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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.bsky.social · 1d

A while ago, I found an interesting number pattern and designed a puzzle about it. Would you take a small break and have a go at it? 🍵🫖 Please tell me if you think you got the solution, or if you need a hint.

Text on the right:
The Tower of Ba5el.
Each stage of the tower is a different integer, written in an unknown language.
What is the tower's next stage?
Can the tower grow infinitely tall?
a puzzle designed by Younès Rabii, original painting by Bruegel.

Calculations on the left:
1. A
2. A^B
3. A^(B+C)
4. A^(C-B)
5. A^(B+D)*C
6. A^(C+D+E)/2
7. A^(D-C+E)/2
8. ?

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babykelp.bsky.social @babykelp.bsky.social · 18h

gun.smoke being the basis for rockstar's cowboy slop instead of anyone making even a single shooter like that ever again 🥀

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babykelp.bsky.social @babykelp.bsky.social · 19h

these videos look like ad bumpers for a childrens tv channel circa 2005. breaks my mind trying to imagine an ad guy coming up with it 20 years later

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Nexxtic (Selaco Lead Dev) @selaco.bsky.social · 21h

I was joking, but now I think I'm actually right.

Looks like Valve is adding AI-summaries to Reviews.

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Jotamide 🇵🇸 @jotamide.bsky.social · 23h

Another reason I've drifted away from wiki editing: If resources were only used by the community I'd be fine, but there's a growing trend of companies and youtubers monetizing this info without any credit to the sources.

Never forget getting paid to read the GG Wikia and never acknowledge it.

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Win98 Tech Support @win98tech.bsky.social · 1d

Jesus goddamn fucking christ is there anything ai hasn't fucked up completely

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Ice-Pick Lodge @icepicklodge.bsky.social · 2d

Pathologic 3 launches on January 9, 2026.

A new free demo — an introduction to the full game — is out now on Steam!

We’re also unveiling the first of three trailers, each offering a different perspective on Pathologic 3.

youtu.be/XcgH-s7vgAY

Pathologic 3: Release Date Announcement

YouTube video by IcePickLodge

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nat. @natclayton.bsky.social · 1d

It's definitely pretty roughly put together, but there's an honest to god Wages of Fear-like in the Next Fest right now and it honestly kinda works??

store.steampowered.com/app/3759140/...

Nitroglycerine! on Steam

A challenging arcade simulator of transporting dangerous cargo on heavy trucks along a complex and unpredictable route. A short but extendable adventure.

store.steampowered.com

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invelica @canon.megane-moe.com · 1d

holy shit, this is peak performance www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzPu...

Gran Turismo 2 Beige Edition: Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by HWTsuchiyaNathan

www.youtube.com

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✧Mirai✦ @starrymirai.moe · 1d

Me reading the silksong patch notes and seeing

"- Slight decrease to Thread Storm damage at higher needle levels."

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Avó chinesa muito católica @acexaman.bsky.social · 3d

Meowfeggio 528hz Healing Frequencies ✨️🌌

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an eloquent attempt at ire @eloquentire.bsky.social · 1d

😐

When I asked him what he makes of the cognitive science research, he told me he thinks scientists focus too much on word recognition. He still doesn't believe accurate word recognition is necessary for reading comprehension.

"Word recognition is a preoccupation," he said. "I don't teach word recognition. I teach people to make sense of language. And learning the words is incidental to that."

He brought up the example of a child who comes to the word "horse" and says "pony" instead. His argument is that a child will still understand the meaning of the story because horse and pony are the same concept.

I pressed him on this. First of all, a pony isn't the same thing as a horse. Second, don't you want to make sure that when a child is learning to read, he understands that /p/ /o/ /n/ /y/ says "pony"? And different letters say "horse"?

He dismissed my question.

"The purpose is not to learn words," he said. "The purpose is to make sense."

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babykelp.bsky.social @babykelp.bsky.social · 1d

this obviously seems straightforwardly awful on its own but combine this with the current roll-out of ai use in schools and you got yourself a mean stew brewing

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amy brown (spooky edition) @amybrown.xyz · 2d

inspiring 💗💖

LinkedIn post about how a guy got a job interview at Strava by running a route that spelled HIRE ME on the map

HIRE ME written on the map (looking more like HIRE NE tbh)

commenter asks if the guy got the job and OP says “I don't think so. But his effort got him noticed and a foot in the door when so many others didn't”

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New Super Blue Shirt Bart 🕹️🐑 @smedis2.bsky.social · 2d

if you've never seen the opening animation of Spiders before you are legally required to view it

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babykelp.bsky.social @babykelp.bsky.social · 2d

given how 'u gotta clean yr room' was one of his bits when he was on the come-up its good fun to see his daughter kill him for inheritance/clout while blaming mold. its a family business 🤝🫡

babykelp.bsky.social @babykelp.bsky.social · 3d

gang stalking but its the grocery store workers inserting the more expensive price labels whenever I go shopping, predicting what route I'm gonna take thru the store, which items I need... I see it now

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babykelp.bsky.social @babykelp.bsky.social · 3d

artdink's carnage heart is a ps1 strategy game about programming robots and then having them fight. pretty involved stuff!

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☆「ＹＡＳＥ」IdolismJ ☆ @idolismj.yase.world · 3d

That green base wasn't the only color that ended up looking washed out in the final design

Fighting-Games Daily @fgcdaily.bsky.social · 3d

🎨Bayonetta's character designer, Mari Shimazaki made Miary Zo's Costume 03!

“The combination of a green base with red accents was inspired by the Madagascar flag, and from an early stage onwards, a white inner layer was incorporated to highlight Miariz's dark skin.”

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 3d

So the background to the story is this. And you can read my whole article here (direct download of a pdf) static1.squarespace.com/static/55577...

between 1929 and 1930 a feud erupted in the pages of the culture periodical Der Kreis: Zeitschrift für künstlerische Kultur. The conflict, later dubbed the Hamburg Facsimile Debate, was instigated by Max Sauerlandt, director of the Hamburg Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, who condemned as a fake a recent electroform reproduction of the thirteenth-century Bamberg Rider. The dispute attracted numerous responses and became a focal point for emerging ideas about authenticity and the educative impact of the replica in the Weimar Republic.

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babykelp.bsky.social @babykelp.bsky.social · 3d

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 3d

The picture isn't added on the two paths with two choices meme
The left hand choice is Dr Jekyll and the right hand choice is Mr Hyde both from the acclaimed Nintendo entertainment system game Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Choose your path

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babykelp.bsky.social @babykelp.bsky.social · 3d

they've settled down and gotten wholesome since then store.steampowered.com/app/2871440/...

Squeakross: Home Squeak Home on Steam

In Squeakross: Home Squeak Home, solve and transform puzzles into furniture to decorate the perfect home for your rodent friend. Collect hundreds of decorations, accessories and stickers in this cozy ...

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mother dysnomia 🌚 @mamatried.bsky.social · 4d

Just as we helped our friends flee Israel’s bombardment of Gaza City, we now must support their return — to reclaim their hometown and rebuild their lives.

Invest in Samaa’s family 🙏

gofund.me/db56c7ce3

Samaa❤❤ @samaa0181.bsky.social · 4d

SOS
The place I was in before the displacement was completely destroyed
Now homeless and insecure.
I need $800 to pay for transporting my furniture to Gaza and to rent a room for my daughters
Winter is coming and my daughters can't live in tents
@mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 4d

In my opinion it’s time to retire the Nobel prizes for fields where most of the important discoveries have already been made, like physics, and add prizes for newer fields where substantial innovations occur every year, like speedrunning

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