Adam
@goldmanadamj.bsky.social
Average anxious tech person!
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What an utterly dogshit rebrand. Take something unique, characterful and distinctive and make it look like every other bland corporate unbrand out there.
July 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
What an utterly dogshit rebrand. Take something unique, characterful and distinctive and make it look like every other bland corporate unbrand out there.
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Good morning. Did you call your local censorious payment processor and let them know you’re upset with their bullying of Steam and itchio? No time better than the present
yellat.money
yellat.money
July 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Good morning. Did you call your local censorious payment processor and let them know you’re upset with their bullying of Steam and itchio? No time better than the present
yellat.money
yellat.money
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Action for Australian folks
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Action for Australian folks:
register a concern about Collective Shout's wrongful listing as a charity, do so on the Australian Charity and Non-Profit Commission website
Collective shout's profile + ABN: www.acnc.gov.au/charity/char...
Raise a concern with the ACNC: www.acnc.gov.au/raise-concern
register a concern about Collective Shout's wrongful listing as a charity, do so on the Australian Charity and Non-Profit Commission website
Collective shout's profile + ABN: www.acnc.gov.au/charity/char...
Raise a concern with the ACNC: www.acnc.gov.au/raise-concern
July 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Action for Australian folks
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Itch.io was the second platform targeted by antiporn groups pressuring them to ban mature content. It has removed or shadowbanned games with adult content.
Credit card processing is a vulnerability exploited by censors to bypass creators’ First Amendment protections. But it’s still censorship.
Credit card processing is a vulnerability exploited by censors to bypass creators’ First Amendment protections. But it’s still censorship.
so itchio has shadowbanned any games tagged with 'nsfw', 'adult', or 'erotic' so they don't show up in searches, and several devs have reported that their r18 games have been removed from the site with no warning
July 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Itch.io was the second platform targeted by antiporn groups pressuring them to ban mature content. It has removed or shadowbanned games with adult content.
Credit card processing is a vulnerability exploited by censors to bypass creators’ First Amendment protections. But it’s still censorship.
Credit card processing is a vulnerability exploited by censors to bypass creators’ First Amendment protections. But it’s still censorship.
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so when you…
• force this tech on most everyone
• block it from acknowledging trans people even exist
• remove lgbtq people from human rights reporting & allow ICE to conceal info on trans people in custody
…it seems like a good time for cis folks to stop considering political “compromises.”
• force this tech on most everyone
• block it from acknowledging trans people even exist
• remove lgbtq people from human rights reporting & allow ICE to conceal info on trans people in custody
…it seems like a good time for cis folks to stop considering political “compromises.”
Trump's new executive order about AI states that companies' models must not incorporate the idea that trans people exist as a concept. Seems bad.
July 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
so when you…
• force this tech on most everyone
• block it from acknowledging trans people even exist
• remove lgbtq people from human rights reporting & allow ICE to conceal info on trans people in custody
…it seems like a good time for cis folks to stop considering political “compromises.”
• force this tech on most everyone
• block it from acknowledging trans people even exist
• remove lgbtq people from human rights reporting & allow ICE to conceal info on trans people in custody
…it seems like a good time for cis folks to stop considering political “compromises.”
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Two months after Xbox said upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds 2 would cost $80, it is reversing course. The shift to $80 video games is not going as smoothly as publishers hoped
Dear Galactic Citizens!
We have received your SOS via skip drone about the pricing. As an organization devoted to making sure that corporations do not go unfettered, we at the Earth Directorate have worked with [REDACTED] to revise the price of The Outer Worlds 2.
We have received your SOS via skip drone about the pricing. As an organization devoted to making sure that corporations do not go unfettered, we at the Earth Directorate have worked with [REDACTED] to revise the price of The Outer Worlds 2.
July 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Two months after Xbox said upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds 2 would cost $80, it is reversing course. The shift to $80 video games is not going as smoothly as publishers hoped
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June 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights from Circana - Nintendo Switch 2 debuted as the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, while consumer spending in both video game hardware and accessories reached new all-time June records.
