you ever see someone flaming out erratically and just think to yourself “man that guy needs to develop an internal locus of control,” bc whoooo boy

"Deserve" and "loyalty" are words that you should not use about countries and politicians generally. Leads to bad thinking.

Also in this Nov 55 issue of Popular Science: ad for products you have literally never seen an ad for in your life

"I don't understand why you, a fantasy writer, don't appreciate the value of making bargains with the fae."

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

Every former editor from DC that has successfully become a writer for them has been a man. And it’s not like I haven’t been trying since 2014.

me to claire after binging Sugar

I did not watch the ENnies but I did read this thread and it has to have been better than watching the ENnies because this thread is so joyous

sam “genial conversationalist” sorensen@samsorensen.bsky.social · 5d ago

ENNIES THREAD ENNIES THREAD ENNIES THREAD

do you think daggerheart winning a gold means they'll play it on stream?? does Matthew Mercer only deign to touch the finest and most gilded of rulesets? will Brennan Mulligan lovingly enter the embrace of Spenser Starke??

Warhammer The Old World Player's Guide Manual Cubicle Seven Advanced Updated Revised Edition Elite Reissue Gold Version Two Games Workshop Game Of The Year Deluxe Super Turbo Ultra New Age Warhammer Fantasy Battles Edition Roleplaying Game Rules

best family game product. when I was a small child, sometimes I would ask my parents, "Parents, when can we play the next best family game product?"

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The waffle-shaped daily word game.

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JKR is a one person case for not just a wealth tax but actually a wealth tax that starts quite low on the net worth scale

This is really fun to read lol

a future D administration should make an easy pathway to citizenship specifically for foreign students

Eugene Vinitsky 🍒@eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 6d ago

One weird trick to literally destroy America www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

This InfoWars caper is going a little too well. We need to staff up a bit. We're hiring a Social Media Lead, who will help make InfoWars the network of the future. We need someone who is extraordinarily online, has big ideas for how things break through in 2026, and can pull those ideas off quick.

Another really excellent essay from Liberal Currents, but one thing that really jumped out to me was this paragraph, which really speaks to our current online moment as well.

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

I've sunk more time in Vampire Survivors than I'd like, and this article really captures the ick that it and Blue Prince eventually left me with.

Mathew Kumar@mathewkumar.com · last wk.

Unlocked! Belatedly, I look at Vampire Survivors, and lament that everything is gambling now, even when the only thing you're wasting is your time:

I am unbelievably touched that @dropout.tv titled my @dimension20.dropout.tv Adventuring Academy episode “A Duty of Care”

I’m overwhelmed today, but I want to circle back in a while to share the links to everyone & everything I cited. More soon.

A Duty of Care (with Dr. Emily Friedman) - Season 7 - Dropout

Dr. Emily Friedman joins Brennan to discuss the history of actual play and the best gaming system. Content Warning: Misophonia (Crunching) - [throughout 54:37-1:01:03]

watch.dropout.tv

We need more thoughtful, anti-rage bait, data-driven video essays on the games industry. @alanahpearce.bsky.social and @jasonschreier.bsky.social are making my faves right now

Definitely worth a full watch, Alanah's done her homework and hasn't missed, but the final point again is worth reiterating: The gaming industry doesn't care about the people who play games. They knew killing physical media would piss you off and they don't care. You are not their customers.

Alanah Pearce@alanahpearce.bsky.social · 2w ago

This took me several weeks to make because I went through several years worth of corporate/investor/earnings reports but... here it is! The actual, long-term reason Sony killed physical discs, and why they can't go back. youtu.be/_Znc7MVsSlg?...

This is a very thoughtful and well-researched video and I'm glad I watched it even if the topic is depressing as heck.

Alanah Pearce@alanahpearce.bsky.social · 2w ago

This took me several weeks to make because I went through several years worth of corporate/investor/earnings reports but... here it is! The actual, long-term reason Sony killed physical discs, and why they can't go back. youtu.be/_Znc7MVsSlg?...

I found $1000 under my parents' names in New York last month

Andrew Sinclair@jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 7d ago

Californians: fun fact. The state comptroller basically operates a lost-and-found, where unclaimed property ends up. Sometimes this is just money that you are owed by somebody for something small that didn't end up in your hands. Anyway, it takes about one minute to search online: claimit.ca.gov

One thing you can see in the latest Stancil blowup is that a sizable share of this website thinks that good intentions are the only thing that matter in policymaking, and expressing skepticism that a policy will really work as intended is equivalent to stealing food from the poor.

The American Transgender Refugee Crisis. In the seven months after the 2024 election, 9% of transgender adults reported moving to a different state—against 5% of LGBTQ people overall, and 2% of Americans generally, www.liberalcurrents.... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

The American Transgender Refugee Crisis

If this were occurring abroad, to an ethnic minority, we would call it ethnic cleansing.

liberalcurrents.com

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Game Changer@gamechanger.dropout.tv · last wk.

presenting: a thread of GIFs featuring the surprise star of "Noise Some Makes" -- PA Kaylin Mahoney!

“If this were occurring abroad, to an ethnic minority, we would call it ethnic cleansing.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...

The American Transgender Refugee Crisis

If this were occurring abroad, to an ethnic minority, we would call it ethnic cleansing.

liberalcurrents.com