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Fascinating discussion of a recurring trope in science fiction - duplication of a protagonist.

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Ok, we need a new James Bond AND a new Archbishop of Canterbury, and pretty soon it'll be time for another new Willy Wonka and a new Doctor Who. We need to economise. They should all be amalgamated into a single new character called Archdoctor Bondwonka.

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New US military promotion criteria announced.

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I wonder if you can guess, without reading the headlines, which TWO people in this picture just got fired from the Joint Chiefs. Go ahead, take a wild guess. Pick two.

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

The purge continues. Not just generals and admirals who aren’t white men, but ones who have suggested that racism is bad.

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Top image choice by El Reg for this story. (They haven't put in alt text, so I'll add: Still from opening titles for Space:1999, showing a huge fireball erupting over the lunar horizon with Moonbase Alpha in the foreground.)

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Even worse when it was Arkham Horror and it took you three hours to set it up for the opening round in the first place...

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Volume up for this, the funniest 4 minutes you’ll see today.

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It was bad enough when the US was speedrunning its way to The Handmaid’s Tale without going straight to Warhammer 40K.

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Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn. It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.

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The most adorable thing about Husky puppies is the way they try so hard to project "I. AM. *NOT*. CUTE." while being incredibly cute.

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Given that their brief is Give Putin Everything He Wants, what experience do they really need?

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

They've left off "...into the sun" which ironically is one of the few valid use cases for his super-big rocket.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

It is exactly a month since ATC was diverting airliners around debris from SpaceX's latest Starship test flight.

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I don't know what's more bonkers - this alt-history Doctor Who, or the fact that it's put together from clips from an actual 1973 Cliff Richard film that co-starred Deborah Watling and was filmed in and around Birmingham.

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JD Vance represents a fascist regime in the midst of dismantling democracy in his own country and is avidly courting the appeasement of a dictator in Europe. He should be treated like the upholstery bothering quisling he is. Europe needs to wake up, everything has changed.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

You’ll have to zoom in but this really is worth a read.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

I saw a comment last week that DOGE was doing the government equivalent of pulling circuit breakers to see which powered the garage. This is more like removing the airbags and seatbelts from your car and saying "it still drives, it obviously didn't need them".

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Roses are red Violets are almost as red The flowers are receding At very high Z.

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I am pleased to see this and fully endorse the sentiments set out. However, without detracting from that, a small typo means that Mr Sakkov has invented what is either a fascinating or terrifying fusion cuisine.

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

Best wishes for @planet4589.bsky.social in his forthcoming retirement!

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

A reminder that the US Navy has eleven nuclear-powered supercarriers, while Russia has the Kuznetzov, which appears to be powered by burning rubber tyres and spends more time in repair than the Austin Allegro I had as a student.

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Just had a moment of malapropism where I referred to Molotov's Cocktail of Needs, and this is a good description of when someone is deprived of a basic need, and then another one until eventually all the unmet needs mix together and stuff explodes. Metaphorically, but also potentially literally.

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments