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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 14h

Are the authentic hair ones even more expensive?

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah + really needs to green up the shipping too, as the weight added is not insignificant.

JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 15h

Imagine how hard the C-suite fight against admitting that their billion dollar "code base" isn't worth the cost of untangling it..

JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 1d

He also feels like someone with enough backbone to not fall for the siren song from the rich and famous denizens insisting that they know what the city wants.

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 1d

Their reaction to critique (blocking you) feels like something more likely coming from a bad actor, idiots usually argue against something, but spreaders of misinfo don't want critique under their posts.

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 1d

These are really cute! I like them a lot.

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 2d

It was a great video! Refound your socials, as I was a big fan in Twitter. OT has a great friendship circle, found @dippedinpoison.bsky.social from his video too.

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Lola Sebastian @lola.nebula.tv · 3d

The Big QR Code for our fundraiser. We hope whether you donate or not you'll join us for some laughs! ❤️

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 2d

This is also one of those, if someone is suggesting you or your group do this, and might even have some lasers... He's probably a fed.

And if someone in a group starts doing this, probably a time to leave the area.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 5d

hmm this Art. it speaks to me

screenshot from tumblr. username @matthewsiji.com says "It's 2050 and a teen girl is torrenting a .tar.gz file of all the consciousness of all the tech bros who uploaded themselves into the cloud in a bid for immortality and modding them into The Sims 4"

username crazy-pages reblogs with the added note: "I can't decide if it's better if they're not really uploaded into the cloud, they just all tricked themselves into thinking a GPT model trained on their brain is them, so she's playing with their fake echoes in a macabre imitation of the immortality they deluded themselves into believing they had. Or if they're real and she's just about to torment them forever"

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 6d

Their email thing looked so promising, I am glad that I didn't end up paying for it before his first meltdowns happened.

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 6d

That is lovely good friend behavior! I am envious of your friends.

JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 6d

The highest praise a game can get. If you don't have "Morior Invictus" style of people yelling against a game, what are you even doing?

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Emily Young @eayoung.net · 7d

Rebecca Heineman is probably best known for coding 3DO Doom from zero in 10 weeks after being told it just needed "polish" - the licensee didn't understand what porting involved.

Since hearing that story, she's someone I've looked up to a lot. Now, she's got a different struggle...

Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social · 10d

I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3

Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman

I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer

gofund.me

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 8d

This is ace

VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 8d

I wrote a long article about Rieko Kodama, her career at Sega, the evolution of her company, the games she worked on (including some canceled games and/or games for which she is not credited), the status of women and working conditions in the video game industry, etc.
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/

Illustration: a portrait of Rieko Kodama with some of the games she has worked on. The dominant colors are yellow, purple and red. Counterclockwise from top left: Rieko Kodama, Alis and Lutz from Phantasy Star, Sonic in a maze, Alex Kidd and his motorbike next to Flicky on a waterfront pier, Joe Musashi and his dog near the Statue of Liberty facing a skyline, the three playable characters from Golden Axe seen from behind on the edge of a cliff, and one of the flying ships from Skies of Arcadia.

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 8d

So hyped for this! (as is most of the guild)

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 8d

this statement by the American Council of Learned Societies, one of the key orgs in higher ed, is exactly right.

reject the 'compact'. no ifs, no studies.

read and share and, for your opeds, steal.

I cannot post the entire alt text but it begins: On October 1, the White House proposed to nine leading American universities that they agree to a list of demands in exchange for receiving preferential access to research funding. The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” undermines the long-standing independence of American academia. It works against the best interests of colleges and universities and of every one of us who has benefited from the knowledge they produce. We call for its immediate rejection by all institutions of higher education.

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 8d

Or one of the gulf states, the modular approach could allow each regime to offer an official social media site, while simplifying the control efforts by having direct access to the backend.

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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 8d

This is also why Musk bought Twitter. Remember, Musk *originally backed out of the deal,* because it made no financial sense to take Twitter private.

Then the news stories about his babymommas started to drop.

Elsewhere, I've written about how Musk behaves like someone has kompromat on him.

Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 9d

this is a key point that i'm seeing a lot of casual observers miss as they call for boycotting paramount (sure, fine) & note that weiss lacks the skill to run cbs (correct.) the project is to dismantle the news media. traditional business metrics don't really apply when the goal is destruction.

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 9d

Installing someone like Bari Weiss as the head of a major news organization isn’t even about profit or longevity. In effect it’s about continuing to shrink the traditional news industry smaller and smaller and weaker and weaker and less and less journalism based until it ceases to exist

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 8d

I fear that the talk about how speaking ill of ICE is inciting violence might lead into them using force to drag in one of the Democratic governors. And the reactions to that will be a watershed for how things will go.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 9d

fellas, it is "woke" to point out when the administration is violating most of the Bill of Rights

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 8d

Small (60%) mechanical keyboard with a good wrist rest can make one handed computer usage nicer as you can reach through it easier.

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Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 9d

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads:

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account.

After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users.

As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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JiSe @jise.bsky.social · 9d

Looks like amazing time was had!

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Jason Rainville @jasonrainville.bsky.social · 9d

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