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James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 2h

Never forget

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 23h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Jaunty Art @jaunty.art · Feb 28

Another day

Text box: Me reading the news every day about something that's happening in the U.S.
Image: illustration of a man looking at his phone with a disdainful look on his face
Speech bubble: Wow, that's fucked up.

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The Aido Heresy @wisekingaido.bsky.social · 3h

#stack212 5/5
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
⏱️ 1m 28s
🔥 streak: 23
🏆 #stackdownelite
puzzlist.com/stackdown

Stackdown

A new daily word game. Clear the stack to complete today's Stackdown.

puzzlist.com

The Aido Heresy @wisekingaido.bsky.social · 3h

squareword.org 1347: 11 guesses

🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟧🟨🟧🟧🟧
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1347

Squareword

A two-dimensional word game

squareword.org

The Aido Heresy @wisekingaido.bsky.social · 3h

Wordle 1,573 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 12h

The Butlerian Jihad must have sucked for guys who just bought a new computer

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 6h

I find it baffling how little impact the existence of the Undertaker, a literal walking corpse, has had on science and religion

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The Aido Heresy @wisekingaido.bsky.social · 12h

It does, better than fucking Valhalla anyway.

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Lair Of The Gurt Sherm (Stoker 1911) @gurtsherm.bsky.social · 22h

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The Aido Heresy @wisekingaido.bsky.social · 12h

a woman says " do it " while talking to another woman

Alt: a woman says " do it " while talking to another woman

media.tenor.com

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 12h

I am canceling tonight's antifa pot luck due to the tumor I got from taking the measles vaccine. I appreciate privacy during this difficult time and whatnot.

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The Aido Heresy @wisekingaido.bsky.social · 12h

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Gerry McBride @gerrymcbride.bsky.social · 16h

Niall Donald talking about how Jim Gavin ripped him off included the truest, most Irish statement I’ve ever heard in my life, like this absolutely would be what your friends would say to you in these circumstances

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The Aido Heresy @wisekingaido.bsky.social · 14h

@peepers.bsky.social Fuck, Ubisoft are wankers.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 14h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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The Aido Heresy @wisekingaido.bsky.social · 14h

Gonna watch tomorrow, just about finished Maneater so I'll get that done tonight. Looking forward to it though, it's been shaping up nicely.

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The Aido Heresy @wisekingaido.bsky.social · 15h

a woman in a boxing ring says damn right on the screen

Alt: a woman in a boxing ring says damn right on the screen

media.tenor.com

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The Aido Heresy @wisekingaido.bsky.social · 15h

No Chucky Fanta in Supervalu, they had Five Nights at Freddie's (orange) and Megan 2.0 (lemon). Didn't bother though, will swing by Tesco when I'm in town tomorrow and get the good stuff.