and then I log on here and there's crying and gnashing of teeth about how some independent artist just trying to make rent was *mean*, was *so mean* about AI to me, a poor tech bro just triyng to making the world better. how could such a travesty occur

Short stories of Maupassant? Admittedly all lurid and gothic, but (IIRC) quite direct in grammar and simple in their descriptions

For readers outwith Scotland: gritters in this country are canonically part of Iain M. Banks's Culture. Formally, they should be referred to in the form "GSV Ploos Yer Doos"; the initials stand for "Grit Spreading Vehicle".

ooh, ah, i want to know

working alongside a yurt makes it sound like the yurt is holding a bit of wood in place while you do some drilling.

Thanks, yurt. Thurt.

Having grown up in Russia, I approve. I also find that it’s a great way to get tight with Canadians. (If they are of a certain age, being able to discuss the 1972 Summit Series will make you friends for life.)

There is also bandy, which is this but on 3x speed. Shame we don’t have the climate

This is in response to the Christmas mural by a shopping centre in Kingston-upon-Thames. The owners have this comment. I urge you to through and judge for yourself.

well, an atheist except when it comes to mathematics, in which case I am walter-rules dot gif

I seem to be an atheist with the Catholic guilt and the Protestant "Boxer will work even harder" conditioning, which if not the worst of all worlds certainly seems the most masochistic

Yeah, I was being a pillock, anyway all good now I hope.

Sorry, I meant your reply to an earlier comment by someone else: bsky.app/profile/murp...

an 8th deadly sin, dammit. I blame fat fingers and day 8 in a row of less than 5 hours of soeep

ah, never mind, I see you clarified above, thanks