Andrew Nolen
@anolen.bsky.social
Opera singer, game writer - Through the Darkest of Times, voice of Harold in Harold Halibut, Houston Rockets fan, reluctant political junkie
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Our first game Through the Darkest of Times, in which you play a civilian resistance group trying to persist during the Nazi time is currentloy 1€ on IOS and Android.
Through the Darkest of Times is currently 1(!)€ for IOS and Google Play.
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Through the Darkest of Times – Apps bei Google Play
Führe eine Widerstandsgruppe durch die dunkelste aller Zeiten.
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January 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Our first game Through the Darkest of Times, in which you play a civilian resistance group trying to persist during the Nazi time is currentloy 1€ on IOS and Android.
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The common villain origin story with these MAGA awakened billionaires: they were all mocked online when they tried to be cool. So they went anti-cool.
January 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The common villain origin story with these MAGA awakened billionaires: they were all mocked online when they tried to be cool. So they went anti-cool.
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THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
January 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford Medicine have devised an influenza vaccine that prompts immunity to ALL four major flu subtypes AND shows potential against bird flu, indicating a significant advancement in flu prevention and a potential increase in vaccine efficacy. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
January 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford Medicine have devised an influenza vaccine that prompts immunity to ALL four major flu subtypes AND shows potential against bird flu, indicating a significant advancement in flu prevention and a potential increase in vaccine efficacy. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
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Number 3 on my countdown of my 2024 favourite photos. This image is only possible because I was using a 400mm f2.8 & due to countless hours of photographing great gray owls in low to get all the detail and no blurring of the wings. #greatgrayowl #greatgreyowl #owl #wildlife #wildlifephotography
December 29, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Number 3 on my countdown of my 2024 favourite photos. This image is only possible because I was using a 400mm f2.8 & due to countless hours of photographing great gray owls in low to get all the detail and no blurring of the wings. #greatgrayowl #greatgreyowl #owl #wildlife #wildlifephotography
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Fun to see the people who say “America First” and mean “whites first” fight with the people who say “America First” and mean “money first”
December 27, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Fun to see the people who say “America First” and mean “whites first” fight with the people who say “America First” and mean “money first”
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there is a certain wealth level beyond which you basically never hear the word no ever again. That's the cutoff point. Not hearing no breaks the human brain. We are not built to afford everything and value nothing
They key here, I think, is the "very" rich part. This doesn't mean your aunt with the vacation home after a career as a corporate lawyer, or your cousin the surgeon. Those people are normal rich.
The brain warping very rich are the 8+ figure wealth people.
The brain warping very rich are the 8+ figure wealth people.
As someone who has spent more time with very rich people than anyone with good sense should, I dunno how to tell you this but there is no group that despises you and also wants to be you and also despises themselves for wanting to be you at this level, not even close
December 27, 2024 at 9:04 PM
there is a certain wealth level beyond which you basically never hear the word no ever again. That's the cutoff point. Not hearing no breaks the human brain. We are not built to afford everything and value nothing
This thread is a great read
🎮Gaming question of the day👾
What games have made you cry?
What games have made you cry?
December 27, 2024 at 11:50 PM
This thread is a great read
How many gamers can tell if ray tracing is being used? I think the "diminishing returns" are based on our diminishing ability to perceive increased graphical performance.
Video game executives say making cinematic games is getting so expensive and time-consuming that investing in graphics is providing diminished financial returns (Zachary Small/New York Times)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 27, 2024 at 11:15 AM
How many gamers can tell if ray tracing is being used? I think the "diminishing returns" are based on our diminishing ability to perceive increased graphical performance.
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Probability is a radically simplified model of a complex system. A useful cartoon that rests upon your specific assumptions www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why Probability Probably Doesn’t Exist (but It’s Useful to Act like It Does)
All of statistics and much of science depends on probability—an astonishing achievement, considering no one’s really sure what it is
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December 26, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Probability is a radically simplified model of a complex system. A useful cartoon that rests upon your specific assumptions www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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hot button issue | patreon.com/lubchansky
December 23, 2024 at 3:48 PM
hot button issue | patreon.com/lubchansky
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The Ugly Truth About Spotify is that Spotify hires fake bands to produce bland unmemorable pap and promotes the songs on the algorithms, reaping enormous profits while real artists get pennies.
The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed
A year-long investigation by an indie journalist is a call to action
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December 21, 2024 at 3:08 AM
The Ugly Truth About Spotify is that Spotify hires fake bands to produce bland unmemorable pap and promotes the songs on the algorithms, reaping enormous profits while real artists get pennies.