2026-04-21T16:58:48Z https://yabu.me Hedders https://yabu.me/npub1n9j8duqjct52pndeu9wl9kqkdt2py6jsmvp6t7pvqpt07r6846kq4x6ztw https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/108/194/466/872/361/947/original/01b6101b44100d5e.jpeg https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/108/194/466/872/361/947/original/01b6101b44100d5e.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkaqmkv6zpmhn4upzyfsr3gg48fsj4ahq2hscgwg5kzkwcx9nwhqzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c0e5p7s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfv9pjrafgzdhev9hhrq67n2qwrselxlu7fkdcuvqayelztmxhwcqjad4mf'>nevent1q…d4mf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do they have video? If so: moustaches. 2026-04-06T16:34:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzgx993n7zvlg5gsyjecpt6sknl5al2gzgrmvhv3h9er660ft2pszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cygx8q6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsflpaj0clqngdndwt66fs7qde02zkwdxsshsjhcvsj9h5mwvhgpfqcuf76w'>nevent1q…f76w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The difficulty one runs into is how you define social media. It seems obvious, but it really isn&#39;t once you dig into it. What actually counts as social media? Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc are all pretty obvious. Reddit, I guess. YouTube, presumably. Snapchat? WhatsApp? Yeah, maybe. Signal? Online forums? Usenet? Email lists? Anything where users can interact with other users? It gets tricky quite quickly. 2026-02-23T16:40:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrsm6xygl24lusru0u6dxa2ynzyll2ntm4uzkhwwzvy8669lwj47czyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cwcjwv5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0wmcr6chjkhtdtg4cddus3c764fgngklpmjwgepkhu72yde58n3gapjq34'>nevent1q…jq34</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As I understand it, 45% of new Azure business, which Microsoft is expending large amounts of capital on building capacity to meet, is from just one customer, OpenAI. OpenAI doesn&#39;t actually have the money to pay for that new Azure spend on which Microsoft is relying unless it secures massive additional funding. 2026-02-02T14:26:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstu0v7f5d8dcydaw5skfvv7sw8nff6p83dgw8nvksp8q9tch66gfgzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2chamfnd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8s38exve4h9fap5er67ujuqg5f7unsw3402zxlnhs7rdn7m4mnkssugfzy'>nevent1q…gfzy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s just what happens when you send a Very Very American presenter to interview a lad from Crawley. Culture clash innit. 2026-01-23T14:55:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyzzavyrumahqz8hvcp5ts4g0mhcdczcdyjzf4k3um95qrmsqq9sqzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cw7jsx9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsquee3zdgdzhaxhyq8epl8yy8qxdm50sg4ehem7n67cqs845c5amqdsp987'>nevent1q…p987</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>From memory, the thing about Golden Axe was just its impact as a statement of intent as to what the Megadrive could do, rather than its merits as a game. As a game, it’s obviously nowhere near as good as, say, the Streets of Rage series that came later. But I still recall seeing Golden Axe on the Megadrive for the first time and being gobsmacked by it. 2026-01-22T06:19:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0uuh6z6qxn8tss7hrk73x6h73puvrjagjl8hdx6g6re8p3aaegaczyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2ce0s9ph In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqucml2ajmmhrsmww4cmqm0d5yhyjxx4u84xjgx3ehk5vwgahradcjfl7x4'>nevent1q…l7x4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🎵Never trust a man in a blue trenchcoat, never drive a car when you’re dead🎵 2026-01-07T16:29:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkrwhh9af02v48f5nul0mgydyav3sveca7n6q3zlg0ztwpn85dxczyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cset2p2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsturcuxrg79fy86n59ufy750nqk8nrmg9t00t3v62ukm9ptreg8mgye2p6t'>nevent1q…2p6t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Suede. I was never the same again.<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/717/474/051/722/190/original/44c141e7d1ed754c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-14T10:36:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvk2ksk5qxe35gx0c8ykuu9ykxgnc7w7dnvc543wpfljk2ux53ftgzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2ceuadp3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvetx82cu8mk94507p654w8344dxcmptwsflw38qskycr7726g03gnrw9es'>nevent1q…w9es</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that (very good) column also touches on a very, very important point about the Supreme Court judgment: the judgment is authority for the proposition that it is *lawful* to exclude trans women from women-only spaces. It is not authority for the proposition that one *must* do so. The EHRC’s assertion to the contrary is - to use the technical legal term - utter bollocks. 