Some pals are on their way to my house to spend the weekend playing @jdragsky.bsky.social's Seven-Part Pact. I only just found this www.patreon.com/posts/lazy-p... and am reflecting on how underprepared I feel. Oh well! Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.
The Lazy Professor's Guide to Organizing a Seven Part Pact | Dr. Em Friedman
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January 23, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Some pals are on their way to my house to spend the weekend playing @jdragsky.bsky.social's Seven-Part Pact. I only just found this www.patreon.com/posts/lazy-p... and am reflecting on how underprepared I feel. Oh well! Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.
Dear god
Starmer asked to respond to Trump breaking international law and seizing the leader of another sovereign nation replies that it is his "responsibility" to have a good relationship with the US President.
"I have stepped up that responsibility [and] I do get on with President Trump," he tells the BBC
"I have stepped up that responsibility [and] I do get on with President Trump," he tells the BBC
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Dear god
I am also doing this! So far I have: The Hol by Hiroko Oyamada, Senselessness by Horacio Castellanos Moya, and A Room Of One's Own lined up for Jan
gonna try Books Peckham's 2026 reading calendar! seems like fun! Also the aesthetic at some level makes me believe they're morally better than I am
January 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I am also doing this! So far I have: The Hol by Hiroko Oyamada, Senselessness by Horacio Castellanos Moya, and A Room Of One's Own lined up for Jan
Found this, by @laurenleek.eu, really useful for crystalising some of my intuitions about the economic performance of the AI speculation rush. laurenleek.substack.com/p/ai-boom-or...
AI Boom or Bubble? Introducing the Hype-to-Investment Ratio
A data-driven verdict on whether we’re living through a genuine AI boom or an over-inflated bubble - from capex and chips to markets, adoption, and a new metric that tracks the gap.
laurenleek.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Found this, by @laurenleek.eu, really useful for crystalising some of my intuitions about the economic performance of the AI speculation rush. laurenleek.substack.com/p/ai-boom-or...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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If there is an AI bubble collapse coming, it is much more likely to resemble dot-com in 2000 than subprime in 08.
Subprime was a liquidity crisis driven by contagion when banks were insufficiently capitalised to cover to loses on bad investments. But AI is being largely funded by cash transactions!
Subprime was a liquidity crisis driven by contagion when banks were insufficiently capitalised to cover to loses on bad investments. But AI is being largely funded by cash transactions!
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
If there is an AI bubble collapse coming, it is much more likely to resemble dot-com in 2000 than subprime in 08.
Subprime was a liquidity crisis driven by contagion when banks were insufficiently capitalised to cover to loses on bad investments. But AI is being largely funded by cash transactions!
Subprime was a liquidity crisis driven by contagion when banks were insufficiently capitalised to cover to loses on bad investments. But AI is being largely funded by cash transactions!
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When Elden Ring had been announced but not yet released, its subreddit started collectively pretending the game was already out.
I spent far too many hours reading strategies to defeat the (completely made-up) Glaive Master Hodir. For research.
This is the result: doi.org/10.1093/aest...
I spent far too many hours reading strategies to defeat the (completely made-up) Glaive Master Hodir. For research.
This is the result: doi.org/10.1093/aest...
Fictional Game Spectatorship: On Pretend-Play and Collective Imagination in Gaming Communities
Abstract. Fictional games are games that do not actually exist, but that are presented within works of fiction. They are thus not appreciated through play,
doi.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
When Elden Ring had been announced but not yet released, its subreddit started collectively pretending the game was already out.
I spent far too many hours reading strategies to defeat the (completely made-up) Glaive Master Hodir. For research.
This is the result: doi.org/10.1093/aest...
I spent far too many hours reading strategies to defeat the (completely made-up) Glaive Master Hodir. For research.
This is the result: doi.org/10.1093/aest...
My #over/under ended a few weeks ago, really, but my Internal Affairs team just commissioned a team portrait. Ours was a small story in the overall scheme of things, but it's a very nice reminder of a bit of the game that I really liked, and it's nice to have it commemorated in this way.
