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Really funny how phones now have automated robot answering machines to answer suspected robot spam calls. No human intervention required. Phones now existing as robot PvP devices completely divorced from benefitting society in any way. It rules.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm also very familiar with the cycle of Richard Burns Rally

5 text boxes arranged in a cycle:
"See people being good at RBR"
"Reinstall RBR and all the mods"
"Hit every tree within 100m of the stage"
"5 stages of grief later, accept you're just not very good at this"
"Uninstall"
Repeat ad infinitum

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I can't stop thinking about that Ace Attorney VR thing. Proper monkey's paw stuff for those of us hoping the series' 25th anniversary would see something announced...

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I feel like a bit of a poser seeing other people's much more informed lists, but fuck it, here's 9 anime I really like. my9animes.com/en

1. Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
3. The Tatami Galaxy (2010)
4. Hyouka (2012)
5. Natsume's Book of Friends (2008)
6. Princess Jellyfish (2012)
7. Welcome to the NHK (2006)
8. Millennium Actress (2001)
9. Whisper of the Heart (1995)

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's just a few years before I got into football, but the attention to detail on this PES 99 mod is amazing and I love it so much. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChVz...

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PES 99 Version 2 0 Trailer | SPL & Nationwide Football League

YouTube video by Trevor Sports

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I love the arcs with Mr Sputter, this feels like something I'm doomed to do someday.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

PandaMonium becoming a Sega Rally sicko isn't the character arc I expected, but I'm glad it's happened.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Feeling cautiously optimistic about these re-releases. The original announcements raised some worries, especially as everything then went silent, but it sounds like they're going about it the right way. GP4 is so good, you don't need to do much to it. store.steampowered.com/news/app/360...

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GCR4 Geoff Crammond - DevLog 1: Graphics, Licensing, Community Vote - Steam News

A modern renderer, an expired license, and eleven teams that need new names. Yours, ideally.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I did an accidental sick drift in the iRacing Suzuka 1000k today. When in Japan...

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A truly wild rebranding effort. Touring cars = stock cars (ie NASCAR) makes sense until you think about it for more than 5 seconds, since it was just TOCA World Touring Cars underneath.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Maybe I'm out of touch but I find these stories hard to take seriously. What's a rogue AI going to do to kill me, make my car crash? My car is so old it barely has a computer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'

It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence.

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Iain Mew @superchartisland.com · 31/08/2026

Over the summer, I've written histories of 13 computer games which reached #1 in the UK charts during 1987: superchartisland.com/timeline/#1987 Here is a thread on what the British public was buying that year, with links

An edited screenshot of Barbarian for the ZX Spectrum. A goblin carries away a headless body.

Barbarian
Palace
1987
Various
Gallup combined #1
W/E 13 June 1987

An edited screenshot of The Last Ninja for the Commodore 64. A ninja stands near a canal with stepping stones.

The Last Ninja
System 3
1987
Commodore 64

Gallup combined #1
W/E 20 June 1987

An edited screenshot of Grand Prix Simulator for Amstrad CPC. A top down view of a twisting racing track, with art of two F1 cars at the top (a McLaren and a Ferrari)

Grand Prix Simulator
Code Masters
1987
Various

#1 in Gallup combined
W/E 03 October 1987

An edited screenshot of Out Run for Atari ST. A red Ferrari drives along a road with water on one side and palm trees on the other, under a blue blue sky.

Out Run
U.S. Gold
1987
Various
#1 combined
W/E 12 Dec 1987

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Wild advert in the paper today. I don't think I'd want a root canal done on holiday personally.

Advert for "Your dental treatment with a holiday in Antalya. We're just 5 minutes from the beach"

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I've long enjoyed that one of the longest-running manga ever made (84 volumes from 1990-2022) is about golf. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaze_no...

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Kaze no Daichi - Wikipedia

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Formula Nippon PS1 game has a similar thing with then-current drivers and team owners appearing to offer... encouragement? The whole game and the manual has one of the worst official translations I've ever seen.

Satoshi Motoyama encourages the player after you win your first season: "Um, doing well. I'm sure you'll do better next season."

This car select screen leaves Mugen untranslated in the car data screen.

Car builders are mistranslated: Lola becomes "Laura" and Reynard becomes "Lanyard"

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I never had a PS1 before anyone says anything, and it's my list so I'll be a Wii apologist if I want to. 10. PSP 9. N64 8. Dreamcast 7. GameCube 6. 3DS 5. Wii 4. Xbox 360 3. Switch 2. DS 1. PS2

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Going to ride the high of getting IDed in my 30s for at least a day or two.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Thoroughly enjoying the 70s-tastic box art of Auto Racing on the Intellivision. I love the mix of cars (the cars in the bottom right look several years apart, and the top left looks like an IndyCar) and the podium scene which I'm sure is based on a photograph but I can't pin it down.

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RaceFans @racefans.net · 18/08/2026

NEW: On This Day: Moore’s fury, two flips and Unser’s last-lap heartbreak at Road America An angry clash, two flips and last-lap drama at Elkhart Lake More:

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On This Day: Moore’s fury, two flips and Unser’s last-lap heartbreak at Road America

An angry clash, two flips and last-lap drama at Elkhart Lake

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The idea of AI “hallucinating” is one I wish I’d had!

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Is this darkness from the eclipse or the growing cloud cover? Who can say?

