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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 8h

When the YouTube thumbnail makes it sound like the clumsy reporting of a celeb death.

YouTube thumbnail "LIVINGSTONE. 28. RUN OVER'. I'd have gone with '28-run over', but what do I know.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 16h

bsky.app/profile/pres... Not sure this is going to be money well spent.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 16h

"I could never have done this on my own".. then find someone to help or don't bother.. Either option is better than just throwing AI at it

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 18h

This is why I always dread Christmas. Get on fine with my relatives, but the logistics of getting together always gives me anxiety.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For a good while, GA worked for me because the others had abstained for long periods (one semi-regular hadn't gambled in 28 years) and so I didn't want to let everyone down. However, once I did, its effect on me was broken. Reading the same stuff every week didn't really help me either

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

www.justwatch.com/uk/provider/... I often nose at the stuff they add each day and the quantity is ridiculous

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I feel seen. Well, not actually seen, because I'm indoors.

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 02/10/2026

For those of you enjoying the Pet Shop Boys on #nottotp don't forget you could be colouring them in right now www.amazon.co.uk/Pet-Shop-Boy...

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I used to check the BBC News website multiple times a day, but probably since Brexit, I've largely given up on it. I think the bulk of their other output is worthwhile though

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

An unused still from The Shining. Oh no, wait, it's just one of my childhood photos.

Two petrified kids sat next to their Dad who is inexplicably dressed as a panda.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I remember the only reason I watched Elektra was to find out how they were going to undo what happened in Daredevil.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Same. My week of annual leave starts in 3 hours and 18 minutes.. must try avoiding looking at the time for a bit.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ah, thanks for pointing that out - definitely makes them a lot more useful!

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I was just reading about that this morning. I'm not sure based on the documentation, but it seems that can't apply filtering to existing tables and you'd have to set the table up as filtered to begin with, which I guess would limit its usefulness, but still handy for custom tables.

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Craig Stewart @craigstewart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Press release: {Good product} has introduced a new AI-enabled function that allows users to {something fucking awful}

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I only found out yesterday that there was a third Chase HQ arcade game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGuF... It looks an enjoyable mess.

youtube.com

Super Chase: Criminal Termination Longplay (Arcade) [4K]

YouTube video by AL82 Retrogaming Longplays

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I loved Zolyx, although the speccy version had a bug that let you fill the screen in two moves. Er, excuse the music - I forgot to pause Tidal before screen recording :)

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Such a great game. I never really got into SFIII, so II was the peak for me. We were certainly spoilt for choice for quality RPGs on the Mega Drive.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

bsky.app/profile/wolv... This was enough to put me off it forever

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I thought I'd run the image through Google Translate to see what it made of the Japanese text

A copy of the original image run through Google Translate

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I like that no-one stopped to think that trying to create an mnemonic for a word with three Ss might me a bad idea :)

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm not sure it's PC to call them that, but I'm glad they're popular.

Photo of Amazon Prime video, featuring The Mentalist, but 'trending' it's overlapping the 'ist'

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Lifelong friend of my Dad passed away this morning. Hadn't been in good health and was into his 90s, so not a shock, but still a sad day. This will always be my favourite photo of him (on the left) and my Dad - looking like a proud manager showing off the latest club signing :)

A black and white photo of my late Dad (on the right) standing next to his very good friend, Roland.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Obviously just bitter that she wouldn't be the prettiest on the bus 😉

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If I ever hear an AI Chris Cornell knock-off, things are getting burnt to the ground.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Actual regulation is more important.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I would insist on at least knowing their name before allowing such arousal :)

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Chances are this nine would change as I remember other games, but Chaos will always be my number one.

https://my9games.net - My 9 games:
Chaos (Spectrum), The Binding of Isaac (PC/XBOX One), Out Run 2, Rocket League (PC), Turbo Esprit (Spectrum), Shining Force II (Mega Drive), Tetris (Game Boy), Wonder Boy III (Master System) and Captive (Amiga)

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Not even willing to bribe with his own money.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And they didn't even link to their own story. Masterpiece.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sometimes, eBay product descriptions are refreshingly honest.

A photo from an eBay listing of a rather battered BBC Micro Computer

From the product description:

"Acorn BBC Micro Computer. I plugged it into the main and smoke came out."

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The distraction is distracting. As planned.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You're already partway to this.

A photo of a Try Your Luck fairground stall

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I keep getting Instagram posts suggested to me with this kind of stuff. I don't really need to be seeing retro games with an AI slop filter applied to them.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Damn, the Amstrad is a long 'un. Been trying to find somewhere to store it till I need it again and this is about the only place it fits.

A photo of a TV unit, with a CRT and Amiga 500 on top and the top drawer open, with an Amstrad CPC 464 inside

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I had to replay the "We will expel the warmongers" bit to make sure I heard it right. You *are* the warmongers.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I only found out about that record-breaking UK number one single from Bluesky (possibly from one of your posts) and I've already forgotten who it was and what the song is called. Might still be number one for all I know.

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Browsing PC games for sale is basically: "It's like Sim City, but it's a rogue-like!" "It's like Scrabble, but it's a rogue-like!" "It's like Scalextric, but it's a rogue-like!" "It's a pinball game, but it's a rogue-like!" ... Sigh

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"We're bored of spending our money and Venezuela's money. Cuba next!"

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This got me wondering what songs would make me unmatch with someone. Maybe if they sang Baby Shark five times, that would be a bit of a warning. :)

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Once all the console games are download-only, explaining this to a youngster will get you carted off to a home.

The FIFA 2001 game disc - featuring the text "SMELL THE PITCH - SCRATCH AND SNIFF"

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John Phillips @underlogic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Something else they've been prone to do lately is announce something and then kill it off months later. I've had a support ticket open with them for six weeks trying to get Dataverse Intelligence working (with no meaningful reply yet) and today I see that the standalone feature is going away anyway

What is Dataverse intelligence? (preview)

Dataverse intelligence is now part of Business Applications in Work IQ. We recommend that you start using Work IQ instead of Dataverse intelligence because Dataverse intelligence as a separate service will no longer be available soon. For more information about Business Applications in Work IQ, see Business Applications in Work IQ.

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