Turfster
@turfster.bsky.social
Coder, pun perpetrator
Grumpiness elemental
Hyperbole abuser
Don't put words in my mouth
It's not my fault you can't perceive tone and context
(TurfsterNTE off The Bird Site)
Grumpiness elemental
Hyperbole abuser
Don't put words in my mouth
It's not my fault you can't perceive tone and context
(TurfsterNTE off The Bird Site)
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Turfster
@turfster.bsky.social
· Oct 18
I guess I'm on here now as well, if only just to stake my claim.
Will I use this for actual posting?
Probably not, if I'm honest.
Still.
I'm here now too.
For given values of "here".
Will I use this for actual posting?
Probably not, if I'm honest.
Still.
I'm here now too.
For given values of "here".
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Honestly the new Defunctland pointing out that a big reason why we don't see living characters much anymore is because of a dispute with the union that covers puppeteers makes a lot of things suddenly make a lot of sense
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Honestly the new Defunctland pointing out that a big reason why we don't see living characters much anymore is because of a dispute with the union that covers puppeteers makes a lot of things suddenly make a lot of sense
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AI slop could never ever dream of having the staying power of Minmo.
1000 years from now, the people will still remember.
1000 years from now, the people will still remember.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
AI slop could never ever dream of having the staying power of Minmo.
1000 years from now, the people will still remember.
1000 years from now, the people will still remember.
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Honoured to be part of the 2025 @bafta.org Breakthrough Programme and represent Scotland with some of the most talented people I’ve ever met
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
BAFTA Breakthrough profile: Cara Ellison
"Your game's story or narrative, even if it's not a traditional narrative, is the thing that actually keeps people picking the controller back up"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Honoured to be part of the 2025 @bafta.org Breakthrough Programme and represent Scotland with some of the most talented people I’ve ever met
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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SpeeDons revient pour une nouvelle édition en 2026 !
80 heures de speedrun pour soutenir les actions de Médecins du Monde
📅 07 - 10 mai 2026
📍 Palais des Congrès de Lyon
📺 ttv/mistermv
80 heures de speedrun pour soutenir les actions de Médecins du Monde
📅 07 - 10 mai 2026
📍 Palais des Congrès de Lyon
📺 ttv/mistermv
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
SpeeDons revient pour une nouvelle édition en 2026 !
80 heures de speedrun pour soutenir les actions de Médecins du Monde
📅 07 - 10 mai 2026
📍 Palais des Congrès de Lyon
📺 ttv/mistermv
80 heures de speedrun pour soutenir les actions de Médecins du Monde
📅 07 - 10 mai 2026
📍 Palais des Congrès de Lyon
📺 ttv/mistermv
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How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Can this fucking bubble please burst and free us from this madness*
* into whatever new antihuman madness these utter turnip brains get enamored with next
* into whatever new antihuman madness these utter turnip brains get enamored with next
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Can this fucking bubble please burst and free us from this madness*
* into whatever new antihuman madness these utter turnip brains get enamored with next
* into whatever new antihuman madness these utter turnip brains get enamored with next
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it's pretty easy to replace the drive in it too, most of the hardware sites run regular guides with recommendations
i don't necessarily recommend putting 2TB into it like i did but i also don't not recommend it
can emulate everything up to (some) ps3, and even install from epic & gog with a client
i don't necessarily recommend putting 2TB into it like i did but i also don't not recommend it
can emulate everything up to (some) ps3, and even install from epic & gog with a client
20% off on a 256GB Steam Deck is damn good for a great piece of kit, would recommend it.
store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
Steam Deck™
Steam Deck™ is the most powerful, full-featured gaming handheld in the world.
store.steampowered.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
it's pretty easy to replace the drive in it too, most of the hardware sites run regular guides with recommendations
i don't necessarily recommend putting 2TB into it like i did but i also don't not recommend it
can emulate everything up to (some) ps3, and even install from epic & gog with a client
i don't necessarily recommend putting 2TB into it like i did but i also don't not recommend it
can emulate everything up to (some) ps3, and even install from epic & gog with a client
The dominos are starting to fall
(but why *that* fucking distro, it's like the worst one)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovOx...
(but why *that* fucking distro, it's like the worst one)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovOx...
RIP Windows: Linux GPU Gaming Benchmarks on Bazzite
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The dominos are starting to fall
(but why *that* fucking distro, it's like the worst one)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovOx...
(but why *that* fucking distro, it's like the worst one)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovOx...
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We even credited everyone who worked on localization - yes, including temporarily trade show localization that didn’t ship in the final game. Crediting people is super cool and very legal you should do it too!
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We even credited everyone who worked on localization - yes, including temporarily trade show localization that didn’t ship in the final game. Crediting people is super cool and very legal you should do it too!
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Hello, police? I'd like to report a robbery.
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Hello, police? I'd like to report a robbery.