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My #over/under ended a few weeks ago, really, but my Internal Affairs team just commissioned a team portrait. Ours was a small story in the overall scheme of things, but it's a very nice reminder of a bit of the game that I really liked, and it's nice to have it commemorated in this way.
Congratulations to the Netherlands for having the new hottest currently serving head of government.
October 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Congratulations to the Netherlands for having the new hottest currently serving head of government.
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New Game: Egg terrycavanagh.itch.io/egg
Egg by Terry Cavanagh
why not be an egg
terrycavanagh.itch.io
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New Game: Egg terrycavanagh.itch.io/egg
Hitting a motivation slump in #over/under this morning, and reflecting on why.
A lot of the players approach the games as an RP experience. A small subset of the players get to engage with it as a wargame. I like an RPG, but I approach *this* game as a gamer. I came to strategise and to try to win.
A lot of the players approach the games as an RP experience. A small subset of the players get to engage with it as a wargame. I like an RPG, but I approach *this* game as a gamer. I came to strategise and to try to win.
October 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Hitting a motivation slump in #over/under this morning, and reflecting on why.
A lot of the players approach the games as an RP experience. A small subset of the players get to engage with it as a wargame. I like an RPG, but I approach *this* game as a gamer. I came to strategise and to try to win.
A lot of the players approach the games as an RP experience. A small subset of the players get to engage with it as a wargame. I like an RPG, but I approach *this* game as a gamer. I came to strategise and to try to win.
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ending all my conversations from here on out with "GOODNIGHT SOCIALISTS"
(tagline maintains his gainful employment for yet another day in #over/under !! sorry to millie, angel, and joyce for his dodging of any and all major character growth :P)
(tagline maintains his gainful employment for yet another day in #over/under !! sorry to millie, angel, and joyce for his dodging of any and all major character growth :P)
October 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
ending all my conversations from here on out with "GOODNIGHT SOCIALISTS"
(tagline maintains his gainful employment for yet another day in #over/under !! sorry to millie, angel, and joyce for his dodging of any and all major character growth :P)
(tagline maintains his gainful employment for yet another day in #over/under !! sorry to millie, angel, and joyce for his dodging of any and all major character growth :P)
#over/under is:
* Very good
* Taking up a lot of my time
* More TTRPG than I expected, and less wargame
* A bit reminiscent of MUDs, and a bit reminiscent of very early blognomic
* Extremely ready to be adapted into a LARP
* Maybe the best game I've played this year so far
* Very good
* Taking up a lot of my time
* More TTRPG than I expected, and less wargame
* A bit reminiscent of MUDs, and a bit reminiscent of very early blognomic
* Extremely ready to be adapted into a LARP
* Maybe the best game I've played this year so far
October 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
#over/under is:
* Very good
* Taking up a lot of my time
* More TTRPG than I expected, and less wargame
* A bit reminiscent of MUDs, and a bit reminiscent of very early blognomic
* Extremely ready to be adapted into a LARP
* Maybe the best game I've played this year so far
* Very good
* Taking up a lot of my time
* More TTRPG than I expected, and less wargame
* A bit reminiscent of MUDs, and a bit reminiscent of very early blognomic
* Extremely ready to be adapted into a LARP
* Maybe the best game I've played this year so far
Seeing the after-action reports of the big Bratva ball in #over/under is making me temporarily sad that I joined the widely-reviled Stratemeyer!
But then I remember that I'm rich and it's all okay.
But then I remember that I'm rich and it's all okay.
October 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Seeing the after-action reports of the big Bratva ball in #over/under is making me temporarily sad that I joined the widely-reviled Stratemeyer!
But then I remember that I'm rich and it's all okay.
But then I remember that I'm rich and it's all okay.
In my lifetime, there has only been one Labour Prime Minister who did not at some point have to sack Peter Mandelson.
