Lazlo Panaflax
@panaflax.bsky.social
Old man (GenX)
Parent / Husband
Gamer (PC / PS / Xbox / Wii)
Music (Jazz / Metal / Rock / Weird)
Indian food
Drums
Irish / Ireland
Dogs
Pop science / Atheism / Politics
F1 / motor / sim racing
Lurker Extraordinaire
Slava Ukraini!
Free Palestine!
Parent / Husband
Gamer (PC / PS / Xbox / Wii)
Music (Jazz / Metal / Rock / Weird)
Indian food
Drums
Irish / Ireland
Dogs
Pop science / Atheism / Politics
F1 / motor / sim racing
Lurker Extraordinaire
Slava Ukraini!
Free Palestine!
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Will Bluesky ban Patton around Christmas? 🤔
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Will Bluesky ban Patton around Christmas? 🤔
Silksong. Peak gaming. Feeling relieved and a bit sad that I've just finished it. More a sense of calm than the exhilaration I expected. A tough slog at times. (TBF, I do have the calcified reactions of a 53 year old man).
Rating: 9.5/10
On to either Ghost of Yotei or Hades 2.
Rating: 9.5/10
On to either Ghost of Yotei or Hades 2.
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Silksong. Peak gaming. Feeling relieved and a bit sad that I've just finished it. More a sense of calm than the exhilaration I expected. A tough slog at times. (TBF, I do have the calcified reactions of a 53 year old man).
Rating: 9.5/10
On to either Ghost of Yotei or Hades 2.
Rating: 9.5/10
On to either Ghost of Yotei or Hades 2.
Gaming sequels in 2025: working thru Silksong as best I can, patiently waiting for 1.0 of Hades 2 (toe dipped in, then out). Temporarily parked Alan Wake 2 because Silksong. Anxiety of getting through all this before Ghost of Yotei in a few weeks. 1st world video game problems 2025, gah!
September 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Gaming sequels in 2025: working thru Silksong as best I can, patiently waiting for 1.0 of Hades 2 (toe dipped in, then out). Temporarily parked Alan Wake 2 because Silksong. Anxiety of getting through all this before Ghost of Yotei in a few weeks. 1st world video game problems 2025, gah!
Really enjoying Silksong, but feeling really guilty playing on free PC gamepass sub. Will deffo purchase physical release if/when available
September 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Really enjoying Silksong, but feeling really guilty playing on free PC gamepass sub. Will deffo purchase physical release if/when available
Just finished my time with Black Myth Wukong on PS5. A fun game!
Whether it is a souls-lite or ARPG is moot, IMO. A mix of both. Good QoL features, but a lack of risk/reward jeopardy.
Got stuck on Yellow Ridge RT, Erlang and final boss, but I persevered!
9/10 rating
Whether it is a souls-lite or ARPG is moot, IMO. A mix of both. Good QoL features, but a lack of risk/reward jeopardy.
Got stuck on Yellow Ridge RT, Erlang and final boss, but I persevered!
9/10 rating
July 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Just finished my time with Black Myth Wukong on PS5. A fun game!
Whether it is a souls-lite or ARPG is moot, IMO. A mix of both. Good QoL features, but a lack of risk/reward jeopardy.
Got stuck on Yellow Ridge RT, Erlang and final boss, but I persevered!
9/10 rating
Whether it is a souls-lite or ARPG is moot, IMO. A mix of both. Good QoL features, but a lack of risk/reward jeopardy.
Got stuck on Yellow Ridge RT, Erlang and final boss, but I persevered!
9/10 rating
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Mary Robinson: Let the Madleen reach Gaza.
Let this small ship carry the weight of global conscience. Let it land in peace.
Let this small ship carry the weight of global conscience. Let it land in peace.
June 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Mary Robinson: Let the Madleen reach Gaza.
Let this small ship carry the weight of global conscience. Let it land in peace.
Let this small ship carry the weight of global conscience. Let it land in peace.
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5 years ago, @bylinetimes.bsky.social news site received 5m referrals from Facebook and Twitter.
Last year, after it was turned into a vortex of hate, X referrals down to 1m
News links in Facebook so downgraded that they have collapsed to 100,000 #BigTechFightBack
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/six/
Last year, after it was turned into a vortex of hate, X referrals down to 1m
News links in Facebook so downgraded that they have collapsed to 100,000 #BigTechFightBack
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/six/
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May 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
5 years ago, @bylinetimes.bsky.social news site received 5m referrals from Facebook and Twitter.
Last year, after it was turned into a vortex of hate, X referrals down to 1m
News links in Facebook so downgraded that they have collapsed to 100,000 #BigTechFightBack
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/six/
Last year, after it was turned into a vortex of hate, X referrals down to 1m
News links in Facebook so downgraded that they have collapsed to 100,000 #BigTechFightBack
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/six/
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God, can you imagine? He'd fill the Vatican with gaudy kitsch and make it a hub for sexual assault, a place organised crime go to launder money.
