The itch was scratched. I still think I need to do more generic "blank" ones, and right now we're at 21 hexes altogether. Fun as a warm-up. Also need to do some more interesting ones, or smaller filler hexes anyway, just to account for potential gaps or weird layout choices. TBD release.

gonna tell my kids this was The Shield

This is how pyramid schemes work and how they collapse.

This slot machine analog nails it, I think. The inherit almost gamification with inconsistent rewards is part of what hooks people who get addicted to LLMs. “Maybe this time it won’t work, but maybe the next prompt will give me something amazing!” It’s yet another form of gambling, in a way.

hey what the fuck so my sleep window that always slides forward is just normal?

I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place

And the government itself was frothing at the idea of bring in I.D./age verification control of the Internet, purported to protect young people and children. What are we doing here.

imagine if it happens on tv

Excuse me, I was promised a fresh hell.

These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.

The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.

This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.

Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff. Game on.

Aontú are yet to comment.

More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”

The Irish government loves to let big business away with everything. They'll do the same for X.

Fuck Elon for making me side with Michael O'Leary

X stopped working a long time ago.

'According to Kotaku, after Rockstar deleted this mission, more popped up under names like "Charlie Pink" and other variations. The publisher continues to smack these levels down, but there are far more GTA Online players and trolls than Rockstar workers.

Yuli Novak, executive director of Btselem, the first prominent Israeli human rights organization to describe Israel’s war on Gaza as genocide, speaks about about her upbringing within Israel’s apartheid system. Via @zeteo.com

Lil side quest for somebody

Quite a good insult for humans as well, I reckon: "He thinks he's a big deal but when it comes right down to it he's nothing more than organised water."

typical ai use case

200,000 homes OR 10 pharma plants employing 20,000 people OR ONE datacentre.

I'm not sure that "ethics can't apply to powerful companies and very rich people" is a sustainable moral framework.

Beautifully done. 👌

"It's not the same as Twitter", friend Twitter isn't the same as Twitter. Old Twitter died years ago, we need to accept that almost no-one under 30 is interested in joining text-based social media - the format will die with us, like floppy discs, Mars Delights, and the concept of hope for the future

There's really nowhere for the Government to hide with any of this, so we're about to see Micheál Martin speak the longest sentence of all time that goes absolutely nowhere

Boycott the World Cup. For your own physical safety.

In addition to the 50k signing bonus, ICE recruitment packages now offer bespoke retirement options in Argentina.

Another datapoint in the “young men haven’t turned conservative the media just thinks a 55 year old guy listening to Rogan is young for unclear reasons”

Note who was defending Harris here.

You could build half a children's hospital with that money.

Better get them in quick, while we still have some electricity and water left. Bear in mind though, data centres don’t vote. #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm

oh I NEED this

greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail

The post office is a public service, and making it pay for itself is an abdication of responsibility by the government. Fund the bloody thing so it doesn’t overprice itself into a death spiral. #speirghorm

People around Dublin (at least those outside the M50) should also be pushing back against this. The M50 isn't congested because there's not enough lanes, it's because you've got so many thousands of people all trying to go to one place at once. If most of those could stay at home, no problem.

Seems many companies are using this tactic to cut employees. Not being allowed work in Regional hubs either but have to be in an office in Dublin. It's something those "standing up for rural Ireland" should be opposing vehemently.

A bit of a departure but... Fraggle Rock was shot at CBC Toronto with mainly Canadian puppeteers, musicians and if it was a song, would be considered Canadian Content by the CRTC. It's also 43yrs old today. Dance your cares away! #musicsky #Canada #NoNews youtu.be/KLQS6xo40kI?...

"The machinery of our state was built to protect and defend institutions of power." Truer word were never written.

Charming. But nothing will ever capture the depiction of nuclear annhilation for a children’s audience better than the gentle and treacherous horror that is ‘When the Wind Blows’ – first a comic by Raymond Briggs, and then a film.

Tech that helps people outshone overhyped AI at CES 2026

Never forget

Micheal Martin

"it's not the app, it's the people using the app" is very "guns don't kill people, it's people using the guns who kill people". 'The app' is producing thousands of explicit images every hour. O'Donovan is not bothered by his obligations to enforce the existing laws regarding child porn production.