Charles Sumner
@charles-sumner.bsky.social
History dork. Radical Liberal. Boat nerd. Ride or die for Bidenism-Cochranism-Stancilism-Szechenyism. 19th century best century.
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We laugh at him because it makes us feel better about ourselves.
December 18, 2025 at 5:54 AM
We laugh at him because it makes us feel better about ourselves.
Admittedly he lost a race for mayor of Waltham not too long ago, so he's not a *slam* dunk.
December 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Admittedly he lost a race for mayor of Waltham not too long ago, so he's not a *slam* dunk.
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Like, this is orthagonal to AI discussion generally but game costs are in a spiral where devs are spending more for a product that costs the same and whether or not this is Larian’s reasoning, someone is going to try this for cost reasons eventually.
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Like, this is orthagonal to AI discussion generally but game costs are in a spiral where devs are spending more for a product that costs the same and whether or not this is Larian’s reasoning, someone is going to try this for cost reasons eventually.
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sometimes i'm like "wasn't there a time back when the news wasn't just wall to wall forum drama" and then i remember where we get the word "forum" from
December 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
sometimes i'm like "wasn't there a time back when the news wasn't just wall to wall forum drama" and then i remember where we get the word "forum" from
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"Stancil is like Lenin" I say and piss off everyone on this site
December 17, 2025 at 4:55 AM
"Stancil is like Lenin" I say and piss off everyone on this site
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![Image: man in full MOPP-style protective gear, circa 1990s, in a bombed out warzone, looking back at the viewer in the same vehicle behind an MG mount.
"Hey friend listen, I know the world is scary right now but"
[Second panel, same image but zoomed in on his eyes behind goggles, with a NATO flag bearing the words GAY MARRIAGE IS NON-NEGOTIABLE on it]: the future is unknowable and will be determined by how hard we fight now for a loving world](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qp44wbdtbrgyzzgugn5ekx2b/bafkreia4xmkdvrktw4bwbusz6mbqy3km25vsjypxjawxov52ai75eltyuu@jpeg)
Vintage transport film - Golden Arrow - 1949
YouTube video by Bennett Brook Railway
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December 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM