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"Befehl ist Befehl" didn't fly for the Nazis, it doesn't fly for the IDF, and it doesn't fly for US armed forces.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
"Befehl ist Befehl" didn't fly for the Nazis, it doesn't fly for the IDF, and it doesn't fly for US armed forces.
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To start off the New Year I was invited to write a list for @giantbomb.bsky.social of the All-Stars of accessibility in 2025 that includes @assassinscreed.ubisoft.com, @compulsiongames.bsky.social, @doublefine.com, and @atomfall.com
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giantbomb.com/posts/steve-...
Steve Saylor's Accessibility All-Stars of 2025 | Giant Bomb
The Accessible All-Stars of 2025: Games That Made Accessibility a Feature, Not an Afterthought - For GiantBomb.com's 2025 Game of the Year
giantbomb.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:25 PM
To start off the New Year I was invited to write a list for @giantbomb.bsky.social of the All-Stars of accessibility in 2025 that includes @assassinscreed.ubisoft.com, @compulsiongames.bsky.social, @doublefine.com, and @atomfall.com
giantbomb.com/posts/steve-...
giantbomb.com/posts/steve-...
I have a midrange AMD GPU from '21 and it does whatever it needs to do.
There's been zero reason to pay inflated Nvidia prices for years.
There's been zero reason to pay inflated Nvidia prices for years.
[Newsis] Consumer GPUs to increase in price next year. RTX 5090 to increase from $2000 to $5000
www.resetera.com/threads/13...
www.resetera.com/threads/13...
December 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I have a midrange AMD GPU from '21 and it does whatever it needs to do.
There's been zero reason to pay inflated Nvidia prices for years.
There's been zero reason to pay inflated Nvidia prices for years.
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It's been a busy awards season already. We take a look at the growing number of accessibility awards in the games industry, and what we have to look forward to next year.
Congratulations and thanks to all the winners and nominees for making a difference!
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/31/a...
Congratulations and thanks to all the winners and nominees for making a difference!
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/31/a...
Accessibility awards season recap - Can I Play That?
It has been a busy awards season already, we take a look at the growing number of accessibility awards in the games industry.
caniplaythat.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It's been a busy awards season already. We take a look at the growing number of accessibility awards in the games industry, and what we have to look forward to next year.
Congratulations and thanks to all the winners and nominees for making a difference!
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/31/a...
Congratulations and thanks to all the winners and nominees for making a difference!
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/31/a...
PSA for folks spending New Year in the Netherlands: this is likely the last year people are allowed fireworks so expect a lot more property damage and injuries. Stay safe.
December 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
PSA for folks spending New Year in the Netherlands: this is likely the last year people are allowed fireworks so expect a lot more property damage and injuries. Stay safe.
Today's quick project, a knitting fork (or lucet) for my mom. She showed me a few pictures and I whipped up this design for her to try out.
I know there's probably loads of models to find, but where's the fun in that? Just a quick vector drawing, some refining of the extruded model, and a 3D print.
I know there's probably loads of models to find, but where's the fun in that? Just a quick vector drawing, some refining of the extruded model, and a 3D print.
December 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Today's quick project, a knitting fork (or lucet) for my mom. She showed me a few pictures and I whipped up this design for her to try out.
I know there's probably loads of models to find, but where's the fun in that? Just a quick vector drawing, some refining of the extruded model, and a 3D print.
I know there's probably loads of models to find, but where's the fun in that? Just a quick vector drawing, some refining of the extruded model, and a 3D print.
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Did you know The Disabled Content Creators Collective (@thedc3.bsky.social) have a Disabled Creators' Award? Well now you do! And you still have a chance to vote for your favorite nominees today and tomorrow!
To cast your votes, go to this handy link right here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
To cast your votes, go to this handy link right here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Disabled Creators' Award Voting Form (Finals)
Vote for your favorite creators for the Disabled Creators' Award. Please read each description carefully. There are 18 categories, and creators may be nominated for multiple awards. This form is due b...
docs.google.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Did you know The Disabled Content Creators Collective (@thedc3.bsky.social) have a Disabled Creators' Award? Well now you do! And you still have a chance to vote for your favorite nominees today and tomorrow!
To cast your votes, go to this handy link right here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
To cast your votes, go to this handy link right here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Reposted by Marijn - ActiveB1t
Reposted by Marijn - ActiveB1t
The Roottrees are Dead (@roottrees.com) is an excellent puzzle / logic game to play during the dark days of winter.
