The sad slow end to brutalism. r/brutalism

I couldn't resist this recent eBay item. On first glance it's a Teletext Adapter 'cheese wedge'. However, it has two ribbon cables coming out of it which is odd. Open it up and you'll find a 6502 2nd processor board sat on top of the teletext PCB. Two in one - a user DIY job! Never seen this before.

MichaelMJD: "Well, according to the instructions, this should have worked, but it hasn't, since nothing goes right in this channel"

The Windows XP bobble head in his desk:

(shitpost drawing for @sominemo.com lol)

Crescent view of Earth. NASA/Artemis II/Kevin M. Gill

Crescent Earth as viewed by the Artemis II crew yesterday (April 4th).

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*grumpily* "We were all eagerly awaiting the chorus"

zhe autocarrots, zhe autocarrots!

Gen alpha in 15 years:

"This was the future we were promised..."

Labour telling you the Greens have no chance is fast becoming a great predictor of the Greens winning.

Discworld QOTD, from Unseen Academicals

“‘Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as a period of time to allow for preparation for the next war.’”

I've yet to meet a fundamentally honest one, so he's about on a par with a lot of people.

Incredible footage from a United Airlines flight of the Artemis II launch.

It’s done and now a pillow in my office.

You can see pretty clearly when the President decided to reassure a worried nation.

The. Rise. Of. Cognitive. Surrender.

Study finds that people who use GenAI chatbots rely on them 80% of the time, and develop almost no capacity to recognize when a chatbot is feeding them faulty information.

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Croikey.

TITLE: Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of a Jackalope DESCRIPTION: A brown-grey jack rabbit with white legs and belly, large pink ears, brown nose and bulging eyes…but he has giant antlers protruding from his head. He sits in front of some grass on top of a sandy ground. JOKES: - The king of American tall tales, the Jackalope is an “Ornery Varmint” in Western folklore. - “Jackalope” is a portmanteau of “Jack Rabbit” and “Antelope.” - And “Portmanteau” is a portmanteau of “Two Dudes who Enjoy Port.” - When you mix a rabbit with big-game antlers, you get…a rabbit with neck pain. - The best way to find a jackalope is to drive way, way, WAY out into the country, then look for a postcard rack. - Everything about this says “Inconvenient night’s sleep” - Ears so large, they can hear the exact moment your car warranty expires. - He may not know how to hold ‘em, when to fold ‘em, or when to walk away…but he does know when to run. - Spotting a jackalope is like A TRIP TO ALBUQUERQUE: it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing, and when you get home you’ll deny it happened. —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

TODAY'S COMIC: Anatomy of a Jackalope

great now I'm thinking of a VRC avatar with teeth like Caine from TADC

51 years seems optimistic, for Thatcherism I figure 70-100.

Coop from Interstellar piloting a spaceship and saying "This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years"

your grandparents voting for reagan

One for @transdiffusion.org - the original reels of Tony Hatch's Downtown Radio jingles from 1976.

There are no “job creators.” There are employers who begrudgingly tolerate employees because they have no other option. Until they do.

Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch On YouTube | Cord Cutters News In a move that has delighted fans of classic science fiction, Warner Bros. Discovery has begun uploading full episodes of the iconic series Babylon 5 to YouTube, providing free access to the show just...

If y'all want to get your sci-fi groove on without having to buy into a streaming service...

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HARD DISK WORRIES My only fear about PlayStation 2 is concerning the forthcoming Hard Disk Drive. How can gamers be sure that this won't tempt some developers to send out 'unfinished' games as they did with the PC? I hope that you can somehow convince me that this won't be the case. Kenneth, Denmark

In January 2001, in the OPM2 letters page, Kenneth from Denmark saw the future.

Sounds like you're doing a good job.

I fell in love with the dill flavour ones when I was last in the Nordics, but those are a decent second. Far as breakfast goes, any food is better than no food.

After 18 years, Shantanu Narayen is stepping down as CEO of Adobe.

Sources say he finally found the “cancel leadership” button, though it’s only available for 30 days before his annual contract renewal, so he'll be staying on for another 10 months.

I feel the same way - it's just too over the top. I finally gave up and clicked "don't recommend this channel" after this one.

🟥 CLOCKS GO FORWARD | As is customary on this feed, our reminder about the clock change.

@zxguesser.bsky.social moved all his clocks forward live online.

How good is this!

Signs on a BrewDog bar crossed out with black plumbers tape.

Well, there's one for the photo library. It'll be handy, this.

we talked with ed in this episode about how openai has not committed to any deals and that it would ultimately be revealed and collapse. i believed was true i didn’t think it would materialize less than 3 days later!