Michael Tegos
@michaeltegos.bsky.social
Journo-turned-comms. I usually talk about tech, startups, law, video games, movies, writing. Any opinions expressed are strictly mine and you can't have them. Mundus sine caesaribus.
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So just two games from @strangescaffold.bsky.social this month instead of six? 👶
I truly, DESPERATELY need you to believe me when I say that I did not have a baby as a Bit
(Me and my wife did have our first kid today though)
(Me and my wife did have our first kid today though)
September 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
So just two games from @strangescaffold.bsky.social this month instead of six? 👶
"What kind of cruel world is this where I actually have to find people who know what they're doing and pay them for their expertise? 😭"
August 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"What kind of cruel world is this where I actually have to find people who know what they're doing and pay them for their expertise? 😭"
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So now that Denmark holds the EU presidency, theyre pushing Chat Control back onto the European Parliament again. That means breaking encryption & automatically scanning & flagging all private communications online.
EU fam, contact your reps:
fightchatcontrol.eu
So now that Denmark holds the EU presidency, theyre pushing Chat Control back onto the European Parliament again. That means breaking encryption & automatically scanning & flagging all private communications online.
EU fam, contact your reps:
fightchatcontrol.eu
The EU still wants to scan all your chats – and the rules could come into force by October 2025
Chat Control is back on the lawmakers' table
www.techradar.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
www.techradar.com/computing/cy...
So now that Denmark holds the EU presidency, theyre pushing Chat Control back onto the European Parliament again. That means breaking encryption & automatically scanning & flagging all private communications online.
EU fam, contact your reps:
fightchatcontrol.eu
So now that Denmark holds the EU presidency, theyre pushing Chat Control back onto the European Parliament again. That means breaking encryption & automatically scanning & flagging all private communications online.
EU fam, contact your reps:
fightchatcontrol.eu
Αυτό που με σκοτώνει είναι ότι ο ένας φίλος που έχω που δουλεύει όντως στο Βίκο, δεν έχει ιδέα τι είναι οι Monty Python
Αν δούλευα στο Βίκο, θα είχα ήδη πιτσάρει τρίλιτρο μπουκάλι νερού και θα το λέγαμε Μπίγκους Βίκους. Να τι μυαλά χαραμίζονται στα εξωτερικά
July 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Αυτό που με σκοτώνει είναι ότι ο ένας φίλος που έχω που δουλεύει όντως στο Βίκο, δεν έχει ιδέα τι είναι οι Monty Python
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This is the end result of anti-trans bigotry: more harassment of girls and women, more policing of gender roles, more gender McCarthyism.
July 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is the end result of anti-trans bigotry: more harassment of girls and women, more policing of gender roles, more gender McCarthyism.
Αν δούλευα στο Βίκο, θα είχα ήδη πιτσάρει τρίλιτρο μπουκάλι νερού και θα το λέγαμε Μπίγκους Βίκους. Να τι μυαλά χαραμίζονται στα εξωτερικά
July 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Αν δούλευα στο Βίκο, θα είχα ήδη πιτσάρει τρίλιτρο μπουκάλι νερού και θα το λέγαμε Μπίγκους Βίκους. Να τι μυαλά χαραμίζονται στα εξωτερικά
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This bullshit AI band is racking up numbers on Spotify, "their" "songs" making it into top playlists like Rock Classics and Vietnam War Music next to names like Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, and CCR. Thankfully, Deezer clearly marks it as AI crap.
July 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This bullshit AI band is racking up numbers on Spotify, "their" "songs" making it into top playlists like Rock Classics and Vietnam War Music next to names like Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, and CCR. Thankfully, Deezer clearly marks it as AI crap.
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I'm torn with the release. Sales aren't too good, but the reviews are excellent. The sale-to-review ratio is also incredible. I'm hoping for more eyes for Without a Dawn: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... Thank you for your support! 💚💛
#visualnovel #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #steam
#visualnovel #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #steam
May 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I'm torn with the release. Sales aren't too good, but the reviews are excellent. The sale-to-review ratio is also incredible. I'm hoping for more eyes for Without a Dawn: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... Thank you for your support! 💚💛
#visualnovel #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #steam
#visualnovel #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #steam
On the one hand, time's inexorable march will reduce us all to dust but on the other hand, Technobabylon is really great. So swings and roundabouts!
Happy tenth anniversary of Technobabylon to those who celebrate
May 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
On the one hand, time's inexorable march will reduce us all to dust but on the other hand, Technobabylon is really great. So swings and roundabouts!
Τι 24 χρόνια πριν το Lateralus ρε
May 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Τι 24 χρόνια πριν το Lateralus ρε
Imagine living in a country where the national election result doesn't fill you with abject horror and existential dread.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Romanian liberal mayor Nicusor Dan wins tense race for presidency
Nicusor Dan fights off a strong challenge from a right-wing nationalist after months of political turbulence.
www.bbc.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Imagine living in a country where the national election result doesn't fill you with abject horror and existential dread.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Share the last 4 games you’ve played and expose your gaming habits.
