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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Help, I'm in love with a sewer ghost
The best RPG companions to be seduced by this Valentine's Day
Help, I'm in love with a sewer ghost
www.polygon.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Help, I'm in love with a sewer ghost
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Roses are red
Blue denim is cotton
.gov advises
"Put these in your bottom"
Blue denim is cotton
.gov advises
"Put these in your bottom"
February 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Roses are red
Blue denim is cotton
.gov advises
"Put these in your bottom"
Blue denim is cotton
.gov advises
"Put these in your bottom"
There's a reason I called 'AI' assistants Drunk Barry, who was in the room when things were discussed but didn't do any of the work and was very drunk at the time.
Extremely strong 'I reckon, but can't remember where I heard it' energy
Extremely strong 'I reckon, but can't remember where I heard it' energy
45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue.
31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems – missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.
20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems – missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.
20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 1:29 PM
There's a reason I called 'AI' assistants Drunk Barry, who was in the room when things were discussed but didn't do any of the work and was very drunk at the time.
Extremely strong 'I reckon, but can't remember where I heard it' energy
Extremely strong 'I reckon, but can't remember where I heard it' energy
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Played the ShipShaper demo ⛵
Before: After:
Before: After:
February 14, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Played the ShipShaper demo ⛵
Before: After:
Before: After:
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Happy #ValentinesDay 💘
I was once paid to write about the history of Valentine's Day. But this was back in the bad days of pre-2012 Penguin update Google Search.
But here's the thing, we're closer to shitty Google Search than ever before.
So, here's a Valentine's Story
geryow.com/that-one-tim...
I was once paid to write about the history of Valentine's Day. But this was back in the bad days of pre-2012 Penguin update Google Search.
But here's the thing, we're closer to shitty Google Search than ever before.
So, here's a Valentine's Story
geryow.com/that-one-tim...
February 14, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Happy #ValentinesDay 💘
I was once paid to write about the history of Valentine's Day. But this was back in the bad days of pre-2012 Penguin update Google Search.
But here's the thing, we're closer to shitty Google Search than ever before.
So, here's a Valentine's Story
geryow.com/that-one-tim...
I was once paid to write about the history of Valentine's Day. But this was back in the bad days of pre-2012 Penguin update Google Search.
But here's the thing, we're closer to shitty Google Search than ever before.
So, here's a Valentine's Story
geryow.com/that-one-tim...
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People can have reasonable disagreements about whether Twitter was right to throttle the link, or whether this constituted jawboning (almost certainly not), but keep in mind: the link was banned for less than two days, and the discourse around it *amplified* the story
Twitter’s ban almost doubled attention for Biden story
The social media company’s attempt to stop misinformation from spreading brought the Streisand Effect into action.
www.technologyreview.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
People can have reasonable disagreements about whether Twitter was right to throttle the link, or whether this constituted jawboning (almost certainly not), but keep in mind: the link was banned for less than two days, and the discourse around it *amplified* the story
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Tell me again how labeling medical misinformation and (temporarily) banning links to the NY Post Hunter Biden laptop story were the worst examples of government censorship in U.S. history 🫠
Posting about ICE on Instagram is now enough to get you an “administrative subpoena.” 👀
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 14, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Tell me again how labeling medical misinformation and (temporarily) banning links to the NY Post Hunter Biden laptop story were the worst examples of government censorship in U.S. history 🫠
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Host: So when Donald Trump walked in, there were women in there who weren't fully clothed.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Host: So when Donald Trump walked in, there were women in there who weren't fully clothed.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
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This is the most perfect illustration of dog
whenever i clean my apartment my dog just stands perfectly still in the middle of whatever room i'm in and stares at me like this
February 14, 2026 at 2:38 AM
This is the most perfect illustration of dog
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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Get wired, chooms and chummers. ⚡
'Netrunner' by Schafft, created on the ZX Spectrum for ZXGfxtober 2023.
'Netrunner' by Schafft, created on the ZX Spectrum for ZXGfxtober 2023.
February 13, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Get wired, chooms and chummers. ⚡
'Netrunner' by Schafft, created on the ZX Spectrum for ZXGfxtober 2023.
'Netrunner' by Schafft, created on the ZX Spectrum for ZXGfxtober 2023.
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Riker would have been the bloody author.
Intergalactic pansexual horn monster that he is.
Intergalactic pansexual horn monster that he is.
February 13, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Riker would have been the bloody author.
Intergalactic pansexual horn monster that he is.
Intergalactic pansexual horn monster that he is.
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Some pages, as requested by @whatkatedoes.bsky.social \o/
February 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Some pages, as requested by @whatkatedoes.bsky.social \o/
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The Space Shuttle Endeavour silhouetted by an orbital sunset as it approaches the ISS.
As the Sun is fully behind the Earth, the Earth is a silhouette, but the atmosphere is able to scatter light around the planet. This is why it's not completely dark immediately after sunset. (1/5)
#Astronomy ⚛️🧪🛰️
As the Sun is fully behind the Earth, the Earth is a silhouette, but the atmosphere is able to scatter light around the planet. This is why it's not completely dark immediately after sunset. (1/5)
#Astronomy ⚛️🧪🛰️
February 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
The Space Shuttle Endeavour silhouetted by an orbital sunset as it approaches the ISS.
As the Sun is fully behind the Earth, the Earth is a silhouette, but the atmosphere is able to scatter light around the planet. This is why it's not completely dark immediately after sunset. (1/5)
#Astronomy ⚛️🧪🛰️
As the Sun is fully behind the Earth, the Earth is a silhouette, but the atmosphere is able to scatter light around the planet. This is why it's not completely dark immediately after sunset. (1/5)
#Astronomy ⚛️🧪🛰️
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“Niiiiice groceries!”
Shadow of the Beast 2 music taken from Miami Vice
YouTube video by laffer35
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
“Niiiiice groceries!”
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An easy purchase decision when both Dino Crisis games are DRM-free on GoG but not on Steam.
I <3 Heroic Launcher for making playing GoG, Epic & Amazon games easy and it's been a while since I allowed myself a little treat.
I <3 Heroic Launcher for making playing GoG, Epic & Amazon games easy and it's been a while since I allowed myself a little treat.
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
An easy purchase decision when both Dino Crisis games are DRM-free on GoG but not on Steam.
I <3 Heroic Launcher for making playing GoG, Epic & Amazon games easy and it's been a while since I allowed myself a little treat.
I <3 Heroic Launcher for making playing GoG, Epic & Amazon games easy and it's been a while since I allowed myself a little treat.
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Post an image you can hear
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Post an image you can hear
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The default assumption should be that they’re lying
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The default assumption should be that they’re lying
Riker would know this off by heart.
Able to quote back the entire relevant section.
Able to quote back the entire relevant section.
prime directive rules about sex
February 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Riker would know this off by heart.
Able to quote back the entire relevant section.
Able to quote back the entire relevant section.
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over on x the everything app some Chicago high school kid named Danny Spud tried to disrupt his school's anti-ICE protest by yelling about how much he loves ICE and then filmed himself getting walloped by a fellow student lmao
the quote tweet making fun of him has 3x the likes
the quote tweet making fun of him has 3x the likes
February 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
over on x the everything app some Chicago high school kid named Danny Spud tried to disrupt his school's anti-ICE protest by yelling about how much he loves ICE and then filmed himself getting walloped by a fellow student lmao
the quote tweet making fun of him has 3x the likes
the quote tweet making fun of him has 3x the likes
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Post an image you can hear
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Post an image you can hear
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