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Titanfall 2's campaign is nothing short of a masterpiece, and what a gift it was for all of us.
Such heart, incredible design, impeccable mechanics.
Nearly ten years later it more than holds up, it remains arguably the pinnacle of the genre.
If you've never played it, please do so.
Such heart, incredible design, impeccable mechanics.
Nearly ten years later it more than holds up, it remains arguably the pinnacle of the genre.
If you've never played it, please do so.
December 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Titanfall 2's campaign is nothing short of a masterpiece, and what a gift it was for all of us.
Such heart, incredible design, impeccable mechanics.
Nearly ten years later it more than holds up, it remains arguably the pinnacle of the genre.
If you've never played it, please do so.
Such heart, incredible design, impeccable mechanics.
Nearly ten years later it more than holds up, it remains arguably the pinnacle of the genre.
If you've never played it, please do so.
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There is no credible evidence that the perpetrators of the Bondi terrorist attack had anything to do with recent protests www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW will move to ban phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ in crackdown on ‘hateful’ rhetoric. Here’s what we know so far
NSW parliament will sit next week to consider legislation to limit protests and ban hate speech in response to the Bondi attack, Chris Minns says
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
There is no credible evidence that the perpetrators of the Bondi terrorist attack had anything to do with recent protests www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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On misinformation after the Bondi beach terror attack. It was unavoidable on X, which seems to incentivise it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
On misinformation after the Bondi beach terror attack. It was unavoidable on X, which seems to incentivise it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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An important piece. With dark forces already seeking to exploit this horrific event we must be extremely vigilant to avoid this: “Calls are already rising for attacks on peaceful protest, free speech and freedom of assembly”.
"While the victims of the massacre at Bondi Beach were still bleeding, Benjamin Netanyahu - architect of the genocide in Palestine - blamed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese."
Butt out, Netanyahu
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/butt-out-of-...
Butt out, Netanyahu
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/butt-out-of-...
Butt out Netanyahu. Ugly political point-scoring follows Bondi Beach tragedy - Michael West
Israel’s Prime Minister should butt out of Australian politics. The tragedy at Bondi Beach must not be exploited for political points.
michaelwest.com.au
December 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
An important piece. With dark forces already seeking to exploit this horrific event we must be extremely vigilant to avoid this: “Calls are already rising for attacks on peaceful protest, free speech and freedom of assembly”.
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If giving tax breaks to people to buy multiple houses was likely to push house prices down, then buying houses would be a pretty crap investment and no one would do it.
Who wants to buy an asset that government policy is going to lower the value of?
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Who wants to buy an asset that government policy is going to lower the value of?
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Fixing the housing crisis isn’t complicated, governments just don’t want to do it
The easiest way to boost the supply of housing in Australia would be for governments to build new houses. And the easiest way to provide affordable rental accommodation would be to rent the new govern...
thepoint.com.au
December 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
If giving tax breaks to people to buy multiple houses was likely to push house prices down, then buying houses would be a pretty crap investment and no one would do it.
Who wants to buy an asset that government policy is going to lower the value of?
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Who wants to buy an asset that government policy is going to lower the value of?
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Everyone hates this shit so much. It’s a bipartisan issue. AI sucks. It’s intrusive. It isn’t magical nor is it changing the world other than in the amount of money being wasted on it. Consumers are increasingly offended by its presence
"The most terrible time of the year"
McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert in the Netherlands. The advert, titled "the most terrible time of the year," depicts Christmas chaos, with Santa caught in a traffic jam and a present-laden cyclist slipping in the snow
u.afp.com/S7sF
McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert in the Netherlands. The advert, titled "the most terrible time of the year," depicts Christmas chaos, with Santa caught in a traffic jam and a present-laden cyclist slipping in the snow
u.afp.com/S7sF
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Everyone hates this shit so much. It’s a bipartisan issue. AI sucks. It’s intrusive. It isn’t magical nor is it changing the world other than in the amount of money being wasted on it. Consumers are increasingly offended by its presence
Guess they don't want tourists, anymore. 🙄
Trump could introduce ‘mandatory’ social media reviews for travelers
Trump could introduce ‘mandatory’ social media reviews for travelers
Papers, please.
buff.ly
December 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Guess they don't want tourists, anymore. 🙄
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Discord, who recently leaked a heap of personal data in a security breach, wants my personal data to let me access a channel I created in a server I created. Thank you, Australian government.
December 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Discord, who recently leaked a heap of personal data in a security breach, wants my personal data to let me access a channel I created in a server I created. Thank you, Australian government.
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Tomorrow is my last day on Gamer, and before I leave, I wanted to give everyone a little gift.
Below, you’ll find Good Game: The Complete* Collection. All 12 seasons of Good Game, 418 episodes, in one massive playlist.
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Below, you’ll find Good Game: The Complete* Collection. All 12 seasons of Good Game, 418 episodes, in one massive playlist.
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Good Game: Seasons 1 - 12 - YouTube
Good Game! Every single season, (almost) every single episode, in one place. Regrettably missing from this archive and possibly lost to time: Season 3, Episo...
youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Tomorrow is my last day on Gamer, and before I leave, I wanted to give everyone a little gift.
Below, you’ll find Good Game: The Complete* Collection. All 12 seasons of Good Game, 418 episodes, in one massive playlist.
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Below, you’ll find Good Game: The Complete* Collection. All 12 seasons of Good Game, 418 episodes, in one massive playlist.
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Govt for the past year: it's not a ban, it's a delay. There's a difference.
Albanese today (still using X): today we have officially banned social media accounts for under 16s.
Albanese today (still using X): today we have officially banned social media accounts for under 16s.
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Govt for the past year: it's not a ban, it's a delay. There's a difference.
Albanese today (still using X): today we have officially banned social media accounts for under 16s.
Albanese today (still using X): today we have officially banned social media accounts for under 16s.
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Absolutely stunning to see Australia's teen social media ban rushed through while every single government, educational institution and probably a huge number of parents are frantically force-injecting chatbot slop into the mind of every single child in the country without a second's hesitation
‘I feel it’s a friend’: quarter of teenagers turn to AI chatbots for mental health support www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘I feel it’s a friend’: quarter of teenagers turn to AI chatbots for mental health support
Experts warn of dangers as England and Wales study shows 13- to 17-year-olds consulting AI amid long waiting lists for services
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Absolutely stunning to see Australia's teen social media ban rushed through while every single government, educational institution and probably a huge number of parents are frantically force-injecting chatbot slop into the mind of every single child in the country without a second's hesitation
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"Elon’s entire incoherent free speech framework collapses into a single coherent principle: speech I like is protected, speech I don’t like should be punished.
This is what happens when someone who never understood the actual principles of free speech tries to cosplay as a free speech absolutist."
This is what happens when someone who never understood the actual principles of free speech tries to cosplay as a free speech absolutist."
Three Tweets That Capture The Entire Elon Musk Free Speech Con
We’ve spent years calling out what a hypocrite Elon Musk is on free speech. But sometimes the universe Elon hands you a gift: three tweets in the span of a little over a week that demonstrate…
www.techdirt.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"Elon’s entire incoherent free speech framework collapses into a single coherent principle: speech I like is protected, speech I don’t like should be punished.
This is what happens when someone who never understood the actual principles of free speech tries to cosplay as a free speech absolutist."
This is what happens when someone who never understood the actual principles of free speech tries to cosplay as a free speech absolutist."
