Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · 7d

In fact at least 50% of the table applies to our ASD/ADHD daughter 🙄

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · 7d

My wife is a SEN teaching assistant and I recognise all of these from her work stories!

Reposted by Phil Francis

Robin D. Laws @robindlaws.bsky.social · 8d

With America shut down and all its generals in one place we can finally put back the u's they took out of all those words

1 8 78

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · 9d

Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0 used crossword grids to map the net architecture for hacking runs. This is another neat way to expand the idea. I especially like the inspiration of using the answers to generate a meta structure to have the dungeon break out of tropes your personal style may be leading you to

1 1

Reposted by Phil Francis

Brockprint @brockprint.bsky.social · 12d

In that old and ruined keep,
He, with eyes that never sleep,
An eternal watch shall keep,
Unending…

(2022)

With apologies to Robert Herrick.

#brockprint

1 1

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · 14d

Happy to offer advice and support. If you haven't already, follow @slyflourish.com , @sskorkowsky.bsky.social and @alexandrian.bsky.social as they all have channels dedicated to top quality help and advice to GMs, old and new

2 4

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · 15d

Also missing Professor Brian Cox of Dare and D:ream fame
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_C...

Brian Cox (physicist) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

1

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · 24d

Terrifying demonstration of the power of a not too happy bull

The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 25d

Señor Toro, bienvenido a la guerra contra los coches.

💥🐟🌮🇺🇦🇨🇦 @crunchyfishtaco.bsky.social · 25d

Holy 💩

1

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · 27d

Washing up, taking the bins out or upgrading the CC3+ core without breaking all the products layered onto it?

1 1

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Sep 6

"brought to you in living color"? I don't think I had a rule book with interior colour plates until the late 80s (Shadowrun or Earth dawn I think, possibly Feng Shui). No wonder they were doing a better marketing job

2 5

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Aug 29

I love when you read a very specific instruction that tells you something has happened enough times to need a prohibition. You have to wonder who was so anxious they were prepayto scrap as much fecal matter as possible into a test tube smh

Photograph of an instruction on a screening test kit reading "We only need a little poo to test - please do not add extra"

1

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Aug 29

As an honorary Yorkshire man I am obliged to point out that a dead Yorkshire woman can achieve in 6 months everything that all the other Reform councillors have achieved combined!

a white flower with green leaves is surrounded by the words ey up on a black background

Alt: a white flower with green leaves is surrounded by the words ey up on a black background

media.tenor.com

1

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Aug 15

Oh dear, it's not me but it feels very "mood" as my kids say

a man with glasses and a beard is sitting in front of a guitar in a room .

Alt: a man with glasses grey hair and a beard is sitting in front of a guitar in a room . He makes a confused looking grin as he moves to adjust his glasses and the GIF loops

media.tenor.com

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Aug 12

That is very on point and probably one of the most accurate as well

1

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm going to assume this is a local am-dram production and not call to book tickets

Photo of a pink signboard zip tied to a chain link fence between a white car and white van. The sign has yellow text reading "Ladyboys of Bangkok" with a phone number and web address

1

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Jul 23

It is like test cricket Vs 20/20. I'm good at the test version where you have time to develop the game to meet pitch conditions but don't enjoy the smacking it around version where you have to fit everything into a very short time slot

1

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Jul 23

I only started going to conventions in the last couple of years, with 30+ years experience running many different games for many different groups and after a couple of attempts have concluded that con games are too stressful to prep for

1 2

Reposted by Phil Francis

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · Jul 10

“When I rounded the corner and spotted him, I audibly gasped,” Kamloops resident Taylor Borth said.

“He just stared back at me like…what? And then turned around to flop down on the ground. He didn’t even run away as I walked by him although I don’t think he had the ability to.”

Mammoth-sized marmot spotted in Kamloops park

“It’s the fattest marmot I’ve ever seen.”

infotel.ca

4 14 82

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Jul 3

They have raised tax. The nuance is which taxes and by how much? Any tax that meaningfully hits 'billionaires' doesn't raise much because the billionaires leave or sell up or adjust their income.

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Jul 3

"It's not going to be an issue if all of your kobolds are queuing up to go to the bathroom or whatever in a fantasy game. "
What I love about the hobby is you read a sentence like that without blinking and then start thinking about the possibility of a kobold toilet queue in a scenario

Will Savino @willsavino.bsky.social · Jul 2

I interviewed tabletop cartographer @tomcartos.bsky.social all about his map-making philosophy, his workflow, and his kickstarters.

Usable, Legible, Believable - Interview with Tom Cartos

A conversation with mapmaker Tom Cartos about his cartography philosophy, workflow, and new Kickstarter.

blog.boroughbound.com

1 3

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Jul 1

Can't help but think that Trump is following the Chavez playbook but making unaffordable transfers to the voters least in need. This looks like developing world economics to prop up a current government

The Economist @economist.com · Jul 1

After more than 24 hours of negotiations, the Senate has passed the bill. The overhaul of taxation and spending could spell trouble for America https://econ.trib.al/QCXDq7W

Ten charts to explain Trump’s big, beautiful bill

The overhaul of taxation and spending would spell trouble for America

econ.trib.al

1

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Jun 29

@kennethhite.bsky.social what did you do?

emily north @north0fnorth.tgirl.gay · Jun 29

google maps broke and created some kind of unholy chicago singularity

a bunch of labels in a circle around chicago

3

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Jun 29

Can't think of a better time or reason to ditch Google for any other search provider 😂

K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · Jun 28

The singularity is awesome

Google search for “all you can eat buffet near me”
Al Overview
To find an all-you-can-eat buffet near you, you can use online search engines like Google or Yelp, specifying "all you can eat buffet near me". These searches will typically provide a list of nearby restaurants offering buffet-style dining, including their addresses, contact information, and customer reviews. You can also refine your

2

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Jun 24

📌

Phil Francis @philfrancis.bsky.social · Jun 14

Underground for the ability to spend group experience on influencing the world. If it hadn't used a bizarre and hard to grasp logarithmic skill system it would probably have been more successful

1