Toadofsky
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Engineer by day, musician by night, shogi/mahjong player by dawn.
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Why do people use social media?
How do people select and use technologies in an ever-growing ecosystem?
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3-player riichi mahjong scoring can be pretty wild.
December 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
3-player riichi mahjong scoring can be pretty wild.
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Even if age verification laws require data deletion, you have to trust every website and third-party verifier will actually do it. That's a lot of faith to place in companies with spotty track records—and a risk that doesn't exist when a bartender just glances at your ID. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
December 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Even if age verification laws require data deletion, you have to trust every website and third-party verifier will actually do it. That's a lot of faith to place in companies with spotty track records—and a risk that doesn't exist when a bartender just glances at your ID. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Who said the era of FMV games is over?
Check out Jason's review of the excellent Road to Empress a FMV title that is set during the Tang Dynasty in ancient China.
www.player2.net.au/2025/12/road...
Check out Jason's review of the excellent Road to Empress a FMV title that is set during the Tang Dynasty in ancient China.
www.player2.net.au/2025/12/road...
Road to Empress Review – A Game of Thrones | Player2.net.au
Road to Empress Review - A Game of Thrones Sometimes, I get a shock when I’m reminded there are whole swathes of media I’m just not aware of. Regression manhwa, isekai fantasy, wuxia and most relevant...
www.player2.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Who said the era of FMV games is over?
Check out Jason's review of the excellent Road to Empress a FMV title that is set during the Tang Dynasty in ancient China.
www.player2.net.au/2025/12/road...
Check out Jason's review of the excellent Road to Empress a FMV title that is set during the Tang Dynasty in ancient China.
www.player2.net.au/2025/12/road...
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Huge News - we had such a great response to our open call for streamers that we added another night to the event! It now runs January 23-25
Check out the full 2.5 (!) day schedule on our website, and let us know what games and streamers you're most excited to watch!
defeatinggames.com/schedule
Check out the full 2.5 (!) day schedule on our website, and let us know what games and streamers you're most excited to watch!
defeatinggames.com/schedule
December 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Huge News - we had such a great response to our open call for streamers that we added another night to the event! It now runs January 23-25
Check out the full 2.5 (!) day schedule on our website, and let us know what games and streamers you're most excited to watch!
defeatinggames.com/schedule
Check out the full 2.5 (!) day schedule on our website, and let us know what games and streamers you're most excited to watch!
defeatinggames.com/schedule
Now I wonder when the popular horse game will get livestream chat command integration...
July 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Now I wonder when the popular horse game will get livestream chat command integration...
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sorry I gotta know every detail of what happened here. why were they messing with pow(). why did they not test pow() after messing with it. why did it take until an investigation by the osu team to figure out what was wrong. should the osu team be placed in charge of the windows runtime
looks like the latest build of windows 11 shipped with a broken version of pow() that says (-1)² = -1:
github.com/ppy/osu/issu...
github.com/ppy/osu/issu...
PP counter overflowing to NaNs during play · Issue #33948 · ppy/osu
Type Game behaviour Bug description Since a few days ago, PP counter in osu! lazer is almost guaranteed to overflow, out of nowhere. What makes this more weird is that I don't recall receiving any ...
