrum, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 18:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post Sincere and heartfelt condolences to you.

Huge hug
 (Fantasma:, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 19:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post Sorry
My sister is in the same boat
 (I helped save b3ta! An Egg ,D, Tue 29 Oct 2024, 1:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post Big hugs to all who knew him...

(I helped save b3ta! Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 21:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post RIP, friend.
I will always regret that we never met. I wanted very much to buy him pints and swap stories that we dared not post.

Rest easy, Joe. You earned it.
 (I helped save b3ta! The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 28 Oct 2024, 21:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post Very sad to hear.

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Mon 28 Oct 2024, 23:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post 'dofs hat
cheerio fella - see you on the other side.
 (I helped save b3ta! TBL I posted this on, Tue 29 Oct 2024, 6:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post sad news
i remember a few of his qotws, reckon he had a bit of fun in his salad days. Hope his family are bearing up ok, but if they're not that's part of it. Death sucks. Hope his daughter goes on to good things, but keeps that irreverent spark of her dad that we got to see
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 29 Oct 2024, 9:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post A big loss from the good old days of the internet
That's sad news, his stories were the stuff of legend.
 (badgermonkey007, Tue 29 Oct 2024, 10:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post Legend, definitely.

(queef richard's The O.G. Q.R., Tue 29 Oct 2024, 11:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post Leglessless

(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Tue 29 Oct 2024, 12:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post RIP to the greatest raconteur among us

(I helped save b3ta! .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Tue 29 Oct 2024, 12:51, , Reply)
This is a normal post Alright yetso, long time no see

(queef richard's The O.G. Q.R., Tue 29 Oct 2024, 15:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post RIP

(I helped save b3ta! Sgt. Welt, Tue 29 Oct 2024, 23:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well. Damn. :(

(IChewCandlewax, Wed 30 Oct 2024, 1:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post
RIP
 (Beadlesdiddyhand, Wed 30 Oct 2024, 6:26, , Reply)
This is a normal post Ah, sadness. :-(
An amusing bloke, no doubt. Condolences to his family. Thanks for the laughs, Legless.
 (I helped save b3ta! Smiley_Neil filling the interweb with crap, Thu 31 Oct 2024, 9:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post :-(
It really sucks we are losing folk that are way, way too young for it. Loved his stories and more than once got bollocked at work for laughing out loud at his posts.
 (I helped save b3ta! dan j the filthy bastard, Thu 31 Oct 2024, 15:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post Simply……. Cheers
This prompted me to log back in after nearly a decade away.

Very sad news.

QOTW was always a cracker when he was letting things rip on all cylinders.

Back in 2010 I asked him for career advice. Helped me immensely.

Cheers
 (CaptainCuntyBollocks the man who can with a frying pan full of lamb, Thu 31 Oct 2024, 20:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post Thanks mate. Sleep well.

(I helped save b3ta! The Twisted Omentum vidi vici veni, Thu 31 Oct 2024, 21:15, , Reply)
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I have to admit, I didn’t always enjoy his stories - but he was definitely a huge part of my internet experience back in the day. Reading back through the QOTW archive recently and lots of tall tales from the man himself. Terrible way to go, too. RIP, Joe.
 (I helped save b3ta! CaptainCrackerjack live trout, slow motion, Fri 1 Nov 2024, 23:26, , Reply)
This is a normal post Forever Legless
Such wit, such verve, such a loss
 (I helped save b3ta! doctordoctor I feel like a pair of curtains, Sat 2 Nov 2024, 1:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post this made me sad
I've reactivated my old account just to come on here and say I always enjoyed Legless' posts and our occasional chats, sad he's gone.

Cheers Joe.
 (Soapy_Norris, Sat 2 Nov 2024, 14:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post RIP

(I helped save b3ta! willenium Fist bump for verification, Sat 2 Nov 2024, 20:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post Cheers Legless
RIP
 (I helped save b3ta! The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 3 Nov 2024, 10:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post Shit.
Just, shit. Condolences to Mrs Legless and daughter.
 (I helped save b3ta! Sweeplovesfisting Take all your footballs home and burst them., Sun 3 Nov 2024, 16:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post Ah bugger
But I guess from the little fragment we got to see here, he lived a life.

