Nick Drage
@sonofsuntzu.bsky.social
For money: a business game/wargame designer with a strong cyber security background.
For fun: I'm kind of abstractly interested in everything - more information here: https://blog.sonofsuntzu.org.uk/about ...
For fun: I'm kind of abstractly interested in everything - more information here: https://blog.sonofsuntzu.org.uk/about ...
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Analogy win :)
It’s like trying to build a narrative arc across all episodes of Tom and Jerry. You just don’t need it.
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Analogy win :)
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Any #dice makers here in europe that are open for a collaboration / one-off sets that will be sold for with a limited edition of a game? Or anyone you guys can recommend? #ttrpg #boardgame #tabletopgame
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Any #dice makers here in europe that are open for a collaboration / one-off sets that will be sold for with a limited edition of a game? Or anyone you guys can recommend? #ttrpg #boardgame #tabletopgame
"James Bond Multiverse" - there, done 🙂
There are like six Spider-Men. I think people can get their head around it.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"James Bond Multiverse" - there, done 🙂
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Heads up: YouTube TV is giving a $20 credit to subscribers over the Disney/ESPN mess, but you have to actually go into the settings to claim it.
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Heads up: YouTube TV is giving a $20 credit to subscribers over the Disney/ESPN mess, but you have to actually go into the settings to claim it.
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
For something a little bit different, permit me to share the greatest reaction video of all time:
youtu.be/_yUkLkAR50Q
youtu.be/_yUkLkAR50Q
Tom Holland’s “Singing in the Rain” & “Umbrella” vs Zendaya’s “24k Magic” Lip Sync Battle REACTION
YouTube video by BillyYouSoCrazy
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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Anyone planning to virtually attend #TechSharePro this week? Be interested in chatting along with folks.
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Anyone planning to virtually attend #TechSharePro this week? Be interested in chatting along with folks.
I gather that Gen Z find the smiley face emoji "🙂" vaguely sarcastic, but I tend to use it just to mean that I smiled.
I think that means I need to either: not communicate with Gen Z; or: change the way an entire generation thinks.
I welcome your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
I think that means I need to either: not communicate with Gen Z; or: change the way an entire generation thinks.
I welcome your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I gather that Gen Z find the smiley face emoji "🙂" vaguely sarcastic, but I tend to use it just to mean that I smiled.
I think that means I need to either: not communicate with Gen Z; or: change the way an entire generation thinks.
I welcome your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
I think that means I need to either: not communicate with Gen Z; or: change the way an entire generation thinks.
I welcome your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
😮
Details
Toughness
and they
Finish
???
Toughness
and they
Finish
???
November 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
😮
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It has been a long time since we've seen the seahawks play like they know how good they are and they're enjoying it. The entire game feels different when you're having fun
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It has been a long time since we've seen the seahawks play like they know how good they are and they're enjoying it. The entire game feels different when you're having fun
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Well the first version of RandomTheBook.com is now with our proofreader...
Given our deadline is still 3 weeks away, I think this amounts to "ahead of schedule". Well done to @sonofsuntzu.bsky.social and me!
Given our deadline is still 3 weeks away, I think this amounts to "ahead of schedule". Well done to @sonofsuntzu.bsky.social and me!
Random the Book
Matt Ballantine and Nick Drage's experiment in serendipity and chance.
RandomTheBook.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Well the first version of RandomTheBook.com is now with our proofreader...
Given our deadline is still 3 weeks away, I think this amounts to "ahead of schedule". Well done to @sonofsuntzu.bsky.social and me!
Given our deadline is still 3 weeks away, I think this amounts to "ahead of schedule". Well done to @sonofsuntzu.bsky.social and me!
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There is something heroically tone deaf about setting off fireworks on remembrance Sunday
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There is something heroically tone deaf about setting off fireworks on remembrance Sunday
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
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Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today after being a little unwell I am planning to finish the excellent The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson. What Are you reading at the moment?
