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Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 8d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

Phone (US): 1-800-627-8372
1-800-307-7309
US option selection: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1
Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111
Aus: +61 1800 120 113
UK: 0-800-96-4767
All region numbers here (and here )

Stripe

California: 888-926-2289
US: 877-887-7815
France: +33 805-11-19-67

Paypal

Phone (US): 1-888-221-1161
Phone (outside US): 1-402-935-2050
UK: +44 (0203)-901-7000

Visa

Phone (US): 1-800-847-2911
US option selection: 1, 1, 2 or 1, 1, 3
Headquarters: +1 (650)-432-3200
Aus: +61 1800 125 440
Phone (outside US): click here

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Jos（ユース） @josjuice.bsky.social · 2d

To get security updates, you need to pay *or* you need to be logged into a Microsoft account at least every 60 days. It's beyond obvious that Microsoft are using security updates as leverage to benefit themselves

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Jos（ユース） @josjuice.bsky.social · 2d

You need to be signed into a Microsoft account to get the free Windows 10 security updates in the EU??? Guess I'll be scrambling to install Linux this weekend, because I did not know this before www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...

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Jos（ユース） @josjuice.bsky.social · 4d

The pizza delivery missions in Spider-Man 2 (2004)

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Emma (IPG) @invoxiplaygames.uk · 5d

the Rock Band 4 Rivals Expansion has been delisted on the Xbox store

it is still available to claim (for free) on PlayStation, both SIEA and SIEE - *claim it* if you have any intention of playing, it's required for online play, the Rivals Hub as well as the Rockudrama campaign

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Misty @pointy.dog · 6d

*to the tune of Super Sonic Racing* everybody's running in the 90s / it's a new way that I like to be / when you're running in the 90s / come on baby run to me

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kuraine @lena.fyi · 7d

just a reminder that bandcamp friday is tomorrow & streaming services are interrupting music streams with ai generated shit, flooding the database with artists that don't exist in any way other than profiting the platform owners

so instead of paying a monthly fee, buy an album or two each month ok

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Jos（ユース） @josjuice.bsky.social · 8d

The main character makes up weird nicknames for everyone, and Kurisu is on the receiving end more than anyone else

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 9d

Rock Band 4 will delist on October 5, 2025 - "the original licenses for the core soundtrack are expiring"

DLC are delisting too
www.resetera.com/threads/rock...

Rock Band 4 Rivals Bundle is $9.99:
US PSN store.playstation.com/en-us/produc...
Xbox www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...

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Jos（ユース） @josjuice.bsky.social · 9d

They made a statement to the BBC, but no actual action as far as I know www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pokémon did not give permission for ICE video footage

The theme song, Ash Ketchum and slogan "Gotta catch 'em all" featured in a US government video.

www.bbc.com

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Daiz @daiz.moe · 9d

In today's payment processor news: Digital manga service Manga Planet is shutting down, citing "various circumstances" with "recent restrictions from payment processors" being the only explicitly mentioned cause. Besides regular manga, MP also hosts 18+ BL content under its Futekiya brand. #paypro

Closure of Manga Planet’s Digital Platform – Blog | Manga Planet

mangaplanet.com

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Luc @aura.dog · Aug 16

Chrome's adblock dying has really just shown how bad ads have gotten now huh

This appeared and fullscreened my window, hid my cursor, for clicking on a youtube download link lol

old people are just not built to handle this

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Jos（ユース） @josjuice.bsky.social · 13d

This is something I came up with for use in Dolphin. Not sure if it's already in use elsewhere!

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Jos（ユース） @josjuice.bsky.social · 13d

A quick way of checking if a floating-point number is normal:

1. Shift the bits left by one
2. Use a CLS (count leading sign bits) instruction
3. If the result is greater than or equal to the number of exponent bits, the number is non-normal (zero, denormal, NaN or infinity)

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Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏 @mrhands31.bsky.social · 15d

Paypros censorship is already limiting what kind of art can be made. Customers want to buy it, and developers want to make it, but Mastercard and Visa say NO to adult art made for an adult audience

Mariah @anthrobrand.com · 16d

Development on Midnight Release has been paused. This sucks but I have to put the needs of my staff first. The patreon will stay up, and be filled with new NSFW content, and we will be pivoting to a sfw furry game.

Paying my people is important and I don't want anyone at the studio to lose income.

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「ＹＡＳＥ」 eclipse @eclipse.yase.world · 17d

it's an absolute miracle that GameFAQs is allowed to look like this in 2025 and hasn't been shitted up by a ton of graphics or annoying sidebars. keep in mind: this is with no adblock!

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🔞Good Girl Elliotte🔞 @elliotte-draws.bsky.social · 21d

You might see several artists mad about the bluesky policy update banning non-con, even artists who do not make that kind of material, and wonder why it's such a problem. If that's you, here is a quick breakdown:

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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 21d

social media saves the life of so many trans kids; I do think these websites are bad, they need to be regulated, but I also think any regulations like these in the current regimes, UK and US, are designed to strengthen the idea that kids are not independent actors but the property of their parents

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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 21d

I only ever see cis people talking about this 🙃

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 21d

Social media was once positioned as the great connecting force that would improve our world. If it ever did that, it certainly isn’t now.

We must rein in these platforms, and deceptive narratives aimed at stopped regulation isn’t helping. Age restrictions are an experiment worth trying.

Social media causes more harm than good

We need to stop falling for anti-regulation hysteria if we’re to get control of digital harms

disconnect.blog

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Jos（ユース） @josjuice.bsky.social · 22d

And if you're on Windows 10, soon sending your backups to Microsoft will be a condition for receiving *security updates*

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trans² Yoru @midnightyoru.kawaii.social · 23d

the fact that the entire world must deal with the United States having a temper tantrum over smut is ridiculous

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · 24d

Concerning claim on r/Games

www.reddit.com/r/Games/comm...

r/Games 7 hr. ago
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Valve no longer allows "Post-launch NSFW content" for games on Steam - outside of DLCS.
I have looked through Steam's Terms of Service online, but have found no official rule or statement from Valve of this new rule - but one Adult game developer has confirmed this new rule after launching their game
"Tales of Legendary Lust: Aphrodisia" a couple days ago.
With the recent rule change blocking adult-themed games from releasing on Early Access, this new rule seems to be targeting Adult-themed games that have ALREADY released on Steam - and threatens them with their games being removed from Steam.
There are currently 536 Adult-rated Early Access games on Steam - and this new rule may take them all down.

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 25d

The police will call you about photos you post to private chats. They will do this almost immediately, it seems www.kenklippenstein.com/p/charlie-ki...

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esselfortium 🏳️‍⚧️ @esselfortium.bsky.social · 25d

(1080 Snowboarding if it took place in 2017)

likes are now florps. likes are only now florps.
homosexuality

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Time Extension @timeextension.com · Sep 8

Sega Accused Of Using Police To Recover Nintendo Dev Kits It Had "Negligently Disposed Of".

Sega Accused Of Using Police To Recover Nintendo Dev Kits It Had "Negligently Disposed Of"

DSi, 2DS, 3DS, Wii and Wii U dev kits are all in the hands of the police

www.timeextension.com

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Jos（ユース） @josjuice.bsky.social · Sep 8

You *can* use ACE to test for any hardware quirk, but why would you do that? Speedruns use ACE because they want to complete the game fast, and setting up a complex payload is going to take a lot longer

He has a point about the undocumented instructions, but a lot of the tests don't really matter

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