Alex Cox

Dad. Freelance writer: T3, Maximum PC, MacFormat, Advantage Magazine, TechRadar, Tom's Hardware et al. Would you like words? work at hipattack dot com

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

This isn't a big flounce off. You can't really flounce if nobody's even noticed you being there. But I might actually post things elsewhere, so:

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

@robmanuel @jayforeman My maths is likely completely wrong but I think there are 39,402,006,196,394,479,212,279,040,100,143,613,805,079,739,270,465,446,667,948,293,404,245,721,771,497,210,611,414,266,254,884,915,640,806,627,990,306,816.0000 possible 128 byte machine code programs. Rookie numbers.

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

Googled trypophobia to make sure I had the spelling right. Reader, you can imagine what happened next. EUGHGHGHHHHH

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

Deep-dive Eurovision analysis from the man that (some 25 years ago) attempted to teach me all I could ever need to know about pop music had I listened, which I didn't, but that's not his fault OR IS IT JOE (it's not). Still not written a good three-part harmony. The pint is safe.

[Joe Bennett PhD @JoeBennettMusic]

Eurovision final song analyses: how was it?
https://t.co/bHeTM9XJml

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

Everyone has a right to be who they are. In a way, I envy those who know who they are.

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

Nice hashtag in my 'What's happening' box that
a) can flip off, obviously
b) demonstrates what Twitter is, over there on the other side that isn't my echo-chamber feed
c) would offer a lovely list of people to block if I actually cared for this hellsite
and d) can flip right off

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@mikejjennings An alien beamed in from another planet with no knowledge of Earth music (but convenient knowledge of the English language) could look at that poster and know instantly what a grumpy Brewdog-fueled shitfest that would be

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@mikejjennings TURN THAT RUBBISH OFF AND PUT ON YOUR PARKA, BOY, WE'RE GOING TO GO AND LEARN ABOUT REAL MUSIC

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

Demand avoidance is painfully strong at the mo. Hope you're not waiting for anything because LA LA I'M NOT LISTENING

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

@mikejjennings "Out of the mouth of babes," as my mum would say ad nauseum, at least until my youngest discovered the entire swearword lexicon

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@johnlister Also this was dorky cycle shorts era Pete Dunne. The chant was accurate at the time

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

@johnlister It was an amazing show. Can't quite believe it was that long ago. Definitely guilty of indulging in 'Pete' chants and randomly shouting 'CHRISTMAS!' when appropriate

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

@mikejjennings @Queen_Bevans ❤️Big congrats! Welcome to your new life - in both senses

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

Final charity stream of the year, going live now at https://t.co/0PLiZAMIa9 - come do some google maps guessing on @geoguessr, buy the @jinglejam games collection, give @Autistica some funds, WHAT COULD BE BETTER #JingleJam2023 #charity #geoguessr #ididahashtag

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

Someone's been sending me a press release about how GTA IV is the best GTA game every day for about a week now. I mean, OK? If you want? What would you like me to do with that?

(I am aware that I've now given it oxygen but BOY YOU SHOULD SEE MY ENGAGEMENTS ON HERE)

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I just did the 'I could make a game' thing. I /could/ make a game. What I can't do is bring myself to make a game. I /could/ understand Godot and do something cool with it. But I won't.

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

Fucking hell. I knew compassion was low on the agenda but christ on a bike

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

@mikejjennings Preach. Brother all the way, once I've shed myself of this printer that hasn't worked properly in the seven years since I bought it and I have no clue why I'm persisting with it but I'm not buying a new printer because I own a printer

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

@EliOlsberg They are full Guess Who? characters. "Does he have rosy cheeks?" "Has his smiling mouth been installed upside-down?"

[Alex Cox @hipattack]

Back at the streaming nonsense until 10am - come help a broken old man find himself in @geoguessr, donate £35 for some @jinglejam games, and help the excellent @Autistica https://t.co/0PLiZAMIa9