Francesco Marini
@lightskies.net
Sci-fi aficionado, 📷 by passion, I like snorkeling, long walks, cooking, good 📚, 🎞️, 😺🐈, and nice conversations on way too many topics.
iOS 🧑🏻💻, but been developing for a long time with probably too many languages and techs.
https://www.lightskies.net/
iOS 🧑🏻💻, but been developing for a long time with probably too many languages and techs.
https://www.lightskies.net/
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December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes
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We're Shipping! The Commodore 64 Beige and Ultimate editions are getting ready to go!! #Commodore64U
For more updates make sure to head to commodore.net
For more updates make sure to head to commodore.net
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We're Shipping! The Commodore 64 Beige and Ultimate editions are getting ready to go!! #Commodore64U
For more updates make sure to head to commodore.net
For more updates make sure to head to commodore.net
First game I got for the C64. Spent hours trying to pass through Mirkwood and being invariably killed by the spiders, until I found the double wait trick (can remember where, probably on a magazine). Loved that game.
'The Hobbit' (1982)
By: Beam Software (VIC)
For: C64, ZX Spectrum
As Bilbo, you will find yourself on a wonderful, frightening, magical journey. You, Gandalf the Wizard, and Thorin the dwarf are off to slay the evil dragon and return the treasure he is hoarding.
By: Beam Software (VIC)
For: C64, ZX Spectrum
As Bilbo, you will find yourself on a wonderful, frightening, magical journey. You, Gandalf the Wizard, and Thorin the dwarf are off to slay the evil dragon and return the treasure he is hoarding.
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
First game I got for the C64. Spent hours trying to pass through Mirkwood and being invariably killed by the spiders, until I found the double wait trick (can remember where, probably on a magazine). Loved that game.
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Reconnect Recommends:
GTW Highlight No.03: Unseen IK+ design docs revealed (Commodore 64)
#gaming #videogames
GTW Highlight No.03: Unseen IK+ design docs revealed (Commodore 64)
#gaming #videogames
GTW Highlight No.03: Unseen IK+ design docs revealed (Commodore 64)
This article has been curated by Reconnect, the games writing discovery platform.
www.gamesthatwerent.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Reconnect Recommends:
GTW Highlight No.03: Unseen IK+ design docs revealed (Commodore 64)
#gaming #videogames
GTW Highlight No.03: Unseen IK+ design docs revealed (Commodore 64)
#gaming #videogames
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Video games legends @jmechner.bsky.social & @johnromero.bsky.social talking about old games preservation to support the Internet Archive. Go watch it. Now 😁
www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09...
www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09...
Industry Legends Jordan Mechner & John Romero Get Together To Discuss Game Preservation
In a new hour-long video from the independent media outlet Minnmax
www.timeextension.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Video games legends @jmechner.bsky.social & @johnromero.bsky.social talking about old games preservation to support the Internet Archive. Go watch it. Now 😁
www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09...
www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09...
Video games legends @jmechner.bsky.social & @johnromero.bsky.social talking about old games preservation to support the Internet Archive. Go watch it. Now 😁
www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09...
www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09...
Industry Legends Jordan Mechner & John Romero Get Together To Discuss Game Preservation
In a new hour-long video from the independent media outlet Minnmax
www.timeextension.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Video games legends @jmechner.bsky.social & @johnromero.bsky.social talking about old games preservation to support the Internet Archive. Go watch it. Now 😁
www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09...
www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09...
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I've been thinking for a while that fighting the fossil fuel propaganda war is the most important climate fight to be having. The other side is well funded (and hence well armed) and we need to be as well.
Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I've been thinking for a while that fighting the fossil fuel propaganda war is the most important climate fight to be having. The other side is well funded (and hence well armed) and we need to be as well.
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"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
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The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the memorandum of understanding that Canada and Alberta Thursday morning.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
‘The answer is no and always will be’: UBCIC on Alberta-Canada MOU
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the MOU signed Thursday morning to build a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the memorandum of understanding that Canada and Alberta Thursday morning.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
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The Trump regime is literally allowing this stuff to be sprayed on our food.
Wild turkeys off the menu in Maine after ‘forever chemicals’ found in birds
Contamination of wildlife with Pfas, which can increase risk of cancer, a growing problem in US
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The Trump regime is literally allowing this stuff to be sprayed on our food.
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The destruction of US science will be felt worldwide for decades. Take it from @msier.bsky.social, who was the lead program director for the Biological Oceanography program at the US National Science Foundation.
I don’t think people understand how wrecked it is or how hard it will be to rebuild.
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The destruction of US science will be felt worldwide for decades. Take it from @msier.bsky.social, who was the lead program director for the Biological Oceanography program at the US National Science Foundation.
