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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 16h

It really is just the modern Enron isn't it?

Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 23h

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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gfbagel @gfbagel.bsky.social · 1d

mahjong soul(s)

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 1d

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 1d

Auchi from The Great Ace Attorney sweating and looking distressed while his dialogue reads "Youngsters these days are forever asserting their 'rights'! It's a most disturbing trend..."

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 1d

I still don't even own one and have zero reason to ever get one.

Who do they think is gonna buy an even more expensive console when they're already struggling to sell their existing ones at the current price?

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 3d

It's been comforting returning to my roots as an internet cryptid. My existence is unlikely and if you see me it was probably just swamp gas or a bear.

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 11d

Do I need to give IBO a second go? I feel like I need to give it another shot, but I really don't want to because I couldn't stand any character in it when I watched it before and sitting through 50 eps of that again sounds like hell.

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Chimamire Atama 🎃🐾🌭 @terrible.moe · 12d

Minor reminder of what a shutdown functionally means aside from the theater.

What a government shutdown means for Californians, from Social Security to national parks

Critical benefits from the Social Security Administration and Medicare will keep flowing in a government shutdown. You could notice delays if it drags on.

calmatters.org

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 12d

Sun Tzu remains the most vindicated man in history.

Chicken Puppet @chickenpuppet.online · 13d

I know these guys are all dumber than a sack of hammers, but it is fascinating to see the military decide “logistics are gay” in real time

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · Feb 2

Yeah

A powdered french nobleman and a country woman in the woods. The woman is saying "I enjoy life."

The same powdered french nobleman and a country woman in the woods. The woman is now saying "But it's not what I prefer."

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 13d

I could tell without even reading this that someone shot an aerial fiber line because, unfortunately, this is more common than you think (in the US at least).

404 Media @404media.co · 13d

Last week, thousands of people in Texas were suddenly knocked offline. The cause? A bullet. The outage hit cities all across the state, including Dallas, Irving, Plano, Arlington, Austin, and San Antonio.

🔗 www.404media.co/a-bullet-cra...

A Bullet Crashed the Internet in Texas

A ‘stray bullet’ 25,000 people offline near Dallas.

www.404media.co

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 15d

Finished the first run of Silent Hill f. My takeaway from it, and this is one of the rare times you will get me to say this, is simply

AWOO

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 16d

Also forgot they tried to be netflix seven years before that even existed but it turns out video streaming in the year 2000 didn't really work yet (again, shocking).

Why was an energy commodity company making a video service? It was the dotcom era. Nothing then made sense.

Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 16d

I forgot they tried to make a bandwidth commodity market, which shockingly didn't make any fucking money.

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 16d

Given current events it seemed like a good time to do some reading to refresh my memory of what happened with Enron.

"Which current events?"

Yes.

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🌼🍎 C. @lovemao.bsky.social · 16d

Went to drop off my PC and what the hell is in my brother's room

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 18d

It's a map of the United States with
KPOP Demon Hunter's in the mid northern states
KCOKE Demon Hunters in the southeast
KSoDA Demon Hunter's in the West and northeast

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vampironique emma houxbois @emmahouxbois.bsky.social · 19d

they buried the lede real deep on this one because it’s e jean carroll’s lawyer representing the angry shareholders

TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 19d

Be right back, buying popcorn futures

"the Board and executives may have breached their fiduciary duties of loyalty, care and good faith by placing improper political or affiliate considerations above the best interests of the Company and its stockholders,”
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Disney Hit With Legal Salvo From Shareholders Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

The entertainment giant may soon have to turn over documents and communications dealing with the late-night host's sidelining, including company moderation polices and copies of deals with affiliate s...

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 18d

Once I answered a question about whether I would steal by picking "somewhat unlikely" and I was asked about it in the interview afterwards and said I wasn't planning on stealing so long as I was paid fairly.

Obviously I didn't get that job but I really just stopped giving a fuck about my answers.

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 18d

I'm so glad my current job did not have me do this shit because by that point I had to do so many of those while job hunting I started to just be honest to see what would happen.

Caffeccino Art @caffeccino.bsky.social · 18d

Sunrise in the eternal struggle 😔

Sunrise, at her computer, says "Another day, another stupid job quiz..."
Cucumber the cosmic space slug, playing video games on Sunrise's bed, says "Heh... Glad I died before THAT was normal..."

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Caffeccino Art @caffeccino.bsky.social · 18d

Sunrise in the eternal struggle 😔

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Happy Halluino! 🎃 @aluino.blacksky.app · 18d

Sending this to my friend who’s currently working on their game 🙂‍↕️

(But also this may be neat-o for my visual novel)

Nana Moon { game dev } - BUY KEYLOCKER! @moonana.bsky.social · 18d

$20,000 of royalty free commercial use video game music.

Available now for only $10 on: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack

Is it worth it? Don't take my word for it, just look at what the ppl have said instead.

#gamedev 🎮 #ttrpg #vtuber

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Purrcelain 💜✨🐾 Kintsugi Cat Vtuber @purrcelaindoll.bsky.social · 18d

We don't pipeshame here

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Celestial Fang 🩸 Illustrator @celestialfang.bsky.social · 19d

Being a bisexual emperor must be the most stressful shit in the world. You go to the inner palace and your wives are scheming. You go to the outer court and the male concubines that you promoted to viziers are fighting. Your wife just poisoned your favorite twink eunuch. There’s no peace

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Tarabites @taraflops.bsky.social · 18d

Biker Tanuki from Mercury

Lexi the Wise Wolf🏳️‍⚧️ @emperorlexi5.bsky.social · 19d

Biker girl Suletta Mercury and taking Mio her wife on a nice ride is one of those galaxy brain things that you didn’t know you needed until this moment.
With that said

AAAAAW SHES TAKING HER WIFE ON A NICE DRIVE!!!!🥹🥹🥹

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