simli
@simli.bsky.social
privacy, labour, online moderation (he/him)
it's not just the payment processors bottlenecking people's ability to make videogames
"It's extremely frustrating and also f*cked up" - one of the world's best indie studios is facing shock closure following confounding Steam ban
www.eurogamer.net/its-extremel...
www.eurogamer.net/its-extremel...
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
it's not just the payment processors bottlenecking people's ability to make videogames
always interesting to see which podcasts and youtube channels don't disable ads in the gambling category (it's basically all of them)
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
always interesting to see which podcasts and youtube channels don't disable ads in the gambling category (it's basically all of them)
you can now get twitch turbo one month for free:
twitch.com/turbo
no reason not to get it, especially for the game awards
(remember to set up a reminder to cancel it in a month)
twitch.com/turbo
no reason not to get it, especially for the game awards
(remember to set up a reminder to cancel it in a month)
Twitch
Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers.
twitch.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
you can now get twitch turbo one month for free:
twitch.com/turbo
no reason not to get it, especially for the game awards
(remember to set up a reminder to cancel it in a month)
twitch.com/turbo
no reason not to get it, especially for the game awards
(remember to set up a reminder to cancel it in a month)
ukraine's government now wants to become a "soverign ai state", whatever the hell that means
www.kyivpost.com/post/64448
www.kyivpost.com/post/64448
Ukraine Partners With Nvidia to Build ‘Sovereign AI’
Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation said the first project under the partnership will be a Ukrainian large language model (LLM) trained to provide automated government services.
www.kyivpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
ukraine's government now wants to become a "soverign ai state", whatever the hell that means
www.kyivpost.com/post/64448
www.kyivpost.com/post/64448
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when its definitely not a hostage situation
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
when its definitely not a hostage situation
everyone about to become a tpu expert
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
everyone about to become a tpu expert
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"This is a C-plus, B-minus labor market," says ADP's Chief Economist on CNBC.
US ADP EMPLOYMENT CHANGE WEEKLY ACTUAL: -13.5K VS -2.50K PREVIOUS
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"This is a C-plus, B-minus labor market," says ADP's Chief Economist on CNBC.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Heritage’s Kevin Roberts used a far-right Catholic congress in Spain to promote the Project 2025 — standing alongside groups pushing anti-woman and anti-LGBTQ agendas. Roberts promised a new “Christendom.” The event shows how U.S. Christian nationalism is now trying to remake Europe in its image.
Heritage’s European Offensive: Exporting America’s Christian Nationalist Project
Heritage president Kevin Roberts took his Project 2025 message to Madrid, joining a lineup of anti-LGBTQ and anti-woman figures from CitizenGO, Vox, ADF International, and beyond. He made no mention o...
globalextremism.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Heritage’s Kevin Roberts used a far-right Catholic congress in Spain to promote the Project 2025 — standing alongside groups pushing anti-woman and anti-LGBTQ agendas. Roberts promised a new “Christendom.” The event shows how U.S. Christian nationalism is now trying to remake Europe in its image.
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It's worth saying here that these employees, some of whom have been with the company for more than a decade, were escorted out of the building by security guards after being fired.
They weren't allowed to speak to their coworkers. They weren't allowed to collect their belongings from their desks.
They weren't allowed to speak to their coworkers. They weren't allowed to collect their belongings from their desks.
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It's worth saying here that these employees, some of whom have been with the company for more than a decade, were escorted out of the building by security guards after being fired.
They weren't allowed to speak to their coworkers. They weren't allowed to collect their belongings from their desks.
They weren't allowed to speak to their coworkers. They weren't allowed to collect their belongings from their desks.
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Nvidia’s ‘I’m Not Enron’ memo has people asking a lot of questions already answered by that memo
Nvidia’s ‘I’m Not Enron’ memo has people asking a lot of questions already answered by that memo
The Streisand Effect strikes again
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Nvidia’s ‘I’m Not Enron’ memo has people asking a lot of questions already answered by that memo
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In the memo, “Nvidia also responds to claims that the ‘current situation is analogous to historical accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom, Lucent) that featured vendor financing and SPVs [special purpose vehicles.)’”
