Ozzy
@karohemd.bsky.social
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Blog update: I have beem granted Settled Status/Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK!
This means I can apply for benefits which will be another huge (mental) hurdle to get through. Until this is done, I'm still short on funds so any help is appreciated: paypal.me/karohemd
Reskeets appreciated.
This means I can apply for benefits which will be another huge (mental) hurdle to get through. Until this is done, I'm still short on funds so any help is appreciated: paypal.me/karohemd
Reskeets appreciated.
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Anyone have any good book recommendations on Storytelling more related to business/leadership and less on things like RPGs? I have a friend looking for a place to start. (thanks!)
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Anyone have any good book recommendations on Storytelling more related to business/leadership and less on things like RPGs? I have a friend looking for a place to start. (thanks!)
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Middle-aged dad. I helped my daughter with her homework, researching Arthropleura, a millipede-like animal that could grow to over 2.5m long. I've been having nightmares about it for the last two nights. I know they're extinct but my dreams don't.
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Middle-aged dad. I helped my daughter with her homework, researching Arthropleura, a millipede-like animal that could grow to over 2.5m long. I've been having nightmares about it for the last two nights. I know they're extinct but my dreams don't.
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Here's a long shot: is there anyone who can talk to me about their experience in the room during KOllOK 1991's "City Council" episode? (by which I mean non-Driver players)
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Here's a long shot: is there anyone who can talk to me about their experience in the room during KOllOK 1991's "City Council" episode? (by which I mean non-Driver players)
@jwmuk.bsky.social Hi Jim, just came across someone in Watford looking for games. Maybe you can help? bsky.app/profile/cana...
I need to find other boaties, or really anyone, within reasonable travel distance who're also into rpttg and the like.
I got a few games, with more on the list to get.
Nobody to play them with.
Not DnD though.
Does my head in.
I got a few games, with more on the list to get.
Nobody to play them with.
Not DnD though.
Does my head in.
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@jwmuk.bsky.social Hi Jim, just came across someone in Watford looking for games. Maybe you can help? bsky.app/profile/cana...
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Grump! Does anyone know if Dropbox are having trouble sending 2FA SMS messages to the UK at present? I'm trying to authenticate a new device and I'm still waiting for that goddamn code; it's running Android 15 and I've got google authenticator but there's no longer an option to use that instead.
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Grump! Does anyone know if Dropbox are having trouble sending 2FA SMS messages to the UK at present? I'm trying to authenticate a new device and I'm still waiting for that goddamn code; it's running Android 15 and I've got google authenticator but there's no longer an option to use that instead.
Fellow TTRPGer, if you know of any groups or clubs/meets in/near Watford looking for new players, please let @canalcryptid.bsky.social know.
At the moment, Watford, it's not looking like that's changing anytime soon.
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Fellow TTRPGer, if you know of any groups or clubs/meets in/near Watford looking for new players, please let @canalcryptid.bsky.social know.
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I need to find other boaties, or really anyone, within reasonable travel distance who're also into rpttg and the like.
I got a few games, with more on the list to get.
Nobody to play them with.
Not DnD though.
Does my head in.
I got a few games, with more on the list to get.
Nobody to play them with.
Not DnD though.
Does my head in.
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I need to find other boaties, or really anyone, within reasonable travel distance who're also into rpttg and the like.
I got a few games, with more on the list to get.
Nobody to play them with.
Not DnD though.
Does my head in.
I got a few games, with more on the list to get.
Nobody to play them with.
Not DnD though.
Does my head in.
Blog update: I have beem granted Settled Status/Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK!
This means I can apply for benefits which will be another huge (mental) hurdle to get through. Until this is done, I'm still short on funds so any help is appreciated: paypal.me/karohemd
Reskeets appreciated.
This means I can apply for benefits which will be another huge (mental) hurdle to get through. Until this is done, I'm still short on funds so any help is appreciated: paypal.me/karohemd
Reskeets appreciated.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Blog update: I have beem granted Settled Status/Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK!
This means I can apply for benefits which will be another huge (mental) hurdle to get through. Until this is done, I'm still short on funds so any help is appreciated: paypal.me/karohemd
Reskeets appreciated.
This means I can apply for benefits which will be another huge (mental) hurdle to get through. Until this is done, I'm still short on funds so any help is appreciated: paypal.me/karohemd
Reskeets appreciated.
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Inevitable to see that TERFs/Gender Critical ideologues [transphobes] have dropped their pretence & are now openly joining in with their fellow far right extremists.
Allow me, on behalf of the LGBTQ community, to say ‘we told you so’.
