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I had someone say it was a bad take of me to not want to engage with alot of current media because of it
Yall I have enough dvds, ttrpg books, video AND board games to last me the rest of my life if I really felt like it
Gen ai assholes think we're just gonna forgo quality and morals for slop lmao
Yall I have enough dvds, ttrpg books, video AND board games to last me the rest of my life if I really felt like it
Gen ai assholes think we're just gonna forgo quality and morals for slop lmao
Someone called me a liar for saying I wouldn't buy any new games if every game suddenly had gen AI content in it, as if old games don't exist. These people are Desperate.
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I had someone say it was a bad take of me to not want to engage with alot of current media because of it
Yall I have enough dvds, ttrpg books, video AND board games to last me the rest of my life if I really felt like it
Gen ai assholes think we're just gonna forgo quality and morals for slop lmao
Yall I have enough dvds, ttrpg books, video AND board games to last me the rest of my life if I really felt like it
Gen ai assholes think we're just gonna forgo quality and morals for slop lmao
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Fancy a day or two running or playing in-development #ttrpg? Wanting the chance to be listed as a playtester? Needing to try out your game with fresh faces? Then give @groundhogplay.bsky.social a follow now!
Hi Friends! #GroundhogPlay is a new access-focussed ttRPG playtest convention at @plutoq.bsky.social Glasgow, organized by @thirdvaultyarns.com and @floaker.bsky.social.
Run your in-dev game, get feedback, learn lessons, and try again. There will also be a creator peer support space.
#TTRPGintro
Run your in-dev game, get feedback, learn lessons, and try again. There will also be a creator peer support space.
#TTRPGintro
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Fancy a day or two running or playing in-development #ttrpg? Wanting the chance to be listed as a playtester? Needing to try out your game with fresh faces? Then give @groundhogplay.bsky.social a follow now!
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Part 5 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
German hunting knife that's also a gun, that's also a calendar..
German hunting knife that's also a gun, that's also a calendar..
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Part 5 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
German hunting knife that's also a gun, that's also a calendar..
German hunting knife that's also a gun, that's also a calendar..
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Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
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Just once, it would be nice if a footballer pointed down after scoring a goal, to dedicate it to a departed loved one they know is in hell.
April 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Just once, it would be nice if a footballer pointed down after scoring a goal, to dedicate it to a departed loved one they know is in hell.
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appreciate this article breaking down a taxonomy of knowledge games (also, unfortunately, known as metroidbrainias)
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
Against 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge Games
What are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?
azhdarchid.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
appreciate this article breaking down a taxonomy of knowledge games (also, unfortunately, known as metroidbrainias)
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
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“Say sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesn’t seem like the company is interested in living by it.”
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“Say sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesn’t seem like the company is interested in living by it.”
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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The programming for the crossings all up Leith Walk and around to York Place are bonkers. You'd think they were being run by chimps rolling dice.
Hello @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social , any reason pedestrians/cyclists have to wait through 6 traffic phases (c5 minutes) before we get a chance to cross London Road?
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The programming for the crossings all up Leith Walk and around to York Place are bonkers. You'd think they were being run by chimps rolling dice.
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Yes, could have been amazing mini square/piazza stylee! And why did they tear down the beautiful hedge.. replace it with nothing and leave it's the scarred soil of its former home as a horrendous reminder of what they destroyed/we lost...
Elm Row is just a car-centric mess now. Could have been one of the nicest bits of public realm in Edinburgh.
November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Yes, could have been amazing mini square/piazza stylee! And why did they tear down the beautiful hedge.. replace it with nothing and leave it's the scarred soil of its former home as a horrendous reminder of what they destroyed/we lost...
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*Again* the top story on BBC 6 music is about immigration
How is Shabana Mahmood wanting to introduce a ‘Danish style’ system for refugees the top story this morning?!?
The obsession of 6 Music news on immigration and asylum is frankly bizarre
How is Shabana Mahmood wanting to introduce a ‘Danish style’ system for refugees the top story this morning?!?
The obsession of 6 Music news on immigration and asylum is frankly bizarre
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
*Again* the top story on BBC 6 music is about immigration
How is Shabana Mahmood wanting to introduce a ‘Danish style’ system for refugees the top story this morning?!?
The obsession of 6 Music news on immigration and asylum is frankly bizarre
How is Shabana Mahmood wanting to introduce a ‘Danish style’ system for refugees the top story this morning?!?
The obsession of 6 Music news on immigration and asylum is frankly bizarre
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🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
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For some reason the media is not mentioning that the reason GTA6 is being delayed is they fired 40 staff over threats of unionization and now the rest of their staff are revolting
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
For some reason the media is not mentioning that the reason GTA6 is being delayed is they fired 40 staff over threats of unionization and now the rest of their staff are revolting
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This afternoon @ross-greer.bsky.social and I joined union organisers and sacked workers outside Rockstar Games in Edinburgh.
