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Ennie winning writer of nerd things, all round geek. Likes dinosaurs, pictures of birds, TTRPGs and wargames. he/him (Banner by cenocrocodile)

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I think the worst 'criticize the characters' vid I've seen was a grown ass man complaining that a literal child in a magic-wish-making kids show wasn't making perfectly rational wishes.

10.03.2026 15:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

just incredible stuff

09.03.2026 17:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I wanna talk about the cinematography in that scene, specifically this shot.

The lens used means the men fill the frame and still look small in the high vault of the church. Look at how much the pew is curved - the fact that there's such an obvious bend shows just how much work the lens is doing.

09.03.2026 17:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Power Ring of the Indigo Tribe Lantern Corps

Power Ring of the Indigo Tribe Lantern Corps

07.03.2026 22:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rules question given that 'forklift certified' is our broad term for forklift competence; is 'certification' merely a legal status or does the potion also impart capability?

07.03.2026 22:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Nurse! More poison!"

07.03.2026 14:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She's like a perfect EDH card:

Clear game plan? Check

Unique but in-keeping with established faction? Check

Purple Crocodile Palanquin? Check.

05.03.2026 22:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

see also antisemitism, where the Right will use the deaths of Jews as a rhetorical cudgel against their enemies, but have nothing to say about the other forms of antisemitism that American Jews face in their day to day lives.

05.03.2026 01:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sprue of components for Warhammer Dwarfs

Sprue of components for Warhammer Dwarfs

Sprue of components for Necromunda

Sprue of components for Necromunda

Might be tricky simply because a lot of the older TOW sprues are not very 'component dense', which makes it harder to put useful numbers of minis in an issue. The dwarf sprue below is twice the size of the pictured escher sprue, but contains fewer models

04.03.2026 19:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Especially given how many of the gang boxes are two copies of a particular sprue. Half-gangs in an issue are an option to allow for more issues

04.03.2026 18:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A dwarf gyrobomber (left, green hull) and gyrocopter (right, blue hull) from Warhammer: The Old World.

A dwarf gyrobomber (left, green hull) and gyrocopter (right, blue hull) from Warhammer: The Old World.

"This is the future that leftists want..."

04.03.2026 18:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"The Milwaukee Brewers are referred to as โ€œtwo-time champions.โ€"

04.03.2026 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This really is some weird Gnosticism remix isn't it?

"If I study and reinterpret the texts over and over I can find the hidden knowledge about our world"

04.03.2026 15:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Black and white photo of British DJ John Peel, leaning over a sound mixer

Black and white photo of British DJ John Peel, leaning over a sound mixer

"That was Cyberpunk Culture with their new record Demonic Possessions..."

04.03.2026 15:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Come for the Unicorn ride, stay for the Dolphin Racing

04.03.2026 01:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Immigrants fleeing a war, no less.

Which makes them...

04.03.2026 01:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book of Divine Initiations - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild Adventurers who found faith in their travels, paladins looking to redeem themselves after breaking their oaths, clerics

Book of Divine Initiations is currently on sale. Get a great deal on 100 initiation tasks from 20 of Faerun's gods. Your party can battle a construct in the temple of Gond, enter Lathander's Tournament of Champions, or befriend unicorns in Mielikki's Wild Ride. site.dmsguild.com/product/5208...

03.03.2026 16:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Yes Prime Minister  -  Sir Humphrey shows poll rigging
Yes Prime Minister - Sir Humphrey shows poll rigging YouTube video by British Comedy

Gotta bring back this classic from 40 years ago.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GSK...

03.03.2026 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tennis Trick Shots ft. Serena Williams | Dude Perfect
Tennis Trick Shots ft. Serena Williams | Dude Perfect YouTube video by Dude Perfect

The original video is much better. These guys are clearly stoked to be hanging out with such a legend and everyone is having lot of fun. youtu.be/dzA8_7X9uLQ?...

03.03.2026 02:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Paul Foot What The Papers Say 1991 p2
Paul Foot What The Papers Say 1991 p2 YouTube video by twopinplugvision

Delving back to 1991 for this clip from the now cancelled show "What the Papers Say", discussing the darkly positive view that the press took to the violence of the Gulf War (section starts at 3:32 ) youtu.be/RlqONnqiFDk?...

02.03.2026 22:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fyrish Monument - recently seen on The Traitors - is this. There were a bunch of unemployed people in that part of Scotland in the late 18th C., and a local aristo was like "I fancy a monument, I'll pay you a fair wage to build one. Make it look like the Gate of Negapatam!"

02.03.2026 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You can save a lot of time with British politics by remembering that when the right say "working-class" they only mean white people.

01.03.2026 15:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Advertisers can tell when someone in my flat bought plastic storage tubs but somehow companies can't tell what actors we like.

01.03.2026 02:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I dunno if it's my favourite but "you just winged him and made him a Unitarian" makes me very happy.

25.02.2026 17:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yo Yo Ma is only a cellist when he is actively playing the cello. At all other times he is just some guy.

25.02.2026 17:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This totally fits with the Mandelson's apparent inability to understand what is good and proper. It's conceivable that he really didn't see why going abroad ahead of a police interview would look suspicious, simply because 'he's a good and proper chap and not a criminal'.

25.02.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Have you finished the render of the Rat guy?"

"Yeah Boss, real sexy like you asked for..."

25.02.2026 13:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You want universal healthcare, but also want 'survival of the fittest'?

24.02.2026 17:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

With councils it's very much a deliberate policy that funding is local, so that poorer areas have less funding, similar to how the USA funds schools.

24.02.2026 17:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As a Brit I'd say "never underestimate the BBC's ability to *accidently* make terribly negligent editorial decisions that piss everyone off"...

BUT I'm fully aware that as a white guy I don't have your perspective, so my views on the BBC shouldn't be seen as dismissing your instincts on racism.

24.02.2026 02:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0