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Juicero and Hyperloop, Theranos and Gwyneth's Goop, rental scooters, 3D TV, the whole metaverse idiocy, ai toothbrush, ai bed, ai toilet, ai bread, WeWork and VR Headsets, a mobile wallet called "ISIS", MoviePass, ChatGPT, rest in peace sweet child Quibi, we didn't start the fire
December 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Juicero and Hyperloop, Theranos and Gwyneth's Goop, rental scooters, 3D TV, the whole metaverse idiocy, ai toothbrush, ai bed, ai toilet, ai bread, WeWork and VR Headsets, a mobile wallet called "ISIS", MoviePass, ChatGPT, rest in peace sweet child Quibi, we didn't start the fire
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![cait @cait.bsky.social • 5mo
how come "realism" in games only applies to shit that sucks and not, for instance, the fact that most flashlights do not actually run out of batteries after 3 minutes, and good quality tools will literally outlive you if you take good care of them
[replying]
cait
@cait.bsky.social
if somebody sold me an axe that broke after chopping down 10 trees i would go back to their shop and beat the shit out of them
June 9, 2024 at 6:10 PM](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vzh3zzjcbamllzjadsmfooxq/bafkreifgnudfupzxq72zxfv3zeo6cryhi6jnoppqdprvacz5r4ohb4toh4@jpeg)
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I think the median voter believes in Natural Prices, and these are about how much things costed at the most recent point in their mind where they felt relatively financially stable. They expect politicians and businesses to honour this and take steps to ensure things cost their Natural Price.
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I think the median voter believes in Natural Prices, and these are about how much things costed at the most recent point in their mind where they felt relatively financially stable. They expect politicians and businesses to honour this and take steps to ensure things cost their Natural Price.
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"We're all standing. I'm just very tall."
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"We're all standing. I'm just very tall."
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Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
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oh right; wrote a whole essay about this. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/trumps-wea...
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 AM
oh right; wrote a whole essay about this. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/trumps-wea...
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the HORSES affair is a startlingly low bar to cross to see if people actually care about protecting games from censorship of upsetting themes because it's far tamer and has way more moral clarity than a lot of stuff that doesn't get banned. but it's also very clarifying to see who can't cross it
December 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
the HORSES affair is a startlingly low bar to cross to see if people actually care about protecting games from censorship of upsetting themes because it's far tamer and has way more moral clarity than a lot of stuff that doesn't get banned. but it's also very clarifying to see who can't cross it
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One of the best pieces of advice my dad ever gave me was not to monetize my hobbies and I whiffed that pretty badly this week but I’m not mad about it
These shops carry everything from scraps and second-hand supplies to “the Mercedes of sewing machines.”
Nine Portland-Area Craft Stores Can Aid With Your Craft-spirations
Christen McCurdy
www.wweek.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
One of the best pieces of advice my dad ever gave me was not to monetize my hobbies and I whiffed that pretty badly this week but I’m not mad about it
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people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
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I feel like anyone who has ever had a meeting can see through the “good leadership means having more meetings” thing
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I feel like anyone who has ever had a meeting can see through the “good leadership means having more meetings” thing
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an important read for at least 2 reasons:
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.
There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.
taranis.ie
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
an important read for at least 2 reasons:
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
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There's a software engineer in Hong Kong who makes incredibly detailed scientific diagrams for wikipedia, like this clickable metro-style map of metabolic pathways!!!
December 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
There's a software engineer in Hong Kong who makes incredibly detailed scientific diagrams for wikipedia, like this clickable metro-style map of metabolic pathways!!!
