LOL wait, that Supergirl bundle isn’t the usual bundle where you get a whole bunch of PDFs or ebooks. It only gives you a redeem code to Neon Ichiban, a digital comics/manga store with deceptive dark UI patterns, and of course no DRM-free download options AFAICT. Fuck this.
Lots of good reasons why banning social media for teens is misguided, but the argument that “teens need online spaces” feels dishonest to me. If kids move away from corporation-managed spaces to niche forums that are self-managed/moderated, that’s a win in my book.
We’ve made straightforward things like “rewarding business investors based on the other investors their recruit” illegal in most countries. Surely we can also make “non-chronological social media algorithms” illegal too? It would solve so many problems.
…and other quotes during tonight’s game of Pendragon #TTRPG
My favourite TTRPG classes:
Okay then, 10 randomly remembered bands I’ve seen live:
I’ve also played live plenty of times as part of various bands!
A bit more on my first watch of Star Trek TNG. Did they have a show bible? There seems to be very inconsistent communication and transporter ranges, travel times, etc. It’s a bit of a mess from one episode to another.
People claiming that email and RSS is dead because we should go offline anyway are geniuses. Those who claim the same because we can “just use iMessage, WhatsApp, BlueSky, and Discord” or something along those lines, are idiots.
Last four #TTRPG played:
Listening to Stu Horvath brilliantly describe what it’s like to get a new phone nowadays: “It used to be about checking out all the cool new stuff. Now it’s about turning shit off”