github.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
sorry I gotta know every detail of what happened here. why were they messing with pow(). why did they not test pow() after messing with it. why did it take until an investigation by the osu team to figure out what was wrong. should the osu team be placed in charge of the windows runtime
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Hololive is slowly moving to Blue Sky! This is HUGE. Lots of people will follow from there for sure
Just make sure to check that their domain ends with hololive.tv, and you're good to go
Just make sure to check that their domain ends with hololive.tv, and you're good to go
ホロライブのVTuberさんのアカウントがBlueskyにアカウントを開設し始めているようですね。
ホロライブ公式の .hololive.tv というドメイン名を末尾に持つハンドルを使っていればBlueskyの仕組み上、本物です。
Blueskyではハンドルのドメイン名を本物かどうかの認証の手がかりにできます。
参考:
ホロライブ公式の配信スケジュールのサイトが .hololive.tv なので、 .hololive.tv はホロライブ運営のカバー社の所有しているドメイン
schedule.hololive.tv
ホロライブ公式の .hololive.tv というドメイン名を末尾に持つハンドルを使っていればBlueskyの仕組み上、本物です。
Blueskyではハンドルのドメイン名を本物かどうかの認証の手がかりにできます。
参考:
ホロライブ公式の配信スケジュールのサイトが .hololive.tv なので、 .hololive.tv はホロライブ運営のカバー社の所有しているドメイン
schedule.hololive.tv
ホロライブプロダクション配信予定スケジュール『ホロジュール』
ホロライブプロダクション所属VTuberの配信が分かるスケジュールサイトです。
schedule.hololive.tv
October 28, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Hololive is slowly moving to Blue Sky! This is HUGE. Lots of people will follow from there for sure
Just make sure to check that their domain ends with hololive.tv, and you're good to go
Just make sure to check that their domain ends with hololive.tv, and you're good to go
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Chess Bluesky is still very small. That is because most of the players, even the wokest, queerest ones, are still daily posting on Twitter, not caring that they give data, time, and money for the Nazi owner to spread his ideas.
@lichess.org just sent a much-needed message! 👏
Give them a follow!
@lichess.org just sent a much-needed message! 👏
Give them a follow!
February 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Chess Bluesky is still very small. That is because most of the players, even the wokest, queerest ones, are still daily posting on Twitter, not caring that they give data, time, and money for the Nazi owner to spread his ideas.
@lichess.org just sent a much-needed message! 👏
Give them a follow!
@lichess.org just sent a much-needed message! 👏
Give them a follow!
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NEW: Organizations that provide vital, lifesaving care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff.
“I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.
“I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that sca...
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
NEW: Organizations that provide vital, lifesaving care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff.
“I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.
“I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.
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🧵 THREAD: Trump and Rubio have arrested the international humanitarian aid system and forced lifesaving aid programs to completely halt operations — despite an announcement earlier in the week claiming they had changed course. 1/
February 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
🧵 THREAD: Trump and Rubio have arrested the international humanitarian aid system and forced lifesaving aid programs to completely halt operations — despite an announcement earlier in the week claiming they had changed course. 1/
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@chess.com A recent update at chess.com took away the ability of screen readers to voice the coach tips in game review.
People with visual impairments deserve #accessibility.
Please go to "Support" at chess.com and let them know that this is not acceptable.
#chess #chesspunks
People with visual impairments deserve #accessibility.
Please go to "Support" at chess.com and let them know that this is not acceptable.
#chess #chesspunks
January 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
@chess.com A recent update at chess.com took away the ability of screen readers to voice the coach tips in game review.
People with visual impairments deserve #accessibility.
Please go to "Support" at chess.com and let them know that this is not acceptable.
#chess #chesspunks
People with visual impairments deserve #accessibility.
Please go to "Support" at chess.com and let them know that this is not acceptable.
#chess #chesspunks
There are many ways businesses can structure transactions, even with venture capital. Even with the best of intentions, things can eventually go astray.
Our lead, Blockchain Capital, shares our view that tech should serve people, not the reverse, and their extensive experience with dev communities is helpful as we invest in the ATmosphere.
This does not change the fact that the Bluesky app and @atproto.com do not use blockchains or cryptocurrency.
This does not change the fact that the Bluesky app and @atproto.com do not use blockchains or cryptocurrency.
Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users - Bluesky
Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video.
bsky.social
October 25, 2024 at 7:23 PM
There are many ways businesses can structure transactions, even with venture capital. Even with the best of intentions, things can eventually go astray.
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October 25, 2024 at 2:18 AM
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New Bae tweet!