An allegation of union busting is one of the most serious possible breaches of fair work standards. This cannot be acceptable in any industry. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An allegation of union busting is one of the most serious possible breaches of fair work standards. This cannot be acceptable in any industry. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Grand Theft Auto studio accused of 'union busting' after sacking workers
A union representing people in the gaming sector said 31 people were fired at Rockstar's UK studios.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This afternoon @ross-greer.bsky.social and I joined union organisers and sacked workers outside Rockstar Games in Edinburgh.
An allegation of union busting is one of the most serious possible breaches of fair work standards. This cannot be acceptable in any industry. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An allegation of union busting is one of the most serious possible breaches of fair work standards. This cannot be acceptable in any industry. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Scottish Greens stand with the dozens of workers sacked by @rockstargames.com for exercising their right to organise with @gameworkers.co.uk @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Reinstate them now, then get around the table & give your staff the pay & conditions they deserve for making you billions.
Reinstate them now, then get around the table & give your staff the pay & conditions they deserve for making you billions.
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Scottish Greens stand with the dozens of workers sacked by @rockstargames.com for exercising their right to organise with @gameworkers.co.uk @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Reinstate them now, then get around the table & give your staff the pay & conditions they deserve for making you billions.
Reinstate them now, then get around the table & give your staff the pay & conditions they deserve for making you billions.
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Gross misconduct? At this time of year, in this part of the country, localized entirely within 30-40 staffers who were discussing unionizing?
October 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Gross misconduct? At this time of year, in this part of the country, localized entirely within 30-40 staffers who were discussing unionizing?
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Read 'Mary Shelley and the Scottish Gothic Tradition' > www.nls.uk/collections/...
#MaryShelley #Scottish #Gothic #Dundee #Frankenstein #NLS100
#MaryShelley #Scottish #Gothic #Dundee #Frankenstein #NLS100
Mary Shelley and the Scottish Gothic Tradition | National Library of Scotland
Explore the profound impact of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' on literature and culture.
www.nls.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Read 'Mary Shelley and the Scottish Gothic Tradition' > www.nls.uk/collections/...
#MaryShelley #Scottish #Gothic #Dundee #Frankenstein #NLS100
#MaryShelley #Scottish #Gothic #Dundee #Frankenstein #NLS100
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You can see a piece of the history of 'Frankenstein' in person at our free pop-up display this Friday! The display will feature Shelley's letters, early editions, and materials from our archives.
📌 George IV Bridge
🗓️ 11am-4pm, Friday 7 November
🎟️ Free Entry
📌 George IV Bridge
🗓️ 11am-4pm, Friday 7 November
🎟️ Free Entry
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
You can see a piece of the history of 'Frankenstein' in person at our free pop-up display this Friday! The display will feature Shelley's letters, early editions, and materials from our archives.
📌 George IV Bridge
🗓️ 11am-4pm, Friday 7 November
🎟️ Free Entry
📌 George IV Bridge
🗓️ 11am-4pm, Friday 7 November
🎟️ Free Entry
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Mary Shelley's time living near Dundee on the "blank and dreary northern shores of the Tay" fired her imagination 💭
It was here her "true compositions, the airy flights of my imagination, were born." Discover how Scotland shaped her novel, Frankenstein, in our article by Professor Daniel Cook.
It was here her "true compositions, the airy flights of my imagination, were born." Discover how Scotland shaped her novel, Frankenstein, in our article by Professor Daniel Cook.
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Mary Shelley's time living near Dundee on the "blank and dreary northern shores of the Tay" fired her imagination 💭
It was here her "true compositions, the airy flights of my imagination, were born." Discover how Scotland shaped her novel, Frankenstein, in our article by Professor Daniel Cook.
It was here her "true compositions, the airy flights of my imagination, were born." Discover how Scotland shaped her novel, Frankenstein, in our article by Professor Daniel Cook.
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Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
actionnetwork.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
This. This is it. Ditching first past the post for PR would be the single biggest first step we could take towards a more democratic electoral future and all the benefits that would bring.
This also goes some way to explain why, given that there's a centre left party in power, and centre left parties take over 50%+ of the vote in polling, we *still* end up with centre-right talking points. First past the post is robbery and gross distortion of influence.
New YouGov poll. Could see the Tories in fifth place very soon.
REF: 27% (-)
LAB: 20% (+3)
CON: 16% (-1)
GRN: 16% (-)
LDEM: 15% (-)
REF: 27% (-)
LAB: 20% (+3)
CON: 16% (-1)
GRN: 16% (-)
LDEM: 15% (-)
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This. This is it. Ditching first past the post for PR would be the single biggest first step we could take towards a more democratic electoral future and all the benefits that would bring.
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Nighthawks 2025
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Nighthawks 2025
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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