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choose your own adventure book that teaches people how computers work and every page is just

in front of you is a NUMBER. the number is LARGE. do you:

- go LEFT
- go RIGHT
November 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
full disclosure, I am not a theologian, nor am I an ordained minister, but I think I can field this one
November 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
as much as I am enjoying Control, there are several points where it obliterates the tone by having the player character and NPCs go "gosh what about these puzzle objects huh, bet they're important. what do you think it means" and so on
The part I hate most is when they decide to have the bark delay by some time as a "oh if the player doesn't notice it, THEN we'll give them a hint", then when I play I enter the room and am like "oh what a cool room, I will explore and enjoy the ambiance a minute" and I exceed the timer and it Barks
If you're making a game for the players who absolutely need extremely high-frequency nagging barks from an NPC, you're kind of making a game for no one *but* those players
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
hi my name is Marge Incall
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
kendrick fans are in the pocket of big bop boom boom boom bop bam
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
apple quality control update: skipping backwards in apple tv turns on subtitles. the subtitles menu does not reflect this state and continues to show subtitles as being turned off
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
why would you take metroid, a genre-defining title about exploring a mysterious and hostile world, where the mystery and exploration and sense of threat is the whole reason you're there, and destroy the tone entirely by adding a chatty overly "helpful" sidekick
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
are we actually supposed to believe anyone thinks this belligerent patronising tone is the work of a great communicator
'Don't tell me you don't want to be out on strike - because that is exactly where you are. Own it.'

As resident doctors walk out again, Wes Streeting calls out the 'reprehensible and cartel-like behaviour' of their union.
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
oh no my gilts
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
imagemagick the gathering
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
forensic
Keir Starmer's spokesman says he spoke to his senior team today and "has been assured that no No. 10 staff briefed against ministers."

Asked why he apologised to Wes Streeting if he believes his staff didn't brief against him, he replies that he "apologised for the situation he found himself in"
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
mom dad the clowns are fighting
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
can you imagine the labour party fully imploding largely due to the personal ambitions of morgan mcsweeney and wes streeting
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
cube? cube 2? more cube? or cube rebooted?
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
too accurate
Got a Steam Deck and confused about which of your games work on it? Wonder what those little icons mean? Here's a handy official guide to help you start with PC gaming on the go!
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
-- so it's a cube
-- yup
-- and it plays games
-- uh huh
-- and this cube, for games, you call it a
-- steam machine, yes
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
cube? new cube?
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
especially enjoying the guy who called me a "yank" for this btw
cheers to everyone explaining that we don't elect the prime minister
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
watching bugonia like "you know what I am overdue for a haircut"
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
regardless of how it comes about, what effect do we think it'll have on public trust in democracy when we've spent 6 of the years from 2022 to 2029 with an unelected prime minister
My God, if the media and Labour bureaucracy manage to shithouse Wes Streeting into power it would genuinely be incredible. The absolute apotheosis of "Fuck you, we run this place, we don't give a shit what you lot think"
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
robert mcnamara origin story
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
a roar of boary alice
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
why is yodel
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
here come da rake stepper
Why, we were merely responding to questions! We would underline that Wes is an excellent, skilled politician whom is absolutely prepared to step in as a wonderful Prime Minister, should the current one be sadly fucked off out the door. Also, I hear he’s really quite left wing, in a good way (winks)
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM