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emmfoolery.bsky.social
FUCK IT, MISSING DOS WEDNESDAY

Trying to locate an Australian DOS game from ≈ 1988, 𝐋𝐞𝐱, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝟏.

The game was part of a series of four Edutainment games by Reckon Software/John Grimley.

Here's the box cover art, a text ad, and screenshots of 2 other games in the series! Help a gal out!?
Lex, Word Fun One cover art. Wizard with helicopters. Incredible concept. The game allows you to become a wordy pilot of the Semantic Squadron, I've read! Word Fun 1 Based on a helicopter theme, this package provides learners with plenty of hands on action as they take control of their various aircraft. Its interesting graphics reinforce the fantasy aspect of a skill building word rescue assignment. Oppocopter uses words taken from a large pool of carefully selected exact opposite pairs, that have beeen graded into four levels of difficulty. The learner manoeuvres a helicopter to shoot down the correct opposite from a multiple selection. A scorebar counts correct answers, but if an error is made, the correct answer is highlighted. At each level, one of four speeds can be chosen to place a time limit on answering each question. Synocopter asks the learner to effect a rescue by helicopter, by matching a word with its exact synonym to correctly locate the target. There are three levels of difficulty and three speeds to choose from. Alphacopter provides a unique way to practise alphabetical skills as well as strategic problem solving skills. Using a helicopter to lift the top word block off one of three piles and then to move it to another pile, the learner is able to transform a randomly ordered pile of words into an alphabetically ordered array. Six levels grade this activity from a simple task to a most demanding one. The exciting action in all three games gives this package a particularly strong computer games appeal which is well balanced by its sound educational content. Walk across instructions and the very simple, clear, and consistent use of the arrow keys for all user controls, make it very easy to use for all age levels. Ages five - fifteen. Spelling Fun 1 menu screen. In fetching CGA! Lex, Wizard of Words commencement screen. Yet more lovely CGA!
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 AM
aeon.bsky.social
Abstinence From Asbestos Is Not the Answer
undark.org Undark Magazine @undark.org · 2d
AI sits in billions of phones. Refusing to engage won't stop it, just leaves vulnerable people without knowledge. Demand ownership and control, not abstinence.
Abstinence From AI Is Not the Answer
Opinion | Refusing to use AI won’t protect society. Responsible resistance must include gaining knowledge about it.
f.mtr.cool
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
aeon.bsky.social
this is what "vibe coding" does to your product
memoria.moe Orchid Memoria 💎🐉 @memoria.moe · 4d
Can we talk about how the time picker for BlueSky's new live feature resembles a YandereDev if statement?

Like what happened here?
A long list of times in five minute increments.
January 19, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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helix.midwestspeedfest.com
Announcing ICE Breaker: A charity speedrun event by myself & @rrlat.bsky.social on Jan 30 - Feb 1 to support Minnesotans in defending from ICE.

Submit runs: oengus.io/marathon/ice...

Volunteer: forms.gle/51HEcBmhUC8X...

Run submissions close Sunday. Volunteer apps have a soft deadline of Saturday
January 16, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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chrisbratt.bsky.social
We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
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January 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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gameworkers.co.uk
Our statement concerning the decision to not grant interim pay relief to the member's fired by Rockstar. We remain confident in the strength of our case against Rockstar Games and we reiterate our firm belief that Rockstar broke the law when it summarily dismissed 31 union members.
Workers protest outside Rockstar North in Edinburgh on Friday January 9th.
January 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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speedyjx.bsky.social
One very important point to note: interim relief is REAL FUCKIN HARD to get and does not mean that the actual final hearing will go against the folk fired.

It still sucks that R* is wriggling out of paying people what they should be due though
Quote from Bloomberg article: "After a two-day hearing last week, employment Judge Frances Eccles determined that the fired staff had not demonstrated a “pretty good chance of success” at persuading the court that the dismissals were for union membership or organizing. The ruling, seen by Bloomberg News, also states that the bar for achieving a favorable interim ruling was higher than it will be in the final hearing."
January 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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memhaz.bsky.social
new year new series memetichazard.co.uk/index.php/20...
we're talking TRIZ. let's all get TRIZpilled in 2026
Series 6, Episode 1: Modernist Religions – Memetic Hazard
memetichazard.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
aeon.bsky.social
original q3 displayed curved surfaces correctly
geforce-jacobf.bsky.social Jacob Freeman @geforce-jacobf.bsky.social · 15d
Quake 3 Arena RTX! This Remix mod by woodboy90 brings new textures, PBR materials and Path Tracing to Quake 3, one of my favorite games of all time! Looks incredible 😍
January 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
aeon.bsky.social
then: Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
now: Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
batariangal.bsky.social Julianna 💎 @batariangal.bsky.social · 15d
Quote this with your favourite game from 2023 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)

Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.

