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Foone @foone.bsky.social · 7d

I'm defragmenting my windows 98 VM like a Normal Person

The windows 98 defragmenter, 10% through defragmenting C:

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✧Annie Acrux✧ @annieacrux.bsky.social · Jun 1

Slime Altar not animated:) #Pixelart #ドット絵 #픽셀아트 #Pixel #pixquareapp #gamedev #indiegame

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Baba Is You @babaisyou.bsky.social · 2d

Fox has been added into the game, and with this we're about ready to upload the new build for betatesting!
#babaisyou

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 2d

this is good! this is exactly what you'd want to see out of this. the full post has more details, but this snippet covers the policy change.

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Hate speech does not belong on RetroAchievements.
Even when disguised as a joke, it normalises real-world hate and harms our community. There is a difference between juvenile humor and outright hate speech. What Pokémon Clover calls humor is hate speech. RetroAchievements will not legitimize bigotry by hosting an achievement set for it.

Content Policy for Achievement Sets
RetroAchievements will no longer approve achievement sets for games that contain:
* Illegal content. Content that is illegal to own or distribute in major jurisdictions.
* Glorified hate speech. Content that intentionally targets individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics.
* Sexual exploitation. Glorification of sexual assault, non-consensual acts, or child sexual abuse material.
* Extreme or abhorrent content. Content that violates community standards in a way that undermines RetroAchievements’ values.

Games that have been rated by official ratings boards (ESRB, PEGI, or similar organizations) are considered acceptable, as these games have undergone professional content review. The only exception is if a game contains content that is illegal to own or distribute, regardless of its rating status.

Hacks, homebrew, and unlicensed games do not undergo ratings board review and will receive additional scrutiny to ensure compliance with this new policy.

This policy provides guidance, but is not exhaustive. The RA team reserves the right to evaluate games on a case-by-case basis and make determinations in the best interest of maintaining a safe, legal, welcoming, and inclusive community.

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 2d

the pop is going to be wild

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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The Marriage Braggart @bombsfall.bsky.social · Feb 12

You pieces of shit are demanding democrats do something instead of giving them money and otherwise not bothering them

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BadTasty | Wishlist THE BAGMAN on Steam @badtasty.bsky.social · May 28

The Bagman now has a Steam page!

Being made for the retro console Sega Megadrive/Genesis and modern platforms. It's a retro #pixel stealth/point and click #horror. Inspired by classics and my love of slashers.

Links below and in bio
Please Wishlist
Retweets would mean a lot

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 3d

Also, Makoto Yukimura said trans rights.

io9: Your portrayal of Indigenous and transgender characters—like the Lnu tribe and Cordelia—stands out in a media landscape where such representation is still rare outside of series like Golden Kamuy, Skip and Loafer, and Paradise Kiss, where they’re often mishandled. What impact do you hope these characters have on expanding the narrative terrain? How do you see your storytelling challenging the ethnocentric lens that dominates much of mainstream media when it comes to that representation?

Yukimura: I did have written characters in [Vinland Saga] from a marginalized ethnic group [and] who are LGBTQ featured here. I actually wanted to portray a character with a disability in the story, too. However, because of the setting, I really couldn’t find the right place to incorporate such a character into the story. One thing I really don’t understand, though, is why do people attack such folks? Is it because they’re different? Why do they just focus on bad things about these groups and generalize them? I truly don’t understand why people do such things. I plainly feel sad when it comes to the way people treat each other.

To me, it’s quite normal for people to have uniqueness. It’s almost needless to say that we all individually have a uniqueness that might be considered different than what is the majority. For example, I grew up in an era where higher education was considered to be the most important thing in society in Japan. You almost had no paths in life outside of that structure. I actually do live outside of that structure, and I’m living perfectly fine. I really want to say that uniqueness is okay. I don’t understand why people are making those judgments to say, “This is okay, but this is not okay.”

I haven’t really thought about what this type of storytelling or character would have an impact on society at all. I’m just writing, drawing, and portraying society as I see it and what I think is normal from my eyes in the manga. If people don’t agree with that version of what I think is a normal society, then oh well. (Laughs) That’s too bad. Those people don’t have to read my manga.

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 4d

Makoto Yukimura was worried that Vinland Saga's farming arc and "I have no enemies" moment was a gamble that readers wouldn't like. I told him about the J. Cole meme from the Kendrick Lamar and Drake rap beef. This is how he reacted.

If “I have no enemies” has become a meme and people remember it, then maybe people will understand what I’m really trying to say through the story, which is that humans are immature, but we can mature. To become mature is to become kind. This is the foundation of what I’m trying to say, but it really has to be much shorter for people to remember. But it does give me hope that people remember these short phrases as memes. Then, one day, it will click in their mind what I was trying to really say in the first place.

