Alex Dixon
Alex Dixon
@dixonary.co.uk
Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Warwick 🏳🌈 {they,he} Interests: Functional programming; theoretical computer science; Indie games; Gamedev; TTRPGs; Doctor Who (I made whodle! 📺)
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Yo. @kenney.nl has done more to support up and coming devs, empower non artists and people starting out with accessible tech than any other single person I’ve encountered. Just wanted to throw that out there for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
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Here. Have this.
Here's your first look at CHARLIE BROOKER’S BLACKMERE ⬇️ A very, very, very, very, very serious crime thriller series about a tormented detective on a mission to catch a ritualistic serial killer before they run out of people to kill. Contains blood and frowning. Coming to Netflix early 2027.
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Firstly, a female Doctor, played by an older actress with a background in theatre/comedy. For an added frisson, let's make the sidekick character the husband. And we'll lose the whole 'Doctor' tag and reveal the birth name, which is spelled 'Bucket' but
The BBC has launched a tender process for 'Doctor Who,' calling on producers to pitch a "brave" new vision for the iconic sci-fi series.
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"Twenty Years of Pandoc" by John MacFarlane pandoc.org/twenty-years... #Haskell
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The Message From Deep Space is a fantastic game. If you haven't played it yet, get on it! And if you have, come chat with us on the Deep Space Communication Relay :) [bring your own dictionary]: dscr.dixonary.co.uk
Since we're doing North-South divide discourse again, here's the objectively correct breakdown of the UK that everyone can agree on
Calling Andy Burnham King of the North is convenient for London media wanting a north-whisperer but it's gibberish. 1. Northerners hate each other. 2. Northerners disagree on what The North is. 3. If Burnham conflates Manchester with The North he'll have multiple peasants' revolts on his hands. 1/2
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🚀Citizen Sleeper 1 and 2 are OUT NOW on Nintendo Switch 2! Play the critically acclaimed series in its smoothest, most beautiful, handheld form: CS 1: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... CS 2: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... Enjoy higher resolution and framerates, with a free upgrade for owners ⭐
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Douglas Adams reincarnated as a 26th-century historian: 'Despite all the odds, Joseph "What are you going to do, nuke us?" Webb is widely regarded as only the *second*-worst Prime Minister in the history of the United Kingdom. The worst...'
I think it’s impossible, short of triggering a nuclear strike against the UK, to surpass Liz Truss as the “worst ever”.
Queer AF artists rejected twats' hot air? (5) cryptick.wildvale.co.uk/clue.html#UX... #cryptic #crosswords #cryptick
The good people of Brighton are taking no shit from far right fuckwits. Anti-racist protestors outnumbered the knuckle-draggers, blocked their march and told them to fuck off out of Brighton.
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📣✨ NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT ✨📣 We're pleased to introduce... I’M YOUR HOST An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes. 🙏 Wishlist now s.team/a/4720280 🎧 Press/ creators shorturl.at/0Chkp 👀 30-second trailer👇
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