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 :)" If you want to leave a comment - stick it on the thread.
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 927, out now
"ASCII NEWSLETTER FLASHES SIDE-BOOB AND REVEALS PERKY URLS"
This Week:
* QUEEN RESPECTS - how your fave brands paid them
* JUST OUT OF SHOT - image challenge
* SHANNON MATTHEWS THE MUSICAL - on your telly
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 926, out now
"THE SEMI-OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE URL FANCLUB"
This Week:
* ADRIAN CHILES - fake column machine
* CHALLENGE RESULTS - opposite games
* FESSHOLE LIVE - coming to LONDON in December
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 925, out now
"YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO DOG SHIT MONTHLY HAS EXPIRED"
This Week:
* FANTASY WILBURY GENERATOR - One for each year
* A DEAL NOT TO BE MISSED - Mediaeval weaponry
* 14 SECONDS OF SPARKY GOLD - Just watch it
found by rob

B3ta issue 924, out now
"MAKE YOUR OWN 'I'M A B3TA NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER' BADGE AND PIN IT ON YOUR C***S"
This Week:
* RUN OUT OF EUPHEMISMS? - Have we got the thing for you
* BOVRIL AD - Important information for hot meat drink fans
* LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY - Podcast recommendation
found by rob

B3ta newsletter, 923 out now
"EAT FOOD AND 3D PRINT SCULPTURES WITH YOUR BOTTOM"
This Week:
* CHALLENGE - Right actor, wrong film results
* THREADS - Happy 40th bday to nuclear piss dread
* JOHN HIGGS - Doctor Who book to pre-order
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 922, out now
"DON'T READ NEWSLETTER BEFORE SWIMMING, ALLOW ONE HOUR TO DIGEST URLS"
This Week:
* CATS - Finally in a database, spreadsheet next
* IMAGE CHALLENGE - Right actor, wrong film
* LITTLE FLUFFY CLOUDS - the other voice mystery
found by rob

Is is ok to post AI images on the board? - That shit is too low effort for even us. We're not saying you can't ever get some AI help around the edges, but if your work is just typing something into an AI gen and posting it, then no thank you.
found by God

B3ta newsletter 921, out now
"COOL PEOPLE READ ASCII NEWSLETTERS, YOU'RE A COOL PERSON"
This Week:
* WEB MYSTERY SOLVED - but should it have been?
* BRIT-POP CHALLENGE - full VOX magazine results
* FESSHOLE - London Xmas-ish show announced
found by rob

TELL US ABOUT YOUR STUFF - you might think the b3ta newsletter is some sort of magic thing that just happens, but it's not, it's written by your editor Rob and it depends on you submitting things. If you make something, tell us, if you have news about a thing you previously made, tell us. Use the form - we've read eveerything typed into it for 20+ years. MAIL US.
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 920, out now
"THE NEWSLETTER THAT DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT IF YOU READ IT"
This Week:
* SHED OF THE YEAR - Winners announced
* PONG VIDEO - actually you'll want to see this
* MONKEY ISLAND - John Higgs talks about it
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 919, out now
"THE NEWSLETTER THAT STILL POSTS 20+ YEARS AFTER IT STARTED SIMPLY OUT OF SPITE"
This Week:
* FIVE STAR MUSIC REVIEWS - can you spot them?
* FLICKING VS AT YOUR OWN WEBCAM - fun for all
* BUY YOUR OWN ZX SPECTRUM - in 2024, oh yes
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 918, out now
"THE NEWSLETTER THAT DEMANDS FREE TUSKS ON THE NHS"
This Week:
* 3D GOLF - now actually in three dimension
* IMAGE CHALLENGE - celebrate the movie 'Alien'
* FESSHOLE LIVE - Preston & Wolverhampton announced
found by rob

B3ta newsletter issue 917, out now
"THE NEWSLETTER THAT RIOTS EVERY WEEK, FOR THE RETURN OF CEEFAX"
This Week:
* IMAGE CHALLENGE - films for dogs
* FESSHOLE PODCAST - our 'panel show' episode
* CAT "LOAFS" - have YOURS ranked
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 916, out now
"If you wanna eat my liver, you gotta get with my friends"
This Week:
* WEEBL - Yes 20 years on & we're still linking him up
* GRANS - And why you shouldn't kill them
* (MAYBE) PRESIDENT OF THE USA - holds your vinyl
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 915, out now
"THIS NEWSLETTER IS NOW A MEL C OF THE SPICE GIRLS STAN NEWSLETTER - DEAL WITH IT"
This Week:
* QUIZ - How British Are Your Teeth
* FESSHOLE interviews Priest about confession
* VOTE for the best 'tiny' website
found by rob