Snitches get Stitches
Rats get hit with Bats
Scabs end up like Ahab
Rats get hit with Bats
Scabs end up like Ahab
PMG understands Rockstar became aware of these messages after at least one non-union member of the server raised concerns about these discussions with management and this either kicked off, or contributed to, a wider investigation.
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Snitches get Stitches
Rats get hit with Bats
Scabs end up like Ahab
Rats get hit with Bats
Scabs end up like Ahab
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EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
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I remember seeing this Gracie Films logo at the end of most TV show closing credits and it was generally my signal that it was bedtime. Where do you remember it from? 📺
#nostalgia #tvshow #synthwave
#nostalgia #tvshow #synthwave
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I remember seeing this Gracie Films logo at the end of most TV show closing credits and it was generally my signal that it was bedtime. Where do you remember it from? 📺
#nostalgia #tvshow #synthwave
#nostalgia #tvshow #synthwave
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Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
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looked up the patch notes for lumines arise and saw there's still no update for colorblindness stuff but that they are working on it, so that's good. i want to go back to that game!!
i hope the way theyre addressing it isn't just by adjusting the strength of the "filters" bc that shit doesnt work!
i hope the way theyre addressing it isn't just by adjusting the strength of the "filters" bc that shit doesnt work!
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
looked up the patch notes for lumines arise and saw there's still no update for colorblindness stuff but that they are working on it, so that's good. i want to go back to that game!!
i hope the way theyre addressing it isn't just by adjusting the strength of the "filters" bc that shit doesnt work!
i hope the way theyre addressing it isn't just by adjusting the strength of the "filters" bc that shit doesnt work!
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wait, you mean people from other countries are feeding false information to americans in order to make them doubt their own reality?
man, that's fucked, who'd even do something like that, let alone build an entire commercial industry around it
man, that's fucked, who'd even do something like that, let alone build an entire commercial industry around it
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
wait, you mean people from other countries are feeding false information to americans in order to make them doubt their own reality?
man, that's fucked, who'd even do something like that, let alone build an entire commercial industry around it
man, that's fucked, who'd even do something like that, let alone build an entire commercial industry around it
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Update: It was The Banquet (2006), released in the United States as Legend of the Black Scorpion.
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Update: It was The Banquet (2006), released in the United States as Legend of the Black Scorpion.
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Any one of these massive AAA videogame companies could file suit against the 6-piece Chicken McNobody ringleaders harassing their employees, and that they don't is a choice. I said before of goobergate that the industry enjoys having a bunch of unpaid Pinkertons around too much to ever give it up.
Two months after firing over Charlie Kirk comments, Ghost of Yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not 'bad joke'
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Any one of these massive AAA videogame companies could file suit against the 6-piece Chicken McNobody ringleaders harassing their employees, and that they don't is a choice. I said before of goobergate that the industry enjoys having a bunch of unpaid Pinkertons around too much to ever give it up.
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todays dark engine scripting shenanigans, 1/2: a mouse-driven crt keypad:
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
todays dark engine scripting shenanigans, 1/2: a mouse-driven crt keypad:
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this looks like someone is about to drop the hottest itch . io point and click adventure game you've ever seen straight into the IGDA judges inbox
The shimmer of downtown Toronto.
I found it interesting to see how different glass reflects infrared light, along with the line of trees by East Bayfront.
#infrared #fullspectrum #toronto
I found it interesting to see how different glass reflects infrared light, along with the line of trees by East Bayfront.
#infrared #fullspectrum #toronto
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
this looks like someone is about to drop the hottest itch . io point and click adventure game you've ever seen straight into the IGDA judges inbox
Jensen Huang misunderstood the lyrics of Ren's Money Game Part II¹ and is "hitting them like Enron"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YonS...
¹: Of "Monopoly Mermaid Monday" fame, if that's more familiar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YonS...
¹: Of "Monopoly Mermaid Monday" fame, if that's more familiar
Ren - Money Game Part 2 (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Ren
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Jensen Huang misunderstood the lyrics of Ren's Money Game Part II¹ and is "hitting them like Enron"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YonS...
¹: Of "Monopoly Mermaid Monday" fame, if that's more familiar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YonS...
¹: Of "Monopoly Mermaid Monday" fame, if that's more familiar
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Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
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2/ This timelapse shows the lasers pointing at the VLTI observation target.
The video was created from photographs taken in early November on a nearly full-moon night. The lasers appear curved due to a projection effect.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2547a/
🔭 🧪
📹 J. Beltran/ESO
The video was created from photographs taken in early November on a nearly full-moon night. The lasers appear curved due to a projection effect.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2547a/
🔭 🧪
📹 J. Beltran/ESO
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
2/ This timelapse shows the lasers pointing at the VLTI observation target.
The video was created from photographs taken in early November on a nearly full-moon night. The lasers appear curved due to a projection effect.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2547a/
🔭 🧪
📹 J. Beltran/ESO
The video was created from photographs taken in early November on a nearly full-moon night. The lasers appear curved due to a projection effect.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2547a/
🔭 🧪
📹 J. Beltran/ESO