2025-12-12T15:17:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxt4yrhnhnsuncx8nzmn3hfnz4r55gp9cuu0a9m5kg6nst4lrpmeczyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cww8n5p RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jonhicks/115662466196992390">https://mastodon.social/@jonhicks/115662466196992390</a><br/><br/>Don&#39;t use Spotify. Buy music. Direct from artists, if you can. If you really must get your music from a streaming service, get it from one that pays artists better, like Tidal.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1dl6vell9dp2kymxr9c5j6ua56z5myun855z27j3uw2wppr8u2k3s4cuvnk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1dl6…uvnk</a></span><br/> </div> “If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more.”<br/><br/>Los Campesinos! break down streaming royalties. In other news, Fuck Spotify. <br/><br/><a href="https://loscampesinos.com/heres-how-much-money-los-camp-make-from-streaming/">https://loscampesinos.com/heres-how-much-money-los-camp-make-from-streaming/</a> </blockquote> 2025-12-04T20:26:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstd7wh5p32d3ujyk35pv5td5fveyt3hhy287n86grwd4wsq2ym42szyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cpw29fj X is where you find the people who think they run the Internet.<br/><br/>Bluesky is where you find the people who think they ought to run the Internet.<br/><br/>Mastodon is where you find the people who actually do run the Internet, and kind of wish they didn&#39;t.<br/><br/>(WIth apologies to Yes, Minister) 2025-10-02T11:25:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsggggmxnrts62a92dx4zs359s008ypmfy8awa3uhdae9sq5x3zsvszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2ctjnnz6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgyknqmye785ym2n6strc67mgjy0hj6lfgugjrp3gu3kn8d7cnu3sgly5an'>nevent1q…y5an</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s easy:<br/><br/>Amo<br/>Amas<br/>Amat<br/>A monk<br/>A mink<br/>A minibus 2025-09-26T16:55:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd5jpmhajgy2u0wn7amp553ktrnxyzy3hngpu386rn0pst43w4lggzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cyldzq0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9x0uqcnvuqgv6r3lja5xglwnmxv9dxfxxeat9y0yllev9cm79qsd6lyzj'>nevent1q…lyzj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One sees this assertion a lot. While one might *want* it to be true in order to make a point, it&#39;s important to keep in mind that the reality is more complicated, because the regime created by the Dublin Regulation (and its predecessors) hasn&#39;t ever really worked very well in practice.<br/><br/>A better point might be the loss of about half a billion in EU funding which we were getting to help support migration control efforts in the UK, and which we now don&#39;t have (and haven&#39;t replaced). 2025-09-20T05:23:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspqncw8ldx89py69f7zwx40rcc37nwrt574vm4zq84y2yp8fhtn0szyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cskkz0u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszxzhadq9q0vwnm024xdqrzsy3xta9we6j9l9rafn292zxulzyflcczljar'>nevent1q…ljar</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Magnificent! 2025-09-14T19:07:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsprfylqusatmxkr7y9s3sx8gzre5ylzzm68p3yxkurxsh0fdhnndszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cusnn5a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0v593lfkxxw2vedpc28qf3hzhxew4tk7xr4k24g2auwttpqjjm9czaf2j4'>nevent1q…f2j4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It never ceases to amuse me how the hard right just cannot cope with the fact of Angela Rayner’s existence. The notion of a capable woman with a regional accent having power just seems to make them kernel panic. 2025-08-31T12:49:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgt65dsp0mmntc80atjhcly4ak75md68wu7q8dnz9ynyszdhekf6gzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c5c2k6n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs93h38xgt8gvef95f4vgltvdw8gsljzspkckpkxclacns4fznx2eg45eyxx'>nevent1q…eyxx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is it confined to the old southern Confederacy states? 2025-08-28T16:39:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2yqpzay70hghrxtclq54wzj75phfal7kfxde8x5h53fn5u8ph33czyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cqe3gyd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszk99zezuu37s73wl0drs90tnrhm8cvuyrfw8tcrgndzuffg4dsec25jyfn'>nevent1q…jyfn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this has always fascinated me about the USA. Over here in the UK our racists mostly feel obliged to dress it up as other “issues” or “concerns”, because they know that racism is a shameful thing. Not so in the States. There, it seems politicians can say the quiet bit out loud and people vote for them anyway. 