Cheers
 (I helped save b3ta! jagwap, Thu 7 Nov 2024, 19:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post Safe journey, Legless
Best to the Legless family.
 (Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 8 Nov 2024, 17:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post What horrible news.
I'm sorry to hear this. I still remember Legless, a legend on b3ta.

Sincere condolences to his family.
 (hangableautobulb is an anagram of the best album ever, on, Fri 22 Nov 2024, 20:52, , Reply)
This is a link post The chap at Arnhem with an umbrella...

(PhosphorBurnedEyes Swastika Shop opening here soon, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 15:41, , Reply)
This is a normal post Call him Allison and he's going to have to be tough and eccentric
Even worse than Sue
 (dyllon nice beaver., Sun 27 Oct 2024, 17:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post Wiki has this very English battle report,
"Digby was later injured by shrapnel, which also cut open the rear of his trousers, but continued to fight until A Company had run out of ammunition."
Ripped trews, how embarrassing.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 29 Oct 2024, 0:14, , Reply)
This is a link post (Your) mother goose

(annexia, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 8:15, , Reply)
This is a link post "Where is my book...?"
Black Francis reads a spooky bedtime story...

(Probably geoblocked if you're not in the UK...)
 (I helped save b3ta! Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 2:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post
A couple read by Dave Grohl...
 (I helped save b3ta! Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 0:32, , Reply)
This is a link post Yur Mum you say?

(I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger (1 like), Sat 26 Oct 2024, 22:57, , Reply)
This is a link post It's a sign of the apocalypse! It's fucking Binky!

(I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sat 26 Oct 2024, 20:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post You beat me to it....
I are happy now.
 (I helped save b3ta! TBL I posted this on, Sat 26 Oct 2024, 20:27, , Reply)
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Solving a lighting problem by inventing a whole electric board printing technique is frankly jaw-dropping. Kind of explains the enormous gap between episodes.

Nice cameo from SuperfastMatt in there too.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sat 26 Oct 2024, 22:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post they could just send the layout to 100 companies
and have the board made cheap as chips. Astonishingly dim of them. And no, this was not compelling content. Primitive Technology if all he did was carry water and cut down trees with unsuitable tools
 (I helped save b3ta! The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 0:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Well if all you know is hammers and angle grinders I guess you end up going down some odd paths to solve it. You don't know what you don't know.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 7:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm a fan of the channel and I have to agree, it was a pointless exercise
They seem to know about breadboards and routing software, so it is a small step to having the design laid out by software as well. Using solder as the tracks is daft too, the tracks peel off too easily and would melt if a component failed thermally. And not to be too much of a dick about it, but the first trip out they do the vibration will make most of it fall apart.

They obviously knew enough to assemble a solder printing rig, which seems to me a lot harder than designing a circuit board. I was just left thinking "why?" rather than thinking it was cool. Wasting effort reinventing the wheel rather than doing something else useful.

I guess it was an amusing excursion for them, but to me it seemed like an opportunity to ask for some help from a electronics designer.
 (plankton, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 8:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post You must be extra happy now!

(I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 0:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post I are indeed
I am also on fire
 (I helped save b3ta! TBL I posted this on, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 0:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post I wonder how many Binky subscribers have passed away?

(Huw Edwards #notalljews, Sat 26 Oct 2024, 21:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post Stopped caring.
Put it together and drive it.
 (I helped save b3ta! My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 1:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post this
perfect is the enemy of good
 (I helped save b3ta! custard, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 17:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post I have serious concerns about this plan
In terms of prototyping a PCB layout and bench-testing it, it makes some sense. It can’t be the easiest method to achieve that but that’s the Binky way.

Actually putting this into the car, and expecting it to survive in a vibrating and moving environment, is asking for one or more of those tracks to pop off the backboard and short-circuit something expensive.

