Ian

Today’s xkcd made me cry.

In a good way.

xkcd.com/3172/

In a way, having kids is like an extremely involved and expensive gacha game

A screenshot from Final Fantasy Tactics on the original Playstation. Delita, here identified only as Knight says, "Tough...Don't blame us. Blame yourself or God."

Your cards when you keep a two-land hand, then proceed to not draw lands:

I know I’m annoying because there’s a when I see “clown” used as an insult (including when I use it myself) a little part of me goes “that’s messed up though cause clowning is actually really hard”

If physics is real then explain to me how a child size shoe can hold an infinite amount of sand

Still another #oathsworn model. #minaturepainting #tabletopgaming #minatures #warhammer #rpg #DnD #minipainting

Cuomo says he’ll move to Florida if Mamdani becomes mayor. Mamdani isn’t even mayor yet, and he’s already driving out the criminals!

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

Genuine question: why do I care if the AI bubble crashes? For the average person (that doesn't live in SF or Austin) unless their mutual fund or pension is heavily invested in Nvidia are they really going to be affected when it crashes?

RFK Jr. Demands Records of Everyone Who Has Played a Sonic Game WASHINGTON — As part of his alleged plan to find the cause and cure for autism, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered…

RFK Jr. Demands Records of Everyone Who Has Played a Sonic Game

hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...

And Alexander wept, for there was no more hamburger to help

ultimately, zohran mamdani is a reminder that politicians can be younger than 80 years old

The ShippingWiki should be part of the DSM-VI

A bowl with a skeleton sitting in it like Geralt in the tub

Geralt died

Screenshot of a headline about Justin Trudeau maybe dating Katy Perry and I’d have to pay to read the article which was sobering and I am grateful

Have never felt more looked out for by a paywall

Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles WASHINGTON—Despite the president’s sagging approval rating overall, a Gallup Poll released Tuesday confirmed that Donald Trump’s support remained overwhelmingly strong among working-class American ped...

Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles

@AndrewYang A partner at a prominent law firm told me “AI is now doing work that used to be done by 1st to 3rd year associates. AI can generate a motion in an hour that might take an associate a week. And the work is better. Someone should tell the folks applying to law school right now.” 1:31 PM · Jul 26, 2025

I believe a lawyer told Andrew Yang this, because Yang is a rich nitwit who hangs out with other rich nitwits, none of whom do any real work nor can tell good work from bad, all of whom could be replaced by an AI chatbot with no loss in output speed or quality.

Bluesky's CEO warns you shouldn't 'fully outsource your thinking' to AI Bluesky CEO Jay Graber emphasized the importance of critical thinking and developing a generalist skillset for the AI era.

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber emphasized the importance of critical thinking and developing a generalist skillset for the AI era.

Is this the pitch for Malcolm in the Middle?

Might save a life.

I only had two that I would say are *perfect* but what a fuckin’ 1-2 punch

This message applies to everyone, but especially young men:

If you're struggling, don't bottle it up. Call a friend. Ask for help. Go to therapy. Don't be ashamed. Give the people in your life a chance to share with YOU how much they love you instead of saying it at your funeral when it's too late.

Cartoon monster lady, Sue, in a "Don't Stop Calling T-shirt, pointing at a personification of "puritan activist groups" looming over a personification of "payment processor" Sue's Dialogue: YOOHOO! These motherfuckers think they can pick and choose what you do with your own money. You wouldn't let them do that, would you?

Hey if you hate censorship and want to do more than just doompost online, you can actually do something: Being annoying!

Hoards of people have been blowing up the phones of payment processing companies to pressure them not to bend to the whims of puritan groups.

stop-paypros.neocities.org

RPG tip from the archive: Puzzles and riddles are like tapping out songs with your finger. They're totally obvious to you and no one else has any idea what you're talking about.

#dnd #ttrpg

visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.

this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.

we can beat them

phone numbers and a script:

En garde

Wolfenstein TV Series in the Works From Fallout Producer at Amazon

A Wolfenstein television series is currently in development at Amazon Prime Video from Fallout's Kilter Films.

Details are scant beyond the official logline, “The story of killing Nazis is evergreen.” bit.ly/3U0ynIF