Comments on: Winter in the postmodern Soviets http://thetarpit.org/2026/winter-in-the-postmodern-soviets "Now I feel like I know less about what that blog is about than I did before." Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:35:22 +0000 http://thetarpit.org hourly 1 By: Wag the Dog « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2026/winter-in-the-postmodern-soviets#comment-7247 Wag the Dog « The Tar Pit Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:02:15 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=579#comment-7247 [...] This is why the folks running the system invented "sovereigntism". ↩ [...] [...] This is why the folks running the system invented "sovereigntism". ↩ [...]

]]> By: Cel Mihanie http://thetarpit.org/2026/winter-in-the-postmodern-soviets#comment-7167 Cel Mihanie Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:16:00 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=579#comment-7167 And, alas, it is not the kind of blizzard that redefined the RTS and MMO genres. Only the "feckin drowning in this white shite" kind. And, alas, it is not the kind of blizzard that redefined the RTS and MMO genres. Only the "feckin drowning in this white shite" kind.

]]> By: spyked http://thetarpit.org/2026/winter-in-the-postmodern-soviets#comment-7165 spyked Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:49:32 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=579#comment-7165 > this part of the world has finally had its first proper-ish winter in about a decade Fuck me, we've had two blizzards this week. The one that started on Tuesday evening, and lasted until approximately Wednesday morning (at approximately 4:20, when the "emergency alert" woke up everyone and their babies), left Bucharest approximately stuck from its usual patterns of intense auto traffic, with folks bringing out their shovels just like in ye olden times. I'll say, it was quite a pleasure to walk through town in these conditions. Meanwhile, the one that commenced yesterevening is still going on, with a slim chance of stopping through the day. And here we were, hoping that spring was just around the corner. > this part of the world has finally had its first proper-ish winter in about a decade

Fuck me, we've had two blizzards this week. The one that started on Tuesday evening, and lasted until approximately Wednesday morning (at approximately 4:20, when the "emergency alert" woke up everyone and their babies), left Bucharest approximately stuck from its usual patterns of intense auto traffic, with folks bringing out their shovels just like in ye olden times. I'll say, it was quite a pleasure to walk through town in these conditions. Meanwhile, the one that commenced yesterevening is still going on, with a slim chance of stopping through the day.

And here we were, hoping that spring was just around the corner.

]]> By: spyked http://thetarpit.org/2026/winter-in-the-postmodern-soviets#comment-7112 spyked Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:22:10 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=579#comment-7112 > what in Beelzebub's name is with all the Cius and Cios and Câs One of the (probably three or so, excluding yours truly) readers points out to me that I've forgotten Ciucă (aka: the general) and Cioloș (aka Julien, allegedly the pee-gargling weirdo); and besides the two, a new addition to the gang, Ms. Ana Ciceală, the far-left neo-hippie representative in this year's Bucharest Town Hall elections. > what in Beelzebub's name is with all the Cius and Cios and Câs

One of the (probably three or so, excluding yours truly) readers points out to me that I've forgotten Ciucă (aka: the general) and Cioloș (aka Julien, allegedly the pee-gargling weirdo); and besides the two, a new addition to the gang, Ms. Ana Ciceală, the far-left neo-hippie representative in this year's Bucharest Town Hall elections.

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