While certainly not accessible to all, cognitive accessibility is where it sets a standard that many others in the genre can (and should) learn from.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/29/i...
While certainly not accessible to all, cognitive accessibility is where it sets a standard that many others in the genre can (and should) learn from.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/29/i...
Indie Spotlight: The Roottrees are Dead - Can I Play That?
The Roottrees are Dead is a logic puzzle game with excellent cognitive accessibility others in the genre can learn from.
caniplaythat.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Roottrees are Dead (@roottrees.com) is an excellent puzzle / logic game to play during the dark days of winter.
While certainly not accessible to all, cognitive accessibility is where it sets a standard that many others in the genre can (and should) learn from.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/29/i...
While certainly not accessible to all, cognitive accessibility is where it sets a standard that many others in the genre can (and should) learn from.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/29/i...
One positive about genAI is that more educators find there is little to no value left in homework assignments.
It might accidentally finally rid education of the perverse capitalist normalization of taking work home.
It might accidentally finally rid education of the perverse capitalist normalization of taking work home.
December 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
One positive about genAI is that more educators find there is little to no value left in homework assignments.
It might accidentally finally rid education of the perverse capitalist normalization of taking work home.
It might accidentally finally rid education of the perverse capitalist normalization of taking work home.
Reposted by Marijn - ActiveB1t
Here’s to 2026
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Here’s to 2026
I'd do a welcome Twitter users post, but my profile is different enough to be difficult to find and people won't remember me anyway after this time.
But also, I honestly fail to care for people who thought Twitter was still a good or safe place to engage, other than promo cross posting (#nuance).
But also, I honestly fail to care for people who thought Twitter was still a good or safe place to engage, other than promo cross posting (#nuance).
December 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I'd do a welcome Twitter users post, but my profile is different enough to be difficult to find and people won't remember me anyway after this time.
But also, I honestly fail to care for people who thought Twitter was still a good or safe place to engage, other than promo cross posting (#nuance).
But also, I honestly fail to care for people who thought Twitter was still a good or safe place to engage, other than promo cross posting (#nuance).
Never let these people find rest, like the Nazis and collaborators that get confronted with their past even after 80 years.
ICE agent recognized out Christmas shopping—throws tantrum when citizens profile him.
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
December 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Never let these people find rest, like the Nazis and collaborators that get confronted with their past even after 80 years.
Christmas cookies incoming 🍪🎄
December 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Christmas cookies incoming 🍪🎄
Pretty sure I'd get in trouble if I brought in falsified statements and / or theatrics in court.
This year marked the first time the AI avatar of a victim—in this case, a dead man—has ever addressed a court, and it raises many questions about the use of this type of technology in future court proceedings.
www.404media.co/i-loved-that...
www.404media.co/i-loved-that...
'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident
How the sister of Christopher Pelkey made an avatar of him to testify in court.
www.404media.co
December 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Pretty sure I'd get in trouble if I brought in falsified statements and / or theatrics in court.
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I just posted the final STL file to Printables. It's an easy to print fidget clicker / ring, perhaps a nice stocking stuffer for your neuro-spicy pals.
You'll just need to add your own choice of mechanical keyboard switch for that satisfying clicky action.
www.printables.com/model/151699...
You'll just need to add your own choice of mechanical keyboard switch for that satisfying clicky action.
www.printables.com/model/151699...
December 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I just posted the final STL file to Printables. It's an easy to print fidget clicker / ring, perhaps a nice stocking stuffer for your neuro-spicy pals.
You'll just need to add your own choice of mechanical keyboard switch for that satisfying clicky action.
www.printables.com/model/151699...
You'll just need to add your own choice of mechanical keyboard switch for that satisfying clicky action.
www.printables.com/model/151699...
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Mike recently played through Gears of War: Reloaded. With a colorblind mode, QTE customization, a screen reader, and other quality-of-life options helping many disabled players, Mike found the remaster to be the most accessible Gears of War title yet.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/22/g...
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/22/g...
Gears of War: Reloaded accessibility review - Can I Play That?
Gears of War: Reloaded improved accessibility through a colorblind mode, QTE customization, screen reader, and many quality-of-life options.
caniplaythat.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Mike recently played through Gears of War: Reloaded. With a colorblind mode, QTE customization, a screen reader, and other quality-of-life options helping many disabled players, Mike found the remaster to be the most accessible Gears of War title yet.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/22/g...
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/22/g...
Happy solstice, witches!
December 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Happy solstice, witches!
Summary-shaped text is a great way to describe what is auto-complete gibberish cosplaying as truth.