I hope they’re making plenty of spares.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 9:57, , Reply)
This is a link post Wet Leg's Ur Mum
Reminded by Your Mum link below
(I helped save b3ta! Invisible Wizard - 10th Level Nerf-herder, Sat 26 Oct 2024, 8:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post maybe it's the beer talking, but I liked it

(I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Sat 26 Oct 2024, 11:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post i love ket meg

(I helped save b3ta! MiseryCunt S P E L L C A S T I N G... B O U..., Sat 26 Oct 2024, 21:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post I do not know what this means

(I helped save b3ta! Invisible Wizard - 10th Level Nerf-herder, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 6:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's the next Jason Statham movie

(I helped save b3ta! unclepills, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 8:41, , Reply)
This is a link post Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works II "Listening Event" // Tate Modern, 25 October 2024
People complain if you don't write a description.
(I helped save b3ta! brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 20:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Descriptions are for cocks.
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 20:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post
"Small but perfectly formed"
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeybananaraffle, Sat 26 Oct 2024, 16:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post
bleep.com/aphex-twin-SAWii-ROTM#module-87986

For me, this record is inextricably linked with playing Frontier: Elite II on my Atari ST...
 (I helped save b3ta! Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 19:58, , Reply)
This is a link post your mum

(ozof, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 11:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post I liked that
So I have clicked ignore I like this.
 (I helped save b3ta! Invisible Wizard - 10th Level Nerf-herder, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 16:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post Excellent!

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 25 Oct 2024, 19:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post My mum is 6000 miles away
The washing takes time.
 (I helped save b3ta! An Egg ,D, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 23:07, , Reply)
This is a normal post my wife does the washing
She's a mum
 (I helped save b3ta! simbosan Hello you cunt, Sat 26 Oct 2024, 0:07, , Reply)
This is a normal post That was way better than the preview promised
Glad I clicked after all. Ta. ozof.
 (I helped save b3ta! unclepills, Mon 28 Oct 2024, 7:40, , Reply)
This is a link post 3 adults vs 100 kids at football

(razzle, Thu 24 Oct 2024, 20:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post needs more Bojo

(I helped save b3ta! simbosan Hello you cunt, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 5:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post You might be the first person to say that

(I helped save b3ta! brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 17:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post Nobody needs that.

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 25 Oct 2024, 19:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post Now do rugby.

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 25 Oct 2024, 19:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post 3
It's the magic number
 (I helped save b3ta! An Egg ,D, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 23:10, , Reply)
This is a link post when animals take sides

(razzle, Thu 24 Oct 2024, 20:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post “I want a new cat!”

(I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Thu 24 Oct 2024, 21:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post Floof attack!

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 25 Oct 2024, 3:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm with the cat on this one
Fkn drama queen
 (I helped save b3ta! simbosan Hello you cunt, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 9:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post CAC

(I helped save b3ta! Varmint, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 12:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post Maybe next time you’ll watch where you’re treading you whiny little shit.

(I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 14:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post Probably best if it was euthanized
- and get some Dreamies for the cat.
 (I helped save b3ta! Invisible Wizard - 10th Level Nerf-herder, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 14:51, , Reply)
This is a normal post Just say it was a late abortion.

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 25 Oct 2024, 19:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm with the dog.
The other two; let them die.
 (I helped save b3ta! unclepills, Sun 27 Oct 2024, 8:42, , Reply)
This is a link post Toxic Avenger
Seems like someone has posted the full movie to good old youtube. So, if you, like me, hadn't seen it, now might be the time.

The portrayal of blindness in this movie should have received an oscar.
(Octo I ruin everything., Thu 24 Oct 2024, 14:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post Robert Downey biopic?

(I helped save b3ta! simbosan Hello you cunt, Thu 24 Oct 2024, 17:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post That's more 80s than the 80s

(I helped save b3ta! Sn0tters 🇯🇴🇧🇧🇮🇪, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 13:21, , Reply)
This is a link post New Wallace and Gromit
Vengeance most fowl.
 (gijoel, Thu 24 Oct 2024, 1:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post I do think that the baddie looks like Kier Starmer

(I helped save b3ta! garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Thu 24 Oct 2024, 14:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's the beady little eyes.

(Huw Edwards #notalljews, Thu 24 Oct 2024, 15:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post And inability to define "working people"

(I helped save b3ta! unclepills, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 18:14, , Reply)
This is a link post A triple-bill of Mike Jittlov short films
All his work is amazing. Shame there's not more of it.

