In the 2010s I had a Windows Phone which I thought was amazing. I bought the original Surface Pro too, because at the time I thought it was incredible. A full operating system in a tablet form factor that was incredibly fast and touch screen.

In the IT office I worked in, we had a dartboard. It was great for just stepping away from your desk if a problem had stumped you, throwing a few darts to take a break, and inevitably the answer would come to you. It was our rubber duck.

Trouble was, all of us were terrible at the basic maths involved with darts matches. So I thought, what if we mounted the Surface to the wall, and could just tap where the dart had hit, and get scores instantly.

So I wrote this darts score-keeping app that worked on everything from Windows Phones to tablets, and even an Xbox at one point, thanks to the way Microsoft had implemented their cross-device app deployment.

We used it every day in the office. I think in 10 years it’s sold about 3 copies.

Lovely Darts

Probably less, but it may well have been roughly similar. I think when they were younger they ended up getting more “stuff” but it was cheaper items. Mostly board games and toys that I thought they might like, rather than specific stuff they ask for these days. Well, I ask them, because I’d rather get them stuff they want/need.

I feel like the pile of presents was bigger in those days at least.

Parent of late teens here - around £200 each (usually clothes or various bits they’ve asked for), unless there’s a big present involved that I’m interested in too (like a new games console), which would be a more expensive year.

Not my bag, but I reckon hent.ai would be a popular niche.

The deflection is world class, I applaud you.

EDIT - I love that you called out my attitude after yours is there on your profile. This is Trump level deflection, you’ll go far.

There’s the projection you mentioned. You did the insulting. Called me a dick, an ass and ignorant, after I posted evidence to back up what I said. Sounds pretty petty to me.

I haven’t insulted you or called you names, I’ve just brought receipts.

“Oh no, the consequences of my actions”

Love it, absolute textbook 😂

I can see how you managed to get a rating this low.

Love that the name-calling starts once I’ve provided evidence to back up my claim. This is called an ad hominem attack, or narcissistic rage, in case you ever want to bring it up with your therapist. I don’t know how old you are, but it’s common in children, where they’re not emotionally equipped to manage the frustration of being proved wrong.

May the internet never change.

37 times more men than women 😂

I would put a lot of money on it not being an even split. The stories I’ve heard from hospital colleagues always involve men, to the point where one nurse I know wanted to add a plea in a local Facebook group to ask men to stop shoving household objects up their arse.

I think women have the wherewithal to use, or have easier access to, proper tapered toys. Men see a tube shaped object and go “yep, that’ll do”.

The hospital admissions are for removal of stuck foreign objects, not which gender likes bum fun the most.

Do not fuck the lawnmower

I live in a town which has a hospital that supports a large geographical area and as such is a major employer in the town. Many of my friends work there.

It’s always men.

I’m not sure that’s in dispute?

Object stuck in arse is the classic, if the anecdotes of my medical professional friends are anything to go by. Although maybe that’s already covered by “Assault, blunt object”

Never folds the wrong way or moves unpredictably during strong winds.

Top tier dad joke

In the case of fake news, extremely.

Yeah well my Zeus 15GW Overcompensator desktop rig has 4 million FlappyCLAMS and a hundred ThrustForce WTFs.

Exactly the same. I’ve been a “developer” for decades, often using a new language for a single project, then never touching it again for years, until I’ve forgotten the basic syntax. I’m an expert in nothing.

Stack Overflow, random Indian YouTubers, Google and now AI have been essential throughout my career.

You only need to know enough. Know what you want to achieve and the rough steps for how to get there, and somebody or something can fill in the blanks.

Which is essentially where we are now. Multiple services providing age verification on a per-site basis.