dominic
@dominicds.bsky.social
always learning. video game programmer, permaculturist, and infosec enthusiast. he/him 🌻 fight dystopia 🌻
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Winter fundraiser for @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is on now, and some benefactors are currently doubling your donation. There's never been a better time to support this amazing charity foundation. givebutter.com/vghf-winter-...
Not for nothing, I donated in memory of Rob Smith. I miss him.
Not for nothing, I donated in memory of Rob Smith. I miss him.
Video Game History Foundation Winter Fundraiser 2025
Video games matter! Help preserve video game history in 2026 and beyond.
givebutter.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Winter fundraiser for @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is on now, and some benefactors are currently doubling your donation. There's never been a better time to support this amazing charity foundation. givebutter.com/vghf-winter-...
Not for nothing, I donated in memory of Rob Smith. I miss him.
Not for nothing, I donated in memory of Rob Smith. I miss him.
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⭐️ THIS WEEK ONLY ⭐️ you can maximize your support for EFF during the Power Up Your Donation Week! Every penny is automatically matched through December 9th. eff.org/power-up
Double Your Impact on Privacy & Free Speech
Right now, your donation to EFF gets an automatic 2X match! Don't let tyrants co-opt tech.
supporters.eff.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
⭐️ THIS WEEK ONLY ⭐️ you can maximize your support for EFF during the Power Up Your Donation Week! Every penny is automatically matched through December 9th. eff.org/power-up
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don’t cheapen your slides! there *are* places to get free, human-created, rich, visual content on this bitch of an internet, some on this list: livelaugh.blog/posts/non-ai...
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
don’t cheapen your slides! there *are* places to get free, human-created, rich, visual content on this bitch of an internet, some on this list: livelaugh.blog/posts/non-ai...
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
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god's most perfect vehicle
November 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
god's most perfect vehicle
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For @404media.co this morning: a group of immigrant rights organizers are helping people use Fortnite to practice what to do if they encounter ICE agents in the wild. And I got to see it.
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
Inside an ICE Defense Training on Fortnite
A group of immigrant rights organizers are helping people use Fortnite to practice what to do if they encounter ICE agents in the wild.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
For @404media.co this morning: a group of immigrant rights organizers are helping people use Fortnite to practice what to do if they encounter ICE agents in the wild. And I got to see it.
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
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In the US when you get an eye exam, they will almost never tell you the pupillary distance in the prescription, making it purposely harder to buy a correct pair of glasses outside the monopoly of Luxxotica.
If you want to buy glasses without that monopoly markup you usually have to self-measure
If you want to buy glasses without that monopoly markup you usually have to self-measure
November 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In the US when you get an eye exam, they will almost never tell you the pupillary distance in the prescription, making it purposely harder to buy a correct pair of glasses outside the monopoly of Luxxotica.
If you want to buy glasses without that monopoly markup you usually have to self-measure
If you want to buy glasses without that monopoly markup you usually have to self-measure
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How it started / how it's going 🫠
November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
How it started / how it's going 🫠
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Whenever I see variations of the "Dependency" comic by xkcd (xkcd.com/2347/), I always feel it's actually more like this:
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Whenever I see variations of the "Dependency" comic by xkcd (xkcd.com/2347/), I always feel it's actually more like this:
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is that good
$1,000,000,000 liquidated from the crypto market in the past 60 minutes.
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
is that good
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when I was at google, their class on licenses basically said "we can't use any license that's funny"
so I suggest everyone license their software as funny as possible
so I suggest everyone license their software as funny as possible
finally a normal software license that definitely holds up really well
November 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
when I was at google, their class on licenses basically said "we can't use any license that's funny"
so I suggest everyone license their software as funny as possible
so I suggest everyone license their software as funny as possible
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Control of your own devices is temporary, but surveillance is forever.
