American politics is like if you're trapped in a room slowly filling with blood but the person next to you is screaming about how the world would end if every bug was a banana
Nina Reynolds
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joke: escape all this nonsense by playing old games woke: escape all this nonsense with a DRM free RimWorld + Progression mod bespoke: escape all this nonsense with nethack built from source
Starting in 2027, Google will block any Android app whose developer hasn't registered and provided government ID. This affects all apps, not just Play Store apps. F-Droid calls it an "existential threat." @keepandroidopen.bsky.social #KeepAndroidOpen keepandroidopen.org
Keep Android Open
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
keepandroidopen.org
times these days got you feelin video games were just an anomalous blip in the history of mankind
"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!
I just find it interesting that when I want a keyboard shortcut or a CLI it's "not in the roadmap" but when AI wants it we invent a whole new protocol and have a keynote about it
tired: "now is the time of monsters" wired: "they are closing the cage shut"
Our ancestors would have loved videogames, had they the good fortune to coincide with their existence.
oh great nintendo analytics can tell when you're doomscrolling
After 17 years of marketing Android as an open platform, Google is mandating developer registration for all apps. Independent developers, open-source contributors, and alternative stores like F-Droid face an uncertain future. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social keepandroidopen.org
Keep Android Open
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
keepandroidopen.org
i think most people can get their mind right with a session of this
times these days got you feelin video games were just an anomalous blip in the history of mankind
i think the only thing better than a procgen loveletter to ff2 is a procgen loveletter to ff2 with low background cpu usage and *vim style controls enabled by default??*
sure, everyone get resentful about software engineering salaries and take cheap shots at "tech bros" when it's my turn to be a swe, thanks I don't have student debt or anything
sometimes I think omg the world is finally getting more yuriful and then somehow Dmitri wins the three houses marriage bidwar :/ #SGDQ2026
"it's just business they have to make money" yes i'm sure they care about what they want. but i also care about what i want. and they don't want what i want. we are at an impasse
protip: "operating systems" are actually just barriers of cruft between you and the terminal
nirvana in green yuri is gonna hit the streets of seattle like crack in the 80s
spent years thinking "I should try ligatures" and now that I see them they freak me out
games have been huge success. thats why we're firing every one who makes games. also we are going to make it so players can no longer buy games
🎬 What can the unlikely rise of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE teach us about preserving culture? The Future Knowledge #podcast begins its special series on #VanishingCulture with Luca Messarra, who explores why our digital heritage disappears. 🎧 Listen ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/van...
We don't enforce any DRM for games and stuff on @itch.io. Buy, download, and never connect to the internet again for all we care ✌️