2 cases of me contacting customer support today:
Case 1 : "This reply was automatically generated by our AI assistant" - on to Step 2 then, thanks for wasting my time, fingers crossed I get a human next
Case 2 : Totally useful human answer
Guess which company I am appreciating more right now
Case 1 : "This reply was automatically generated by our AI assistant" - on to Step 2 then, thanks for wasting my time, fingers crossed I get a human next
Case 2 : Totally useful human answer
Guess which company I am appreciating more right now
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
2 cases of me contacting customer support today:
Case 1 : "This reply was automatically generated by our AI assistant" - on to Step 2 then, thanks for wasting my time, fingers crossed I get a human next
Case 2 : Totally useful human answer
Guess which company I am appreciating more right now
Case 1 : "This reply was automatically generated by our AI assistant" - on to Step 2 then, thanks for wasting my time, fingers crossed I get a human next
Case 2 : Totally useful human answer
Guess which company I am appreciating more right now
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This double-diapered pile of kid-raping hospital laundry deserves every ounce of violence he’s been wishing upon others for years.
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This double-diapered pile of kid-raping hospital laundry deserves every ounce of violence he’s been wishing upon others for years.
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Ladies & Gentlemen, without further ado, let us present to you the 550 year old Arbour Oak in Wollaton Park, Nottingham
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Ladies & Gentlemen, without further ado, let us present to you the 550 year old Arbour Oak in Wollaton Park, Nottingham
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Helsingin Sanomat has discovered a whole literary genre of books on Amazon, written in haste by emotionless robots, with little depth, filled with platitudes and empty catchphrases, designed to cynically cash in on a moment in the global spotlight.
www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/ar...
www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/ar...
Kirjat | Amazon kauppaa Sanna Marinin ja Alexander Stubbin uusia elämäkertoja, jotka on tehty tekoälyllä
Verkkokauppa Amazonissa julkaistaan jatkuvasti poliitikkoja ja julkisuuden henkilöitä käsitteleviä tekoälykirjoja. Kohteiksi näyttävät joutuneen myös suomalaiset.
www.hs.fi
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Helsingin Sanomat has discovered a whole literary genre of books on Amazon, written in haste by emotionless robots, with little depth, filled with platitudes and empty catchphrases, designed to cynically cash in on a moment in the global spotlight.
www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/ar...
www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/ar...
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Fascinating thread on the responses to the game Raid Over Moscow in Finland, which were rather more serious than the protests in the UK.
(and which led to it being Finland's bestselling computer game of 1985)
(and which led to it being Finland's bestselling computer game of 1985)
BTW those protests were deliberately stoked by the publisher.
BUT the game also caused a very real diplomatic crisis in #Finland.
THAT is what #finlandization was in practice.
A thread, to help understand why most Finns are critical of oblivious foreigners pushing the same for, say, #Ukraine.
BUT the game also caused a very real diplomatic crisis in #Finland.
THAT is what #finlandization was in practice.
A thread, to help understand why most Finns are critical of oblivious foreigners pushing the same for, say, #Ukraine.
Raid Over Moscow (Access/U.S. Gold, 1984, C64/Spectrum)
#2 for one week in March 1985
Follow-up to Beach-Head. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament protested against its insensitivity.
#2 for one week in March 1985
Follow-up to Beach-Head. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament protested against its insensitivity.
November 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Fascinating thread on the responses to the game Raid Over Moscow in Finland, which were rather more serious than the protests in the UK.
(and which led to it being Finland's bestselling computer game of 1985)
(and which led to it being Finland's bestselling computer game of 1985)
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Unfortunately for the Margaret Atwood haters, it does appear that The Handmaid's Tale is the dystopia we're heading for. Best of luck to the other contenders in the next round.
October 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Unfortunately for the Margaret Atwood haters, it does appear that The Handmaid's Tale is the dystopia we're heading for. Best of luck to the other contenders in the next round.
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Finnish Game Week on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/sale/Finnish...
store.steampowered.com/sale/Finnish...
Finnish Games Week 2025
Celebrating Game Development Excellence from Finland
store.steampowered.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Finnish Game Week on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/sale/Finnish...
store.steampowered.com/sale/Finnish...
I fucking called it. Tens of thousands of kids. ( And that precise count only includes ones that can be identified. )
Vahva alleviivaus taas sille, että tuo 18 457 tarkoittaa vain löytyneitä ja tunnistettuja uhreja, koska niiden nimet on pystytty julkaisemaan. Monien arvioiden mukaan suurinta osaa uhreista ei ole edes löydetty, eikä löytyneistäkään ole pystytty tunnistamaan juuri ketään enää pitkään aikaan.
October 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I fucking called it. Tens of thousands of kids. ( And that precise count only includes ones that can be identified. )
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Come for the cowardice, stay for the Freudian slip
October 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Come for the cowardice, stay for the Freudian slip
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Tämä ei ole hyvän mielen postaus, mutta ehkä syksyn tärkein postaukseni. Suosittelen kaikille tutkijoille ja tutkimusryhmille: käsitelkää törkyriskejä ja suunnitelkaa toimenpiteitä etukäteen yhdessä.
Lähiaikoina on tiettävästi odotettavissa törkyä tiedeyhteisöä kohtaan. Ketjusta muutama pikavinkki.
Lähiaikoina on tiettävästi odotettavissa törkyä tiedeyhteisöä kohtaan. Ketjusta muutama pikavinkki.
September 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Tämä ei ole hyvän mielen postaus, mutta ehkä syksyn tärkein postaukseni. Suosittelen kaikille tutkijoille ja tutkimusryhmille: käsitelkää törkyriskejä ja suunnitelkaa toimenpiteitä etukäteen yhdessä.
Lähiaikoina on tiettävästi odotettavissa törkyä tiedeyhteisöä kohtaan. Ketjusta muutama pikavinkki.
Lähiaikoina on tiettävästi odotettavissa törkyä tiedeyhteisöä kohtaan. Ketjusta muutama pikavinkki.
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A comment on itch reminded me of this idea for creating #TTRPG dungeons I had a while back. I still think its neat and I don't think I've actually shared it here on bsky.
So bsky.. meet Crossword Dungeons!
Do a crossword, use the answers and designs as inspiration for the rooms, get creative!
So bsky.. meet Crossword Dungeons!
Do a crossword, use the answers and designs as inspiration for the rooms, get creative!
September 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A comment on itch reminded me of this idea for creating #TTRPG dungeons I had a while back. I still think its neat and I don't think I've actually shared it here on bsky.
So bsky.. meet Crossword Dungeons!
Do a crossword, use the answers and designs as inspiration for the rooms, get creative!
So bsky.. meet Crossword Dungeons!
Do a crossword, use the answers and designs as inspiration for the rooms, get creative!
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Porco Rosso / Savoia S-21 full-size airplane replica ♥
Displayed at "Studio Ghibli: Architecture in Animation" 2025 exhibition (Tokyo).
Moving to Aichi park on November 1.
Displayed at "Studio Ghibli: Architecture in Animation" 2025 exhibition (Tokyo).
Moving to Aichi park on November 1.
September 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Porco Rosso / Savoia S-21 full-size airplane replica ♥
Displayed at "Studio Ghibli: Architecture in Animation" 2025 exhibition (Tokyo).
Moving to Aichi park on November 1.
Displayed at "Studio Ghibli: Architecture in Animation" 2025 exhibition (Tokyo).
Moving to Aichi park on November 1.
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Day 17: We Love The 80s
Captain America 344.
Underneath a great Frenz/Milgrom cover is a great Gruenwald/Dwyer story in which Steve Rogers aka 'The Captain' tackles the US President who is now a literally snake.
The symbolism is rife. Love it.
#September_RainOfComicArt #ComicsSky
Captain America 344.
Underneath a great Frenz/Milgrom cover is a great Gruenwald/Dwyer story in which Steve Rogers aka 'The Captain' tackles the US President who is now a literally snake.
The symbolism is rife. Love it.
#September_RainOfComicArt #ComicsSky
September 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Day 17: We Love The 80s
Captain America 344.
Underneath a great Frenz/Milgrom cover is a great Gruenwald/Dwyer story in which Steve Rogers aka 'The Captain' tackles the US President who is now a literally snake.
