Mean Bean Machine
@sentient6.bsky.social
You see me now, a veteran
of a thousand console wars
of a thousand console wars
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Mean Bean Machine
@sentient6.bsky.social
· Dec 26
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying, oh, taking toll
If you've been bad, Lord, I bet you have
And you've not been hit, oh, by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes
Oh, bow your head
Wait for the ricochet
Bullets flying, oh, taking toll
If you've been bad, Lord, I bet you have
And you've not been hit, oh, by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes
Oh, bow your head
Wait for the ricochet
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I always think it’s funny that people need to be told to get off substack like it’s not filled with the most inane, poorly written, impure tirades imaginable. Like what were people getting out of it lmao
February 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
I always think it’s funny that people need to be told to get off substack like it’s not filled with the most inane, poorly written, impure tirades imaginable. Like what were people getting out of it lmao
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We should apply the Equal Time rule to all Internet based shows too and kill off the podcasts.
February 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
We should apply the Equal Time rule to all Internet based shows too and kill off the podcasts.
I’m super impressed with this reviewer. Wish more people were at this level reviewing controllers.
youtu.be/NFM64pnZPks
youtu.be/NFM64pnZPks
abxylute N6 for Nintendo Switch 2 | Worth at $79USD ?
YouTube video by Game Tech Talk
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 2:41 AM
I’m super impressed with this reviewer. Wish more people were at this level reviewing controllers.
youtu.be/NFM64pnZPks
youtu.be/NFM64pnZPks
Enshittification came for snacks before it even came for apps.
The grandson of the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is calling out Hershey for "quietly replacing" the candy's chocolate and peanut butter ingredients
Grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup inventor accuses Hershey of "quietly replacing" ingredients
Brad Reese claims Hershey is cutting costs by relying on cheaper ingredients, risking the Reese's brand.
www.cbsnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Enshittification came for snacks before it even came for apps.
Just saw someone use “good faith” to blanket insult anyone who had any level of criticism for #StartleetAcademy and maybe it’s good to remember that the word fan is short for fanatic and that every fanatic of anything anywhere ever is toxic.
February 19, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Just saw someone use “good faith” to blanket insult anyone who had any level of criticism for #StartleetAcademy and maybe it’s good to remember that the word fan is short for fanatic and that every fanatic of anything anywhere ever is toxic.
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Question:
James Talarico is a Dem primary candidate whose opponent is Jasmine Crockett.
If the FCC ruling is equal time, why didn’t @colbertlateshow.bsky.social just invite Jasmine Crockett on the show?
James Talarico is a Dem primary candidate whose opponent is Jasmine Crockett.
If the FCC ruling is equal time, why didn’t @colbertlateshow.bsky.social just invite Jasmine Crockett on the show?
February 18, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Question:
James Talarico is a Dem primary candidate whose opponent is Jasmine Crockett.
If the FCC ruling is equal time, why didn’t @colbertlateshow.bsky.social just invite Jasmine Crockett on the show?
James Talarico is a Dem primary candidate whose opponent is Jasmine Crockett.
If the FCC ruling is equal time, why didn’t @colbertlateshow.bsky.social just invite Jasmine Crockett on the show?
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As a Leftist, this is technology I am pretty excited about!
I think more billionaires should keep trying!
I think more billionaires should keep trying!
February 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
As a Leftist, this is technology I am pretty excited about!
I think more billionaires should keep trying!
I think more billionaires should keep trying!
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If you want to know who I am, simply imagine me sitting in your living room floor. That’s where I’ll usually be because that’s where I can talk to your animals and toddlers and look through your albums and video games. That’s how it’s always been for me.
February 18, 2026 at 8:35 PM
If you want to know who I am, simply imagine me sitting in your living room floor. That’s where I’ll usually be because that’s where I can talk to your animals and toddlers and look through your albums and video games. That’s how it’s always been for me.
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some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
February 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
I put them slightly out of reach so you can get them but it requires a mid air dash.
Owning strawberries is insane bc like you either put them in the crisper and forget they exist until they go bad OR you put them where you can see them and they go bad in 8 hours
February 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I put them slightly out of reach so you can get them but it requires a mid air dash.
It isn’t nostalgia when you’re thinking of the things that were literally better before all this.
February 18, 2026 at 5:03 PM
It isn’t nostalgia when you’re thinking of the things that were literally better before all this.
Gonna prompt the world’s worst candy crush clone into existence just to add it to my resume.
