Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

Pita died today

The past couple of weeks were as good as could be expected but he went downhill quickly overnight

At least we managed to give him lots of treats and cuddles and love before the end

@cypnk that would be a perfect example of Chindōgu, the art of initially legit-seeming yet ultimately useless inventions

Marty McFly's hoverboard from BttF 2 is going up for auction soon

alert: @squirrel

@tom previously I never understood the point of smartwatches

Now I do

@squirrel hi snuggly, I'm octopus!

As it's Karl Marx's birthday today, here's a fun fact for you

He's buried quite nearby to Herbert Spencer, the person who first coined the phrase "survival of the fittest" in regards to evolution

That's right, if you take a stroll around Highgate Cemetery you can visit Marx and Spencer while you're there!

Just out of interest is Cinco de Mayo actually celebrated in Mexico?

As someone on the other side of the Atlantic it looks a lot more like it's something only the Americans do

Oh my god

I've just found out that Adafruit sell plushie 555 timer chips

I need one

@zeezeemoomoo and the justified ancients thereof

IT'S THE FOURTH OF MAY!

HAPPY BLAKE'S 7 DAY EVERYONE!

@Violet I just make references to every other film/tv series that's vaguely related to space all day

@squirrel live long and prosper

@squirrel very pretty claws!

It's the fourth of May, that means it's... Babylon 5 day or something?

@squirrel a

"Why isn't the scanner here recognising it's connected via network to my laptop? I can use the laptop to start a scan, but not the button on the scanner...."

~~20 minutes later~~

"is brscan-skey running?"

"goddamnit"

"Peppa Pig is banned in China for promoting 'gangster attitudes'"

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/peppa-pig-ban-china-childrens-tv-cartoon-gangster-douyin-a8332846.html