When politicians and media say ‘difficult choices’, that’s code for working class people about to be screwed.

another silly little one pager game by me .. Draw Down knowledgeniches.com/blog/drawdow...

Uwah! Now that's a nice thing to wake up. We are funded, took 36 hours. I had no idea what to expect, but I didn't expect things to go this well! But we're not done! As the final amount gets higher, the quality of the print run will improve, and I may even throw in some surprise extras as we go.

youve tentacled your last ozric

We're excited to have Andy Piper @andypiper.me join the team at The Matrix Foundation. 🎉 Andy is our Senior Developer Relations Engineer, working to support & encourage the broader Matrix ecosystem. You can expect to see them around the community over the coming weeks. Please offer a warm welcome!

now live on kickstarter and im reminded of various @sizemore.bsky.social vibes in terms of movie recommendations go check out the page

Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone didn't live in a camper van on a leisure centre car park just so that you can tell me that AI is inevitable.

and i have a new grail quest .. because LOOK at that board design boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...

I need to learn how to tie ribbons in my hair; I cant find any hair bands but the tartan ribbons from the gift box will do .

more of this UKGE, looking at you

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24 June 2016. The day after when EU citizens across the UK were told to ‘go home’; when the then PM said he would not protect our rights. Stories largely forgotten. BLEA - Brexit Lived Experience Archive - which I am launching today, is here to preserve this history. #Brexit brexit.migravox.org

Extreme Heat conference cancelled due to extreme heat warning https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/events/extreme-heat-improving-governance-and-strengthening-action-around-the-world/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48653060)

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

fun fact: they found the original digital master tapes of all the Reboot episodes that we previously only had in VHS quality, refurbished the extremely rare and expensive tape machines required to play the masters, and are currently uploading them to youtube for free in 1080p! youtu.be/inKdUICLmXY

I submit this as my utterly pointless one pager on the topic of how to make a wargame without painting the minis knowledgeniches.com/blog/kick-em...

The Sub-Par Science of the Social Media Ban - Part 1 open.substack.com/pu... I did a deep dive into the consultation that justified the UK Social Media ban. And found so many problems with it, it's going to take me multiple posts to explain them all #SocialMediaBan #Labour #Data #Evidence

Trans women are women, because society is hellbent on blaming us for things that aren't our fault. And that's one of the most feminine experiences you could have.

Was not expecting that thunder storm

Suraj has a point.

Shadow in the Stars is getting ever closer to funding, check out my newest solo game, which is heavily inspired by vintage video games. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tab...

UK People who have made and published their own physical books, can you recommend some good companies? Re shares and tags appreciated.

Tony Hough's Rogue Trader art accidentally illustrated 2024 UK Here is a line of prime ministers and prosepective prime ministers ready to feed the golden throne with the psychic song of fixing Britain.

I cant believe I have now lived through more Prime Ministers than releases of Warhammer 40k big box sets

just noting this red warning for temperature issues here for posterity

at this point it would be easier to just install a self service till at No.10

Having a great time over on the @doodl-app.bsky.social app with the prompt: “Draw something precariously balanced” Truly I love Doodle. Woman-started, free, anti-AI art app to see how other people interpret an idea. ❤️ Genius. www.doodl.app

Keir Starmer’s under-16 social media ban can only work if everyone proves who they are, so it’s a natural move for a government selling surveillance as safety By tech policy expert and digital rights advocate @heatherburnstech.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/under-16-s...

Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate.

Enjoying my stay at The Rookery, I hope to complete the set by staying at the Rowanery and the Decardery too .. @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social

The best ever interpretation of The Thing. Always worth posting. #Thingu

Good morning skitchys

Not that I will reveal the content of my Morning Pages habit but todays surprising sentence was "life is not a zit." I have been morning page routine for well over a Year; its been a good mental health checkin space daily

Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you. Ive got one that I am pretty sure is pure 70s niche Star Maidens.

And we're supposed to believe that they're banning minors from social media for children's safety and trans women from women's spaces for women's safety when they're letting creeps walk around wearing the stalking glasses?

Accurate.

and you can be assured this has also happened to Books, Articles, Film, Photos , Images .. etc pretty sure ive been debated on here that AI wasnt stealing content .

Two days ago, a man in Hull was sentenced to 26 months in jail (suspended for 18 months) and 250 hours of unpaid work for selling CDs containing "unauthorised remixes of well-known tracks"

Diagnosed late, doubted often, and asked to mask their way through. Cath Everett shares the experiences of neurodivergent women in tech on the day-to-day behind the corporate inclusion comms. bit.ly/43z4i7R

plans are, once again, afoot not that anyone here would be interested

Hey folks! Please pass this training on to those in the UK South West you think will find it useful. bristolpride.co.uk/events/digit...

got time tonight and in Central London ? head over for a talk at Conway Hall www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve... hear from @julietteburton.bsky.social and Danny Graydon ( @superheroproject.bsky.social ) or a conversation on superheroes, ethics, identity (secret or otherwise) and social justice

Today i taught a junior developer the value of bitwise operators to use a integer field to handle multiple future unknown boolean options. no need to alter tables with every update. Just add a new enum option

The social media ban really made me realise that this government is trapped in the policy version of trying to choose a restaurant with someone who doesn’t know what they do want but does know they don’t want anything that’s suggested to them.

Sir Ian McKellen.

All uses of AI are costing someone… this sucks as the Game UI database is such a valuable resource.

Call for proposals from Asmodee's Game In Lab. Each project will be eligible for a maximum grant of €20,000: www.game-in-lab.org/en/internati...