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Appreciation post for spooky Amstrad CPC art from France

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RIP Richard "Levelord" Gray, his work in Duke 3D in particular was a huge influence on me.

I'm not put out by what James Hetfield said because I have never really looked to Metallica for guidance or moral clarity or good music.

Either Godflesh or Killing Joke. I was an angry young man.

Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social · 3d ago

Name your fav band/artist when you were 18.

Galactic Racer feels like it draws not just from Burnout but from the fast, hard, technically stunning tradition of British game development. There’s a certain kind of game that we’ve always done very well in the UK, the product of a generation of devs raised on Arcade shooters and the MegaDrive.

Galactic Racer is fantastic but I am so so bad at it. Part of it is that I find the tracks a bit hard to read - there’s not enough contest between “pile of junk” and “pile of junk with a hole carved in it” for me to be able to parse where I should be in the split second I have to make that call.

We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.

How strange! Alt-Right bot activity being reported as nosediving after Ukraine bombed the shit out Russia’s data centres. What a bizarre coincidence!

Reading the Kotaku story about the Wing Commander III remaster and - beyond some kinda obvious typos - it really surprises me that they don’t mention that Jim was also the driving force behind the excellent Command & Conquer remaster of a few years back.

question for brooks: what if they are, literally, nazis?

driftglass@driftglass.bsky.social · 5d ago

"Jon Ossoff, my advice to him is, if you start calling your political opponents Nazis, maybe it's time to shut up. That's just not what we do here in this country." -- David Brooks, this evening. Remember, Brooks still gets very handsomely rewarded by the fossilized media for saying shit like this

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

A controversial trial withholding hepatitis B vaccines from newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been approved, a move central to RFK Jr's vaccine vision. #publichealth sugataai.com/blog/controv...

Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau

The approval of a clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau represents a profound departure from established medical consensus, marking a moment where the boundaries of ethical research appear to have shifted…

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"Before teaching young men how to run the world, teach them what to do when the world is one room, one woman, one terrible thing happening, and nobody wants to be the first man to ruin the evening." buff.ly/z7yWbR2

An Open Letter to Cornell University from the Mother of a Prospective Male Student

“Seven former Cornell students are accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting another Cornell student who says she was incapacitated. Messages alleged...

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Shit’s way too expensive in this country—and wages aren’t keeping up. We’re all doing worse, except the wealthiest at the top. Join us at an event near you this weekend as we mobilize to elect candidates who will stand with us, not billionaires. mobilize.us/aflcio

AFL-CIO Volunteer Events on Mobilize · AFL-CIO on Mobilize

We are the democratic, voluntary federation of national and international labor unions that represent more than 15 million working people. We strive to ensure all working people are treated fairly, with decent paychecks and benefits, safe jobs, dignity...

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When Hegseth spoke about the execution livestream with far-right streamer earlier this week, he hardly seemed able to contain his excitement.

Pete Hegseth wants to livestream a snuff film

The defense secretary plans to telecast the military’s first firing squad execution since 1945.

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Hundreds of protestors march from the site where an ICE agent shot a father in the Bronx on 10/8 to the hospital where he was being held. Defund and abolish ICE. Chinga la migra. 🧵 of photos...

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 6d ago

Press conference in the Bronx after the ICE shooting - - @cndelarosa.bsky.social speaking

Been an intense, tough, work heavy week that I’m ending by putting on my ABCDEFUCKICE shirt and going to a punk rock anti-ICE benefit in downtown LA.

Shared this on LinkedIn, but had to bring it here too! More than 100,000 players regularly use High Contrast Mode in EA SPORTS FC 26 😱🔥 This is a cool benchmark. I’m proud of the team behind this, and we’ll keep improving our designs so everyone can enjoy football and all our other games ♿✨

Democrats will never learn.

This is genuinely fantastic reporting from @duckvalentine.bsky.social - fascinating, frustrating and deeply illuminating. Well worth the time of anyone in the industry or just curious. kotaku.com/inside-the-f...

Inside The Failed Fight To Unionize Double Fine

Double Fine employees petitioned for a union in May. It created a rift in the studio that still hasn't healed

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Live-streaming an execution is about as morally bankrupt as you can get as a society.

Thailand eliminates rubella as a public health problem. The milestone, verified by the WHO, is the result of a vaccination program that began in schools in 1986 & expanded to all one-year-olds in 1993. Thailand is the 7th country in the region to achieve elimination buff.ly/JW29ZYF #ShareGoodNewsToo

Thailand verified for eliminating rubella as a public health problem

The World Health Organization today announced that Thailand has been verified for eliminating rubella as a public health problem, marking a major milestone in the country’s efforts to protect…

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People in California who are facing a terrible ICE surge: remember that if you need whistles, we are still sending them out for free. In fact, we just passed 1.7 million whistles sent out. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

3D Printed Whistles | Linktree

We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 3000) & where to send them.

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Watching Ken Sim and his ABC party suggest that Sean Orr is against women’s voting rights is perhaps the lowest low I’ve ever witnessed in Vancouver campaign politics as of late. I’m so angered and frustrated by the extreme deceit and contempt ABC holds for the average citizen. Please vote.

Here we go. Such a sweet story. 💕

Steam hit Dressmaker began because creator’s wife lost her hobby due to medical issue - Dexerto

The viral game Dressmaker has players turning virtual fabric into elaborate gowns, but the story behind its creation is even more wholesome.

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Today in thought… man, 30+ years on, Achtung Baby still hits so fucking hard.