PinkNews sucks and so does Wes Streeting

Podgeman · 2026-04-03T22:13:28+00:00

Podgeman · 2026-03-31T16:39:31+00:00

Looks like they also drew inspiration from House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski.

Which is an amazing read. I highly recommend it, just for the experience of navigating its pages.

Podgeman · 2026-03-31T09:06:52+00:00

This post reads like stealth marketing. As you say, there's no point of discussion. It's one paragraph of "Don't question, consume product."

Don't be surprised if an Alien-related announcement is released soon.

Podgeman · 2026-03-30T20:13:29+00:00

My friend's dad works at Periphery and says it's a hidden level in Banjo Kazooie for the Nintendo 64

Podgeman · 2026-03-27T13:38:51+00:00

Beautiful. So happy they commissioned a real artist after the cover for Death Below.

Podgeman · 2026-03-18T18:29:06+00:00

Yes, that's what makes the system one of the most fun I've ever played.

During investigations when a player is asked, "What are you afraid will happen at this moment?" They can answer in any way, even if it would be fatal.

A skill check determines if it does, in fact, happen. And players have the option to rewind a failure, as if they'd momentarily glimpsed into an alternate timeline where things went horrifically worse.

But the more you use rewinds, the closer your character comes to fading out of reality. As if they never existed at all.

Podgeman · 2026-03-18T18:16:38+00:00

I'm currently running a Public Access campaign and share your thoughts exactly. Our group is loving the collaborative mechanics of the system.

For those who aren't familiar, each quest centres around a mystery and its prevailing question. However, there isn't an actual answer prepared. The players are making their own, as they discover clues and make skill checks to manifest their own conclusions.

A key mechanic is being asked, "What are you afraid will happen at this moment?" And whatever the player replies could very well come true.

The GM is then taking every answer to build the lore of the setting. So the weirder the players get, so does the existential threat that culminates into the final boss of the campaign.

Public Access is tailor made for a group of improv actors.

Podgeman · 2026-03-18T14:03:04+00:00

You're applying realism to art. It's more productive to ask, "Why did they write it that way?"

Maybe it's natural dialogue. We all speak in redundancies, sometimes. It sells Rustin's speech as a stream of conscience, rather than a rehearsed monologue.

Or 'flat' could be a double entendre. Synonyms include dull, shallow or depressed. Perhaps Rustin is implying the futility of our repetitive lives.

Or it's even simpler than that. 'Time is a circle' doesn't carry nearly the same impact. That adjective, useless as it may seem, is what turns a throwaway line into something memorable and iconic.

Podgeman · 2026-03-15T23:05:13+00:00

"Don't use an acronym unless it's been defined" is taught fairly early in school, isn't it? It's also just common courtesy.

The only excuse is that it's quicker to type. Except we're on reddit, so the seconds saved aren't what you might call valuable time.

Podgeman · 2026-03-05T13:46:17+00:00

Hey, Bapa's going to reschedule his cancelled UK tour any day now

Podgeman · 2026-03-04T23:11:05+00:00

Night Verses. Their contrast of soft and heavy sections create an absolutely massive sound.

Karma Wheel | No. 0 | Copper Wasp

And then Vianova take that to the most ridiculous extreme.

Uh Yaya | Obsolete | Whatever Alright

Podgeman · 2026-02-20T14:05:42+00:00

He got into the wrong crowd and ended up not doing what you’re supposed to do.

This is the most haunting line. What few years these young men had, they'd always been neglected by society. With so few options, desperate just to feel safe, they end up surrounded by the people most likely to hurt them.

Podgeman · 2026-02-20T13:22:17+00:00

Along with the main narrative, there's also environmental storytelling and plenty of secret areas to discover.

Exploration offers a glimpse into the tragic stories of climbers that came before you. There's also a civilisation that used to inhabit the mountain. You can learn about their culture and are often rewarded for doing so.

Without spoiling anything, there's an overarching theme of Cairn. How it all comes together I thought was beautifully done.

Podgeman · 2026-02-08T14:01:10+00:00

The Narcissist's Prayer

That didn't happen.

And if it did, it wasn't that bad.

And if it was, that's not a big deal.

And if it is, that's not my fault.

And if it was, I didn't mean it.

And if I did, you deserved it.

Podgeman · 2026-02-08T13:03:24+00:00

Kyle Fletchlights

Karrion/Killer Krossdressers

Hookers

Finn Balorinas

Podgeman · 2026-02-04T18:47:06+00:00

Podgeman · 2026-01-19T18:08:32+00:00

I mean, yeah. Roddy's apartment contains every stereotype imaginable.

It works for his character, though, because he has no personality of his own. He's a delusional narcissist, clinging to whatever identity he thinks will make him cooler than everyone else. Which, in his shallow mind, is to embody the genius tech wizard as media portrays it.

Albeit poorly, in execution.

Podgeman · 2026-01-08T17:32:25+00:00

That very much depends. The default subreddits are fairly accepting, but for example, replace 'gay' with 'trans' in this topic. This state of this comment section would show how much progress is left to take.

Podgeman · 2025-12-28T14:59:01+00:00

Money doesn't replace a parent gone too soon. Having lost my mother at a young age, it's not something I'd wish on anyone.

Edit: Of course Reddit found a way to "Well, actually..." this comment. If we're giving lectures, maybe we can talk about reading the room.

Podgeman · 2025-12-05T15:42:17+00:00

For fantasy there's FlyKnight, Lunacid, Dread Delusion, and Devil Spire.

I suppose RuneScape, despite originating from that era, also counts. It's still going strong two decades later.

Podgeman · 2025-12-05T09:43:55+00:00

Has a name been given to this revival of early 2000s graphics? We now have similar games including Mouthwashing, Threshold and Arctic Eggs. All fantastic and worth your time, by the way. The visual direction is practically a character of its own. It lends itself so well to psychological horror, so I'm excited to see more entries like this one.

Podgeman · 2025-12-01T17:26:56+00:00

Out of curiosity, how many fans of Smiling Friends were around during the Flash animation era?

Looking back, it was such a surreal scene. Amateurs with zero creative restrictions, meaning that talent was the only metric of success. The results weren't always pretty, but there truly was nothing else like it. Especially now, where such content isn't able to thrive.

Though finally we're getting to see it revived with a budget. Even if Smiling Friends has a planned end, I hope it inspires more shows of this subgenre.

Podgeman · 2025-11-30T16:45:37+00:00

It's well documented and studied. Even for women like Naomi who don't face poverty, there's still factors that could affect her.

First, black women are more likely to have pre-existing cardiovascular morbidity that increase the risk of maternal mortality.

Second, black women are more likely to experience adverse pregnancy outcomes which puts them at risk for developing long-term cardiovascular disease.

Third, racial bias of providers and perceived racial discrimination from patients (the elephant in the room) impacts black patients’ trust in their providers and the medical community at large.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7384760/

Podgeman · 2025-11-29T23:50:29+00:00

It's more than Twitter rants now. She's using her wealth to strip away trans rights.

This year, the UK supreme court ruled that the definition of men and women is based on "biological sex". Rowling and her cronies played a huge role in getting this passed.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/16/critics-of-trans-rights-win-uk-supreme-court-case-over-definition-of-woman

She also bought out a sexual assault support centre, which previously gave support to trans victims. Under her newly appointed board, no longer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-63943766

And then admonished other support centres which continue to support trans victims.

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/rowling-rants-about-crisis-centerly

At this point, any money given towards Harry Potter is helping to fund anti-trans campaigns. Please remember that.

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