2026-08-03T04:30:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae PJ Coffey https://nostr.ae/npub1v2mdm0vvtls2g08ad8atde4grmfwj760jl4hmwdaned4d0h8540s64uuxf https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/accounts/avatars/109/290/267/961/685/431/original/a2541e55d9166752.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/accounts/avatars/109/290/267/961/685/431/original/a2541e55d9166752.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs08ke4lhx6gt59e30n0dupaplazxxe44yntuw0jz6fya6nyj75apczyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j473wp4an In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdpguk6972ta633lfx5grshp8jcdveay3y6aw6en4ysx84cz29wtgrps79m'>nevent1q…s79m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Anyway that&#39;s probably getting a bit off topic. I think Cheery Littlebottom (a Dwarf in the Guards series) maps much better to being a metaphor on transness.<br/><br/>But Pratchett was taking on issues of gender and sexism as early as Equal Rites and had women leads in Strata, both from the 80s. 2026-02-03T08:15:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdpguk6972ta633lfx5grshp8jcdveay3y6aw6en4ysx84cz29wtgzyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j475u0wfy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8agmesrngcn3f9v53m2fjvf8n3esman4wql2f5uljmc7qle8ezqs4a597w'>nevent1q…597w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Being trans where one&#39;s gender identity is different from one&#39;s assigned one.<br/><br/>(Gender identity, gender presentation and sex when they all line up are what makes one cis (the same side)as opposed to trans (the opposite side) which comes from the binary model of sex and gender which itself is inherently fallacious.) 2026-02-03T08:13:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8agmesrngcn3f9v53m2fjvf8n3esman4wql2f5uljmc7qle8ezqszyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j4777y8kk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8s6hjr5qn5gfgyhmg7e6c6dn77l4mljpcamas2ev9kc3lupxe0gucs5z4'>nevent1q…s5z4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Drag has quite an interesting history tied to power dynamics.<br/><br/>When a more powerful demographic &#34;dresses up&#34; as a less powerful demographic, it&#39;s seen as being a &#34;figure of fun&#34; it&#39;s literally the whole joke.<br/><br/>Cf. Brits in WW2, the 80s, panto dames and also black and white Minstrels.<br/><br/>Whereas a less powerful demographic &#34;dressing up as&#34; a more powerful one is socially transgressive, breaking the unwritten sumptuary (section dress) codes of society.<br/><br/>Different from* 2026-02-03T08:07:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp07xlr9qk5jp4c4tsv0fqkgw6m4gtrpfg9fgwsja5t036pllwuyszyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j476ljkgr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspkauahfnus804txhw8j6pylx2qvpng0396xamfhdswrkra4akf8gutj6gt'>nevent1q…j6gt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Monstrous Regiment is late Pratchett but made quite a good play. Based on the stories of women running away and pretending to be men to follow their boyfriends. 2026-01-31T09:11:39+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2njqcs7dle9pzu3qmrtc5c5lfxjxgd3apn8mljyayvfeac99887czyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j47hm46z2 Those UK age restrictions hitting hard today...<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/media_attachments/files/114/919/090/567/559/822/original/58c956ce65179194.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-26T12:36:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9pkhhvz49tv7tdgpe5tkxy4vjz889qqd5yw8cnqlngkp9hdxq2eszyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j47g5gr7w Book sale!<br/><br/><a href="https://thebookshop.ie/big-50c-childrens-book-sale/">https://thebookshop.ie/big-50c-childrens-book-sale/</a><br/><br/>Cheap children&#39;s books! Until Monday. Free shipping in Ireland if you manage to spend 20€ (might as well pick up something for yourself now eh?)<br/><br/>#bookstodon #mastodaoine 2025-06-26T09:28:34+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0r8e7mzgq0j6r0kxruy0fx5s6m5auxm9camag676epn7nzhmgndszyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j47ay2xjp <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/media_attachments/files/114/745/957/911/307/463/original/358c5aeafe57e89b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-25T22:47:12+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf6hag67am8skdpxw3he4vx269lxnys79lrpw87mn5rpfe9t6374qzyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j47dj3d3c Today in Techbros failing to understand consent:<br/><br/>The Microsoft overlords parachuted into management of the 5e, 5.5e and dnd brand are automatically updating character sheets made using DnDBeyond.<br/><br/>Just a simple tick box of &#34;would you like to do this?&#34; And they&#39;d get a lot of happy compliance but, they don&#39;t get consent and won&#39;t care that you just don&#39;t change someone&#39;s character sheet without permission. <br/><br/>It. Is. Not. Done.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2024/08/dd-beyond-will-rollout-new-5-5e-rules-whether-you-like-it-or-not.html">https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2024/08/dd-beyond-will-rollout-new-5-5e-rules-whether-you-like-it-or-not.html</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hkvg4pmyy70mjr5h8mkctcz6s8vkfxwqw8tzks4xex2r83v88gqs33lr6f" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub1hkvg4pmyy70mjr5h8mkctcz6s8vkfxwqw8tzks4xex2r83v88gqs33lr6f</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hkv…lr6f</span>)</a></span> #Dnd #5e #dnd524 2024-08-22T21:25:26+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs90h5nusxgrcphza6udjufssv5sfud6zuwq7ssuqj233l8lj5jjuqzyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j47w4chle I think my cat would just try and eat it, then throw up and then go back for more.