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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 15h

Something about calling it the mid 1900s makes me feel old

Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 1d

Being 41 I find myself still remembering some WW1 vets as a kid and also knowing about the redwood Travis is carrying. So I'd say my life is pretty full of wonder.

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Pixel Lit Podcast @pixellitpod.com · 1d

Grab your tactical utility babies: we’re starting a new book! Tune in for the first episode of DEATH STRANDING, VOLUME 1:

youtu.be/PY7XGNLJx0Y?...

Bootleg Bridge Babies (Death Stranding Vol. 1 - Part 1)

YouTube video by The Pixel Lit Podcast

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GC Vazquez @gcvazquez.bsky.social · 2d

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Scott (from NerdSync) @scottniswander.bsky.social · 3d

My wife has practically begged me to stop talking to her about this niche tiktok drama so I made a video instead nebula.tv/videos/nerds...

NerdSync — I promise you will care about this niche TikTok drama

Only watch this if you aren't my wife...

nebula.tv

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Stop Skeletons From Fighting | SSFF @stopskeletons.bsky.social · 3d

WE RIDE FOR BUGRER BECKY
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...

Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman

I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 3d

At this point I'm just curious to watch @jay.bsky.team and her team mess up more. It's like watching the Jordan Flu Game but for burning goodwill.

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 3d

The bsky team is truly generational talent in bag fumbling.

merritt @merrittk.com · 4d

it remains really funny that this site was spun up to be a crypto/rationalist platform and then old time weird twitter people and others started moving over here in spring 2023 and ever since management has been mad they're successful but not in the way they wanted

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Ben 🏳️‍🌈 @bvigeant.bsky.social · 3d

A line has been found: brigading off site is acceptable, hurting the CEOs feelings is not.

Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 3d

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads:

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account.

After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users.

As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 4d

I think we need you to read it on the show.

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 4d

It’s wild how poorly @jay.bsky.team and team is handling this whole situation.

Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 4d

Bluesky deleted my post complaining about the CEO lol. I did not delete it myself! Full on Lowtaxing from Jay here.

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 4d

Telling my grandkids this was death stranding

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 4d

I would enjoy a pair of glasses that had a heads up display and do neat tricks cause that sounds fun but I don’t trust any of these big tech companies as far as I can throw them. (Which is zero cause they are big)

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winnie 💫 @winonaparadise.bsky.social · 6d

2010s: be sure to put some sort of dog interaction in your game for a Polygon writeup
2020s: be sure to put a perfect square of negative space in your HUD for Northernlion to nest in

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dapurplesharpie @sharpiepls.com · 6d

you can migrate to blacksky

non-black users have the choice of "myatproto.social" or "cryptoanarchy.network" handles

sources and additional information under this video thread hereby blacksky.community/profile/shar...

Writing our Destiny aka Andrew @planecrazy.bsky.social · 6d

I just don’t know where else to go? Won’t do Meta, and won’t do X. Guess I could try Mastodon again, don’t want to if I can help it.

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 6d

Having worked on comms teams for a long time half of our job is "Maybe we say that differently huh bud?"

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 6d

No no, don't it has become load bearing now.

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 6d

you're doing great sweaty

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 6d

You could try a poster’s strike. I hear that works

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 6d

Yes, never take a moment of self-reflection and continue to post through it.

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 6d

Every single member of the bsky team is posting through it. Completely unable to self reflect

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 6d

As a side note Jason Pargin uncritically retweeting the bullshit from the bsky team is a bummer.

Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 6d

"healthy discourse project" - We don't like it when the people are angy at the nazis we imported.

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 6d

Once again I ask you to consider that you took advantage of marginalized communities to grow this place and now can't fathom doing a single thing to protect them.

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 6d

Harassing the mods into banning someone has never worked. And harassing people in general has never changed their mind.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 6d

this poster mentioned in their 50 post tantrum that they literally work in ML research, and between this and the Google engineer who went to the press to tell them that their AI was alive, I am
becoming concerned that these companies are not sending their best

The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 6d

@dystopiabreaker.xyz
i'm completely serious when i say that much of the dismissive ai discourse on here fires the bigotry neuron

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Kevin from Pixel Lit @kevin.pixellitpod.com · 7d

A room in my childhood house. The room never existed but when I dream it's always located within that house. Ususually the dreams are about the end of the world.