Reposted by Rico MonkeonMartin Faulkner @faulknmd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026That's terrific. And led me down a Discogs rabbithole, where I discovered that *this* was the artwork chosen for the Portuguese release... 1295
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 01/10/2026AI allows them to LARP at what they think being an artist is. They see people getting praise and want that without the effort. They don't seem to realise that most of the pleasure is in the actual making, and that launching is stressful and praise not guaranteed. 140
Reposted by Rico MonkeonMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23/09/2026That's just fraud, my dude. Even if you use an AI agent. It's just fucking fraud. 1464401515
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 22/09/2026"After six or eight years of chastity something's got to give, and when a chap ejaculates eight years' worth of the goods, he's likely to be blown back a yard or two, hence the narrowness of the high windows in a monastery" - Tom Baker 1141
Reposted by Rico MonkeonBen from Spookily Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A beautiful news story from New Zealand where a store has been using an AI-powered shop platform and users realised that it allowed anybody to edit it and started adding products: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...stuff.co.nzRidiculous deals as store leaves website open for the public to editAn Auckland convenience store is in the midst of an ongoing online battle after inadvertently allowing its website to be edited by the general public. 12612
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 14/09/2026I'd go if I could be guaranteed the event was as shit as the poster implies. Wouldn't want to miss out on the next Willy's Chocolate Experience. 020
Reposted by Rico MonkeonJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We should start calling these Cronenburgers 511592265
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 12/09/2026Why would they continue to let anyone do that for (practically) free, though? If they own the machines, they can charge what they want. 100
Reposted by Rico Monkeonb3ta @b3ta.com · 12/09/202625 years ago today B3ta launched Well, 25 years ago today, we launched the version of the website you are familiar with, we were going for at least three months beforehand, if you check newsletter dates on issue 1. However most b3tans look at the board post date - so happy birthday us. Sort of. 6639064
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 11/09/2026They also don't understand code, so they'll see that and think it's 80% there and can just pay a dev 20% to fix the bugs. 020
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 11/09/2026openai.com/index/gpt-6-... (Tidal Rush)openai.comGPT-6 Astra: A new generation of intelligenceIntroducing GPT-6 Astra, our most intelligent and aligned model yet, with state-of-the-art capabilities across computer use, coding, cybersecurity, and science. 200
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 11/09/2026Open AI's own Astra demo (a Mario Kart clone) can be easily won by just pressing the forward button and skidding along the sides. Even they can't be arsed to make it actually playable in any way. 130
Reposted by Rico MonkeonMatt Round @mattround.com · 11/09/2026Now they're using indie game devs’ progress update videos etc to clone their games with AI before launch then proudly show off what they’ve done People can be fucking awful 3329
Reposted by Rico Monkeonb3ta @b3ta.com · 10/09/2026🐯 Artist: monkeon b3ta.com/board/11431032 From the 'Product Placement Books' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/productplacement… #ProductPlacementBooks 15211
Reposted by Rico MonkeonVOLE.wtf 🐹⁉️ @vole.wtf · 09/09/2026🤪 NEW GAME 🤪 The World Gurning Championships is on the 19th, so we’ve made an unofficial webcam game to let anyone have a go Exercise those facial muscles and share your results screenshots! vole.wtf/gurning/vole.wtfChampionship Gurning 🤪🏅Pull faces to win medals! Try the UK’s greatest competitive sport. 11710
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 09/09/2026The puzzle page has all the answers already filled in. Your challenge is just to review it for any mistakes it might have made. 1164
Reposted by Rico Monkeonb3ta @b3ta.com · 09/09/2026🥣 Artist: monkeon b3ta.com/board/11430961 From the 'Product Placement Books' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/productplacement… #ProductPlacementBooks 16512
Reposted by Rico MonkeonVeGOREpunk AuHORROR @vegapunk-aurora.bsky.social · 01/09/2026*Mr Beast voice* I HELPED THIS WOMAN TURN A ROOM FULL OF STRAW INTO GOLD USING ONLY A SPINNING WHEEL! IF SHE CAN'T GUESS MY NAME IN THREE DAYS, I'M TAKING HER BABY! 3071721854
Reposted by Rico Monkeonb3ta @b3ta.com · 26/08/2026🐂 Artist: monkeon b3ta.com/board/11430513 From the 'Modern Day Greek Myths' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/moderndaygreekmy… #ModernDayGreekMyths 2578
