Monthly Archives: Jan 2023

Hell hath no fury

Wizards of the Coast has reversed course regarding their proposed changes to the licensing of Dungeons & Dragons soource material. WotC tried to undercut all the competitors on the D&D market but failed to take their customers into account. And … Continue reading

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Schrödinger’s Douchebag

Schrödinger’s Douchebag: (noun) a guy who says offensive things and decides whether he was kidding or not based on the reaction of other people.                        

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Separation of power

Most modern nations have constitutions or similar that explicitly state that the powers are separated into three branches: The legislature, the executive, and the judiciary. Many of them actually have a fourth branch that we rarely acknowledge and therefore risk … Continue reading

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And this is why you don’t have a beaver as a pet

                         

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Setting fire to your platform

Every once in a while an organisation will reach a point where it does something so stupid you have to wonder if there are actual people making the decisions. Now, to set the stage here, imagine a company that has … Continue reading

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Some women are exceptional

Tired of every woman that has succeeded in life despite misogyny, or women not fitting into modern sexist stereotypes, being post factum defined as a man? You are not alone. Not a fan of the trend of stripping exceptional women … Continue reading

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About that 6th mass extinction

I see that Paul R. Ehrlich is in the news again, and yet again for predicting doom. Ehrlich has predicted doom on biblical scales since the 60’s and have been proven wrong every single time. And still he is asked … Continue reading

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The danger in victimhood movements

Psychologist Sam Vaknin, here summarised by Michael Shellenberger, on victimhood movements like wokism: The potential for aggression in victimhood movements is much larger than in the general population […] Anything that is grievance-based leads to violence and death. […] Certain … Continue reading

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