Google stopped letting owners of early Nest themostats remotely control their devices last month. But it's still remotely collecting extensive surveillance data from them: https://www.theverge.com/news/820600/google-nest-learning-thermostat-downgraded-data-collection #privacy
Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats
The thermostats may no longer connect to Google’s app, but they still transmit your data.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Control of your own devices is temporary, but surveillance is forever.
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I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
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October 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3
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Alice is the gold standard of what Twitter was when it was great - how you could just find these brilliant, remarkable people with the kind of voices that rarely get platformed or taken seriously, and hear about their lives in their own words without intruding on them or demanding emotional labor
Watching disabled people around the world mourn Alice is a reminder of the good aspect of the internet. 30 years ago, few people outside of SF would ever have known Alice existed. I never would have met her. The internet connected us all. Let’s honor Alice’s memory by using that power and community.
My social media is wall-to-wall love for the incomparable Alice Wong, and I need more words. What captures sadness and/also affection for a community that knows what's been lost?
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Alice is the gold standard of what Twitter was when it was great - how you could just find these brilliant, remarkable people with the kind of voices that rarely get platformed or taken seriously, and hear about their lives in their own words without intruding on them or demanding emotional labor
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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220 employees at Rockstar North have signed a letter condemning the dismissal of 31 workers amid union busting accusations
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
Over 200 Rockstar North staff sign letter demanding "immediate reinstatement" of fired colleagues
Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain says letter has been handed to senior management at developer
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
220 employees at Rockstar North have signed a letter condemning the dismissal of 31 workers amid union busting accusations
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
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Funneling scholars into a few major platforms isn’t just annoying, it’s corrosive to intellectual freedom. Institutions should support researchers moving to more democratic and decentralized alternatives. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Science Must Decentralize
Knowledge production doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Every great scientific breakthrough is built on prior work, and an ongoing exchange with peers in the field. That’s why we need to address the threat
www.eff.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Funneling scholars into a few major platforms isn’t just annoying, it’s corrosive to intellectual freedom. Institutions should support researchers moving to more democratic and decentralized alternatives. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ www.authoritarian-stack.info
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ www.authoritarian-stack.info
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ www.authoritarian-stack.info
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Meta itself estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day. That's 15,000,000,000.
#Meta #Advertising #Scams
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
#Meta #Advertising #Scams
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Meta itself estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day. That's 15,000,000,000.
#Meta #Advertising #Scams
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
#Meta #Advertising #Scams
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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The U.S. is experiencing its highest wave of layoffs since 2020, with close to a million workers losing their jobs this year.
October 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The U.S. is experiencing its highest wave of layoffs since 2020, with close to a million workers losing their jobs this year.
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This is genuinely one of the most fun, most weird, most sincere little game I've gotten to assist on in a very long time. Give it a go - it'll click in minutes and not let go for weeks!
DOG WITCH is finally out!
We are so grateful for beta testers, everyone who shared their time, and all of you who cheered us on! We love you, so join us on Discord to get your free DOG WITCH soundtrack (when it'll be out!)
store.steampowered.com/news/app/354...
We are so grateful for beta testers, everyone who shared their time, and all of you who cheered us on! We love you, so join us on Discord to get your free DOG WITCH soundtrack (when it'll be out!)
store.steampowered.com/news/app/354...
DOG WITCH - DOG WITCH is Out in the Wild - Steam News
DOG WITCH is out!!! Spells will misfire. Dogs will bark. Cats will stare judgmentally. Nesting dolls will hold you at gunpoint. Embrace it. We are so grateful for everything the community has done to ...
store.steampowered.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This is genuinely one of the most fun, most weird, most sincere little game I've gotten to assist on in a very long time. Give it a go - it'll click in minutes and not let go for weeks!
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I should make a version of ublock that replaces every ad with a playable copy of Doom
i don't click on new york post articles but i can't honestly say it's because of any principled stand. it's because it has so many ads that if you let it all load the page weight is around 2 gigs. you could load one article claiming that sidewalks are bad or you could run about 500 copies of doom
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I should make a version of ublock that replaces every ad with a playable copy of Doom