A mix of old and new that runs the gamut.
A mix of old and new that runs the gamut.
May 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Share the last 4 games you’ve played and expose your gaming habits.
A mix of old and new that runs the gamut.
A mix of old and new that runs the gamut.
By Poseidon, this and the SNES are the white whales of my childhood.
The plane I will accept as a bribe.
May 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
By Poseidon, this and the SNES are the white whales of my childhood.
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Hey Gamedevs!
A trans friend of mine is looking for remote work so she can relocate to a safer place. If you or anyone you know is looking for a talented NARRATIVE DESIGNER or PROJECT MANAGER please reach out to me and I'll get you in touch! Signal boosts also appreciated, thank you.
A trans friend of mine is looking for remote work so she can relocate to a safer place. If you or anyone you know is looking for a talented NARRATIVE DESIGNER or PROJECT MANAGER please reach out to me and I'll get you in touch! Signal boosts also appreciated, thank you.
April 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hey Gamedevs!
A trans friend of mine is looking for remote work so she can relocate to a safer place. If you or anyone you know is looking for a talented NARRATIVE DESIGNER or PROJECT MANAGER please reach out to me and I'll get you in touch! Signal boosts also appreciated, thank you.
A trans friend of mine is looking for remote work so she can relocate to a safer place. If you or anyone you know is looking for a talented NARRATIVE DESIGNER or PROJECT MANAGER please reach out to me and I'll get you in touch! Signal boosts also appreciated, thank you.
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📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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April 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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While one author can create an entirely new world unassisted, Meta requires 7 million worlds to create a pale facsimile of one human's creativity. It's clear to us which is more valuable.
We are extremely proud to stand behind Jason's words. Keep tech overlords in fiction where they belong.
We are extremely proud to stand behind Jason's words. Keep tech overlords in fiction where they belong.
Meta trained the company's AI on tens of millions of pirated novels and books, including my own stories. Their defense: the books are individually "worthless." 1/ www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
This Is How Meta AI Staffers Deemed More Than 7 Million Books to Have No “Economic Value”
As more than a dozen lawsuits churn ahead, newly unsealed case files reveal the company’s stance: The pirated books Meta used to train its AI, including ones by Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Woodson, and Andrew Sean Greer, are individually worthless.
www.vanityfair.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
While one author can create an entirely new world unassisted, Meta requires 7 million worlds to create a pale facsimile of one human's creativity. It's clear to us which is more valuable.
We are extremely proud to stand behind Jason's words. Keep tech overlords in fiction where they belong.
We are extremely proud to stand behind Jason's words. Keep tech overlords in fiction where they belong.
I take back everything bad I ever said about Woz. gizmodo.com/steve-woznia...
Steve Wozniak Has Had It With Elon Musk’s Antics
The Apple co-founder isn't a fan of the
gizmodo.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I take back everything bad I ever said about Woz. gizmodo.com/steve-woznia...
Wait, my Skype credit, nooooooooo
New: Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the iconic internet calling and chat service it bought almost 14 years ago
Skype to Shut 14 Years After Microsoft’s $8.5 Billion Purchase
Microsoft Corp. is signaling the end of the line for Skype, the iconic internet calling and chat service it bought almost 14 years ago.
www.bloomberg.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Wait, my Skype credit, nooooooooo
Μαρία Παπαγεωργίου | Μιχάλης Γελασάκης | Άκης Χρήστου
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Μαρία Παπαγεωργίου - Δεν Έχω Οξυγόνο | Official Music Video
YouTube video by Maria Papageorgiou
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February 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Μαρία Παπαγεωργίου | Μιχάλης Γελασάκης | Άκης Χρήστου
youtu.be/68HCHqzo9oE?...
youtu.be/68HCHqzo9oE?...
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If you want to know the background to Greece’s mass demonstrations and strikes today, this is a comprehensive explainer. It’s devastating; made all the more so by its careful and evenhanded precision and impeccably technocratic source: www.macropolis.gr?i=portal.en....
#Tempe #Tempi #RailDisaster
#Tempe #Tempi #RailDisaster
The nightmare of our choice
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novella, earned its reputation mostly as a critique of Western colonialism. However, the author also wanted it to convey his horror at what he called the “crimi...
www.macropolis.gr
February 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
If you want to know the background to Greece’s mass demonstrations and strikes today, this is a comprehensive explainer. It’s devastating; made all the more so by its careful and evenhanded precision and impeccably technocratic source: www.macropolis.gr?i=portal.en....
#Tempe #Tempi #RailDisaster
#Tempe #Tempi #RailDisaster
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FYI, what might be the biggest protest in Greece's history is happening today.
Ο κόσμος φτάνει μέχρι την Εθνική Πινακοθήκη, είναι αδιανόητα υπέροχο αυτό που συμβαίνει #28_Φλεβάρη #Τέμπη
February 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
FYI, what might be the biggest protest in Greece's history is happening today.
Based Pexels, I knew I liked them.
February 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Based Pexels, I knew I liked them.