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Adso of Menk
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"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."

TTRPGs, miniature painting and wargaming, sprog-wrangler, reader and scoundrel
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." - J. R. R. Tolkien
a close up of a man 's face with the words " i miss my books and my armchair and my garden "
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words " i miss my books and my armchair and my garden "
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God yes, Zoids were top tier.

I'm still looking for a way to 3d print kits of them
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.

Once upon a time, Europe was at war.

Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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"Who is the man who appears unexpectedly in an OS map..?"
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I just ran this through the B of E inflation calculator. This game would cost in 2026 pounds, the princely sum of £23.96.
40 years ago, the pet-eating-alien-lizard-invasion-show V was a big thing. Ocean bought the rights and produced a Spectrum version that received moderately favorable reviews, and C64 and Amstrad versions that got completely demolished. Typical Ocean mid-80s fare in other words.
January 7, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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File under the ever-growing subgenre of my work which I’m calling ‘Inanimate Object Has A Massive Go At A Person For No Reason’
January 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM
January 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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🌀 Perspective from Marcus Tullius Cicero:

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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The website for 38-year-olds leans forward in its chair
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
You can't fool me, that's the Warden of Shawshank
January 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
God, I love Morse.

John Thaw was 45 in this which makes me feel a lot better about how I look.

(As an aside, gutted I can't enjoy Lewis any more. Wanker)
'The Dead of Jericho', the first episode of Inspector Morse, was originally broadcast on this day in 1987.
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
One of the most incredible things ever put on telly.
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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"Dress for the job you want, not the job you have, in the New Year," work said.

So now I'm sat in a HR meeting dressed as Theoden, son of Thengel, King of Rohan.
a man in armor is standing in front of a group of people and says death .
Alt: The magnificent Bernard Hill as Theoden looking, frankly, fucking majestic.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
It's an excellent argument for better game design, mind
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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'Discourse' we need to go back to calling wank wank.
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Smooth
January 6, 2026 at 11:42 AM
That particular period of Les Edwards CoC illustrations are burned into my mind
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 AM
I loved this one
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
And that's the armour and air support finished and magnetised. #LegionsImperialis #IronWarriors

IRON WITHIN
January 5, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Phwoar
January 5, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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The Oxford University Press during the 17th century 📚
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
"Dress for the job you want, not the job you have, in the New Year," work said.

So now I'm sat in a HR meeting dressed as Theoden, son of Thengel, King of Rohan.
a man in armor is standing in front of a group of people and says death .
Alt: The magnificent Bernard Hill as Theoden looking, frankly, fucking majestic.
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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This is Monday's #RandomWhiteDwarfCover

Issue 75. March 1986
January 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM