Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Sadly I don't think the objections are really evidence based, therefore it's hard to argue them out of the position, despite evidence to the contrary. 000
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Philosophy is not here to answer your questions, but to question your answers. 001
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Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 02/09/2026My kids, now 26 and 28 are very used to sharing and tracking locations with each other and friends. So many apps offer it as a feature. 000
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Reposted by Richard FryerBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/08/2026They disinvented the VCR. You might think that the reason we don't have VCRs anymore is because VCRs were supplanted by DVDs, PVRs and streaming, but that's not the case. They had it in for the VCR from the very start, and they never stopped trying to kill it. Eventually, they succeeded. 1/ 311380589
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Best of luck in the future. You have been a very reliable guide during your time at the IfG so I'll follow your future with interest. 010
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 20/08/2026My favourite description of philosophy is that you ask stupid questions to work out what the important questions are. 000
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My system generated 28.4kw yesterday (from 10 panels). I'm mostly just paying the standing charge now, thanks to the battery, but I occasionally draw from the grid when recharging the electric car. 011
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Societies problem is that it rewards selfish career-building over competence, resulting in a dearth of actual leaders and toxic behaviour as you rise through the ranks. 020
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Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I remember speaking with a German friend on this, decrying the UK's ability to value vocational education, and he urged caution with the German model, saying it didn't necessarilly work well for all kids. 010
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Also, the mental health issues for young people were spiking long before Covid. 020
Reposted by Richard FryerTomas Hirst @tomashirstecon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Should make a stronger claim at the end here: You do not want *AI specialists* to help your company take advantage of the tech, you need *domain specialists* using the tech to tell you whether they can get something useful out of it. 1368
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 22/07/2026open.spotify.com/episode/5CMy... my favourite philosopher of recent timesopen.spotify.comC. Thi Nguyen - How to Stop Playing Someone Else's GameHow To Academy Podcast · Episode 020
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 22/07/2026This is the problem with political coverage as gossip column, rather than policy analysis, framed as click bait. It may get clicks but it is damaging to the body politic. 1375
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 19/07/2026How will they feel about Burnham suggesting they put the brake on the roll out of slef-driving cars? 000
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I share those fears, and the fear that the UK hasn't broken its obsession with cakeism. 010
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Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I always enjoyed Simon's work, but this sort of thing is disappointing, unless he's working on a new comedy character himself. 010
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Long may your recovery, and ability to post nonsense, continue. 010
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Excited to hear you enjoyed 'The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game'. Nguyen's 'Games: Agency as Art' and his essay 'Moral Outrage Porn' have lived long in my head. Brilliant thinker and writer. 010
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Paying for the boat for the day, then bouncing up and down the river seemed good value when we did it. 000
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 04/06/2026static.klipy.com30 Days Of Night: God? No God.ALT: 30 Days Of Night: God? No God. 000
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I still remember the reaction when a black man was first observed walking through Whyteleafe, just next to Caterham, for the first time back in the 90's. Ethnically diverse, it was not. 000
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 28/05/2026No one can tell me this isn't a Sacha Baron Cohen / Armando Iannucci style pastiche. 010
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 28/05/2026That is part of the success of the D20 system - easy to grok whilst you focus on other elements of the game. 000
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Once again you deliver with the inspiration fuel, and a really good way of making the passage of seasons feel important and impactful, something I've struggled with in my D&D game. Reminds me of campaigning seasons in military history. 110
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I remember asking both secondary schools to take my kids out for 2-3 days around a half term to make the most of a trip to US. Included a trip to Kennedy Space Centre. One school refused and said have a fantastic time. Obsession with having kids ticked on a register as a proxy for attainment. 010
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 24/05/2026It's the failure of Marx's analysis of the market, dressed up as hype marketing. 000
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I can't believe they are all unable to comprehend a fairly basic, obvious and long standing issue. I can believe they can't say that. 020
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Excellent news, I hope you do as well as I think you will do. 010
Richard Fryer @qualiagames.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Evidence free policy positions can't be changed by evidence. Ideally we would have 'signposts' rather than 'weathervanes' making the policy and attempting to shape the narrative. 000
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