And what a website.
(I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Wed 23 Oct 2024, 11:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post I've clicked 'I like this'
But in actuality I fucking loved it. Thanks!
 (SimianKid internet faffer, Wed 23 Oct 2024, 14:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post The Wizard of Speed and Time is a stone cold classic
bloody love it
 (sticklebricks it's you daddy!, Wed 23 Oct 2024, 15:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post I always thought it was technically brilliant
but I don't actually enjoy watching it that much for some reason. I have no idea why.
 (tacpprm has a mmrpcat, Wed 23 Oct 2024, 16:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post Clever and silly

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Wed 23 Oct 2024, 21:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Got that on VHS somewhere.
 (MC Chicken Sandwich Me gusta ver la pornografía de los milfs., Thu 24 Oct 2024, 12:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post Genious stuff

(I helped save b3ta! Hummel Who died and made you....oh wait...., Sat 26 Oct 2024, 14:57, , Reply)
This is a link post せいぜい残り少ない命を、大切にしたまえ・・・
Eighteen years.
(SockCooker ПТН ПНХ, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 22:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post More like 23
www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/11940
 (Pie of Meat ___°¬¯O¯____\o/_____/\_,____Y¯¯Y, Thu 24 Oct 2024, 1:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post good lad

(I helped save b3ta! MiseryCunt S P E L L C A S T I N G... B O U..., Sat 26 Oct 2024, 21:04, , Reply)
This is a link post Maybe AI isn’t what we should be worried about

(I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 22:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post Ukrainians will weaponise this in 2025.

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 22 Oct 2024, 22:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post I reckon if you could interface a drone with an angry wasp brain
those things are evil terminators
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 23 Oct 2024, 2:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hornets, carrying tiny grenades.

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Wed 23 Oct 2024, 21:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post Shit! That's almost half past eight!
I'd better get the dinner on.
 (I helped save b3ta! Invisible Wizard - 10th Level Nerf-herder, Wed 23 Oct 2024, 16:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post "devised a 3D simulation"
so yeah. Not #skynet yet

But just in case, I bow down to our new lords....
 (I helped save b3ta! TBL I posted this on, Wed 23 Oct 2024, 0:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post it's still early days, sure
and basic stimuli response, but it is brain cells reacting and responding even if they're making it look more sophisticated with their virtual butterfly
unlike processors, every cell has code that will allow it to self-organise in very complex ways, and rather than binary gates, each neuron has 7000 synaptic connections. That's a lot of computing power for very little energy, so being able to interact with lab grown neurons via a programmable interface seems a bit of a milestone
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 23 Oct 2024, 2:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post so maybe a bit like that 2013 French film LUCY
That strangely enough I watched again last night.
 (I helped save b3ta! TBL I posted this on, Wed 23 Oct 2024, 13:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post You voluntarily watch that twice?
Strange indeed.
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 20:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post Roll on Murderbots.
Though I still say slaughterbot sounds better.
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Fri 25 Oct 2024, 20:56, , Reply)
This is a link post More bad design
From my current favourite smut purveyor.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 22 Oct 2024, 17:58, , Reply)
This is a link post Her Majesty the Queen memorial homepages I made this!
I finally built a website I've been meaning to build for a couple of years. When her maj passed away you may recall that brands across the internet collectively went bananas with respectful black homepages.

I've lovingly displayed 70 of my favourites examples (one for every year of her reign) on a website. I hope you enjoy!
 (Zef Cherry-Kynaston, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 8:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hello you cunt

(I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger (1 like), Tue 22 Oct 2024, 9:25, , Reply)
This is a normal post \o/

(I helped save b3ta! Varmint, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 10:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post hiya, saw this on the new twitter earlier
can I ask how you found b3ta? and why you joined? This place has been dead on its arse for some time now so I'm curious about where new members come from
 (sticklebricks it's you daddy!, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 11:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post The newsletter gets you decent traffic
and popular things on /links get shared by b3ta's socials.

It makes sense for people to post fun projects here, as it means you don't have to get into the social media churn to give your project a chance.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 13:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post absolutely, I love b3ta and the extended community it has created
but all those things come from knowing it exists
I thought this was a brand new user, so was curious where they came from to get here
as it turns out, they're a new account for an old user
 (sticklebricks it's you daddy!, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 14:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post Do you tho

(queef richard's The O.G. Q.R., Wed 23 Oct 2024, 15:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post ugh

