Ukraine blows up Russian data centres and immediately and mysteriously online talk about Germany’s Far Right AfD virtually disappears. Stop Putin you stop the Far Right.
Absolutely spot-on by @anildash.com here: "The best artists around you are invisible to you, and the most important statements by activists that you care about are being silenced. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s a system working as designed."
We are going to kill “unalive” - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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Love is real and it's two strangers in an MMO jumping up and down.
Today marks the public launch of the Ubisoft Workers of Montreal (UWM) campaign, with a first action: a petition to preserve hybrid work. Every Ubisoft Montreal employee is invited to sign the petition and every supporter encouraged to reach out to their network to encourage them to sign!
"On May 19, 2017, Stanislav Petrov died of pneumonia at the age of 77. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” "
Maija Tervola@maijatervola.bsky.social · 2w ago”Petrov was under direct orders to immediately report any nuclear launch warning to Soviet high command. Who would then launch a nuclear counterattack on the US. This nuclear World War III would have devastated human civilization, perhaps irrevocably. Stanislav Petrov disobeyed his orders.”
Tried my first pumpkin spice anything ever (cookie). Am disappointed. It just tastes like gingerbread?
There must be a viral marketing campaign for H*rry P*tter because platforms keep recommending me HP content even though I've repeatedly expressed disinterest. They're usually anti-JKR but IDGAF about those either because I've already picked a side. Just... let me ignore HP in peace, please.
Since I've had to remind multiple people over the last week: Microsoft is still under active BDS protest. That means Xbox and it's subsidies including Activision, Blizzard and Bethesda Yes that means the new Diablo. Yes that means the new DOOM. Yes that means World of Warcraft Forever
No Games For Genocide
The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.
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"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.
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"It may not have sounded like a great mission at the time, but take heart in the fact that in hindsight, it was a fucking terrible mission."
I always insist on reading books in the original English if possible, but although I did finish the entire Hitchhiker saga, I was never very into it. Then I checked out the first book in Finnish and enjoyed the translation so much more.
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 4w agoElsewhere on Bluesky folks are noting that The Kids These Days aren't much into Douglas Adams. As someone who is much into Douglas Adams (and in fact wrote an intro to new edition of his works) allow me to remind folks that it's not actually surprising when The Kids aren't into decades-old stuff.
Traveling at the height of post-9/11 restrictions, I had my art supplies with me and had forgotten to leave this thing (compass?) at home. Silently cursing myself when TSA opened the case and held it in their hands. They confiscated my water bottle and put the metal stabbing device back in the bag.
Fun@funkelly.bsky.social · last mo.shout out to TSA. i was flying home the *day* they prohibited water on planes. Our bags were physically searched in 3 separate checkpoints before the gate. at home i realized i had two knives in my work bag i forgot about. not one of the TSA people were lookin for knives, they were looking for water
pros of watching zelda direct hours after everyone else: i get to fast forward through the padding cons of watching zelda direct hours after everyone else: you've already seen two dozen 'nintendo hired this man!' jokes before i got to make one
"Why wasn't this piece of art more explicit with its messaging" cause it would have sucked ass Bob. Telling people the truth isn't as effective as making them experience it. That's why it's art and not an essay.
This Finnish guy has been teaching himself Sumerian, and sent a cuneiform tablet to the British Museum to check his progress. They just emailed him that they've sent him something in the post. I'm now thrilled and excited for a total stranger! Clay tablet mail! www.reddit.com/r/Cuneiform/...
Hello, Bluesky!! Today it’s my birthday! 💖🥳 I’m very happy and feel like a princess! 💖 Here is some colourful art to mark the day, would appreciate any repost but I appreciate you if you don’t repost too!! 🥰❤️❤️❤️
Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old?
Lotr You Bow To Noone
Alt: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Aragorn and the rest of his kingdom bows to the four hobbits
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An Anarchist Who Tried Her Best@nataliereed84.bsky.social · last mo.Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old?
People did not understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to him, clearer than previously
Not to be That Person™ (which I am, always) but Ship of Theseus is not a particularly Japanese concept. I wonder whether the incident even happened as Adams describes it or if presenting it as a mystical "oriental" philosophy seemed like a more interesting anecdote.
Fairy Princess Esmerelda@raccoon.pizza · 2mo agoThe idea that it kills you is also a very western way of thinking about it. In Japanese philosophies, the question probably doesn't even make sense.
A headless horse as depicted by the typically weird Czech artist Jaroslav Panuska. In #folklore most headless horses are in teams pulling coaches with more than one headless #ghost inside and driven by headless coachmen. There seem to be very few which frolic about on their own. #SpookySunday
Mher Chatinyan (Armenian Artist, born 1989) "Summer Landscape", 2024. Oil on Canvas, 130 × 80 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Very interesting. Especially the bit about "thinking in tweets". I've sort of distanced myself from social media because I don't think I have what it takes to be "cool" on here. The desire to belong is strong, but the further we disappear into meme-talk, the more we lose our real voices.
Barb McQuade@barbmcquade.bsky.social · 2mo agoReally interesting piece about disinformation. X is not changing what we think, but it is distorting our perspective of what other people think. open.substack.com/pub/johnganz...
I'm excited for this upcoming horror game set in 1980s Finland: store.steampowered.com/app/4521110/...
The Polar Darkness on Steam
A Lovecraftian folk horror mystery set during the polar night of 1980s northern Finland. When a child preacher disappears during a revival sermon, a journalist becomes trapped in an isolated village w...
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃@caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 2mo ago"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!
I don't know why we, as a society, decided to bring back pop-ups but I want whoever is responsible to know that I am *less* inclined to join your newsletter when you slam the Join ad in my face rather than a discreet suggestion at the bottom or middle of every article.