Jeff Messer
@jefmes.bsky.social
Computer geek, Video game addict, VR/XR, sci-fi, fantasy, Critical Role, TTRPG, and SF Giants fan.
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Got an ad for a medication for people "over 70" and I clicked on "why am I seeing this ad?" The explanation was I've liked "content about books." Ive never felt such a burn
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Got an ad for a medication for people "over 70" and I clicked on "why am I seeing this ad?" The explanation was I've liked "content about books." Ive never felt such a burn
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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@centos/115588045684086223
Reach Linux contributors by submitting a CFP! Here are the focus areas:
* Package management, automated testing, and release deployment
* Long term maintenance, backporting security updates, & secure supply chains
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Reach Linux contributors by submitting a CFP! Here are the focus areas:
* Package management, automated testing, and release deployment
* Long term maintenance, backporting security updates, & secure supply chains
* Developments in […]
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November 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@centos/115588045684086223
Reach Linux contributors by submitting a CFP! Here are the focus areas:
* Package management, automated testing, and release deployment
* Long term maintenance, backporting security updates, & secure supply chains
* Developments in […]
Reach Linux contributors by submitting a CFP! Here are the focus areas:
* Package management, automated testing, and release deployment
* Long term maintenance, backporting security updates, & secure supply chains
* Developments in […]
There is not nearly enough @criticalrole.bsky.social "Mighty Nein" in my feed. Go watch episodes 1-3 this weekend on Amazon Prime, it's freakin' great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1bR...
Jester and Fjord First Meet | The Mighty Nein | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video AU & NZ
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November 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
There is not nearly enough @criticalrole.bsky.social "Mighty Nein" in my feed. Go watch episodes 1-3 this weekend on Amazon Prime, it's freakin' great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1bR...
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"We wish to pursue the truth no matter where it leads - but to find the truth, we need imagination and skepticism both. We will not be afraid to speculate, but we will be careful to distinguish speculation from fact."
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
"We wish to pursue the truth no matter where it leads - but to find the truth, we need imagination and skepticism both. We will not be afraid to speculate, but we will be careful to distinguish speculation from fact."
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
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This is absolutely amazing. Come check out "The Usenet" with Cory Doctorow.
How To Use the Internet (1995): a 23-year-old Cory Doctorow shows off Usenet, the Internet Underground Music Archive, Justin's Links from the Underground, and more to the CBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
How to use the internet, 1995
Computer consultant Cory Doctorow predicts video on demand while showing a CBC reporter some of the new medium's features. Aired on CBC's The National on June 19, 1995.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is absolutely amazing. Come check out "The Usenet" with Cory Doctorow.
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Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History
#Microsoft #Activision #Zork #OpenSource #Gaming #Xbox #RetroGaming #GameDev #TechNews #DigitalPreservation #PCGaming
Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History
#Microsoft #Activision #Zork #OpenSource #Gaming #Xbox #RetroGaming #GameDev #TechNews #DigitalPreservation #PCGaming
Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History - WinBuzzer
Microsoft and Activision have released the source code for Zork I, II, and III under the MIT License, officially preserving the text adventure classics.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History
#Microsoft #Activision #Zork #OpenSource #Gaming #Xbox #RetroGaming #GameDev #TechNews #DigitalPreservation #PCGaming
Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History
#Microsoft #Activision #Zork #OpenSource #Gaming #Xbox #RetroGaming #GameDev #TechNews #DigitalPreservation #PCGaming
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For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
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A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.
If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go
A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.
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Talking with Valve about the engineering of the Steam Deck and Deck OLED, including discussion of memory layout, PCB routing, and thermals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvzu...
Valve Steam Deck Secrets: Engineering & Design of Memory, PCB Layout, and Thermals
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
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November 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Talking with Valve about the engineering of the Steam Deck and Deck OLED, including discussion of memory layout, PCB routing, and thermals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvzu...