2025-08-28T14:17:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr493c4xrkmd9t4zzvkx994f70euyfrep7p6csrlsqts29kamvkeqzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cluwqhc The stupidest article doesn&#39;t exi-<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/26/can-ais-suffer-big-tech-and-users-grapple-with-one-of-most-unsettling-questions-of-our-times">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/26/can-ais-suffer-big-tech-and-users-grapple-with-one-of-most-unsettling-questions-of-our-times</a> 2025-08-26T11:25:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9cw2hzu36tw0275q9dvk78v535mg6f2zrg2q3tegdcs0e3jpa4szyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c63ntya In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxsu6dv3wec08x2dz9x2mtjmzy9ggmq7y8c28mhghztd5g0pqureqdxmgmr'>nevent1q…mgmr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah. They also pre-suppose a certain amount of space, which not everyone will have. I mean, CRTs are great, but now that I work from home I can’t spare the desk real estate. 2025-08-05T16:50:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxsdvz46s2myr0rp9ttnsfpatzdwnv09j65nlmjru4nasw5me4w8czyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2ca2xqr5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrpwelja9m623dx7mfj5lawvmfsgfqyzmz2lnxd3tpfsnhsa8rtfckr0dzz'>nevent1q…0dzz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>no worries, hope you get it sorted! 2025-07-21T17:57:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy2935k4vvpsr0kghg6d2s6tqm23py7lk4x88z53a4zlfkk6eguqszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cd3kcg8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxma35qe5jaxcheknlw0efuh9hfnqja05htxtcmytwr2ltlpr7emcxc7p4s'>nevent1q…7p4s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Possibly dumb question but are you using the NTSC fixed version or the regular version?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=81422">https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=81422</a> 2025-07-21T16:44:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2w56l3z5qpgsl6a5pq9vu4vw3rmackdzx0g22y502p77fh34jmtczyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2ce84dpv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy6ad0y6rvgv0e0le8g40tt9wmzzcng408rg9c3hvq5efkk0r4z0qfaprlg'>nevent1q…prlg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sounds like the same basic problem that caused the Horizon scandal. Just like the Post Office, nobody in DWP will have consciously *set out* to do this, but just like the Post Office a blind focus on process coupled with jobsworthery, incompetence, laziness, incuriousness, a desire for a quiet life, and a near-total lack of accountability led inexorably, and just like the Post Office, to misery, ruin and death.<br/><br/>That poor, poor woman. 2025-06-03T06:03:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxfem4gyxge2hzcrnfrczqdh96dzj7swt4ff0mjpcdfwf7kd4hy9czyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2ck3qfu6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2f50q6e60xzr0jlnp0eq3r6htszd0xp9e0hem9cf5s8tu5pvxggqqf5me5'>nevent1q…5me5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A valuable tool to evaluate stools? 2025-05-23T06:57:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvtgld7zv7axjuev7xr334dfuz24m8xtzj5zsceh7aa77r7ldc4sgzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cmxzhl7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrf649u0lk24celzhg362pv3tcga99nf7dgy0q46fu56a8zk8ekggfhag88'>nevent1q…ag88</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Weird. Last thing: what happens if you run it with an ampersand at the end? i.e. libreoffice &amp; 2025-05-22T12:06:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf8na7hhme62drxk6w0x5nkkj5weyl272rzjk3dfx0w99tcmcrq3qzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cqzmkgr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvdvndmgkf2l78p0s6zlnm77wzgrdxvsrc746cd306eqszglnc2q632c45'>nevent1q…2c45</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If I do a web search for “Bristol stool chart”, will I immediately regret it? 2025-05-22T12:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvez8gsrp7clwknt50zqd4z0tvst8fqp5kn8jurh3gkjqqdfcrf8qzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2crc2lz0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspw56dujcxsmmeysx0frngcgrcxytakr83mfd523a0w9up47e6kpqxfz06x'>nevent1q…z06x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hmmm.<br/><br/>Try this:<br/><br/>libreoffice -display localhost:0.0 2025-05-22T11:58:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp3p8z704esj8wa6cj50w9w4ghpw2zhvcfeh8kgzahmftws5whx5czyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cjf7k9a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqv02urltqwq4e6y5v8uaapzh0dx6a4ezn2lpqa2pjrn07agcwunga6cctg'>nevent1q…cctg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dumb question but what’s the output of echo $DISPLAY ? 