September 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In my lifetime, there has only been one Labour Prime Minister who did not at some point have to sack Peter Mandelson.
If one were being slightly snippy one might observe that a turnout of 38% is very low for a leadership election.
Labour 2020: 63%
Tories 2024: 73%
Lib Dems 2020: 57%
And all of those were sharply down, by 10-15%, from their immediate precursors.
Labour 2020: 63%
Tories 2024: 73%
Lib Dems 2020: 57%
And all of those were sharply down, by 10-15%, from their immediate precursors.
September 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
If one were being slightly snippy one might observe that a turnout of 38% is very low for a leadership election.
Labour 2020: 63%
Tories 2024: 73%
Lib Dems 2020: 57%
And all of those were sharply down, by 10-15%, from their immediate precursors.
Labour 2020: 63%
Tories 2024: 73%
Lib Dems 2020: 57%
And all of those were sharply down, by 10-15%, from their immediate precursors.
Two months in and my game of Cataphracts is going strong. 15 Commanders, a lot of really dumb shit, but signs that players are starting to get it and are making big long-term strategic moves.
What we are struggling with is players. Vacancies keep cropping up and I have drained my pool. #cataphracts
What we are struggling with is players. Vacancies keep cropping up and I have drained my pool. #cataphracts
September 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Two months in and my game of Cataphracts is going strong. 15 Commanders, a lot of really dumb shit, but signs that players are starting to get it and are making big long-term strategic moves.
What we are struggling with is players. Vacancies keep cropping up and I have drained my pool. #cataphracts
What we are struggling with is players. Vacancies keep cropping up and I have drained my pool. #cataphracts
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God bless and keep the Women's Institute.
August 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
God bless and keep the Women's Institute.
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DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
August 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
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I’m getting out of the going into town on business business & into the going out of town on business business—in fact the further out of town the business is, the more I want in. That’s the kind of far-out business I’m way into
July 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I’m getting out of the going into town on business business & into the going out of town on business business—in fact the further out of town the business is, the more I want in. That’s the kind of far-out business I’m way into
They're coming for games today; it'll be films tomorrow. Industry bodies should be stepping up on this.
I've looked & I could have missed it, maybe its saved in their drafts but @ukieofficial.bsky.social TIGA, BFI, that new video game council. Which UK body representing games is stepping up to publicly speak about the mass censorship of the cultural form they represent?
www.polygon.com/news/615910/...
www.polygon.com/news/615910/...
Adult games are forcing the game industry into a spiritual crisis
Itchio joins Steam in pulling games due to pressure from extreme groups with an ongoing campaign aimed at payment processors
www.polygon.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
They're coming for games today; it'll be films tomorrow. Industry bodies should be stepping up on this.
My game of Cataphracts is now a bit over two weeks old. There are currently fifteen active Commanders any my action log is well over a hundred lines long. I don't know where this ends. #noactionableintelligence
July 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My game of Cataphracts is now a bit over two weeks old. There are currently fifteen active Commanders any my action log is well over a hundred lines long. I don't know where this ends. #noactionableintelligence
I think there's a really interesting distinction between those who have run as far-right populists but governed by essentially conventional right-wing doctrine (Meloni, Milei) and those who ran as far-right populists and governed in a way that drastically altered norms (Orban, Trump)
July 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I think there's a really interesting distinction between those who have run as far-right populists but governed by essentially conventional right-wing doctrine (Meloni, Milei) and those who ran as far-right populists and governed in a way that drastically altered norms (Orban, Trump)
I saw @samsorensen.bsky.social's post about Cataphracts, a years-long real-time information asymmetry and logistics management strategy game and shared it with my friends, and now they have bullied me into having some INSANE spreadsheets on the go
July 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I saw @samsorensen.bsky.social's post about Cataphracts, a years-long real-time information asymmetry and logistics management strategy game and shared it with my friends, and now they have bullied me into having some INSANE spreadsheets on the go