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Jan Haugland
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zachweinersmith.bsky.social
Comicking
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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rincewind.run
hey @darthbluesky.bsky.social we need a verdict here

I'm leaning INNOCENT
mikebarthelauthor.com Mike Barthel @mikebarthelauthor.com · 6d
Fish have committed credit card fraud
Credit card fraud Black neon tetras committed credit card fraud during a 2023 livestream by "Mutekimaru Channel" on YouTube. The owner was using motion-tracking software to turn the fish's movements into Nintendo Switch inputs, letting them "play" video games. 8 In 2020, the fish beat Pokemon Sapphire after 3,195 hours, a feat that takes about 30 hours for a typical human. 9/ 181 On January 14, 2023, Pokémon Violet crashed at 1,144 hours, giving the fish free access to the main menu. They entered inputs that opened Nintendo eShop, added 500 yen ($3.85 USD) to their owner's account, and exposed his credit card details on the livestream. 10) 11) Mutekimaru later requested a refund of the 500 yen from Nintendo. l12) "Fish eagerly read the terms and conditions. Many of us humans don't read the terms of service, but fish are smarter than we are" - caption from Mutekimaru in a video about the incident 12) The fish also downloaded an N64 emulator, set up PayPal, used reward points to buy an avatar, and changed Mutekimaru's Nintendo account name to "ROWAWAWA*". 13, After about seven hours, their movements shut down the Switch. 14)
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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adapalmer.bsky.social
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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rincewind.run
spaceballs, the heist!
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
jansh.bsky.social
I thought this was a joke, but Gregory Page-Turner, an avid book collector, was actually a real person.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory...
Gregory Page-Turner - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
jansh.bsky.social
From Robert O Paxton's The Anatomy of Fascism.
A suspect acquitted in a German court of law could be rearrested by agents of the regime at the courthouse door and put in a concentration camp without any further legal procedure.
October 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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bretdevereaux.bsky.social
This week on the blog: Peasants! We are at last putting together and wrapping up our discussion of life for pre-industrial peasants - a category which includes a majority of all humans who have ever lived.

How we can model how they lived, worked, loved and died.

acoup.blog/2025/10/17/c...
Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part V: Life In Cycles
This is the fifth and final part of our series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc, IVd, IVe) looking at the structures of life for pre-modern peasant farmers and showing how historical modeling can …
acoup.blog
October 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
jansh.bsky.social
Did the #Nobel peace prize winner leak because the Nobel committee's web site contained not-hidden-enough files revealing the winner?
www.reddit.com/r/polymarket...
From the polymarketkalshi community on Reddit: Update: How the Nobel Peace Prize Polymarket "leak" may have actually happened. The "Insider" has been interviewed
Explore this post and more from the polymarketkalshi community
www.reddit.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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merriam-webster.com
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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astraughnomer.bsky.social
This #jwst story is full of weirdness: 1) auroras were found on a rogue planet (a planet w/o a star) 2) BILLIONS - TRILLIONS of rogue planets could exist in our Milky Way 🤯 3) this planet is 20 light-years away & ~12.7x the mass of Jupiter (pic is illustration) www.universetoday.com/articles/jam...
September 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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rahmstorf.bsky.social
The risk of an #AMOC shutdown - explained in 15 minutes at the Arctic Circle in Reykjavik on Saturday.
I had the honor of presenting a letter by 44 experts warning of that underestimated risk to the Icelandic 🇮🇸 climate minister Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson.
youtu.be/k0FUZKQhU6U?...
Is the AMOC Shutting Down? - Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
YouTube video by Arctic Circle
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October 25, 2024 at 8:01 AM
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arnfinnp.bsky.social
Today's front page of Scottish The National.
Front page with a picture of Trump's eyes, and the headline "Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland".
July 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
jansh.bsky.social
This explains quite a bit of online politics:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
text of abstract of linked study
July 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
jansh.bsky.social
There is a reason they use a clown as a mascot 🤡
techcrunch.com/2025/07/11/a...
AI chatbot's simple ‘123456’ password risked exposing personal data of millions of McDonald’s job applicants | TechCrunch
Security researchers found two flaws in an AI-powered chatbot used by McDonald’s to interact with job applicants.
techcrunch.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Matt Turnbull, Executive Producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing - after the Microsoft layoffs - suggesting on Linkedin that may maybe people who have been let go should turn to AI for help. He seriously thought posting this would be a good idea.
Post from Matt Turnbull: These are really challenging times, and if you’re navigating a layoff or even quietly preparing for one, you’re not alone and you don’t have to go it alone. I know these types of tools engender strong feelings in people, but I'd be remiss in not trying to offer the best advice I can under the circumstances. I’ve been experimenting with ways to use LLM AI tools (like ChatGPT or Copilot) to help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss. Here are some prompt ideas and use cases that might help if you're feeling overwhelmed: Career Planning Prompts: “Act as a career coach. I’ve been laid off from a [role] in the game industry. Help me build a 30-day plan to regroup, research new roles, and start applying without burning out.” “What kinds of game industry jobs could I pivot to with experience in [Production/Narrative/LiveOps/etc.]?” Resume & LinkedIn Help “Here’s my current resume. Give me three tailored versions: one for AAA, one for platform/publishing roles, and one for startup/small studio leadership.” “Rewrite this resume bullet to highlight impact and metrics.” “Draft a new LinkedIn ‘About Me’ section that focuses on my leadership style, shipped titles, and vision for game development.” Networking & Outreach “Draft a friendly message I can send to old coworkers letting them know I’m exploring new opportunities.” “Write a warm intro message for reaching out to someone at [studio name] about a job posting.” Emotional Clarity & Confidence “I’m struggling with imposter syndrome after being laid off. Can you help me reframe this experience in a way that reminds me what I’m good at?” No AI tool is a replacement for your voice or your lived experience. But at a time when mental energy is scarce, these tools can help get you unstuck faster, calmer, and with more clarity. If this helps, feel free to share with others in your network. Stay kind, stay smart, stay connected.
July 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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bretdevereaux.bsky.social
This is spectacular, but I think the reason it is spectacular, like any good prose or stirring lyricism is that every word here - however 'purple' - means something.

Nothing is merely evocative without also being descriptive.

Like all good writing should be.
quinncy.bsky.social Quinn Cummings @quinncy.bsky.social · Jun 21
The perfect @amiberger.bsky.social content does not exi-
June 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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June 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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theonion.com
“Elon’s megalomania and tendency to lash out indiscriminately seem to have soured things with every person he’s encountered in his entire life,” said an anonymous source close to the embattled tech mogul theonion.com/rift-wi...
Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him
AUSTIN, TX—Stressing that the billionaire’s completely erratic behavior had strained the already fraught relationships, sources confirmed Thursday that a rift was widening between Elon Musk and anyone who had ever met him. “Elon’s megalomania and tendency to lash out indiscriminately seem to have soured things with every person he’s encountered in his entire life,” said […]
theonion.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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swiftonsecurity.com
Legends in AI
Ignore the auto-generated captions. We did not have a secret room hiding deaf kids. Nintendo never once sent us deaf kids. We were hiding dev-kits. DEV-KITS. 00:13 For the last year we've had this little secret room hiding some deaf kids.
June 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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rincewind.run
new pope!

*crowd goes wild*

American pope!

*crowd boos*

woke for an American!

*crowd goes wild*

bad on protecting abusive priests!

*crowd boos*

hates JD Vance!

*crowd goes wild*
May 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
jansh.bsky.social
RIP Discord. The enshittification will be accelerating.
April 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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kitfoxgames.com
We’ve reached an exciting milestone: Dwarf Fortress has surpassed 1,000,000 sales on Steam! Each copy brings countless dwarves, fortresses, and unique worlds to life. Thank you to everyone who’s supported us!

Keep sharing your tales with us and STRIKE THE EARTH! 💪
Dwarf Fortress, 1,000,000 copies sold! A picture created using Dwarf Fortress sprites. A dining hall with sprites of Zach and Tarn Adams and Alexandra Orlando surrounded up other dwarves, animal people, a goose, dog and guinea pig. The walls are blue and engraved and decorated with a red banner. There are two plump helmet man statues and one gorlak statue. One dwarf peeks through an open door into the dining hall.
April 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
Damn. Not wrong. But damn.
adamjschwarz.bsky.social Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Mar 5
French Senator Claude Malhuret:

"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
jansh.bsky.social
Enshittification of Discord to accelerate in 3-2-1
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Mar 5
Discord, the chat app popular with gamers, is in early talks for a potential initial public offering, two people familiar with the talks said.
Discord in Early Talks With Bankers for Potential I.P.O.
The app has become a mainstay of the video game community and young internet users.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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badgerpunch.com
Holy sh*t! We won the Retro World category at the Debug Indie Game Awards in Nottingham!

Thanks to everyone involved❤️❤️🕹️🕹️
February 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM