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Tomcat @tomcat0.bsky.social · 17h

Aber schau mal Arctic to Africa, da haben sie echt viele Ausfälle. Nicht nur in Deutschland.

Tomcat @tomcat0.bsky.social · 17h

Fand die auch sehr schön. Im Gegensatz zu den Jetlag Games zeigen sie auch viel von Land und Kultur (wobei da Japan auch cool war).

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Tomcat @tomcat0.bsky.social · 1d

Bester geschenkebox fund! @benteliciousart.bsky.social

Buch Herzschlag ins Gesicht von bente theuvsen

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 2d

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Tomcat @tomcat0.bsky.social · 2d

Jetzt

Spotify playlist "the sound of Soviet wave"

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Knew Nic @knewagirlnic.bsky.social · 2d

Pssst, asking for help is sexy AF

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 3d

Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design

Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme

tweet from childish branzino @absflora:
timothée chalamet is the new benedict cumberbatch in the sense that you can say ANYTHING and we know who you mean. tiffany chevrolet. timpanogos charlemagne. symphony cabernet. jiminy castaway.

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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 4d

We're so relieved to see Germany reaffirm its opposition to the dangerous Chat Control proposal--the one that would mandate mass scanning of communications. Germany's long been a solid champion of privacy, and the news that it was considering backing mass surveillance was alarming. 1/

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Jenna Stoeber @thejenna.bsky.social · 11d

happy SPOOKY SEASON, folks!

I'm teaching a virtual class on FOLK HORROR (and how to better understand themes in movies), and there are 10 spots left!

You'll get access to all the required movies.
Subscribers to my patreon or twitch get a 15% discount code!
www.newberry.org/calendar/fol...

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leonceundlena @leonceundlena.bsky.social · 5d

Jetzt schlägt die Stunde der Speakeasy-Grills: Eine kleine Gartenanlage, Elektrogrill hinter der Hütte, um welchen sich unauffällig Gestalten sammeln, die, den Hut tief ins Gesicht gezogen - scheinbar beiläufig das Wort 'Veggie-Burger' vor sich hinmurmelnd - sofort mit feinster Ware versorgt werden.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 6d

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

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Francisco González - ROSEWATER OUT NOW! @grundislav.games · 6d

So I’ve been working on my next adventure game. This is the first background image I’m sharing.

I figured I might as well earn the inevitable comparison to Monkey Island 😈

A brick cabin on a beach with several old boxes and barrels around it. In the background is a lighthouse.

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🎃return of the Obra Deeny🎃(they/them) @geraldinepiche.bsky.social · 6d

Girl, are your opinions mushrooms because that was a shiitake

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 6d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Haley MacLean @haleyfax.bsky.social · 6d

This game is so stupid pretty

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 6d

This guy is in charge of US health care.

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Joe Bernstein @bernstein.bsky.social · 6d

The award-winning novelist and veteran tech activist Cory Doctorow has written millions of words in his nearly four-decade career. Now he's best known for a single one: "Enshittification." How did he get here? My profile: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...

A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech

www.nytimes.com

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 6d

"hey Grok, make a fun game everyone in the family can enjoy"

grok: GENERATING FLAPPY BIRD BUT WITH SWASTIKAS

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 6d

it's mind boggling how badly managed and communicated this entire thing has been. the owner of Bitmap Books and this random contract writer decide to donate 100% of his royalties because he said some dumb shit. then they sleep on it, change their minds, and blame wokeism and being dragged online.

Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 6d

Monday 6th October 2025

Dear supporters of Bitmap Books,

Although I stand by the fact that Moses’ comments were ill-advised and insensitive, the whole thing blew up and was made much bigger than it needed to be. Moses has publicly apologised for any offence caused, as has the original poster of the comments who did not intend to cause this much trouble. I do not feel that this warrants an author losing his livelihood and ruining years of hard work to produce the book.

Despite multiple accusations to the contrary, Moses freely agreed to donate his royalties to charity. There was no coercion from me, however we both recognise that due to an increasingly stressful situation that decisions were rushed on both sides. I’m pleased to say that Moses and I have spoken again today, we stand together, and have agreed that he will receive 100% of his royalties.

Maybe I was hasty in my response, and I’m happy to admit to that. At the time I sincerely thought I was doing the right thing to diffuse an increasingly difficult situation. I will commit to donating all company profits from this first print run to the charity, Special Effect.

The bottom line is that is that Moses has apologised for his original comments, and will now be paid the royalties that are rightfully his.

Moses and myself have received a large amount of personal abuse and threats over the past few days. We hope that this statement will bring some closure to what has happened.

Sam Dyer, founder of Bitmap Books

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Kommander Karl @kommanderkarl.bsky.social · 6d

AI still can’t do this

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Eberhard Wolff @ewolff.com · 6d

Petition: Chat-Kontrolle stoppen!
weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...

Chatkontrolle stoppen!

Die EU-Kommission will Messenger-Dienste wie WhatsApp und Signal zwingen, alle privaten Nachrichten und Fotos in Echtzeit zu scannen. Angeblich zum Kinderschutz. In Wahrheit bedeutet die Chatkontrolle...

weact.campact.de

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Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 6d

Tonight will be the biggest and brightest moon of the year. We'll see the Harvest Supermoon peak at 11:47 PM eastern time tonight. Here's a recreation in Bryce 3D.

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 7d

As of today, imaging and scanning CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs, I officially completed 7,000 of them in 15 years.

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Tuta @tuta.com · 9d

We are alarmed as well. If you are in Germany, write to your representatives. You'll find the email addresses here: 👉 tuta.com/blog/chat-co...

Signalapp on X: We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a
catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled
opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could
spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe.

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Tomcat @tomcat0.bsky.social · 8d

Here we go again...

Mailübersicht an 4 MdEPs zur Chatkontrolle

Mailübersicht an 2 MdBs zur Chatkontrolle

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