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Reposting of content from another site, often with commentary.

  • DanQ.me on a t-shirt as drawn by comedian Bec Hill

    WHAT THE BEC?! (#01)

    Comedian Bec Hill shows off a t-shirt advertising... DanQ.me???

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    • Repost
    • 1 comment
    • posted 28 July, 2020
  • Image representing post: Lindsey Stirling/Johnny Rzeznik String Session

    Lindsey Stirling/Johnny Rzeznik String Session

    Lindsey Stirling performs a socially-distanced interpretation of Iris with Johnny Rzeznik.

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    • Repost
    • posted 28 July, 2020
  • Image representing post: The Perfect Art Heist: Hack the Money, Leave the Painting

    The Perfect Art Heist: Hack the Money, Leave the Painting

    A comic telling the story of a John Constable painting targetted by thieves in 2018 for an unusual heist.

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    • Repost
    • posted 17 July, 2020
  • Image representing post: My 1:1 with the Queen

    My 1:1 with the Queen

    Martin Beeby shares a recording of his recent 1:1 performance review with Her Majesty The Queen.

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    • Repost
    • posted 16 July, 2020
  • Simply Paul at the Ground Zero

    Simply Paul found GC88ZY9 The Devil's Quoits

    After Dan launched a new (virtual) geocache, he marvels at the FTF log... posted at 2am the following morning!

    Read more - about 3 minutes (583 words)

    • Repost
    • posted 29 June, 2020
  • Image representing post: Human Tapestry - Episode 1

    Human Tapestry - Episode 1

    Dan features in the inaugural episode of a new podcast about the diversity of human experience of relationships, sexuality, attraction, and the like.

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    • Repost
    • 5 comments
    • posted 29 June, 2020
  • Intent

    Jeremy Keith shares his thoughts on his (almost inevitable) racism.

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    • posted 14 June, 2020
  • SpaceX ISS Docking Simulator: Screenshot

    SPACEX - ISS Docking Simulator

    SpaceX released a free simulator game of the ISS docking procedure. It's pretty challenging.

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    • Repost
    • posted 12 June, 2020
  • Dan with a pink stethoscope

    Stethoscope




    My partner @scatmandan just completed his Masters degree. His sister @bornvulcan sent him a stethoscope as a congratulations gift which is one of the funniest things to happen in these parts for a while.


    Ruth Trevor-Allen (@fleeblewidget)
    I'm not sure my sister understands that a masters degree is not a doctorate. I don't โ€ฆ

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    • 3 comments
    • posted 11 June, 2020
  • Image representing post: Unreal Engine 5 is meant to ridicule web developers

    Unreal Engine 5 is meant to ridicule web developers

    The Olognion article showing off Unreal Engine 5's blazing fast multi-polygon rendering that makes your average Web page look like shit. It's satire, but there's a real point here.

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    • Repost
    • posted 1 June, 2020
  • WordPress at 17

    Celebrate Seventeen

    Happy birthday, WordPress!

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    • Repost
    • posted 28 May, 2020
  • Image representing post: Man makes money buying his own pizza on DoorDash app

    Man makes money buying his own pizza on DoorDash app

    Dan comments on and summarises a news story that's got it all: screen scraping, pizza, venture capital, loophole exploitation, pizza, tech startups, and pizza.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (584 words)

    • Repost
    • posted 20 May, 2020
  • Image representing post: Scunthorpe Sans

    Scunthorpe Sans

    The vole.wtf folks have made a font which uses ligatures to self-censor any naughty words you type.

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    • Repost
    • posted 20 May, 2020
  • PROVISION MORE INSTANCES

    Why $FAMOUS_COMPANY switched to $HYPED_TECHNOLOGY

    Saagar Jha tells the now-familiar story of how a bunch of techbros solved their scaling problems by reinventing the wheel.

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    • Repost
    • posted 19 May, 2020
  • Lucky Devil Eats

    Lucky Devil Eats

    Strip clubs in the US can't run during the lockdown, and aren't eligible for financial support. But one strip club found a clever workaround.

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    • Repost
    • posted 18 May, 2020

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