Philippa Cowderoy
@flippac.bsky.social
Executively dysfunctional, yet occasionally effectful programmer. Crazy trans dyke. Electronic music nerd. Autistic af. Plays lots of games in all the spare time that's no use for anything else.
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Let him get on with deposing Starmer so we can hang him by this, yeah.
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Let him get on with deposing Starmer so we can hang him by this, yeah.
Not at least putting it on the same terms as someone currently really broke with energy debt and telling you it'd be like that ahead of time is bad enough tbh.
(...I'm still waiting for Scottish Power to read a meter they locked into credit mode)
(...I'm still waiting for Scottish Power to read a meter they locked into credit mode)
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Not at least putting it on the same terms as someone currently really broke with energy debt and telling you it'd be like that ahead of time is bad enough tbh.
(...I'm still waiting for Scottish Power to read a meter they locked into credit mode)
(...I'm still waiting for Scottish Power to read a meter they locked into credit mode)
Oof, that reminds me a bit much of US health insurance...
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Oof, that reminds me a bit much of US health insurance...
There's an easy answer to "rich person uses this more" anyway: tax 'em
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
There's an easy answer to "rich person uses this more" anyway: tax 'em
This is much more so if they're planning on showing UGC to new people automatically: they clearly become responsible for publishing it.
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is much more so if they're planning on showing UGC to new people automatically: they clearly become responsible for publishing it.
Disney have vastly more to lose that way: multiple incidents in short succession could put a very large dent in their business.
If they're daft enough to do it at first, it's still unlikely to stay that way for long.
If they're daft enough to do it at first, it's still unlikely to stay that way for long.
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Disney have vastly more to lose that way: multiple incidents in short succession could put a very large dent in their business.
If they're daft enough to do it at first, it's still unlikely to stay that way for long.
If they're daft enough to do it at first, it's still unlikely to stay that way for long.
I'm aware of the purported capabilities, and they might go with it if it always leans NSFW/adult. But they have a lot of underage characters people have the hots for: the liabilities for slipping up are pretty big in their case.
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I'm aware of the purported capabilities, and they might go with it if it always leans NSFW/adult. But they have a lot of underage characters people have the hots for: the liabilities for slipping up are pretty big in their case.
Me, I'm assuming they know about Rule 34 and its immediate consequences in this context on account of having an immense vault of such material produced by people who were actually working for them.
November 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Me, I'm assuming they know about Rule 34 and its immediate consequences in this context on account of having an immense vault of such material produced by people who were actually working for them.
Means testing: a means of justifying meanness to those who need things
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Means testing: a means of justifying meanness to those who need things
Let's see what it's priced at: the hardware's not out yet and isn't seriously better than the XSX other than the platform.
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Let's see what it's priced at: the hardware's not out yet and isn't seriously better than the XSX other than the platform.
the defence for no limit is the same as the one for no means testing: the alternative screws over far more people than it allows to abuse it, encourages the idea it's okay to do that, and needs enforcing
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
the defence for no limit is the same as the one for no means testing: the alternative screws over far more people than it allows to abuse it, encourages the idea it's okay to do that, and needs enforcing
Would be more honest if it was "crack one off for your health" tbh
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Would be more honest if it was "crack one off for your health" tbh
why, is there some reason you guys won't do it yourselves?...
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
why, is there some reason you guys won't do it yourselves?...
And vice versa. Banks caught on to the fucker early.
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
And vice versa. Banks caught on to the fucker early.
He already did. Read Surface Detail? Any of the characters seem a bit like Musk?
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
He already did. Read Surface Detail? Any of the characters seem a bit like Musk?
(One of the first things I ask people who live with others who post "got covid, any advice?" is "do you have an air purifier? How about two so it can be made somewhat safe for you to leave your [possibly temporary] bedroom?")
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
(One of the first things I ask people who live with others who post "got covid, any advice?" is "do you have an air purifier? How about two so it can be made somewhat safe for you to leave your [possibly temporary] bedroom?")
By the same argument they should probably be running air purification in a *lot* of places with a decent ACH rate!
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
By the same argument they should probably be running air purification in a *lot* of places with a decent ACH rate!