Paul [Atreides] Wood
@retroid.bsky.social
Tech tinkerer, nerd talker, cat liker, lefty, 70s kid, former Eurogamer forum Mod if anyone remembers those
Bad things are bad things no matter who does them.
Morality is not a team sport.
Bad things are bad things no matter who does them.
Morality is not a team sport.
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Paul [Atreides] Wood
@retroid.bsky.social
· Aug 23
IT DIDN'T GET JINXED
My new retro purchase is this arcade cabinet which formerly stood in an Arbroath pub. The 1942 arcade PCB was included.
I spent a good part of yesterday making space and shuffling things around for it.
My new retro purchase is this arcade cabinet which formerly stood in an Arbroath pub. The 1942 arcade PCB was included.
I spent a good part of yesterday making space and shuffling things around for it.
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Anyone modelling the AI craze as a supply chain attack yet?
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 6:21 PM
Anyone modelling the AI craze as a supply chain attack yet?
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Speaking of public health and global security... All three men pictured are in the Epstein files.
February 17, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Speaking of public health and global security... All three men pictured are in the Epstein files.
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"The Trump regime is a disaster not just for public health in the US, but worldwide. There has been a great deal of discussion of the ways in which Trump’s reckless foreign policy has put global security at risk. But US abandonment of public health leadership may well be even more consequential."
Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid
He's incapable of learning lessons and actively resists it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
"The Trump regime is a disaster not just for public health in the US, but worldwide. There has been a great deal of discussion of the ways in which Trump’s reckless foreign policy has put global security at risk. But US abandonment of public health leadership may well be even more consequential."
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Comet 3I/ATLAS faded from the news once it became impossible to sustain the "alien spaceship" fantasy. But the science kept going!
Studies from the SPHEREx satellite show how water escaped from the interstellar comet, exposing buried dust & organic molecules. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/blogs/sphere...
Studies from the SPHEREx satellite show how water escaped from the interstellar comet, exposing buried dust & organic molecules. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/blogs/sphere...
February 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Comet 3I/ATLAS faded from the news once it became impossible to sustain the "alien spaceship" fantasy. But the science kept going!
Studies from the SPHEREx satellite show how water escaped from the interstellar comet, exposing buried dust & organic molecules. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/blogs/sphere...
Studies from the SPHEREx satellite show how water escaped from the interstellar comet, exposing buried dust & organic molecules. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/blogs/sphere...
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Look at that, they even asked some kind of video game horse expert for input on this 😌
Back Page: The Best Horses On The Nintendo Switch.
Back Page: The Best Horses On The Nintendo Switch
Have you herd the wonderfoal word of HORSE
www.nintendolife.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Look at that, they even asked some kind of video game horse expert for input on this 😌
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Great article from @rboyle31.bsky.social on mysterious Little Red Dots and how they might represent a class of objects we've never really seen before: a stellar atmosphere powered by black hole accretion.
stay tuned for a spicy alternative take that should appear on the arXiv later this week! 🧪🔭
stay tuned for a spicy alternative take that should appear on the arXiv later this week! 🧪🔭
What are JWST’s Little Red Dots? Astronomers may finally have an answer www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
Weird ‘Little Red Dots’ in space are something we’ve never seen
Astronomers are racing to understand mysterious ancient objects that pepper James Webb Space Telescope images
www.scientificamerican.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Great article from @rboyle31.bsky.social on mysterious Little Red Dots and how they might represent a class of objects we've never really seen before: a stellar atmosphere powered by black hole accretion.
stay tuned for a spicy alternative take that should appear on the arXiv later this week! 🧪🔭
stay tuned for a spicy alternative take that should appear on the arXiv later this week! 🧪🔭
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New Health Drink just dropped
February 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
New Health Drink just dropped
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It was an excellent year.
Happy 12-year anniversary to my favourite broadcast subtitle mistake
And a happy year of the whores to you all
And a happy year of the whores to you all
February 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It was an excellent year.
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Colbert Exposes CBS for Collaborating With the Trump Administration newrepublic.com/post/206644/...
Colbert Exposes CBS for Collaborating With the Trump Administration
The network pulled Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico amid pressure from the FCC.
newrepublic.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Colbert Exposes CBS for Collaborating With the Trump Administration newrepublic.com/post/206644/...
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Ezra Klein 🤝 Neera Tanden
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
September 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Ezra Klein 🤝 Neera Tanden
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
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Tochigi Prefecture is Japan’s strawberry capital. It has ideal conditions for strawberries: cold winters, large day–night temperature differences, plenty of sunshine and volcanic soil. When in Tochigi, don’t miss chance to enjoy strawberry sweets or ride a strawberry-themed train.
February 17, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Tochigi Prefecture is Japan’s strawberry capital. It has ideal conditions for strawberries: cold winters, large day–night temperature differences, plenty of sunshine and volcanic soil. When in Tochigi, don’t miss chance to enjoy strawberry sweets or ride a strawberry-themed train.
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Maybe AI will destroy the world by the bubble sucking up all the resources to feed a technology that doesn't really work and people don't actually want?
No need for Skynet to become sentient and launch the nukes when a massive con job is destroying the global supply chains.
No need for Skynet to become sentient and launch the nukes when a massive con job is destroying the global supply chains.
February 17, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Maybe AI will destroy the world by the bubble sucking up all the resources to feed a technology that doesn't really work and people don't actually want?
No need for Skynet to become sentient and launch the nukes when a massive con job is destroying the global supply chains.
No need for Skynet to become sentient and launch the nukes when a massive con job is destroying the global supply chains.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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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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It’s going to sound quaint, but the best way to resist an AI takeover of the humanities is to assign physical books, sit around, read them, and argue about ideas. Academic has become such a competitive arena, that we ourselves are trained to look for the winning angle, instead of the best education.
February 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
It’s going to sound quaint, but the best way to resist an AI takeover of the humanities is to assign physical books, sit around, read them, and argue about ideas. Academic has become such a competitive arena, that we ourselves are trained to look for the winning angle, instead of the best education.
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Sticker on a lamppost near Lidl @retroid.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Sticker on a lamppost near Lidl @retroid.bsky.social
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Cherie bent over, looking back, and shouting "Is Tonty Blair behind THIS" whilst pointing.
Tonty shagging the grief away is something I have just read, so I'm afraid you also have to
February 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Cherie bent over, looking back, and shouting "Is Tonty Blair behind THIS" whilst pointing.
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Look, if you're going to suddenly start using insane quantities of computer parts, you should be forced to make them yourselves rather than disrupting the entire planet for years.
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 2:23 PM
Look, if you're going to suddenly start using insane quantities of computer parts, you should be forced to make them yourselves rather than disrupting the entire planet for years.
My favourite example of this was watching an episode of Coast talking to two old ladies who worked gutting fish on the docks, knee-deep in bloodies innards with the sea water pushing it around their bare legs, and calling it "The happiest days of our lives" or somesuch bollocks.
If you’ve been lucky enough to have never seen Corned Beef of my Childhood, your luck has just run out. And don’t think you’ve escaped, ALT text users, you’re getting it too.
February 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
My favourite example of this was watching an episode of Coast talking to two old ladies who worked gutting fish on the docks, knee-deep in bloodies innards with the sea water pushing it around their bare legs, and calling it "The happiest days of our lives" or somesuch bollocks.
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I've finished eight games I've never played before already this year.
...I've bought nineteen games already.
...I've bought nineteen games already.
February 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I've finished eight games I've never played before already this year.
...I've bought nineteen games already.
...I've bought nineteen games already.