lincoln carpenter
@lincolnhello.bsky.social
News writer at PC Gamer. Older stuff at Polygon, Fanbyte, pre-unholy resurrection Waypoint, etc. Artist formerly known as the Hellmouth Sunbeams. Views are my own and bad
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we weren't meant to trade follows. we were meant to trade secret oaths of vengeance against the count's men
you'll be shocked to learn, I'm sure, that this earned me my first real hatemail in months
"It's a competent loop of heist setup and escape execution. But even when I piloted Nomali through a flawless getaway, I found myself more interested in being able to return to the relooters' hideout to learn more about the game's 70 reclaimable artifacts and their very real histories."
Relooted is a fine heist game—but it's a better history lesson
Correcting dark historic wrongs can feel surprisingly bright.
www.pcgamer.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
you'll be shocked to learn, I'm sure, that this earned me my first real hatemail in months
discussing the sony state of play
February 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
discussing the sony state of play
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Wow, almost like the media and journalism profession failed in some sort of professional duty to actually inform these low-engagement voters about what Trump was saying he wanted to do and the consequences of those plans.
There is a moral-failure-of-the-voters here, but it's not the only one.
There is a moral-failure-of-the-voters here, but it's not the only one.
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Wow, almost like the media and journalism profession failed in some sort of professional duty to actually inform these low-engagement voters about what Trump was saying he wanted to do and the consequences of those plans.
There is a moral-failure-of-the-voters here, but it's not the only one.
There is a moral-failure-of-the-voters here, but it's not the only one.
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I'm going to raise my children like a savvy videogame businessman should. if they aren't billionaires within two weeks of birth I'll have them killed
February 12, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I'm going to raise my children like a savvy videogame businessman should. if they aren't billionaires within two weeks of birth I'll have them killed
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finding a good place for this in my Dwarf Fortress headline scrapbook
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
finding a good place for this in my Dwarf Fortress headline scrapbook
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The Attorney General of the United States refusing to look at or acknowledge Epstein Survivors today in a House Judiciary hearing. The world is watching. History will remember.
📸 Roberto Schmidt
📸 Roberto Schmidt
February 12, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The Attorney General of the United States refusing to look at or acknowledge Epstein Survivors today in a House Judiciary hearing. The world is watching. History will remember.
📸 Roberto Schmidt
📸 Roberto Schmidt
I'm going to raise my children like a savvy videogame businessman should. if they aren't billionaires within two weeks of birth I'll have them killed
February 12, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I'm going to raise my children like a savvy videogame businessman should. if they aren't billionaires within two weeks of birth I'll have them killed
olympic heavyweight luge, or "olympic large"
would watch heavyweight luge
Question about Luge Men’s Doubles: why not just have one heavier athlete? Two guys riding one luge seems a bit cramped.
February 11, 2026 at 10:34 PM
olympic heavyweight luge, or "olympic large"
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"It's a competent loop of heist setup and escape execution. But even when I piloted Nomali through a flawless getaway, I found myself more interested in being able to return to the relooters' hideout to learn more about the game's 70 reclaimable artifacts and their very real histories."
Relooted is a fine heist game—but it's a better history lesson
Correcting dark historic wrongs can feel surprisingly bright.
www.pcgamer.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:06 PM
"It's a competent loop of heist setup and escape execution. But even when I piloted Nomali through a flawless getaway, I found myself more interested in being able to return to the relooters' hideout to learn more about the game's 70 reclaimable artifacts and their very real histories."
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February 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at galluppanel@gallupmail.com to let them know what you think of this.
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at galluppanel@gallupmail.com to let them know what you think of this.
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In the latest episode of 'what happened to that CCTV footage from within an ICE detention center', the government now says it lost hard drives it was supposed to put the footage on
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
In the latest episode of 'what happened to that CCTV footage from within an ICE detention center', the government now says it lost hard drives it was supposed to put the footage on
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
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What does Gundam have to do with nail art? Find out in @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social 's first Mothership feature. www.mothership.blog/gunpla-is-fo...
Gunpla is for the girls
Real Gundams wear pink... and sparkles, and hearts, and tutus, and rhinestones
www.mothership.blog
January 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM
What does Gundam have to do with nail art? Find out in @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social 's first Mothership feature. www.mothership.blog/gunpla-is-fo...
finding a good place for this in my Dwarf Fortress headline scrapbook
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
finding a good place for this in my Dwarf Fortress headline scrapbook
"Mayhem can provoke a rash of traumatic baby hauntings, goblin highwaymen can be grabbed and thrashed about by their individual teeth, and—as one Dwarf Fortress player recently discovered—sometimes your soldiers might just burst into flames in a way that requires a panel of experts to diagnose."
Dwarf Fortress forensic specialists blame mysterious case of spontaneous human combustion on a historical artifact that suddenly remembered it's four times hotter than the surface of the sun
It's always right when you get back home from a road trip that you realize you've been carrying a thermonuclear hazard.
www.pcgamer.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"Mayhem can provoke a rash of traumatic baby hauntings, goblin highwaymen can be grabbed and thrashed about by their individual teeth, and—as one Dwarf Fortress player recently discovered—sometimes your soldiers might just burst into flames in a way that requires a panel of experts to diagnose."
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that's better
Relooted Is A Big Black Middle Finger To History Controlled By White People:
Relooted Review: A Thrilling Heist Game Turns Crime Into Justice
Hear me out, what if it doesn’t belong in a museum?
kotaku.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:35 PM
that's better
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Me And The Devil Blues is a haunting manga about a black blues legend: aftermath.site/sinners-manga-...
February 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Me And The Devil Blues is a haunting manga about a black blues legend: aftermath.site/sinners-manga-...
almost got it
February 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
almost got it
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We're a quarter of the way through the 21st century and The American Dream has been downgraded from "steady job and a white picket fence house in the suburbs with a new car on the driveway" to "can afford some chicken and fruit juice as well as rent".
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
We're a quarter of the way through the 21st century and The American Dream has been downgraded from "steady job and a white picket fence house in the suburbs with a new car on the driveway" to "can afford some chicken and fruit juice as well as rent".
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
on one hand, I think No Man's Sky's gradual accretion of gameplay systems has strayed too far from the majestic sense of solitude I want in a space game. on the other hand, trucking
hi honey. yeah i called out of work for the week and i'm heading home right now. they put trucking in No Man's Sky
February 11, 2026 at 2:52 PM
on one hand, I think No Man's Sky's gradual accretion of gameplay systems has strayed too far from the majestic sense of solitude I want in a space game. on the other hand, trucking
hi honey. yeah i called out of work for the week and i'm heading home right now. they put trucking in No Man's Sky
February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
hi honey. yeah i called out of work for the week and i'm heading home right now. they put trucking in No Man's Sky
February 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
my "we are not trampling human rights" NDAs have people asking a lot of questions conveniently unanswerable as a result of my NDAs
SCOOP: Tensions at Palantir have grown in recent weeks over the company's work with ICE.
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company's products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
my "we are not trampling human rights" NDAs have people asking a lot of questions conveniently unanswerable as a result of my NDAs