Race today is cancelled ;;
Really sorry to everyone who was looking forward to it.. but please go watch IRyS and Calli on the official EN channel for something SPECIAL!
youtube.com/live/AqR7-DxYz…
this rat will rest up today and tomorrow for the BIG SHOW on 27th!! SEE YOU THERE!
Race today is cancelled ;;
Really sorry to everyone who was looking forward to it.. but please go watch IRyS and Calli on the official EN channel for something SPECIAL!
youtube.com/live/AqR7-DxYz…
this rat will rest up today and tomorrow for the BIG SHOW on 27th!! SEE YOU THERE!
October 25, 2024 at 2:07 AM
New Bae tweet!
Race today is cancelled ;;
Really sorry to everyone who was looking forward to it.. but please go watch IRyS and Calli on the official EN channel for something SPECIAL!
youtube.com/live/AqR7-DxYz…
this rat will rest up today and tomorrow for the BIG SHOW on 27th!! SEE YOU THERE!
Race today is cancelled ;;
Really sorry to everyone who was looking forward to it.. but please go watch IRyS and Calli on the official EN channel for something SPECIAL!
youtube.com/live/AqR7-DxYz…
this rat will rest up today and tomorrow for the BIG SHOW on 27th!! SEE YOU THERE!
Neuro-Sama is so helpful.
October 24, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Neuro-Sama is so helpful.
"Wait, why isn't IRyS in the li--oh, she's co-host?" old.reddit.com/r/Hololive/c...
EN Assetto Corsa Race lineup! feat. cars and taglines
Posted in r/Hololive by u/dcresistance • 2,668 points and 256 comments
old.reddit.com
October 24, 2024 at 6:38 PM
"Wait, why isn't IRyS in the li--oh, she's co-host?" old.reddit.com/r/Hololive/c...
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You might never have heard of EviCore but the Cigna-owned company markets itself to insurers by promising a 3-to-1 return on investment.
That is, for every $1 spent on EviCore, the insurer would pay out $3 less on medical care and other costs.
That is, for every $1 spent on EviCore, the insurer would pay out $3 less on medical care and other costs.
Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
www.propublica.org
October 23, 2024 at 5:33 PM
You might never have heard of EviCore but the Cigna-owned company markets itself to insurers by promising a 3-to-1 return on investment.
That is, for every $1 spent on EviCore, the insurer would pay out $3 less on medical care and other costs.
That is, for every $1 spent on EviCore, the insurer would pay out $3 less on medical care and other costs.
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Trump’s administration moved the Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters to Colorado, causing an exodus of leadership. If elected again, he plans to use the same tactic across the federal government. Here’s how it played out in 2020. www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Trump Says He’ll Move Thousands of Federal Workers Out of Washington. Here’s What Happened the First Time He Tried.
The Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters moved from the capital to Colorado in 2020, causing an exodus of leadership. If elected, Trump plans to use the same tactic across more of the federal gove...
www.propublica.org
October 23, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Trump’s administration moved the Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters to Colorado, causing an exodus of leadership. If elected again, he plans to use the same tactic across the federal government. Here’s how it played out in 2020. www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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It's been called the plastics industry's Project 2025 — a playbook for a potential Trump administration to support an oil and gas industry that’s increasingly dependent on manufacturing plastic.
The latest from @lisalsong.bsky.social
The latest from @lisalsong.bsky.social
The Plastics Industry’s Wish List for a Second Trump Administration
Critics call it the plastics industry’s Project 2025. Tucked into a federal recycling bill is a litany of regulatory rollbacks and other industry-friendly provisions that federal agencies under Donald...
www.propublica.org
October 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM
It's been called the plastics industry's Project 2025 — a playbook for a potential Trump administration to support an oil and gas industry that’s increasingly dependent on manufacturing plastic.
The latest from @lisalsong.bsky.social
The latest from @lisalsong.bsky.social
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October 23, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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October 23, 2024 at 1:51 AM