That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Isekai as a genre is exploding in popularity because it appeals to a universal desire to get hit by a truck rather than live in the 21st century.

I am having the fucking crazy-busiest week...hoping to get a break after Monday afternoon...ugh...

Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run. -- Mark Twain

It's not enough to be against AI, you need to be pro art. You need to be a champion of the art you love, you need to share that passion and joy, and do what you can to support the artists who make it, because it's not enough to hate AI, to hate what it's doing to art and media; you gotta love.

If you've got even an ounce of a soul in your body, you don't touch anything by ModRetro. It's too intrinsically linked to Palmer Luckey and his cohorts. I know the vast majority of you haven't and won't, but it's always worth a fresh reminder.

Bucket Mouse@mousebitelabs.bsky.social · last wk.

The chintzy-looking M64 clone console of the N64 by a company named ModRetro has been released, I think, I don't pay attention that closely to shit. But as the great @frankcifaldi.bsky.social posted before, it is our civic duty to push back against this company and shun ANYONE who doesn't.

Recomps should be an actual labor of love for the game, in the most literal sense. It shouldn't be a checkmark.

Emily K@emkultra64.com · 2w ago

so sick of all of these low-effort "recomps." Devs spent years disassembling, translating and commenting Mario 64, others made APIs and translation layers to make recompilation more effective and now fuckin slop coders are standing on the shoulders of both to make what is functionally bad emulation

ORACLE: One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison

Tech giant Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs as it embraces AI

The cuts are part of a wider trend among tech firms as they spend hundreds of billions of dollars on AI.

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I'm glad I never had kids; then I'd have to wrangle them AND my parents away from AI slop and give all of them the talk.

What was the plan for AI agents exhibiting virus-like behavior?

Co-founder of firm hacked by rogue OpenAI models says it is 'a wake-up call'

A co-founder of start-up Hugging Face told the BBC that most firms are not aware that the "game has changed".

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It really bugs me when people whose job is mostly about scheduling don't know the difference between Standard time and Daylight time; Standard Time goes from November-March, and Daylight Time goes from March-November. (...yes that means the non-standard is 2x as long as the standard 😠)

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So, I was playing Arc Rise Fantasia for RetroAchievements's Achievement of the Month-- for the first hour or so, I thought I was just playing through the worst localization since Zero Wing, but now I'm really starting to think this game was made by The Onion; just look at this NPC's name:

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THIS will always be my Samus. You can blond her up, zero-suit her, give her a creepy A.I. that calls her "My Lady", but for me, this is the badass bounty hunter that beat Mother Brain and her space pirates and brought peace to the galaxy. 6'3". 198 lbs. 100% woman. 100% badass. Deal with it.

This is gamer girl bathwater for techbros

Jesse Felder@jessefelder.com · 3w ago

‘On Friday, after 65 bids, one of Huang’s pre-worn and signed jackets sold at auction at Sotheby’s for $960,000, much higher than the pre-sale estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. He wore the jacket in 2023, at an event at Foxconn in Taipei, Taiwan.’ www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/l...

Reach out to your friends and colleagues and invite them to the rally TOMORROW, and attend if you’re able! It’s really important that you show up for this for a few reasons:

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 4w ago

The bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back! We’re calling game workers, allies, and fans alike to join emergency rallies on WEDNESDAY, JULY 15th! Check this thread for times and locations as they’re established: 🧵

NEW 🚨| 22 trade union leaders, representing more than 1.3 million workers, are calling on @rockstargames.com to stop playing games with workers' rights and recognise the @gameworkers.co.uk . Read and share the letter below 👇 #Solidarity #StrikeMap

my friend cheeseball is pushing for partner and I honestly think it's been a long time coming. she's a fixture of the Z2 speedrun community and has been very kind and supportive since we met years ago. I'm sure she'd appreciate any support you can throw at her! www.twitch.tv/thecheeseball81

Here's the email I sent (transcription in alt text). All I'm going to say is: don't harass mods in the twitch chat. They got blindsided by this too.

sin_pyro🖤🩶🤍💜@sinpyro.bsky.social · 3w ago

This was also pretty much the response on GDQ's Discord. All i can hope at this point is that steps will be taken to prevent this in the future. In the meantime, emails will suffice.

Unions are a great way to help developers, but how can regular fans help? Just remember the one-two punch! 1. Support games developed by unionized devs! (An easy way to find out is to look up Studio+Union) 3. Circulate pro-union material (like this post) and keep the conversation alive!

Negotiations are taking longer with Arkane because of "strict French labor laws" just means Msft can't do whatever they want in countries with reasonable protections for workers. Something to think about.

Because of our One BGS union, we have the right to negotiate over the impacts of these layoffs, helping secure stronger severance packages and better support for those leaving the company. We will do everything we can to make sure our friends are properly taken care of.

This!

You Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned Bloodbath

People are being laid off in a horrendous job market. You do not have to praise the muddled prose of the rich and insulated.

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AI really highlights the Dunning-Kruger effect. An expert will recognize the BS, but a layperson will think "Oh, Wow! AI is so great and helpful and useful! Thank you, Mr/Ms Robot! You are so smart and I love you!"

Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.