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Melo @letitmelo.bsky.social · 3d

Small Brain: Bob Ross is a great artist

Big Brain: Bob Ross' art style is basic, rudimentary, and prescriptive to the point that anyone can copy it

Large brain: if anyone can copy it then everyone can make art

Galaxy Brain: Bob Ross is a great artist

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 3d

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 3d

They had to buy the Post, gut the newsroom, and restaff with reactionary grifters that don't deserve to carry their predecessors' dirty socks; that was the only way to remake the paper, because they were never gonna get through the front door on merit.

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 3d

This little twerp, who’s been there a few months, axed two of the lions of WaPo??

Fisher is an investigative champion and had been at The Post for 39 years. Hoffman had been there for 42, and he won a Pulitzer LAST YEAR.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 3d

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 4d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Inkgrid | Edel-Art @inkgrid.bsky.social · 8d

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‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 🐱 Dr Pokemon, UMD 💿 @turnerjoy.bsky.social · 7d

Women are better at playing Magic, it’s not called Magic the Huntering

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Jeiel Aranal @jeielvtx.bsky.social · 7d

That's such a neat art style! Wishing the best for your game!

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Blomidev @blomidev.bsky.social · 7d

Hey Bluesky! I figured it would be a good time to show off the game I've been working on for a little while.

Introducing TaleKeep, a peasant-hopping castle simulation RPG set in a storybook medieval world.

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laryssa 🎶 @laryssaokada.bsky.social · 8d

⤷ ゛it’s bandcamp friday! ˎˊ˗

that means all fees are waived and 100% of profit goes directly to the artist. it’s a great way to support the music you enjoy!

last week i dropped my new album stutter, here’s a little sampler ~

laryssaokada.bandcamp.com/album/stutter

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doctor eek [free link arc] (alt decorative gourd season) @absolutely-not.bsky.social · 8d

i looked at the methodology for this and it is
a. sex addiction counseling group in texas did a surveymonkey and extrapolated the results to the entire us population which is the sort of research design that earns you an ff on an intro methods class (the extra f is for extra effort), and
b. p-hacked

The Independent @the-independent.com · 9d

Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

1 in 3 Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

www.independent.co.uk

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 9d

Holy SHIT they've identified an actual biomarker!!!

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 9d

Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog.

Patients with brain fog may have disrupted AMPA receptor (AMPAR) expression—key molecules for memory and learning. Imaging of Long COVID patients showed elevated AMPAR density tied to more severe cognitive impairment.

Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog

Researchers employed a specialized brain imaging technique to identify a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for Long COVID. More than four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, scien...

scitechdaily.com

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Studio Folly — DOGPILE!!! @folly.studio · 10d

Announcing... DOGPILE!!! ✨🦴

Dogpile is a roguelike deckbuilder about merging DOGS. Play dogs, get money, customize your dogs with special traits, refine your deck, PLAY MORE DOGS!

Free demo is live on Steam, WISHLIST NOW!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10d

Coral reefs are declining globally, prompting scalable restoration efforts. My colleague at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa developed 3D-printed modules with helix recesses that boosted coral larval settlement by ~80x and survival by up to 50x. These designs offer a promising restoration solution. 🌊🧪

Helix recesses boost coral larvae settlement and survival

The worldwide decline of coral reefs, driven by climate change and local stressors, demands new, scalable restoration approaches. Coral larvae offer s…

www.sciencedirect.com

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James Margaris @markymarg2.bsky.social · 10d

"Squeeze holes" are a great example of something that served a purpose, became a common feature of AAA games, and now persist despite no longer serving that purpose.

Now you have games and demos that include them issue a disclaimer about how they *aren't* loading!

(substack.com/@jmargaris/p...)

Paragraph of text describing how the Unreal Engine 5 demo and God of War: Ragnarok include squeeze holes but not to mask loading

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1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · 11d

Hekki, we’re hiring!

First up: Senior Programmer!

💠 80k CAD salary
💠 Hybrid/remote work (relocation support available)
💠 Health benefits plan
💠 4-day work week
💠 4 weeks annual paid vacation, unlimited sick/personal days

Job listing ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · 11d

We’re also hiring for 3D Artist Generalists!

💠 80k CAD salary
💠 Hybrid/remote work (relocation support available)
💠 Health benefits plan
💠 4-day work week
💠 4 weeks annual paid vacation, unlimited sick/personal days

Job listing ⬇️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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mit | LOOKING FOR WORK!! @mitsame.art · 12d

i'm currently looking for work! i'm an animator that focuses in #pixelart having worked on plenty of titles indie and otherwise.

i'm available for both full or part-time work, feel free to reach me over DMs or email (linked in my portfolio!) mitsame.carrd.co

pixel character lineup for Sonic the Hedgehog 2, a film by paramount pictures and sega

a selection of character sprites in the style of dr. robotnik's ring racers

a reimagining of super mario bros, with all original graphics at a higher fidelity

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