dkleinest
@dkleinest.bsky.social
Computer guy who also likes non-computer things
“public perception of the donkey kong series” my brother in christ you are allowed to simply enjoy a thing
Bananza getting nominated for Game of the Year is cool and well-deserved. Not only is it wonderful for the devs, but it will do wonders for the public perception of the Donkey Kong series!
But it's still not enough for me to give a single damn about the Game Awards.
But it's still not enough for me to give a single damn about the Game Awards.
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“public perception of the donkey kong series” my brother in christ you are allowed to simply enjoy a thing
I’m seeing a lot of leftist posts on the other site overrun with hypercritical baseless claims about other liberals being DINOs or somesuch, usually with very strange like-dislike ratios.
Maybe I’m thinking conspiratorially, but it seems that those posts+likes aren’t real. I like Ezra Klein!
Maybe I’m thinking conspiratorially, but it seems that those posts+likes aren’t real. I like Ezra Klein!
September 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I’m seeing a lot of leftist posts on the other site overrun with hypercritical baseless claims about other liberals being DINOs or somesuch, usually with very strange like-dislike ratios.
Maybe I’m thinking conspiratorially, but it seems that those posts+likes aren’t real. I like Ezra Klein!
Maybe I’m thinking conspiratorially, but it seems that those posts+likes aren’t real. I like Ezra Klein!
met my favorite mayoral candidate being an advocate for unions and representing a generally-underserved part of Seattle on my way to pick up lunch! @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social !!! yes!
August 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
met my favorite mayoral candidate being an advocate for unions and representing a generally-underserved part of Seattle on my way to pick up lunch! @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social !!! yes!
exactly the kind of leadership strategy the party lost the last election over. change takes time I guess. but how much time do we have to waste…
Hakeem Jeffries Throws Zohran Mamdani Under the Bus for Living in a Rent-Controlled Apartment
Hakeem Jeffries Throws Zohran Mamdani Under the Bus for Living in a Rent-Controlled Apartment
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) threw Zohran Mamdani under the bus over his continued enjoyment of a rent-controlled apartment.
The post Hakeem Jeffries Throws Zohran Mamdani Under the Bus for Living in a Rent-Controlled Apartment first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
August 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
exactly the kind of leadership strategy the party lost the last election over. change takes time I guess. but how much time do we have to waste…
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watching commercials in 2025 is like "we know how you feel -- like only you can save the world. but it takes all of us. one by one. you're not a single grain of sand; you're part of a whole beach. and there may be a tsunami coming but it's nothing you can't handle. and at wal-mart, we
August 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
watching commercials in 2025 is like "we know how you feel -- like only you can save the world. but it takes all of us. one by one. you're not a single grain of sand; you're part of a whole beach. and there may be a tsunami coming but it's nothing you can't handle. and at wal-mart, we
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nice argument, unfortunately i have already depicted myself as Switch 2 Keith David and you as Gamecube Jason Alexander
July 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
nice argument, unfortunately i have already depicted myself as Switch 2 Keith David and you as Gamecube Jason Alexander
finding an old (12+y) thread on the internet is such a peculiarly joyful experience. People wrote in such a relatively carefree and silly prose compared to the algorithmic-rage-bait irony-poisoned ad-copy we all emit today. I miss the old web.
July 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
finding an old (12+y) thread on the internet is such a peculiarly joyful experience. People wrote in such a relatively carefree and silly prose compared to the algorithmic-rage-bait irony-poisoned ad-copy we all emit today. I miss the old web.
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Arguing anything with a MAGA person or a fringe leftist makes it immediately obvious what the problem is. They can make whatever claims they want, and when you criticize those claims, they take a step back into a massive sea of alternative evidence and communities that confirm that evidence.
There is now a mountain of "evidence" anyone can draw for any positions. We now have to argue about the quality of the evidence and the ways it is interpreted but this is much harder.
I increasingly feel certain that the thing that has driven politics insane is the growing ability of people to find ways to validate their beliefs, no matter how incorrect and irrational. It started in right-wing media but has become central to all political discussion.
June 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Arguing anything with a MAGA person or a fringe leftist makes it immediately obvious what the problem is. They can make whatever claims they want, and when you criticize those claims, they take a step back into a massive sea of alternative evidence and communities that confirm that evidence.
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the amount of people in the world who just open-throat chug abject lies and baseless conspiracies is just so fucking depressing lmao
June 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
the amount of people in the world who just open-throat chug abject lies and baseless conspiracies is just so fucking depressing lmao
The amount of willful unpunished stupidity that’s not just allowed, but incentivized by social media is imo the central issue of our modern sociopolitical culture. The dopamine loop involved in cyclically validating mutual lies is Very Bad.
The government should regulate social media algorithms.
The government should regulate social media algorithms.
June 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The amount of willful unpunished stupidity that’s not just allowed, but incentivized by social media is imo the central issue of our modern sociopolitical culture. The dopamine loop involved in cyclically validating mutual lies is Very Bad.
The government should regulate social media algorithms.
The government should regulate social media algorithms.
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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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in my city which is apparently in a state of extended military occupation due to extreme and widespread unrest a really kind sanitation worker saw me sitting out front with my kids and gave them free toy trash cans and we talked about recycling
June 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
in my city which is apparently in a state of extended military occupation due to extreme and widespread unrest a really kind sanitation worker saw me sitting out front with my kids and gave them free toy trash cans and we talked about recycling
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Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
homegrown strawberries go crazy
June 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
homegrown strawberries go crazy
how have we as a society not addressed how loading bowls in a dishwasher is never good and always feels wrong. one bowl takes the place of like 3 plates! make it make sense.
paging @techconnectify.bsky.social
paging @techconnectify.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
how have we as a society not addressed how loading bowls in a dishwasher is never good and always feels wrong. one bowl takes the place of like 3 plates! make it make sense.
paging @techconnectify.bsky.social
paging @techconnectify.bsky.social
not over, not under, simply whelmed.
May 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
not over, not under, simply whelmed.
Ban political advertising!
May 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ban political advertising!
fuck literally anyone who agrees with this anti-american numbskull
Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
May 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
fuck literally anyone who agrees with this anti-american numbskull
nature is healing
April 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
nature is healing
If I get flagged from some automatic tool for my use of appropriate grammatical syntax istfg
April 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If I get flagged from some automatic tool for my use of appropriate grammatical syntax istfg
one man should not have the ability to make the market swing around like this. I feel fucking sick.
April 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
one man should not have the ability to make the market swing around like this. I feel fucking sick.
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Finally hearing this story from a backpacking graphic novelist from her POV is insane. Especially the part where she ends up in a black site detention center run by a third party for profit contractor.
April 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Finally hearing this story from a backpacking graphic novelist from her POV is insane. Especially the part where she ends up in a black site detention center run by a third party for profit contractor.
The zone adequately flooded, they now begin to expose us to foreign cyber attacks. Stoked to give my ssn to the Russians 🙂
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
Trump’s National Security Firings Come as He Weakens U.S. Cyberdefenses (Gift Article)
The firing of the head of the National Security Agency was only the latest move that has eroded the country’s fortifications against cyberattacks, especially those targeting elections.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The zone adequately flooded, they now begin to expose us to foreign cyber attacks. Stoked to give my ssn to the Russians 🙂
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...