Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

@noelle by far my favourite admin story

Apparently the Russians are saying that the most recent chemical attack in Syria was staged and directed by Britain

Honestly Russia, make your lies believable, our government couldn't stage and direct a piss-up in a brewery

@rixx oh yeah, the F-91W perfectly ticks the "80's future" boxes for me, love the things

Can very much understand why you don't though

@bea I haven't tried it with the MQ24 but certainly with the F91-W you can replace the strap with just about any strap that's 18mm wide

You do end up with the strap costing more than the watch though

@rixx Honestly not entirely sure how it actually works

The MQ24- bit refers to the case and movement in it, then the numbers and letters after are different colourways and dials

Another one you might look at is the F91-W, that's a digital watch that has time, calendar, stopwatch, and alarm

@bea they're not actually that bad

I mean, they feel cheap 'cause they really, really are but they're perfectly serviceable

@squirrel the very cutest bunnygirl!

@bea I've not actually seen the battery life of the MQ24 anywhere, but this is a watch that's somehow cheaper than a new watch battery so it doesn't matter too much

I keep tooting pictures and articles about really expensive watches, let's take this back to basics

This is the Casio MQ24-7BLL

It costs less than even the venerable F91-W, it's made of plastic and shows the hour, minute, and second only

Despite that, it's fucking brilliant

For less than the price of a cup of coffee you get a highly legible, accurate enough, reliable watch

And if you want celebrity endorsements, the fucking Pope wears one

@masklayer since when did he do anything that could be considered "film-making"?

@squirrel rawwrrrr maple!

@sydneyfalk ah, that makes more sense now, cheers

I was trying to explain the concept of a "smartwatch" to someone

"...and that's what it does"
"but why?"
"no idea"

If anyone does know why smartwatches are a thing, answers on a postcard please

@syrup *hugs and cuddles*

@squirrel
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@noelle honestly I thought we were rehashing the 80's, guess I was a decade out