The Ones Who Walk Away From the Torment Nexus
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“If you strip away the capital structure and the AI disruption risk, the operating profile of most of these companies looks really healthy,” Bro. There is a lot to unpack in this story. Private equity buying companies based on ARR going up as it always has? Also, P4 is owned by Private Equity? 😕
Jesse Felder@jessefelder.com · 14h ago‘The moment of truth is expected to come when the software companies need to refinance the debt that was used to finance their buyouts. Across private lending there is more than $150 billion of software company debt coming due between now and the end of 2029.’ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
ive heard about a rerelease of a similar story. but we all know I HAVE NO BUTT AND I MUST POUND is the science fiction classic everyone is talkin about
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I think people who don't live here vastly underestimate the number of people who said to themselves, several times this year, "I might not make it home if I walk out that door. Fuck. But I gotta get out there" and then walked out the door anyway.
Alex@alexpong.bsky.social · 15h agothere’s a real simple moral clarity that happens when you realize you’re willing to die. it’s a standard you can hold others to without hypocrisy.
Yikes.
Knoebel 🛬 Gamescom@knoebel.bsky.social · 3d agoChris Hays, id Software’s lead services programmer says id has now less devs than they had during 'Doom' (2016) development and that's not enough to make a simliar game again. He also says that Xbox doesn't understand art. kotaku.com/id-software-...
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma visited Bethesda Game Studios offices yesterday and CWA union members inflated a giant rat, known as Scabby, to protest the ongoing Xbox layoffs. They also planted red flags to represent each person laid off by Xbox recently
A very good mail day, courtesy of Troublemaker Games! "Who is this strange visitor from far away Clacton?!" #MiniaturePainting #Wargaming #Nerdlings
The exercise bikes at my hotel have little videos of scenic spots that you ride through and other people(?) you can pass. Nice idea!
With everyone obsessing over a handful of DSA candidates, the broader trend that might be getting missed across the country is that lots of Dem primary voters seem to have decided it is time for a new generation of younger nominees in lots of places.
Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari, returns to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo for Saturday only! Get your tickets now! tinyurl.com/3a5hdpw4 #prge #prge2026 #Atari #HaveYouPlayedAtariToday
i encourage all of you, regardless of your age, to not take this shit advice
Can you help Rowan and Obi out?
ro (they/them)@littlegreenslug.bsky.social · 4d agomy beloved senior cat had a health scare recently, and i need help getting out of the red after paying the vet bill! i designed a bonfire shirt fundraiser and would love if you could help share & support us. #blackcat #mutualaid #rocreates
Well, I've finally found something from the UK that makes less sense than imperial units: www.instagram.com/reel/DbjVz7A...
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Today is #InternationalCatDay — we want to highlight some of our very special adoptable young cats who have been overlooked & are just waiting for the perfect homes. Junco & Sparrow have had a long road to socialization but are really nice kids. Elena is a CUDDLER who loves attention. bit.ly/4cOmi21
Namibia's east winds often turn its coastal dunes into an unnavigable inferno. We went straight in! Blowing sand stung our feet, pelted our equipment, filled our eyes. But time stood still: We were immersed in a world of astonishing beauty, gone too soon. #photography #bluesky #nature #landscape
Are sprints supposed to last *many* weeks*? * - this is a rhetorical question.
Nick Halliday@hallidaynick.bsky.social · 3d agoBBC News - Tech leaders say AI means less work - their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week. 'At OpenAI and Anthropic, for instance, sprints can stretch on for many weeks and top 90 hours of work in a seven-day period' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...