Yesterday (one month since my elbow fracture) I achieved a Pass with Distinction in Unarmed stage combat, making the ninth weapon system out of nine with the BASSC. Thank you Stage Fight Scotland for putting up with me for a few years, to the class for amazing camaraderie. What's next? Dunno yet.

The funniest criticism of anything ever.

Thank you @killjamesbond.bsky.social for bringing Les Barbouzes to my attention. A really silly and fun spy romp with some very... questionable elements. I wonder if it could work on stage... ... Only one way to find out.

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.

... Some of this is partly my fault too. I blame Dougal.

Little convention report for your evening as I write up how @tabletopscot.bsky.social went for me and the team. giantbrain.co.uk/2025/09/10/t...

The fact that they have not lifted half a buttock to assist Palestine but soared like fucking eagles to rescue this barnacled creep is all the evidence we need that the government is ruderless.

I watched the season 7 Simpsons episode ‘Much Apu About Nothing’ last night. It explicitly shows how anti immigrant legislation exists to shift blame onto innocent minorities and makes people act like irrational fucking monsters. It’s cool how we’ve learned exactly nothing since 1996.

This may only be a piss in the Pacific, still... Get fucked, cunt.

Today is the only day you can repost this

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I know I'm old(ish) but hearing someone say "back in the day" and referring to a video game I played as a young teenager made me realise. I'm now the "back in the day" crowd...

Got tested on the tartan of my kilt as I was leaving a ceilidh tonight. The prize? £1 Love you sometimes, Glasgow

Due to the team all being a bit busy we are pushing the next episode of Brainwaves a week. Will be out on the 25th of August.

We will be at @tabletopscot.bsky.social and running the pub quiz! Only 4 tickets left so get them while you can! tabletopscotland.co.uk/product/the-...

When did this start? FFS.

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

It was my birthday on Friday so I made myself a Guinness cake.

Everyone who spoke about this and stood their ground - I am so grateful to all of you. This is a real incredible achievement that marks our hobby as a force for good. You are all very, very cool.

I was trying to do some research in prep for Nolan's Odyssey next year, but this profile of Ulysses was just 700 pages about the sublime agony of being, the inherent fallibility of perception, and the tyranny of the British. Also my epub seems to be corrupted, a lot of punctuation is missing.

there's an episode of The Simpsons where Marge tries to get a violent cartoon pulled from the airwaves, only to discover that the people backing her aren't going to stop at just the art that *she* doesn't like, and that supporting artistic freedom means accepting discomfort. It aired in 1990.

Quote of a quote. Every now and again I worry about our niche of a niche podcast, but then I do a recording and remember it's fun and interesting and horrifying and reminds us to push for a better gaming industry every day. Listen along, folks!

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[being dragged out of Gen Con by security guards] “SOLO GAMING IS A SYMPTOM OF A HOBBY THAT HAS MORE GAMES THAN PLAYERS AND AN INDUSTRY THAT PUSHES NEW CONTENT OVER LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY” [also I’m naked but that’s neither here nor there]

I know people are rightly angry with CGE. They want to make their voices heard. With gencon on now basically I would urge you to make sure you are speaking to the right people. Don't harass folk just working the booth for not great wages if any at all. They aren't responsible for this.

To make it clear, we will not be covering any of @czechgames.com games on the site in a review capacity. Even if they walk back on this now, I feel the damage is done. Blocking folk was cowardly. We will be covering stories involving the company on Brainwaves.

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

I'm back from Summer holiday and need to start ramping up my job hunt. Any leads would be appreciated. In the interest of actually getting paid I'm looking at document management, library or administration work across a variety of industries.

Games Workshop terminated their contract with Ukrainian publishing house Molfar, including new translations ready for print and plenty of already published bestsellers. No explanation given. And somehow they keep going to russian devs for their video games. What the hell?☹️

I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.

Our most recent podcast episode. If you have a listen and like it, please share this far and wide!

The petition is moving full steam ahead and only 200k signatures are left to make the cut. It takes seconds to sign, it changes history forever. #StopKillingGames

Part 17 in my weekly poster series of 2025 #art #punk

Good points raised by @announcerofgames.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/8tBs_...

"I asked chatGPT" "I asked Grok" yeah well i just analysed it from a Marxist perspective and it was pretty obvious

New podcast day!

There are millions and millions more of us than there are of them. Remember this

The time is almost nigh for robot fighting, and I'll be commentating at it! Get your tickets now!

Shakespeare is not just for the snobs, that's just what the snobs make you think. It's for everyone.

Choosing to monetise your hobbies is one thing and being forced to commodify yourself and every part of your life is another. Personally I don’t want to be a brand, I want to be a human and an artist.

Harry Potter isn't more important than Trans Lives. Pass it on.

Police arresting trans kids protesting for their human rights in the UK

Great session of D&D today. I ran a feywild trod pointcrawl, seguing back into my High Forest hexcrawl before moving into a dungeon crawl. I also got to include delightful locations such as the Abbey of Godflesh, The Tollkeeper Gate and the Desecrated Tomb of Elashdor. Good times. #ttrpg #5e

This AI voice is, in fact, ripped off from a wonderful actress and voiceover artist called Gayanne Potter, who you will have heard on many ads over the years. The AI company are using her voice without her consent and without paying her. A disgrace. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dougal's a good egg and I'm playing in this game. It's been a good time and now we're exploring a strange new planet.

It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.