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Kyle Simpson

@mcfelix.me

Engineer at @oxide.computer. Ex-{Arista, UofG}. he/they

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SCP@10-5.bsky.social · 2w ago

Cops measurably stopped enforcing traffic laws during COVID and never started again. We instantly lost over a decade of progress, and saw a huge increase in deadly/unsafe driving as a result.

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William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social · 2w ago

it's fucking insane that so many people get away with hiding their license plates so that they can get away with running red light cameras and cops mostly don't care (I'm sure some of them do on their personal vehicles too). like this is something where broken windows policing actually makes sense.

EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 2w ago

There is a lot to say about the Nolan Odyssey movie. But one point that I think has not been emphasized enough is: this is a film about living in LA, as Nolan, my erstwhile British compatriot and age mate, has done for years. I gather it’s a strange place.

Tanya X. Short@tanyaxshort.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna start calling game teams "kei" and "midi" and not "iii" or "indie" and you're gonna hate it but I'm right to do it, until we have better terms, sorry bro, this is not discourse, this is praxis newsletter.hushcrasher.com/p/taxonomy-o...

By the way, what’s a AA?

Instead of fuzzy labels like 'indie' and 'AA', we propose a new data-driven system to classify video games based on their actual production scope. This new framework reveals the real economic and creative trends shaping the video game industry.

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RSPB@rspb.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Rise and shine, it's the final day of #BigGardenBirdwatch! Remember, you can still take part even if you haven't signed up. Help us spread the word: share this post, text someone, or tell the whole table over your Sunday roast. The more data we get, the better 🧑🔬

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Hetan Shah@hetanshah.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The costs of the UK’s Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)

Researchers applying for the UK's Global Talent visa face high upfront costs Upfront cost of visa to applicant and employer in 2025 UK Denmark £692 India £602 Australia £405 Israel £362 US £305 Italy £235 Netherlands 1 £207 Germany | £170 Spain 1£144 Sweden | £117 South Korea | £98 France £84 Japan £21 £5,941 £O £2,000 £4 Source: Fragomen for the Royal Society • Excludes ongoing costs such as mandatory healthcare premiums or fees such as language tests
Luc@aura.dog · 12mo ago

Chrome's adblock dying has really just shown how bad ads have gotten now huh This appeared and fullscreened my window, hid my cursor, for clicking on a youtube download link lol old people are just not built to handle this

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Jeff VanderMeer@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Thrilled to announce this ground-breaking new book, Area X: The Southern Reach Files! The Central agent in question is, of course, Hargraves from Absolution. The book includes some new ways of approaching storytelling, and also I hope will be satisfying in lots of other ways. More in a thread. 1/?

Text from Publishers Marketplace, above: Area X by Jeff VanderMeer Imprint: Abrams. Jeff VanderMeer's Area X: The Southern Reach Files, an expansion of the Area X story by way of a hidden metal box full of secret images and documents, purporting to be the last report of a Central agent; a full-color book spanning the 30 years of Southern Reach expeditions, reaching into the past and the future, pitched for Area X completists while adding to the narrative begun with the first four novels, to Michael Sands at Abrams in an exclusive submission, by Joseph Veltre at Gersh Agency and attorney Alex Kohner (world). Text submitted to Publishers Marketplace: An epic and mind-blowing expansion of the Area X story by way of a hidden metal box full of secret images and documents purporting to be the last report of the Central agent Karen Hargraves. Spanning the 30 years of Southern Reach expeditions, reaching into the past and the future, this full-color book will satisfy Area X completists while adding to the narrative begun with the first four novels, to Michael Sand at Abrams, in an exclusive submission, by Joseph Veltre at Gersh Agency and attorney Alex Kohner (world).
Colin Cornaby@colincornaby.me · last yr.

In the Future All Food Will Be Cooked in a Microwave, and if You Can’t Deal With That Then You Need to Get Out of the Kitchen

In the Future All Food Will Be Cooked in a Microwave, and if You Can’t Deal With That Then You Need to Get Out of the Kitchen

As a restaurant owner - I'm astounded at the rate of progress since microwaves were released a few short years ago. Today's microwave can cook a frozen burrito. Tomorrow's microwave will be able to cook an entire Thanksgiving Dinner. Ten years from now a microwave may even be able to run the country. Recently I was watching a livestream of a local microwave salesman.

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