Unity CEO says an upcoming Beta will allow people to "prompt full casual games into existence"
#AI #GenAI #Unity
#AI #GenAI #Unity
Unity CEO says an upcoming Beta will allow people to "prompt full casual games into existence"
The generative AI expansion continues, with the Unity game engine being turned into a slop-making machine with an upcoming update.
www.gamingonlinux.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Gonna prompt the world’s worst candy crush clone into existence just to add it to my resume.
We should all strive to be more like
Sonic—never ashamed no matter how bad it was.
Sonic—never ashamed no matter how bad it was.
SEGA updates Sonic banner on YouTube to reflect 2010s era for 35th anniversary #Repost
SEGA updates Sonic banner on YouTube to reflect 2010s era for 35th anniversary
SEGA has updated the banner on the official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel to reflect the games of the 2010s era for the blue blur's 35th anniversary. The banner includes games such as Sonic Colours, Sonic Generations and even the often derided, Sonic Forces. You can check out the new banner down below.
mynintendonews.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We should all strive to be more like
Sonic—never ashamed no matter how bad it was.
Sonic—never ashamed no matter how bad it was.
Always good to see the occasional class flip.
February 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Always good to see the occasional class flip.
Sure memory and storage prices are high but you can run GBBS on one of these.
Got to test the three Apple II DuoDisk floppy drives I picked up at VCF SoCal. All three work great! So happy to have these in good condition :) #retrocomputing #vcfsocal #apple2 #apple
February 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Sure memory and storage prices are high but you can run GBBS on one of these.
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I wonder if they saw the pushback that Discord was getting and was like "Wow, we want that kind of pushback too, that sounds great to have everyone yelling at us because we are all idiots!"
February 18, 2026 at 6:36 AM
I wonder if they saw the pushback that Discord was getting and was like "Wow, we want that kind of pushback too, that sounds great to have everyone yelling at us because we are all idiots!"
I think you should DM everyone who says they will block you if you DM them because they want to punish you for not following directions when they don’t know how to use Bluesky.
"Bring me Solo and the Wookie and remember if you DM me I will block you."
February 18, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I think you should DM everyone who says they will block you if you DM them because they want to punish you for not following directions when they don’t know how to use Bluesky.
When they start arresting shitposters
February 18, 2026 at 2:56 AM
When they start arresting shitposters
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Literally just came back from a pub quiz where a group were booed & kicked out for using ChatGPT to cheat... On the picture round... Because they couldn't identify *Poseidon* in a line up of Greek Gods...
Watching people use ChatGPT in public feels like environmental storytelling for a sci-fi horror movie. Like seeing extras drinking a new soda that will be revealed to contain a zombie virus at the end of Act 1.
February 18, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Literally just came back from a pub quiz where a group were booed & kicked out for using ChatGPT to cheat... On the picture round... Because they couldn't identify *Poseidon* in a line up of Greek Gods...
Lufia 2 is so damned good, man.
LTTP: Lufia 2 or hot shit this game is rad, and I got the catfish jewel so I feel like I need to keep playing
www.resetera.com/threads/14...
www.resetera.com/threads/14...
February 18, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Lufia 2 is so damned good, man.
You thought she was parkour, but no, menus.
for some reason i love making menus
February 18, 2026 at 1:30 AM
You thought she was parkour, but no, menus.
Yes they’re where you think they are.
GameCube & Wii Emulator Dolphin Adds Support For Triforce Arcade Platform From Namco, Nintendo, & Sega. (Repost)
GameCube & Wii Emulator Dolphin Adds Support For Triforce Arcade Platform From Namco, Nintendo, & Sega
"This is the culmination of over a decade of work"
www.timeextension.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Yes they’re where you think they are.
Only time can tell if we stand the test of time
- Samuel Roy Hagar
- Samuel Roy Hagar
What’s the best song lyric in history?
February 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Only time can tell if we stand the test of time
- Samuel Roy Hagar
- Samuel Roy Hagar
Do all of the people celebrating Colbert understand what a primary election is and who this candidate was running against? I feel like I’m in the Twilight Zone.
“Let’s just call this what it is,” Colbrt said on air Monday, “Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV.”
CBS didn't want Colbert to talk to this candidate. He did it anyway.
"This is the party that ran against cancel culture," Texas state Rep. James Talarico said about the Trump administration
www.motherjones.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Do all of the people celebrating Colbert understand what a primary election is and who this candidate was running against? I feel like I’m in the Twilight Zone.