I tried to make a Camina Drummer Rook. Couldn't quite get the face right, and even when you mostly use stoic responses, Rook smiles and laughs too much. I like her, though.

For the love of god, someone please tell Marty how to pronounce Ravenna. #girowomen #tntsports

For some reason my father-in-law was singing La Marseillaise and now I have All You Need Is Love as an earworm.

Come the fuck on!

Imagine being close enough to the moon to take this pic with your phone...

Anyone else notice that (presumably unintentional) Nutella product placement in the Artemis live stream?

Today in cycling being weird

In other news, members of the family Ursidae defecate in forested areas. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"I listened to 170 hours of Joe Rogan’s podcast – trust me, he hasn’t turned against Trump" Me, for The Guardian, on why we can't just believe out of context clips about Rogan breaking from Trump. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Elite human capital" is a weird way to say "people with more money than sense "

Oh, look. A billionaire spewing bullshit rabble-rousing talking points to deflect from his own hideous greed. What a shock.

QTP with a fictional female character you love! There are so many, so I decided to go old-school.

I always loved this quote, but I hadn't read the article from which it came. It seems very apposite for our times, but with the far right on the rise in many parts of Europe and authoritarian regimes in power in China and Russia, who shall take the role of the Americans now?

I knew that the Exodus trailer was coming and I'm hyped for that, but Fate of the Old Republic? Squeeeeee! KotOR is one of my favourite ever games. Before Dragon Age or Mass Effect, it showed me what narrative-focused games could be and made me a BioWare fan.

I don't condone assassination, but this is a delusional thing to say after you've just had the clearest demonstration possible that he wasn't universally loved.

I kind of want Vingegaard to win today just so his helmet finally matches his jersey... #lavuelta #cycling

The only nugs that are acceptable to eat: They are chocolate-covered caramel and peanut bars. #dragonage

I think by "some fear it could" he means "anyone with half a brain can see that it will."

What? It's just fans of Oscar Onley! 😂

First @nedboulting.bsky.social says Calvados is awful, then he claims that no one likes Guinness? It seems like he's personally attacking my mother-in-law, who loves both, and I cannot let that stand. What's a suitably cycling-related weapon for a duel?

I don't own a car and never have, but the Lamborghini Countach mod for Cyberpunk awakens the little boy/teenager in me. I always preferred them to Porsches, and if the game can have a 911, it can have a Countach.

That's why translation is something I studied at Masters level. It's way more complicated than most people think. So many decisions to be made. Eg. What do you do with a double-entendre that doesn't work in the other language? Do you translate one meaning? Do you create an entirely different joke?

So, yeah... I made a new Fem V with every intention of romancing River, but... Judy is there. It's like Liara in ME all over again. Dudes don't stand a chance.

Thanks for the help, Google... 🙄 #dauphine #cycling

Which of the following would you trust most with your health?: A) Health Secretary RFK Jr. B) Dr. Oz C) Dr. Phil D) Dr. Pepper

Holy mother of Moley. This looks amazing! Beltalowda!

Looks like yesterday was just a "jour sans" after all! ¡Grande, Isaac Del Toro! 🇲🇽 #giro #giroditalia

Absolutely torn between wanting Del Toro to take his first grand tour stage and Bardet to take his last. #giro #giroditalia

OK... Trying to get Brendan the vending machine to insult you in Cyberpunk is definitely a Red Dwarf reference and you can't convince me otherwise.

Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first four you know: openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...

Ooh... Could we see Torito in Pink, here? #giroditalia

Well, that's Horizon Zero Dawn done. While I prefer a customisable protagonist, I enjoyed playing as Aloy, and I enjoyed this particular twist on a post-apocalyptic setting. The lore is interesting and the open world is beautiful. I'll definitely get Forbidden West next time it's on sale.

Holy mother of dystopian hell. I listen to podcasts with automatic ads, and (living in Mexico as I do) I just got an "ad" from the US government warning me (in Spanish) not to enter the country illegally because the Trump administration is protecting its border with troops. Jesus.

I got a cycling cup that's not by @snyderceramics.bsky.social ! My wife's friend works for Monex and she gave me this lovely little Ar Monex (Isaac del Toro's old team that gives opportunities to young Mexican riders) cup. Don't worry, Stacy, I still use my Giro 2024 mug every day!

Everyone playing Clair Obscur and the Oblivion remaster and me finally getting round to Horizon Zero Dawn and realising how great it is. (Also, Aloy's "mother" has my birthday.)

In other news, Trump finds out that the Pope was Catholic. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Amazing interview by Skjelmose! Traditional English-as-second-language F-bombs and real emotion! Chapeau, sir! #amstelgold

Listening to the latest Never Strays Far and @nedboulting.bsky.social says he's in Lille Europe station. As if to confirm the fact, seconds later this is heard in the background. The quintessential sound of French railway stations: youtu.be/NA5MwhuHWLo?...

I always used to say this on DA forums. Nice to be vindicated a decade later. Many of the criticisms levelled at with DA2 and DAI were down to overcompensating for the criticisms of the previous game to the point of alienating folks who actually liked how it had been previously.

Hold on... @robhatch.bsky.social is working for Spanish Eurosport at the same time as he's commentating for TNT in English? How? Chapeau, sir.

What kind of moron comes to the most dangerous bike race on the world tour to throw a bottle at a rider? Fuckwit. #parisroubaix

I’m still never going to get over the fact that one day I’m going to have to explain to my child that, at the most it was most crucial to act on climate change & prevent a ruinous future, all our generations just decided to double down and burn the world for AI garbage.

Ferrand-Prévot absolutely beasting this! So impressive. #parisroubaix

As a fluent French and Spanish speaker, I enjoy the "ambient sound" option on Discovery+ cycling streams, not because I dislike the commentary in general, but because I can switch to it when someone gets interviewed in one of those languages and listen to their actual words.

Finally a Pogcineration? But Wout! Great racing! #ronde #rvv

Listening to the latest Split The Veil and @ghildirthalen.bsky.social mentioned the Veilguard initially being really campy but that being dialled back. Does this have anything to do with the switch to pretty much completely modern English for most characters other than Morrigan and the Elven Gods?

Zelenskyy has shown more courage and fortitude than Trump or Vance could ever even hope to match. And this has been true since Zelenskyy did comedy in front of an audience, one that wasn't made up of craven parasites and people who would lose a battle of wits with a potted cactus

I think this is the closest many of us have ever got to seeing the real Trump. The only consistent thread in his entire unhinged rant was the love & praise for Vladimir Putin. Zelensky has more courage & dignity in his little finger than every member of Trump's regime & fan club combined.

The Spanish-language version of Asimov's sci-fi classic I, Robot sounds a lot more street.