Marcus ‘The Board Gamer’
@lordsplodge.bsky.social
Avid board gamer, cyclist, hillwalker and lover of the outdoors. May occasionally get political, but who doesn’t nowadays?
I mostly can’t be bothered to post. Even less so after all the anti-trans stuff that’s kicked off here. Come to mastodon where things are much better. Toots are fun.
[3 days later]: damn, it’s poppin off over on mastodon lol
October 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I mostly can’t be bothered to post. Even less so after all the anti-trans stuff that’s kicked off here. Come to mastodon where things are much better. Toots are fun.
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Get in losers, we're doing mayhem!
August 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Get in losers, we're doing mayhem!
The dark Web, or better a decentralised comms network (like Meshtastic) needs enough folks to jump on board. Critical mass for something like Meshtastic could result in people keeping information (and thus power)
Rough decade ahead for the so-called free world.
Rough decade ahead for the so-called free world.
Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act
Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge
www.thenational.scot
August 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The dark Web, or better a decentralised comms network (like Meshtastic) needs enough folks to jump on board. Critical mass for something like Meshtastic could result in people keeping information (and thus power)
Rough decade ahead for the so-called free world.
Rough decade ahead for the so-called free world.
Meta, Google, all these crappy Ai companies et al will soon be able to do as they please and you won’t be able to prove a thing.
Governments oppressing people? Sorry, never happened. Look at the approved websites. It’s all sunshine and rainbows and we’ve always been at war with Eurasia
Governments oppressing people? Sorry, never happened. Look at the approved websites. It’s all sunshine and rainbows and we’ve always been at war with Eurasia
Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act
Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge
www.thenational.scot
August 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Meta, Google, all these crappy Ai companies et al will soon be able to do as they please and you won’t be able to prove a thing.
Governments oppressing people? Sorry, never happened. Look at the approved websites. It’s all sunshine and rainbows and we’ve always been at war with Eurasia
Governments oppressing people? Sorry, never happened. Look at the approved websites. It’s all sunshine and rainbows and we’ve always been at war with Eurasia
The Internet as we knew it is over. VPNs will work for a while but country after country will apply similar controls. Welcome to the age of access to only state and corporate approved websites.
Can’t have people having free access to information. Information is power after all.
Can’t have people having free access to information. Information is power after all.
Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act
Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge
www.thenational.scot
August 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The Internet as we knew it is over. VPNs will work for a while but country after country will apply similar controls. Welcome to the age of access to only state and corporate approved websites.
Can’t have people having free access to information. Information is power after all.
Can’t have people having free access to information. Information is power after all.
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Seen the usual baseless canard pushed by a shithead: "alt text is done by fans of AI scraping".
No. It's been the web design standard since the late 90s. Just say you hate people with disabilities and go.
No. It's been the web design standard since the late 90s. Just say you hate people with disabilities and go.
August 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Seen the usual baseless canard pushed by a shithead: "alt text is done by fans of AI scraping".
No. It's been the web design standard since the late 90s. Just say you hate people with disabilities and go.
No. It's been the web design standard since the late 90s. Just say you hate people with disabilities and go.
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[being dragged out of Gen Con by security guards]
“SOLO GAMING IS A SYMPTOM OF A HOBBY THAT HAS MORE GAMES THAN PLAYERS AND AN INDUSTRY THAT PUSHES NEW CONTENT OVER LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY”
[also I’m naked but that’s neither here nor there]
“SOLO GAMING IS A SYMPTOM OF A HOBBY THAT HAS MORE GAMES THAN PLAYERS AND AN INDUSTRY THAT PUSHES NEW CONTENT OVER LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY”
[also I’m naked but that’s neither here nor there]
August 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
[being dragged out of Gen Con by security guards]
“SOLO GAMING IS A SYMPTOM OF A HOBBY THAT HAS MORE GAMES THAN PLAYERS AND AN INDUSTRY THAT PUSHES NEW CONTENT OVER LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY”
[also I’m naked but that’s neither here nor there]
“SOLO GAMING IS A SYMPTOM OF A HOBBY THAT HAS MORE GAMES THAN PLAYERS AND AN INDUSTRY THAT PUSHES NEW CONTENT OVER LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY”
[also I’m naked but that’s neither here nor there]
CGE games can’t even be bothered to mention trans folks in their half-arsed apology. Doesn’t get a pass from me.
July 31, 2025 at 7:29 AM
CGE games can’t even be bothered to mention trans folks in their half-arsed apology. Doesn’t get a pass from me.
Fediverse but for payments.
BlueSky isn’t decentralised though. Y’all jumped form Twitter to here. Frying pan into the fire.
Maybe NSFW content should also move to the Fediverse.
BlueSky isn’t decentralised though. Y’all jumped form Twitter to here. Frying pan into the fire.
Maybe NSFW content should also move to the Fediverse.
The (ridiculously) long term answer is decentralizing as much of the internet as possible, including payment processors.
But in the short term I think we need to figure out how to apply very strong pressure on payment processors to reverse course on this flagrant bullshit.
But in the short term I think we need to figure out how to apply very strong pressure on payment processors to reverse course on this flagrant bullshit.
July 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Fediverse but for payments.
BlueSky isn’t decentralised though. Y’all jumped form Twitter to here. Frying pan into the fire.
Maybe NSFW content should also move to the Fediverse.
BlueSky isn’t decentralised though. Y’all jumped form Twitter to here. Frying pan into the fire.
Maybe NSFW content should also move to the Fediverse.
Having to spell Endeavour without the u is killing me. #BoardGames
July 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Having to spell Endeavour without the u is killing me. #BoardGames
Age verification? I was there Gandalf, I was there 3000 years ago.
