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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · 2d

If they're ever in London, the drinks are on me.

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · 9d

I liked that, thanks. She's right - the "men aren't emotional" argument is an absolute shocker in our present age!

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · 9d

I made some...ambitious choices, the world pushed back, and another anarch player went full chaotic/evil and rolled well!

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · 10d

Hadn't heard of Eurostack! Love it and will try and do my bit!

Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · 10d

Absolutely - last vampire: the masquerade session, my ventrue character got everything he ever wanted, proceeded to publicly and completely f**k it up, watched his dreams disappear and decided to just run away. It hit home on some big "ME" emotions...

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · 10d

Agreed. We simply have to develop our own continental tech infrastructure, based on common standards, interoperating with AWS and the like. While we're at it, I feel like a non-Meta-owned European encrypted messaging service would also be sensible... (👋🏼 WhatsApp)

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · 10d

I think doing so could necessitate a reorientation of the House of Commons chamber from two opposing banks to a horseshoe. Architecture that emphasises collaboration, not combat.

Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · 10d

I'm certainly enjoying positive news companies like RocaNews and the Fix the News newsletter, but perhaps it's a survival mechanism - people want to be aware of problems so they can either avoid or fix them. Unfortunately it's easy for outrage to become the dominant emotion...

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · 15d

Gosh, what happened to the green vote here??

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · 15d

This is a surprising one!

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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 17d

I think this is a tragedy for the CofE. It means they are still a long way from where the country of which it proclaims it is the national church is on gay marriage. How should gay people, or those of us who have gay friends or family members, think of an institution which doesn't respect them?

Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 17d

FULL STORY IN @THETIMES:

Gay couples hoping to have special blessing ceremonies in church have seen plans for a trial halted by CofE bishops

Bishops have also extended ban on gay priests having civil marriages: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Church of England bishops halt plans for blessing services for gay couples

The ban on priests marrying same-sex partners will also be extended because changes would require the rewriting of canon law, say leaders

www.thetimes.com

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · 20d

Oh that's good..

Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Sep 25

Draughts Group - board game geeks showing the industry how it's done!

Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Aug 29

Spotify's algorithm inexplicably pushing me far right content platforming a convicted criminal. I'm too @libdems.org.uk for this... 🤮

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Aug 13

I believe in public ownership of the assets. But I also believe that a competitive market of contractors should bid to manage them. This model works well in France and Germany (although more of Germany is directly publicly administered).

Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Aug 3

From @bylinetimes.bsky.social - @markpackuk.bsky.social asked a Q about this - gov has not reviewed their X policy since April 2023, pre-Trump 2...

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Aug 2

Great work everyone. I spoke to a German water board worker last month who couldn't believe we allow private companies to own all our infrastructure. In Germany, private companies only maintain the assets, don't own them.

Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Aug 2

Interesting point!

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Jul 30

I read it on the eurostar today - immediately subscribed!

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Jul 29

Stretch goals.

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Jul 24

When will they learn that using "chainsaw" and "assault" language does not inspire confidence in meaningful, thought-through reform...

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Jul 24

The tone of this is so sad. It's just fanning the flames of animosity and not fixing anything.

Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Jul 24

X is not the industry standard, single option the gov thinks it is!

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Jul 22

I was in Berlin last week, chatting to a water guy. The public own the assets. The assets are operated by contractors in a competitive, low profit market. It works. We should seize our assets.

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Chris Hogben 🕊️🔶 @chrishogben.bsky.social · Jul 22

Great stuff!

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