frymaster (Phil)
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SF/F books, and PC gaming. He/Him
I have had to give very serious content warnings for the start of that story because holy hell, I'm lucky that it doesn't describe my parental relationships AT ALL and it was still incredibly traumatising
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I have had to give very serious content warnings for the start of that story because holy hell, I'm lucky that it doesn't describe my parental relationships AT ALL and it was still incredibly traumatising
The problem is that statement is literally true but doesn't AT ALL mean what the people who like to say it think it means. Like, if I have food poisoning, that's going to drastically increase my "calories out" by some unsavoury methods. And that's ignoring your experiences transitioning from snake!
December 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The problem is that statement is literally true but doesn't AT ALL mean what the people who like to say it think it means. Like, if I have food poisoning, that's going to drastically increase my "calories out" by some unsavoury methods. And that's ignoring your experiences transitioning from snake!
This is what rich entrepreneurs don't get about "poor people just don't have the right mindset" thinking. When _they_ take risks, they might fail to make money but it doesn't impact their ability to have a roof above their heads, food on the table, and access to healthcare.
December 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This is what rich entrepreneurs don't get about "poor people just don't have the right mindset" thinking. When _they_ take risks, they might fail to make money but it doesn't impact their ability to have a roof above their heads, food on the table, and access to healthcare.
Amazing
a white and gray cat is sitting on a bed with its mouth open and looking at the camera .
Alt: a white and gray cat with its mouth open, as if in amazement. Cat body language probably doesn't work like that, but hey, it's humans reading this
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Amazing
From the overhead pictures and the video, I definitely think people on the scene at 4am can be forgiven for being imprecise in the moment! It does look very like, unless you see the flooded fields (which would be the part of the bank they'd be staying away from)
December 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
From the overhead pictures and the video, I definitely think people on the scene at 4am can be forgiven for being imprecise in the moment! It does look very like, unless you see the flooded fields (which would be the part of the bank they'd be staying away from)
at least one of their authors has been hit with a C&D citing defamation
www.royalroad.com/fiction/9824...
www.royalroad.com/fiction/9824...
December 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
at least one of their authors has been hit with a C&D citing defamation
www.royalroad.com/fiction/9824...
www.royalroad.com/fiction/9824...
War, Change, Decay, Excess, Tortie
December 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
War, Change, Decay, Excess, Tortie
I am not surprised that you guys like these books but I am nevertheless delighted
December 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I am not surprised that you guys like these books but I am nevertheless delighted
you would think kids having access to mobile phones would mean parents were _more_ OK with letting their kids roam AND YET
I remember the first time I had to test my mum's "just call me if you're going to be out all night, I don't care if it's 2am" rule (it was fine, once I found a payphone)
I remember the first time I had to test my mum's "just call me if you're going to be out all night, I don't care if it's 2am" rule (it was fine, once I found a payphone)
December 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
you would think kids having access to mobile phones would mean parents were _more_ OK with letting their kids roam AND YET
I remember the first time I had to test my mum's "just call me if you're going to be out all night, I don't care if it's 2am" rule (it was fine, once I found a payphone)
I remember the first time I had to test my mum's "just call me if you're going to be out all night, I don't care if it's 2am" rule (it was fine, once I found a payphone)
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By the way this is the first time I've been asked to go to an "edging appointment"
Me: .... Excuse me?
Receptionist: *cheerfully* Well I just need to see when our edger is in!
Me:
Her: She's not full time, she only edges on certain days! :)
Me:
Me: .... Excuse me?
Receptionist: *cheerfully* Well I just need to see when our edger is in!
Me:
Her: She's not full time, she only edges on certain days! :)
Me:
December 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
By the way this is the first time I've been asked to go to an "edging appointment"
Me: .... Excuse me?
Receptionist: *cheerfully* Well I just need to see when our edger is in!
Me:
Her: She's not full time, she only edges on certain days! :)
Me:
Me: .... Excuse me?
Receptionist: *cheerfully* Well I just need to see when our edger is in!
Me:
Her: She's not full time, she only edges on certain days! :)
Me:
Alas it is also the character depth moment
December 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Alas it is also the character depth moment
It's ok, but I don't think the film communicates the level of cheeses for us meeces very well. How much is there?!? It is unclear
December 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It's ok, but I don't think the film communicates the level of cheeses for us meeces very well. How much is there?!? It is unclear
I read "from electronically submitted photos" to mean "if the person has uploaded them through a us gov website"
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I read "from electronically submitted photos" to mean "if the person has uploaded them through a us gov website"
or (though it was all sorted out in the end) "some e-reader devices work by exposing a filesystem over USB, so of course installing Calibre means it's now fine if any Linux user can mount or unmount at will, including over the top of /etc"
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
or (though it was all sorted out in the end) "some e-reader devices work by exposing a filesystem over USB, so of course installing Calibre means it's now fine if any Linux user can mount or unmount at will, including over the top of /etc"
Vaguely related, back when people still ran game servers, a rule that said "don't disrespect the admins" was always a red flag to me. There should be a rule saying "follow admin instructions in the moment and argue later on the formus" and one for "don't insult ANYBODY" and that's all that's needed
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Vaguely related, back when people still ran game servers, a rule that said "don't disrespect the admins" was always a red flag to me. There should be a rule saying "follow admin instructions in the moment and argue later on the formus" and one for "don't insult ANYBODY" and that's all that's needed
Apparently things are taking off from Edinburgh now so that might even be accurate
December 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Apparently things are taking off from Edinburgh now so that might even be accurate
Colleague of a friend has been sitting in a plane on the tarmac at Edinburgh since 0830
December 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Colleague of a friend has been sitting in a plane on the tarmac at Edinburgh since 0830
Are you flying into Edinburgh or somewhere else?
December 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Are you flying into Edinburgh or somewhere else?
linked from that, I'm reading your review of all the Christmas Carols, and this line about the muppets version resonated:
"often with dialogue taken directly from the page"
Last year my book club read the book and had a showing of the film. I was overjoyed that "more gravy than grave" was original
"often with dialogue taken directly from the page"
Last year my book club read the book and had a showing of the film. I was overjoyed that "more gravy than grave" was original
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
linked from that, I'm reading your review of all the Christmas Carols, and this line about the muppets version resonated:
"often with dialogue taken directly from the page"
Last year my book club read the book and had a showing of the film. I was overjoyed that "more gravy than grave" was original
"often with dialogue taken directly from the page"
Last year my book club read the book and had a showing of the film. I was overjoyed that "more gravy than grave" was original
I really do appreciate that this is a sentence someone can write in all sincerity. It reminds me that this timeline still has room for joy
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I really do appreciate that this is a sentence someone can write in all sincerity. It reminds me that this timeline still has room for joy