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Kimmy on the Radio 🎙️📻 @akakimmy.bsky.social · 6h

My fav headline from this year:

Headline from PC Gamer article that reads: "Hideo Kojima says he won't play the MGS 3 remake, mentions he knows loads of ways to kill people, doesn't elaborate, leaves"

By Joshua Wolens published July 31, 2025
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/hideo-kojima-says-he-wont-play-the-mgs-3-remake-mentions-he-knows-loads-of-ways-to-kill-people-doesnt-elaborate-leaves/

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 5h

I am surprised you haven't seen it yet. I do think you will appreciate it.

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 8h

SawGo

Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 1d

A classic DANGER warning sign. It has a red oval above against a black background with DANGER inside it in thick white text. Below in bold black text on the remaining white background it states "THIS MACHINE KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN METAL AND FLESH. IT CHOOSES FLESH."

marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 8h

It's a shame one of the biggest newspapers in the country can't afford to send a couple reporters to an obscure city like Portland to find out and report back.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 19h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 8h

Hope you enjoy! I think it's quite excellent (both the original and the return)

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 8h

Yes, like the show. In that the antagonists are basically all drawn from real life examples of businessmen getting away with atrocities. (Apparently in many cases toned down because audiences would take straight reporting as an implausible exaggeration)

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The Big Bad Wolf @tbbw1.bsky.social · 1d

"When you strike The Frog with pepper balls, it [splits into a swarm of frogs or calls up all the other frogs in the land]."

There's some debate over the text. 🤣🐺

The Portland frog standing defiant against tyranny.

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NARFNra @narfnra.bsky.social · 5d

emulator filter called gameboy advance at night which looks like this

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 14h

Oh, like Leverage?

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 14h

As you say it's not the point, but the only rape by deception thought experiment I can think of that's potentially something is the "extremely convincing identical twin/alternate universe self lying about who they are" one.

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 15h

They often have personalities very similar to kittens that never grow up.

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 15h

Since Bluesky introduced notifs when someone likes/reposts something you repost, I have started playing a little game with myself called "predict who will interact with that repost first". It's partly an outgrowth of "X will appreciate this is good enough reason to repost"

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 22h

His immediate dawning understanding of just exactly how much he could fuck things up made him go "That's a GREAT analogy," heh

sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 1d

While providing tech support for my FIL:

FIL: What's that screen?

ME: The terminal. You should never use it.

FIL: Never?

ME: So you know how I'm allowed to watch you open the electrical panel and swap out breakers, but I'm not allowed to ever open up it myself?

FIL: Ah! I understand, thank you.

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Ada Basilisk, Haunted Doll VTuber @comfybasilisk.bsky.social · 1d

what the fuck do you MEAN you can evolve eevee into jolteon in gen 1 by getting into a trainer battle, levelling eevee up, switching to growlithe, and finishing the battle with growlithe, because growlithe's pokemon index is the same as thunder stone's item index. WHAT. WHATTT

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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 1d

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 15h

This suggests the day after Shut the Fuck Up Friday is What the Fuck Saturday?

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ceej @ceej.online · 2d

damn. hoping it at least signifies something

William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 2d

It is a tale
Told by an idiot

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 1d

Words escape me.

A screenshot of the quote reposted post. "Reposted by Bluesky" has been circled in magenta.

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Shoshana 🏳️‍⚧️ @shoshana.bsky.social · 1d

I've known students who seemed to have a LaTeX allergy and refused to use it in school.

Me? I wrote a lot of my stuff in LaTeX. So I guess you could say I had a LaTeX fetish.

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 1d

So there's this Vietnamese logger named Ho Khanh. One day he's out searching for agarwood (aka eaglewood aka Wood of the Gods), a fragrant, resinous wood used in incense & perfume.

Ho Khanh is out in the jungle and finds what seems to be an entrance into an undiscovered cave.

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 1d

I have literally never seen Johnny Cash and uncool in the same phrase in my life.

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lacey @byelacey.bsky.social · 1d

it's that time of year, it's time to get your flu and covid booster shot unless you're from massachusetts then it's time for your flu and covid borcester shot

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 9d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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marcmagus @marcmagus.bsky.social · 2d

Yes

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

Breaking News: Saul Zabar, who over seven decades made the Upper West Side food emporium Zabar’s a New York institution, is dead at 97. nyti.ms/42qGl2n

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