Tom Grant
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There's an infamous Boros Legion MRE that's just a pizza pocket that heats up to 200C interior temperature in five seconds. It doubles as a grenade.
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
There's an infamous Boros Legion MRE that's just a pizza pocket that heats up to 200C interior temperature in five seconds. It doubles as a grenade.
Whenever I hear someone read rules text referencing “cards from among them”, I have to stop myself from asking “wait, there are characters from Among Them in this game?”
Pretty sure I took that from @graham.loadingreadyrun.com
Pretty sure I took that from @graham.loadingreadyrun.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Whenever I hear someone read rules text referencing “cards from among them”, I have to stop myself from asking “wait, there are characters from Among Them in this game?”
Pretty sure I took that from @graham.loadingreadyrun.com
Pretty sure I took that from @graham.loadingreadyrun.com
When I was a kid, I thought it was a polearm of some kind. I even played Age of Empires, so I really should have made the connection.
October 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
When I was a kid, I thought it was a polearm of some kind. I even played Age of Empires, so I really should have made the connection.
You're mostly known online by your actual government names, or at least the nicknames you already use offline. If LRR were founded in a more recent era, do you think you would use handles instead?
October 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
You're mostly known online by your actual government names, or at least the nicknames you already use offline. If LRR were founded in a more recent era, do you think you would use handles instead?
It's a joke. In Hades II, the antagonist is Chronos, the Titan of Time.
October 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It's a joke. In Hades II, the antagonist is Chronos, the Titan of Time.
This part got me for some reason.
"We don't call other races 'eyeblights' anymore, but don't get it twisted. We are *thinking* it."
"We don't call other races 'eyeblights' anymore, but don't get it twisted. We are *thinking* it."
September 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This part got me for some reason.
"We don't call other races 'eyeblights' anymore, but don't get it twisted. We are *thinking* it."
"We don't call other races 'eyeblights' anymore, but don't get it twisted. We are *thinking* it."
My first thought after the initial announcement was “oh, another UB specifically for Graham”, so this is a funny twist.
September 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
My first thought after the initial announcement was “oh, another UB specifically for Graham”, so this is a funny twist.
I don't think it was a conscious choice. Referencing familiar concepts but with a Magic paint job was normal when STX began development. UB wasn't a thing yet, and while it's possible they considered something like IKO's Godzilla cards, they were always going to make their own IP the focus.
September 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I don't think it was a conscious choice. Referencing familiar concepts but with a Magic paint job was normal when STX began development. UB wasn't a thing yet, and while it's possible they considered something like IKO's Godzilla cards, they were always going to make their own IP the focus.
Vesuva? Echoing Deeps? Mirage Mirror?
August 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Vesuva? Echoing Deeps? Mirage Mirror?
"A card that keeps the legend rule from applying to spiders".
So this has to be a Clone Saga reference, right?
So this has to be a Clone Saga reference, right?
August 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"A card that keeps the legend rule from applying to spiders".
So this has to be a Clone Saga reference, right?
So this has to be a Clone Saga reference, right?
Oh, it's stupider than that. Her response after it aired was that SP had nothing substantive to criticize about her, so they insulted her looks, which is what "only liberals and extremists" do to women.
If her social media is doing this now, I guess that message didn't go over well.
If her social media is doing this now, I guess that message didn't go over well.
August 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Oh, it's stupider than that. Her response after it aired was that SP had nothing substantive to criticize about her, so they insulted her looks, which is what "only liberals and extremists" do to women.
If her social media is doing this now, I guess that message didn't go over well.
If her social media is doing this now, I guess that message didn't go over well.
Not a terf as he died before that was a thing, but Rick James had his own problems.
August 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Not a terf as he died before that was a thing, but Rick James had his own problems.
Nah, among other things, the timing is all off: STX came out in 2021, so UB didn't exist when they started working on it, let alone the modern implementation of entire UB sets.
August 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Nah, among other things, the timing is all off: STX came out in 2021, so UB didn't exist when they started working on it, let alone the modern implementation of entire UB sets.
Not a linguist, but I think the people saying "cadence and tone" have it right. The human brain notices things like inflection and pacing and assigns meaning to them.
As a simplified example, if somebody starts a sentence not realizing it's going to end in a question mark, it sounds wrong.
As a simplified example, if somebody starts a sentence not realizing it's going to end in a question mark, it sounds wrong.
July 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Not a linguist, but I think the people saying "cadence and tone" have it right. The human brain notices things like inflection and pacing and assigns meaning to them.
As a simplified example, if somebody starts a sentence not realizing it's going to end in a question mark, it sounds wrong.
As a simplified example, if somebody starts a sentence not realizing it's going to end in a question mark, it sounds wrong.
It's frankly bizarre that they felt the need to rename him.
July 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's frankly bizarre that they felt the need to rename him.
The problem with LLMs and the Turing Test is Goodhart's Law: when a metric becomes a target, it ceases to be a good metric.
July 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The problem with LLMs and the Turing Test is Goodhart's Law: when a metric becomes a target, it ceases to be a good metric.
It's cool, but not very green. Friendly fire is the domain of black and red.
July 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's cool, but not very green. Friendly fire is the domain of black and red.
"The only way to implement socialist reform and make NYC a more affordable place to live is to slightly increase taxes on the wealthiest people in the city. Here's why I, an extremely wealthy person, think that's toxic."
June 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"The only way to implement socialist reform and make NYC a more affordable place to live is to slightly increase taxes on the wealthiest people in the city. Here's why I, an extremely wealthy person, think that's toxic."
"Non-consensual intimate imagery" and "image-based sexual abuse" would mean this filter was written to catch searches for famous people.
January 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"Non-consensual intimate imagery" and "image-based sexual abuse" would mean this filter was written to catch searches for famous people.
I'm not betting the farm that Wall St goes sour on generative AI in 2025, but Adobe taking a tumble is always funny.
December 14, 2024 at 6:58 PM
I'm not betting the farm that Wall St goes sour on generative AI in 2025, but Adobe taking a tumble is always funny.
Yes, I think they're reprinting cards from other settings with new art so they thematically feel connected to Innistrad. Stab Wound, Dark Deal, and Mass Hysteria were never printed in Innistrad-related sets.
I also like the old Stab Wound, though.
I also like the old Stab Wound, though.
December 3, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Yes, I think they're reprinting cards from other settings with new art so they thematically feel connected to Innistrad. Stab Wound, Dark Deal, and Mass Hysteria were never printed in Innistrad-related sets.
I also like the old Stab Wound, though.
I also like the old Stab Wound, though.
Some of the legendaries in Gavin's unknown event are "runners" with a unique partner mechanic. There seem to be a half dozen or so.
October 25, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Some of the legendaries in Gavin's unknown event are "runners" with a unique partner mechanic. There seem to be a half dozen or so.
It discounts counterspells and deals "psychic damage".
October 25, 2024 at 11:06 PM
It discounts counterspells and deals "psychic damage".
Sure, in a socialist utopia, we'd have more artists. But we'd also have the people who will put themselves through meaningless drudgery to buy the new Playstation.
October 12, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Sure, in a socialist utopia, we'd have more artists. But we'd also have the people who will put themselves through meaningless drudgery to buy the new Playstation.
This is why I reject the notion that a UBI or other robust social safety net would make people listless and unfulfilled. Even if they don't get joy from their work, people can always get joy from buying a new, shiny thing.
October 12, 2024 at 3:40 PM
This is why I reject the notion that a UBI or other robust social safety net would make people listless and unfulfilled. Even if they don't get joy from their work, people can always get joy from buying a new, shiny thing.