2025-05-22T11:52:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9nzqgf2h7yr8fhzyvrfwhad08cmze78fan80k63wk87kwfjgmq6szyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2ctq2n9h Let&#39;s try something. I&#39;m an English technology lawyer in private practice. I can help with tech contracts, software licensing (including FOSS), SaaS and the like, and data protection.<br/><br/>Unlike most lawyers I&#39;m actually technically literate, in that I spent a number of years as a sysadmin before becoming a lawyer, and I&#39;ve kept up my knowledge since.<br/><br/>I&#39;m practical, quick, and my rates are reasonable. Maybe I could be useful to your business?<br/><br/>Boosts appreciated!<br/><br/>#GetFediHired 2025-05-12T10:59:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2fxcx95qt4nasj5v357slcynusl6zycummg8rnd70eudcqk6rgrszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2ctvw485 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf70tnkk5fz0d7tunc7tcten9rnczrm5v2ncgmt3zn7z9zmunnn5qdwxkzg'>nevent1q…xkzg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Pretty much. But with a few more sulks and a few more towels on the floor. 2025-05-09T18:02:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdec6fv0qlujkpkq8ydtz6twhwxawezn4c6ts2l9040r6r9e039jszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c28sexd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8p8j0ytpncstd9g6uswe2hl6qkjw2a0umw3c3yal3r3646y23ys7laf8w'>nevent1q…af8w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You don&#39;t, basically. You just have to let it happen. All the tears, all the heartache, the whole shebang. And you guide and protect them as best you can, and try to make them feel loved and heard, and hope like hell you&#39;re not fucking them up too badly. 2025-05-09T16:53:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf4g2n9vv0y4eyezla48g659883g00zudw3grr65jr9ed49mjg5uqzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c757qdk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz39fv80ucnn2rg6nyvgfhfp4rtkcrpqa3y3nmnud5fd6a87zrmcswwxq9w'>nevent1q…xq9w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A perfect illustration!<br/><br/>(I always thought I’d love to do a proper American road trip. Then I had to drive from Newark NJ to Hanover NH right off a transatlantic flight and by the end I wanted to die. I think that cured me!) 2024-12-29T14:17:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgguxvwqxpwtya5l0frlv9hsz92pny2cen2rarn2cu3z0tnv8l99gzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cu00xhq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfnuny66qxw6yvaesfj5kr6q2d3jvmraky8fqk7u857lmkz0y86jshjxvy2'>nevent1q…xvy2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They do say that if you want to know why Brits and Americans don&#39;t really understand each other, you have to remember that Americans think 200 years is a long time, and Brits think 200 miles is a long way. 2024-12-27T19:52:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdntqnjqc4upe3wlqwucmem6mhm8dcp6ndm3sd9yfga355gmr9dcqzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c4hh2p6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsth9a05h5wq002malwx0myuj2q6mfsj35d0kw9zxugn54v2wsu4ms3l3qe6'>nevent1q…3qe6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is the universe’s way of telling you that you need to start that band. 2024-12-24T15:08:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvhdv4va0x92qtfavxjnsstgackcnprt7srw2tah9k5vtgaggn8lszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cg37h6h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwca4xh890g68j53djj9vskk2wer7fuwgg8evaze84h4l247c2lgd3zhfa'>nevent1q…zhfa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Completely different, but have you seen The Thick Of It? It&#39;s a fly-on-the-wall mockumentary about British politics and spin doctors. It&#39;s very fast, VERY foul-mouthed (seriously - they had a special consultant whose job it was to make the language as vulgar and offensive as possible) and one of the funniest things that British TV has ever produced. 2024-12-19T19:46:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsztpdzxhvrdvtpvnw3369fadwmrpkqegkggmq3nzutfrcslgtkqwqzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c3nrs0c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgj7p8r9tvdpw8u5h2g5nu98ur4gx9u7q682w0s9cymezudnrf52gpjlvy6'>nevent1q…lvy6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There’s something in that. I suspect that if we paid MPs shedloads - like, 500k a year or more - and gave them gold-plated pensions for life after they leave Parliament, but then absolutely banned any and all outside commercial interests, and limited the work they can do afterwards to academia, charities and writing books (so no lobbying, no NED-ships, no “consulting” etc), we would see corruption vanish and standards in public life rise enormously. 