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Adrian's Digital Basement @adriansdigitalbasement.com · 2h

Great news everyone!

Mark your calendars because for the first time since 2019, VCF Pacific Northwest is happening.

It's be held just south of Seattle on May 2 and 3, 2026.

vcfpnw.org

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 2h

Oh goodie @bennjordan.bsky.social

Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 2h

I see Debora Cahn is keeping up the great West Wing tradition of writing things on paper and slapping it against windows. ❤️

(Admittedly, the spoiler removal slightly undersells this frame grab but yeah)

Hal Wyler holding up a piece of paper against a pane of glass in the series The Diplomat.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 14h

bluesky got me hooked by showing me posts by people I like and follow on purpose

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 8h

ACCURATE!

www.instagram.com/reel/DOp5hGW...

slumberjackmusic on Instagram: "true story I was there#electronicmusicproducer #bassmusicView all 335 comments"

true story I was there#electronicmusicproducer #bassmusic

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13h

Fatboy Slim: ‘We converted the indie kids into rave monkeys – and it felt good’

The chart-topping DJ is releasing a photobook to commemorate 40 years in music. In this extract, he discusses the rise of big beat, a genre that fused acid house with the ‘anarchic rebellion’ of punk, and propelled him into the big time

www.theguardian.com

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NPR @npr.org · 13h

The artist and illustrator created iconic posters for movie franchises like Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Back to the Future. n.pr/4n1dfOB

Drew Struzan, artist of iconic movie posters, dies at 78

The artist and illustrator created iconic posters for movie franchises like Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Back to the Future.

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Jeff Geerling @jeffgeerling.com · 19h

We are in the age of RISC-V chiplets, apparently.

Still testing the new DeepComputing DC-ROMA Mainboard II, with 8 SiFive P550 cores, Imagination GPU, and separate NPU chip, with 32 GB of shared RAM. The way it works is... interesting.

Stay tuned for a video. Might take a little longer than usual.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16h

Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds

Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out nearly five times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show, a report has found. The cars, which can run on electric batteries as well as combustion engines, have been promoted by European carmakers as a way to cover long distances in a single drive – unlike fully electric cars – while still reducing emissions. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 1d

I follow a Norwegian lighthouse keeper named Paal Bjørndal whose whole bit is sharing profound things that are inaudible due to high winds. I love the internet.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 1d

Near Portland? Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of the NES with a once-in-a-lifetime panel with the people who made it happen! We're hosting a panel on the actual 40th anniversary date with ex-Nintendo staff. Memories, photos, surprises and more! www.patreon.com/posts/nes-40...

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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 22h

Get ready to fall in love...
...with ❤️Lee Petty!❤️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J_3...

Lee Petty, Project Lead for "Keeper" · Career Retrospective

YouTube video by Double Fine

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col price @coldesign.bsky.social · 1d

The bay.

Im now open for new contracts and clients , film, TV and Games.
#conceptart #ConceptDesign #freelancedesigner
#worldbuilding #scifiart #freelancedesigner #freelanceartist #lookdev #gamedev #mattepainting

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Terrible Toybox @terribletoybox.com · 1d

Happy #WishlistWednesday to all the #indiegames out there, the fans, the #gamedev teams.

Wishlisting helps games get seen by others and boost sales! Please consider wishlisting Death by Scrolling on Steam:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GrQ...

Thanks! 💀

Death by Scrolling Official Release Date Trailer | Launches October 28, 2025

YouTube video by MicroProse

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The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Our PC handheld expert @seanhollister.bsky.social just reviewed the Xbox Ally, and there's... a lot going on there. Got any questions?

We're holding a subscriber-exclusive AMA tomorrow at 12PM ET, so drop Qs in this article's comments now and we'll answer as many as possible when we go live.

I just reviewed the Xbox Ally, ask me anything

Seriously, ask away!

www.theverge.com

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Notch @notch.one · 1d

"Notch for Video Professionals" is coming to Tokyo in November.

Over two days, you'll learn to navigate the Notch interface and master core techniques in compositing, lighting, materials, and animation.

Get tickets and find out more: go.notch.one/training-nov...

#madewithnotch

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Norwich Amiga Group @norwichamigagroup.bsky.social · 1d

Here are a few photos from Sunday's #Norwich #Amiga Group meet at Albion Games Cafe. Not the busiest meet we've ever had but still a fun evening. Next one is on Saturday 15th November. 1/2

Micro Machines on a blue Amiga 500, with the Game Boy version running on a GBA SP next to it.

ProTracker running with people sitting at screens and talking in the background.

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Obsolete Sony @obsoletesony.com · Jun 26

The coolest turntable ever made.

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 2d

Uhm, I’m not going to change the way I write, no.

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David Fox💙🫘🇺🇦 @davidbfox.com · 2d

1/2 Return to Monkey Island Panel
Two years ago five members of the #ReturnToMonkeyIsland dev team were on a panel at the 2023 @devcom.bsky.social in Cologne, Germany. The video was never publicly available, until now…
@terribletoybox.com @devolverdigital.com
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#gamedev

Devcom 2023: Beneath The Return of Monkey Island: Panel and AMA with ‘LeCrew’

YouTube video by David Fox

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 3d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 3d

"Using em dashes is a tell-tell sign of LLM writing"

Uh-oh, I love em dashes and use them — deliberately — all the time.

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 3d

"babe wake up meme.gif"

New @bennjordan.bsky.social video dropped: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTvr...

Infrasound: What You Can't Hear CAN Hurt You

YouTube video by Benn Jordan

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~ @tildesounds.bsky.social · 6d

I wrote a little pamphlet you might find useful, listing all bitwig keyboard shortcuts i regularly use. You should learn this. Originally created for students & workshops. Free PDF Download.
tildesounds.gumroad.com/l/bwshortcut...

Essential Bitwig Keyboard Shortcuts

i got a little pdf for you, it was mainly created as a resource for my students, but i might aswell make it publicly available.

tildesounds.gumroad.com

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Vinícius Medeiros @vinimedeiros.bsky.social · 3d

Version 0.2.0 of the Sega Saturn emulator Ymir is now available, with more compatibility improvements and the introduction of a low-level CD block emulation, boosting accuracy. An automatic update check has also been added.

Compatibility with the Saturn library is now over 90%

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