Virtual Balboa
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You throw yourself off the Brooklyn Bridge, traditionally.
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"I see huge opportunities for GOG to grow," says the platform's new owner, Michał Kiciński, who is committed to keeping it DRM-free. "We see DRM as something which can make the life of a legal customer more difficult."
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-owne...
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-owne...
The new owner of GOG discusses taking on Steam, the devil of DRM, and following in Nightdive's footsteps
"We see DRM as something which can make the life of a legal customer more difficult," says Michał Kiciński, "so there is no reason to keep it alive."
www.gamesindustry.biz
January 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"I see huge opportunities for GOG to grow," says the platform's new owner, Michał Kiciński, who is committed to keeping it DRM-free. "We see DRM as something which can make the life of a legal customer more difficult."
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-owne...
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-owne...
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[Al Michaels calling the kick return from Dark Knight Rises] would you look at that. meanwhile you got uh. Ward. how do you figure
January 11, 2026 at 4:01 AM
[Al Michaels calling the kick return from Dark Knight Rises] would you look at that. meanwhile you got uh. Ward. how do you figure
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trump did january 6th. republicans did january 6th. violent traitors did january 6th. they stormed the capitol, destroyed the building and threatened to kill members of congress. ashli babbitt was a violent insurrectionist. the capitol police protected people. these are truths we need to repeat.
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
trump did january 6th. republicans did january 6th. violent traitors did january 6th. they stormed the capitol, destroyed the building and threatened to kill members of congress. ashli babbitt was a violent insurrectionist. the capitol police protected people. these are truths we need to repeat.
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hegseth announcing this after carrying out a historically illegal military operation is enough to make you lose your mind
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Sen. Mark Kelly will face administrative action
January 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
hegseth announcing this after carrying out a historically illegal military operation is enough to make you lose your mind
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First post of 2026
January 1, 2026 at 5:47 AM
First post of 2026
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MARTY SUPREME
December 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
MARTY SUPREME
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attention new bluesky users:
pick up that can
pick up that can
December 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
attention new bluesky users:
pick up that can
pick up that can
Very bluesky to willfully pretend there isn’t a mountain of genuine reasons to dislike the blue space cat sci-fi series.
December 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Very bluesky to willfully pretend there isn’t a mountain of genuine reasons to dislike the blue space cat sci-fi series.
Very bluesky for the issue of the day being passing people in traffic at a higher rate of speed lmao
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Very bluesky for the issue of the day being passing people in traffic at a higher rate of speed lmao
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calibri is woke bc it sounds ethnic (italian). times new roman is antiwoke bc it has the word Roman in it (based).
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
calibri is woke bc it sounds ethnic (italian). times new roman is antiwoke bc it has the word Roman in it (based).
ironic if you’re posting stats from Spotify yet questioning the taste of others
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ironic if you’re posting stats from Spotify yet questioning the taste of others
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it's weird how sometimes you can watch someone slowly turn into a reactionary freak in real time.
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
it's weird how sometimes you can watch someone slowly turn into a reactionary freak in real time.
I enjoy seeing people slowly realize that Ken Levine of BIOSHOCK INFINITE fame… may not be a good writer.
December 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I enjoy seeing people slowly realize that Ken Levine of BIOSHOCK INFINITE fame… may not be a good writer.
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The Steam release of Garry’s Mod “GMod 10” is now 19 years old.
Released November 29 2006 by “Team Garry” (now Facepunch)
The good ol days.
Released November 29 2006 by “Team Garry” (now Facepunch)
The good ol days.
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Steam release of Garry’s Mod “GMod 10” is now 19 years old.
Released November 29 2006 by “Team Garry” (now Facepunch)
The good ol days.
Released November 29 2006 by “Team Garry” (now Facepunch)
The good ol days.
Oh there’s a new Rian Johnson movie out?
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Oh there’s a new Rian Johnson movie out?
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The "Larry Summers complained to Jeffrey Epstein that MeToo went too far" and "Olivia Nuzzi committed crimes on behalf of the fascist she masturbated with while reporting on him" are the same story: American elites have no ideology other than "I should be untouchable." Society is run by empty husks
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The "Larry Summers complained to Jeffrey Epstein that MeToo went too far" and "Olivia Nuzzi committed crimes on behalf of the fascist she masturbated with while reporting on him" are the same story: American elites have no ideology other than "I should be untouchable." Society is run by empty husks
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Fave moment from every SG episode 47: Sphinx
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Fave moment from every SG episode 47: Sphinx
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown reut.rs/4icyBaS
The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown
Two months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a government-backed campaign has led to firings, suspensions, investigations and other action against more than 600 people. Republican officials have endorsed the punishments, saying that those who glorify violence should be removed from positions of trust.
reut.rs
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown reut.rs/4icyBaS
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The two best zombie coop games complets a year older today!
Left 4 Dead 1 turns 17 years old and Left 4 Dead 2 turns 16 years old today!
Technically L4D1 released digitally Nov 17th and retail Nov 18th so we making one big party for both today. (Thanks zombie.fandom wiki!)
Left 4 Dead 1 turns 17 years old and Left 4 Dead 2 turns 16 years old today!
Technically L4D1 released digitally Nov 17th and retail Nov 18th so we making one big party for both today. (Thanks zombie.fandom wiki!)
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The two best zombie coop games complets a year older today!
Left 4 Dead 1 turns 17 years old and Left 4 Dead 2 turns 16 years old today!
Technically L4D1 released digitally Nov 17th and retail Nov 18th so we making one big party for both today. (Thanks zombie.fandom wiki!)
Left 4 Dead 1 turns 17 years old and Left 4 Dead 2 turns 16 years old today!
Technically L4D1 released digitally Nov 17th and retail Nov 18th so we making one big party for both today. (Thanks zombie.fandom wiki!)
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You can tell who is in “the Club” and who isn’t by who gets chased out of journalism or scrape and claw back into it versus the people who one year later come out of “exile” after gross breach in ethics and get glossy profiles and a book deal.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
You can tell who is in “the Club” and who isn’t by who gets chased out of journalism or scrape and claw back into it versus the people who one year later come out of “exile” after gross breach in ethics and get glossy profiles and a book deal.
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Conflating machine learning tools with GenAI and LLMs are such a favorite of these bad faith arguments, too. Like, machines studying X-rays to better understand cancer is not the same thing as Open AI swallowing all my books via piracy to regurgitate sentences that sound similar. It's just not.
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Conflating machine learning tools with GenAI and LLMs are such a favorite of these bad faith arguments, too. Like, machines studying X-rays to better understand cancer is not the same thing as Open AI swallowing all my books via piracy to regurgitate sentences that sound similar. It's just not.
anytime paul krugman talks about anything I think about this quote and laugh
November 16, 2025 at 4:13 AM
anytime paul krugman talks about anything I think about this quote and laugh