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NFG @nfgworld.com · 1d

Absolutely not.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

NFG @nfgworld.com · 1d

I've never heard anyone say 'primmer' in my whole half century life, unless they're being very prim but someone else is better at it.

And even then, no one says that.

NFG @nfgworld.com · 2d

Same.

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 2d

I think a lot of people these days are looking for less uncertainty in their lives. Tight little conclusions (and happy endings) can be a mental salve.

But then maybe they can find some other media instead of complaining? But then, complaining is the point for some people?

AUGH

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VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 3d

I thought something seemed off about the the image posted below: it's a photo that's been edited and colorized by AI. Please don't do that.

Black and white photo showing people around a Darius cabinet at the October 1986 AM Show.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 4d

I think this is a really salient point that’s a key thing that gets overlooked as an element of what might be necessary to embrace if we’re going to be able to get out of this.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 4d

One reason former Republicans have been better at opposing Trump than many progressives is because they correctly understand that the GOP’s descent into fascism represents a dramatic shift, and is therefore scarier, where the latter groups feel the need to argue it’s just a continuation of trend

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 4d

Sony's stool-mount gear never really caught on.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5d

Also I just don’t get why Thunberg gets under the skin of people on the Right so goddamn much. Look out it’s a girl with opinions OH NO SOCIETY IS DOOOOOMED you fuckin losers

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neko68k @rokumanhassen.jp · 6d

Bee-haw!

ohfivepro.bsky.social @ohfivepro.bsky.social · 6d

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

The Hudson bee in a cowboy hat still exists & is still good after all these years

You can look at him in the image below👇

The Hudson bee mascot wearing a cowboy hat. Bees cannot wear hats but this guy does not care. He is making it work

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 6d

OK, I think I get it now: AI is to code what tornado cash is to crypto currency. It's basically laundering code from Stack Overflow.

"It's not unattributed code, I got it from AI."

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 6d

My first post-tariff package to the USA cleared customs today. Zonos adds 2 fees: tariffs and their charges.

They take my item valuation in AUD, convert it to USD, then calculate 10%, convert it back to AUD and charge me. This 2x conversion adds $0.07 on $3.

I'm sure that's intentional.

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 6d

Huh, weird, Discord stopped hassling me about verifying my age yesterday, and today they announced they got hacked.

Who'da thunk.

NFG @nfgworld.com · 17d

Discord kicked me out of the PC app because I won't submit to their age verification system.

Motherfuckers I am old enough to know "we totally promise no one's storing your ID" is foreshadowing the 'we inadvertently stored all your data and then we got hacked' announcement.

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 6d

This was a post about a Chinese electric car's method of handling an overheating/explosive battery situation: it jettisons the thing out the side of the car, making it someone else's immediate problem.

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 6d

"Capitalism killed us but it's the left's fault" is a wild take.

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 7d

We live in an age where it takes less time to design and print some parts than it does to order one for overnight delivery.

This one allows a Seimitsu P=50 stick (LS-32, Nobi, etc) to fit a 4-post panel, with room for an internal dust washer.

Download here:

nfggames.com/forum2/index...

3D render of a grey plate with several holes in it.

A green-bottomed black joystick mechanism is mounted on a pink adaptor plate to a white control panel.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 10d

Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 10d

Oh! There's a solution to that? Because a vertical task bar is a Big Deal for me! Cool!

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 10d

How's the experience so far? Everything I've seen in 11 is either unremarkable or makes me seethe, so I've avoided it since launch.

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 10d

Rowling and Emma Watson's argument is painful to watch😢

Good-hearted transgender people never intend to hurt anyone else.
They just want to love who they want to love and live according to their soul's direction.
Chiitan stands by the hearts of good-hearted transgender people.
I love everyone

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 10d

I picked it up last time you mentioned it and it's a riot. 😊 👍

NFG @nfgworld.com · 10d

Sent a parcel to the USA for the 3rd time yesterday, after it was refused, again, this time because US Customs lists 8 or 10 digit tariff codes, AusPost says "At least 6 digits", and Zonos accepts ONLY 6 digits.

It's a fucking chaos parade over there, a whole ass goddamn clown cavalcade.

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 10d

Discord's doing age verification now, at least in Australia (it's not even law here yet). I can bypass it on the phone but not on the PC.

So there's probably going to be a need for another option for people messaging you soon. =/

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 12d

ChrissaBug is awesome.

ChrissaBug @chrissabug.bsky.social · 12d

For my balloon 🎈 day, may I be so bold to ask for a little share so that my art reaches fellow fantasy and mythology lovers? 🫣✨

NFG @nfgworld.com · 13d

🤣

Elysia Tatsu @elysiatatsu.bsky.social · 14d

🎃

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NFG @nfgworld.com · 13d

Solving every problem with a 3D print.

Total time to design: 5 mins. Print time: 20 mins (super fine detail for legibility).

Should help with the harness jungle in the arcade cabs. 😊

A 3d printed white label strapped to a bundle of wires. In pink, printed on the label, it reads "1L 3B SEGA" And "STICK 5P: down arrow'

Wider shot of the white label with pink letters, affixed to a bundle of wires. It shows the underside of a white control panel with a green and black joystick mechanism plugged in to the wires

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