Carina de Assunção
@lyrash.bsky.social
Portuguese, neuro-fabulous individual in Scotland. Esports researcher at Falmouth University.
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So Katy Perry went to space. Wasn’t there anyone else we could have sent? | Zoe Williams
So Katy Perry went to space. Wasn’t there anyone else we could have sent? | Zoe Williams
No disrespect to the pop star or the rest of Blue Origin’s all-female crew, but most of them weren’t obvious astronaut material, writes Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
So Katy Perry went to space. Wasn’t there anyone else we could have sent? | Zoe Williams
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what really matters
March 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
what really matters
shamelessly citing all my papers in my thesis
March 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
shamelessly citing all my papers in my thesis
two weeks ago i discovered & was deep in research about learned helplessness as a way to explain the way women avoid being visible in online gaming
New podcast. This is a 90 minute episode which attempts to tell the story of 20th century greed and why everything feels like chaos now. open.spotify.com/episode/6M0w...
Why everything feels so Chaotic now
The Blindboy Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
two weeks ago i discovered & was deep in research about learned helplessness as a way to explain the way women avoid being visible in online gaming
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Niantic, the company behind the runaway hit Pokémon Go, said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its video game business for $3.5 billion to Scopely, a company owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.
Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion
Scopely said it would buy Niantic’s video game business, which includes Pokémon Go, for $3.5 billion. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund acquired Scopely in 2023.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Volkswagen is bringing back physical buttons - https://www.theverge.com/news/626311/vw-physical-controls-buttons-coming-id-2-all
Volkswagen is bringing back physical buttons
“Honestly, it’s a car. It’s not a phone.”
www.theverge.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Volkswagen is bringing back physical buttons - https://www.theverge.com/news/626311/vw-physical-controls-buttons-coming-id-2-all
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Keeping the classics alive: how archivists are preserving video game history - https://www.theverge.com/23850347/video-game-preservation
Keeping the classics alive: how archivists are preserving video game history
A race against time.
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Keeping the classics alive: how archivists are preserving video game history - https://www.theverge.com/23850347/video-game-preservation
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This stuff frustrates me so much. Imagine if all those $20k subscriptions could instead go to longevity *research*, which would give us the chance to find some treatments that actually work—and work for everyone, not just those with a couple of tens of grand to spare!
Sum: SCAM.
NO evidence ANY of this helps & might hurt (overdiagnosis, iatrogenic injury, anxiety, etc).
What a $20,000 Longevity Clinic Really Buys You www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/w...
Eg: "...no evidence at all that demonstrates that having full body MRIs improved any outcomes..."
NO evidence ANY of this helps & might hurt (overdiagnosis, iatrogenic injury, anxiety, etc).
What a $20,000 Longevity Clinic Really Buys You www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/w...
Eg: "...no evidence at all that demonstrates that having full body MRIs improved any outcomes..."
What Luxury Longevity Clinics Really Offer
People are paying thousands for exhaustive medical tests and treatments like plasma exchange and peptide therapy. How much does it benefit them?
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This stuff frustrates me so much. Imagine if all those $20k subscriptions could instead go to longevity *research*, which would give us the chance to find some treatments that actually work—and work for everyone, not just those with a couple of tens of grand to spare!
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The number of Britons saying the UK was right to vote to leave the EU has hit its lowest level since the referendum, ahead of the fifth anniversary of Brexit on Friday
Right to vote to leave: 30% (-3 from Nov)
Wrong to vote to leave: 55% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Right to vote to leave: 30% (-3 from Nov)
Wrong to vote to leave: 55% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The number of Britons saying the UK was right to vote to leave the EU has hit its lowest level since the referendum, ahead of the fifth anniversary of Brexit on Friday
Right to vote to leave: 30% (-3 from Nov)
Wrong to vote to leave: 55% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Right to vote to leave: 30% (-3 from Nov)
Wrong to vote to leave: 55% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
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Millones de personas, incapaces de navegar por internet después de que los «captchas» hayan sustituido las fotos de los semáforos por fotos de saludos nazis.
Millones de personas, incapaces de navegar por internet después de que los «captchas» hayan sustituido las fotos de los semáforos por fotos de saludos nazis
En las últimas horas, millones de personas están experimentando dificultades a la hora de navegar por la red e iniciar sesión en determinadas aplicaciones debido a que los «captchas» han sustituido la...
www.elmundotoday.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Millones de personas, incapaces de navegar por internet después de que los «captchas» hayan sustituido las fotos de los semáforos por fotos de saludos nazis.
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Like monsters and #gamestudies? Have I got news for you...
Our new collected volume, edited together with @sarahstang.bsky.social, @jjol33n.bsky.social, and Lobna Hassan is finally out!
Big thanks to all our authors and our wonderful cover artist @dorukb.bsky.social, great job everyone ❤️
Our new collected volume, edited together with @sarahstang.bsky.social, @jjol33n.bsky.social, and Lobna Hassan is finally out!
Big thanks to all our authors and our wonderful cover artist @dorukb.bsky.social, great job everyone ❤️
Monstrosity in Games and Play
Monsters fascinate us. From ancient folklore to contemporary digital games, they are at the core of the stories we tell. They reflect our fears, deepest desires, and the monstrosity hidden within ours...
www.aup.nl
January 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Like monsters and #gamestudies? Have I got news for you...
Our new collected volume, edited together with @sarahstang.bsky.social, @jjol33n.bsky.social, and Lobna Hassan is finally out!
Big thanks to all our authors and our wonderful cover artist @dorukb.bsky.social, great job everyone ❤️
Our new collected volume, edited together with @sarahstang.bsky.social, @jjol33n.bsky.social, and Lobna Hassan is finally out!
Big thanks to all our authors and our wonderful cover artist @dorukb.bsky.social, great job everyone ❤️
PEGI director keynote at VJ2023
November 29, 2023 at 9:48 AM
PEGI director keynote at VJ2023
