Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

In a good sign that UKIP are finished, they got fewer votes than the Monster Raving Loony Party in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election

https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/monster-raving-loony-party-finishes-off-ukip-by-beating-them-in-by-election-1-6195062

This looks interesting, the AAASY Supercolor watch

90's inspired, custom module that lets you change the colour of the display (between 8 different colours), and some quite nice looking strap options

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mmt/aaasy-supercolor-90s-retro-watches-are-back-with-a-twist/

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One of the things was a toaster with a "bagel" setting

what the fuck is a bagel setting and how many fucking bagels are you eating to necessitate a dedicated toaster setting for it?

This "Shop Well for Less" programme is a goldmine of "Wait, I don't even know what that is" and "You spent HOW FUCKING MUCH on a X"

The Ship of Theseus paradox is more widely known in the UK as the paradox of Trigger's Broom because of this scene from Only Fools and Horses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUl6PooveJE

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This is your occasional reminder that until 1993 the existence of Post Office Tower in London was an official state secret

Despite it being 177 metres tall, in central London, and having both a revolving restaurant and a gift shop

Well this can only end well

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1156097882946265089

the words "bleep bloop soup" are bouncing around my head for no good reason

I guess it's some sort of soup for robots?

when you think about it the fact I can just put a thing in a red box here and have it appear somewhere on the other side of the world days later is pretty damn neat

pet ur local computers

for they are beepy and good

consider: tenrecs

the hedgehog's punk cousins

sharks are good aquatic friends

"nothing exists in a vacuum"

"that's not what that means, go empty the fucking hoover"

I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE

AND I BRING YOU...

a nice cup of tea