Notices by Nick (nickiquote@mstdn.social)

I don’t know who decided we should play life on hard mode with no save points, but fuck that guy.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Cornish pasties, it’s that they’re all “award-winning”. I don’t know who’s handing out all these awards, but I bet it’s a lucrative business.

You can’t teach an old log new twigs.

Before saying, “the libertarians were right about this, but…”* consider whether a more accurate statement would be, “the anarchists were right about this, and…”

Like, if you think libertarianism has some good points about the state, but hate the property/market bit, then have I got a political philosophy for you.

*Slaps roof of anarchism* “This bad boy can fit so many criticisms of state tyranny in it!”

(*Seen twice in the wild this morning, by liberal constitutionalists)

@dan @alexpsmith @huxley

All the names for eye rheum sound like slang for drugs.

The beatings will continue until the meringue improves.

Fortunately no teenager ever saw any horrific shit online until the release of the iPhone in 2007.

@JackTheCat @TheBreadmonkey Slightly unkempt, certainly.

I am confident that, if there is one thing that will help @vagina_museum hit its target and be saved, this is it.

Thank you for your service, Mr Galbraith.

#TERF

Donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2

If ever you were in any doubt that Donald Trump is an abuser and a danger to women in his personal life, just look at how he conducts foreign policy, and indeed everything else. #USpol

Bleeding Cool has some more details of Becky Burke, the British comics creator currently detained by ICE on a backpacking trip in the US. This has links to her comics page and her IG on which she was sharing diary comics about her travels.

#USpol #BeckyBurke

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/british-comic-creator-r-e-burke-detained-by-ice-after-crossing-border/

Stop devaluing your writing by slapping an ugly as fuck error-ridden AI image on your article/blogpost/newsletter.

I bought this #Peanuts 25th anniversary book (1975) from a charity shop on a bit of a whim today. I decided to check if it talked about the introduction of Franklin, and if it did it would be worth buying, and it does.

It turns out to be a really lovely and insightful book. Here’s Schulz talking about the dog who was the basis for Snoopy and how he got his name, with a couple of photos

On one level I think this is absolutely appalling, but on another level I feel entirely validated in not being emotionally invested in any sport whatsover.

“The 2026 World Cup final will stage a Super Bowl-style half-time show for the first time, with Coldplay helping to pick a "list of artists" to perform.

The tournament, which will be co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico, concludes with the final on 19 July 2026 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.”

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cge1q41np7go.amp

#Duolingo has started doing this thing where, unannounced, the character Lily seems to be trying to video call you, and

Fuck

Away

Off

With

That

Shit

Thank you very much.

@schratze Protestant dork ethic amirite.

Amusing myself by singing I Drove All Night in various creepy voices to see how bad I can make it sound.

Going to download Wikipedia to an e-reader, then retreat to a remote Irish island where I can copy it out as an illuminated manuscript whilst empires collapse and warlords plunder the world.

Not sure I can cope with another four years to eternity of “oh well, nevertheless”. #USpol