Discworld QOTD, from Small Gods

...and that a mainstream western news outlet would actually cover and condemn a US-backed military power from invading their neighbour and killing civilians.

1978: Through the magic of cinema, you'll believe the unbelievable - that a man can fly.

2025: Through the magic of cinema, you'll believe the unbelievable - that a man can be nice!

What class are they?

Don't even pirate that shit.

By engaging with anything Harry Potter, you're helping promote and maintaining it's popularity. You may have paid zero dollars for that TV show but that's not the only cost.

So suddenly, they DO understand the concept of stochastic terrorism

I don’t want to replace the boring part of my job, because the boring part is important. I could have AI write me an outline, a step I hate doing, but in doing that step I always find mistakes to fix or jokes to make. I come out the other side a better writer.

I suspect that part of why AI is so popular among a certain class of people is that most white collar jobs are about 5% real work and 95% busywork to justify the job’s existence. If you know the memo is a waste of everyone’s time including your own then why not have computer write it

Tinsel the calico glares at you with a furrowed brow

“I asked chatGPT-“ ok, and I asked Tinsel, and she said you’re an uninspired, vapid dork who needs a computer to think for them.

can't decide if they are knowingly trying to reduce US influence abroad or if they're just so averse to academic language that they can't read between the lines of the program titles. are they confused that they don't see programs titled like "spies" & "bribes" & so on lol

...been able to write something more "me" and not only am I super proud of it but the amount of praise I'm getting from people saying it's hilarious honestly has me giddy.

Was having a real crisis of faith in my own abilities as a writer because everything I've written for uni has had to fit so many restrictions that none of it has really felt like"me" anymore and I've not felt proud of any of it.

Now, with my current project I've had a bit more freedom and have...

This comedy script I'm writing for my course is only allowed 200 words of dialogue and the amount of jokes I've had to cut is KILLING ME

I want to have a serious word with whoever came up with the schedule for this term cause I am DYING here

The Alt-Right Playbook x PhilosophyTube: Doublewrong YouTube video by Innuendo Studios

new Alt-Right Playbook is live! DOUBLEWRONG - a collaboration with @theabigailthorn.bsky.social, wherein we talk about how people can be rhetorically STRONGER by being wrong on two fronts instead of one, through the lens of trans healthcare.

youtu.be/IqeFeqInoXc

Also, I really hope that ending sequence wasn't made with AI.

I mean, to the extent that anything can be considered canon in Doctor Who

So, War Chief = Master canon now?

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):

1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇

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So, about that new Helldivers update...

I'm not up to date on fuckhead linguistics, what does SBI stand for?

When did this version release? They made such a fanfare about the blue one I've seen nothing for this

Ahhhh, yes, The Battle of Rascal Ass Koolaid

It should've though!

It's over

At some point, I need to transfer my Venusaur from my copy of FireRed, bro's been stuck there for 20 years.

I stand by the choice I made when I was 5 years old. Bulbasaur is the GOAT.

Don't they mention this in Rogue?