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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Every time I carry the kitten(*) from momma cat's food back to her own, the LOOK I get. "Whyfor have you betrayed me Father?" (*) The Daddy's girl that @jenbooks.bsky.social can't often touch.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Powerwash Simulator is the GOAT of putting you to sleep (complimentary)

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

ARRGGGHHH. New No Man's Sky Expedition starts today, new Fallout 76 Season starts next week. Why does it have to be this way.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Where are all the articles on PS+ games being early? There's plenty on it being "late" when the first Tuesday is the 7th

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

2/3 of the way through Spider-Man 2, so it was time to start thinking of my next game. Hey would you look at that, Phantom Liberty is on sale @gog.com

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

You’ve been kidnapped but the main character of the last TV show you watched is coming to rescue you. I'm doomed.

static.klipy.com

Mrs Browns Boys: Sorry I Asked Now

Alt: Mrs Browns Boys, with Mrs Brown turning and saying "I'm sorry I feckin' asked now"

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Given Taco Bell's reputation, I assumed this was an Onion article at first.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

If only he knew someone who get could rid of illegal tarrifs bsky.app/profile/schi...

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

In @fallout.bethesdastudios.com apparently 5+5 = 8. 9991/10000 XP for challenge. Caught two fish at 5 each, and only at 9999.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I have never seen a cat so evenly split between attention driven and food driven. At least it makes it somewhat convenient to keep her from the kitten food, just keep scritching her.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Looks like the Emperor of Glass milestone in #NoMansSky is buggy. Couldn't advance it at all, quitting the game didn't help. Leaving the system and going back finally did. On to Phase 3.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The @fallout.bethesdastudios.com infestation challenges suck molerat balls. Those are going to be an instant reroll for me from now on.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Dreamed of Henry Cavill as the next Dr. Who. He tried to convince potential companions that the TARDIS was a time machine by showing them lots of pristine, in package 1st edition D&D miniatures. When he was done, he'd open them and manually worry them to make them look the correct age.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The difference between animal shelters here is stark. We contacted one about a senior bonded pair a little over two months ago. They ghosted us after a few attempts. They are still on their adoption page. The other we applied for a mother and a kitten. They bent over backwards to give us them all.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Switching between C# and Kotlin every 10 minutes or so does not really help my sanity.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

You might want to look at the Black Jacket bundles @valvesoftware.com. Discount looks wonky

Screen shot from a Steam bundle where there's a discount of 10% crossed out and a discount of 9% is emphasized.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Whose bright idea was it to make brown kitty litter?

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Momma cat was being affectionate this morning, rubbing back and forth against my legs, then did the headbutt collapse thing on my foot. One of the kittens was "Oh, all right. I'll be nice to the Foot Monster" and settled on my foot. Then she looked up and saw it was attached to someone and ran.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Really @fallout.bethesdastudios.com? I re-roll "Complete a Daily Operation" and the oh so helpful "Complete a Daily Operation while in a costume" comes up. ARRRGGGHHHH

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Kitty's first slack message

Thfrycxxd bacon emoji siren emoji, large smiley face image with flames for eyes.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Happy 25th anniversary @jenbooks.bsky.social Back at the beginning of the month when we were only semi-seriously looking for a new cat I joked that we might be getting some on our anniversary. Well, today's the day and apparently the 25th is Siamese, we're picking them up later.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Of course. I'm getting close(ish) to the end of FFXVI and Infinite Wealth is going on sale. Apparently I'm never going to clear my backlog of big RPGs

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

You missed an edge case @xbox.com. The "connect a controller" dialog apparently accepts B as a cancel even though there isn't a UI button. The dialog closes and reopens because you haven't connected a controller, even though you used the controller to cancel.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Trying to punch through ignore on two contact numbers at 8 AM for something that isn't time sensitive is a REALLY REALLY good way to get me to stop doing business with you.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

No Man's Sky expedition finished. I like the new mechanics, but I don't really appreciate being forced to stay on one planet using only the Colossus for transport.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Crafting and scrapping the pipe guns for the @fallout.bethesdastudios.com weekly challenge is giving me flashbacks to Skyrim

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

They nerfed @xbox.com reward points again. I was going by inertia before, but I'm done now, this was just the final straw. Whatever points I happen to get is what I happen to get. No more using bing for game searches, no more mobile app.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Just finished the new Saint's Row game. I've played all of the others except for the first and Agents of Mayhem. It was a perfectly fine SR game, I don't understand why it got all the hate. Not perfect by any means, but enjoyable enough.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Well I'll be. The original notepad is still in Windows, accessible if you uninstall the crappy new one.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Bing is really at the top of its game when it uses AI to create those daily quizzes.

Screenshot from the Bing daily quiz.
Question: "Which region is famous for New England clam chowder?"
Multiple choice answers: Texas, New England, California

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Slightly diminish a band: Maybe

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

@gamedle.wtf FYI, the web page is not even in the first page of results on Bing on a search for either "gamedle" or "gamedle.wtf"

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Tried MS Solitaire for the first time since my Game Pass expired. Holy shit, the ads are annoying. I have no clue how @jenbooks.bsky.social puts up with it.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Age yourself with gaming

A screenshot from Adventure
You're in valley.
look stream

You are in a valley in the forest beside a stream tumbling along a rocky bed.
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At your feet all the water of the stream splashes into a 2-inch slit in the rock. Downstream the streambed is bare rock.
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You are in a 20-foot depression floored with bare dirt. Set into the dirt is a strong steel grate mounted in concrete. A dry streambed leads into the depression.
The grate is locked

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Definitely like the new control scheme in @powerwashsimulator.co.uk 2, but man, my reflexes from the original are going to take some time to beat into submission.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Has anyone run the numbers with less rounding? Somehow I wouldn't be surprised if the real number is 88,000 square feet.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

BALL x PIT is extremely weird. It's like Space Invaders, Breakout and Vampire Survivors had a baby. 👍Would recommend.

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Grumbholdt @grumdholt.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

HP Lovecraft might have eaten Cheez-Its

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

I was going to keep Gamepass Essential to be able to play a particular game with my wife. Turns out we can get it on PC for less than two months of Essential. After 17 years of Gold and GamePass, buh-bye @gamepass.xbox.com. I'm the type of whale they liked, but enough is enough.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Wow, @xbox.com has managed to do something I didn't even think was possible. Make me think "Maybe it's time I actually worked on my backlog"

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

"Soften apples over medium low for 10 minutes" now ranks up there with "caramelize onions, 15 minutes" for me.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Make a band singular: Blues Only Child

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Currently in one of those "what the hell do I want to play?" moods. Bouncing between: P4G DA:O Octopath Traveler II Shadow of Mordor AC: Mirage Midnight Suns Pentiment Thronebreaker Nothing has stuck yet, and dunno if anything will or if this list will just expand.

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Rob @sqlrob.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Playing my XBox Games on a huge screen, and being able to play Assassin's Creed and Batman in VR? Count me in. #XboxPlayAnywhereSweepstakes

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