(sticklebricks it's you daddy!, Wed 23 Oct 2024, 19:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post I love b3ta
I still attribute b3ta to getting me my first job. My portfolio ended up on the newsletter and it kicked off a tonne of engagement, ultimately getting my first job as a graduate. For that reason I guess I still think about b3ta whenever I am releasing something new into the digital world.
 (Zef Cherry-Kynaston, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 14:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post aha ok, you're an old user with a new account
welcome back :)
 (sticklebricks it's you daddy!, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 14:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post Nice
*joins a long queue*
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 12:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hahaha, Hovis.
The Queen. She's brown bread.
 (Hemipygous, Thu 24 Oct 2024, 16:48, , Reply)
This is a link post Why the internet sucks now NSFW
Not sure if any of you are aware of this guy but he does videos analysing the economy, politics, etc. Here he's looking at how the internet used to be better and I have to agree.
(I helped save b3ta! Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Mon 21 Oct 2024, 23:40, , Reply)
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I agree with every point he made there, and then some. Google don't just own search, they own the actual browser you use to search on. Google has changed how extensions work within Chrome which has made it much harder for ad blockers to work properly. These changes get folded into Chromium, so that means Edge, Opera and Brave get enshittified as well.

He also touched on how AI is ruining image searching. Well, it's doing the same for basic search as well. Why pay a sweatshop in Asia to churn out your spam pages when you can train a computer to do it instead? The problem is this absolute shite is pumped out onto the internet, which is being used to train the next generations of AI. Garbage in, Garbage out in an exponential feedback loop, all the while poisoning the well of the greatest information source the world has ever known.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 8:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post That sounds like an accurate summary
A couple of days ago I searched for ways of removing a scratch on toughened glass, and the first AI suggestion was "Apply soapy water, leave for 15 minutes and dry with a cloth".
As for the state of UIs, Gmail has one of the worst UIs I've ever used - functionality scattered all over the screen, hidden subject lines, hard to tell what you're actually replying to etc.
Even though I've been hooked on tech for decades, I sometimes find myself thinking I'm glad I won't have to deal with the impending mess that's going to affect so many jobs in one way or another.
 (I helped save b3ta! tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 10:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post Unfortunately, it looks like he's part of the problem
as this video is very similar to one posted 9 days ago:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSGVk2KVokQ
 (I helped save b3ta! $$ ✅, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 10:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post I guess this one is an expansion of that

Incorporating Google search, Chrome, Amazon, etc.
 (I helped save b3ta! Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 11:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post Sad but true. The youtube app is just the same now.
As you scroll down one in four or five items on the list is a “sponsored video”, i.e. an advert. That’s on top of the actual adverts there are described as such. They range from get rich quick scams to pseudo-religious “manifesting success” bollocks to mail order Ukrainian brides. That’s to say nothing of the recent ads I’ve seen espousing hydrogen peroxide boner pills (yes, really), using language that would raise eyebrows at OFCOM, much less the ASA.

You can report them all you want; Google long ago dropped “Do No Evil” in favour of “Do Fuck All”. I might as well write to my MP for all the good it will do. In fact I think I will, because as winter sets in I just know there will be more of those ads for Chinese death trap plug-in heaters and instructions on how you can heat a room with a tea light and two plant pots (I’m serious, those exist) and sooner or later this shite will end up with someone burning their fucking house down.
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 14:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post Interesting discussion, I've not watched the video
because he proudly proclaims his channel is "all about managing money, financial products and making money online."
 (I helped save b3ta! brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 15:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post I don't understand why that has stopped you from watching

The guy knows his stuff. He's not trying to sell you anything, merely highlight malpractice of financial and government institutions.
 (I helped save b3ta! Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 16:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post “Making money online” might have put me off if I’d seen it first.
People who promise that are often scam artists and people who actually do it are often influencers; both groups are parasites that the world would be well rid of.
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 16:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post ^ This.
The brothers Tate, Paul and Crypto spring to mind.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 16:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post He is certainly trying to sell you something.
All of these angry men shouting in cars or CG spaces are trying to sell you something.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 16:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post Indeed - one need only read the description to find...
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The Art And Science Of Investing In Stocks
 (I helped save b3ta! Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 17:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post The late Charlie Munger (an actual billionaire) had a lot to say on the subject.
Here’s a short version: youtu.be/QWhGHxrK9w8
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Tue 22 Oct 2024, 17:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post Does he spend the short version telling you how much better the long version is?
(For which you have to pay)
 (dyllon nice beaver., Tue 22 Oct 2024, 18:28, , Reply)

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