K. B.
@fantasticdmg.bsky.social
28 | he/him | i.t. engineer, writer, educator, gamer
Hi, this is the bleakest shit ever.
Some U.S. Army Members Are Being Offered Four Days Off to Play ‘GTA 6’ if They Reenlist for at Least Two Years
Rockstar's highly anticipated video game 'Grand Theft Auto 6' is now serving as a tool for at least one U.S. Army unit to get soldiers to reup their military service commitment.
variety.com
This is going to go so poorly for everyone involved
Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals (Gift Article)
The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.
nytimes.com
the media when the centrist loses by 1% vs the media when the leftist loses by (less than) 1%
One officer was arrested on Wednesday on charges of looking up the license plate movement of her partner’s ex-wife.
At least 10 Mooresville cops under investigation over Flock violations, chief says
One officer was arrested on Wednesday on charges of looking up the license plate movement of her partner’s ex-wife.
bit.ly
I reached the character limit in my "ideas for stories" note 🥹 I'm so fucking proud of myself dude I've been jotting down ideas in this thing for almost 10 years now. Some of these are being turned into real projects but I love all of them equally.
senior member of congress talking about the president like he's an autistic six year old who just needs to go play with some clay or run around for a bit
Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · 2w ago"I don't know whether he really believes that, or it's part of his political messaging, or he's just thinking out loud." www.readtpa.com/p/political-...
watching PBS docs about labor is really quite a trip. Overall, gives a good account of "what happened" with high quality footage but it's all intercut with retired cops saying shit like "you can't have a transit strike! how are you supposed to get to work??" then just moves on lol
LARPing was more fun when it was exclusively about swords and fireballs and so on
It's finally official. If you're an EA employee who wants to share your thoughts on the company's new owners, please do reach out. Happy to chat confidentially. DMs open. Email in bio. Signal (kerrblimey.43). Also happy to answer any questions *you* might have about speaking to press.
EA is now owned by Saudi Arabia and Donald Trump's son-in-law
The U.S. publisher has been taken private in a deal worth $55 billion.
gamedeveloper.com
I think about this finding a lot: "Students whose school uses AI for many reasons are more likely to report that they or a friend of theirs has had a back-and-forth conversation with AI, like chatbots, in potentially troubling ways." From @cdt.org's report:
Hand in Hand: Schools’ Embrace of AI Connected to Increased Risks to Students
Artificial intelligence (AI) has continued to alter the educational experiences of teachers, students, and parents during the 2024-25 school year. The frequency and variety of AI uses continues to gro...
cdt.org
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2w ago“…the researchers found that opening up to chatbots about personal issues made some people feel not better but worse.”
They’re calling it the most theater kid story of all time
Pixie Casey@pixiecasey.bsky.social · 2w agoin insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy
In a sad turn of events, long time Democratic strategists Eugene and Rusty have announced they no longer feel comfortable being in a party with Hasan Piker
RIP Bram Stoker, you would have wasted all of your time and money on tabletop gaming
Anthony Oliveira@meakoopa.bsky.social · 2w agoI am going through Bram Stoker’s earliest notes on DRACULA today - they include a list of the powers and features of the Count (then named “Wampyr” before Stoker stumbled on “Dracula”), many of which are never elucidated in the book…
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: TOURNAMENT FIGHTERS KONAMI/KYOTO ANIMATION 1993 SNES
david shrigley -- this one is for Carl, who made it to 20
TikTok has incredible moderation team. Our InfoWars video about Multiple Horse Theory — the idea that there are many horses in the world and not just one — has been fully deemed misinformation and lost the formal appeals process. Confirmed by Larry Ellison: There is only one horse on Earth.
I've been carefully carrying these around since 1990, still in perfect shape. Love those days when software came with multiple formats in order to accommodate our home technology 🌍💾🌆 #simearth #simcity #floppydisks
TOEJAM & EARL IN PANIC ON FUNKOTRON TOEJAM & EARL PRODUCTIONS 1993 SEGA GENESIS
