Tom Cleaver
@tjcleaver.bsky.social
There's a flyting minigame in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, in case you were wondering whether or not video games have got out of hand
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
There's a flyting minigame in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, in case you were wondering whether or not video games have got out of hand
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Some of the most powerful and well-paid people in the world don't understand a lesson that every schoolchild knows: if you surrender to bullies, they will only bully you more
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Some of the most powerful and well-paid people in the world don't understand a lesson that every schoolchild knows: if you surrender to bullies, they will only bully you more
I'd happily pay a surcharge to have them fight it
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I'd happily pay a surcharge to have them fight it
Now THAT'S the yolk
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Now THAT'S the yolk
Seven Princes of Hell
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Seven Princes of Hell
And "don't be an idiot"
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
And "don't be an idiot"
"Ah, Delegate Rieper. Will I have your support at the cabinet meeting?"
"When the time comes, I'll break the deadlock."
"Excellent. And I understand you'll be delivering a presentation?"
"I've prepared a few bullets."
"When the time comes, I'll break the deadlock."
"Excellent. And I understand you'll be delivering a presentation?"
"I've prepared a few bullets."
October 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"Ah, Delegate Rieper. Will I have your support at the cabinet meeting?"
"When the time comes, I'll break the deadlock."
"Excellent. And I understand you'll be delivering a presentation?"
"I've prepared a few bullets."
"When the time comes, I'll break the deadlock."
"Excellent. And I understand you'll be delivering a presentation?"
"I've prepared a few bullets."
I've never forgotten this particular war crime of the genre, from The Riddling Reaver (1986)
October 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I've never forgotten this particular war crime of the genre, from The Riddling Reaver (1986)
Whenever my doorbell rings during the day I involuntarily tell it to fuck off. 6 years and counting.
October 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Whenever my doorbell rings during the day I involuntarily tell it to fuck off. 6 years and counting.
He may not have the pace, or the endurance, or the agility. But these days it's all about selling the dream - and I think Farley might just have what it takes to help these boys fall back in love with the game.
September 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
He may not have the pace, or the endurance, or the agility. But these days it's all about selling the dream - and I think Farley might just have what it takes to help these boys fall back in love with the game.
How I felt at the end of the Metacritic Game:
August 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
How I felt at the end of the Metacritic Game:
100% it's a blank portrait frame but when you look at it you get sucked into the portrait and then it's a portrait of you trapped in a portrait, Rod Serling voiceover, roll credits.
August 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
100% it's a blank portrait frame but when you look at it you get sucked into the portrait and then it's a portrait of you trapped in a portrait, Rod Serling voiceover, roll credits.
The jury for drafts is a great idea, and I hope they don't announce themselves, because there is huge potential for a deductive metagame involving listening out for any suspiciously out-of-character picks and working out which member of the Back Page extended universe they are designed to win over
August 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The jury for drafts is a great idea, and I hope they don't announce themselves, because there is huge potential for a deductive metagame involving listening out for any suspiciously out-of-character picks and working out which member of the Back Page extended universe they are designed to win over
I do agree with all the replies saying it's unfair to blame the lawyers, but I also accept that a whole load of lawyers showing up to tell you why you shouldn't criticise lawyers is probably not that persuasive.
June 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I do agree with all the replies saying it's unfair to blame the lawyers, but I also accept that a whole load of lawyers showing up to tell you why you shouldn't criticise lawyers is probably not that persuasive.
The word "NPC" is such a reliable alarm bell. It captures a certain kind of preening, performative spitefulness from people who need to believe that they're cleverer than everyone else but who really just had their minds blown by The Matrix and have spent the rest of their lives chasing that high
June 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The word "NPC" is such a reliable alarm bell. It captures a certain kind of preening, performative spitefulness from people who need to believe that they're cleverer than everyone else but who really just had their minds blown by The Matrix and have spent the rest of their lives chasing that high
Every time I try Connections it contains something that on Only Connect would be a red herring but in Connections is just slapdash design (e.g. four "parts of a song" but two of them mean the same thing). It's like you have to suspend the part of your brain that has respect for the question-setter.
June 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Every time I try Connections it contains something that on Only Connect would be a red herring but in Connections is just slapdash design (e.g. four "parts of a song" but two of them mean the same thing). It's like you have to suspend the part of your brain that has respect for the question-setter.
Enjoy it. You're a lucky guy.
May 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Enjoy it. You're a lucky guy.