Dragon Age:Inquisition is still taking up my time (when I finally got Origin working again, as that decided last week to refuse to start). Bloody hell, that game is huge. I discovered an entire banqueting hall and library in Skyhold I hadn’t previously found, have several whole lands I haven’t even visited yet, and…

Write that down in your copybooks now.

For a more detailed appreciation of Prof Hawking’s scientific contributions, I recommend Roger Penrose’s obit in the Guardian.

This is your annual reminder that although much of the world’s population changed their clocks yesterday, more of the world’s population (the EU, plus Switzerland, Norway and Ukraine) does not do so until the last Sunday in March (and falls back a week earlier too, on the last Sunday in October).

“What is the difference between Capitalism and Communism? In Capitalism, man exploits man. In Communism, it is the other way round.”

*mashes “Trenchant Insight” button*

I will get back to DA:I this weekend, which I’ve been putting off (even though I have GOT OUT OF THE HINTERLANDS). Instead a few weeks ago, GoG had a big sale on Wadjet Eye’s adventure games, which followed on the heels of some positive comments about their Blackwell series by a certain Apple Merchant of this Parish.…

Dennis Duffy was right! Technology is cyclical!

I’d be more shocked and upset if a loved came out to me as a mime than as a furry. To quote Lord Vetinari, LEARN THE WORDS.

You and he were....buddies, weren’t you? Listen. When I first joined this hospital I was strictly solo. You were the first real buddy I ever had. But if you and he wish to be best buddies again, I won’t stand in your waaaaayyyyyy. 

Can I get a hat wobble?

What’s the password?

It’s not original to me - the earliest reference I can find dates back to 1991.

Everyone will be famous to 15 people.

John Mahoney was born in Blackpool, Lancashire and brought up in Manchester. I like to think he could have done a better Mancunian accent than Jane Leeves.

Acid.

Then you may like this.

Leg disabled.

Yes, still Dragon Age:Inquisition. Although I meant to play it last weekend and ended up not doing, instead catching up with Engrenages (a French TV police drama).

I just had the M&WS Cash Register Shop sketch pop into my head and I’m now trying to suppress giggles.