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In the memo, “Nvidia also responds to claims that the ‘current situation is analogous to historical accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom, Lucent) that featured vendor financing and SPVs [special purpose vehicles.)’”
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
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For @aftermath.site, I spoke to @imodrew.bsky.social, the Sucker Punch dev fired after making a Charlie Kirk joke.
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
Two Months After Firing Over Charlie Kirk Comments, Ghost Of Yotei Dev Blames Harassment Campaign, Not ‘Bad Joke’
"I really don’t want this to happen to anyone else, because I feel like with the state of everything, it will absolutely happen to other people," says Drew Harrison
aftermath.site
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
For @aftermath.site, I spoke to @imodrew.bsky.social, the Sucker Punch dev fired after making a Charlie Kirk joke.
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
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BREAKING: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
BREAKING: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
sure would be nice if lost odyssey weren't a pain in the ass to emulate
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
sure would be nice if lost odyssey weren't a pain in the ass to emulate
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November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Media literacy is down, so to be clear, when the WSJ writes “Ultimately, the fact pattern Meta relies on to meet its conflicting objectives strains credibility” about your accounting practices and runs an accompanying flowchart, that is the equivalent of a 500-foot neon sign reading “FRAUD”
This feels like one of those stories you're going to look at a year from now and say to yourself, "Why didn't I move more of my portfolio into cash?" **
** (This post is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or any other advice.)
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www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
** (This post is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or any other advice.)
🎁
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Media literacy is down, so to be clear, when the WSJ writes “Ultimately, the fact pattern Meta relies on to meet its conflicting objectives strains credibility” about your accounting practices and runs an accompanying flowchart, that is the equivalent of a 500-foot neon sign reading “FRAUD”
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17x strike policy testified about in court too. #smh
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
17x strike policy testified about in court too. #smh
this seems like a smart way to get people for attempted drugging without a higher burden of proof
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons to ensure justice for survivors
Classification plan will create basis for ‘significantly stricter’ prosecutions, says interior minister
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
this seems like a smart way to get people for attempted drugging without a higher burden of proof
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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it's insane how good it feels to see someone with actual political clout give a single honest response to something
Governor Hochul on Elise Stefanik doubling down on her claims that Mamdani is a “jihadist.”
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
it's insane how good it feels to see someone with actual political clout give a single honest response to something
“Affluent families are diversifying quietly. Rule of law societies still hold considerable appeal.”
www.source-material.org/jack-ma-boug...
www.source-material.org/jack-ma-boug...
Jack Ma bought UK mansion after years-long 'disappearance’
Jack Ma's wife Cathy Ying Zhang quietly bought £19.5 million London mansion amid Ma's rapprochement with Chinese regime
www.source-material.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“Affluent families are diversifying quietly. Rule of law societies still hold considerable appeal.”
www.source-material.org/jack-ma-boug...
www.source-material.org/jack-ma-boug...
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elon installs a new feature that publicly displays the country where your app was installed and operates from
people find out the most racist pro-US accounts are based in israel, india, bangladesh, etc
US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TWITTER BASED IN ISRAEL
elon pauses location feature
people find out the most racist pro-US accounts are based in israel, india, bangladesh, etc
US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TWITTER BASED IN ISRAEL
elon pauses location feature
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
elon installs a new feature that publicly displays the country where your app was installed and operates from
people find out the most racist pro-US accounts are based in israel, india, bangladesh, etc
US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TWITTER BASED IN ISRAEL
elon pauses location feature
people find out the most racist pro-US accounts are based in israel, india, bangladesh, etc
US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TWITTER BASED IN ISRAEL
elon pauses location feature
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"CDC’s monkey program was in jeopardy even before it was ordered to be shut down. A U.S. House of Representatives budget bill that sets 2026 spending levels for CDC would zero out funding for the HIV division at the agency. "
EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"CDC’s monkey program was in jeopardy even before it was ordered to be shut down. A U.S. House of Representatives budget bill that sets 2026 spending levels for CDC would zero out funding for the HIV division at the agency. "
bolsonaro arrested after attempting to flee house arrest, how many L's can one man take dude
noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ult...
noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ult...
noticias.uol.com.br
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
bolsonaro arrested after attempting to flee house arrest, how many L's can one man take dude
noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ult...
noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ult...