Any chance you're on iOS? That's where the bug mostly happens, but no one knows why. I can recommend using next.hexbear.net for now.

Edit: Yeah, I'm also on Firefox. I wonder why it works fine for everyone else.

I just got Dragon Age: Inquisition and to be honest, it's been rather frustrating so far. The controls/camera and interface are obviously made for a gamepad and the whole MMO vibe – endless fetch quests in wide, empty spaces; rogue and wizard are the classes that do damage while warriors are supposed to take the heat – is bothering me. And common equipment at level 7 being infinitely better than rare items at level 5 is just depressing. Still, I'm hoping that the story and characters pick up soon.

I always felt that it's the worst type of polemic: directed against a vaguely-defined group of people that are presented as having no redeeming qualities or even reasons for what they're doing, and all that hidden behind an evocative metaphor. It's just a cowardly way to not engage with actual feminist criticism while not coming across as anti-feminist.

I saw that too and I just want to say that I was really disappointed in Hexbear for that one. We pride ourselves on having lots of trans people, but obviously there's a real lack of understanding and theory when it comes to transmisogyny.

I have so many mean things to say about BG3, but instead I'll be positive and say that in my opinion, Pathfinder: WotR combines all the best parts of the old Baldur's Gate games (well-told, if a bit generic, story; fantastical setting that doesn't go too far overboard; interesting and sympathetic companions) with a ruleset that offers many options for character building and highly adjustable difficulty settings. There's a crusade minigame which is a real drag, but that's the only real bad thing about the whole game. Also, the different paths -- the big ones at least -- make enough of a difference that there's some replayability. It doesn't reach the narrative heights of Torment or Mask of the Betrayer, but neither does BG3 (not even remotely).

Knowledge about farming and manufacturing should be a part of (paid) vocational training and demanding that people learn it in their free time is anti-worker

If I have to read one more article about how some people in New York are really cool for doing ordinary culture stuff (like starting a magazine or writing a book) while in New York, I'm going to scream