Phil Francis
@philfrancis.bsky.social
Project Manager, Parent, GM. But not necessarily in that order
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The Young Gods at Brudenell Social Club #YoungGods is tonight's entertainment
November 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Young Gods at Brudenell Social Club #YoungGods is tonight's entertainment
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With America shut down and all its generals in one place we can finally put back the u's they took out of all those words
October 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
With America shut down and all its generals in one place we can finally put back the u's they took out of all those words
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In that old and ruined keep,
He, with eyes that never sleep,
An eternal watch shall keep,
Unending…
(2022)
With apologies to Robert Herrick.
#brockprint
He, with eyes that never sleep,
An eternal watch shall keep,
Unending…
(2022)
With apologies to Robert Herrick.
#brockprint
September 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In that old and ruined keep,
He, with eyes that never sleep,
An eternal watch shall keep,
Unending…
(2022)
With apologies to Robert Herrick.
#brockprint
He, with eyes that never sleep,
An eternal watch shall keep,
Unending…
(2022)
With apologies to Robert Herrick.
#brockprint
Terrifying demonstration of the power of a not too happy bull
Señor Toro, bienvenido a la guerra contra los coches.
Holy 💩
September 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Terrifying demonstration of the power of a not too happy bull
I love when you read a very specific instruction that tells you something has happened enough times to need a prohibition. You have to wonder who was so anxious they were prepayto scrap as much fecal matter as possible into a test tube smh
August 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I love when you read a very specific instruction that tells you something has happened enough times to need a prohibition. You have to wonder who was so anxious they were prepayto scrap as much fecal matter as possible into a test tube smh
I'm going to assume this is a local am-dram production and not call to book tickets
July 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I'm going to assume this is a local am-dram production and not call to book tickets
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“When I rounded the corner and spotted him, I audibly gasped,” Kamloops resident Taylor Borth said.
“He just stared back at me like…what? And then turned around to flop down on the ground. He didn’t even run away as I walked by him although I don’t think he had the ability to.”
“He just stared back at me like…what? And then turned around to flop down on the ground. He didn’t even run away as I walked by him although I don’t think he had the ability to.”
Mammoth-sized marmot spotted in Kamloops park
“It’s the fattest marmot I’ve ever seen.”
infotel.ca
July 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“When I rounded the corner and spotted him, I audibly gasped,” Kamloops resident Taylor Borth said.
“He just stared back at me like…what? And then turned around to flop down on the ground. He didn’t even run away as I walked by him although I don’t think he had the ability to.”
“He just stared back at me like…what? And then turned around to flop down on the ground. He didn’t even run away as I walked by him although I don’t think he had the ability to.”
"It's not going to be an issue if all of your kobolds are queuing up to go to the bathroom or whatever in a fantasy game. "
What I love about the hobby is you read a sentence like that without blinking and then start thinking about the possibility of a kobold toilet queue in a scenario
What I love about the hobby is you read a sentence like that without blinking and then start thinking about the possibility of a kobold toilet queue in a scenario
I interviewed tabletop cartographer @tomcartos.bsky.social all about his map-making philosophy, his workflow, and his kickstarters.
Usable, Legible, Believable - Interview with Tom Cartos
A conversation with mapmaker Tom Cartos about his cartography philosophy, workflow, and new Kickstarter.
blog.boroughbound.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"It's not going to be an issue if all of your kobolds are queuing up to go to the bathroom or whatever in a fantasy game. "
What I love about the hobby is you read a sentence like that without blinking and then start thinking about the possibility of a kobold toilet queue in a scenario
What I love about the hobby is you read a sentence like that without blinking and then start thinking about the possibility of a kobold toilet queue in a scenario
Can't help but think that Trump is following the Chavez playbook but making unaffordable transfers to the voters least in need. This looks like developing world economics to prop up a current government
After more than 24 hours of negotiations, the Senate has passed the bill. The overhaul of taxation and spending could spell trouble for America https://econ.trib.al/QCXDq7W
Ten charts to explain Trump’s big, beautiful bill
The overhaul of taxation and spending would spell trouble for America
econ.trib.al
July 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Can't help but think that Trump is following the Chavez playbook but making unaffordable transfers to the voters least in need. This looks like developing world economics to prop up a current government
@kennethhite.bsky.social what did you do?
google maps broke and created some kind of unholy chicago singularity
June 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
@kennethhite.bsky.social what did you do?
Can't think of a better time or reason to ditch Google for any other search provider 😂
June 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Can't think of a better time or reason to ditch Google for any other search provider 😂
@isidor.rs interesting read if only for a substantiation that pauses and quiet moments in music are healthy for the listener
www.musicradar.com/music-tech/s...
www.musicradar.com/music-tech/s...
Scientists just made guinea pigs listen to Adele for seven days… and the results are both surprising and worrying
The rodents were subjected to I Miss You in compressed and uncompressed form. Here’s what happened…
www.musicradar.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
@isidor.rs interesting read if only for a substantiation that pauses and quiet moments in music are healthy for the listener
www.musicradar.com/music-tech/s...
www.musicradar.com/music-tech/s...
Quote of the day
But for those who obsess about kerning, the space between letters the view from above the tomb is not exactly an aesthetically pleasing one 😂
Read more at:
m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/...
But for those who obsess about kerning, the space between letters the view from above the tomb is not exactly an aesthetically pleasing one 😂
Read more at:
m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/...
May 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Quote of the day
But for those who obsess about kerning, the space between letters the view from above the tomb is not exactly an aesthetically pleasing one 😂
Read more at:
m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/...
