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This website unearths YouTube’s lost and forgotten iPhone clips
This website unearths YouTube’s lost and forgotten iPhone clips
Instead of TikTok, scroll through early-2010s iPhone videos.
buff.ly
November 19, 2024 at 10:57 PM
This website unearths YouTube’s lost and forgotten iPhone clips
We asked a bunch of indie devs at PAX Australia about the first game they loved. We’ve got a few more of these Dev Vox Pops on the way and we’ve dropped devs giving their elevator pitches for their games over recent days too. Please enjoy!
What's the first game you ever loved? Our PAX Dev Vox Pops
YouTube video by Byteside
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 8:45 AM
We asked a bunch of indie devs at PAX Australia about the first game they loved. We’ve got a few more of these Dev Vox Pops on the way and we’ve dropped devs giving their elevator pitches for their games over recent days too. Please enjoy!
We’ve got a flurry of PAX videos coming over next few days chatting with lots of Aussie indie devs.
November 4, 2024 at 1:32 AM
We’ve got a flurry of PAX videos coming over next few days chatting with lots of Aussie indie devs.
A little chat with the excellent @a11ard.bsky.social from @jackboxgames.bsky.social during PAX Aus last month.
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The juice behind Jackbox Games
YouTube video by Byteside
youtu.be
November 4, 2024 at 1:26 AM
A little chat with the excellent @a11ard.bsky.social from @jackboxgames.bsky.social during PAX Aus last month.
youtu.be/Frp7ZkquJEs?...
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Can we all agree that making a STEM feed available on every platform is a fantastic idea for all users? Educate us all! 🙌
techcrunch.com/2024/10/23/t...
techcrunch.com/2024/10/23/t...
TikTok will now show its STEM feed to adults, not just teens | TechCrunch
TikTok announced on Wednesday that it's bringing its STEM feed to all users in the United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland by default.
techcrunch.com
October 24, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Can we all agree that making a STEM feed available on every platform is a fantastic idea for all users? Educate us all! 🙌
techcrunch.com/2024/10/23/t...
techcrunch.com/2024/10/23/t...
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hello bsky I'm Max, a game dev based in Aotearoa NZ.
I'm making a photographic paranormal-mystery game called CORPOREAL.
#gamedev
👁️More info/wishlist here: s.team/a/3255140 👁️
I'm making a photographic paranormal-mystery game called CORPOREAL.
#gamedev
👁️More info/wishlist here: s.team/a/3255140 👁️
October 22, 2024 at 11:50 PM
hello bsky I'm Max, a game dev based in Aotearoa NZ.
I'm making a photographic paranormal-mystery game called CORPOREAL.
#gamedev
👁️More info/wishlist here: s.team/a/3255140 👁️
I'm making a photographic paranormal-mystery game called CORPOREAL.
#gamedev
👁️More info/wishlist here: s.team/a/3255140 👁️
Magic's new 'Foundations' set is a fresh take on the idea of a 'core' release, with reprints of many old cards and a promise that this set will remain valid in Standard until 2029.
Magic: The Gathering® Foundations
Share your spark! Get ready for Magic: The Gathering® Foundations!
magic.wizards.com
October 23, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Magic's new 'Foundations' set is a fresh take on the idea of a 'core' release, with reprints of many old cards and a promise that this set will remain valid in Standard until 2029.
If you weren't aware of just how "all in" Meta is on burying its platforms in AI slop, this post suggesting people should just make their own fake aurora photos makes it crystal clear.
www.theverge.com/2024/10/12/2...
www.theverge.com/2024/10/12/2...
Meta suggests AI Northern Lights pics are as good as the real thing
Meta fails to read the room.
www.theverge.com
October 22, 2024 at 11:53 PM
If you weren't aware of just how "all in" Meta is on burying its platforms in AI slop, this post suggesting people should just make their own fake aurora photos makes it crystal clear.
www.theverge.com/2024/10/12/2...
www.theverge.com/2024/10/12/2...
Older news that's very good: Australia is banning insurance companies from asking about genetic tests so people can feel more comfortable learning about medical issues without it harming their ability to be insured.
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Australia to ban life insurance companies from discriminating based on genetic testing results
Albanese government says people have been reluctant to get life-saving early testing because of the risk of being refused insurance
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Older news that's very good: Australia is banning insurance companies from asking about genetic tests so people can feel more comfortable learning about medical issues without it harming their ability to be insured.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
TikTok's own research suggests 260 videos is the magic number for "forming a habit" with the app. And they know it works best with younger users. Lots of details accidentally leaked because a redacted document revealed all with a simple cut-paste.
www.lpm.org/news/2024-10...
www.lpm.org/news/2024-10...
AG Coleman sues TikTok, says internal documents show company knowingly addicted Ky youth
Kentucky joins a dozen other states and Washington D.C. suing TikTok, saying the social media company targeted and knowingly addicted youth in each state to the platform.
www.lpm.org
October 22, 2024 at 11:46 PM
TikTok's own research suggests 260 videos is the magic number for "forming a habit" with the app. And they know it works best with younger users. Lots of details accidentally leaked because a redacted document revealed all with a simple cut-paste.
www.lpm.org/news/2024-10...
www.lpm.org/news/2024-10...
We're probably putting too much trust into QR codes without looking *very* closely at the details. Example: QRs for parking in the UK (and other places) are being altered by criminals with a carefully planted sticker.
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Stroud District Council warns of parking scam involving QR codes
Customers can pay for parking at the machine with a card or cash, or via an app, not a QR code.
www.bbc.com
October 22, 2024 at 11:43 PM
We're probably putting too much trust into QR codes without looking *very* closely at the details. Example: QRs for parking in the UK (and other places) are being altered by criminals with a carefully planted sticker.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Great pickup at SXSW by Anula Wiwatowska to share that the CIO of AP+ suggests it's time to delete the personal voicemail greeting to avoid having your voice deepfaked.
www.reviews.org/au/lifestyle...
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"If anyone still has voicemail delete it" warns AP+ CIO
CIO May Lam explained that scammers may be more interested in getting a sample of your voice to aid in deepfake creation.
www.reviews.org
October 22, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Great pickup at SXSW by Anula Wiwatowska to share that the CIO of AP+ suggests it's time to delete the personal voicemail greeting to avoid having your voice deepfaked.
www.reviews.org/au/lifestyle...
www.reviews.org/au/lifestyle...
Great piece from @timothyjgraham.bsky.social on what's going wrong with social media research due to poor data transparency from the platforms.
theconversation.com/is-big-tech-...
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Is big tech harming society? To find out, we need research – but it’s being manipulated by big tech itself
Big tech doesn’t just fund research into itself – it also controls researchers’ access to data. Even big tobacco didn’t have this kind of power.
theconversation.com
October 22, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Great piece from @timothyjgraham.bsky.social on what's going wrong with social media research due to poor data transparency from the platforms.
theconversation.com/is-big-tech-...
theconversation.com/is-big-tech-...
Let's share some links to some great reads we've seen lately out there.
October 22, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Let's share some links to some great reads we've seen lately out there.