July 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
June 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights from Circana - Nintendo Switch 2 debuted as the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, while consumer spending in both video game hardware and accessories reached new all-time June records.
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This is wild considering Deltarune isn't even a Switch 2 exclusive. What a feel good indie success story. Bigger than Mario!
New data has revealed which digital Nintendo Switch 2 titles performed best during the system’s launch month, with Deltarune topping the charts in June, ahead of Mario Kart World.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/deltaru...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/deltaru...
Deltarune topped Switch 2 digital charts in June, while Mario Kart World dominated in active players | VGC
Both the latest Mario Kart title, and the last one, enjoyed a huge month…
www.videogameschronicle.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This is wild considering Deltarune isn't even a Switch 2 exclusive. What a feel good indie success story. Bigger than Mario!
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NEW: Multiple employees at ZeniMax, including two union members, have accused Microsoft of once again failing workers with its latest round of layoffs.
Sources described the way the company handled the cuts as "inhumane" and claimed work will be hampered after the loss of key talent.
More below:
Sources described the way the company handled the cuts as "inhumane" and claimed work will be hampered after the loss of key talent.
More below:
ZeniMax staff lambast chaotic Xbox layoffs: 'It's difficult to work when you're looking at a graveyard'
Employees at The Elder Scrolls maker ZeniMax explain how Microsoft's latest round of colossal layoffs unfolded and what they mean for the studio and its developers.
www.gamedeveloper.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
NEW: Multiple employees at ZeniMax, including two union members, have accused Microsoft of once again failing workers with its latest round of layoffs.
Sources described the way the company handled the cuts as "inhumane" and claimed work will be hampered after the loss of key talent.
More below:
Sources described the way the company handled the cuts as "inhumane" and claimed work will be hampered after the loss of key talent.
More below:
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Waypoint writers quit over removal of articles related to new Steam policy
aftermath.site/waypoint-quit-...
aftermath.site/waypoint-quit-...
July 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Waypoint writers quit over removal of articles related to new Steam policy
aftermath.site/waypoint-quit-...
aftermath.site/waypoint-quit-...
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punching through a rock in donkey kong bananza might be the most satisfying action of all time in a video game
July 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
punching through a rock in donkey kong bananza might be the most satisfying action of all time in a video game
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VICE's owner Savage Ventures has requested the removal of my Collective Shout articles. This is due to concerns about the controversial subject matter—not journalistic complaints
Effective immediately, I will no longer contribute to Waypoint. I suggest letting VICE's owner know if this upsets you
Effective immediately, I will no longer contribute to Waypoint. I suggest letting VICE's owner know if this upsets you
July 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
VICE's owner Savage Ventures has requested the removal of my Collective Shout articles. This is due to concerns about the controversial subject matter—not journalistic complaints
Effective immediately, I will no longer contribute to Waypoint. I suggest letting VICE's owner know if this upsets you
Effective immediately, I will no longer contribute to Waypoint. I suggest letting VICE's owner know if this upsets you
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you gotta be fucking kidding me
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television — a major step toward winding down nearly six decades of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. https://n.pr/44QnXjT
Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
n.pr
July 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
you gotta be fucking kidding me
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Always love when NPR puts out a new list like this.
Never fail to discover a handful of incredible games I never knew existed.
www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n...
Never fail to discover a handful of incredible games I never knew existed.
www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n...
The best games of 2025 so far, picked by NPR's staff
From indies like Blue Prince to big console exclusives like Donkey Kong Bananza, NPR staff and contributors round up their favorite games of the year so far.
www.npr.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Always love when NPR puts out a new list like this.
Never fail to discover a handful of incredible games I never knew existed.
www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n...
Never fail to discover a handful of incredible games I never knew existed.
www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n...
