Colin Childs🍁
@phoul.bsky.social
Anonymity & Privacy advocate // Free Software developer // Sysadmin & Network ops // Knitting // Chess // Mahjong
Chronic Illness / ND
aka "Opprimereu"
https://links.insecure-complexity.ca/
Winnipeg, MB 🇨🇦
Chronic Illness / ND
aka "Opprimereu"
https://links.insecure-complexity.ca/
Winnipeg, MB 🇨🇦
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I kinda hope there is a Caves of Qud switch 2 release with full handheld resolution on the S2, once more important bugs are squashed.
I *think* it currently is using s1 resolution, and looking at the switch version beside steam deck is very noticable difference in sharpness.
I *think* it currently is using s1 resolution, and looking at the switch version beside steam deck is very noticable difference in sharpness.
February 18, 2026 at 9:17 AM
I kinda hope there is a Caves of Qud switch 2 release with full handheld resolution on the S2, once more important bugs are squashed.
I *think* it currently is using s1 resolution, and looking at the switch version beside steam deck is very noticable difference in sharpness.
I *think* it currently is using s1 resolution, and looking at the switch version beside steam deck is very noticable difference in sharpness.
Fish seems like a bit of a dick.
February 18, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Fish seems like a bit of a dick.
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They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
Ongoing thread.
At city hall this morning. They won’t let me take pictures inside today. So this is the rally before I walked in.
February 18, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Ongoing thread.
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i think lots of people underestimate how badly these “AI” companies want people to be unable to afford computers. they view personal computing as a roadblock to their desire for complete end-to-end centralization. the fact that their tech is putting hardware out of reach is not just a happy accident
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
i think lots of people underestimate how badly these “AI” companies want people to be unable to afford computers. they view personal computing as a roadblock to their desire for complete end-to-end centralization. the fact that their tech is putting hardware out of reach is not just a happy accident
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Love that AI, a thing we hate and don’t want, steals everything, ruins everything, shittifies everything. Drinks our water, plagiarizes our art, pisses all over our information fidelity, drives kids to suicide, serves the right-wing, and fucks up our devices and services. Good job, techbros!
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Love that AI, a thing we hate and don’t want, steals everything, ruins everything, shittifies everything. Drinks our water, plagiarizes our art, pisses all over our information fidelity, drives kids to suicide, serves the right-wing, and fucks up our devices and services. Good job, techbros!
When did the pronoun labeler disappear? :/
February 17, 2026 at 8:51 AM
When did the pronoun labeler disappear? :/
If I started doing chill streams occasionally (low / no talking, calm games like RuneScape or Caves of Qud or Mahjong), would anyone be interested in that?
Thinking relaxing tunes, chill games and chatting; though not sure if that's entirely too boring.
Thinking relaxing tunes, chill games and chatting; though not sure if that's entirely too boring.
February 17, 2026 at 8:49 AM
If I started doing chill streams occasionally (low / no talking, calm games like RuneScape or Caves of Qud or Mahjong), would anyone be interested in that?
Thinking relaxing tunes, chill games and chatting; though not sure if that's entirely too boring.
Thinking relaxing tunes, chill games and chatting; though not sure if that's entirely too boring.
The Community Comes Together To Honor Daniel Naroditsky
YouTube video by Chess.com
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 6:57 AM
February 17, 2026 at 6:42 AM
@cavesofqud.com on switch is excellent, however be aware there are some crashes (at least, on Switch 2).
It is worth saving and quitting every so often, otherwise you may lose a lot of progress.
I imagine there will be patches.
It is worth saving and quitting every so often, otherwise you may lose a lot of progress.
I imagine there will be patches.
February 17, 2026 at 5:57 AM
@cavesofqud.com on switch is excellent, however be aware there are some crashes (at least, on Switch 2).
It is worth saving and quitting every so often, otherwise you may lose a lot of progress.
I imagine there will be patches.
It is worth saving and quitting every so often, otherwise you may lose a lot of progress.
I imagine there will be patches.
It's really a problem that the state of OS updates is such that publications feel the need to inform their users whether or not a certain update is safe to apply, because so often windows and macos updates just.. aren't anymore.
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 AM
It's really a problem that the state of OS updates is such that publications feel the need to inform their users whether or not a certain update is safe to apply, because so often windows and macos updates just.. aren't anymore.
AWS handing out CGNAT addresses always throws me off.
February 17, 2026 at 5:13 AM
AWS handing out CGNAT addresses always throws me off.
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Here it is, your moment of zen.
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Here it is, your moment of zen.
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Google has released emergency updates to fix a high-severity Chrome vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks, marking the first such security flaw patched since the start of the year.
Google patches first Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year
Google has released emergency updates to fix a high-severity Chrome vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks, marking the first such security flaw patched since the start of the year.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Google has released emergency updates to fix a high-severity Chrome vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks, marking the first such security flaw patched since the start of the year.
Wait, it's not?
Until very recently I thought this was a screenshot of The Sopranos.
February 16, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Wait, it's not?
I wonder if qud releases in 10 minutes or sometime tomorrow. I appreciate the countdown a lot of platforms have, curious why Nintendo doesn't.
February 16, 2026 at 4:49 AM
I wonder if qud releases in 10 minutes or sometime tomorrow. I appreciate the countdown a lot of platforms have, curious why Nintendo doesn't.
Really hoping qud on switch 2 just works and can dig in tomorrow. Knowing it wasn't tested on that platform is a bummer though.
Nintendo needs to sort out dev kits. I do not understand how they managed to slow roll the launch so hard and still not deliver kits.
Nintendo needs to sort out dev kits. I do not understand how they managed to slow roll the launch so hard and still not deliver kits.
February 16, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Really hoping qud on switch 2 just works and can dig in tomorrow. Knowing it wasn't tested on that platform is a bummer though.
Nintendo needs to sort out dev kits. I do not understand how they managed to slow roll the launch so hard and still not deliver kits.
Nintendo needs to sort out dev kits. I do not understand how they managed to slow roll the launch so hard and still not deliver kits.
I used to have an animation teacher who would walk around the class randomly yelling "make sure you save" or "when did you last save?".
Has stuck with me ever since.
Has stuck with me ever since.
February 16, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I used to have an animation teacher who would walk around the class randomly yelling "make sure you save" or "when did you last save?".
Has stuck with me ever since.
Has stuck with me ever since.
Sure is fun watching companies that exclusively produce things people despise gobble up all the components needed to build a computer.
Western Digital and Micron deserve whatever comes when the AI bubble pops.
Western Digital and Micron deserve whatever comes when the AI bubble pops.
February 15, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Sure is fun watching companies that exclusively produce things people despise gobble up all the components needed to build a computer.
Western Digital and Micron deserve whatever comes when the AI bubble pops.
Western Digital and Micron deserve whatever comes when the AI bubble pops.
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Western Digital has recently announced that it sold all of the year's hard-drive inventory to AI companies.
In other words, prepare for huge SSD price surges.
wccftech.com/western-digi...
In other words, prepare for huge SSD price surges.
wccftech.com/western-digi...
February 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Western Digital has recently announced that it sold all of the year's hard-drive inventory to AI companies.
In other words, prepare for huge SSD price surges.
wccftech.com/western-digi...
In other words, prepare for huge SSD price surges.
wccftech.com/western-digi...
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February 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM