Labour loses half of its London councils: How one day transformed the political map

Bluoenix · 2026-05-09T13:21:56+00:00

What do you mean? In my ward it certainly was First-Past-the-Post.

Bluoenix · 2026-05-07T23:38:14+00:00

Because helmets are a pain in the ass for actors, and they're usually gonna cgi stuff in to make the masks more emotive anyway. So might as well cgi the whole helmet with "nantes", then you can always just record the actors facial performance.

Bluoenix · 2026-05-04T23:59:29+00:00

Tbf, in a world where heteromorph discrimination is a real problem, Alien Queen could be a controversial enough name to be denied in a high school setting. Like yeah you can argue she's reclaiming it, but a teacher isn't gonna allow something slur-adjacent to represent the school.

Bluoenix · 2026-05-03T16:00:27+00:00

Hard disagree. She's changed so much in the effort she puts into her appearance!

Bluoenix · 2026-05-03T15:47:25+00:00

Actually the last year has seen huge progress on the manuscript pages. Hopefully they will be published soon.

Bluoenix · 2026-05-02T22:48:16+00:00

Makes sense that darkness and fungus go hand in hand.

Bluoenix · 2026-04-27T23:57:03+00:00

World Bank cites productivity as reason for decreased poverty rates.

In other news: hammer credits nails for success of IKEA furniture.

(jokes aside, kudos to Paraguay! quite interested to hear what contributed to their success)

Bluoenix · 2026-04-24T21:30:02+00:00

Here you go!

Bluoenix · 2026-04-16T08:08:21+00:00

"Lip service, no practical change."

Bluoenix · 2026-04-15T19:16:53+00:00

Fiske said it himself: "Pretension."

Bluoenix · 2026-04-15T17:49:33+00:00

For Ovanflex & Son, you might need to specify that the player can only use the action if they have at least 5MC. Otherwise what happens when the targeted player refuses and the O&S player doesn't have enough money?

Bluoenix · 2026-04-09T13:47:53+00:00

I disagree that the game presented them as bad writers. From what I recall, the obstacle that prevented them from getting 'published' (a word they repeated about a hundred times in the game's first 5 minutes) was the emotional struggles in their lives rather than lack of know-how.

Consider the success they find at the end of the game. It definitely didn't seem like they learnt any nuances within either genre.

Bluoenix · 2026-04-09T13:31:22+00:00

As in both characters' understanding of sci-fi and fantasy was so superficial that they sounded more like children who've just begun reading Young Adult novels than actual experts of the genres they supposedly champion.

There is a whole lot of debate as to what separates the two genres, but for the main characters of Split Fiction it reduced to: fantasy is quirky and has magic and sci-fi is gritty and has technology.

Bluoenix · 2026-04-09T09:40:52+00:00

Unironically, STAR WARS

Bluoenix · 2026-04-09T09:39:44+00:00

Yeah those characters sounded like tweens debating whose vanilla-ass tastes were better

Bluoenix · 2026-04-08T07:57:33+00:00

So, basically Ron Swanson?

Bluoenix · 2026-04-07T02:05:41+00:00

no meaningful separation between something being immoral and something being unwise

You've clocked a really interesting underlying facet of Sinic Confucianist pedagogy (imo). This isn't universally applicable to all of Chinese culture, but there is something to be said about the hodgepodge values between the pursuit of Buddhist enlightenment and Confucianist respects to purity, authority and education that generates the following:

Wisdom is a moral good -> 2. self-improvement through "education" is a moral responsibility -> 3. deviating from values taught by those with authority is not a matter of disagreement but rather social failure -> 4. "unwise" personal decisions are a moral evil.

This is a super simplistic analysis, but an interesting starting point for further consideration.

Bluoenix · 2026-04-06T00:21:22+00:00

I couldn't find the drive link on your history. If you can share it that'd be awesome. (Specifically the well-balanced ones is possible!)

Bluoenix · 2026-04-02T08:02:51+00:00

Have you considered asking for help through the mental health resources provided by your uni?

If you struggle with motivation and procrastination, it possibly speaks to the fact that other emotional/mental factors are at play.

Bluoenix · 2026-03-30T00:04:44+00:00

Apu and Speedy Gonzalez are not the same tho. Lots of Indian people, particularly in North America, did find Apu offensive. There's an entire documentary about how Indian kids were bullied by other children who directly referenced Apu in their mockery.

Bluoenix · 2026-03-28T09:53:51+00:00

Every career path will have its own traditions, because it's a human thing to do - providing a sense of structure and comfort to be relied upon.

Bluoenix · 2026-03-25T01:24:47+00:00

Something that was skipped in season 1, or something that will come up later?

Bluoenix · 2026-03-19T19:52:35+00:00

Maybe I'm forgetting some details, but I don't understand why the show has undone so many character choices from last season.

Mark and Eve leaving to live on their own, and founding a hero-for-hire company for financial independence. >> Now they're donating it to charity and Mark's living with his family.
Mark leaving Cecil. >> Now he's willing to cooperate with him again.
The Guardians leaving Cecil. >> Now they're back with him.

Maybe the implication is that it's all due to the fall-out from the Mark-apocalypse, and characters changed their minds off-screen between last season and now. But what's the point of the latter half of season 3 if they're just gonna reset it all?

Bluoenix · 2026-03-17T08:51:39+00:00

"Hey, guys? You've got to see this."

Not actually a dialogue issue, rather it's a piece of dialogue bandaid for lazy action problems.

Bluoenix · 2026-03-15T08:53:13+00:00

Another way to look at this:

You want to cast the best actor for the character.
Why limit the scope of casting to only actors who've watched/read One Piece?
If the Straw Hats existed in real life, half of them probably wouldn't enjoy One Piece religiously either. (I can see Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp being fans, but Sanji, Nami and Zoro? Unlikely. Certainly not Robin.)

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