Nathan C
@elprezau.bsky.social
Former games critic of 10+ years. Previously PCPP, Hyper & others. Boardgamer. Mini painter. UX specialist. ElPrezAU over at Twitter (before I deleted my account :P).
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Truly the most stupid timeline. At a point in time where renewable energy has tipped into genuine widespread viability, capital invents whole new ways to fabricate waste and scarcity.
Valve warns of Steam Deck OLED stock issues due to RAM shortage
Valve warns of Steam Deck OLED stock issues due to RAM shortage
Hardware manufacturers are struggling to secure key components due to rampant demand within the AI industry.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Truly the most stupid timeline. At a point in time where renewable energy has tipped into genuine widespread viability, capital invents whole new ways to fabricate waste and scarcity.
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The headline doesn't even begin to describe how wildly unethical the background of this story is, which is that the survivor only shared the story with one person- her psychiatrist- who is Kamel Doud's wife
His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle has become about much more than literary ethics.
‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?
The long read: His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle ha...
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The headline doesn't even begin to describe how wildly unethical the background of this story is, which is that the survivor only shared the story with one person- her psychiatrist- who is Kamel Doud's wife
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D'oh!
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
February 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
D'oh!
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
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Happy 12-year anniversary to my favourite broadcast subtitle mistake
And a happy year of the whores to you all
And a happy year of the whores to you all
February 17, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Happy 12-year anniversary to my favourite broadcast subtitle mistake
And a happy year of the whores to you all
And a happy year of the whores to you all
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“In the old days, yes. But now, no one gives two fucks for Bela.”
February 17, 2026 at 10:19 AM
“In the old days, yes. But now, no one gives two fucks for Bela.”
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it's a dumb question i guess: but how long will the racist hard right rump of this country determine immigration policy and a host of other social programs and positions? what kind of misjudged cowardice lets that happen?
February 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM
it's a dumb question i guess: but how long will the racist hard right rump of this country determine immigration policy and a host of other social programs and positions? what kind of misjudged cowardice lets that happen?
Very difficult position like not being good at riding a bike and needing to get your mates to join you in beating the shit out of the poor bastard in front of whom you fell off your bike.
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Very difficult position like not being good at riding a bike and needing to get your mates to join you in beating the shit out of the poor bastard in front of whom you fell off your bike.
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Presumably because the police feel they've done enough kettling, charging, pepper spraying and bashing to last them for a while, the restrictions that preserved public safety can now be lifted. What a relief.
Sydney's post-Bondi attack protest restrictions come to an end
The controversial laws grant police the power to refuse authorisation for public protests for up to 90 days after a terrorist incident, restricting demonstrations in certain areas.
www.abc.net.au
February 17, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Presumably because the police feel they've done enough kettling, charging, pepper spraying and bashing to last them for a while, the restrictions that preserved public safety can now be lifted. What a relief.
Unironically adore this song.
February 17, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Unironically adore this song.
The shock realisation that there is indeed someone in your life for whom you would deny nothing.
February 17, 2026 at 5:42 AM
The shock realisation that there is indeed someone in your life for whom you would deny nothing.
Instant crank up the volume song.
February 17, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Instant crank up the volume song.
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On President's Day, the First Amendment Troop staged "Resistance" - a tribute and act of artistic dissent - at the Lincoln Memorial, followed by a guerrilla performance at the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Created by the advocacy arm of hungryman Productions, CONTD
PT1
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Created by the advocacy arm of hungryman Productions, CONTD
PT1
February 17, 2026 at 4:38 AM
On President's Day, the First Amendment Troop staged "Resistance" - a tribute and act of artistic dissent - at the Lincoln Memorial, followed by a guerrilla performance at the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Created by the advocacy arm of hungryman Productions, CONTD
PT1
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Created by the advocacy arm of hungryman Productions, CONTD
PT1
Home? You can't go home, Celso! You're dead! But you're not alone! Everybody here is just as dead as you! That's why we call it the Land of the Dead.
February 17, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Home? You can't go home, Celso! You're dead! But you're not alone! Everybody here is just as dead as you! That's why we call it the Land of the Dead.
Yes.
The best time-transition cutscene in a 90s videogame? 🤔
February 17, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Yes.
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One could be forgiven for thinking this is a headline from 2021.
February 17, 2026 at 4:29 AM
One could be forgiven for thinking this is a headline from 2021.
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Mark Kern will literally make a fake games media site complete with AI waifu reporters and commenters before he’ll go to therapy—or finish the fucking video game he still owes people
February 17, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Mark Kern will literally make a fake games media site complete with AI waifu reporters and commenters before he’ll go to therapy—or finish the fucking video game he still owes people
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every time someone says something like "there weren't trans people when I was a kid" or some shit about trans people being a new thing because WOKE all I can think is "motherfucker Dog Day Afternoon was made in 1975"
February 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
every time someone says something like "there weren't trans people when I was a kid" or some shit about trans people being a new thing because WOKE all I can think is "motherfucker Dog Day Afternoon was made in 1975"
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This guy is so high on his own shit I can't even comprehend it.
February 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
This guy is so high on his own shit I can't even comprehend it.
In case you didn't tune into the stream last night...here's Ultima VII in first person! Programmed by DLBSP83!
www.twitch.tv/viridiangame...
www.twitch.tv/viridiangame...
ViridianGames - Ultima VII in first person!
Watch ViridianGames's clip titled
www.twitch.tv
February 17, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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because it's going around: "edmund mcmillen is the john waters of videogames" even to me as someone who doesn't have that much of a problem with his aesthetic ideas/approaches, is a nuclear level bad take. especially when we have so many actual queer artists in games making transgressive stuff.
February 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
because it's going around: "edmund mcmillen is the john waters of videogames" even to me as someone who doesn't have that much of a problem with his aesthetic ideas/approaches, is a nuclear level bad take. especially when we have so many actual queer artists in games making transgressive stuff.
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Take a billionaire to court for the murder of river in the DEMO of All Will Rise: we smash together roleplaying + deckbuilding to create a game where we change minds through card battle conversations & explore an ancient city full of secrets + possibility
store.steampowered.com/app/3165340/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3165340/...
All Will Rise on Steam
The river is a god, and they killed her. It’s time for ordinary people to hold them to account. Manage your team. Mix with ecoterrorists and godmen. Build your deck, follow leads and find allies. Make...
store.steampowered.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Take a billionaire to court for the murder of river in the DEMO of All Will Rise: we smash together roleplaying + deckbuilding to create a game where we change minds through card battle conversations & explore an ancient city full of secrets + possibility
store.steampowered.com/app/3165340/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3165340/...
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Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.