Andrew
@mancsmith.bsky.social
NHS Admin. Former blog author and 5E DM. I don't post much.
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He could not force himself to understand how banks functioned and so forth, because all the operations of capitalism were as meaningless to him as the rites of a primitive religion, as barbaric, as elaborate, and as unnecessary.
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
He could not force himself to understand how banks functioned and so forth, because all the operations of capitalism were as meaningless to him as the rites of a primitive religion, as barbaric, as elaborate, and as unnecessary.
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people say these guys want feudalism, but even that gives them too much credit, because kings and queens and lords in feudalism had substantial obligations to the peasants, and worried about being disemboweled by the mob if they shirked those obligations for too long
a thing i think about a lot is that the median tech billionaire enjoys a level of privilege, wealth and comfort that even the most profligate medieval king could not have dreamt of, with absolutely none of the responsibilities that king would have had, while constantly demanding to be thanked for it
I was thinking about this over the weekend and I was finding myself drawn back to one line -
People like Jeff Bezos have been rewarded for their industry disruption by never having to worry about money ever again, and yet they also want the rest of the world to personally congratulate them for it.
People like Jeff Bezos have been rewarded for their industry disruption by never having to worry about money ever again, and yet they also want the rest of the world to personally congratulate them for it.
February 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
people say these guys want feudalism, but even that gives them too much credit, because kings and queens and lords in feudalism had substantial obligations to the peasants, and worried about being disemboweled by the mob if they shirked those obligations for too long
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Wake Up Dead Man shows something I don't really see a lot in film: a piece of art about Christianity from the perspective of a nonbeliever who is very familiar with Christianity, who dislikes organized Christianity but wants to believe in the greater concept of empathy it’s supposed to embody
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Wake Up Dead Man shows something I don't really see a lot in film: a piece of art about Christianity from the perspective of a nonbeliever who is very familiar with Christianity, who dislikes organized Christianity but wants to believe in the greater concept of empathy it’s supposed to embody
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If you ever find yourself writing a book, I highly recommend including the sentence “Britain has an unparalleled variety of crisp flavours” so that, at a signing event, a French person can meet you and say “oh no you don’t.” and give you a big bag of pesto and mozzarella flavour crisps.
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you ever find yourself writing a book, I highly recommend including the sentence “Britain has an unparalleled variety of crisp flavours” so that, at a signing event, a French person can meet you and say “oh no you don’t.” and give you a big bag of pesto and mozzarella flavour crisps.
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UK Online Safety Act is blocking subreddits for mental health, sexual assault survivors, queer and trans discussion, ed support, self-harm support, and anything else they feel is "too mature." They're also blocking news on Twitter about the genocide in Gaza and wars happening in other countries.
July 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
UK Online Safety Act is blocking subreddits for mental health, sexual assault survivors, queer and trans discussion, ed support, self-harm support, and anything else they feel is "too mature." They're also blocking news on Twitter about the genocide in Gaza and wars happening in other countries.
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Being American and watching the UK must be like how Vegeta feels training his ass off and never being enough. Our terfs should be worse but somehow aren't. Our greens are terrible but not as bad as theirs. We give it our all only to find out they've been training in 100x Yakubian tricknology.
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Come along on 12 June 👇
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I’ll share why being in Westminster matters – and how we grow our influence to win bigger, faster, further.
Come along on 12 June 👇
www.ellie-adrian-2025.org/events
#TogetherWeWin
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June 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Being American and watching the UK must be like how Vegeta feels training his ass off and never being enough. Our terfs should be worse but somehow aren't. Our greens are terrible but not as bad as theirs. We give it our all only to find out they've been training in 100x Yakubian tricknology.
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Standing Together: A United Front For Trans Rights 🏳️⚧️
[Visual description: A series of three graphics showing a joint statement from Birmingham Pride, Brighton Pride, Pride in London and Manchester Pride.
[Visual description: A series of three graphics showing a joint statement from Birmingham Pride, Brighton Pride, Pride in London and Manchester Pride.
May 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Standing Together: A United Front For Trans Rights 🏳️⚧️
[Visual description: A series of three graphics showing a joint statement from Birmingham Pride, Brighton Pride, Pride in London and Manchester Pride.
[Visual description: A series of three graphics showing a joint statement from Birmingham Pride, Brighton Pride, Pride in London and Manchester Pride.
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Switch 2 looks cool but I'm sick of all these companies testing the limits of us consumers.
April 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Switch 2 looks cool but I'm sick of all these companies testing the limits of us consumers.
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Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
January 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
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this video about the honey extension is fucking WILD. i have always figured that the extension was either a data harvesting scheme or some sort of other scam, but i did not realize just how much it's fucking everyone over. paypal truly is the devil.
strongly encourage uninstalling honey asap.
strongly encourage uninstalling honey asap.
Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam
YouTube video by MegaLag
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2024 at 7:15 AM
this video about the honey extension is fucking WILD. i have always figured that the extension was either a data harvesting scheme or some sort of other scam, but i did not realize just how much it's fucking everyone over. paypal truly is the devil.
strongly encourage uninstalling honey asap.
strongly encourage uninstalling honey asap.