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 26/08/2026The monsters! Why is Willy a child, and what if I *like* the horrible racket of a theme tune? 000
Reposted by Rico MonkeonOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 23/08/2026This Twitter exchange happened on 23 August 2012, so: happy I BET YOU DO ALMOND YOU DIRTY OLD BOLLOCKS day to all who celebrate 323466
Reposted by Rico MonkeonDan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026AI can never replace real stock images Someone dreamed these up and had the courage to hire actors and make them real 372833829
Reposted by Rico MonkeonVOLE.wtf 🐹⁉️ @vole.wtf · 10/08/2026↔️ NEW THING ↕️ See a different Wikipedia article for every browser width × height combo, with over 7.2 million possible results! vole.wtf/widthipedia/vole.wtfWidthipedia ↔️Get a different Wikipedia page for every width × height browser size combo. 42616
Reposted by Rico Monkeonb3ta @b3ta.com · 06/08/2026Northern Pop Pun #1 Artist: monkeon b3ta.com/board/11430037 From the 'Make Everything Northern' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/makeeverythingno… #MakeEverythingNorthern 26314
Reposted by Rico MonkeonCaptain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026'Help!' was released on this day in 1965. 0334
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 04/08/2026Terrific short film of that one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oxP...youtube.comБудет ласковый дождь / There Will Come Soft Rains (1984) [Eng CC]YouTube video by Алекс Кэрролл 011
Reposted by Rico Monkeon🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 26/07/2026THEY TALKED TO THE COMPUTER IN STAR TREK BEACUSE ITS A *TV SHOW* AND YOU CANT HEAR WHAT SOMEONE IS TYPING NOT BEACUSE IT IS GOOD UX 412203462
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 25/07/2026NEW THING - BYRON FERRARI GENERATOR www.monkeon.co.uk/byron-ferrar... Nicknames for Bryan Ferry based on something @charlesshaarmurray.bsky.social used to do in the NME. Also functions as a random Bryan video button, should that appeal to the young folk of Bluesky.monkeon.co.ukByron Ferrari GeneratorRandom nicknames for Bryan Ferry based on a running joke they used to have in the NME. 011
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 10/07/2026Your iframe seems to be covering up half the weather report (on mobile Firefox, at least) 211
Reposted by Rico MonkeonJulian "Jaz" Rignall @jazrignall.bsky.social · 06/07/202640 years ago, ZZAP! published this Mercenary map. It mightn't look like much, but this was the first "proper" map of an actual 3D game world - a 15 x 15 grid that contained buildings, structures, and underground complexes. In 1986, this was astonishing, cutting-edge stuff! 3375
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 05/07/2026She still posts on X. Wonder if she'll ever find these "malign actors who will use technology against us". 150
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 01/07/2026Reckon Raw's title theme got it an extra star in the reviews. 010
Reposted by Rico MonkeonJason Scott @textfiles.com · 28/06/2026Thanks to emulation, the seconds will never stop ticking 1052990
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 25/06/2026Think it's a humidity thing. Supposed to be less humid tomorrow, so a bit more breathable. 000
Reposted by Rico Monkeonb3ta @b3ta.com · 24/06/2026⌨️ Artist: monkeon b3ta.com/board/11429005 From the 'Topical Games' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/topicalgames/pop… #TopicalGames 1239
Reposted by Rico MonkeonNed Hartley @nedhartley.com · 24/06/2026How it started vs how it’s going (new villain in Bananaman in the Beano this week) 818034
Reposted by Rico MonkeonMarty Suncreme @martinobeat.bsky.social · 09/06/2026These should only be used for bringing outside food and drink into the theaters 429884
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 06/06/2026Glad Helen Daniels got to paint Nick Cave before he moved to the UK. 000
Reposted by Rico MonkeonDave Richeson @divbyzero.bsky.social · 02/06/2026A while ago, I had the idea of making autostereograms ("magic eye images") with Excel. Here's another I made today. I'm curious if people can make it work. 173810
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 31/05/2026NEW GAME - LOOK-IN STAR PORTRAIT CHALLENGE www.monkeon.co.uk/look-in-star... Can you recognise the 80s celebs, as drawn by the readers of Look-In magazine?monkeon.co.ukLook-In Star Portrait ChallengeCan you identify who the readers of Look-In magazine (1971-1994) had attempted to capture in their Star Portraits section. 2103
Reposted by Rico Monkeonb3ta @b3ta.com · 28/05/2026The Water-Lily Bond Artist: monkeon b3ta.com/board/11428392 From the 'Letter Change Art' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/letterchangeart/… #LetterChangeArt 45714
Rico Monkeon @monkeon.co.uk · 28/05/2026Reckon it'll be because you're using a .png not a .jpg - the latter compress better. 110