Allow me, on behalf of the LGBTQ community, to say ‘we told you so’.
Last night I was covering a violent bunch of racists who call themselves UKIP.
Among them were people waving "Adult Human Female" flags.
Below are people promoting the same "Adult Human Female" bullshit on Beeston High Road.
Treat these transphobes as the far-right hate group they really are.
Among them were people waving "Adult Human Female" flags.
Below are people promoting the same "Adult Human Female" bullshit on Beeston High Road.
Treat these transphobes as the far-right hate group they really are.
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Inevitable to see that TERFs/Gender Critical ideologues [transphobes] have dropped their pretence & are now openly joining in with their fellow far right extremists.
Allow me, on behalf of the LGBTQ community, to say ‘we told you so’.
Allow me, on behalf of the LGBTQ community, to say ‘we told you so’.
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Well, I hit "publish" instead of "save", so here you go, a few days early:
www.louchegastronomique.com/blog/2025/pi...
www.louchegastronomique.com/blog/2025/pi...
Pissaladière — Louche Gastronomique
I’m reading Joanne Harris' Vianne at the moment. On p20 or so, a young Vianne Rocher savours a slice of pissaladière in nineties Marseilles, reminding me that it exists and is delicious. Specifical...
www.louchegastronomique.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Well, I hit "publish" instead of "save", so here you go, a few days early:
www.louchegastronomique.com/blog/2025/pi...
www.louchegastronomique.com/blog/2025/pi...
I'm really enjoying this Trail of Cthulhu campaign set in a film studio. Interesting characters comprising crew and cast are being haunted/threatened by - currently - parties unknown. It's been low key creepy so far but I bet that's going to change soon.
Sophia makes a fateful choice in search of her missing brother. Join us this week for Silver Screams episode 10 on Thursday.
Catch up on the entire series wherever you get your favorite podcasts.
#trailofcthulhu
Catch up on the entire series wherever you get your favorite podcasts.
#trailofcthulhu
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm really enjoying this Trail of Cthulhu campaign set in a film studio. Interesting characters comprising crew and cast are being haunted/threatened by - currently - parties unknown. It's been low key creepy so far but I bet that's going to change soon.
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GET READY TO RUN! The final trailer for the @runningmanmovie.com is here! Go see THE RUNNING MAN, large and loud only in theatres this FRIDAY!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
GET READY TO RUN! The final trailer for the @runningmanmovie.com is here! Go see THE RUNNING MAN, large and loud only in theatres this FRIDAY!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
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You have until 17:40 TODAY.
Just a couple of hours left.
Help me help a dog!
You get a #Necromunda gang.
Oz gets help with his vet bills.
Everyone feels better.
Just a couple of hours left.
Help me help a dog!
You get a #Necromunda gang.
Oz gets help with his vet bills.
Everyone feels better.
This auction is now live on eBay.
1500 credit Orlock gang.
9 humans and 2 cyber-mastiffs
(Scenery not included)
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/39722454...
Starting at £50.
Oz will get the money, not me.
DM me if you have any questions.
#Nerdlings
#Necromunda
1500 credit Orlock gang.
9 humans and 2 cyber-mastiffs
(Scenery not included)
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/39722454...
Starting at £50.
Oz will get the money, not me.
DM me if you have any questions.
#Nerdlings
#Necromunda
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
You have until 17:40 TODAY.
Just a couple of hours left.
Help me help a dog!
You get a #Necromunda gang.
Oz gets help with his vet bills.
Everyone feels better.
Just a couple of hours left.
Help me help a dog!
You get a #Necromunda gang.
Oz gets help with his vet bills.
Everyone feels better.
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I'm just sayin' - Ally Sheedy's character in The Breakfast Club didn't need a fucking makeover.
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm just sayin' - Ally Sheedy's character in The Breakfast Club didn't need a fucking makeover.
Cycling UK joins the ever growing list of transphobic organisations.
Decided trans women are no longer eligible for their annual 100 Women in Cycling awards.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Cycling UK joins the ever growing list of transphobic organisations.
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Have you ever wanted to get all the Monarchies of Mau + Squeaks in the Deep books digitally? Now's a great time to pick them up via the Bundle of Holding! bundleofholding.com/presents/Mon...
Monarchies of Mau Bundle
Adventurer! This Monarchies of Mau Bundle presents Monarchies of Mau, the tabletop science-fantasy roleplaying game of feline and rodent adventure compatible with Pugmire. Thousands of years after the...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Have you ever wanted to get all the Monarchies of Mau + Squeaks in the Deep books digitally? Now's a great time to pick them up via the Bundle of Holding! bundleofholding.com/presents/Mon...
