Paul [Atreides] Wood
@retroid.bsky.social
Tech tinkerer, nerd talker, cat liker, lefty, 70s kid, former Eurogamer forum Mod if anyone remembers those
Bad things are bad things no matter who does them.
Morality is not a team sport.
Bad things are bad things no matter who does them.
Morality is not a team sport.
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Paul [Atreides] Wood
@retroid.bsky.social
· Aug 23
IT DIDN'T GET JINXED
My new retro purchase is this arcade cabinet which formerly stood in an Arbroath pub. The 1942 arcade PCB was included.
I spent a good part of yesterday making space and shuffling things around for it.
My new retro purchase is this arcade cabinet which formerly stood in an Arbroath pub. The 1942 arcade PCB was included.
I spent a good part of yesterday making space and shuffling things around for it.
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The OTHER thing about these folks, especially the QAnon folks who consider themselves "researchers," is that they have completely ruined their ability to gauge what constitutes child sexual abuse.
They are completely steeped in stuff so extreme that it makes Epstein look sweet by comparison.
They are completely steeped in stuff so extreme that it makes Epstein look sweet by comparison.
Let's all be clear that QAnon never cared about child sex abuse, the whole thing was always an excuse to demonize their enemies and share titillating (to them) images of the sexual abuse of children.
The only time I have EVER encountered explicit child porn online was on a QAnon Telegram channel
The only time I have EVER encountered explicit child porn online was on a QAnon Telegram channel
November 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The OTHER thing about these folks, especially the QAnon folks who consider themselves "researchers," is that they have completely ruined their ability to gauge what constitutes child sexual abuse.
They are completely steeped in stuff so extreme that it makes Epstein look sweet by comparison.
They are completely steeped in stuff so extreme that it makes Epstein look sweet by comparison.
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"There is an extreme amount of AI artwork used within the base version of the game, despite the fact that last year’s Black Ops 6 made over $1 billion in its first 10 days on sale—the highest-grossing CoD game ever."
Too bad I don't play CoD, I can't boycott it 🤣
Too bad I don't play CoD, I can't boycott it 🤣
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"There is an extreme amount of AI artwork used within the base version of the game, despite the fact that last year’s Black Ops 6 made over $1 billion in its first 10 days on sale—the highest-grossing CoD game ever."
Too bad I don't play CoD, I can't boycott it 🤣
Too bad I don't play CoD, I can't boycott it 🤣
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Editors tend to be beholden to things, right?
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Editors tend to be beholden to things, right?
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Yup, this tracks.
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Yup, this tracks.
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Do you think you can beat the high scores? And would you like to win a limited edition badge if you do? (*while stocks last). Then you want to come to Retro Computer Festival at @computinghistory.org.uk this weekend!
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Do you think you can beat the high scores? And would you like to win a limited edition badge if you do? (*while stocks last). Then you want to come to Retro Computer Festival at @computinghistory.org.uk this weekend!
FUN FACT even back in the late 1980s when I'd go on family package holidays, whenever it was mentioned that [place X] was popular with British tourists we'd avoid it.
Precisely because of stupid bullshit like this.
Precisely because of stupid bullshit like this.
Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
FUN FACT even back in the late 1980s when I'd go on family package holidays, whenever it was mentioned that [place X] was popular with British tourists we'd avoid it.
Precisely because of stupid bullshit like this.
Precisely because of stupid bullshit like this.
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One of the great moments of this was Adam West's phone book entries:
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
One of the great moments of this was Adam West's phone book entries:
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The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
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While I wrote my latest blog, #Fallout4 was updating on my Steam Deck. Just last week I had completed a second playthrough of the videogame. But everywhere online is rife with stories of the latest update breaking everything.
Read all about it at geryow.com/is-this-upda... (free for free members)
Read all about it at geryow.com/is-this-upda... (free for free members)
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
While I wrote my latest blog, #Fallout4 was updating on my Steam Deck. Just last week I had completed a second playthrough of the videogame. But everywhere online is rife with stories of the latest update breaking everything.
Read all about it at geryow.com/is-this-upda... (free for free members)
Read all about it at geryow.com/is-this-upda... (free for free members)
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Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of me moving to Hastings.
No regrets. I love this town.
(photo via @victoriaredfern.bsky.social)
No regrets. I love this town.
(photo via @victoriaredfern.bsky.social)
November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of me moving to Hastings.
No regrets. I love this town.
(photo via @victoriaredfern.bsky.social)
No regrets. I love this town.
