CrescensXG
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Professionally a network engineer, casually a gamer. Interests: technology with a focus on infosec, video games, and travel. | ずら
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CrescensXG
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· Sep 15
My bluesky feed summarized: political fury and also cute art.
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Some close-ups of my Xenoblade 2 celebration art, I don't believe I ever zoomed in for a post
February 5, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Some close-ups of my Xenoblade 2 celebration art, I don't believe I ever zoomed in for a post
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This is wrong. Bad people *SHOULD* be booed. They MUST experience social stigma for being shitty. It's one of the ways we socially enforce that people should be good.
The International Olympic Committee was forced to ask fans not to boo the U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during Friday’s opening ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
Per The Daily Beast
Per The Daily Beast
February 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
This is wrong. Bad people *SHOULD* be booed. They MUST experience social stigma for being shitty. It's one of the ways we socially enforce that people should be good.
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WTF? I'm a 50 year old man and as far back as I can remember, including when I was in high school it was *obviously* wrong and fucked up for older men to be targeting high school girls.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
This level of apologia (from Megan McArdle in a podcast with Josh Barro and Ross Douthat) is fucking appalling. Idk what else there is to say.
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
WTF? I'm a 50 year old man and as far back as I can remember, including when I was in high school it was *obviously* wrong and fucked up for older men to be targeting high school girls.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
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It feels like this entire article could just be summarized as: "We don't care about the players or experience."
Which fits for that company, I guess.
www.polygon.com/mtg-secret-l...
Which fits for that company, I guess.
www.polygon.com/mtg-secret-l...
Magic finally explains why print-to-demand Secret Lairs is gone
"It's better for business."
www.polygon.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
It feels like this entire article could just be summarized as: "We don't care about the players or experience."
Which fits for that company, I guess.
www.polygon.com/mtg-secret-l...
Which fits for that company, I guess.
www.polygon.com/mtg-secret-l...
Is literally 90% of current gaming just "We're re-releasing this on <x platform!>"?
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February 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Is literally 90% of current gaming just "We're re-releasing this on <x platform!>"?
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The Steam Machine has been delayed because stupid little babies can't stop using AI to write their emails:
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
February 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The Steam Machine has been delayed because stupid little babies can't stop using AI to write their emails:
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
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wow! can’t wait to see how the sports section of my hometown paper covers this trade!
BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards, The Athletic confirms.
February 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
wow! can’t wait to see how the sports section of my hometown paper covers this trade!
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February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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It’s important to keep in mind the existence of a lot of antipathy toward D.C. specifically, and its limited capacity to protect itself because of its relationship to the federal government.
With the closing of the Kennedy Center and the cuts at the Post, the Washington, DC metro area has lost its biggest arts institution and of its largest local journalism outlet.
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
It’s important to keep in mind the existence of a lot of antipathy toward D.C. specifically, and its limited capacity to protect itself because of its relationship to the federal government.
lmao no way in hell do they do that. (also, it's if, not when).
Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton says the company intends to lower the cost when memory pricing comes down enough to make it possible.
Ongoing RAM crisis prompts Raspberry Pi's second price hike in two months
The more RAM the Pi board has, the more its price is increasing.
arstechnica.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
lmao no way in hell do they do that. (also, it's if, not when).
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With what RAM, Lisa?
Or are you predicting we'll have executed every CAIO by then and raided the data centres to free us, and the silicon they're hoarding?
Or are you predicting we'll have executed every CAIO by then and raided the data centres to free us, and the silicon they're hoarding?
AMD CEO Lisa Su: “From a product standpoint, Valve is on-track to begin shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year, and development of Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox featuring an AMD semi-custom SoC is progressing well to support a launch in 2027.” gamesbeat.com/amd-spills-t...
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
With what RAM, Lisa?
Or are you predicting we'll have executed every CAIO by then and raided the data centres to free us, and the silicon they're hoarding?
Or are you predicting we'll have executed every CAIO by then and raided the data centres to free us, and the silicon they're hoarding?
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ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
Endfield may have made me a dragongirl fan.
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Endfield may have made me a dragongirl fan.
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Don’t know how many more examples it’s going to take for people to realize that billionaires are an existential threat to democracy and its institutions.
February 4, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Don’t know how many more examples it’s going to take for people to realize that billionaires are an existential threat to democracy and its institutions.
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1. Build huge subscriber base by telling them their $ supports democracy.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
February 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
1. Build huge subscriber base by telling them their $ supports democracy.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
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The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
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I found it illuminating when David reported here that the idea is to compete with Punchbowl and Politico.
To paraphrase my great friend Glen Weldon, I feel like no one was clamoring for more of that.
To paraphrase my great friend Glen Weldon, I feel like no one was clamoring for more of that.
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security. n.pr/4qAlWBj
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
n.pr
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I found it illuminating when David reported here that the idea is to compete with Punchbowl and Politico.
To paraphrase my great friend Glen Weldon, I feel like no one was clamoring for more of that.
To paraphrase my great friend Glen Weldon, I feel like no one was clamoring for more of that.
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with the Washington Post firings I'll redirect you again to the piece I wrote last year for Dame Magazine:
America’s Right-Wing Propaganda Problem Might Be Terminal - Dame Magazine
America’s descent into mass delusion isn’t happenstance. The demise of courageous journalism isn’t a happy accident. Its replacement with engagement-chasing infotainment and propaganda isn’t an error....
www.damemagazine.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
with the Washington Post firings I'll redirect you again to the piece I wrote last year for Dame Magazine:
Ah, so down to literally not worth the paper it's printed on. Got it. Gotta market to the hawks, I guess.
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security. n.pr/4qAlWBj
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
n.pr
February 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Ah, so down to literally not worth the paper it's printed on. Got it. Gotta market to the hawks, I guess.
As I deal with import fees, everyone in this administration needs to rot in hell.
February 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
As I deal with import fees, everyone in this administration needs to rot in hell.
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"AI doesn't work" is incorrect.
It functions perfectly as a plausible-looking bullshit generator used by fascists and pseudoscientists to inflict major damage on societies.
It functions perfectly as a plausible-looking bullshit generator used by fascists and pseudoscientists to inflict major damage on societies.
NEW: NEW: HHS is working on an AI tool to analyze VAERS—a database of vaccine injury claims to which anyone can make submissions—and "generate hypotheses." This is from @emilymullin.bsky.social:
HHS Is Making an AI Tool to Create Hypotheses About Vaccine Injury Claims
Experts worry Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health Department will use an internal AI tool to analyze vaccine injury claims in a way that furthers his anti-vaccine agenda.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"AI doesn't work" is incorrect.
It functions perfectly as a plausible-looking bullshit generator used by fascists and pseudoscientists to inflict major damage on societies.
It functions perfectly as a plausible-looking bullshit generator used by fascists and pseudoscientists to inflict major damage on societies.