Nick Chinchill
@nickchinchill.bsky.social
31, no idea what I'm doing. I write things and read fortunes.
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Nick Chinchill
@nickchinchill.bsky.social
· Jan 25
Hi this is now my thread where I talk about what games I'm playing (and to try and motivate me to clear some backlog);
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🎉 Can you believe Wikipedia is 25 years old? 🎂
A quarter-century of free knowledge—built on a simple but powerful idea: show your sources. That commitment to citations is one of our favorite things about Wikipedia. ℹ️📚🔍
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#Wikipedia25 #WikipediaDay @wikipedia.org
A quarter-century of free knowledge—built on a simple but powerful idea: show your sources. That commitment to citations is one of our favorite things about Wikipedia. ℹ️📚🔍
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#Wikipedia25 #WikipediaDay @wikipedia.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
🎉 Can you believe Wikipedia is 25 years old? 🎂
A quarter-century of free knowledge—built on a simple but powerful idea: show your sources. That commitment to citations is one of our favorite things about Wikipedia. ℹ️📚🔍
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#Wikipedia25 #WikipediaDay @wikipedia.org
A quarter-century of free knowledge—built on a simple but powerful idea: show your sources. That commitment to citations is one of our favorite things about Wikipedia. ℹ️📚🔍
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#Wikipedia25 #WikipediaDay @wikipedia.org
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This is from the Vonnegut museum, and apt as ever.
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This is from the Vonnegut museum, and apt as ever.
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Holy shit, that’s just actual theft.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Holy shit, that’s just actual theft.
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Rioters are painting TUNNELS on ROCK WALLS right in front of ICE agents in order to make agents CRUMPLE THEIR NOSES AGAINST THEM
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Rioters are painting TUNNELS on ROCK WALLS right in front of ICE agents in order to make agents CRUMPLE THEIR NOSES AGAINST THEM
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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This good-natured, 34-year-old, Muslim, immigrant man—who the Times bemoaned was too young and radical to “get anything done”—has accomplished more good governance in a *week* on the job than most liberal politicians accomplish in their whole careers. With a smile & a joyful heart. A blessing.
Last week, we announced a plan to make child care universal. Today, applications are open for pre-K & 3-K. If your child is turning 3 or 4, apply now for the fall at: myschools.nyc
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This good-natured, 34-year-old, Muslim, immigrant man—who the Times bemoaned was too young and radical to “get anything done”—has accomplished more good governance in a *week* on the job than most liberal politicians accomplish in their whole careers. With a smile & a joyful heart. A blessing.
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Centrists love to quote the bit in 1984 that says,“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
For some reason, they think it only applies to the GOP.
For some reason, they think it only applies to the GOP.
The House voted 341 to 79 to fund Trump's war-mongering foreign policy agenda.
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
January 15, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Centrists love to quote the bit in 1984 that says,“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
For some reason, they think it only applies to the GOP.
For some reason, they think it only applies to the GOP.
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ICE agents fled from the crowd and left behind their CONOPS battle plan for Minneapolis, including agent's names, hotel rooms, phone numbers, boxes of license plates, and tac radio frequencies.
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 AM
ICE agents fled from the crowd and left behind their CONOPS battle plan for Minneapolis, including agent's names, hotel rooms, phone numbers, boxes of license plates, and tac radio frequencies.
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in a refreshing change of pace, both bandcamp and games workshop announced this week that they've banned AI to varying extents. these stances are crucial during a time when AI is being rammed down our throats at every turn, and some people are starting to accept it
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
in a refreshing change of pace, both bandcamp and games workshop announced this week that they've banned AI to varying extents. these stances are crucial during a time when AI is being rammed down our throats at every turn, and some people are starting to accept it
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Nottingham has its own progress pride flag, and it looks like Robin Hood has kicked out the intersex circle and starting shooting arrows at it
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Nottingham has its own progress pride flag, and it looks like Robin Hood has kicked out the intersex circle and starting shooting arrows at it
I never think of myself as being "good" at the games I play online, cos I know there's lots of skill levels and there's always little misplays or mistakes I make while playing that helps me reflect on what I could have done better, over blaming teammates for a loss. It also helps me keep my chill.
January 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I never think of myself as being "good" at the games I play online, cos I know there's lots of skill levels and there's always little misplays or mistakes I make while playing that helps me reflect on what I could have done better, over blaming teammates for a loss. It also helps me keep my chill.
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (1991) #Sonic #Sonicthehedgehog
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (1991) #Sonic #Sonicthehedgehog
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“Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death,” an AO3 fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, is astounding. archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Charlotte_Stant - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 AM
“Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death,” an AO3 fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, is astounding. archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
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Hey, remember that time I had to hurriedly announce that I was absolutely not in under any circumstances appearing as a guest at an NFT/crypto event? Because some chucklefucks decided to announce I was a guest at this con?
Felt like NFT shills were just screwing with everything, wild time.
Felt like NFT shills were just screwing with everything, wild time.
We don’t dance on the grave of NFTs enough. I had a year where I was repeatedly told by bozos I was going to be irrelevant and extinct for not embracing them, I should be allowed a victory lap.
January 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Hey, remember that time I had to hurriedly announce that I was absolutely not in under any circumstances appearing as a guest at an NFT/crypto event? Because some chucklefucks decided to announce I was a guest at this con?
Felt like NFT shills were just screwing with everything, wild time.
Felt like NFT shills were just screwing with everything, wild time.
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Colored by THE colorist, Mike Spicer.
January 13, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Colored by THE colorist, Mike Spicer.
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This is beyond shocking - how can this be allowed to happen? Why on earth can’t they be released on bail? They have a right to a fair trial, appropriate medical treatment, & the removal of punitive Prison Service conditions. Govt’s ban on Palestine Action is simply intolerable
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’
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UK politics live – latest updates
A prisoner linked to Palestine Action who is on day 71 of a hunger strike has told a friend: “I’m dying.”
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, at HMP New Hall, in Wakefield, on Saturday for the first time since the protest began and said she was taken aback by her friend’s appearance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
This is beyond shocking - how can this be allowed to happen? Why on earth can’t they be released on bail? They have a right to a fair trial, appropriate medical treatment, & the removal of punitive Prison Service conditions. Govt’s ban on Palestine Action is simply intolerable
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The consistency of this keeps surprising me as kids but it both keeps being the best and most hilarious sign that no, actually this isn't 'just the future' like photography or 3d graphics or w/e.
My 14yo tells me kids who use ChatGPT are referred to as "third-party thinkers"
January 13, 2026 at 3:36 AM
The consistency of this keeps surprising me as kids but it both keeps being the best and most hilarious sign that no, actually this isn't 'just the future' like photography or 3d graphics or w/e.
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sir meta knight warm up
January 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
sir meta knight warm up
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meowth curled up for a nap
January 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
meowth curled up for a nap
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Keep hearing devs say that they only use ai for "pre-concept art"
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Keep hearing devs say that they only use ai for "pre-concept art"
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
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Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.” www.wired.com/story/macken...
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.” www.wired.com/story/macken...
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Even in Captain Planet the writers room would be like ok tone it back
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Even in Captain Planet the writers room would be like ok tone it back