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Zack Zwiezen

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Zack Zwiezen @zackzwiezen.com · 13d

Technically, these are "Better" textures and effects.

But that doesn't change that this remaster looks bad.

Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 13d

That New, Ugly Deus Ex Remaster Is A Reminder That Better Isn't Always Better

The New Deus Ex Remaster Is A Reminder That Better Isn't Always Better - Kotaku

Just because you increase the resolution and add new effects doesn't mean you've improved the game

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James GHOULizio @theswweet.blackskycomra.de · 1d

After my good experience with the Silent Hill f shirt I decided to check out what else Konami has on their official store and this genuinely might be the most unhinged singular piece of merch out there.

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Carolyn Petit @carolynmichelle.bsky.social · 2d

respectfully: no. develop your own taste, absolutely, but own it. it's fine to think that popular thing is bad. it's fine to not have an opinion too, but i see statements like this one all the time and i just want to push back a bit: there's nothing wrong with having the courage of your convictions.

"there are many filmmakers whom i clearly recognize as major artists while remaining completely untouched and, frankly, annoyed by their work. learning the difference between "i hate", "it's bad", and "it just isn't for me" has been a crucial feature of my maturation as an artist and human being."

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Isaac! At the Butler! @isaacbutler.bsky.social · 2d

I finally got a chance to write one of my dream assignments, an in depth evaluation of Daniel Day-Lewis, an actor whose achievements and methods cast a long shadow over the field, and whose work is often misunderstood.

slate.com/culture/2025...

Only One Performer Has Won Three Best Actor Oscars. Is It Fair That He’s Also a Joke?

He might be the greatest actor of all time—and the most misunderstood.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2d

“… the data out of Montgomery County, Maryland makes one thing unmistakably clear: this crusade is not a mass movement. It’s the obsession of a vanishingly small minority …”

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

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Zack Zwiezen @zackzwiezen.com · 2d

Noooooo

Zack Zwiezen @zackzwiezen.com · 2d

Officially on vacation. Don't do video game news until October 15.

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Little Alex Horne @alexhorne.bsky.social · 15d

I’m joining SHOC for their Big Sleepout on October 10th! We’ll be trying to stay awake all night to raise funds and awareness to help tackle homelessness in the local area.

There are also Taskmaster prizes to be won! Click the link to find out how you can get involved.

linktr.ee/littlealexhorne

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 2d

Let it never again be said that a woman with no real reporting experience who fell for a Twitter account called "Official Antifa" cannot be the head of a huge news organization

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 2d

The number of parents who gasped when we told them no, we could not tell them what their kids checked out because their kids have a right to privacy!

We offered “one book cards” to kids whose parents wouldn’t agree to let them have a card. They could take out a book at a time. The FURY.

Helena Greer @blumagaincurios.bsky.social · 2d

My feelings about Banned Books Week are that no indeedy parents do NOT have the right to decide what their own children read, because children are human beings with the right to dignity and privacy.

Agreeing w the parents rights premise shifts the Overton window in the wrong ass direction.

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Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 5d

Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!

This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.

MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · Jul 31

help my job says i have to do my job what do i do help

From r/chatGPTpro, 25 minutes ago: chatGPT blocked at work

Today my job decided to block the site. I use chatGPT to create SOPs (standard operating practices) and power points and polish my emails. What should I do now four question marks. It has 0 upvotes and 20 comments

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

this entire thing was so unnecessary

once again: hire a comms person and save your bitching about the userbase for the group chat

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 3d

A waffle-centric controversy underlines ongoing tensions between Bluesky and some of its most vocal users.

Waffles eat Bluesky | TechCrunch

A waffle-centric controversy underlines ongoing tensions between Bluesky and some of its most vocal users.

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Bill Arceneaux (keep on blogging in the free world) @billarceneaux.com · 3d

'Nothing But Trouble' reviewed by @swampflix.bsky.social swampflix.com/2025/10/05/n...

