This is just above the equivalent of the nominal GDP of Latvia. Like the Microsoft-Blizzard acquisition, this is obscene.

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EU approves Saudi Arabia's 55 billion dollar acquisition Electronic Arts, leaving path open for largest private leveraged buyout of all time www.eurogamer.net/saudi-arabia...

I’m still confused and unsure about which social platforms should get my attention. I go through this thought of “I should post more” every so often, a bit like the “I should buy a boat” cat, but none stick.

And that’s fine. We can’t expect every client to know it all. Part of our job is to work with them, help them make sense of those thoughts and ideas, and put them into something tangible that makes sense for them. Into something that we can then build.

Sometimes I wonder if people have the wrong attitude when saying “the client doesn’t know what they want.” Oftentimes they do know what they want, they just don’t have the knowledge or awareness to articulate it to a degree that developers are happy with.

Another image from our GamePro press CDs, this is named W3E3BANN.JPG, so we presume this Designers Republic-authored Wip3out image was used on a hanging banner at E3 1999. (Disc: https://archive.gamehistory.org/folder/01605cd3-aa0f-4d98-bcf2-a64024f21492 )

The White House using Boards of Canada for their propaganda music was not on my inferno bingo card… fucking disgusting. xcancel.com/WhiteHouse/s...

The White House (@WhiteHouse)

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I ended up with a free copy of Forza Horizon 6 because of Steam Controller delays. Installed it last night, only to find I couldn’t play or even change the settings until I logged into a Microsoft account. What kind of bullshit decisions went into that…

Quiche is just an omelette pie.

You were Yoda, Admiral Ackbar, Captain Rottingham and Prof. Utonium among many voices. But I’ll always remember you as Marquis Halim Ondore IV. RIP Tom Kane.

Sawe’s record breaking run is absolutely incredible and no-one can take that from him. The numbers are there, the effort and feat is undeniable. But I won’t stand by and listen to the erasure of Kipchoge’s sub-2 hour marathon.

Ed Balls

I obviously don’t know the full picture, butThe Works closing down their online store to focus only on their bricks and mortar shops is an unexpected decision.

I have an old 27” iMac (mid-2011) that I’m thinking of breathing life back into with Linux. Not sure which distro would work best for it though. Does anyone have any suggestions?

As old as it is, Half-Life might be the only game series I find amazing that I wouldn’t recommend anyone play right now.

Not sure what radio station it was, but my Uber driver just changed station to a discussion about what the presenters wanted for 2026. The top request was a USB cable “that can be used any way without the faff.” Like, uhhh… mate…

Given what Grok has been up to lately I’m glad I made the decision to not allow anyone to put photos of my kids on social media.

Invasion, eau de parfum by Exxon and APA.

Frank Gehry was always a creative inspiration to me. Seeing photos of the Guggenheim museum led me, in part, on a journey to art college. I owe much to that. What a life he had.

I've not played it but Choral Chambers by Christopher Larkin for the Hollow Knight: Silksong soundtrack is lovely. music.apple.com/gb/album/cho...

Choral Chambers by Christopher Larkin on Apple Music

Song · 2025 · Duration 2:43

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I honestly love a lot of the changes to iPad OS, but I can't believe this in  Music still isn't actionable with mouse/trackpad and I still have to finger swipe/pull. Frustrating.

The next big thing in music, film and gaming will come after their fall to AI slop, when going back non-ai is hailed as a massive breakthrough.

Sad that to hear D’Angelo has passed away after a battle with cancer. I’ll be listening to Voodoo for the foreseeable.

R&B singer D’Angelo dead at 51

The singer, who was also an acclaimed songwriter, was known for helping create the genre of neo-soul.

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And not a single person with an ounce of sense is surprised after OSA. Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

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.

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The continuous overreach by our Governments for our privacy over the past 2 decades is infuriating. Conservatives were doing it, and Labour were doing it before that and have continued now they're in again. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Government targets UK Apple users in new demand for data

It is the latest development in a privacy row which has pitted the UK against the tech giant and the Trump administration.

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Left and right, no room for nuance.

Seeing more people get upset about the Digital ID thing than the Online Safety Act doesn’t sit right with me. Lots of hypotheticals around IDs when the OSA was clear and had an immediate impact to daily lives. Seems very sus.

The right might have hold of the flag but rather than shouting about what it symbolises, this is the best approach. Remove its power from the right, reclaim it. I hope this is an approach that other parties and people adopt. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Farron drapes himself in flag as Lib Dems seek to reclaim patriotism

The Lib Dems are urged to stop being squeamish about national pride, at their annual conference.

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I blame all my woes on this arsehole growing legs.

Hate begets hate. Violence begets violence.

Having a DOOM-like running in SQL is incredible as it is, but a multi-player DOOM-like in SQL? 🤯 cedardb.com/blog/doomql/

Building a DOOM-like multiplayer shooter in pure SQL

CedarDB is a database system that delivers unmatched performance for transactions and analytics, from small writes to handling billions of rows. Built on cutting-edge research to power today’s tools…

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