(photo via @victoriaredfern.bsky.social)
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Fed up with the John Lewis's website talking to me as if I'm a naughty dog.
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Fed up with the John Lewis's website talking to me as if I'm a naughty dog.
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Biden didn’t release the Epstein files because Merrick Garland was actively investigating Epstein/Maxwell co-conspirators all the way up until January 2025. Then Trump shuttered the probe. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
House Democrats press DOJ for details on Epstein co-conspirators probe that was "inexplicably killed"
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein provided the Justice Department with "precise and detailed" information about 20 alleged co-conspirators, House Democrats say.
www.cbsnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Biden didn’t release the Epstein files because Merrick Garland was actively investigating Epstein/Maxwell co-conspirators all the way up until January 2025. Then Trump shuttered the probe. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
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Journey down to Cambridge was slow but steady. All set up now, ready for the weekend. Thankfully everything survived.
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Journey down to Cambridge was slow but steady. All set up now, ready for the weekend. Thankfully everything survived.
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Zeteo Scoured 26,000 Epstein Docs. Here’s What We Found
You can search and review the emails here. Read what Epstein said about Trump, and his emails with Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, Ehud Barak, and Larry Summers. From @premthakker.bsky.social and @micahflee.com:
zeteo.com/p/epstein-26...
You can search and review the emails here. Read what Epstein said about Trump, and his emails with Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, Ehud Barak, and Larry Summers. From @premthakker.bsky.social and @micahflee.com:
zeteo.com/p/epstein-26...
Zeteo Scoured 26,000 Epstein Docs. Here’s What We Found
You can search and review the emails here. Read what Epstein said about Trump, and his emails with Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, Ehud Barak, and Larry Summers.
zeteo.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Zeteo Scoured 26,000 Epstein Docs. Here’s What We Found
You can search and review the emails here. Read what Epstein said about Trump, and his emails with Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, Ehud Barak, and Larry Summers. From @premthakker.bsky.social and @micahflee.com:
zeteo.com/p/epstein-26...
You can search and review the emails here. Read what Epstein said about Trump, and his emails with Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, Ehud Barak, and Larry Summers. From @premthakker.bsky.social and @micahflee.com:
zeteo.com/p/epstein-26...
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found this a few days ago, stay cute :3
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
found this a few days ago, stay cute :3
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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I have several old monitors with this ripple on the left side. (All to varying degrees) I have never been able to figure out which part is responsible for damping this... Does anyone have any ideas?
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have several old monitors with this ripple on the left side. (All to varying degrees) I have never been able to figure out which part is responsible for damping this... Does anyone have any ideas?
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My best review of any game I've worked on.
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My best review of any game I've worked on.
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I’M SO EXCITED TO BE PLAYING A BATTLE SISTER AHHHH 😭
We're excited to reveal that Nyra Veyrath will be voiced by @charalanahzard.bsky.social! Like everyone here at Auroch Digital, Alanah has been a longtime fan of Warhammer 40,000.
You can find out more about her love for Warhammer in this interview: www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...
You can find out more about her love for Warhammer in this interview: www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I’M SO EXCITED TO BE PLAYING A BATTLE SISTER AHHHH 😭
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‘He was visiting London from Yorkshire which made it even more special’
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
‘He was visiting London from Yorkshire which made it even more special’
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pop punk hit of the summer
I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
pop punk hit of the summer
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Anyone in Wokingham, Berkshire: my cat Monty has been missing since November 11th, he is microchipped and registered lost, and was last seen wearing a fluorescent yellow collar.
Please share and let me know if you have seen him.
Please share and let me know if you have seen him.
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Anyone in Wokingham, Berkshire: my cat Monty has been missing since November 11th, he is microchipped and registered lost, and was last seen wearing a fluorescent yellow collar.
Please share and let me know if you have seen him.
Please share and let me know if you have seen him.
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The White House shutdown of Voice Of America has opened the door to propaganda by Russian and Chinese influencers in countries from Africa to Asia. www.press.org/newsroom/voa... #SaveVOA
VOA Staffers Urge Public To Rally Around Crippled News Service
The White House shutdown of Voice Of America has opened the door to propaganda by Russian and Chinese influencers in countries from Africa to Asia, furloughed staff of the news service warned last nig...
www.press.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The White House shutdown of Voice Of America has opened the door to propaganda by Russian and Chinese influencers in countries from Africa to Asia. www.press.org/newsroom/voa... #SaveVOA