Half Ma’am Half Brisket

a picture with some of my favourite things: @chessable.com and @effinbirds.com. happy to report i got some converts for the bird cult (and recorded some stuff while i was at it)

Bought this book for my two mates’ babies for Christmas and I’m dying.

good to know i'm not the only one who loves this pair

This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!

the final indignity incoming - going 3-0 down vs the team that had to adjust to losing their best player at an hour's notice. and on top of that, the damn hotel is blocking all of my clever workarounds so i can't even watch. are there any irish pubs in barcelona that are open all night and have tnt?

this is a very good article, but boy oh boy is the whole thing grim

oof

A little study I've composed after seeing a combination on Reddit. White to play and win (Black has several resources; the solutions ends with mate on move 6.)

It's a longshot people will get this joke

enjoyed this immensely, many thanks to Simon @crackingthecryptic.bsky.social for having me (and all the hand-holding and nudging once we were underway), and to Dmitry for connecting us. what is that day 5 of the ashes test that you speak of, btw? is that cumulative?

i didn't know yusupov loyalists were a thing, and yet i have been one my entire life

Hear me out: Murderbot and Foundation crossover universe

Australia are missing their captain and two-thirds of their seam attack; they've inexplicably dropped their spinner; and they're choosing openers basically at random. And yet. Amazing how, after all these years, something so familiar can still feel so surprising.

The problem with day/night tests in Australia is you can experience England losing during the daylight hours. This kind of thing belongs to the dark times between three and four in the morning, like other nightmares. #TheCricket

England's cunning plan to exhaust Starc before he bowls is working like a dream. Poor Australia.

jacks picked as a specialist fielder?

bazball maintaining its hard-won unpredictability cred by alternating which skill to mislay. today's special - bowling (with an honourable mention to keeping). could turn back into worldbeaters after dinner though, as we well know.

heroes capes etc

i once spoke to him on the phone for about 30 seconds. he will have no recollection of it - it was v noisy, and he had no idea who the original caller, yuzi chahal, passed the phone to. one of the absolute highest points of my life.

obviously, i had to be on a flight with no wifi for the first root ton in oz. extreme buggeration. still very happy about it though.

lol. lmao even. if they ever go through the first six balls unbeaten they'll surely be invincible

my stupid stupid brain had to draw this

wanted to refresh my Gävlebocken trivia knowledge, and this is excellent imo

not the kindest piece alex has written, but as always, he's as fair as he is harsh

introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen aquarium ten years after garbage dylan regina spektor

The Aubrey-Maturin Saga (18 movies)

33 seconds of Ozzy making biscuits. Sound on for purring.

breakfast

things have quietened down a touch

house pest

very brief bit as it turns out

evergreen

Today has been a great three days of Test cricket. #Ashes 🏏

I recently read the lathe of heaven (and then listened to @aptshadow.bsky.social & @emmanewman.bsky.social discuss it on their pod), and it occurres to me that Stokes is George Orr, but without the buddhist inhibitions - and, thankfully, so far content to bend only cricket realities to his will.

steve smith, you scored 17 on your specialist subject, "getting hit by jofra archer"

i'm going to get a lot of mileage out of this in the next couple of months

just an absolutely ridiculous cricketer (laudatory)

i'm going to have to wake up at 5 for a bit, aren't i #ashes

toothy goofball <3

I need "Stats are down but he played great" to make it into the lexicon.

Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done

fab

how the hell did i manage not to watch any of that test at all. moronic inferno

it's on me but holy cow this was NOT the week to finally decide to play adios. excellent game, doc @docseuss.bsky.social but yeah, not right now would have been wiser

Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm

this one appears to be a) extra long and b) aimed at more or less me exactly. if you're curious about the intersection of text, dialogue, and plot in gamedev - this is great stuff

I’m so sorry