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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/23423279

"Rain actually is the best thing EVER! This is mainly because it’s so much fun but rain is also important for other reasons too, like keeping outside clean, or making rainbows happen.

I’m not really sure where the rain comes from…. Otter Keeper says the clouds in the sky, but I’ve seen clouds that also come from our kettle in the kitchen. Otter Keeper has probably got things a bit wrong and I suspect that rain possibly comes from the kettle (or at least has something to do with it)."

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/samuel123/art/otter-in-the-rain-166902975

Full rain story: https://www.iamotter.co.uk/why-i-love-rain/

"Rain actually is the best thing EVER! This is mainly because it’s so much fun but rain is also important for other reasons too, like keeping outside clean, or making rainbows happen.

I’m not really sure where the rain comes from…. Otter Keeper says the clouds in the sky, but I’ve seen clouds that also come from our kettle in the kitchen. Otter Keeper has probably got things a bit wrong and I suspect that rain possibly comes from the kettle (or at least has something to do with it)."

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/samuel123/art/otter-in-the-rain-166902975

Full rain story: https://www.iamotter.co.uk/why-i-love-rain/

Source: https://mastodon.social/@MrLovenstein/113901066167320224

Secret panel: https://tapas.io/episode/2250364

Alt text (from reply comments): Text: There is a pink peep, yellow peep, and a pac-man shaped ghost.

Frame 1: The blue ghost is on the left, pink is in the middle, yellow on the right P: I need a ghost busted. Y: Call the Ghostbusters! Frame 2: P: Do they have an app or website? The ghost looks down at pink's phone. Frame 3: Y: No you gotta call pink is sweating Frame 4: P: Well I guess I'm stuck with this fuckin' ghost then. The frame is zoomed on pink and the ghost

Source: https://mastodon.world/@exocomics/113896987315959061

He had been given his first mobile phone for his 18th birthday and had just discovered text messaging.

He made up a random number and sent off a message saying "hello", to which his future wife Kirsty wrote back "hi".

They said: "That single moment led to over 20 years of love, laughter, and partnership."

Out of several messages to unknown numbers he sent from the Coventry pub where he was working that night, Kirsty in Cleethorpes was the only one to reply.

In 2002, the couple got married in Scotland, where Kirsty is from, and now have two children, aged six and nine.

A stubborn grandfather had a motorway built around his house in China after refusing to move, despite being offered £180,000 in compensation.

Huang Ping’s two-storey home in Jinxi, China, is now surrounded by a construction site with constant dust, noisy builders and vibrating walls.

He says he now regrets not taking the Chinese government’s money and fears what living in his property will be like once the expressway opens in Spring.

“If I could turn back time, I would agree to the demolition conditions they offered. Now it feels like I lost a big bet,” he said.

Former Your Sinclair and Amiga Power staffer Jonathan Nash has passed away, we're sad to report.

Nash's work will be instantly familiar to readers of those magazines. Like so many publications of the late '80s and early '90s, the personality and humour of the writers really shone through, and Nash's brand of comedy has resonated with fans across the decades.

Source: https://cara.app/post/0970f64a-b629-4d66-8bb9-387ead2e04db

I’ve been out in the forest watching the fire tails for the past few evenings there has been so much activity, the forest has been alive . I’ve never seen so many in one part of the forest. But tonight I was completely taken by surprise as I was greeted with the most beautiful faerie I’ve ever seen. I’ve not seen many so it’s really magical to spot one. She was stepping through the fire tails and mushrooms twirling and dancing in their light. She knew I was there and didn’t seem to mind . I watched her for what seemed like ages but in faerie time I bet it was only a few human seconds . She wondered and danced until she disappeared into the distance . I hope I see her again .

I'm not sure what the first bit of this says. Something about it ever being white again?

Over on the English Amiga Board, Amiga developers Raster Wizards have previewed their work-in-progress game Hyper Runner, which they describe as “some sort of mix between F-Zero and OutRun”, which are lofty aspirations indeed, and while the humble Amiga might lack the technical heft to pull off the Mode 7 slickness of the SNES classic F-Zero, even when using the enhanced AGA chipset, the footage of the latest build of Hyper Runner serves as a reminder that the Amiga is certainly is more than capable of producing slick, enjoyable arcade-style racers, such as the beloved Lotus Espirit Challenge series and Jaguar XJ220, on both of which this writer whiled away many a happy hour as a teenager.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/27897168

Mutts for January 13, 2025.

Source: https://mastodon.social/@admiralwonderboat/113844539975531139