<br/><br/>But this would be a hell of a way to start an adventure. What kind of cat kills an adult red dragon?!<br/><br/>#cat #dragon #dnd<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/media_attachments/files/112/990/989/035/789/289/original/35a02c1530c15af2.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-20T00:18:13+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvc9yxjdlzf3ltd0gggpasrxcp5fvtv9kte0ntmq2amqwwar276eqzyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j47jxpwu6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs03uuxexcz8v9zdece3hnu424lu6k895ageqcfwjr5fa0g5w2kxvsde5zkh'>nevent1q…5zkh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A great example of how free market thinkers recognise the dangers of monopolies to efficient profit extraction is the UKs NHS.<br/><br/>As a monopsony, the only buyer in town, it was very hard to pull fast one&#39;s on.<br/><br/>So it was broken up into battlin business units which allowed direct &#34;competition&#34; internally (with the NHS picking up all the most expensive and difficult cases) and to make it easier to sell to externally.<br/><br/>It&#39;s all just a matter of perspective there. 2024-08-19T10:13:05+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs03uuxexcz8v9zdece3hnu424lu6k895ageqcfwjr5fa0g5w2kxvszyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j472934zw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqypvz7ncx05jqp5522j3wkf7yep8rn39e3qktehaujl2wr4yez3gz83gu9'>nevent1q…3gu9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just conceding that tech should be managed as a monopoly seems a poor idea.<br/><br/>If it&#39;s essential that it happen and that&#39;s the only way to do it, i.e it&#39;s a public good delivered as a monopoly, then surely it shouldn&#39;t be left as a private, profit-seeking enterprise but should be a nationalised public service?<br/><br/>If it isn&#39;t essential then it still shouldn&#39;t be a monopoly, in principle, because if one claims to believe in markets then monopolies distort those too. 2024-08-19T09:52:25+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsylfxj8cz2ufmr7kmffg73fk46eq6jftv4c9xjvque9ryl8uutm0gzyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j47pajfxg Well, that seems alarmingly accurate.<br/><br/>The UK being used as a testbed for tactics to be used in the US.<br/><br/>People are prepared for Trump to call it all fake and try and overturn the results through legal means.<br/><br/>Are they prepared for incitement to civil war?<br/><br/>That is very anxiety provoking and I&#39;m not seeing holes in the logic other than &#34;I don&#39;t like it&#34;.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/18/inciting-rioters-in-britain-was-a-test-run-for-elon-musk-just-see-what-he-plans-for-america">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/18/inciting-rioters-in-britain-was-a-test-run-for-elon-musk-just-see-what-he-plans-for-america</a><br/><br/>#USpol #FarageRiots #Jan6insurrection #jan6th #UKpol #Musk #kamalaHarris #cadwalladr 2024-08-18T11:49:09+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsya2p63ss60khkzgaezzalve4z38zzwf4ser7d46h3w4ucrcslqpczyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j474sdyjp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxyps6j4yhn0tp7f927x4favd7u4hjk4lcqrcps2q74hchcatnqrgwu2x5u'>nevent1q…2x5u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow... that is just messed up. 😕 <br/><br/>We&#39;ll have to see how it unfolds here because whilst a very right wing society, even a lot of the right wingers don&#39;t hold with social disorder.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a different mess from the US.<br/><br/> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1pszrunj70dt0ga33nhlsa7fe3paw4m24z209uzcsa7r2hrjy0g9qsycrhg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Captain Janegay 🫖</span> (<span class="italic">npub1psz…crhg</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14zr9f0v04wlzzy2w0v5zhwfu0ser08srv3mxp5qsk2dtkfce833s2nkydw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Voline</span> (<span class="italic">npub14zr…kydw</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jvcv9nc7u65a6uzwk5pjz4sxluj27nwkfmsk2qh2jmusw57gm6zsm50dpx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>maya</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jvc…0dpx</span>)</a></span> 2024-08-04T20:46:59+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp59phm54envwec5jxh6z28gftmjj6kerlvux4trsxp360zda5tsqzyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j47xp0m44 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszg424n32zx2yxnavx0llk4cj68ec97qn3u28mvlsa2gvdf62elkqmvgl7q'>nevent1q…gl7q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am 100% sure that if groups of people of colour started chopping up Nazis on the street that the BBC would _lose its shit_.<br/><br/>As it is, there&#39;s goons, rioting, putting themselves on social media, looting in the most surveilled society in Europe. <br/><br/>Will be watching the custodial sentences very closely as &#34;protest&#34; is now de facto illegal and this seems like the first test. 2024-08-04T20:25:03+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr0wlxdacgth9u3dpxv8hgnkm0gnegk9557r3dupgfgx7vmwfny2szyp3tdhda3307pfpul45l4dhx4q0d96tmf7t7kldehk09k447u7j475n6s3e The definitive article on that bout. Remember: Michelle Harrington of Ireland beat her previously, being LGBTQ in Algeria is a crime and the IBA are so corrupt they&#39;re not running the boxing. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/boxing/olympics-imane-khelif-angela-carini-boxing-controversy-1.7282002">https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/boxing/olympics-imane-khelif-angela-carini-boxing-controversy-1.7282002</a><br/><br/>#Olympics2024 #Olympics<br/>#jkrowlingisaTERF #imanekhelif #WomensBoxing #carini #iba #ioc 2024-08-04T08:31:33+02:00