Want a TTRPG that has Annihilation / Roadside Picnic / Stalker vibes? I recently updated the list at the end of the Zonecore post: omnes.exeunt.press/p/what-is-zo... #zonecore #stalker #zone #zonepunk #ttrpg

What is zonecore?

Creating Exclusion Zone Botanist led me to search for the origins and critical works of the genre. Here are five common elements of zonecore and a list of zonecore tabletop games for inspiration.

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If we could ask a quick favour of any Yarn Spinner user, it would be for those who have purchased YS+ to leave a review. Less than 1% of purchases have left a review. Y'all game devs know how much reviews make a difference, and tools are no different. Help us stand out among AI-coded slop 🙏

Deutsche Lösung, einfach Krankenstand verbieten.

DaniBrodesser@danibrodesser.bsky.social · 3d ago

Mach einer einwöchigen Hitzewelle steigt die Zahl der Krankenstände um 10%. orf.at/stories/3435...

Ember line

German weather analysis finds: Global warming by 1.3C very likely impacted the recent heat waves that were 3.2C warmer than expected. Which doesn't sound a lot, but that's compounding etc, right? I heat the room by 1.3, and it's 4.5C warmer? That's bad! And we're aiming for what, 2.0? 2.5? 3? Fun.

Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)@dwdderwetterdienst.bsky.social · 3d ago

DWD-Attributionsstudie zum Hitzeereignis im Juni 2026 zeigt: Ein solches Ereignis wäre in einem um 1,3 °C kälteren Klima nicht möglich gewesen. Erwärmt sich das Klima um weitere 0,7 °C auf 2,0 °C, nimmt die Intensität ähnlicher Hitzewellen demnach deutlich zu. 💡 Zur Studie: t1p.de/or6dj

Big Walk comes out TOMORROW, August 4. "But what time??" we hear you ask. Well! Let us tell you: • on Switch 2 and PS5: late morning-ish for your console region* • on PC and Mac: 6am PDT exactly (11pm AEST)

Wenn in Norilsk (nördlichste Großstadt der Erde) der Boden auftaut, wird er weich. Und gefährdet damit die darauf errichteten Gebäude. Also wird der Boden jetzt künstlich gekühlt. Ja, genau. Die tiefkühlen jetzt den Boden, damit er gefroren bleibt. Das Zeitalter des Klimawandels beginnt jetzt.

Permafrostboden taut: Tiefkühlanlage soll Norilsk sichern

Auch in Sibirien herrscht aktuell eine Hitzewelle. Um wichtige Gebäude auf dem tauenden Permafrostboden zu retten, werden dort unterirdisch riesige Tiefkühlungen gebaut.

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christ if that’s not a metaphor for our times

People type “sickos_haha_yes.jpg” in reply as though they rename and organize their images... a more realistic filename-based reaction would be f2fv5q4k6qxw2lrgcu5dg562.webp

my blood boiled to read this. so I went and found this contact form www.amnesty.org.uk/contact-us/ and immediately told them what I think. recommend you do, too

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Elizabeth Taylor@elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · last wk.

Hugely hugely concerned by this archive.ph/2026.07.27-1...

It's based on art by artist Josan Gonzales, with his authorization for the production of this realistic version, and illustrates the Brazilian exclusive cover of the book 'Neuromancer' (a source of pride for us all Brazilians)

Hello everyone! Many of you likely saw this image recently with the Apple TV+ 'Neuromancer' promotion. Some know, others don't, but this artwork is mine, created alongside actor & post-production artist Milton Menezes, as a personal project and a homage to the original Neuromancer romance

I come back to this tumblr post again and again

Hillary Monahan@hillarymonahan.bsky.social · last wk.

Nobody wants predictive data models to stop working for the people in medicine. Or translating ancient Pompeii texts. Or the other ways we were already using it. We want it to stop replacing workers, killing the environment, and stealing from artists. Hope that clarifies.

I worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.

Jon of The North@krauza.bsky.social · last wk.

Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.

Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. 🤖 Godot - 47% 🎮 Unity - 34% 🛠️GameMaker - 5% 🚀 Unreal Engine - 3% ✨ Other - 11%

Horses begins recouping development costs after selling 30,000 copies

Horses begins recouping development costs after selling 30,000 copies

Santa Ragione has earned $8,000 from those sales after paying back the title's private investors and director Andrea Lucco Borlera.

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One arrest at the Nazi protest against Pride, multiple arrests at the leftist Internationalist Pride, and a murderer managed to break through a police barricade and drive a van into the big pride event without being stopped or caught. Berlin’s cops and politicians have made their priorities clear.

genuinely feel some kind of way off how these white guys made a ton of $$$ off how "authentic"/well researched the asian aspects were for a fantasy show to an audience of mostly kids/young ppl starved for representation then have increasingly westernized it w each new iteration

Rick@combattlerrickv.exportaud.io · 2w ago

I dont know if this is brazen or it has just become so normalized that people who use the stuff don't see it anymore but the text that opens the final paragraph on the right on the big slides for your sdcc presentation is WILD

What level of racist is "ask chatpgt what Asian people look like"

Rick@combattlerrickv.exportaud.io · 2w ago

I dont know if this is brazen or it has just become so normalized that people who use the stuff don't see it anymore but the text that opens the final paragraph on the right on the big slides for your sdcc presentation is WILD

you don't have to use an extension to do this on Firefox • open settings > search • scroll down to search shortcuts and click add • fill out according to the image below (text in alt text) • click add engine • scroll back up and select "DuckDuckGo No Ai" under "default search engine"

DuckDuckGo@duckduckgo.com · 2mo ago

Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)

chart for dinner

hmm, yes, inevitability, the future, inescapable, hmm

Elf M. Sternberg@elfsternberg.bsky.social · 2w ago

Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and Oracle are collectively hiding 1.65 TRILLION dollars of debt that they hope the AI buildout will someday, somehow, pay for. They have to service that debt, pay creditors while they wait for the payoff, and convince us to pay for "cognitive ablation."

it is, simply, embarrassing to be be failing the most mild and tiny of possible asks in this moment. There is SO much more we can do to oppose genocide that supporting BDS in this small way should be as easy as breathing

Rock Paper Shotgun@rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The kickstarter for Good Citizen is live!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hip...

To be fair, Satoshi Kon died. That left him with no idea on who he should steal from anymore, leaving his choice to be "everyone."

Tyler@electriceden92.bsky.social · 2w ago

Finally, he's the dipshit fiftysomething startup guy he's always wanted to be www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

We keep getting glimpses of a world where better things are possible. It's just overshadowed by tech bro bullshit galloping to make everything worse and man I'm tired of that.

Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social · 2w ago

A Chilean salmon farm now draws about 57% of its power from panels laid over the water, cutting roughly 136,000 litres of diesel a year and silencing the generators. With the noise gone, thousands of salmon have gathered in the shade beneath the arrays. Ecoportal buff.ly/CwczkbP #ShareGoodNewsToo

This is fucking terrifying

Aurelien Mondon@aurelmondon.com · 2w ago

"Cognitive surrender" is a fascinating concept to think about the impact of AI as it exists under reactionary tech Preventing people from thinking for themselves and imagining different worlds is a godsend for authoritarians thenextweb.com/news/wharton...

"It's inevitable" etc.

Futurism@futurism.com · 2w ago

It's a bloodbath.

On the Substack front, it’s still wild to me that years ago when it first came to light that they were allowing/encouraging/contributing to Nazi shit and everyone just kind of collectively went… ah well, whatever, I guess! This will sound hyperbolic, but imo it’s not… (1/2)

If you're still hosted on substack, that's who you are supporting. Either you are too busy relocating (which I get to some degree, but it's also been aligned with the absolute worst people for years now, c'mon), or you like these neighbours. Neither of which reflects well on you.

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 3w ago

And as a commenter welcomes, guess who just welcomed Andrew Tate onboard? Yep, Substack.