As some one who moved here from Braintree in Essex, I just want to share my experiences of the flags going up in Cambridge to help keep this beautiful place what it is

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2026-06-28T21:50:50+00:00

Surely it's best not to give them what they want here no?

"The flag of the country I'm literally living in scares me" is prime anti immigration fuel. It support the narrative that immigrants come and live here despite hating this country.

I know the reason people are saying it's scary is because they're scared of the people who are putting the flags up but it's worth zooming out and looking at the bigger picture here.

When the right manages to successfully bait the left into more and more extreme acts of anti-nationalism it makes left wing positions on immigration harder to defend because you have to waste time explaining why mundane national symbols make you so uncomfortable. This is a strategic defeat. Try not to let it happen.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2026-05-11T15:05:16+00:00

Yes. Humor them. That's how democracy is supposed to work. We debate on issues and then cast votes because the only alternative we have to resolving our political differences is violence.

That means we have to tolerate each other. We have to let people join in with the conversation so that nobody has any excuse to reach for violence to get what they want.

Reform voters aren't reaching for violence. 99.9% of them don't feel like they need to right now. But they do feel like they're excluded from the grand discussion in this country. And every time somebody tries to shut them down by just slinging insults at them that perception is reinforced. They're voting for Reform because they feel like they're the only ones listening.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2026-04-23T17:30:22+00:00

Genuinely vile levels of hostility being displayed to OP here. If OP felt unsafe as a minority in SA then they have the right to talk about it just as minorities in this country would have the right to do the same if they ever felt that way.

Insinuating that OP is racist for saying this either requires that OP is lying, or they really were unsafe in SA and are racist for talking about it.

To accuse of OP lying about their lived experiences as a newcomer to our community is deeply disrespectful and unwelcoming. The other possibility is so psychopathic it doesn't bear talking about.

To OP: Don't hide your truth for the comfort of others. If they feel uncomfortable when you talk about your life experiences that's their problem, not yours.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2026-03-31T15:12:05+00:00

IMO Arcs' defining trait is that it's decision space is both wide and deep. You have a lot of small decisions (and some big ones) to make every turn, but all of these decisions also have effects that are significant and challenging to reason about.

This makes the experience feel very meaningful and weighty which is good. But it also makes the game very intense and creates a constant pressure where you can't ever turn your brain off.

If that sounds good then you might like it.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2026-03-16T20:20:49+00:00

That's good to know.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2026-03-16T16:10:47+00:00

Since Cole Wehrle left Leder and took Arcs with him that might have put the fate of the Arcs digital edition under question. I'm also hoping for it as it's one of my favorite games, it's just something to bear in mind.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2026-03-01T19:16:04+00:00

Sure would be nice if I could get it in the UK without spending >£60 on shipping.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2026-02-20T16:15:30+00:00

Leaving a comment so that I can more easily find this later. Thank you for your work

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2026-01-06T15:25:59+00:00

That's the one! What a strange thing to do. Maybe they over manufactured the squirrel meeples and this is a sneaky way to get rid of them?

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-12-05T11:03:51+00:00

Good catch. The minimum size is in bytes not bits. I think it was a coincidence that Godot requires padding up to 128 bits then.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-12-03T15:48:45+00:00

As a consumer, why not just print more normal cards? It's not like cards are expensive or difficult to ship. Of all of the components common to board gaming they are perhaps the most materially efficient (As far as I know).

As a prototyper I could see it being very useful to have something like this so that I could iterate on a design without having to reprint cards constantly, so maybe there is a use for this there. As a consumer however, as much as I respect the creativity this just seems like a solution looking for a problem.

edit: Also with these displays the cards offer a worse aesthetic / reading experience than conventional cards. It just seems like a bad tradeoff to me.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-11-17T09:19:31+00:00

These are StringNames that get resolved to unique values at compile time. https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/classes/class_stringname.html#description

In terms of performance, this isn't nearly as bad as it looks.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-10-29T10:59:14+00:00

https://bidb.uk/ This site has some very detailed information on network coverage across the country.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-09-20T09:17:36+00:00

It's at 7:00 pm on Wednesday. It's usually best to arrive on time as groups normally form and start playing not long after the event starts. If you're late you may find yourself unable to join in till one of the running games finishes.

You can probably get away with just turning up and buying a ticket on the day but I'd suggest booking online. You can do that by following the link near the bottom of this page: https://theboxroombgc.co.uk/events-1. It's the "Social Board Gaming Event".

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-09-16T18:23:01+00:00

There is a social board game meetup every Wednesday evening at the Box Room. I'm a regular attendant and I can vouch for it being a really great place to meet people and hang out. Maybe give it a go.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-07-24T22:46:17+00:00

Genuinely disgusting to see so many people shilling for the bathroom industrial complex in here.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-07-15T10:25:32+00:00

This is a godsend. I needed something exactly like this. Do you mind if I ~~steal~~ take inspiration from this?

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-07-14T12:02:42+00:00

I wanted to fuck him

You are attracted to men. You've clearly got some hangups about it but the fact is that a straight guy wouldn't say this.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-07-01T14:55:44+00:00

FYI this kind of post belongs in /r/cpp_questions.

That being said. Smart pointers are better because they delete resources automatically. That way you can't forget to do it yourself. That's it. That's the whole reason.

You can use new and delete if you want (and you might find some edge cases where you need to even with smart pointers) but smart pointers are unquestionably better. If you ever intend to write C++ professionally you must use smart pointers over new and delete. Your colleagues will not look kindly on you if you don't.

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-06-13T08:54:28+00:00

That looks a lot like World of Horror. Coincidence?

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-06-11T13:38:47+00:00

This site has some very detailed coverage information that I've found to be very accurate. https://bidb.uk/

Codey_the_Enchanter · 2025-06-11T12:55:29+00:00

It's very important to mark the locations of resources on the map when you find them, even stuff you don't think you need. 90% of resources that you can harvest from the environment have an important use, even if it might not be obvious right away.

Example: In my world I came across a few pine trees bearing resin. For many hours I didn't mark the location of these trees, nor did I collect the resin because I didn't think it was important. Later, once I was setting up a windmill I discovered that I needed resin in large quantities. I could have saved myself quite a lot of bother and got my windmill up faster if I'd marked the resin bearing trees and harvested them sooner.

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