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Media outlets can't pivot to AI to save themselves. It's not a business strategy and it's not going to work. The only path forward is for journalists to lean into their humanity, to do things AI can't, and to make clear they are writing for people, not algorithms:
www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work
AI is not going to save media companies, and forcing journalists to use AI is not a business model.
www.404media.co
July 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Media outlets can't pivot to AI to save themselves. It's not a business strategy and it's not going to work. The only path forward is for journalists to lean into their humanity, to do things AI can't, and to make clear they are writing for people, not algorithms:
www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
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Jewish orgs Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Association are giving out interest-free loans to LGBTQ+ folks who need to re-locate but can’t afford it. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE JEWISH.
“The idea that people were having to pick up and flee their homes was something that resonated Jewishly.”
“The idea that people were having to pick up and flee their homes was something that resonated Jewishly.”
Persecuted for being LGBTQ+ in Trump country, they now have a chance to start over someplace new
Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Society are fighting persecution by offering loans to those who need to flee,
forward.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Jewish orgs Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Association are giving out interest-free loans to LGBTQ+ folks who need to re-locate but can’t afford it. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE JEWISH.
“The idea that people were having to pick up and flee their homes was something that resonated Jewishly.”
“The idea that people were having to pick up and flee their homes was something that resonated Jewishly.”
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the singular message of this ad is "zohran loves new york city" and it is incredibly effective
Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.
July 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
the singular message of this ad is "zohran loves new york city" and it is incredibly effective
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Update (July 7, 2025)
July 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Update (July 7, 2025)
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Reading through some of the top comments on the NYTs latest story about Zohran Mamdani
July 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Reading through some of the top comments on the NYTs latest story about Zohran Mamdani
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Honestly, for me, this feels like the final straw. I get it - Microsoft is there to make money blah blah, but this truly feels like Xbox is over. The Switch 2 already took the spot of the Series X in my setup. I've been using more Linux and MacOS too.
www.videogamer.com/news/doom-co...
www.videogamer.com/news/doom-co...
DOOM co-creator John Romero’s entire Romero Games studio has been let go following Microsoft layoffs as Xbox cuts funding for new FPS
Microsoft layoffs have resulted in cut funding for independant studio Romero Games as the studio lays off its entire workforce.
www.videogamer.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Honestly, for me, this feels like the final straw. I get it - Microsoft is there to make money blah blah, but this truly feels like Xbox is over. The Switch 2 already took the spot of the Series X in my setup. I've been using more Linux and MacOS too.
www.videogamer.com/news/doom-co...
www.videogamer.com/news/doom-co...
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1. Good news for trans people: I have independently confirmed that the Trump admin is now processing passport updates in compliance with a court order.
Multiple trans people have gotten their gender markers updated.
There are important caveats though, read on.
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Multiple trans people have gotten their gender markers updated.
There are important caveats though, read on.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trump Admin Begins Processing Some Trans Passport Updates, Though It Will Maintain Data On Requests
On Wednesday, at least some transgender people applying for passports in person at passport offices for urgent travel have received updated passports with correct gender markers.
www.erininthemorning.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
1. Good news for trans people: I have independently confirmed that the Trump admin is now processing passport updates in compliance with a court order.
Multiple trans people have gotten their gender markers updated.
There are important caveats though, read on.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Multiple trans people have gotten their gender markers updated.
There are important caveats though, read on.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Microsoft cuts 9000 workers.
July 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Microsoft cuts 9000 workers.
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BREAKING: Mass layoffs at Xbox have started. Candy Crush maker King told employees that it is cutting 10% of staff, or 200 jobs. Bethesda's Europe offices were hit too. U.S. offices are expected to inform people this morning. More to come shortly www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft Begins Deep Job Cuts Across Xbox Division
European subsidiaries such as King were informed about the job cuts on Wednesday
www.bloomberg.com
July 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
BREAKING: Mass layoffs at Xbox have started. Candy Crush maker King told employees that it is cutting 10% of staff, or 200 jobs. Bethesda's Europe offices were hit too. U.S. offices are expected to inform people this morning. More to come shortly www.bloomberg.com/news/article...