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Tom Gerken
@twgerken.bsky.social
That BBC News tech/gaming journo with the silly name, follow me for tech, rabbits and dyspraxia chat + constant references to a funny grief podcast about my dad dying: Our Dads Died: linktr.ee/ourdadsdied
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I can’t explain the feeling when the Google algorithm is like “hey, would you like to read this story about Tamagotchi? It feels like a you thing”. Like Mr Google it sure is a me thing, that’s why I wrote it

A screenshot of the Google homepage. The story being recommended is about Tamagotchi, which was written by the author of this post.
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This app is in a weird place because I genuinely have no idea how many people here are big Civ fans. On the off chance you’re out there, I wrote this Civilization VII piece a couple weeks ago. The game looks hype! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Civilization VII: How Roman London inspired the upcoming game
Civilization VII: How Roman London inspired the upcoming game

An eight-year wait for news on the next Civilization game is finally over.

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Phone theft is getting more frequent per the best stats we've got on this, but there's no easy solution. Worth knowing what to do if your device is stolen! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Phone companies to be asked to help tackle rise in snatch thefts
Phone companies to be asked to help tackle rise in snatch thefts

Some 78,000 people had their phone or bag snatched last year, more than double the previous year.

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Losing a parent is the weirdest kind of grief because some days everything is fine and then other days you eat an apple and your brain goes "THIS WAS HIS FAVOURITE KIND OF APPLE" and then you're just a man in a kitchen crying whilst wielding a red delicious

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Reconnecting with my Twitter mutuals.

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Tom Gerken
@twgerken.bsky.social
That BBC News tech/gaming journo with the silly name, follow me for tech, rabbits and dyspraxia chat + constant references to a funny grief podcast about my dad dying: Our Dads Died: linktr.ee/ourdadsdied
24 followers59 following13 posts