The symbolism is rife. Love it.
#September_RainOfComicArt #ComicsSky
Captain America 344.
Underneath a great Frenz/Milgrom cover is a great Gruenwald/Dwyer story in which Steve Rogers aka 'The Captain' tackles the US President who is now a literally snake.
The symbolism is rife. Love it.
#September_RainOfComicArt #ComicsSky
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I love this edition of @70sscifiart.bsky.social newsletter focusing on Black and White Sci-Fi art. It's absolutely freaking gorgeous.
Black and White Sci-Fi
Bold and bright colors are one of the most definitive markers of 1970s and '80s science fiction book covers across the US and UK markets. I'd call them the definitive trait.
Going into the decade, pu...
70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io
September 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I love this edition of @70sscifiart.bsky.social newsletter focusing on Black and White Sci-Fi art. It's absolutely freaking gorgeous.
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Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
September 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
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– Meille tulee yhä enemmän kyselyjä varsinkin keskieurooppalaisilta yrityksiltä, että voisivatko he saada suomalaista puuta muusta kuin avohakkuukohteesta. Me Suomessa siis menetämme asiakkaita sen takia, että he kokevat metsänkäsittelyn täällä aivan liian rajuksi, Walsh sanoo.
yle.fi/a/74-20178259
yle.fi/a/74-20178259
Avohakkuista tuli Suomelle mainehaitta, sanoo metsäyrittäjä – uusi sertifikaatti voi mullistaa metsänhoidon
Uusi, kansainvälinen metsäsertifikaatti on nimeltään EverCover. Sen tarkoitus on taata puunostajalle, että puu ei ole peräisin avohakatusta metsästä.
yle.fi
August 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
– Meille tulee yhä enemmän kyselyjä varsinkin keskieurooppalaisilta yrityksiltä, että voisivatko he saada suomalaista puuta muusta kuin avohakkuukohteesta. Me Suomessa siis menetämme asiakkaita sen takia, että he kokevat metsänkäsittelyn täällä aivan liian rajuksi, Walsh sanoo.
yle.fi/a/74-20178259
yle.fi/a/74-20178259
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Applied logic. Welcome Sweden on the rapidly renewable material pathway. www.ekolution.se/en
August 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Applied logic. Welcome Sweden on the rapidly renewable material pathway. www.ekolution.se/en
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Luonnonmetsän keittäminen selluksi on käänteistä arvonlisää järjettömässä mittakaavassa.
Valtava elonkirjon rikkaus muutetaan bulkiksi teollisuustuotteeksi.
Elinympäristöjen pirstoutumisen takia haitta on vielä suoraa vaikutusta suurempi.
yle.fi/a/74-20178686
Valtava elonkirjon rikkaus muutetaan bulkiksi teollisuustuotteeksi.
Elinympäristöjen pirstoutumisen takia haitta on vielä suoraa vaikutusta suurempi.
yle.fi/a/74-20178686
Järjestö: UPM keitti harvinaisesta luonnonmetsästä sellua – jäi kiinni, kun aktivistit seurasivat puukuormaa
Greenpeace ja Metsäliike käyttivät teknistä paikannusta puukuormien paikannuksessa. Yle on nähnyt paikannustiedot ja varmistanut, minne puu on mennyt.
yle.fi
August 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Luonnonmetsän keittäminen selluksi on käänteistä arvonlisää järjettömässä mittakaavassa.
Valtava elonkirjon rikkaus muutetaan bulkiksi teollisuustuotteeksi.
Elinympäristöjen pirstoutumisen takia haitta on vielä suoraa vaikutusta suurempi.
yle.fi/a/74-20178686
Valtava elonkirjon rikkaus muutetaan bulkiksi teollisuustuotteeksi.
Elinympäristöjen pirstoutumisen takia haitta on vielä suoraa vaikutusta suurempi.
yle.fi/a/74-20178686
Lords and Peasants. Privacy for the Lords, Mass Surveillance for the Peasants. NeoFeudalism is practically here
August 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Lords and Peasants. Privacy for the Lords, Mass Surveillance for the Peasants. NeoFeudalism is practically here