July 12, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Age verification? I was there Gandalf, I was there 3000 years ago.
So I’m either going to have to use BlueSky through a VPN or ditch it. Fuck this government.
July 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
So I’m either going to have to use BlueSky through a VPN or ditch it. Fuck this government.
Every boneheaded move Labour makes is playing into Reforms hands.
Whoever is their strategist needs to be fired into the sun.
Whoever is their strategist needs to be fired into the sun.
July 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Every boneheaded move Labour makes is playing into Reforms hands.
Whoever is their strategist needs to be fired into the sun.
Whoever is their strategist needs to be fired into the sun.
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This is exactly what the internet is for.
July 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This is exactly what the internet is for.
Mastodon probably is even lower if it was shown on that graph. But you know what? It’s the best. No algorithm, no Nazi owner. No billionaire owner. Decentralised. It’s people taking over the internet not corporations.
I dunno y'all. This site is 12 liberals who agree with each other about everything shouting at one another. Is there any reason to think it will evolve into anything different?
techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/t...
techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/t...
July 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Mastodon probably is even lower if it was shown on that graph. But you know what? It’s the best. No algorithm, no Nazi owner. No billionaire owner. Decentralised. It’s people taking over the internet not corporations.
Only having one or two weeks off on holiday every 1-1.5 years? Torture.
July 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Only having one or two weeks off on holiday every 1-1.5 years? Torture.
I had to convert this to Celsius and wow. 26°C? Yeah not much point having AC if you have to leave it hot…
Meanwhile data centres running the Great Hallucination Machines can consume all the power and water. What a time to be alive.
Meanwhile data centres running the Great Hallucination Machines can consume all the power and water. What a time to be alive.
Got a ConEd alert telling me to use less energy during the heat wave and this is all I can think about.
June 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I had to convert this to Celsius and wow. 26°C? Yeah not much point having AC if you have to leave it hot…
Meanwhile data centres running the Great Hallucination Machines can consume all the power and water. What a time to be alive.
Meanwhile data centres running the Great Hallucination Machines can consume all the power and water. What a time to be alive.
Communities are starting to thrive on the Fediverse. Places like Mastodon, Lemmie, PeerTube et al.
The small web rises to take over from the commercialised slop the main web has become.
The small web rises to take over from the commercialised slop the main web has become.
Google has a new button. It might destroy the web as you know it. Experts say the new “AI Mode” is an asteroid aimed at the heart of the internet, one that could decimate millions of websites. It seems this chapter of online history is over. Here’s what comes next: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Is Google about to destroy the web?
Google says adding more AI to its search engine will rejuvenate the internet. Others predict an apocalypse for websites. One thing is clear: this era of online history is closing.
www.bbc.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Communities are starting to thrive on the Fediverse. Places like Mastodon, Lemmie, PeerTube et al.
The small web rises to take over from the commercialised slop the main web has become.
The small web rises to take over from the commercialised slop the main web has become.
“About that time, eh, chaps?”
“Stiff upper lip, ol’ bean”
Memoir ‘44 D-Day Landings Sword Beach.
(A couple of days late but I was doing that other British hobby of smashing beers down my neck on Friday) #BoardGames
“Stiff upper lip, ol’ bean”
Memoir ‘44 D-Day Landings Sword Beach.
(A couple of days late but I was doing that other British hobby of smashing beers down my neck on Friday) #BoardGames
June 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“About that time, eh, chaps?”
“Stiff upper lip, ol’ bean”
Memoir ‘44 D-Day Landings Sword Beach.
(A couple of days late but I was doing that other British hobby of smashing beers down my neck on Friday) #BoardGames
“Stiff upper lip, ol’ bean”
Memoir ‘44 D-Day Landings Sword Beach.
(A couple of days late but I was doing that other British hobby of smashing beers down my neck on Friday) #BoardGames
Agreed. Share things you enjoy. That’s a better curated “algorithm” than the ones he’s foisted upon us by companies like Meta.
However Mastodon > BlueSky for the decentralised nature of the former, and IMHO a better community.
However Mastodon > BlueSky for the decentralised nature of the former, and IMHO a better community.
Social media algorithms are completely broken and BlueSky is thankfully a refuge from that grindset. But it does mean creators here are particularly reliant on others sharing their work or just sharing a kind word. Especially if we want a better Internet built on community rather than SEO.
Like a podcast? Share their episodes. Enjoyed a book? Pass it along to a friend. Love a YouTuber? Drop a link in group chat. Admire an author? Let them know with a message.
Creating can be isolating, but sharing helps these works grow and stay alive well past when they’re knocked from the nest.
Creating can be isolating, but sharing helps these works grow and stay alive well past when they’re knocked from the nest.
June 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Agreed. Share things you enjoy. That’s a better curated “algorithm” than the ones he’s foisted upon us by companies like Meta.
However Mastodon > BlueSky for the decentralised nature of the former, and IMHO a better community.
However Mastodon > BlueSky for the decentralised nature of the former, and IMHO a better community.
I preface this with not all games are for all people, but my personal review of Arcs is it’s one of the worse games I’ve ever played.
But if you like it then hurray! Games are great! (Seriously borb gamez are great)
But if you like it then hurray! Games are great! (Seriously borb gamez are great)
I promised to do the Arcs review next but hot dang, do I not want to finish writing that video. I am having too much fun indulging in all of it and to put the final dot means it's over.
June 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I preface this with not all games are for all people, but my personal review of Arcs is it’s one of the worse games I’ve ever played.
But if you like it then hurray! Games are great! (Seriously borb gamez are great)
But if you like it then hurray! Games are great! (Seriously borb gamez are great)