Shane Bettenhausen
@shanewatch.bsky.social
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Ex-EGM/1up, blazing new trails in gaming with PlayStation. (Expressed opinions are my own, and not that of my employer.) RESIST / Stay Woke 大丈夫だ、問題ない (He/Him)
Ex-EGM/1up, blazing new trails in gaming with PlayStation. (Expressed opinions are my own, and not that of my employer.) RESIST / Stay Woke 大丈夫だ、問題ない (He/Him)
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Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
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Oh wait even better yet that's MY copy of the Fool's Errand decoder wheel in Shane's post here. I scanned it myself! 😅
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November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Oh wait even better yet that's MY copy of the Fool's Errand decoder wheel in Shane's post here. I scanned it myself! 😅
x.com/illusorywall...
x.com/illusorywall...
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also trump is always deferential to celebrities and mamdani is a celebrity bsky.app/profile/atru...
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ?
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
also trump is always deferential to celebrities and mamdani is a celebrity bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Wrote down my thoughts about Lumines Arise, earnestness, and how it serves as a reminder of what games can and should be. aftermath.site/lumines-aris...
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wrote down my thoughts about Lumines Arise, earnestness, and how it serves as a reminder of what games can and should be. aftermath.site/lumines-aris...
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i'd say i expect this to be the case with la and las vegas in what's left of my lifetime but that implies anybody in charge here would rather do this instead of just abandoning everyone there to their fates while otherwise pretending everything was fine
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
i'd say i expect this to be the case with la and las vegas in what's left of my lifetime but that implies anybody in charge here would rather do this instead of just abandoning everyone there to their fates while otherwise pretending everything was fine
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A company is reportedly withdrawing its $99 AI teddy bear from the market after researchers found it told a tester where to get knives, pills and matches when asked.
It also spoke graphically about sex positions and sexual kinks.
It also spoke graphically about sex positions and sexual kinks.
AI toys can cajole kids or be made to discuss sex, watchdog groups warn
A company is reportedly withdrawing its AI teddy bear from the market after researchers found it told a tester where to get knives, pills and matches when asked.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A company is reportedly withdrawing its $99 AI teddy bear from the market after researchers found it told a tester where to get knives, pills and matches when asked.
It also spoke graphically about sex positions and sexual kinks.
It also spoke graphically about sex positions and sexual kinks.
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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is $14.99 on US PSN buff.ly/i4lPHBQ
PS4/Switch physical $21/$28 US Dollars at VGP buff.ly/PnPcyvw
PS4/Switch physical $21/$28 US Dollars at VGP buff.ly/PnPcyvw
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is $14.99 on US PSN buff.ly/i4lPHBQ
PS4/Switch physical $21/$28 US Dollars at VGP buff.ly/PnPcyvw
PS4/Switch physical $21/$28 US Dollars at VGP buff.ly/PnPcyvw
waxes nostalgic for the good old days, back when getting to play the PC game you own required use of a code wheel
November 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
waxes nostalgic for the good old days, back when getting to play the PC game you own required use of a code wheel
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It's Nov 22nd in Japan which means it's the 30th anniversary of Namco Museum Vol. 1
These days thanks to Hamster & Namco, we also have home ports of games like Aqua Jet & Tokyo Wars which didn't even exist in arcades when Vol.1 released
Every era is a Namco era
These days thanks to Hamster & Namco, we also have home ports of games like Aqua Jet & Tokyo Wars which didn't even exist in arcades when Vol.1 released
Every era is a Namco era
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It's Nov 22nd in Japan which means it's the 30th anniversary of Namco Museum Vol. 1
These days thanks to Hamster & Namco, we also have home ports of games like Aqua Jet & Tokyo Wars which didn't even exist in arcades when Vol.1 released
Every era is a Namco era
These days thanks to Hamster & Namco, we also have home ports of games like Aqua Jet & Tokyo Wars which didn't even exist in arcades when Vol.1 released
Every era is a Namco era
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Trump Guns are now running commercials on Fox News
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Trump Guns are now running commercials on Fox News
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The president met with Larry Ellison—the billionaire behind Oracle—to discuss Paramount's potential takeover of CNN...and which hosts to fire. trib.al/L0DsQrO
This casual chat proves billionaires with agendas and a direct line to Trump have the power to change the entire American media landscape.
This casual chat proves billionaires with agendas and a direct line to Trump have the power to change the entire American media landscape.
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The president met with Larry Ellison—the billionaire behind Oracle—to discuss Paramount's potential takeover of CNN...and which hosts to fire. trib.al/L0DsQrO
This casual chat proves billionaires with agendas and a direct line to Trump have the power to change the entire American media landscape.
This casual chat proves billionaires with agendas and a direct line to Trump have the power to change the entire American media landscape.
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NEW: Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan would force Kyiv to give up additional territory in the east, cap the size of its military, and agree it will never join NATO
Exclusive: Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
The full plan was obtained by Axios and verified by Ukrainian and U.S. officials.
trib.al
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
NEW: Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan would force Kyiv to give up additional territory in the east, cap the size of its military, and agree it will never join NATO
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
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Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster is available NOW on all platforms! 🤠
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster is available NOW on all platforms! 🤠
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R-Type fans. Heads up: www.goodsmile.com/en/product/5...
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
R-Type fans. Heads up: www.goodsmile.com/en/product/5...
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NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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Thought I'd check in on chatgpt and see if it had gotten any better at game history research. It hallucinated an unreleased "Wizards and Warriors IV" project for NES and when I asked what the source was it made up a tweet by...me.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Thought I'd check in on chatgpt and see if it had gotten any better at game history research. It hallucinated an unreleased "Wizards and Warriors IV" project for NES and when I asked what the source was it made up a tweet by...me.
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Trump administration proposes to loosen rules protecting endangered species reut.rs/4o74BhZ
Trump administration proposes to loosen rules protecting endangered species
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed four new rules that would roll back Biden-era regulations that strengthened protections for endangered species.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump administration proposes to loosen rules protecting endangered species reut.rs/4o74BhZ
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Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...