Last night, randomly browsing Netflix looking for a decent film, ending up on The Life of Chuck , and really enjoyed it! Not entirely sure why I'd never heard of it before, written by Stephen King and directed by Mike Flanagan, which would usually put it immediately on my radar. Didn't really know w...

Wrathbone wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 13, 2026 2:30 pm

Well... coming from a family of teachers I can say that the National Curriculum is often only as good as the person supposedly teaching it. My mum once had to correct another teacher who told her class that the moon gives off its own light.

I shouldn't laugh, but...

Ah... I guess I'd naively assumed it was part of the national curriculum (it should be!) and would be similarly taught across the board. Oops

I’m worried about the total lack of practical online safety taught to children by both parents and schools I'd like to respond just to this part to say that my kids' schools have definitely taught lessons around online safety - don't share personal details online, don't post pictures of yourselves ...

Was the reporter a Mr Meter Polyneux by any chance?

Wrathbone wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 13, 2026 10:36 am

I love this quote:

"That's when they made us play Godus for three hours straight. It was our choice when to get up and stop playing, but I didn't want to seem rude."

Poor Bryan.

Isn't every game he makes "his last game" until he announces another one a few years later? Pretty much lost any residual respect for Molyneux when I found out how badly the guy who won his 'click on the block, the prize will change your life forever' stunt (can't in good conscience call it a game)...

Pretty much lost any residual respect for Molyneux when I found out how badly the guy who won his 'click on the block, the prize will change your life forever' stunt (can't in good conscience call it a game) got treated.

I can't lie, I love TOS, I love the cheesy storylines, dad jokes, scene-chewing overacting, laughable costumes and special effects and everything else that comes with it.

It's just pure fun.

I left it at £130 a month and emailed them, explaining the situation and asking for it to be manually reviewed and set as I would like, including the refund. Instead, I got an automated response telling me my DD has been set to £162 (no mention of a refund). :shock: What the actual fuck? "We have a...

For me, Obsidian has the same issue as modern-day Bioware, trading on a name they no longer qualify for, as all the talent that earned them their reputation has left. It's a bit sad, I just have no inclination to play any of the games they're putting out, it all just looks so mid. I've even download...

Just fucking stupid. Already was massively outpriced on being able to upgrade my brave little 3060ti anytime soon, and now looks like that conceivably may never happen.

At least until the AI bubble bursts, as it assuredly will.

Snowy wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 01, 2026 3:22 pm

Happy new year to you all, I love our little cornet of the net

Where we can trumpet our various interests

Happy 2026 everyone!

I just don't want to give my business to a company that plans to go in that direction, and I object to things like that being opt-out rather than opt-in. Fuck em.