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GreenSwede

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30♂️🧙 swedish IT guy nerd person™ | i don't know what to put here | expect to see rants and maymays and reposts

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GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

Lucario Pokédex-Size Poké Plush - 47 ¼ In.
£359.99

November 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

Here: archive.ph/DNFkL

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November 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

Desktop access on a VR headset such as the Quest 2 is pretty cool despite its technical limitations. The fact that you can spawn screens in-game makes WiVRn so good. Props to the WlxOverlay-S dev(s). I look forward to the improvements with the Steam Frame.

Desktop access on Fedora KDE while playing VRChat. A floating keyboard is shown, along two monitor captures.

November 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

good morning

Pingu plush sitting on Gardevoir plush's lap

November 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

"prize only"...?

November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

Pingu has arrived safe and sound.
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Pingu plush wearing a blue rosette that says "Pingu 45th Anniversary"

November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

Just got home to my bush lights blinking in a steady rhythm. Upon closer look the LED cable was burning up. You can see the smoke in the photo. thanks china

LED cable on top of bush shows visible smoke

November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

cat inside a closed restaurant, laying at the window

November 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM

GreenSwede

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"is this too much to ask for?" judy hopps resting on top of a guy

November 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

thanks google

"231 photos and videos

that's 134 more than September"

November 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

Revolting is exaggerated, but morale is dead and that'll affect the developers' output too. gtaforums.com/topic/100418...

"They have fired over 34 of us now. There were over 250 of us in that Union/Employee Discord group. There is the fear that if they get away with this, they'll have nothing stopping them from doing this again and again.

Those of us who are lucky and remain for now work in fear! Fearful when talking to each other at the tea prep, fearful that we're next in line and are easily got rid of, too scared to go outside the studio and talk to (or even acknowledge) our colleagues outside protesting in fear of reprisals. Morale in the studio is at rock bottom. When we should be excited about what's to come over the next year we are now totally deflated and our trust and confidence in others is totally shot."

November 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

The situation at Rockstar is all kinds of messed up. I donated £10.00 towards the fundraiser. Please share.

Forum post from the Rockstar employee: gtaforums.com/topic/100418...

GTA Forums post:

"Hey everyone, R* Employee of many years here!

Understandably I want to remain anonymous due to retaliation from the Company, but I may be willing to verify I'm an employee with @Spider-Vice via DM (if required). I am also a member of the Union.

I've been reading a lot of the discussion on here and elsewhere about the firing of more than 34 of my colleagues last week (31 in the UK + 3 in Canada) and have seen a lot of disinformation and lies that are really concerning. Particularly concerning how so many folk are willing to believe the Company's excuses."

"Last week, my colleagues who were in the studio were each individually messaged by HR for a short friendly meeting, under the friendly guise of "Hey, are you free for a quick chat?"

Upon attending this meeting they were handed an envelope with a short letter stating that their employment had been terminated for "gross misconduct" regarding posts made in Discord.

They failed to provide any evidence when asked, nor was any stated in the letter. And did not divulge any other information or reasoning - "and no other reason"

They refused their right to Union representation in the disciplinary meeting (which is against UK employment law) and were frogmarched out of the studio with the meeting lasting less than 5 minutes.

For colleagues who were not in the Studio that day, they

received a phone call from HR that lasted less than 2 minutes telling them they were fired and that they'd receive the same letter as above. I am aware of one employee who had a panic attack at this moment, and HR hung up on them during this panic attack not caring at all about their wellbeing.

These colleagues of mine were hard workers who have spent many many years at R* in critical roles. With colleagues who have been at R* for more that 18 years and none of them have ever had a disciplinary in that time. They are not easily replaced and will certainly affect us in making our project deadlines."

The union remains unbowed and is fighting to win the reinstatement of every dismissed member of staff at Rockstar through legal means and campaigning.

This fight is critical, if Rockstar can get away with this, they will keep treating their workers with disdain, disrespect, and subjecting them to continued illegal treatment.

Thanks for your time, and I hope this is some truth that helps you all understand what's going on here at the moment.

I you would be so kind, you can contribute to the fundraiser to support those fighting their dismissal here:

https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-rockstar-workers-fighting-unfair-dismissals/

It would be really appreciated if you could also share the above link. I won't be cross posting this to other forums, but please feel free to share.

November 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

Flannels aren't meant to look like this

November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

Aaand I'm blocked, that didn't take long. The user's name is @innerspiral.lol

Here are some screenshots

Quoted post from @innerspiral.lol

"Goodnight from your resident gamer girl~

Had a nice day just either having some

outside time, or just wrapping up some loose ends. I'm in a wonderful mood tbh

I hope y'all have a fucking amazing

Thursday!"

November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

The color pattern is also off.

The pattern should go from bright red to dark red, but here it has multiple square patterns of bright red, two in one row.

November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM

GreenSwede

@greenswede.bsky.social

This guy is being a creep by using AI generated images, probably as a way to catfish desperate gamers. One of many ways to tell is the jacket suddenly missing a pocket in one of their earlier posts. Hairstyle also changes rapidly and the collarbone doesn't match either. Face filter is apparent too.