Thread for Random But Worthwhile Links

[Weekender]

Barman who can taste words says he could never date a Karen due to urine flavour:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/barman-rare-condition-tastes-food-27637104

Random and not worthwhile...

 

[matthewr]

New Yorker on the ultra high end of custom keyboards.

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/anna...ve-pleasures-of-mechanical-keyboard-tinkerers (Soft paywall)

 

[DonQuixote99]

New Yorker on the ultra high end of custom keyboards.

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/anna...ve-pleasures-of-mechanical-keyboard-tinkerers (Soft paywall)

I've got a Compaq keyboard that's about 25 years old that I like. Would love to use the keyboard that came with the PC XT I've got, but it's not compatible with later machines.

 

[Tony L]

‘Trombone Champ’ appears to be the best game ever (Twitter).

 

[matthewr]

A summary of 2022 examples from the classic genre Angry People in Local Newspapers.

https://apiln.co.uk/angry-people-in-local-newspapers-greatest-hits-of-2022-and-some-from-2023/

 

[Seeker_UK]

A summary of 2022 examples from the classic genre Angry People in Local Newspapers.

https://apiln.co.uk/angry-people-in-local-newspapers-greatest-hits-of-2022-and-some-from-2023/

Thank you Matthew.

Mixed reaction after Walking Festival banner was crudely defaced

"This is a very, very rare example of where vandalism is transformed into comic genius."

Spoiler: Sort of NSFW

 

[matthewr]

Thank you Matthew.

Personally I am still waiting for the dream headline of "Local man dies in tragic wa*king accident"

 

[Tony L]

Why you should have a duck (Twitter).

 

[Tony L]

Some superbly inconvenient design: www.theuncomfortable.com

 

[Finnegan]

Cat jumps on imam. Imam doesn’t miss a beat.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-65196904

 

[Tony L]

An amazing video of a bee colony being re-homed from under floorboards to a hive (Twitter).

 

[Tony L]

This is superb, just so funny and well-timed (Twitter).

 

[Seeker_UK]

Ever wondered what Stephen Mallinder got up to after Cabaret Voltaire in the late noughties? He get a PhD at Murdoch University in Perth.

His research document, "Movement: Journey of the Beat", "...addresses the trajectory and transition of popular culture through the modality of rhythm. It configures fresh narratives and new histories necessary to understand why auditory cultures have become increasingly significant in the digital age."

And you can view it for free here:

https://researchportal.murdoch.edu....vement-Journey-of-the-Beat/991005544279607891

 

[Tony L]

A wonderful travel guide to the UK on Twitter.

 

[Jamie]

A wonderful travel guide to the UK on Twitter.

It's all fake...except Conservative Campaign HQ of course.

 

[Seeker_UK]

A wonderful travel guide to the UK on Twitter.

LOL. Port Talbot.