2024-12-10T15:57:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07ysh6tc3pnjzr4ff353lnaustkyts3680n83gpjmkq9uhj7kdtszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2ctv6htt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyqt333q7gjtskyphplvxnxstsm2nxadefsrdl0rs4s998jse034ce466ef'>nevent1q…66ef</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that&#39;s a marvellous photo. 2024-12-07T17:33:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzcgflvs59h0kgyy482uv69jse5cnz6p03cg3y9yxp6p83r05xqczyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cpsft5w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfkkfv3n2f4mu6dxpgyj385qr6z570ynl4e6399d0t9qajr5rd35cc949hw'>nevent1q…49hw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Suede, Manics and Depeche. My goodness, not easy. 2024-10-26T11:40:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxhfys3grzqkesckq2vqtpkqt0rtjt2m8ms65eerhpaef2qrndylqzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c5dpmu3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdeh0m3l5qfw0xdc3tl8k8ukd30qr0vn83sxu5pf9lsfg8sgfe7cg7mgxx2'>nevent1q…gxx2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Warm is normal, but too hot to touch definitely isn&#39;t! Can you return them as defective? 2024-10-13T04:58:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp8ry2j495a2mqqaxxz65rrnh865aceaqhapa4rpnvr28pksjc6qszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c7ltxqd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyqmh9nhrzj2n649tlkcuqjl0f6avvpzc39at7qmt0034r3jsx37gewe8z5'>nevent1q…e8z5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, the late great Geordie Walker of Killing Joke has to be up there, as does James Hetfield. I&#39;d also put in a small shout for Emppu Vuorinen of Nightwish; yes he plays leads as well, but he is a *very* good rhythm player. 2024-10-06T15:32:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9cv08nhurwdyjuajltnw3l39nepuuyv2u3lgnxda4vc8pxt5883qzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cjg3za4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0v7vpaj0mplhfvhjqt4tn6t8uzpttu9yptv4f9d2zmx0qrnmpqqgxcu234'>nevent1q…u234</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When Hank dies, I hope he leaves his collection to a museum or something, because he has some utterly incredible stuff. 2024-09-29T04:42:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxukhwlg6ycedkxmqsydpzc6w6mphcl9kvghatzmt4p9ut0sl6p7czyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2culk5tz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxxgtf8rflnpch9q9a2fjd7dv3dducqs0aks8e99l0vfm9d6fagvsplyxca'>nevent1q…yxca</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Annabel, by Goldfrapp<br/>Eva, by Nightwish<br/>Tracy Jacks, by Blur<br/>Andrew Ridgley, by Black Box Recorder<br/>Jolene, by Dolly Parton 2024-09-21T19:12:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzusyg85d4xd8j8jtysaqs5tv0gj9fc3lnjgtweujyq2nquzfrggzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2clmeq0s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdn8j9gxfhnnt9y0spyq52093eanzlnzah6a7jjk4848azewvjflc8j6af2'>nevent1q…6af2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, quite. If they can still make records like Invincible Shield after 50 years, then they still have what it takes, so why not go on? 2024-09-08T13:43:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq80t7tgg36s5x6smsqfgshf0ljur3l30g03m4zrk0smtnckxmj6qzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cfclrux In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszeqk6lphdkktx8jnly9mfafrxfknd460qyrm2dsfu3ptkgna9k3cv0v3e7'>nevent1q…v3e7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Our Prayer by The Beach Boys. 2024-09-01T09:29:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96mlvc8krjmaknlda0d7y0u5fuvjf2ufv44ag2qvn99d2hgee05czyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c7l5ahm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9tplmpr3v8l5jz46ghet6jhsgy2kaeqxjk7rfvryvw6lel24mh6qhmwyzh'>nevent1q…wyzh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh! Oh! Actually, I’ve got it. Realms of the Haunting, a 1996 PC first person fantasy horror adventure by Gremlin Graphics. Utterly bombed on release because it looked like Duke Nukem in a world where Quake existed and because it controlled with a bizarre mix of Doom keys and point-n-click, but is one of my absolute favourite games of all time. 2024-08-31T14:52:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9tplmpr3v8l5jz46ghet6jhsgy2kaeqxjk7rfvryvw6lel24mh6qzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cdsl65r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszxwnwwrpsxk042cneeanhydd7qw6e9lvsdkexygawatkzr3c09dsu2kd0v'>nevent1q…kd0v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>brilliant idea for a video series and a great question that’s had me racking my bleary post-nap brains. I did wonder about all those Magnetic Scrolls text adventures? Often brilliant writing and some very clever puzzles, hidden behind a wall of