Two-way ties count.

Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
a 5 by 5 grid of various games that released in 2023, they are Viewfinder Armored Core 6 Dave the Diver Hi-Fi Rush Baldur's Gate 3 Slay the Princess Sea of Stars Spider-Man 2 Diablo 4 This Bed We Made The Coffin of Andy and Leyley Chants of Sennaar Dredge Octopath Traveler 2 Venba Super Mario Bros. Wonder Lies of P Alan Wake 2 Resident Evil 4 Final Fantasy 16 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Amnesia: The Bunker Cassette Beasts Cocoon Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
January 8, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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sfsutcliffe.bsky.social
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''In my view, the velvet glove coup we are witnessing today represents a critical inflection point in the history of computing..'' @meredithmeredith.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANE...
#surveillance #tech #complexity #AI #security #futurescapes
39C3 - AI Agent, AI Spy
YouTube video by media.ccc.de
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January 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
aeon.bsky.social
fine with this patent existing because it will discourage people from doing it
eurogamer.bsky.social Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 17d
Sony has patented an AI gaming ghost that will play PlayStation games for you when you get stuck www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pat...
Screenshot from Horizon Forbidden West showing Aloy firing an arrow at a large snake-like machine
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
aeon.bsky.social
such is the brand-searing power of microsoft's marketing division that they actually did this a year ago and everyone forgot or failed to notice
vxundergroundre.bsky.social vx-underground (automated mirror) @vxundergroundre.bsky.social · 17d
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.

Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App

I'm not joking
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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bennjordan.bsky.social
Church is at 10:30am ET today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_F4...
Gadgets For People Who Don't Trust The Government
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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fireh9lly.bsky.social
Does anyone know anything about this PlayStation promotional CD from this 2000 copy of The Face magazine?
January 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
aeon.bsky.social
sketching out a game idea that combines elements from Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, and Alone In The Dark, in an innovative fusion genre I'm calling Dark Dark Dark Dark
January 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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aeriform.bsky.social
do any low poly 3d artists into the PS1 aesthetic follow me on here and might be looking for some work, mayhaps?
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
aeon.bsky.social
every game is either Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy or Call Apogee Say Aardwolf
January 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
aeon.bsky.social
"you boy! what day is this?"

today, sir? why, it's
innes.bsky.social innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 28d
timothet chalomet
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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cmzw.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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satelitesnaturales.bsky.social
Okay let's do this again. Emergency graphic design commissions. Simple stuff only (i.e. title treatments), starting at 30 US dollars without revisions.
Buy me almond milk and keep my heart unexploded 👍
DECEMBER ALMOND MILK DEBACLE i'll do: titles, mockups, flyers, other simple stuff. from: 30 U$D* *Revisions not included
December 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
aeon.bsky.social
paradise killer is free on epic. you should still buy it though
December 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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tetronimike.bsky.social
Christmas Pain in Christmas Town, by the incredible @hotterdad.bsky.social !!

Watch:
youtu.be/ftEz-m0kEWA?...

And grab Hypnospace at 75% off now:
store.steampowered.com/app/844590/H...
December 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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tetronimike.bsky.social
HYPNOSPACE CHEAP GO BUY IT

💲4.99 on Steam!* Check out them bundles too!!
💲5.99 on Nintendo Switch! Plays great on Switch 2 as well!!
💲4.99 on GOG!* No DRM, and no download client needed!!

*Windows, Mac, & Linux :D
December 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
aeon.bsky.social
idk man those sound like really bad ideas even before we decide how to categorise it
jasonschreier.bsky.social Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Dec 21
As the backlash to generative AI in video games continues to pick up steam heading into 2026, it'll be fascinating to see what is considered "made with generative AI." Can a dev team say they're not using AI if they're writing design docs with Copilot or using chatGPT to make schedules and budgets?
December 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM