Richard Mischook @rmischook@nitech.online

Tech Hype 2023: The Short Version.

Bank of England to raise interest rates for the 12th time because, despite their efforts, people continue to drive inflation with their reckless unchecked spending on “food” and “heat”.

What's with the half-Frenchification of certain English words? If you're going to say AHN-clave and AHN-voy, why not go all the way and make it ahn-CLAHV and ahn-VWAH?

Going to start encouraging people to use the phrase "seize the fish" and it will be a dual-layered joke when I refer to it as a carp idiom.

If #DUP don’t get themselves back into government, the Tories are going to make life even more unaffordable for everyone in #NorthernIreland

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/nio-criticised-by-dup-after-water-and-prescription-charges-are-proposed/81135712.html

Ireland is a harbinger of things to come for UK and others, where the housing crisis forces needed people to leave their jobs or indeed Ireland. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/im-facing-eviction-in-may-i-wont-be-able-to-teach-teacher-31-on-52k-cant-afford-to-rent-or-buy-42431357.html

Concluded the Mind Flayer arc in Family D&D.

Younger Kid: 4 mind flayers and grimlocks. This isn’t bad.

Younger Kid: The worst mind flayer thing I’ve seen is an elder brain dragon. It’s a mind flayer version of a dragon with tentacles coming out of its face.

Me: That’s messed up.

Me, 2 turns later: As the mind flayers concentrate, the air shimmers, and… hey, can you go downstairs and get the Lego thing sitting on my keyboard?

Kid, from downstairs: WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?
#DnD #TTRPG

Top headline in the Washington Post today, a story about trans people that features actual trans voices instead of fear-mongering and bigoted terfs. The NY Times has a choice in how to report on trans issues and they always choose wrong. (gift article) https://wapo.st/42xm1e4

People are designed to die. You are renting your existence. Even if a doctor hasn't given you a countdown, it is still counting.

What would you do if you knew you were dying?

You are. Do that.

What defines gaslighting is the intent to make someone else feel they have lost their mind. You CAN gaslight via lies, but also by nonverbal means, for example, moving their stuff around so they think they are forgetful.

Lying is just lying, and doesn't need a snazzy new word.

I don't know why people act like finding a relationship is difficult. As long as you put in the time & effort to put yourself out there, locate a swamp witch, acquire a small goat for her, ask her to cast a spell on the person you desire & send them a message on a dating site, it's easy.

“Rule by the rich is not democracy” in Dublin, Ireland

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Having not checked the timing of any of today's Parliamentary shenanigans, will Johnson be having to take a break from answering questions about one mess he caused so he can go and vote against an attempt to sort out another mess he created?