Superb, high-level, very funny satire highlighting the major global issue of enshittification. So well…erm…executed. Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net - Norwegian brilliance right in your wheelhouse. And the prequel here: wsocial.eu/profile/nico... Thanks to Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net

Nicolas Hénin@nicolashenin.net · 7d ago

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

Saw the towers fall through the TV as a kid. Didn't like that show much. Not exactly the best intro for entering school.

Stumbled upon this gem from history a while ago. Screaming NOTHING BIG WORKS in my sleep... From a today's perspective, you could think this is AI generated, or straight outta Warhammer, I swear. It be real tho. I mean, this is where the inspiration comes from. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of...

NOTHING. BIG. WORKS. (without causing ever more problems)

VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 4w ago

"It's heartbreaking" - Numerous exhibitors at Gamescom have reported that their equipment, including laptops containing game code, has been stolen. The robberies have seemingly been taking place overnight when the venue is closed. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-hea...

Neurodivergent dilemma. You tell people you're different, they might treat you shittier for it. You don't tell people you're different, they might also treat you shittier, and then go "but why didn't you tell us sooner?" Funniest part, you gotta do this with every new person you meet in your life.

Imagine Aseprite or another #pixelart program inside Blender? Pixel Perfect Pixel Art drawing and texture painting on top of the model in the 3D viewport and in 2D. Drawing, painting, selection tools, layers, texel density (pixel size) setup and density zones (multiple pixel sizes). #blender3d

Ich hab seit letzdem nen ca. 50 A4 Seiten Aufsatz über das BORG Dreierschützengasse, den Amoklauf dort, das Aftermath und sonst so ein paar Sachen die mir dazu eingefallen sind geschrieben (bin ehemalige Schülerin fürn Kontext und war zum Zeitpunkt zufällig in der Nähe).

Ich geb hier jetzt mal ausnahmsweiße meinen Senf dazu, weil mich der Fall nur zu gut an eigene Erfahrungen als trans Person im österreichischen Gesundheitssystem erinnert. Nein, bin nicht vergewaltigt worden, wurde aber bereits öfters von Spitalspersonal überhaupt nicht ernst genommen.

Schlewi@sepsndepsn.bsky.social · 4w ago

Viola wurde unter Drogen gesetzt und vergewaltigt, konnte fliehen und wurde dann von der Polizei in ein Linzer Krankenhaus gebracht - das sie zur Behandlung weiterschickte. Genauso wie das zweite. Im dritten hat sie erst nach Druck Hilfe erhalten. Sogar die Polizei ist empört über die Abläufe:

So much iconoclasm lately...

Erdmutter Gaia ist todtraurig und will uns was damit sagen. Vielleicht sollten wir alle mal hinhören. Nur so ne Idee.

Reinhard Steurer@steurer.bsky.social · 4w ago

Das ist nicht einfach eine Flutwelle und auch kein Behördenversagen (wie es vermutlich bald heißen wird, um Schuld billig zu verschieben), das ist die von uns gemachte Klimakatastrophe, sehr wahrscheinlich in Form eines Gletscherkollapses. www.newscientist.com/article/2586...

One of the last barriers that somehow still exist when it comes to design theory being so ingrained in the worlds institutions is that these two (experience and education) are really the same kind of thing when it comes down to it.

Von anderen Inhalten des Artikels mal abgesehen, Journalismus und Gesellschaft generell sollte meiner Meinung nach aufhören mit dieser Glorifizierung einzelner Individuen "Star-[enter Profession here]". Habs bei Historiker:innen, Designer:innen und vielen anderen auch schon gesehen...

Oliver Das Gupta@oliverdasgupta.bsky.social · last mo.

Sind die globalen Krisen bewältigbar? Ja, aber nur, wenn wir künftig weniger arbeiten, weniger konsumieren – und Elon Musks Vermögen wegbesteuern. Das meint der französische Starökonom Thomas Piketty. Lesenswertes STANDARD-Interview von András Szigetvari (hier: @andrasszigetvari.bsky.social)

Reflecting back on my time at the Game Lab in Graz and how we weren't allowed to use the walls to hang up pictures and print-outs (e.g. for concept art). All because that would've maybe slightly caused some damage to the wall. Felt incredibly restrictive for such a highly creative job.

MARBLE SOULS coming 2026 wishlist now - store.steampowered.com/app/4531440/...

Problems with complex technology. Chapter 3693

Sean Aitchison@sean8urson.bsky.social · last mo.

oh shit its for real for real fucking DO NOT update your windows, I had to do a clean reinstall

oh shit its for real for real fucking DO NOT update your windows, I had to do a clean reinstall

Windows 11's August update is crashing games and causing PC problems

Following the installation of the August security patch for Windows 11, some users have reported serious problems with their systems. This is a known issue, and here’s how to resolve the error.

pcworld.com

Sean Aitchison@sean8urson.bsky.social · last mo.