But for those who obsess about kerning, the space between letters the view from above the tomb is not exactly an aesthetically pleasing one 😂
Read more at:
m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/...
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Raymond Chandler, letter to a friend, January 1948. Seems relevant beyond the specific Hollywood context.
May 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Raymond Chandler, letter to a friend, January 1948. Seems relevant beyond the specific Hollywood context.
"maybe teach boys to be less shit"
yeah man the basic issue of "how do you teach virtue" is among the top five topics in philosophy going back three millennia. this is the humanities version of "just invent cold fusion how hard could it be idc"
yeah man the basic issue of "how do you teach virtue" is among the top five topics in philosophy going back three millennia. this is the humanities version of "just invent cold fusion how hard could it be idc"
May 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
If your politics is the subject of an xkcd, something has gone very, very wrong.
Also; consider many of the world leading European universities for your research - we want the best and brightest to join us
Also; consider many of the world leading European universities for your research - we want the best and brightest to join us
April 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If your politics is the subject of an xkcd, something has gone very, very wrong.
Also; consider many of the world leading European universities for your research - we want the best and brightest to join us
Also; consider many of the world leading European universities for your research - we want the best and brightest to join us
If this "order" is the 3 pillars, the US needs to consider rejoining the commonwealth and replacing their fatuous head of state with a true royal.
I.e. more culture war bullshit rather than a coherent governing philosophy
I.e. more culture war bullshit rather than a coherent governing philosophy
"'God has an order': Head of Trump's faith office says women must 'submit' to men"
Notably, you're going to have to destroy them all utterly to make any of this stop. There are really no other options.
Notably, you're going to have to destroy them all utterly to make any of this stop. There are really no other options.
April 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If this "order" is the 3 pillars, the US needs to consider rejoining the commonwealth and replacing their fatuous head of state with a true royal.
I.e. more culture war bullshit rather than a coherent governing philosophy
I.e. more culture war bullshit rather than a coherent governing philosophy
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"'God has an order': Head of Trump's faith office says women must 'submit' to men"
Notably, you're going to have to destroy them all utterly to make any of this stop. There are really no other options.
Notably, you're going to have to destroy them all utterly to make any of this stop. There are really no other options.
April 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"'God has an order': Head of Trump's faith office says women must 'submit' to men"
Notably, you're going to have to destroy them all utterly to make any of this stop. There are really no other options.
Notably, you're going to have to destroy them all utterly to make any of this stop. There are really no other options.
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Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.
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RANDOM TARIFF ENCOUNTER TABLE (D8)
1 - 25%
2 - 34%
3 - 10% (but you must buy our chickens)
4 - 49% lovely people but they've been ripping us off
5 - 20% and 2d4 ogres
6 - 31%, roll again on treasure table C
7 - 25% (28% for elves)
8 - Roll again combine both results
1 - 25%
2 - 34%
3 - 10% (but you must buy our chickens)
4 - 49% lovely people but they've been ripping us off
5 - 20% and 2d4 ogres
6 - 31%, roll again on treasure table C
7 - 25% (28% for elves)
8 - Roll again combine both results
April 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
RANDOM TARIFF ENCOUNTER TABLE (D8)
1 - 25%
2 - 34%
3 - 10% (but you must buy our chickens)
4 - 49% lovely people but they've been ripping us off
5 - 20% and 2d4 ogres
6 - 31%, roll again on treasure table C
7 - 25% (28% for elves)
8 - Roll again combine both results
1 - 25%
2 - 34%
3 - 10% (but you must buy our chickens)
4 - 49% lovely people but they've been ripping us off
5 - 20% and 2d4 ogres
6 - 31%, roll again on treasure table C
7 - 25% (28% for elves)
8 - Roll again combine both results
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One of my very first columns, twenty years ago, was about the daftness of eliminating bilateral trade deficits.
We hired a babysitter to look after Baby Harford (who has now long since grown up and left home).
Bilateral trade deficit with babysitter. Sad!
timharford.com/2005/12/a-tr...
We hired a babysitter to look after Baby Harford (who has now long since grown up and left home).
Bilateral trade deficit with babysitter. Sad!
timharford.com/2005/12/a-tr...
A trade deficit with a babysitter
The Undercover Economist – FT Magazine, 10 December 2005Cheap foreign labour has recently made inroads into the economy of Family Harford. My wife pays a student, “Sally”, to look after the i…
timharford.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
One of my very first columns, twenty years ago, was about the daftness of eliminating bilateral trade deficits.
We hired a babysitter to look after Baby Harford (who has now long since grown up and left home).
Bilateral trade deficit with babysitter. Sad!
timharford.com/2005/12/a-tr...
We hired a babysitter to look after Baby Harford (who has now long since grown up and left home).
Bilateral trade deficit with babysitter. Sad!
timharford.com/2005/12/a-tr...
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This struck me as interesting.
"New research reveals psychological 'booster shots' can strengthen resistance to misinformation over time."
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
And possibly even hopeful...
"New research reveals psychological 'booster shots' can strengthen resistance to misinformation over time."
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
And possibly even hopeful...
New research reveals psychological 'booster shots' can strengthen resistance to misinformation over time
A new study has found that targeted psychological interventions can significantly enhance long-term resistance to misinformation. Dubbed 'psychological booster shots,' these interventions improve memo...
www.sciencedaily.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This struck me as interesting.
"New research reveals psychological 'booster shots' can strengthen resistance to misinformation over time."
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
And possibly even hopeful...
"New research reveals psychological 'booster shots' can strengthen resistance to misinformation over time."
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
And possibly even hopeful...