Professional societies keep beclowning themselves buying into a lie about what an LLM "summary" is. They are inherently counterfeit: not an epistemic product of the ideas in the source, but summary-shaped text linguistically based on *other* works (in the training corpus) that use related language.
This is one of the reasons I remain horrified by seeing @historians.org suggest "ways to use gAI" that included this:
December 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Summary-shaped text is a great way to describe what is auto-complete gibberish cosplaying as truth.
This dock is really neat. I would've preferred the power cable to be at the rear, but that's about its only drawback. It has fully replaced both Switch docks on my already crowded desk and it's so easy to pick up and take somewhere else.
The j5create Omni Side Dock packs a compatibility punch in a small package. This tiny dock works with the Switches, Ally, and many others.
It has some unexpected accessibility benefits as well thanks to its size, ways to connect, and choice of colors.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/19/j...
It has some unexpected accessibility benefits as well thanks to its size, ways to connect, and choice of colors.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/19/j...
j5create Omni Side Dock accessibility review - Can I Play That?
The j5create Omni Side Dock (JCD624) packs a compatibility punch in a small package, and has some unexpected accessibility benefits as well.
caniplaythat.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This dock is really neat. I would've preferred the power cable to be at the rear, but that's about its only drawback. It has fully replaced both Switch docks on my already crowded desk and it's so easy to pick up and take somewhere else.
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The j5create Omni Side Dock packs a compatibility punch in a small package. This tiny dock works with the Switches, Ally, and many others.
It has some unexpected accessibility benefits as well thanks to its size, ways to connect, and choice of colors.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/19/j...
It has some unexpected accessibility benefits as well thanks to its size, ways to connect, and choice of colors.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/19/j...
j5create Omni Side Dock accessibility review - Can I Play That?
The j5create Omni Side Dock (JCD624) packs a compatibility punch in a small package, and has some unexpected accessibility benefits as well.
caniplaythat.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The j5create Omni Side Dock packs a compatibility punch in a small package. This tiny dock works with the Switches, Ally, and many others.
It has some unexpected accessibility benefits as well thanks to its size, ways to connect, and choice of colors.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/19/j...
It has some unexpected accessibility benefits as well thanks to its size, ways to connect, and choice of colors.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/19/j...
Waiting for the Christmas miracle of both the Blue Prince and PowerWash Simulator 2 releasing their patches including remapping before the holidays.
But also, hope those devs take / get the time off they need.
But also, hope those devs take / get the time off they need.
December 19, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Waiting for the Christmas miracle of both the Blue Prince and PowerWash Simulator 2 releasing their patches including remapping before the holidays.
But also, hope those devs take / get the time off they need.
But also, hope those devs take / get the time off they need.
Do the disabled people who can walk but are required to use a wheelchair when getting assistance "game the system"? Do people who need a wheelchair occasionally?
If you saw someone "skip the line", no you didn't.
If you saw someone "skip the line", no you didn't.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Do the disabled people who can walk but are required to use a wheelchair when getting assistance "game the system"? Do people who need a wheelchair occasionally?
If you saw someone "skip the line", no you didn't.
If you saw someone "skip the line", no you didn't.
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Congratulations to the teams at @landfall.se and @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social for winning the Achievement in Accessibility award at the Indie Game Awards!
Games are meant to be enjoyed by everyone, and for the second year in a row, Aggro Crab understands that notion wholeheartedly.
Congratulations to our Achievement in Accessibility recipient for 2025, PEAK!
Congratulations to our Achievement in Accessibility recipient for 2025, PEAK!
PEAK Receives the Indie Game Award 2025 for Achievement in Accessibility
YouTube video by Six One Indie
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December 19, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Congratulations to the teams at @landfall.se and @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social for winning the Achievement in Accessibility award at the Indie Game Awards!
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After his initial review, Mike revisited Silent Hill f to see how the combat balancing and new casual combat difficulty mode improve the accessibility for players with limited mobility. These changes were introduced in patch 1.10 last month.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/18/a...
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/18/a...
A look at Silent Hill f patch 1.10's accessibility improvements - Can I Play That?
Silent Hill f balanced combat and added a casual difficulty in patch 1.10, improving the accessibility for players with limited mobility.
caniplaythat.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
After his initial review, Mike revisited Silent Hill f to see how the combat balancing and new casual combat difficulty mode improve the accessibility for players with limited mobility. These changes were introduced in patch 1.10 last month.
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/18/a...
caniplaythat.com/2025/12/18/a...