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David Neiwert @davidneiwert.bsky.social · 5d

It’s important to understand that the demonization of ‘Antifa’ isn’t just about kneecapping the enemies of MAGA. It’s about creating an opportunity to bring down the law-enforcement apparatus on anyone who dares dissent.

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Kathrin Weßling @ohkathrina.bsky.social · 6d

Imagine du gewinnst als Frau den fckng Friedensnobelpreis und es geht wieder mal nur um den Typen, der ihn NICHT bekommen hat

Bild von Trump bei Tagesspeigel, darüber: Der Friedensnobelpreis geht nicht an Trump, sondern venezolanische Oppositionspolitikerin
María Corina Machado

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Nathan McNulty @nathanmcnulty.com · 6d

Intune now has dedicated security recommendations docs just like Entra 🔥

The Entra security docs are extremely popular, and I love seeing other teams publishing this kind of guidance

Thanks to my collegaue (Josh Gatewood) for pointing this out!

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/intune...

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 10d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 12d

The Online Safety Act sure has made being online more dangerous.

The Verge @theverge.com · 13d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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ben schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social · 14d

My new piece, up now @thenation.com: "If only trans activists had known what size check to cut for Chappelle, they could have shut him up years ago and saved themselves all the picketing at Netflix." www.thenation.com/article/cult...

The Sad Spectacle of American Comedians Selling Out in Saudi Arabia

It turns out that edgy free-speech warriors will scuttle their principles for a check from a brutal autocratic regime.

www.thenation.com

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 15d

The Sims Was a Safe Haven For Millions. Now It Belongs to People Who Hate Them. - Slate

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This Video Game Was a Safe Haven for Millions. Now It Belongs to People Who Hate Them.

The Sims helped me—and countless other queer players—see ourselves. The new owners could erase that legacy.

slate.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17d

YES! THIS on GenAI!

Please read this absolutely splendid piece of writing that had me cheering, a little bit weepy, and writing in the margins:

"An extraordinary amount of money is spent by the AI industry to ensure that acquiescence is the only plausible response. But marketing is not destiny."

Large Language Muddle | The Editors

The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...

www.nplusonemag.com

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/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social · 17d

🚨NEW DOC ALERT 🕹️

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

We dive into the design of the game's three main open levels, how the team mirrored the cinematic language of the source material, the GRIP system in charge of Indy's hands and loads more.

WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsxT...

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - /noclip Documentary

YouTube video by /noclip

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 19d

tl;dr: Fascism, in a very literal sense, is for dead-end losers.

tim frye @timfrye.bsky.social · 19d

So many echoes from this article for US politics....

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Christoph Voigt | 🦅💖 @spucktier.bsky.social · 19d

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Christoph Voigt | 🦅💖 @spucktier.bsky.social · 19d

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Christoph Voigt | 🦅💖 @spucktier.bsky.social · 19d

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19d

The oligarchs are going to make sure they control all the media, that includes video games.

Jared Kushner’s Firm Is Said to Be Part of $50 Billion Buyout of Electronic Arts

www.nytimes.com

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Christoph Voigt | 🦅💖 @spucktier.bsky.social · 19d

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Christoph Voigt | 🦅💖 @spucktier.bsky.social · 19d

Glattes vier null ohne Probleme oder ein Spiel das schmeckt wie drei Tage alter Toast ohne Belag und noch kratzt im Rachen bis zum Hustanfall am Ende.
Gefühlt kein Platz für was dazwischen 🙈
Egal. Auf geht's!

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Niklas Wistedt @pathspeculiar.bsky.social · 20d

Beware of basement dwellers, say NO to evil cults!

#dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons #handdrawn #isometric

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Christoph Voigt | 🦅💖 @spucktier.bsky.social · 20d

The wip sketches already inspired me ☺️ last weekend I sent my home group into an all-you-can-eat buffet style inn where the owner was "procuring new meats" for the buffet. A pestilence demon in the basement provided the recipes and served as the Chef.
My players hated it but I need to thank you 😀

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Christoph Voigt | 🦅💖 @spucktier.bsky.social · 23d

And so the next home project begins: migrating my docker containers off the NAS and on to a good old Dell Optiplex so that I can reduce r/w on the drives and use hardware accelerated transcoding.

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Christoph Voigt | 🦅💖 @spucktier.bsky.social · 26d

The Whittacher returns? 😊

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Tracy Chou @triketora.com · 27d

nothing says "we care about your privacy" more than sharing your data with 222 partners

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Christoph Voigt | 🦅💖 @spucktier.bsky.social · 27d

Danny just not giving a shit and putting out a one hour primer video for a one hour documentary 😂
May I say, dear @dannyodwyer.bsky.social , you remind me of the lost art of creating "making of" videos for films that are longer than the whole feature.
You might be gaming's @realgdt.bsky.social 😂

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Chris Simms @chrisnsimms.bsky.social · 27d

The Ig Nobel awards for science that makes you laugh then think are back. Highlights this year include the preferred pizza of rainbow lizards at a seaside resort, the physics of perfect pasta dish and a man who documented the growth of a fingernail for 35 years! 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Tipsy bats and perfect pasta: Ig Nobels celebrate ‘improbable’ research

The annual awards are a celebration of weird but thought-provoking science.

www.nature.com

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 28d

Trump’s allies now control X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, & TikTok.

They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post.

They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets.

“Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.

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Christoph Voigt | 🦅💖 @spucktier.bsky.social · 28d

Depends on what they're coming from :)
my sister is running borderlands 4 on it (low/medium) on 3440x1440 so it's sort-of still viable.
If 1080p gaming is all someone does and they want to play valorant, minecraft, fortnite etc then it's a cheap and reliable option

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