New Dinosaur Jr.

https://youtu.be/KMPf5HB4rvM

😍

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0vw7lz574o

I can't post this, but I simultaneously can't not post this. Jeff from The Dragon's Tomb, a board game YouTube channel, was somehow sent a $2000 AI sex doll to review. So he did. The highest compliment I can give this video is that it gets both worse and better the longer it goes on.

Tentatively tagging #boardgames.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhJWvt6MB5A

I have 15 filters in place.

Of those 15, 9 of them are about topics that seriously impact my mental health. They range from genuine phobias, to the topics of rape, child sexual assault, and so on.

Across those 9 filters, a total of 50 words are specified.

Any post containing those 50 words is hidden behind a content warning for me so that, when I am best able to, I can still read through that post, thread, discussion, topic, or article.

I have taken it upon myself to filter out, as best i can, the things thst cause me harm when I use this site.

I still think people should use content warnings, liberally, on basically anything (within reason) that could make people's lives/mental health worse by constantly being confronted with it.

Why?

- My 9 filters of 50 words doesn't even make a mark in the number of words people use (and don't use) in their posts about triggering topics.

If your post is about rape or child abuse, but never once uses the word rape or child abuse (or instead uses something like "r*pe" or "grape"), then my filter doesn't pick it up and I, a survivor of multiple rapes and of child sexual assault, am now stuck reading a post that will trigger me, all because you think it infringes on your free speech to be asked to warn people about what you're talking about.

- A huge number of people, an ever growing number, do not include alt text in their images or videos, meaning a filter will not pick up on those things.

- You are not the only person talking about the thing. It might just be "one post" to you, but to others we're being bombarded with triggering material, daily

- While it absolutely is the responsibility of the user to take the neccessary precautions to make the internet safe for themselves, it is also the equal responsibility that we make it safe for others, by tagging posts correctly and warning users of what is being posted about...like a, uh...warning of content...

"What does 'Within Reason' mean?"

One of my filters is a personal phobia, it is the planet Jupiter. I do not expect the world to cater to such an obscure phobia, so I filter that myself, but I would expect people to warn about something like spiders or bugs, a fairly common phobia.

World politics, war, bigotry, sexual assault, etc, are not obscure topics and are widely accepted and known to cause mental health issues due to the 24/7 news cycle and the insistence that, like, every woman really needs to know how much men hate them, every BIPOC person needs to be made aware of racism, every trans person needs to be aware of every law and hate crime happening right now, etc. A content warning on topics like this is just...good etiquette, a courtesy to show you care more about the affected audience than you do about "engagement" on your post.

I can't filter out every single potential word that is in any way related to what could trigger me, but you can very easily give the briefest warning of the subject of your post, and if you slip up and somebody asks you to add one? It is not difficult, within reason, to add it.

"I Don't Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People"

But I've tried my best.

JFC. How on Earth can residents be made to pay for data centres electricity? Parasitic corporations.

In Henrico County, officials have said that some of the new data centers may be temporarily powered by more than 300 diesel generators.

and

Unplug any appliances, chargers, or other electrical items when they are not in use. Please limit use of (or refrain altogether from using) space heaters.

County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’

The Government™ has made an ad about Palantir, and it's surprsingly honest and informative. https://youtu.be/mBW9QCVDSjY

This "potential" is based on geography, not cost or time of delivery.

New nuclear costs around £109/MWh, with costs likely to be stable or rising.

New solar costs around £41/MWh and costs are declining faster than even optimistic predictions.

Time of delivery is key though. >>

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26237848.scotland-high-potential-new-nuclear-uk-government-study-finds

The entire zombie Chat Control surveillance attempts are complete bad faith from tech companies and aspiring authoritarians.

They don't care about safety, and they (like many people) use the language of "safety" as a fig leaf to allow them to engage in constant, pervasive data collection and surveillance.

Exhibit A: they fail to stop clear and obvious harassment such as this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy87wqz0q9o

They could stop harassment now, no data collection needed.

They choose not to.