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Don't miss your chance to embark on a journey into Exandria in a new Humble Bundle featuring stories from the world of @criticalrole.bsky.social Details: https://bit.ly/4o52Imx
Support the Critical Role Foundation and get a curated library of 21 comics!
Support the Critical Role Foundation and get a curated library of 21 comics!
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Don't miss your chance to embark on a journey into Exandria in a new Humble Bundle featuring stories from the world of @criticalrole.bsky.social Details: https://bit.ly/4o52Imx
Support the Critical Role Foundation and get a curated library of 21 comics!
Support the Critical Role Foundation and get a curated library of 21 comics!
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The Mighty Nein S1E1 Full Episode “Mote of Possibility” | Prime Video
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November 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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OUR SOLDIERS' TALE BEGINS ⚔️ 🧚
Check out eye-catching official artwork for the Soldiers' Table, featuring our adventurers hurtling towards the unknown on horseback beneath the cover of night by the brilliant Daniel Jiménez Villalba!
🎨 https://www.artstation.com/danieljimenez
Check out eye-catching official artwork for the Soldiers' Table, featuring our adventurers hurtling towards the unknown on horseback beneath the cover of night by the brilliant Daniel Jiménez Villalba!
🎨 https://www.artstation.com/danieljimenez
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
OUR SOLDIERS' TALE BEGINS ⚔️ 🧚
Check out eye-catching official artwork for the Soldiers' Table, featuring our adventurers hurtling towards the unknown on horseback beneath the cover of night by the brilliant Daniel Jiménez Villalba!
🎨 https://www.artstation.com/danieljimenez
Check out eye-catching official artwork for the Soldiers' Table, featuring our adventurers hurtling towards the unknown on horseback beneath the cover of night by the brilliant Daniel Jiménez Villalba!
🎨 https://www.artstation.com/danieljimenez
I'm with Laura, that was the worst segment. 🤣 #CriticalRole #LongLiveCharlie @criticalrole.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I'm with Laura, that was the worst segment. 🤣 #CriticalRole #LongLiveCharlie @criticalrole.bsky.social
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WHAT WAITS IN THE WOODS 🌲🌲 👀
Who can say what lies in store for our Soldiers' Table... #CriticalRole Campaign 4, Episode 6 begins RIGHT NOW!
TAKE A SEAT AT OUR GAMING TABLE ⬇️
Beacon.tv
YouTube.com/CriticalRole
Twitch.tv/CriticalRole
Who can say what lies in store for our Soldiers' Table... #CriticalRole Campaign 4, Episode 6 begins RIGHT NOW!
TAKE A SEAT AT OUR GAMING TABLE ⬇️
Beacon.tv
YouTube.com/CriticalRole
Twitch.tv/CriticalRole
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
WHAT WAITS IN THE WOODS 🌲🌲 👀
Who can say what lies in store for our Soldiers' Table... #CriticalRole Campaign 4, Episode 6 begins RIGHT NOW!
TAKE A SEAT AT OUR GAMING TABLE ⬇️
Beacon.tv
YouTube.com/CriticalRole
Twitch.tv/CriticalRole
Who can say what lies in store for our Soldiers' Table... #CriticalRole Campaign 4, Episode 6 begins RIGHT NOW!
TAKE A SEAT AT OUR GAMING TABLE ⬇️
Beacon.tv
YouTube.com/CriticalRole
Twitch.tv/CriticalRole
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The emails, some of which were shared directly with PBS News, are among 23,000 documents Jeffrey Epstein’s estate released to the House Oversight Committee, ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said. https://to.pbs.org/4qPy6ax
Read Jeffrey Epstein’s newly released emails about Trump
Late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein specifically referenced his relationship with President Donald Trump in writing before Trump was elected to office and in the runup to the 2020 election, ac...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The emails, some of which were shared directly with PBS News, are among 23,000 documents Jeffrey Epstein’s estate released to the House Oversight Committee, ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said. https://to.pbs.org/4qPy6ax
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#SouthPark's Trey Parker explained, "It’s not that we got all political. It’s that politics became pop culture."