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Don't need a repo export with PDS MOOver. It takes backups of your repo for you (once you sign up). Just use the rotation key to sign over to a new PDS, then can restore the backup from PDS MOOver
pdsmoover.com/restore
pdsmoover.com/restore
PDS MOOver - Restore
Recovery and restore your ATProto account
pdsmoover.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Don't need a repo export with PDS MOOver. It takes backups of your repo for you (once you sign up). Just use the rotation key to sign over to a new PDS, then can restore the backup from PDS MOOver
pdsmoover.com/restore
pdsmoover.com/restore
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REMINDER: if you have a PLC ROTATIONAL KEY, you can migrate from bluesky to another server EVEN IF YOU'RE BANNED
i'm in the process of making a how-to-guide explaining more, but you can set one up TODAY FOR FREE using @baileytownsend.dev's tool: pdsmoover.com/backups
i'm in the process of making a how-to-guide explaining more, but you can set one up TODAY FOR FREE using @baileytownsend.dev's tool: pdsmoover.com/backups
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
REMINDER: if you have a PLC ROTATIONAL KEY, you can migrate from bluesky to another server EVEN IF YOU'RE BANNED
i'm in the process of making a how-to-guide explaining more, but you can set one up TODAY FOR FREE using @baileytownsend.dev's tool: pdsmoover.com/backups
i'm in the process of making a how-to-guide explaining more, but you can set one up TODAY FOR FREE using @baileytownsend.dev's tool: pdsmoover.com/backups
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Good idea using gaussians for tiled floor vegetation:
yunfan.zone/gswt_webpage/ #3dgs #gamedev #rendering
yunfan.zone/gswt_webpage/ #3dgs #gamedev #rendering
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Good idea using gaussians for tiled floor vegetation:
yunfan.zone/gswt_webpage/ #3dgs #gamedev #rendering
yunfan.zone/gswt_webpage/ #3dgs #gamedev #rendering
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WELCOME TO THE DRACULA PAPRIKA DISCOURSE!!
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
WELCOME TO THE DRACULA PAPRIKA DISCOURSE!!
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
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For anybody who thinks being a U.S. citizen will save them, or that being white will save them, this is a blonde white woman who is a US citizen and the thugs took her too.
Anyway, for the 80 billionth time, stand up for everybody’s rights
Anyway, for the 80 billionth time, stand up for everybody’s rights
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For anybody who thinks being a U.S. citizen will save them, or that being white will save them, this is a blonde white woman who is a US citizen and the thugs took her too.
Anyway, for the 80 billionth time, stand up for everybody’s rights
Anyway, for the 80 billionth time, stand up for everybody’s rights
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Mr. Rogers:
"You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful than any computer could ever be. You know why? You're a living human being, and a computer is just a machine. Human beings are far more wonderful than machines."
"You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful than any computer could ever be. You know why? You're a living human being, and a computer is just a machine. Human beings are far more wonderful than machines."
yeah...but we'll always have the words from man himself
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Mr. Rogers:
"You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful than any computer could ever be. You know why? You're a living human being, and a computer is just a machine. Human beings are far more wonderful than machines."
"You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful than any computer could ever be. You know why? You're a living human being, and a computer is just a machine. Human beings are far more wonderful than machines."
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Can't think of a single perverse incentive here. Sounds great! Should definitely be partnering with news organizations!
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Can't think of a single perverse incentive here. Sounds great! Should definitely be partnering with news organizations!
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I can't listen to the song without thinking of
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I can't listen to the song without thinking of
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Annual reminder that one nice thing you can do as a coworker is, if you have to write peer reviews, just go ahead and ask your peers what accomplishments they’re proud of this year, and what they want to work on next year. It’ll make your job writing them easier, and help their best work be seen
December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Annual reminder that one nice thing you can do as a coworker is, if you have to write peer reviews, just go ahead and ask your peers what accomplishments they’re proud of this year, and what they want to work on next year. It’ll make your job writing them easier, and help their best work be seen
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Ron Gilbert can't even get funding?!? RON GILBERT!?!
Games veteran Ron Gilbert has stopped developing his untitled RPG project, once described as "classic Zelda meets Diablo meets Thimbleweed Park"
www.gamesindustry.biz/ron-gilbert-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ron-gilbert-...
Ron Gilbert cancels RPG project due to lack of support and funding
"It's either a passion project you spent ten years on, or you need a bunch of money to be able to hire people and resources"
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Ron Gilbert can't even get funding?!? RON GILBERT!?!
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Man come on
This is pretty dire. And if you work in or play games, you should be concerned even if you have no interest in playing this one, or games like it. This is smoke on the horizon heading your way. You need to care.
This is pretty dire. And if you work in or play games, you should be concerned even if you have no interest in playing this one, or games like it. This is smoke on the horizon heading your way. You need to care.
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Man come on
This is pretty dire. And if you work in or play games, you should be concerned even if you have no interest in playing this one, or games like it. This is smoke on the horizon heading your way. You need to care.
This is pretty dire. And if you work in or play games, you should be concerned even if you have no interest in playing this one, or games like it. This is smoke on the horizon heading your way. You need to care.
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i'm sure there are cis arch linux users, but i've never met one
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
i'm sure there are cis arch linux users, but i've never met one
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the annual best baseball card set is out
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
the annual best baseball card set is out