Comparing notes with a priest about confession - we haven't stuck links to every episode of the Fesshole podcast in this front page blog but thought we'd draw your attention to this one as it came out quite thoughtful, and possibly not what you'd expect from a podcast spun out of the most horrible confessions we could find to publish.
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 914, out now
"WHAT'S THE NAME OF DURAN DURAN'S NEW ALBUMEN? THIS IS PLANET OEUF"
This Week:
* TAYLOR SWIFT's fav Kentish Town hardware shop
* HOW TO UNDERSTAND COMEDY NONSENSE - a guide
* BID ON EBAY - for 'Fesshole the podcast'
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 913, out now
"THE NEWSLETTER THAT'S OUTLASTED SEVEN PRIME MINISTERS"
This Week:
* SHEDS - time to vote for the shed of the year
* COIN TOSSING - finally the 'world cup' edition
* HELLMOUTHS - and how to find them in the UK
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 912, out now
"If you sprechen sie Deutsch I feel bad for you son, I've got neunundneunzig problems but luftballons ain't one"
This Week:
* MORE ELECTION SPECIAL - final newsletter before vote
* DUCKING HELL - we sold an "ad"
* FESSHOLE PODCASTS - let's talk to contributors
found by rob

EPISODE 4 OF FESSHOLE THE PODCAST - is the one where we talk to the confessors directly. You do want to meet the kind of people who wank into kitchen bins don't you?
found by rob

NEWSLETTER SPONSORSHIP - Every-so-often we manage to get a newsletter sponsor and it surprises us to be honest - anyway, this week it's a web browser run by people who used to be part of Opera and they want to say to you, "Fancy a browser for power users, run by Nordics, not Big Tech? With built-in ad blocking, and a built-in mail client so you can read all your b3ta back issues offline? OF COURSE YOU FLIPPING DO! Try Vivaldi" Should this be your thing then check it out.
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 911 out now
"NO DURAN DURAN, 9/11 IS NOT A JOKE, THANK YOU"
This Week:
* ACCIDENTAL ELECTION SPECIAL - we're sorry
* WEEBL RETURNS - and makes us hungry for war
* "WEBSITE" - Stop or my mom will shoot
found by rob

Episode two of fesshole the podcast is your editor interviewing Philippa Perry - do subscribe and tell two people you know to give it a listen because if Rob has a hobby it keeps him away from school gates.
found by God

B3ta newsletter 910, out now
"IF YOU SCRIBBLE OUT 'TORY SCUMBAGS' AND WRITE 'B3TA' ON YOUR BALLOT THIS NEWSLETTER COULD BE PRIME MINISTER BY JULY"
This Week:
* POSTER - Tory wipe out? Cross them off XXX
* FESSHOLE - Podcast actually launched, finally
* PAUL MCCARTNEY - nananannannananana forever
found by rob

FESSHOLE: THE PODCAST (PILOT EPISODE) - right the newsletter made by the original B3ta newsletter team (when it was good) of Rob & Dave is here. If you hate it you're probably right but that's not going to stop us from making at least ten episodes and making sure you at least know it's happening, before wandering off and going "I preferred b3ta when it was all swearing keyboards and flash videos." Well Steve Jobs killed flash ok? The dead fucker.
found by rob

FESSHOLE PODCAST: TRAILER TWO - ok done a serious sensible trailer that explains what the show is, instead of the purely pissing around last one, and it contains some short clips so you can see we're actually doing this and haven't just made it up to try and chart in the UK podcast charts with a podcast that doesn't exist (like we did with the first trailer, straight in at no 46 like a Kagagoogoo single after the bloke with bog brush hair left)
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 908, out now
"HOW MANY B3TA NEWSLETTERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB? WELL IT'S CLEARLY MORE THAN 908"
This Week:
* ITV GETS IT WRONG - and now it's war
* FESSHOLE PODCAST - The pre-trailer trailer
* 'THE BACKROOOMS' - creepy meme, finally found
found by rob

NEWSLETTER SPONSORSHIP - It's a fucking miracle but occasionally the B3ta newsletter gets a sponsor and they want us to say "Ever wanted to fly your own starship? See what the first crews have been saying about Bridge Command – now booking to September". BOOK NOW
found by rob

B3ta newsletter 907, out now
"THIS NEWSLETTER CHALLENGE SUNAK TO A LIVE PHOTOSHOPPING CONTEST OR IS HE CHICKEN?"
This Week:
* FROGGER - as you've never frogged before
* CHALLENGE - British remake results
* TOOL - How to make links less readable
found by rob