Schafe
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he/him at a stretch, desperately wanting to be able to stop the pretence of being a human.
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"Gamers don't deserve games or the work people put into them" remains one of my most steadfast beliefs.
One of the great failures of modern gaming is convincing players they can play for an unlimited amount of time and not get bored
Mate, you played the same game for SEVENTY FIVE FUCKING HOURS
Do literally anything for 75 hours and see how fun it stays...
Mate, you played the same game for SEVENTY FIVE FUCKING HOURS
Do literally anything for 75 hours and see how fun it stays...
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Gamers don't deserve games or the work people put into them" remains one of my most steadfast beliefs.
The best part of December is wearing a Santa Hat at work and having a child or two a day be excited by it.
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The best part of December is wearing a Santa Hat at work and having a child or two a day be excited by it.
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Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute
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👇 This is a) obviously correct b) resisted by most in the political class because it makes so much of what we do redundant.
My extremely simple heuristic for the current political system is that until you can go food shopping and think prices haven’t increased / things aren’t expensive etc don’t expect any material political continuity.
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
👇 This is a) obviously correct b) resisted by most in the political class because it makes so much of what we do redundant.
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People get extremely annoyed when I point it out (I think they think I’m endorsing the other guy, cause we don’t do nuance) but if this was Biden, it would be the cover image of literally every American newspaper tomorrow.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
People get extremely annoyed when I point it out (I think they think I’m endorsing the other guy, cause we don’t do nuance) but if this was Biden, it would be the cover image of literally every American newspaper tomorrow.
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A college student complaining about a grade on a paper is not national news. Not even close. The details have minimal import outside the class itself.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A college student complaining about a grade on a paper is not national news. Not even close. The details have minimal import outside the class itself.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Gotta say this feels very old school England choosing a bowling option entirely to make up for the deficiencies in the batting performance.
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Gotta say this feels very old school England choosing a bowling option entirely to make up for the deficiencies in the batting performance.
they also voted for Brexit. They also voted for this government and the ones that proceded it. When will we learn not to trust the British Public.
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
they also voted for Brexit. They also voted for this government and the ones that proceded it. When will we learn not to trust the British Public.
Advent Calendars are all around us, look for numbers on houses as you walk down the street, find one for todays date, open the window and claim your prize. #lifehack
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Advent Calendars are all around us, look for numbers on houses as you walk down the street, find one for todays date, open the window and claim your prize. #lifehack
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it looks like the "mississippi" miracle in reading scores was due to be a pretty basic stats error in the design of the experimental study (selecting on the dependent variable)... a lotta people Got Got on this one! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/01/h...
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
it looks like the "mississippi" miracle in reading scores was due to be a pretty basic stats error in the design of the experimental study (selecting on the dependent variable)... a lotta people Got Got on this one! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/01/h...
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“we failed a veteran” is the ultimate story here and if I were a soldier currently being asked to do war crimes on Trump’s behalf I would consider this instructive
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns
Emails obtained by the Associated Press show that the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House had been unraveling for years.
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“we failed a veteran” is the ultimate story here and if I were a soldier currently being asked to do war crimes on Trump’s behalf I would consider this instructive
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Given there is an entire information-economy between politicians, advisers, officials and the media of intentional pre-Budget leaks, it is telling that the only resignation is when someone leaks it unintentionally.
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Given there is an entire information-economy between politicians, advisers, officials and the media of intentional pre-Budget leaks, it is telling that the only resignation is when someone leaks it unintentionally.
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"Republicans are driving up your electricity bills so they can generate AI memes about their war crimes" should be a political layup
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Republicans are driving up your electricity bills so they can generate AI memes about their war crimes" should be a political layup
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In academic writing, saying "God says" and "my boyfriend told me" are equally invalid.
December 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In academic writing, saying "God says" and "my boyfriend told me" are equally invalid.
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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Serious reminder that all donations up to £10,000 are doubled by a kind charitable foundations. So that £69 is in fact doubled up to £138, which is a less funny number but is twice as nice!