Matt Stone added, "Trey and I are attracted to that like flies to honey. Oh, that’s where the taboo is? Over there? OK, then we’re over there." 📺 bit.ly/4p2rWSL
Matt Stone added, "Trey and I are attracted to that like flies to honey. Oh, that’s where the taboo is? Over there? OK, then we’re over there." 📺 bit.ly/4p2rWSL
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#SouthPark's Trey Parker explained, "It’s not that we got all political. It’s that politics became pop culture."
Matt Stone added, "Trey and I are attracted to that like flies to honey. Oh, that’s where the taboo is? Over there? OK, then we’re over there." 📺 bit.ly/4p2rWSL
Matt Stone added, "Trey and I are attracted to that like flies to honey. Oh, that’s where the taboo is? Over there? OK, then we’re over there." 📺 bit.ly/4p2rWSL
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new from me today: not all data centers are created environmentally equal — and building them in states with cleaner grids and more access to water could go a long way in preventing environmental catastrophe
If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go
A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
new from me today: not all data centers are created environmentally equal — and building them in states with cleaner grids and more access to water could go a long way in preventing environmental catastrophe
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"Looks rad" is exactly the kind of testimonial I love to see!!
Yeah, OK. I'm in, @bobworldbuilder.bsky.social. Looks rad.
New Shadowdark Project Sneak Peek! 👀
YouTube video by Bob's RPG Radio!
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November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Looks rad" is exactly the kind of testimonial I love to see!!
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Receiving $5,000 to throw a pitch when you make $4 million a year and were set to make at least $100 million when you hit free agency just shows that gambling culture isn't even about winning, it's a totally brain rot mindset.
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Receiving $5,000 to throw a pitch when you make $4 million a year and were set to make at least $100 million when you hit free agency just shows that gambling culture isn't even about winning, it's a totally brain rot mindset.
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Reminder that, unless a creative freelancer has a spouse with a day job that offers health insurance, they likely have an ACA plan. And with the hits to creative industries the past few years, I'm guessing many qualify for subsidies.
Related reminder that comic creators are freelancers.
Related reminder that comic creators are freelancers.
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Reminder that, unless a creative freelancer has a spouse with a day job that offers health insurance, they likely have an ACA plan. And with the hits to creative industries the past few years, I'm guessing many qualify for subsidies.
Related reminder that comic creators are freelancers.
Related reminder that comic creators are freelancers.
Let's all pretend that if Donald gives us all $2000 a month to pay for insurance, that he's the best-est, most wonderful-est little king in all the lands, and then whether or not the Dems have given up, it won't matter. And then we can still neuter him in 2028 when 2/3rds of the House goes Blue.
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Let's all pretend that if Donald gives us all $2000 a month to pay for insurance, that he's the best-est, most wonderful-est little king in all the lands, and then whether or not the Dems have given up, it won't matter. And then we can still neuter him in 2028 when 2/3rds of the House goes Blue.
I know many of us are pissed off about Democrats caving on the shutdown right now, but don't stop keeping in mind who's holding us hostage in the first place. Fucking Republicans are so busy chasing phantom "illegals" and "criminals," they're perfectly fine letting the rest of our healthcare suffer.
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I know many of us are pissed off about Democrats caving on the shutdown right now, but don't stop keeping in mind who's holding us hostage in the first place. Fucking Republicans are so busy chasing phantom "illegals" and "criminals," they're perfectly fine letting the rest of our healthcare suffer.
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If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
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And if you’re a California who will be forced to forego healthcare because of the increased cost, the state will be sure to vaporize you with a “you shoulda gone broke paying for health care, shithead!” tax in 2027.
If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
And if you’re a California who will be forced to forego healthcare because of the increased cost, the state will be sure to vaporize you with a “you shoulda gone broke paying for health care, shithead!” tax in 2027.