Note to self, driving home from Heathrow to Glasgow maybe wasn't the brightest idea... That said it wasn't anywhere near as bad as I expected.

So ScotiaCon, I had a good weekend but honestly it was in spite of the con. The events were of no interest and really just got in the way of seeing my friends. The social side was good, but it's painful to watch my friends burn themselves out for an event that doesn't care for them in return.

So, rest of the internet. Welcome to the hell that we've been enduring for the last god knows how long. You'll want to catch up on Online Safety Act, the utter disaster it's been, and probably look up how to contact your local political representative. #discord #OnlineSafetyAct

Doing my best to learn several platforms as quickly as possible starting with Kubernetes. I'm a few sessions in so far, but thought I'd ask if anyone has pointers for how to study/focus better?

VPNing into the UK so I can enable SFW mode while I’m on holiday. I guess that works?

Yesterday was an adventure! Niagara Falls were beautiful!

Banjo-Kazooie Recompiled let’s go!

No. This isn’t it. Do better @mrsleather.bsky.social. This community cares about the artists in it. Are you really that out of touch with your customers that you’ve forgotten who they are? Everyone else, give your money to those in the community who’ve actually done the work to deserve it.

“If you are not to award me oatmeal and paperclips, then I will indulge in rage. And mine is infinite!” #Frankenstein ✨🎨 Gesso / Acrylic Gouache on Canvas Panel - Work in Progress

Disappointing to see @cellblock13la.bsky.social and @mrsleather.bsky.social selling incredibly obvious A 1 art on their apparel. Like dudes, do you know how many amazing and affordable artists would’ve loved to work with you and your resources? Our community deserves better 😕

*shows @camashred.bsky.social this* Cam in Bitsy voice: “What M̶͉̬̓i̶͂̊ͅc̷̗̄ͅe̶̡̱̔ ̷̻͉̃i̸̜̺͛ṇ̵̄ ̸̳̟͗t̶̮̟̓h̴̛̤̦e̴̫̺̎͘ ̶̫͠c̷͍͙͝å̷̯͌r̷̳͓̓̚p̶̱͆̂e̶̼̜̚t̸̞̬̓?”

Bangkok has been a fantastic experience. I’d definitely come again but with more plans to see people and go to specific places. That said, we weren’t short of things to do and places to try. It was lovely to meet the people we did see though!

So, Holliday got off to a rough start but Kuala Lumpur was really quite nice. I came in with honestly pretty low expectations and after not getting on a flight my mood was in the gutter. Thanks for turning that around Malaysia! It was brief but hopefully I’ll be back sometime!

Me: wonders where all the ham is. ... Oh.

Excellent.

Please don't ask any further questions, but I need to figure out things to do/eat/visit in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok ASAP. I don't know anything about these places. Furmeets. Local scene. What do people do. Everything. Gimme the deets.

If you're near the Grand Exchange often enough you'll have met this guy skulking around the bank trying to get you to help him get his money. Sounds dodgy, but the main issue is the bank can't accept his name with the Æ and he refuses to spell it any other way. OSRS art for @evaaether.bsky.social

I can never look at any of my family in the eye again.

2 weeks into #Ubuntu & #Framework and I think I can say I'm sticking with it. So far I've not run into anything other than Fortnite that doesn't work. All my main Steam & Socials play nice and I've managed to get some Android stuff running too. Don't let the door hit you on the way out Windows 11.

Extra context - the BBC has previously been the subject *of* a trans rights protest for unethical coverage practices explicitly intended to misrepresent us and stoke right wing hatred. The Guardian’s come under fire for similar things. They are very much on the side of the far right.

Apple, since you don't know what I want in a device I'm just going to tell you. An iPhone as thick as a Nokia with a huge ass battery An iPad with touch ID and whatever the latest M processor is A 2TB iPod Classic with a modern battery.

Finally bit the bullet and switched my laptop over to Linux. So far there's been more pros than cons this time. It runs cooler & quieter, I've been able to install all the apps I want. I think all the windows mandatory crap has moved into the browser too so that's a sting reduced somewhat.

Sheffield adventure starts soon! Long drive incoming!

The most Nintendo of Errors

Having a day of MHFA training today. Bit of a change of pace and glad to be getting it from work.

Never in my life did I think I'd agree with anything Farage or reform would say... But a broken clock is right twice a day. Now, if any of the less-shit parties would like to act. That'd be a good way to get my vote.

how I feel since 2016 or so

Was not a heat of the moment gaff either, this is just the kind of embarrassing rhetoric he's running with

Every UK petition is like this

Hey, if you haven't already signed the petition to repeal the omnishambles that is the online Safety Act - please do so now (only if you're in the UK) petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

If a thousand weird Australian cranks can be annoying enough for payment processors to leave easy revenue on the table, then enjoyers of queer and sexy indie games can be orders of magnitude more annoying. Use your powers for good.

It's OK to yell at Steam and itchio for being fucking cowards and complying with fascist bullshit, but if you're going to do that you have an obligation to yell even louder at the payment processors who are actually responsible for the bullshit in question.

A seemingly alien concept to the people running the country. Wouldn't be surprised if most of the acts supporters main interaction with their child is paying their nannies bill with concur.

Things better than the #OnlineSafetyAct that would better protect kids: - Export/Importable Block lists - Mandating that block means no contact - Ban real gambling and gatcha mechanics in games for kids - Allow those who need help to set a delegate to help manage account controls up to age 16.

So far the #OnlineSafetyAct fallout has gone exactly as I predicted... Not as I hoped, but definitely as I predicted... Can't wait till people see what else that law is able to be manipulated into doing... /s

13 of our titles have been shadowbanned despite containing no nsfw content and not being tagged as such. They ARE tagged LGBT content. Don't pretend this is only about nsfw works. Why are you censoring queer works?

even if you don't buy porn, it should be obvious that other people's right to access it shouldn't be controlled by the rich, credit card payment companies or governments.

*turns off auto update*

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72... Figured I'd drop this here, for those that don't like the law as written.

Even if you did not know him directly, there's a good chance you're wearing something he had a hand in creating. The world lost a legend. RIP www.pcmag.com/news/your-sm...

@spottacus.org passed away last night. I'm destroyed. I'm distraught. I can't breathe over the tears. I love you forever hun.

Bit of a change of pace the last week and a bit did me good. @camashred.bsky.social & I had an Italy adventure which was honestly pretty great! Discovered 38c can be pleasant when it's not accompanied by 90% humidity!😅 Back in Scotland though and we've acquired the soggy heat again. Bleh! 🫠

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Very bizarre playing Balatro on the Vita, kudos to the folk who worked on that!

For twinks attending #cfz2025 I hope you remembered your

I do love David Tennant and his response to this question in the Guardian today.

Feels very strange to be doing literally no con preparations this year. Like, I should be sick of meetings and planning, or at the very least be wondering when a shift roster is going to be finalised by this point.

Okay, I'm sure coca cola are just doing this to tease me now. Where's the Mezzo Mix?