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Serious reminder that all donations up to £10,000 are doubled by a kind charitable foundations. So that £69 is in fact doubled up to £138, which is a less funny number but is twice as nice!
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which one of you did this??? (nice) www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
which one of you did this??? (nice) www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
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After a pause, we are once again accepting pitches for games.
If you've designed a TTRPG (especially one built on PbtA, Forged in the Dark, or Fate) that's near-complete, you can find details about how to pitch us (and the services we provide) here:
evilhat.com/game-submiss...
If you've designed a TTRPG (especially one built on PbtA, Forged in the Dark, or Fate) that's near-complete, you can find details about how to pitch us (and the services we provide) here:
evilhat.com/game-submiss...
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
After a pause, we are once again accepting pitches for games.
If you've designed a TTRPG (especially one built on PbtA, Forged in the Dark, or Fate) that's near-complete, you can find details about how to pitch us (and the services we provide) here:
evilhat.com/game-submiss...
If you've designed a TTRPG (especially one built on PbtA, Forged in the Dark, or Fate) that's near-complete, you can find details about how to pitch us (and the services we provide) here:
evilhat.com/game-submiss...
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Some sort of dedicated high speed railway line would be just the ticket.
I am glad common sense has prevailed.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
Manchester-London 7am train will now carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Some sort of dedicated high speed railway line would be just the ticket.
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Hegseth's war crimes/murder thing just makes me think about this again.
Just been reminded that on this day in 1990 I landed in Kuwait.
Was immediately detached to scout and recon to add comms and linguistics support. When somebody asked why we needed linguistics, the XO said "because you win wars by making friends, not by making corpses. Safeties on, gentleman".
Was immediately detached to scout and recon to add comms and linguistics support. When somebody asked why we needed linguistics, the XO said "because you win wars by making friends, not by making corpses. Safeties on, gentleman".
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Hegseth's war crimes/murder thing just makes me think about this again.
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So many policy debates would be better understood (I’m not saying they would necessarily have better outcomes) if we used percentage figures. Tesco’s pre-tax profit of 4.5 per cent, for example.
I think there might be a case for retiring millions and billions from our vocabulary entirely, and expressing public spending as multiples of a house price.
"The government today committed to spending three streets of terraced housing in Middlesbrough on the NHS to cut waiting lists."
"The government today committed to spending three streets of terraced housing in Middlesbrough on the NHS to cut waiting lists."
December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
So many policy debates would be better understood (I’m not saying they would necessarily have better outcomes) if we used percentage figures. Tesco’s pre-tax profit of 4.5 per cent, for example.
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talking to reporters last night, Trump claimed of Hegseth's double tap strike that "I don't know anything about it," then moments later claimed "I don't who you're talking about" when asked his plan to pardon the former Honduran president
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Honestly, taking a crapshoot on what will work next based on what has worked before is actually what AI does. It also seems like maybe it's what a lot of execs do. Maybe we did find a real cost cutting use for AI!
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Honestly, taking a crapshoot on what will work next based on what has worked before is actually what AI does. It also seems like maybe it's what a lot of execs do. Maybe we did find a real cost cutting use for AI!
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Think this is exactly right - political journalism that is completely abstracted from policy, which was not the norm before 2017, has become the default. Impossible to have a serious attempt to either shrink what the state does or widen the tax base (have to do at least one) on that basis.
All this budget news, claims, counter claims is confusing, but two things of consequence.
1. We're all talking about that, not any financial benefits (or losses) of the budget.
2. Yet more focus on the very weird few weeks and politics of it all. Starting to feel dangerously like a norm.
1. We're all talking about that, not any financial benefits (or losses) of the budget.
2. Yet more focus on the very weird few weeks and politics of it all. Starting to feel dangerously like a norm.
December 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Think this is exactly right - political journalism that is completely abstracted from policy, which was not the norm before 2017, has become the default. Impossible to have a serious attempt to either shrink what the state does or widen the tax base (have to do at least one) on that basis.