Mario Kart was by far the best. The ability to play coop with only one of you having the game is something all game companies should do.
I believe that the languages and packages used by kids in school do a lot of the heavy lifting for them. Whereas the Basic or old C that you'd use for the ZX Spectrum would be very bare bones with you having to do a lot of work for yourself. Plus, I imagine that as code development has moved on a lot since then that a lot of the features you'd expect to have available as a modern developer would be missing. I can't imagine that it'd be too easy to develop a game for.
The annual Crap Games Competition has been bringing Spectrum fans together for more than 25 years. It all began with an April fool’s joke in a magazine called Your Sinclair …
The annual Crap Games Competition has been bringing Spectrum fans together for more than 25 years. It all began with an April fool’s joke in a magazine called Your Sinclair …
Not sure if you guys are familiar with this or not, but there is a great mailing list that lays out what votes are happening in Parliament every week. It's a great resource so check it out. Credit to Sebastian Salek
Clear the Lobby by Sebastian Salek
Hey team.
MPs focus on Estimates Day debates.
This is where the Commons scrutinises spending by government departments.
Topics include spending on prisons, energy infrastructure, and further education.
Meanwhile, the Illegal Migration Bill is in the Lords.
Peers have already defeated the government on it four times, and could likely add to that number this week.
Elsewhere, the government cracks down on boycotts against Israel.
The new bill will stop public bodies - including councils - from boycotting any foreign country because they disagree with their politics.
Until next week. In the meantime, feel free to tweet me.
Sebastian (@sebastiansalek)
MONDAY 3 JULY Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill - 2nd reading Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland Prevents public bodies from boycotting foreign countries. Those who don't comply face fines. Specifically it's intended to stop councils and other bodies from boycotting Israel.
TUESDAY 4 JULY Republic of Somaliland (Recognition) Bill Requires the government to recognise formally the Republic of Somaliland and take steps to form diplomatic relations with the country. Ten minute rule motion presented by Gavin Williamson.
Estimates Day Focus is MOJ spending on the Prison and Probation Service.
WEDNESDAY 5 JULY Safety Cameras Bill Gives the public a say in where new speed cameras are installed, among other things. Ten minute rule motion presented by Mark Eastwood.
Estimates Day Focus is Department for Energy Security and Net Zero spending on energy infrastructure and Department for Education spending on adult education, post-16 education, further education, and colleges.
THURSDAY 6 JULY Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) (No. 2) Bill - all stages Wraps up the week's Estimates Day debates.
FRIDAY 7 JULY No votes scheduled
LAST WEEK'S VOTES Passed
Financial Services and Markets Bill - becomes law National Security Bill - goes back to Lords Global Climate and Development Finance Bill - goes to second reading Holocaust Memorial Bill - goes to committee
Not passed
Schools (Gender and Parental Rights) Bill - went to a vote and lost by 34 to 40
I always used to use Hangouts as my default chat app for friends. We had a big DnD group chat on it. But we migrated to WhatsApp when Google said they were going to kill hangouts and never looked back.
Why would I trust Google with my chats when they constantly abandon/kill off their best tools. We've now moved to Signal and I'm expecting to stay there for a long time.
He denies this but hasn't sued the person making the allegation'
He can't sue the person who made the allegation. It was an MP who made the allegation in the House of Commons. This means that the MP is protected by Parliamentary Privilege which allows an MP to say whatever they want while in parliament. Very important for allowing MPs to have proper debate without interference.
However, having said that. I definitely think he did accept money from Russia (the truth is also a defence against being sued!). He appeared on Russia Today (state propaganda) a lot.