green text and a finicky command parser that responds to most things with “I can’t do that”. <br/><br/>Or, another one might be Captain Blood, an ST point-and-click where you have to learn a symbol-based alien language to play it. 2024-08-31T14:44:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmd44jxxqcuxx7ar8z238ty2a83ry7ep49cfgxul9sxqpmqd0gkczyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c60cunw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxl4wg6cggge3h68jeyc7cajr5dez57eds4c7p0artfuknwxzqznsj24y70'>nevent1q…4y70</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No band from my town itself, although Neil Gaiman grew up here. Closest is The Cure, who came from the next town over. 2024-08-25T14:11:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0k9qckxhkhurgkg2d3mgj4fr8zwch6j9tta6g44ec8m5pu7hj9gszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c0cadls In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfmn75q5dwe8nhnarn2e3mszxqqevwke2qd967ux49akwaecgp6jsrdvzvd'>nevent1q…vzvd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Amen. My teenage daughter and I watch Bluey religiously. It&#39;s humane, warm, insightful and incredibly relatable. 2024-08-20T05:35:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgwqp74ghmpvhz4w27f88qlffwvymqdya58f79vtr59j0uqhtdqqszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2c5cfdrk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv87pjjhn8aeq6jpgez90s9pknhc9vt3nj3dyc68sc706pjayvtegrtmf5y'>nevent1q…mf5y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fun fact. In the 1980s, my Dad was the press officer at the British Embassy in South Africa. He used to curry favour with the editors of the SA newspapers by inviting them to illicit screenings of Python movies at our house (which were banned in SA, but our house was technically British soil). Suffice it to say, the editors tended to look more favourably on the British line as a result. One could say, in a roundabout way, that The Life of Brian helped to end Apartheid. 2024-08-18T19:11:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsycx8mgdq4tsyjfxmug8l9qpxha34hy7965n3w4hx7r7f5r9laq3qzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cvrwtht In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxszgf6vq6j2eeklq09ucvtsusjuhx39rj9gzms8v6h7m3y30j4qy4jegs'>nevent1q…jegs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There have been many great bass players. But there has only ever been one Jaco Pastorius.<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/978/979/966/271/504/original/23b6cdae20992bda.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-17T19:20:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstg2rlqqhwhyrszkf57h2g2wxm8wpqdjc7lkq2ct6l2g5c04mkhsgzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cel3mnw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs238kkwwph4v4wyqhph2v79s6pmpn7wf4fad4z9gaxtavd8h2knqg7g2lxm'>nevent1q…2lxm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Soul Star! That&#39;s the one I was trying to remember! Thank you. 2024-08-12T20:36:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp353ycfte74dwa5wa05vnqtn8lpptg6hewpxwyul2ht2fm8mz85qzyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cm9fhag In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstkntlg408ffrm5983cuhhx9s9hr80zrprtm8vpp8gjfldfl0gfzqgpgnl4'>nevent1q…gnl4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if it had more to do with the fact that Sega was quite focused on FMV games for much of the Mega CD’s life? There were other games that used the sprite scaling tech - Batman and Thunderhawk were especially impressive - but maybe it just wasn’t where Sega’s focus was? 2024-08-12T18:07:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspeqxkq5ahmae766tvxxku8x3x4ugu2qc3nxrzwnzhgqjz33urwpczyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2cdjp75p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs29ds5wur08ken2r6ea2jlxjw34zh5f00ewrwmx3rp40jmrn7dj5s570mql'>nevent1q…0mql</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perhaps optimistically, I am still kind of thinking that the OSA is doomed to collapse under its own weight. Politically it can’t be repealed, of course, because (clutches pearls) THINK OF THE CHILDREN, but I suspect it will become one of those things that hangs around on the statute book looking vaguely embarrassed, rather than being meaningfully implemented. 2024-08-09T07:50:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsytadqusk6qxmhqel7j40hlkclec2yza3038c8c422yrar2uvcyjszyzvkgahsztpw3gxdh8s4mukcze4dgyn22rds8f0c9sq9dlc0g7h2ctn94gx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstksy5dvqeuj83l7c5vex550tjklejdyq7mgzysrge9qznldautwg4vfg0c'>nevent1q…fg0c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Lord yes. Every bass player knows Jaco. Hell, every bass player worships Jaco. If you could put Cliff Burton, James Jameson, John Entwistle and Flea in a room together, they’d talk about Jaco. 2024-07-09T14:36:06Z