Hear hear!

Heimdall to host the links. SpeedDial is an in-browser alternative if self hosting is not an option.

Couldn’t agree more. Consistency and predictably; I wish more people would think - and drive - like that.

There’s no compelling reason not to, but to each their own. I’m not judging either way.

But I’m not reusing the same avatar image on multiple platforms either.

I do not, but I sleep soundly knowing there are people that do, and that FOSS lets them do it. I will read code on occasion, if I’m curious about technical solutions or whatnot, but that hardly qualifies as auditing.

I do +5, just below fine limit. Haven’t had one in years.

Situational awareness is key.

10 over on left lane (right for UK) while the other one is free? You’re the entitled speed police asshole. He’s the dumb tailgating idiot.

10 over the other way around? You’re doing nothing wrong. He’s still the dumb tailgating idiot.

I don’t condone assholery on the road, but it’s still my license and my fine if I’m speeding up for a tailgater. So if the right lane has slow traffic and I’m overtaking on the left, I’ll stick to whatever speed on or above the limit that I consider safe. Unless the tailgater has blue lights flashing, I’m not obliged to do a damn thing.

You sunuvabitch, I’m in!

Time to engage cruise control on exactly the speed limit.

Incoming lawsuit in 5…4…

Reminds me of that great classic:

• Table for 26?

• But… You’re with 13 people.

• Yes, but we like to sit on the same side of the table.

I have way more maneuverability backing into a space.

Think of it in terms of circles (well, arcs, really) . If you front park in a space perpendicular to the road, your front wheels make a large circle and your back wheels a smaller one. The parking space needs to be big enough to accommodate the larger circle. If you back into the same space, the larger circle happens on the road.

That’s Romania saying no to MAGA style populism.

In case you want to use this for your homebrew games at home, you can take the stat block of a rusted bastard sword.

7 Shades of Truth

Gilead theme music intensifies

I call them the “far dumb”. They borrow idiotic propaganda from both left and right. Like: the foreigners are to blame for the state of the country, we’ll kick them out and nationalise the industry and split the profits with everyone. Except for the lazy bums in public administration, which we’re going to fire en masse.

No, ZeroGravitas is just my modest tribute to Iain M. Banks.

And fuck no, they’re appalled by the rise of braindead populism. We have a saying in our business: for every complex problem there’s a solution that’s simple, easy to understand and completely wrong. Can’t remember whose quote that is, but it perfectly captures the populist propaganda.

Came here to say this, the similarities to Erdogan’s voters are striking.

In addition, this is a protest vote, very much against something seen by many Romanians as an unholy alliance between a classical liberal party (on paper) and the spiritual descendants of the old communist party. At least that’s what my Romanian friends are telling me.

This is the keg, and Simion’s brand of nationalistic populism is the powder.

And A-women too 😁