I can't imagine anything will come of this, but worth keeping an eye on.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/us-lawsuit-accuses-samsung-sk-hynix-and-micron-of-worsening-the-ram-crisis-by-fixing-memory-prices-and-supply

Dear Mullvad team,

I must ask for a refund for the remaining balance from this payment:

[payment details]

The reason why I demand this refund is the recent donation of your founder Daniel Berntsson to the openly racist Örebro Party.

https://www.flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/

The party's leader Markus Allard has said about Somali refugees in Sweden: "vi måste skicka ut de här jävla parasiterna".

https://www.etc.se/inrikes/martin-melin-om-parasit-kommentaren-borde-ha-markerat

This rhetoric, particularly calling unwanted people "parasites", is in no way different from that of the leadership of Nazi Germany.

Do not be fooled by the pseudo-leftist coat of paint on the Örebro party. This kind of Querfront tactics are an old fascist trick. The same thing is currently happening in Germany with Sahra Wagenknecht and her Putin-funded party BSW.

I chose Mullvad as a VPN provider because I was looking for an ethical and trustworthy alternative to Big Tech. The fact that your founder has donated to a fascist party completely undermines my trust in your service. Thus, I will not use Mullvad anymore and I will discourage people around me from using it for this reason.

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Until a few years ago in Poland there used to be a local bus line 666 to Hel, but the number was changed after Catholics complained 🙄

Now Flixbus opened a line 666 from Kraków to Hel, so it's finally back ;3

Tipp des Tages: Lasst bei dem Wetter euren Bauschaum nicht im Auto liegen!

Today, campaigns from Auchtertool, Hermiston, Larbert, Dunbar, the Gyle, Hunterston, Bishopriggs, Lammermuirs and Hurlford gathered outside the Scottish Parliament to demand a moratorium on hyperscale AI data centres. Rachael Revesz reports for Bella Caledonia.
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/06/25/community-resistance-is-springing-up-across-scotland-to-ai-data-centres/

"plus The average Euro to British Pound exchange rate for the last six months was approximately 1 Euro = 0.8695 pence so for every £1000 savings we would lose £140."

🥴

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/771026

Some pictures of the "build".

The main reasoning behind this setup: I didn't want to poke holes in windows, doors or walls.

I've tried to add an understandable description in the ALT tags.

Because I have multiple windows side by side, not all of which can open, I made it so two straps keep it in place, and the slats and screens also cover a window directly next to the one with the straps.

Basically a horizontal slat, with a reed screen sticking out to one side.

#Solarpunk #Heatwave #DIY #SunShades #shutters

[edit] updated the pictures, something went wrong.

Event Booking opens on Saturday at 18:00.
Remember, you NEED a convention ticket before you book events!
~ 250 tables of RPGs with over 60 different systems being run at the convention!
Plus lots of Board, Card, Miniature and Social events too.
Read all about it - https://mailchi.mp/53b3add6f1a6/event-booking-update-tickets-on-sale-14202781
#TTS2026 #BoardGames #RPG #TTRPG

Burnham seems to be nothing more than a Starmer clone. Will he be even worse, or will he have enough independence and integrity to change some of the worst policies implemented by Starmer? I have no confidence in this change of leadership for Labour at all. https://mastox.eu/@ZackPolanski/116804730423664410

7yo niece: i want to be a dancer and my plan b is an astronaut

me: why not both

7yo: i don't think that's realistic

Okay I'm a teacher so let me explain this to you in as simple a way as I can.

Let's say you're hungry for a sandwich. So you go to the local deli. You walk in the door, and your credit card is immediately charged $1,000. In return, the deli guy hands you a sandwich ticket - good for one sandwich. You don't get a say in this. You are required to buy this sandwich by law. What's more, there were no signs outside the deli, you received no text message, nobody called you. There was absolutely no warning that by simply walking through the door you would be forced to buy this sandwich.

The deli owner gives you a ticket and tells you your sandwich will be out soon. You don't care. You didn't want this sandwich. But you're not allowed to say no. Besides, you already bought the sandwich. So you take a seat at a nearby table and wait for your sandwich to be delivered.

