Ross
@rossmparry.bsky.social
Games, books, drumming. Sustainability.
I wonder if part of this is blindly following opinion polls. Those on the right will *say* that they'd be more likely to vote Labour if they are 'tougher on immigration' or whatever, but in reality Labour could cure cancer and they still wouldn't vote for them. But Labour rely on the polling.
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I wonder if part of this is blindly following opinion polls. Those on the right will *say* that they'd be more likely to vote Labour if they are 'tougher on immigration' or whatever, but in reality Labour could cure cancer and they still wouldn't vote for them. But Labour rely on the polling.
*watching Das Boot*
Wow this really got away from the editor
Wow this really got away from the editor
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
*watching Das Boot*
Wow this really got away from the editor
Wow this really got away from the editor
If i remember correctly, Paxman himself has admitted that this wasn't good interviewing and he only kept repeating the question because he couldn't think what else to ask.
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If i remember correctly, Paxman himself has admitted that this wasn't good interviewing and he only kept repeating the question because he couldn't think what else to ask.
In North East England people often make a show of refusing to wear a jacket on a night out when it's cold (not *this* cold, I must say) and tough it out, turning blue and insisting they're fine.
I like to imagine people in Iceland, melting in their woollens inside, insisting they're fine
I like to imagine people in Iceland, melting in their woollens inside, insisting they're fine
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In North East England people often make a show of refusing to wear a jacket on a night out when it's cold (not *this* cold, I must say) and tough it out, turning blue and insisting they're fine.
I like to imagine people in Iceland, melting in their woollens inside, insisting they're fine
I like to imagine people in Iceland, melting in their woollens inside, insisting they're fine
Only a sith deals in facts
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Only a sith deals in facts
It's about brand recognition, I'd imagine. Yes the last couple of games have had Link wear blue in marketing material but he was known for like 25+ years before that for green. Zelda was less tied to a colour scheme, so easier for her to change out.
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It's about brand recognition, I'd imagine. Yes the last couple of games have had Link wear blue in marketing material but he was known for like 25+ years before that for green. Zelda was less tied to a colour scheme, so easier for her to change out.
It's not a penis, it means hope on his planet
November 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It's not a penis, it means hope on his planet
Don't get me wrong, I get it. It's just hard as a fan of Metroid to see games as an artform get fundamentally damaged by the economic realities of games as a commercial product for big businesses like this. Some irrational part of me just hoped Nintendo in particular wouldn't get caught by it.
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Don't get me wrong, I get it. It's just hard as a fan of Metroid to see games as an artform get fundamentally damaged by the economic realities of games as a commercial product for big businesses like this. Some irrational part of me just hoped Nintendo in particular wouldn't get caught by it.
Nintendo understand how much this would be reviled enough to avoid any mention of it at all for years.
But they don't understand this enough to like... not do it in the first place?
But they don't understand this enough to like... not do it in the first place?
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Nintendo understand how much this would be reviled enough to avoid any mention of it at all for years.
But they don't understand this enough to like... not do it in the first place?
But they don't understand this enough to like... not do it in the first place?
Be as competent as you want. If you can't also bring people with you, you will achieve nothing.
Johnson very charismatic but utterly useless, won. Brown, extremely competent but completely lacking in leadership skills, lost.
Ofc we all want competence, it doesn't mean soft skills don't matter.
Johnson very charismatic but utterly useless, won. Brown, extremely competent but completely lacking in leadership skills, lost.
Ofc we all want competence, it doesn't mean soft skills don't matter.
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Be as competent as you want. If you can't also bring people with you, you will achieve nothing.
Johnson very charismatic but utterly useless, won. Brown, extremely competent but completely lacking in leadership skills, lost.
Ofc we all want competence, it doesn't mean soft skills don't matter.
Johnson very charismatic but utterly useless, won. Brown, extremely competent but completely lacking in leadership skills, lost.
Ofc we all want competence, it doesn't mean soft skills don't matter.
I've thought about contacting artists before for personal commissions (DnD art) but am always scared to contact as I really have no idea what the going rate is at all and don't want to insult anybody! Is there any guidance anybody could suggest how to estimate a good rule of thumb?
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I've thought about contacting artists before for personal commissions (DnD art) but am always scared to contact as I really have no idea what the going rate is at all and don't want to insult anybody! Is there any guidance anybody could suggest how to estimate a good rule of thumb?
Stunned to find 'be our own worst enemies' has been a key policy for Labour not just for the past couple of decades, but basically since inception.
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Stunned to find 'be our own worst enemies' has been a key policy for Labour not just for the past couple of decades, but basically since inception.
I would like to add Jared Harris to the mix
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I would like to add Jared Harris to the mix
Through these episodes on Stalin I've learned I was super ignorant of how bleak he and the USSR are were, eg his paedophilia, the rape of German women etc. I don't feel I'm as ignorant with Hitler and the Nazis. Did you feel like this at all doing your research? Or am I just uninformed?
October 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Through these episodes on Stalin I've learned I was super ignorant of how bleak he and the USSR are were, eg his paedophilia, the rape of German women etc. I don't feel I'm as ignorant with Hitler and the Nazis. Did you feel like this at all doing your research? Or am I just uninformed?
Like guys, let me introduce you to a clock...
October 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Like guys, let me introduce you to a clock...
I did a session at work once about personality resilience and gave some tips for improving sleep quality. I told them not to have their phones in the bedroom. I was met with about half a dozen questions, asked in a tone that suggested I was mad, that were all basically 'how could I wake up on time'
October 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I did a session at work once about personality resilience and gave some tips for improving sleep quality. I told them not to have their phones in the bedroom. I was met with about half a dozen questions, asked in a tone that suggested I was mad, that were all basically 'how could I wake up on time'
Can I just clarify what you mean by that? If you tick over 100k your personal allowance is taken away based on how far over you are, you dont lose thousands the second you hit 100k. Am I misunderstanding some other aspect?
October 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Can I just clarify what you mean by that? If you tick over 100k your personal allowance is taken away based on how far over you are, you dont lose thousands the second you hit 100k. Am I misunderstanding some other aspect?
Who needs a Nintendo Museum book when you can have written summaries of every game released for a range of Nintendo consoles though, amirite? I heard there might be a good selection of such books out there
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Who needs a Nintendo Museum book when you can have written summaries of every game released for a range of Nintendo consoles though, amirite? I heard there might be a good selection of such books out there
Might be familiarity as you say, as I read Gatsby first! Interesting
October 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Might be familiarity as you say, as I read Gatsby first! Interesting