April 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
God, can you imagine? He'd fill the Vatican with gaudy kitsch and make it a hub for sexual assault, a place organised crime go to launder money.
Just finished Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree. So many mixed emotions after 300+ hours. An utterly mesmerising and compelling experience for the most part.
The DLC non-ending though: after spending the last 3 days being ganked on by Consort Radahn, it ends like that?!? So terribly vexed...
The DLC non-ending though: after spending the last 3 days being ganked on by Consort Radahn, it ends like that?!? So terribly vexed...
a campfire is lit up in the middle of a forest
Alt: From the game Elden Ring, the camera slowly pans away from a site of grace lit up in a forest.
media.tenor.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Just finished Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree. So many mixed emotions after 300+ hours. An utterly mesmerising and compelling experience for the most part.
The DLC non-ending though: after spending the last 3 days being ganked on by Consort Radahn, it ends like that?!? So terribly vexed...
The DLC non-ending though: after spending the last 3 days being ganked on by Consort Radahn, it ends like that?!? So terribly vexed...
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“Musk is killing Tesla. His lack of integrity, lack of internal consistency, and deeply fascistic leanings are now on full display for the world to see. And the world has responded by violently throwing up in their mouths.”
Tesla Is Dying, And Polestar Wants To Kill It
The industry is exorcising Musk.
www.planetearthandbeyond.co
March 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“Musk is killing Tesla. His lack of integrity, lack of internal consistency, and deeply fascistic leanings are now on full display for the world to see. And the world has responded by violently throwing up in their mouths.”
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What an embarrassment
March 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
What an embarrassment
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Just had this fancy vegan steak from ultra fancy Aldi. Looking at it cooking I thought it was going to be a bust, but by the last mouthful we were completely sold. Definitely would again.
February 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Just had this fancy vegan steak from ultra fancy Aldi. Looking at it cooking I thought it was going to be a bust, but by the last mouthful we were completely sold. Definitely would again.
Indiana Jones is undoubtedly an excellent game, but it’s not without considerable problems vis-a-vis post end-game achievement farming. So many janky bugs…
85/100 from me
85/100 from me
January 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Indiana Jones is undoubtedly an excellent game, but it’s not without considerable problems vis-a-vis post end-game achievement farming. So many janky bugs…
85/100 from me
85/100 from me
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Wikipedia is useful. Musk and other power-hungry, wealthy people want to enclose it to limit the free and useful information it provides. Donate to help keep it going.
Elon Musk does not want you to donate to Wikipedia, which is itself a good reason to donate, but the much better reason is that it's Wikipedia. Just donated again last night.
December 27, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Wikipedia is useful. Musk and other power-hungry, wealthy people want to enclose it to limit the free and useful information it provides. Donate to help keep it going.
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Use a list as a feed:
— Click on the three dots in the top right of your list.
— Select “Add to your feeds”.
— Then click on “Pin” next to the three dots at the top.
This will make the list visible as a separate feed in your timeline.
— Click on the three dots in the top right of your list.
— Select “Add to your feeds”.
— Then click on “Pin” next to the three dots at the top.
This will make the list visible as a separate feed in your timeline.
December 24, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Use a list as a feed:
— Click on the three dots in the top right of your list.
— Select “Add to your feeds”.
— Then click on “Pin” next to the three dots at the top.
This will make the list visible as a separate feed in your timeline.
— Click on the three dots in the top right of your list.
— Select “Add to your feeds”.
— Then click on “Pin” next to the three dots at the top.
This will make the list visible as a separate feed in your timeline.
My games Backlog is SO big, gah!
And with recent XBox Gamepass releases, my Nowlog is starting to bloat.
Dont get me started on my upcoming Xmas Frontlog...
🎮
And with recent XBox Gamepass releases, my Nowlog is starting to bloat.
Dont get me started on my upcoming Xmas Frontlog...
🎮
December 12, 2024 at 6:49 PM
My games Backlog is SO big, gah!
And with recent XBox Gamepass releases, my Nowlog is starting to bloat.
Dont get me started on my upcoming Xmas Frontlog...
🎮
And with recent XBox Gamepass releases, my Nowlog is starting to bloat.
Dont get me started on my upcoming Xmas Frontlog...
🎮
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Follow and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Ultimate Edition (Steam) codes courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social (giveaway ends Nov 27 - 6 PM PT. Eligible wolrdwide except Russia/Belarus)
the game is also 20% off at Gamesplanet w/ code STALKER buff.ly/3YL63fd
the game is also 20% off at Gamesplanet w/ code STALKER buff.ly/3YL63fd
November 20, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Follow and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Ultimate Edition (Steam) codes courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social (giveaway ends Nov 27 - 6 PM PT. Eligible wolrdwide except Russia/Belarus)
the game is also 20% off at Gamesplanet w/ code STALKER buff.ly/3YL63fd
the game is also 20% off at Gamesplanet w/ code STALKER buff.ly/3YL63fd
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A lot of AOCs appeal is simply the contrast of wondering why she (rightfully) gets pissed off about stuff but hardly any other elected official in the party does
"If a woman doesn't look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It's disgusting.
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
November 21, 2024 at 2:24 PM
A lot of AOCs appeal is simply the contrast of wondering why she (rightfully) gets pissed off about stuff but hardly any other elected official in the party does
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F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda interrogated in pyjamas by US border officials
F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda interrogated in pyjamas by US border officials
* Japanese driver was on way to Las Vegas Grand Prix
* Officials let 24-year-old go after lengthy questioning
Japanese Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda said he was interrogated in his pyjamas for several hours by United States border control officials…
dlvr.it
November 21, 2024 at 3:13 PM
F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda interrogated in pyjamas by US border officials
Just started Chapter X in Lies of P. The Walker of Illusions mini-boss was such a PITA! I really got punished for my main weakness; a lack of patience (and skill).
3 toughest fights for me - so far - were;
1. Illusions
2. Bishop
3. Green monster
This is likely to change as I reach the end-game 😱
3 toughest fights for me - so far - were;
1. Illusions
2. Bishop
3. Green monster
This is likely to change as I reach the end-game 😱
November 21, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Just started Chapter X in Lies of P. The Walker of Illusions mini-boss was such a PITA! I really got punished for my main weakness; a lack of patience (and skill).
3 toughest fights for me - so far - were;
1. Illusions
2. Bishop
3. Green monster
This is likely to change as I reach the end-game 😱
3 toughest fights for me - so far - were;
1. Illusions
2. Bishop
3. Green monster
This is likely to change as I reach the end-game 😱
Hi!
Im an ole timey gamer. Been playing video games since 1980. (Yep, me old). Single-player PC / PS / XBox / Wii, different genres. Working through my backlog, à la Sisyphus. (I do other stuff as well, but on BlueSky I'd like to chat about games only.)
Playing right now: Lies of P
🎮
Im an ole timey gamer. Been playing video games since 1980. (Yep, me old). Single-player PC / PS / XBox / Wii, different genres. Working through my backlog, à la Sisyphus. (I do other stuff as well, but on BlueSky I'd like to chat about games only.)
Playing right now: Lies of P
🎮
November 21, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Hi!
Im an ole timey gamer. Been playing video games since 1980. (Yep, me old). Single-player PC / PS / XBox / Wii, different genres. Working through my backlog, à la Sisyphus. (I do other stuff as well, but on BlueSky I'd like to chat about games only.)
Playing right now: Lies of P
🎮
Im an ole timey gamer. Been playing video games since 1980. (Yep, me old). Single-player PC / PS / XBox / Wii, different genres. Working through my backlog, à la Sisyphus. (I do other stuff as well, but on BlueSky I'd like to chat about games only.)
Playing right now: Lies of P
🎮
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A missile struck a nine-story apartment building in Ukraine’s Sumy, killing 10 people, including a nine-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, city authorities reported.
Missile hits apartment building in Ukraine’s Sumy, killing 10, including children — Meduza
A missile struck a nine-story apartment building in Ukraine’s Sumy, killing 10 people, including a nine-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, city authorities reported. Sixty-three people were…
buff.ly
November 18, 2024 at 9:11 AM
A missile struck a nine-story apartment building in Ukraine’s Sumy, killing 10 people, including a nine-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, city authorities reported.
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There's a "+" next to the language when composing a post, so when you hit the limit, you can just click that to add a threaded post, and then post them all at once.
A lot of people don't seem to realize this. But it's right there, I've used it, and it works.
A lot of people don't seem to realize this. But it's right there, I've used it, and it works.
November 16, 2024 at 4:49 PM
There's a "+" next to the language when composing a post, so when you hit the limit, you can just click that to add a threaded post, and then post them all at once.
A lot of people don't seem to realize this. But it's right there, I've used it, and it works.
A lot of people don't seem to realize this. But it's right there, I've used it, and it works.
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Found this super useful mid-migration (and I was only ever super low-key on the other side). Thanks @kellyscaletta.bsky.social 🙏
It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners.
I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.
Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...
I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.
Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...
BlueSky for Beginners
YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Found this super useful mid-migration (and I was only ever super low-key on the other side). Thanks @kellyscaletta.bsky.social 🙏