Exactly! I'm not yet in need of a phone swap but next time I am, I think it'll be Nothing
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Exactly! I'm not yet in need of a phone swap but next time I am, I think it'll be Nothing
PHWOAR those Nothing phones and headphones.
The March line-up on BFI Player is π www.bfi.org.uk/news/bfi-pla...
"I'm not leaving my house tonight and definitely not out murdering my girlfriend or anything"
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Innit! Just followed her insta and saw you beat me to it
Discovering KAVARI and getting a new Squarepusher track in the same week is quite bloody marvellous music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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It's fun isn't it? So glad he's doing it!
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Queuing at bars is WAY BETTER than linear crowding and trying to get served. I disagree with the assumption in this article that queuing is a backwards step! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Ok so this is driving me nuts. Don't think I will be playing Crossplay with strangers anymore. So many AI-assisted moves I am sure of it
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Dear Microsoft, I would like to be able to delete a character in the text of a link in a document without deleting the whole fucking link entirely thank you. AMONG OTHER THINGS DON'T GET ME STARTED
Fairly confident all my opponents on NYT Crossplay are using gen AI to help them
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Daniel Kitson's early work in progress show last night at Stanley Arts Centre in South Norwood might be the best value fiver I ever spent.
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But also... Beginning to strongly suspect a lot of the major story beats this season are producer-led.
My Traitors take (spoiler free)....
I went from wanting to read all her books before the episode, to wishing she would drown in the river during it.
Coated in... jesus christ!