Seamus Byrne
@seamusbyrne.me
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Tech, media, digital culture. Regular tech talker on ABC radio. PhD candidate at UNSW Media Futures Hub and ADM+S exploring Generative Authenticity. Was @seamus in the Twitter era. Living on Gundungurra land.
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Yes, love that beak!
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for those keeping track at home: YouTube and Snapchat say they doesn't qualify, TikTok is reportedly trying to get around the ban by fiddling with its features.

With <2 months to go, 3 out of 5 companies /named/ by the government either don't accept they're in the ban or want to circumvent it
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Hard Agree. Their booth was so good!
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Here is a player facing spreadsheet of 150 indie games from PAX. Aus, NZ and SE Asia. Game name, steam (or other) link, demo y/n, genre, comments (which I'm editing). Please share. Let's work together to connect people to Aussie indies. I'm going to tag people next. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
PAX 2025.xlsx
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In one day you can do 3x3 hour (ish) legs with stops near Goulburn and Albury. In general the route has lovely views and things to pass by but not many ‘destinations’. Gundagai has some amazing historic bridges that I do not understand but are amazing to see and drive through.
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I do it a couple of times per year. Yass is now iconic on the drive given the memeability of the name. You can stop at the sign and keep going. Gorgeous countryside for driving from Yass to Albury. After Albury you’ll find Glenrowan which is where the famed bushranger Ned Kelly had his last stand.
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Nice seeing you too. Hope you enjoyed working so hard!
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Wait, they aren't selling a version with an actual disc drive what even is this industry anymore.
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Should I buy a 30th anniversary Playstation 5 given Xbox has conceded the console category so I should just play Xbox on PC and give Sony my living room?
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Is there an upstairs that isn’t open yet? Or are they filling every tier already? I think I’ve missed out and I’m very sad. 😞
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Well now I’m annoyed that I told too many people that The Dark Room is amazing because now I’ve missed out on a seat because too many people are here.
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Bring some mirror shades tomorrow. 😎
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I have finally seen a PAX indie demo where there is a questionnaire on the demo so you can give feedback. Yes! People don’t want to say out loud what they didn’t like to your face. Let them say it quietly. 🤫 #PAXAus
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This is not designed to be a comfortable daily ride. I guess I am a user and not a program.
The author lies uncomfortably on a futuristic motorcycle, or light cycle, from Tron. It has a massive front wheel and red lights trimming its edges. A red wall sits to the right. Seriously, he looks uncomfortable.
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Team Fortress 2 (2007) is now as old as Golden Axe (1989) was when Team Fortress 2 was released.
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Miss you, mate. Safe travels and take care.
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Oh shit I want the Horrified D&D! You’re doing great. Buy slightly more than you can carry!
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New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
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Also: if you’re at @paxaus.bsky.social, come see us hooting and hollering about interactive narrative at 10PM Friday at the Dropbear Theatre!! aus.paxsite.com/en-us/schedu...
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I remember predicting Diablo for mobile as a good path given ARPG mobile games were getting good. I really didn’t expect such hatred for the idea - that it would somehow detract from the franchise was crazy. I now expect WoW console would get a similar reaction.
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Of course you did say “playable” so yes you are correct.
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I’ve never tried it but there is controller support already. I do imagine the struggle would be very real though given the UI is not designed for it (yet).