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Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 1h

Slightly warming up to Battlefield 6 multiplayer tonight after actually playing some rounds with friends.

I think the "solo" MP experience super soured me on it yesterday to the point I was about to uninstall.

TTD still feels absurd *most* of the time. Most maps are also WAY too damn small.

Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 5h

I don't think there's any amount of money you could pay me to defend Nazis and here James Woods just does it for free.

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 7h

Hey, what was happening in Germany in the 1930s? I forget.

James Woods
@RealJamesWoods
For those who actually respect history, the origin story of Antifa is well documented. Antifa is an organization that emerged with the “German Communist Antifaschistische Aktion” movement in the 1930’s.
German Communists smeared anyone to their right as "fascists,” a common ploy used by the ignorant hysterical activists of the Democrat Party today. Like today’s leftist loonies, the German Antifa of the Weimar years even labeled the leftwing SDP as "social fascists." Today’s Antifa are a paramilitary mob used by the usual suspects to foment fake “mass protests” and burn down cities. The same puppet masters of the Democrat activist judges ruining America today also fund these “useful idiots” of Antifa to impede the mandate given to the current President in his landslide last election victory.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 6h

AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over

Nate Silver
@NateSilver538 • 5h
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I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.

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Fabraz - Demon Tides & Bubsy 4D @fabraz.bsky.social · 1d

Just look at him.

Bloops @bloops.uk · 1d

Happy to say Bubsy 4D is shaping up to be my favourite marble game.

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Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 1d

Lol.

The Nobel Peace Prize is a joke. As if previous recipients like Henry Kissinger, Woodrow Wilson, and even Obama weren't already enough to clue you in.

Twitter post from 2025's Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Corina Machado where she dedicates the prize to Donald Trump.

"This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.

We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.

I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!"

Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 1d

I gave Battlefield 6 a big benefit of the doubt when the beta only featured small maps but most of these launch maps are still way too damn small for a "Battlefield" game.
TTK feels wildly inconsistent at best and COD levels of fast at worst.
The UI is also an atrocity (again, COD like).

Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 1d

TTK feels off in Battlefield 6 MP.

Not feeling it right now.

Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 1d

Just one mission into the Battlefield 6 campaign and I can tell already this is a special kind of stupid.

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Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 1d

Sure had me in the first half...

NPR @npr.org · 1d

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

n.pr

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Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 1d

Lol, k.

Like those serious consequences for Jan 6th. And the serious consequences for being convicted of 34 felonies. And the serious consequences for... like anything.

Ok. Sure. What a joke.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 2d

It wasn't like I expected elections to be fair in the future (or to even have elections at all, period), but really?

"Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official"

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 2d

Despite the seeming crap single player campaign, I'll still probably give it a go in Battlefield 6 tomorrow.

Obviously the real meat and potatoes is with the multiplayer.

I don't think I ever played the previous BF campaigns besides Bad Company 2's. If I did they were obviously forgettable.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 3d

Image from an opening of Police Squad! altered to read: Tonight's episode: The Tech Bro's Barely-Disguised Fetish

Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 4d

I abhor any time I see someone on Reddit saying "Our next president!" when posting something about Newsom.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 4d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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carrion🐛 @carrion.bsky.social · 5d

just don’t create a moderation list, bluesky said that’s bad

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 5d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

zeldawilliams
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 6d

Hey Democratic leaders, you want to hit us up with anymore KFF/KFC or whatever zingers in response to our own troops being sent in against our own civilians and being a hair's width away from martial law?

Maybe workshop something with Burger King given that King Donald is walking all over you.

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My Name is Grant @mynameisgrant.bsky.social · 6d

Once someone throws this guy a Maiden’s Kiss he’s gonna be casting Firaga all over the place so I’d be scared too

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 7d

wizard frog is insane

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Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 6d

Knew about all of this... except that last one.

What absolute, head up their ass, moron would ever say that AI has rights? Besides the right to fuck right off for stealing other people's work.

AHHH! real meghan!! 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 6d

people who built bsky:
-trans women (bsky protects jesse singal)
-Black users (bsky allows rampant antiBlack racism)
-SWers (bsky to implement hostile age verification in UK)
-organizers and activists (bsky autodeletes anyone in gaza with a pulse)
-artists (bsky dev says AI has rights lmao)

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Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 6d

Seeing the story play out for Ghost of Yotei and I'm starting to really empathize with this IGN article.

SO sick of the "story of revenge/grief but change of heart at the end" schtick. Seems to be a staple of PlayStation's first-party titles for the past several years.

I’m Getting Bored of Every PlayStation Game Telling the Same Story - IGN

After Ghost of Yotei's tale of revenge and grief, is it about time PS5 exclusives got some new ideas?

www.ign.com

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Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 8d

Google doesn't like to be outdone by Apple, even when it comes to embracing fascism.

"Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’"

www.404media.co/google-calls...

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 8d

no! NO!!

a chyron reads "FORMER ANTIFA MEMBER SPEAKS OUT". the interviewee is grimace

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Shawn Zipay @zips.bsky.social · 9d

I just realized that I don't hear jack squat about NFTs anymore.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 9d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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