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Oh look, an actual scientific study that indicates that BMI is a garbage metric.
Tl,dr - muscle mass is a far better indicator of health.
Tl,dr - muscle mass is a far better indicator of health.
BMI a poor predictor of future health - UF Health
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI — commonly used to measure obesity and health risk — fails in…
ufhealth.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Oh look, an actual scientific study that indicates that BMI is a garbage metric.
Tl,dr - muscle mass is a far better indicator of health.
Tl,dr - muscle mass is a far better indicator of health.
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They spend most of their time writing hateful and unfounded nonsense about trans women, if you weren’t already aware.
And the three women of colour they’re attacking on this occasion are all proud trans allies.
And the three women of colour they’re attacking on this occasion are all proud trans allies.
Another hit piece has appeared.
All these writers have form for attacking multiple minorities, btw
archive.is/2025.11.09-1...
All these writers have form for attacking multiple minorities, btw
archive.is/2025.11.09-1...
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
They spend most of their time writing hateful and unfounded nonsense about trans women, if you weren’t already aware.
And the three women of colour they’re attacking on this occasion are all proud trans allies.
And the three women of colour they’re attacking on this occasion are all proud trans allies.
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Another hit piece has appeared.
All these writers have form for attacking multiple minorities, btw
archive.is/2025.11.09-1...
All these writers have form for attacking multiple minorities, btw
archive.is/2025.11.09-1...
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Another hit piece has appeared.
All these writers have form for attacking multiple minorities, btw
archive.is/2025.11.09-1...
All these writers have form for attacking multiple minorities, btw
archive.is/2025.11.09-1...
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Notice that @aptshadow.bsky.social ’s Children of Time is 99p on kindle in the UK. If you have any interest in SF and haven’t read it, this is a no-brainer.
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Notice that @aptshadow.bsky.social ’s Children of Time is 99p on kindle in the UK. If you have any interest in SF and haven’t read it, this is a no-brainer.
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What these types of politicians haven't grasped yet is that you can't really pull the 'this is whacky/undeliverable/student politics' line if you yourselves are pushing extremist policy that is not in any way evidence-based.
EXCL: The Green party is offering “simple solutions to complex problems” and making “undeliverable” promises to voters ahead of next election, PM's chief secretary Darren Jones tells me 👇
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
What these types of politicians haven't grasped yet is that you can't really pull the 'this is whacky/undeliverable/student politics' line if you yourselves are pushing extremist policy that is not in any way evidence-based.
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Not that anyone will learn a single thing from this, but let it serve as yet another example of the futility of trying to appease right-wing extremists. No matter how much you try to meet them halfway, they will still paint you as insufficiently servile to their ideology.
BREAKING: Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
Tim Davie has resigned as the BBC's director-general.
news.sky.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Not that anyone will learn a single thing from this, but let it serve as yet another example of the futility of trying to appease right-wing extremists. No matter how much you try to meet them halfway, they will still paint you as insufficiently servile to their ideology.
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Remarkable that every boss talks about how amazing AI is, all the way up until that AI's outputs hit people whose jobs don't depend on agreeing, at which point they inevitably have to conceal that they are using AI.
The shitty Coke ad studio. Games that use AI generated assets. Support chatbots.
The shitty Coke ad studio. Games that use AI generated assets. Support chatbots.
The studio that made the shitty coca-cola AI ad getting their teeth kicked in on socials bc of how icky bad it is, then the studio CEO coming out insulting and dismissing folks kicking their teeth in, and THEN releasing the worst ever cover up “hey we actually made this by hand” scam vid
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November 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Remarkable that every boss talks about how amazing AI is, all the way up until that AI's outputs hit people whose jobs don't depend on agreeing, at which point they inevitably have to conceal that they are using AI.
The shitty Coke ad studio. Games that use AI generated assets. Support chatbots.
The shitty Coke ad studio. Games that use AI generated assets. Support chatbots.
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Autism question! Does anyone have any good links/resources for, like, what to *do* when you're diagnosed autistic? How to examine your thinking/beliefs, work out what masking is, learn self compassion etc etc? Broad question, but I really should do something with this knew self knowledge.
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Autism question! Does anyone have any good links/resources for, like, what to *do* when you're diagnosed autistic? How to examine your thinking/beliefs, work out what masking is, learn self compassion etc etc? Broad question, but I really should do something with this knew self knowledge.