You sit and watch as every person who walks through the deli door that day is automatically made to buy one of the expensive sandwiches, handed a ticket, and told to wait. Hundreds of people. The deli is starting to get crowded. Because of the demand on the sandwich, you watch as the deli owner starts raising the price of the sandwich throughout the day. It goes up to $1,150 per sandwich. Then $1,500, then $1,900. Before long, the price has skyrocketed to well over $2,500 per sandwich. And you still don't even have your sandwich. The deli owner informs you with pride that this is the single most expensive debut of a sandwich ever.

Finally, after several hours, the deli begins to close. You ask for your sandwich and the deli owner informs you that you won't actually receive it until tomorrow. Today was for BUYING the sandwich, he says. Not selling it. The selling part happens tomorrow. Again, you have no choice in this. This is just how it works. It's the law. Oh well, you think, at least once you have this really expensive sandwich, maybe you can recoup some of your $1,000 by selling it at the current price, which is valued now at almost $3,000.

So you go home, hungry, but with a sound financial plan to try to recoup your money. The next day, you're first in line at the deli. You have your ticket in hand. But before the store opens, the deli owner lets in all the employees. You notice some of them are carrying sandwich tickets of their own. Some of them have a lot of tickets. Some of them are hauling in tickets by the wheelbarrow. You try to get in, but you're not allowed yet. Again, it's the law. Inside, you can see the employees of the deli trading in their sandwich tickets for sandwiches. And because there are so many sandwiches going out the door, the price of the sandwich starts dropping again.

After the first hour, the price has dropped to $1,500. Then back to $1,000, and then, to your horror, you see it dip to $750. Then $450. Then $100. Finally, the last employee turns in their ticket and leaves. And the price of the sandwich has settled all the way down to $50.

THEN, the deli owner opens the doors and lets the general public in. You turn in your ticket, which you paid $1,000 for, and receive your sandwich, valued now at $50. Don't feel bad, the deli owner says. You came here for a sandwich. You're getting a sandwich valued well above market value. Why, that sandwich from any other deli would only be worth $20, he says. You should feel good about this! You basically made $30 today!

You look at the gigantic stack of money in the corner, from all those thousands of enforced buys yesterday. There must be trillions of dollars there. Yes, the deli owner says with pride. I am the world's first trillionaire. And I did it all just selling sandwiches. Doesn't that make you feel great? What's wrong? Can't you just be happy for me? I worked hard for this money.

Congratulations, now you understand how Elon's SpaceX IPO made him a trillionaire, and who that money came from. It came from you. On July 1, SpaceX will get two things that no other major IPO in history has ever been granted. First, they will be automatically added to the NASDAQ 100. And because of that, every single person with a retirement account, or student savings account, or mutual fund, will be forced - not asked, not suggested - required by law, to buy SpaceX stock. And you'll do it at SpaceX current July 1 prices. This will skyrocket the value of SpaceX stock through the roof. This isn't theory. This is basic supply and demand. The chair of the NASDAQ 100 said this will happen. Then, the second half of the trade will happen. Two weeks later, every employee of SpaceX who have been up to now paid in SpaceX stock, will be allowed to sell up to a fifth of their shares. They will do that at July 15th prices. This will flood the market with stock. And again, this isn't theory. This will drive the value of SpaceX stock down. Basic supply and demand Economics 101. The more supply there is, the lower the value. Then, and ONLY then will you, the general public, be allowed to liquidate any mutual funds or IRA accounts, that were forced, by law, to buy SpaceX. And you will do that at August 1 prices.

Elon isn't becoming a trillionaire from selling rocket ships. No more than that deli owner got rich from selling sandwiches. Elon is becoming a trillionaire because he rigged the game. He is forcing you, yes you specifically, by law, to purchase shares of a company that he, and every single other person from the CFO on down admit, in writing, in their IPO prospectus, that they are going to immediately devalue as soon as they can. It's a classic pump and dump con. And you're the mark.

Donald Rapist doesn't do irony does he?

#StarmerKarma
#PoundshopIagoComeuppance

PM said to be reflecting on ‘political realities’, as president Trump joins in criticism of his leadership saying he has ‘failed badly’

Starmer expected to announce departure on Monday as growing numbers of MPs back Burnham for PM – UK politics live

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/21/keir-starmer-expected-resign-resignation-monday--andy-burnham-makerfield-labour-uk-politics-latest-news-updates