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Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 7h

Leonard Nimoy, best known for his role as uncredited U.S. Army staff sergeant in “Them!” (1954)

20-something Nimoy in a Sargent uniform standing before a board listing strange news reports to be monitored:
Kidnappings
Unsolved murders
Alleged suicides
Strange migrations
Thefts of sugary sweets
Strange phenomenon

It’s in black and white

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 9h

I stand corrected!

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 11h

Bryan Cranston, best known for his role as Ranger Ericsson in the Babylon 5 episode "The Long Night" (1997)

Still from the Babylon 5 series 4 episode "The Long Night". In the foreground, Bryan Cranston playing the role of Ranger Ericsson, dressed in the standard Ranger uniform, on the bridge of a White Star ship. In the background, three religious caste Minbari wearing yellow robes.

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 11h

Here's hoping.

If the EU can kill predatory F2P mechanics, especially ones that target children while hiding behind smokescreens like "ah, but *technically* it's not gambling", then I'm all for it.

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 15h

Supercell CEO claims proposed EU regulations around digital currencies will 'kill how games work'

Ilkka Paananen is worried the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act will 'cripple' the European video game industry.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 12h

public enum MonasticRole {

NUN = 0,
MONK = 1,
ABBOT = 2,
FRIAR = 3,
...

}

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 4d

Yeah, I expect so. This could be handled so much better, though. Set up a web chat (so the appeal handler is online at the same time as the person wanting to appeal), send photo, verify on the spot, delete, done.

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 4d

The most hair-pulling part of this is that some of the data stolen was photos of people's government ID.

Verifiers keep saying "yeah, we want an ID photo, but we delete it straight away!"

Either this company was storing them, or the breach allowed the attackers to grab the data in real time.

Stuart Gray @sgray.bsky.social · 4d

So, that Discord data breach? The headlines *should* have focused on the Age Verification angle.

It affected a 3rd party service Discord uses for Age Verification appeals.

It took 3 months from the start of the UKs OSA age checks for the first known data leak.

www.theverge.com/news/792032/...

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

www.theverge.com

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Andy Claaaaaarrrghhhhk, Nerdling Herder @andycruns.bsky.social · 5d

Mini of the month competition October - Terrain-ing day

Your mission this month involves no minis at all. Instead you are to create a terrain piece from scratch. Old school style. So cardboard, foam, plastic bottles etc.

Rules on skeet 2 (please read them)

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#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 4d

I just want to point out that Tylenol/paracetamol isn't an NSAID.

www.drugs.com/medical-answ...

Is acetaminophen (Tylenol) an NSAID Drug?

Official answer: No, acetaminophen (Tylenol) is not classified as an NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug). Acetaminophen is...

www.drugs.com

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 5d

I finally understand why timezones are so hard.

#gamedev

Results of a Google search for "2025-10-01T07:00:00+01:00"

Before the traditional search results, Google shows a section called "How to solve your problem". It has interpreted the search query as an equation:

2025 - 10 + (-T * (7/0))/0 + 1/0

It then says "Simplify". Step 1 is "Division by zero is undefined". Here it shows the same equation twice more, with an arrow pointing down from the first copy to the second. The "7/0" part is highlighted in red each time. Presumably this would show an actual simplification if it wasn't complaining about division by 0.

Below this is a section that reads "Result: The expression 7/0 is undefined."

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 5d

The surprising thing about that post is that hosting the full ATproto stack has become a LOT cheaper recently, so it really is practical:

whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net...

A Full-Network Relay for $34 a Month | bryan newbold

This is an update to a Summer 2024 blog post. At the time, atproto relays required a cache of the full network on local disk to validate data structures. With the Sync v1.1 updates, relays don't need ...

whtwnd.com

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 5d

I'm making a robotic Blood Bowl team! This is a Mummy, Obduron the Sizeable.

Front view of a modified Necron Overlord, with his void scythe removed, and a Lychguard shield instead of a resurrection orb. He's on a 32mm base to fit the Blood Bowl grid.

Side view of a modified Necron Overlord, showing the Lychguard shield which has replaced his resurrection orb. The void scythe has been removed. He's on a 32mm base to fit the Blood Bowl grid.

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Alex Wasyliw @alexofthew.bsky.social · 5d

A couple of scratchbuilt giant wasteland robots (built for Bill Making Stuff Patreon challenges)

#FindFolkFriday
#Nerdlings

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 6d

Oof

Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 6d

Theme is "calligraphy", got it.

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Alan Harrison @httcs.online · Aug 19

On a visit to Kennedy Space Center I sketched the Atlantis space shuttle. In other news, Atlantis upside down looks like a bewildered shark.

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 7d

It's when you get to the Catthorpe interchange and realize that both of the other roads involved are motorways that you start to think that maybe the A14 isn't really up to the job of getting all those lorries to and from Felixstowe/Harwich.

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 7d

...it's only just hit me that it's called the "Steam Autumn Sale". That doesn't sound weird to me as a Brit, but if you'd asked me to guess what it was called, I'd have said "Steam Fall Sale".

It's not just localized for the UK, either, the announcement post uses "Autumn":

Steam @steampowered.com · 9d

For the first time ever... the Steam Autumn Sale arrives during the early days of Autumn! In the Northern Hemisphere, at least.

As always, we've got discounts, stickers, Points Shop items, and new art for your perusal -- get it all done before the event ends on October 6th!

store.steampowered.com

Steam Store

The Steam Autumn Sale is on now — find great deals on thousands of games! Plus earn up to 9 stickers by going through your Discovery Queue.

store.steampowered.com

Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 7d

My indie puzzle game is going for 40% off in the Steam sale!

Sidequest Ninja | Buy Hexahedra on Steam! @sidequestninja.com · 7d

Hexahedra is in the Steam Autumn Sale!

If you're an efficiency nerd, you can now get a game all about efficiency at an efficient 40% off!

store.steampowered.com/app/1248420/...

Save 40% on Hexahedra on Steam

Hexahedra is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Design and optimize factories to build cubes, used galaxy-wide as crates, musical instruments, even chic coffins. Rewind and replay the action to hu...

store.steampowered.com

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 8d

Rider is capabable of being a lot weirder about your use of language:

A grammar suggestion from JetBrains Rider, suggesting that "mid" should be followed by a hyphen. It gives the example of "He woke up mid-sleep and screamed".

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 8d

*raises hand*

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @grayathena.bsky.social · 9d

I do not want to enable location services. I do not want to create an account. I do not want to sign up for special offers and news about your product. I would like to engage in a simple transaction where I give you money in exchange for a good.

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divine beastmode @gunstreet.bsky.social · 13d

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 19d

If you see this, QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood!

"Load New Commander" screen of the Acorn Electron version of the original Elite.

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 19d

Maybe you need to feed him artisanal mice reared on four different cheeses?

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