I think it’s a really great business model for Microsoft that a windows update can brick my computer Great job, really great way to keep me on as a customer

Medical Advice

I can highly recommend this to whomever and whatever place. New insights and discoveries happen at the intersection of disciplines, and for that the artist/designer/generalist is indispensable. Case in point. If any place wants to have a contemporary Leonardo da Vinci, let me know. ;)

merritt@merrittk.com · last mo.

more places should have artists-in-residence. like there should be a residency where you live on a particular train for a month. there should be an oil rig residency, an arctic research station residency. maybe a residency at a zoo

ME/CFS ist eine schwere Erkrankung, die das Leben der Betroffenen massiv einschränkt. Aber der Sozialstaat sieht weg. Vielen Erkrankten wird die Unterstützung durch die Sozialversicherung verweigert – und sind oft akut von Armut gefährdet. Jetzt Soforthilfe fordern! mein.aufstehn.at/petitions/me...

Jetzt unterzeichnen: ME/CFS Soforthilfe-Paket für Schwerkranke JETZT!

Menschen mit ME/CFS sind oft schwerstkrank und im Alltag auf umfassende Unterstützung angewiesen. Dennoch fehlen vielen Betroffenen in Österreich passende medizinische Versorgung und soziale Absicheru...

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I've got a file on my PC in some timeline software (which historians, lawyers, and writers use to plot narratives and do research) with a whole lot of human history on it. I mostly have this as a pattern-seeking side-project (to satisfy my history autism) and been filling it for many irl years.

Nice journalism! All the naive morons who kept supporting big tech for decades out of convenience played into this idiocy tho. Congrats, fools! (Yes, I am pissed a lot these days) Companies wouldn't ever have this much power if you just stopped supporting them with your money and demanded better.

404 Media@404media.co · last mo.

SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:

I saw the new Nolan #Odysee movie yesterday or so. I felt it was fine overall. Had a few emotional moments (Penelope got me to tears at one point). Cinematography was neat. Great acting by many. Don't get me started on some of the costumes...

I just want to mention: Even if your AI somehow runs locally and you think it's okay, it's still using trained data from a pre-existing dataset which is still full of stolen work. The sheer amount of data gen AI needs is in the hundreds of thousands, you can only get that by scraping

Flow Void@flowvoid.bsky.social · last mo.

The gen AIs that most are familiar with were built using stolen creative work, but there are plenty of more niche gen AIs that do not use stolen work.

Saw a movie recently about how psychiatry is a potentially shady practice that makes people BELIEVE they have problems and then sells them the solution (and a patient that figures out this "ruse") That a whole anti-psychiatry movement exists is something I had known at that point already.

I think I saw someone almost die from heat a few days ago... good thing other people were around and helped. But it was a shocking reminder that we're all on a burning planet and that the climate crisis could hit anyone any day and potentially just end your life. It is in fact doing so already.

Rejoice, @everyone, the Game Dev Days 2026 will happen this year on October 10th - 11th. That's right, the Game Dev DAYS will live up to their name once again. Saturday, 10th of October, will be a day full of talks and games. If you want to be part of it, check out the links below.

Never really dared to thibk that one of my dystopian short stories would become a reality 🙊 www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/8... That's my short story: pixelprophecy.com/microfiction...

Sign Petition: AI Companies Are Buying Up Rare, Antique Books, Harvesting Their Contents, and Then Destroying Them

Somewhere right now, a machine is slicing the pages out of an antique book so an AI company can scan them into training data and (146 signatures on petition)

thepetitionsite.com

70 Fußballfelder Ackerland, Millionen Liter Kühlwasser und ein enormer Stromverbrauch – das Google-Rechenzentrum in Kronstorf betrifft die Region nachhaltig. Es braucht jetzt mehr Bürger_innenbeteiligung und eine transparente Gesamtprüfung. Unterschreibe dafür hier: mein.aufstehn.at/petitions/st...

Jetzt unterzeichnen: GOOGLE Kronstorf. Wir fordern eine transparente Gesamtprüfung aller Risiken!

Der Bau des Google Rechenzentrums in Krontsdorf braucht mehr Transparenz und Kontrolle. Denn die Folgen für Wasser, Stromversorgung und Böden sind noch nicht ausreichend geklärt.

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🎉 It's out! Love Is a Demon is live on Steam right now. Three years, one #solodev, a LOT of learning from scratch, and now it's finally yours to play. 💜 15% off launch price: 6,79€ 🔗 Link in the comments #indiegame #gamedev #adventuregame