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@AnnieRat1 I have a light sixer that I treat very well too 😃 looks as good as new.

Usually only uncover this to give it a stroke 😄, but as I haven't fired it up in a while I thought I'd have a quick outdoor play before the crap weather sets in. Keyboard cleaning brush is perfect for the grooves!

#Atari #Atari2600 #HeavySixer #Retrogaming

The UK is going to ban 'XL bully' dog breeds. But the problem with those dogs isn't with the breed itself; it's with people who get them purely as a status symbol. The kind of person who gets a status dog isn't the kind of person who will train their dog properly. If they can't get an XL bully, they'll get a different "well 'ard" dog, such as a rottweiler, German shepherd or doberman - and then we'll see an increase in attacks from those breeds.

@seanogrady it would be nice if we knew exactly what genetic markers make these dogs aggressive. That way, we would have an accurate definition of bad genetics.

I can’t get over the rapid shift in power dynamics where various blue collar workers are going on strike snd earning 20% to 40% wage increases while tech workers are being laid off by email and threatened with losing their jobs if they don’t take their Zoom calls from the office.

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@seanogrady my point is that it's very easy to move onto another similar breed. I'm scared of chow chows having been attacked by a couple as a kid. Chow chows are legal here and banned in various places, including parts of the United States, so dangerous breeds still exist here. I still think the core problem is owners who want a dog simply because it is vicious. chowchowgalaxy.com/why-are-cho

Did the guy on the left use this weirdly short rapier in a duel against the dead (?) guy in white and red? No visibile wound, though. #StThomas was a short-lived Prussian colony, located in the Carribean, in the late 17th and early 18th century. Don't worry if you haven't heard of it before. After all, now that you know about this game, it is your opportunity to learn, isn't it?

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#RetroGaming
#Amiga
#DOSGaming
#RainbowArts

@seanogrady sadly, the article is behind a wall. But I'm inclined to agree that in general, bans like these are not ideal. From what I can see, the issue is largely the owners and not the animals.

We've all come across someone who owns a Ford Escort, or Corvette that's super common and claims is "rare" or a "classic" or "collectible" etc... your 8 year old Lenovo can be just as glorious.

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I think we should start taking pride in older hardware. Don't say you have an "old phone", instead, say, "I own a rare classic phone."

@maloki @Archie8 it doesn't matter, they are just words on a screen and you can interpret and use those words in whichever way suits you best.

@LouisIngenthron I'm half serious, I'm well aware that migrating won't be an easy task.

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