Sarah Cole (@irny.bsky.social)

@irny.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:29 PM

'I was too busy to play it when it came out, but I have a little time now so I can probably give it a quick go.' Ha ha ha.

@irny.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:26 PM

I was on a train with my Switch yesterday, and decided to give Blue Prince a go. I'm beginning to suspect that this may have been a tactical error.

@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:54 PMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment.

www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

@lise-l.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 11:22 AMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

Ils étaient mi-cerf mi-escargot, et re mi-cerf derrière

Image de deux cerfs allongés devant des rouleaux de foin

@evilgaz.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:41 PMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

Manual fog of war ready for Furnace RPG con this weekend. What path will our bold adventurers take to Pteradon Peaks? Only time will tell! Stone Age Savage Worlds ready to - literally - rock.

@magstheobscure.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 1:06 PMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

Shock as at least 1 in 5 children now need glasses - is social contagion to explain for the rise in testing? I Went To Specsavers, said I couldn't see the letters even though I could and they just gave me special lenses. I tried them on and now I have a headache. What are we doing to our kids?

@exeunt.press Oct 8, 2026, 5:41 PMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

Did you know you could just make a game? It's true! Make Your Own One-Page RPG can help you do just that!

@anthonymoser.com Oct 8, 2026, 3:12 AMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

it's good to see this laid out clearly, but i'm once again going to point to Peter Naur's 1985 essay "Programming as Theory Building"

The present discussion is a contribution to the understanding of what programming is. It suggests that programming properly should be regarded as an activity by which the programmers form or achieve a certain kind of insight, a theory, of the matters at hand. This suggestion is in contrast to what appears to be a more common notion, that programming should be regarded as a production of a program and certain other texts.

@ravenswordpress.com Oct 9, 2026, 10:15 AMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

I'm not an artist, but I'm also not going to steal from artists, so here's proof that you can do promo images without using AI!

@explorersdesign.bsky.social Jul 15, 2026, 2:45 PMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇

@irny.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 11:04 AM

I do try to promote it, but it's easy to miss things these days.

There are some TTRPGs there, but boardgames continue to be the mainstay.

I have set up a newsletter for the event, so that folks can sign up to hear about future dates/tickets: buttondown.com/TrickorRetreat

@irny.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 10:51 AM

Trick or Retreat is less than two weeks away! 😱

There's still a few tickets left – including weekend-only tickets!

Join us for games, crafts, cake, and a generally nice time. 💜

General info at: trickorretreat.uk

Get your tickets at: ti.to/Patchwork-Fe...

@amanita-design.net Oct 8, 2026, 4:14 PMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

Seventeen years later…
The time has come for Machinarium 2 🦾🔧

Wishlist NOW on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1619280/...

@johnnymains.co.uk Oct 8, 2026, 4:18 PMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

30th December, Plymouth Library 2-5pm. Spooky stories for Adults! Starring me.

@blatherpuss.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 4:12 PMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

I will zero out every rain forest on the planet before I ever interact with my child!

@gshowitt.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 4:15 PMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

hey, new meat clowns just dropped

nine different patterened hams - original billy, bear (total), bear (partial), lion, clown, monkey, fox, *tractor* and a heart in a heart-shaped ham sausage

@irny.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:41 PM

Ah yes, I've been getting these. I'm almost impressed by the variety of minor variations on my own blurb that they always remix to form the body of the email.

@irny.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 10:31 PM

Just in time to wish you a happy birthday! 🥳

@wharthur.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 10:32 AMReposted by @irny.bsky.social

It's my birthday today and of course I woke up to the gloomy British weather. 🌧️ Would be great if folks would tell me what they like about my work or buy my games (which are 33% off on itchio). 🙏

Selfie of Arthur. A person with glasses wearing a green shirt and an orange jacket. Arthur is wearing a gold coloured earring and a badge that says plus one rizz.

@irny.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 7:54 PM

I did strongly consider that one, but thought it might be well to limit myself to two editions. For the moment, anyway.