WTF? 😳
These people belong in an asylum, and I’m being kind 🤬🙄
And to think not so long ago I even considered/wanted to move to States…
These people belong in an asylum, and I’m being kind 🤬🙄
And to think not so long ago I even considered/wanted to move to States…
Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
WTF? 😳
These people belong in an asylum, and I’m being kind 🤬🙄
And to think not so long ago I even considered/wanted to move to States…
These people belong in an asylum, and I’m being kind 🤬🙄
And to think not so long ago I even considered/wanted to move to States…
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As @glenpeters.bsky.social says, we're way off target for any 1.5°C scenario.
To see how far off, each of the red/green bars represents the decrease in CO₂ emissions during COVID. Even if we achieved that from now until the end of 2030, we would still miss our 1.5°C target by a significant margin.
To see how far off, each of the red/green bars represents the decrease in CO₂ emissions during COVID. Even if we achieved that from now until the end of 2030, we would still miss our 1.5°C target by a significant margin.
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
As @glenpeters.bsky.social says, we're way off target for any 1.5°C scenario.
To see how far off, each of the red/green bars represents the decrease in CO₂ emissions during COVID. Even if we achieved that from now until the end of 2030, we would still miss our 1.5°C target by a significant margin.
To see how far off, each of the red/green bars represents the decrease in CO₂ emissions during COVID. Even if we achieved that from now until the end of 2030, we would still miss our 1.5°C target by a significant margin.
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One day we’ll look back on this as one of the stupidest things we’ve done.
California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds
‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
One day we’ll look back on this as one of the stupidest things we’ve done.
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Oh if you insist.
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Oh if you insist.
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Restaurant advocates have warned that if every supplier insisted on being paid for ingredients, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Restaurant advocates have warned that if every supplier insisted on being paid for ingredients, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry
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One of my earliest moments of radicalization was in 2005 when Larry Summers said that women biologically have less aptitude for science than men. Following that, scores of equally unimpressive people wrote pieces trying to explain or justify his remarks, when they should have called for his removal.
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
One of my earliest moments of radicalization was in 2005 when Larry Summers said that women biologically have less aptitude for science than men. Following that, scores of equally unimpressive people wrote pieces trying to explain or justify his remarks, when they should have called for his removal.
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
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Last year Brazil saw its biggest drop in emissions in 15 years, new data show.
Analysts credit the decline to a crackdown on the illegal clearing of forest.
Analysts credit the decline to a crackdown on the illegal clearing of forest.
As Brazil Cracks Down on Forest Clearing, Emissions Fall
e360.yale.edu
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Last year Brazil saw its biggest drop in emissions in 15 years, new data show.
Analysts credit the decline to a crackdown on the illegal clearing of forest.
Analysts credit the decline to a crackdown on the illegal clearing of forest.
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Compared to other climate disasters, droughts affect large areas, last longer, and have fewer defenses. As climate change worsens droughts, cities face financial challenges such as lower water sales, higher water import costs, and infrastructure damage, leading to higher taxes and utility bills.
Drought Is Quietly Pushing American Cities Toward A Fiscal Cliff
Drought isn’t the only climate-driven disaster hitting cities. But it may be the most insidious of the natural threats straining local budgets.
www.civilbeat.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Compared to other climate disasters, droughts affect large areas, last longer, and have fewer defenses. As climate change worsens droughts, cities face financial challenges such as lower water sales, higher water import costs, and infrastructure damage, leading to higher taxes and utility bills.
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The world is deeply unserious about dealing with climate change. We need to reduce emissions by 50% in 5 years and we're nowhere near that.
World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The world is deeply unserious about dealing with climate change. We need to reduce emissions by 50% in 5 years and we're nowhere near that.
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Code is Just, all three seasons, as heavily requested, is finally out in a compiled PDF and ePub for easy reading. Price is whatever is reasonable for you, including zero. 1720541891659.gumroad.com/l/qkali
Code is Just — The Compiled Edition
A record of the British home computer revolution — and my place in it. First told live on Twitter in 2021, now compiled, complete, and yours to keep.Code is Just began as a live Twitter thread in 2021...
1720541891659.gumroad.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Code is Just, all three seasons, as heavily requested, is finally out in a compiled PDF and ePub for easy reading. Price is whatever is reasonable for you, including zero. 1720541891659.gumroad.com/l/qkali
Good.
Still not interested in touching Android, but good.
Still not interested in touching Android, but good.
📣Announcing the first preview releases of Swift for Android, enabling you to build Android business logic with the same Swift that you use for Apple platforms. www.swift.org/blog/nightly... #Android
October 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Good.
Still not interested in touching Android, but good.
Still not interested in touching Android, but good.