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today after being a little unwell I am planning to finish the excellent The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson. What Are you reading at the moment?
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"It’s tempting to read The Traitors as symbolic of the state of modern Britain: a place where everyone suspects that everyone else might be against them; which seems diverse but where those who seem in some way different are the first to face suspicion when the going gets rough..."
The happy psychopathy of The Traitors
Contestants on the BBC show are suspicious, paranoid and prone to herd mentality. But they're also surprisingly nice
www.newstatesman.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"It’s tempting to read The Traitors as symbolic of the state of modern Britain: a place where everyone suspects that everyone else might be against them; which seems diverse but where those who seem in some way different are the first to face suspicion when the going gets rough..."
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The people of Tehran might literally have to evacuate one of the world's great cities because there is no water
20 million people in a place that only has water for a fraction of that number
20 million people in a place that only has water for a fraction of that number
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The people of Tehran might literally have to evacuate one of the world's great cities because there is no water
20 million people in a place that only has water for a fraction of that number
20 million people in a place that only has water for a fraction of that number
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Grr. Used Halfords in store wiper blade finder to make sure I bought the right blades. Picked up the ones it advised, checked with a member of staff. Brought them home and guess what? They don’t fit. Bloody Halfords - always useless.
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Grr. Used Halfords in store wiper blade finder to make sure I bought the right blades. Picked up the ones it advised, checked with a member of staff. Brought them home and guess what? They don’t fit. Bloody Halfords - always useless.
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Do we think there's room for a sci fi show akin to something like Casualty? An updated take on Space 1999/Lost in Space but without the dire circumstances?
I'm not sure, but the BBC Writers' Room has an open submissions window and I'm planning a script for it.
I'm not sure, but the BBC Writers' Room has an open submissions window and I'm planning a script for it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Do we think there's room for a sci fi show akin to something like Casualty? An updated take on Space 1999/Lost in Space but without the dire circumstances?
I'm not sure, but the BBC Writers' Room has an open submissions window and I'm planning a script for it.
I'm not sure, but the BBC Writers' Room has an open submissions window and I'm planning a script for it.
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for some reason i find local LLMs kind of charming in a way the mass consumer stuff is not. you built a mini-cluster out of raspberry pis that takes 37 minutes to generate a 3 second clip of video that sucks? i don't see the point but that's classic computer dork shit, have fun pal
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
for some reason i find local LLMs kind of charming in a way the mass consumer stuff is not. you built a mini-cluster out of raspberry pis that takes 37 minutes to generate a 3 second clip of video that sucks? i don't see the point but that's classic computer dork shit, have fun pal
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Can anyone recommend any academic essays (that are publicly available online or that you could send me) exploring the parallels between Loki and Ulysses expanding on Snorri's slightly throwaway lines on the topic. Or failing that, general explorations of Troy-as-Asgard? #MedievalSky #ClassicsSky
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Can anyone recommend any academic essays (that are publicly available online or that you could send me) exploring the parallels between Loki and Ulysses expanding on Snorri's slightly throwaway lines on the topic. Or failing that, general explorations of Troy-as-Asgard? #MedievalSky #ClassicsSky
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It is time.
To the ramparts, comrades.
To the ramparts, comrades.
November 1, 2023 at 1:08 PM
It is time.
To the ramparts, comrades.
To the ramparts, comrades.
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We are the song death takes it own time singing
In the sweetness, in the bitter
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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trust the process.
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
trust the process.
Oh this is good....
"You can't save everyone, but you make everyone feel worth saving."
"You can't save everyone, but you make everyone feel worth saving."
I made a random compliment generator today because I wanted to make something nice :)
Compliments 💖
You deserve to hear this
dr.eamer.dev
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Oh this is good....
"You can't save everyone, but you make everyone feel worth saving."
"You can't save everyone, but you make everyone feel worth saving."