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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 1h

"When an achievement set is uploaded, it signals that we promote, facilitate, and reward players for experiencing that game." @xkeeper.net Am I misremembering or did they almost quote you verbatim here?

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Misty De Méo @cdrom.ca · 1h

"Misty what are you talking about" sorry to fighting game/arcade game post on main, it will happen again

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 10h

you'd think Democrats would realize that effective messaging can shift public opinion and electoral outcomes after watching Republicans wage relentless and super-effective propaganda warfare on the nation's dim electorate for going on five fucking decades

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 10h

Weird. It’s almost like making accusations generates friction which generates news which rallies your supporters.

2 Key Democrats Come Out And Say It: Trump Has 'Some Kind Of Dementia'

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️, but spooky 🦇 @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 21h

Calling Ragnacenty/Soliel/Crusader of Centy a Zelda clone does the genre upending pro-monster tale that's actually playing out in here a grave disservice.

kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2019/09/04/c...

Ragnacenty: Cute animal friends! Adorable derring-do! The casual slaughter of helpless innocents!

Ragnacenty (AKA: “Crusader of Centy” (US), AKA: “Soleil” (EU)) is often referred to as a Zelda clone, a mislabelling that has stood the test of time largely due to a weird l…

kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 12h

Where was this answered by a Bluesky employee?

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 14h

A simple "yes" or "no" will suffice

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 1d

Does BlueSky's terms of service with Hive AI allow Hive AI to save the images it scans and use them for training AI models for purposes other than content tagging, or allow Hive AI to sell data to third parties for such a purpose?

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for the offer. I am not having any thoughts of self-harm. By 'talk' I mean about the man. He was pretty niche. I haven't seen anyone else talk about his passing.

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 1d

And xAI _in particular_ now owns all the bad debt Elon took on when he acquired Twitter so it is even more cash strapped than every other doomed AI venture.

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 1d

CW: Suicide

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A relatively small educational YouTuber I really liked took his own life due to depression. I don't have anyone to talk to about it but it still feels awful to contemplate.

Rest easy, Robert Murray Smith.

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 1d

I don't, but I certainly have that fear. I just asked (and saw many others who already asked and at time of writing still go unanswered). Not a very good sign.

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 1d

Does BlueSky's terms of service with Hive AI allow Hive AI to save the images it scans and use them for training AI models for purposes other than content tagging, or allow Hive AI to sell data to third parties for such a purpose?

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 1d

Does BlueSky's terms of service with Hive AI allow Hive AI to save the images it scans and use them for training AI models for purposes other than content tagging, or allow Hive AI to sell data to third parties for such a purpose?

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 1d

If they're using it via client API (presumably in inference mode) how would the user data get trained on? Does Hive save everything it scans?

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 1d

Since he didn't voice it, I will soothe myself by pretending it was probably something utterly divorced from contemporary American politics.

He's a Samsonite, he thinks you cutting your nails and hair takes you further away from God.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 1d

When all is said and done, the Supreme Court will be greatly responsible for creating a balkanized United States—where states will be able to regulate medical treatments the justices approve of, and others won't be able to regulate those the justices don't approve of.

See also: Dobbs.

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 1d

Obligatory Jenny Nicholson Tweet

Jenny Nicholson Tweet:

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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ohfivepro.bsky.social @ohfivepro.bsky.social · 1d

The Hudson Bee wishes to thank everyone who has passed through in the last few days, basked in his hat wearing glory & helped to share him around the world, thus adding a spot of bee shaped happiness to all who have witnessed him🫡

The Hudson Bee, hat in hand as he takes a bow or possibly even a curtsey. We shall never know for sure and it is of no consequence anyway. He may do as he pleases

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Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 1d

I am either having a massive memory lapse or I somehow don't know a popular place to find French CD-ROMs. What is BnF? Also have you checked Le Bon Coin?

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Misty De Méo @cdrom.ca · 1d

A REQUEST: If you own a French CD-ROM computer game called "Pop Anim'", please let me know. I could use it for some research but haven't been able to find a circulating copy yet. (It's at the BnF but I can't get there right now.)

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 1d

The road to quadrilateral enlightenment...

📺: Sega Visions, Dec/January 1995

A page scan featuring an illustration of Akira Yuki from Virtua Fighter doing a classic cross-legged and arms out at the side and fingers curled zen meditation pose, all while engulfed in a fiery red aura.

"Patience is a virtua."

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 1d

The people he hurt will never forget, but the people he's trying to impress will always pick the genuine fascist over the plastic imitator.

And Republicans will make up some transphobic shit to smear on him ANYWAY.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

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

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 1d

just gonna go ahead and call it now: Saros guy has cancer and he's having a metaphor mind journey about having cancer

Saros cover art with the energy orbs that resemble cancerous lesions circled in blue

Blurb from the wikipedia page for Saros with the name of the game's setting, "Carcosa," highlighted.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

it’s just straightforwardly true that there are people whose bans on here, justified or not, will pour gasoline on what is already an unnecessary multi-day shitshow

so before you hand out one of those bans you should be very sure that ban is correct

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

very cool that if you are working on behalf of right-wing culture warriors, you no longer need standing to have your claim adjudicated by the supreme court

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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Maytera Marble @mayteramarble.bsky.social · 1d

Like, anyone who sets out to write a comprehensive history of SNES JRPGs is going to be a little odd in the head, it comes with the territory. But even the most autistic amongst us can still source our interviews and not steal Amano art from “fandom.com”

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The Wicker Dan (1973) @danlehner.bsky.social · 1d

“10/7 was bad and everything that followed in aftermath was worse” is a perfectly moral and popular position. it’s more or less the American consensus on 9/11.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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