Nothing But Trouble (1991)

For most of my life, I’ve heard about what a terrible movie Nothing But Trouble is. From my friend Michael telling me that the appearance of Dan Aykroyd’s judge character’s phallic nose scarred him…

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Frank Vehafric @fvehafric.bsky.social · 4d

One of the things I took away from the 60s and Richard Nixon, first mentioned by Hunter Thompson, but I believe to be true, is the fact that we believed, at time, that all our protesting, marching and sign waving was futile and pointless when in fact, it drove Richard Nixon to alcohol fueled madness

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 4d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

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Fae’rynn (Phantom Futch) @faerynnistired.itch.io · 4d

“don’t be bigoted towards AI.”

your AI data centers are poisoning Black communities as we speak, please get some fucking perspective. jesus christ

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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 4d

Younger veteran: "How old are you, man?"

Older veteran: “87.”

Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.”

Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.”

🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥

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Phil Szostak @philszostak.bsky.social · 4d

This piece was not done for Star Wars but it did inspire the dewback!

Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social · 4d

1975 concept art by Ron Cobb for Star Wars

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · May 5

A quote in white italic text on a green background reads, “What message does it send to children when you can walk into someone’s house and pee on the floor in The Sims?” To the right of the text is an image of a waving American flag. The image is from an editorial in the April 2003 issue of Computer Games magazine.

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 4d

lmao ok so I’m walking up Fresh Pond just now carrying grocery bags. From behind me I hear a teenage boy yell “MOVE, BITCH!” Then I hear another kid say with some genuine disbelief in his voice “dude you can’t SAY that!!” I turn a little to see they’re both on bikes. They steer around me.

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Zack Zwiezen @zackzwiezen.com · 4d

I just hope folks invite me to cool discord servers so I can still chat and stuff with them.

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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 5d

why’s he look like Andrew cuomo?

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 5d

this is like half of r/ups now

Hi Andrew,

You have a new invoice for $63,755.71

Tariff Fee on T Shirt

Total Due: $83.27

Government Charges: $59.27
Brokerage Charges: $24.00

How to go about disputing an incorrect tariff charge?

Total Due: $82.92

Government Charges: $68.92
UPS Brokerage fees: $14.00

I’ve received 15 different duties and tariff charges for items I didn’t order.
Customer Seeking Help
The title is the crux of the issue. Over the past 3 weeks I’ve received numerous brown envelopes all charging me for duty and tariff fees associated with items that I never ordered.

The seller is somebody I’ve bought from before, but the last time I purchased from them was several months ago and my name is on the sold to slot. The “shipped to” person is someone I don’t know and the address and tracking address are both unrelated to me.

I’ve sent emails to an address given to my by the one time I was able to get through the phone number listed on the paper bill. They said the invoices will be removed in 4-6 weeks but now I’ve started receiving late fee bills on top. I’ve tried to call in again once a day, but I either get hung up on or my call drops once the wait lasts over an hour.

Any advice? I just don’t want this to go to collections or affect my credit for something I didn’t order or have any relation to besides my name being on something it shouldn’t have.

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 5d

Arc Raiders releases this month so it's probably time I spilled the beans!

Our team @secrettape.bsky.social has been working on a 3 part series on the game's challenging development for over a year.

Embark has been incredibly transparent and let us tell the story as we saw it. I'm very proud of it

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 5d

Microsoft in 2023: "Game Pass prices will not increase as a result of the Merger"

https://kotaku.com/xbox-game-pass-price-lina-khan-ftc-microsoft-activision-merger-2000631611

Even The Ex-FTC Chair Is Slamming Microsoft's Game Pass Price Hikes

Lina Khan's FTC sued Microsoft to stop it from acquiring Call of Duty

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5d

"‘F***ing Dumbass’: Trump Officials Want Howard Lutnick Sidelined After Epstein Comments"

Trump's commerce secretary called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever' & his colleagues are now super mad at him.

Another scoop from Zeteo's newest reporter @swin24.bsky.social:

Howard Lutnick Enrages Trump Officials With Jeffrey Epstein ‘Blackmail’ Remarks

The Trump administration claims Jeffrey Epstein didn’t blackmail anyone. His commerce secretary just called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever.’

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