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

AI Guy Asks AI To Help Him Read Difficult Books

4 panel comic

Panel 1: Orange Guy holds up book and says “I’m gonna read a book”

Panel 2: Orange Guy looks at book cover and says “hmmmmm”

Panel 3: Orange Guy types a query into his phone

Panel 4: Close up on phone screen reveals AI responding with “a chocolate factory is a factory made of chocolate”

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Boozing in the sun, mocking JK Rowling and Joanna Cherry, and generally pissing off all the right people ... I am absolutely loving Nicola Sturgeon's new 'couldn't GAF' mode right now. She lives rent free in the minds of her haters - and she knows it My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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I am so enjoying Sturgeon’s ‘couldn’t GAF’ attitude right now

Those who hate the former First Minister simply cannot stop obsessing about her. She’s playing them like a fiddle and it’s very entertaining to…

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

American race sponsor names have given us some bangers but this one is my new favourite.

Screenshot of a pomo for a race called the Goody's Headache Powders 500

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Aras Pranckevičius @aras-p.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"GPU texture address mode collies" meme continues to be my main achievement in life, I think.

Border collie, Clamp collie, Repeat collie, Mirror collie

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Lucile Danilov @locdandloaded.net · 06/08/2026

You may not like it, but this is what peak localization looks like (Asterix: Mega Madness (PS1, 2001))

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 01,1945

P1- NANCY AND SLUGGO GO INSIDE THE MUSEUM, THERE IS A QUIET SIGN ON THE WALL, AND THEY MEET THE MUSEUM SECURITY GUARD
SECURITY GUARD: I WANT YOU KIDS TO OBEY EVERY SIGN YOU SEE IN THE MUSEUM
P2- NANCY AND SLUGGO SEE A SIGN THAT READS… LOUNGE
P3- THE SECURITY GUARD IS SURPRISED WHEN HE RETURNS AND SEES NANCY AND SLUGGO LAYING ON THE MUSEUM FLOOR PROPPED UP ON THEIR ELBOWS

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Matthew Williams @mattheww1991.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Trying to take a Teams call in the office.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Interesting seeing various takes on this. The 90s are a bit before my time but I was introduced to Dragon Ball by a half-Japanese friend in the early 00s and anime/manga still felt very niche in the UK, with the exception of Pokemon. Though on the flip side I don't remember much moral panic either.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In the back of the F-Zero GX manual: is this the most obscure/pointless force feedback wheel ever created?

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

When you manage to break out of the doomscrolling mindset (highly recommended).

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shmuplations.com @shmuplations.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Today we have something special: a newly translated interview from July 1996 between Shigeru Miyamoto and Kenji Eno! Conducted just weeks after the launch of Mario 64, Eno takes Miyamoto to task (in a friendly way) with several fascinating critiques of its design. shmuplations.com/miyamotoxeno/

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Shigeru Miyamoto x Kenji Eno (1996) - shmuplations.com

In July 1996, Kenji Eno visited Nintendo HQ to speak with Shigeru Miyamoto as the first of his "cross-talk" series.

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Bowl of Lentils @bowloflentils.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Absolutely love these photos of early game developers just chilling in their homes/offices.

Koichi Nakamura, creator of Door Door and founder of Chunsoft.

Makoto Ichinoseki (left), creator of Fruit Panic.

Kazuro Morita, creator of Moritan no Battle Field.

Akira Takiguchi (creator Olion) and his friend Masakuni Mihashi.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Well this is an instant bookmark

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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Losing my mind at this Murder, She Wrote promo

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ً @zan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

dreamcast forever 🌀

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Samuel Roberts @samuelwroberts.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Satire truly can't keep up with 'you need to pay a subscription fee for your pervert glasses'.

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I think this about wraps it up for the PlayStation. The only reason I bought into its ecosystem was physical discs, and with that gone, why not just buy things on Steam?

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Deutsche mannschaft? More like Deutche Bahnshaft. #WorldCup

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Damien McFerran @damienmcferran.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

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Wes Fenlon @wes.readonlymemo.com · 28/06/2026

Remember the internet before Google, before algorithmic feeds, before monolithic social media corralled us onto the same handful of apps? When small, *personal websites* and webrings linking them together reigned supreme? Time to bring it back.

readonlymemo.com

Introducing Warp Point, a Web 1.0 gaming blog directory built for 2026

It's a webring! And a website!

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Edinburgh councillors have voted to condemn guidance from the EHRC as 'discriminatory against trans people' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @joshpizpom.bsky.social

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A damning review of Toy Story 5 if you need 8 pints to get through a <2 hour film. They're even denying themselves the low-key thrill of subtly opening cans during a film.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Starting to think that nudists might have the right idea in this weather.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I make that 6/16 races from 2003 getting the extended highlights treatment (Australia, Brazil, Britain, USA, Japan and now Austria). What a season! Also feast your eyes on F1 not enforcing track limits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoXb...

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Extended Highlights | 2003 Austrian Grand Prix

YouTube video by FORMULA 1

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Exponential weight taxes on cars to price big 4x4s out of contention (exceptions for people who genuinely need 4WD cars, who probably drive old Land Rovers that aren't very heavy anyway). My Vauxhall Corsa can drive up a rutted gravel road in a pinch, you don't need a 4x4 for the school run.

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Campbell @campbell64.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

British politics is screwed up in many ways, but the fact that a by-election winner can be flanked by a man with a bin on his head and a person dressed as a fox is a beautiful thing.

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 18/06/2026

Accurate.

Screenshot of a social media post by Angus McIntyre (@angusm@mastodon.social). The post humorously claims that the UK government's plan to teach 10 million British children how to use VPNs could become one of the largest IT education projects ever. It jokes that experts support the scheme because peer education and incentives will help it succeed, and includes a mock quote saying that, with the rise of autocratic governments worldwide, VPN literacy is more important than ever and that the project comes at the right time. The humour derives from the implication that government internet restrictions would encourage widespread VPN use among young people.

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