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It’s really funny that the streaming services realized that we like to binge tv series so they were like “what if every tv show was 7 episodes every 3 years? I’ll bet you would love that”
December 20, 2024 at 2:46 PM
It’s really funny that the streaming services realized that we like to binge tv series so they were like “what if every tv show was 7 episodes every 3 years? I’ll bet you would love that”
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In retrospect, it was perhaps a mistake for Star Trek to introduce a character in a relationship with a three year old
I hate Neelix with my life
December 12, 2024 at 2:18 AM
In retrospect, it was perhaps a mistake for Star Trek to introduce a character in a relationship with a three year old
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the greatest christmas story ever told uses the threat of dying alone and unmourned to scare a wealthy man straight and i think that’s just really nice
December 6, 2024 at 3:40 PM
the greatest christmas story ever told uses the threat of dying alone and unmourned to scare a wealthy man straight and i think that’s just really nice
Violence is never the answer. Have we not considered reforming the rich by simply exposing them to moralistic spirits on Christmas Eve? In this op ed I will...
December 6, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Violence is never the answer. Have we not considered reforming the rich by simply exposing them to moralistic spirits on Christmas Eve? In this op ed I will...
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Kids: Holy Moley, our snowman came to life! Hi mister sno—
Snowman: Are you guys married?
Kids: What? Uh, no.
Snowman: C’mere. Close. I could do it. I could marry you.
Kids: Oh. No thanks, snowman.
Snowman: Right here. Quick. I could marry the shit out of you guys. Just say the word.
Snowman: Are you guys married?
Kids: What? Uh, no.
Snowman: C’mere. Close. I could do it. I could marry you.
Kids: Oh. No thanks, snowman.
Snowman: Right here. Quick. I could marry the shit out of you guys. Just say the word.
December 6, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Kids: Holy Moley, our snowman came to life! Hi mister sno—
Snowman: Are you guys married?
Kids: What? Uh, no.
Snowman: C’mere. Close. I could do it. I could marry you.
Kids: Oh. No thanks, snowman.
Snowman: Right here. Quick. I could marry the shit out of you guys. Just say the word.
Snowman: Are you guys married?
Kids: What? Uh, no.
Snowman: C’mere. Close. I could do it. I could marry you.
Kids: Oh. No thanks, snowman.
Snowman: Right here. Quick. I could marry the shit out of you guys. Just say the word.
Shout out to my top five podcasts from this year:
1. Film Reroll
2. Last Podcast on the Left
3. @oxventure.bsky.social Oxventure
4. Mom Can't Cook! A DCOM Podcast
5. The Delta Flyers
1. Film Reroll
2. Last Podcast on the Left
3. @oxventure.bsky.social Oxventure
4. Mom Can't Cook! A DCOM Podcast
5. The Delta Flyers
December 4, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Shout out to my top five podcasts from this year:
1. Film Reroll
2. Last Podcast on the Left
3. @oxventure.bsky.social Oxventure
4. Mom Can't Cook! A DCOM Podcast
5. The Delta Flyers
1. Film Reroll
2. Last Podcast on the Left
3. @oxventure.bsky.social Oxventure
4. Mom Can't Cook! A DCOM Podcast
5. The Delta Flyers
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Wonder if news editors are going to realize people knew about an actual coup an hour-plus earlier on bluesky than twitter. Hearing a lot of that rumbling from old friends still in the legacy content mines today.
December 3, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Wonder if news editors are going to realize people knew about an actual coup an hour-plus earlier on bluesky than twitter. Hearing a lot of that rumbling from old friends still in the legacy content mines today.
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A rap battle is two men writing poems about each other
November 26, 2024 at 3:59 PM
A rap battle is two men writing poems about each other
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i have a very simple philosophy. if there is something that i could do before just fine on a desktop browser, but now i need to download some dedicated app for it, i will simply stop doing it. fuck you.
November 25, 2024 at 6:06 PM
i have a very simple philosophy. if there is something that i could do before just fine on a desktop browser, but now i need to download some dedicated app for it, i will simply stop doing it. fuck you.
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Yo! They removed the 2K Launcher! That's excellent.
"As of November 18, 2024, the 2K Launcher has been removed from every game that used it on
Epic and Steam. Additionally, we also removed the “2K Launcher Beta”, a completely separate
launcher, from Sid Meier’s Civilization V."
support.2k.com/hc/en-us/art...
Epic and Steam. Additionally, we also removed the “2K Launcher Beta”, a completely separate
launcher, from Sid Meier’s Civilization V."
support.2k.com/hc/en-us/art...
!["As of November 18, 2024, the 2K Launcher has been removed from every game that used it on
Epic and Steam. Additionally, we also removed the “2K Launcher Beta”, a completely separate
launcher, from Sid Meier’s Civilization V."
On November 25, a follow-up update was sent out via Steam to make sure the 2K Launcher was fully removed. You may notice the 2KLauncher folder was replaced with a text file called 2kLauncherRemoved.txt. This file isn’t needed, and you can safely delete it!
To remove the remaining files, you can find the guide on how to get clear of them all here: [2K Launcher] Removing 2K Launcher Files
This change impacts each of the games differently, with varying degrees of complexity, so here
are a few quick things to know:
Removing the Launcher
We've done the heavy lifting, but to take it all the way home there might be one step left for you. First thing is to try closing and reopening Steam - that means completely closing and not just using the X to minimize the platf](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:knj5sw5al3sukl6vhkpi7637/bafkreidtwhaj7wia622orrhtlyb27x6co7rhkbboaxzjctdqslx4hik6ua@jpeg)
November 25, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Yo! They removed the 2K Launcher! That's excellent.