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Great reporting on the shysters behind the Social Media Ban by @cameronwilson.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success
36 Months accused ban critics of being paid off by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up sponsorship deals, eyeing global expansion and coming up with its own AI tool to sell.
www.crikey.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Great reporting on the shysters behind the Social Media Ban by @cameronwilson.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
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crazy to think that the infamous Mark Zuckerberg metaverse Paris picture is actually older than ChatGPT and the entire generative AI boom
December 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
crazy to think that the infamous Mark Zuckerberg metaverse Paris picture is actually older than ChatGPT and the entire generative AI boom
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Astounded by the blinkered hot takes on LinkedIn about the social media ban. Typically loving the classic form "we need to do something; this is something; therefore this is good" but adding a dose of "I haven't seen anyone else offering better ideas" which shows they haven't been paying attention.
November 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Astounded by the blinkered hot takes on LinkedIn about the social media ban. Typically loving the classic form "we need to do something; this is something; therefore this is good" but adding a dose of "I haven't seen anyone else offering better ideas" which shows they haven't been paying attention.
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So now it isn't theoretical that personal data might be leaked because of age verification laws. It's happened. And we also have a solid swathe of our media that is so in love with the idea of these laws they're not fussed about the consequences of a little old age verification data breach.
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
So now it isn't theoretical that personal data might be leaked because of age verification laws. It's happened. And we also have a solid swathe of our media that is so in love with the idea of these laws they're not fussed about the consequences of a little old age verification data breach.
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So. To recap. Discord, a company NOT included in Australia's social media age restriction law, had its age verification partner breached and leaked around 68,000 Australian PII details. Even though it isn't included in the ban. Which hasn't started yet. Such a great start before we've even started.
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
So. To recap. Discord, a company NOT included in Australia's social media age restriction law, had its age verification partner breached and leaked around 68,000 Australian PII details. Even though it isn't included in the ban. Which hasn't started yet. Such a great start before we've even started.
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So you thought everything was an Xbox? Well, apparently, shoes can be a Super Nintendo.
checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/11...
checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/11...
A pair Nike Air Max 90 has been transformed into a SNES console
A pair of Nike Air Max 90s has been transformed into a one-of-a-kind sneaker that plays SNES games through emulation.
checkpointgaming.net
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
So you thought everything was an Xbox? Well, apparently, shoes can be a Super Nintendo.
checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/11...
checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/11...
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YouTube is just an endless supply of doomer videos.
"Things are kinda OK" videos don't get clicks.
We now live in a world where the quality of information being provided is meaningless. Everything is now a supermarket tabloid, trying to draw your attention with some ridiculous headline.
"Things are kinda OK" videos don't get clicks.
We now live in a world where the quality of information being provided is meaningless. Everything is now a supermarket tabloid, trying to draw your attention with some ridiculous headline.
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
YouTube is just an endless supply of doomer videos.
"Things are kinda OK" videos don't get clicks.
We now live in a world where the quality of information being provided is meaningless. Everything is now a supermarket tabloid, trying to draw your attention with some ridiculous headline.
"Things are kinda OK" videos don't get clicks.
We now live in a world where the quality of information being provided is meaningless. Everything is now a supermarket tabloid, trying to draw your attention with some ridiculous headline.
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Ok, this @reckless.bsky.social piece in @theverge.com is definitely the most fun piece of service journalism I've read this year (or maybe ever).
www.theverge.com/tech/641940/...
www.theverge.com/tech/641940/...
Best printer 2025: just buy a Brother laser printer, the winner is clear, middle finger in the air
Best Printer 2025: wireless laser home office supply shop now Brother
www.theverge.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Ok, this @reckless.bsky.social piece in @theverge.com is definitely the most fun piece of service journalism I've read this year (or maybe ever).
www.theverge.com/tech/641940/...
www.theverge.com/tech/641940/...
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About This Account reveals the scale of X’s foreign troll problem
About This Account reveals the scale of X’s foreign troll problem
X’s About This Account reveals the scale of its foreign troll problem, confirming that many MAGA accounts aren’t actually American.
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
About This Account reveals the scale of X’s foreign troll problem
