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Dave Williams
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Game designer living the dream. Clockwork Revolution, OuterWorlds, L5R, &more! Fan of 'Cuse, Liverpool, & Rams. He/his.
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syrstorm.bsky.social
A movie that takes place where you're from.
Movie poster for "The Express: The Ernie Davis Story".
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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ernie.tedium.co
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update November 22. We’ve updated this article after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding around a recent change in the wording and placement of Gmail’s smart features. The settings themselves aren’t new, but the way Google recently rewrote and surfaced them led a lot of people (including us) to believe Gmail content might be used to train Google’s AI models, and that users were being opted in automatically. After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Gmail does scan email content to power its own “smart features,” such as spam filtering, categorisation, and writing suggestions. But this is part of how Gmail normally works and isn’t the same as training Google’s generative AI models. Google also maintains that these feature settings are opt-in rather than opt-out, although users’ experiences seem to vary depending on when and how the new wording appeared. It’s easy to see where the confusion came from. Google’s updated language around “smart features” is vague, and the term “smart” often implies AI—especially at a time when Gemini is being integrated into other parts of Google’s products. When the new wording started appearing for some users without much explanation, many assumed it signalled a broader shift. We’ve revised this article to reflect what we can confirm from Google’s documentation, as it’s always been our aim to give readers accurate, helpful guidance.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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jsaquella.bsky.social
My love for you is like a truck
Berzerker!!
Would you like some making Fuck
Berzerker!!!
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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tomlommel.com
gotta be honest, not used to a pope who speaks so relevantly and directly to the struggles of modern life
janus.bsky.social The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 7d
Pope Leo XIV understands technology and its relationship to art better any executive or AI-pilled techbro running the conference circuit.
The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what “works,” but art opens up what is possible. Not everything has to be immediate or predictable. Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks and difference when evocative. Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is, above all, an invocation. When cinema is authentic, it does not merely console but challenges. It articulates the questions that dwell within us and sometimes even provokes tears that we did not know we needed to express.
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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refrag.bsky.social
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.

Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Nerdy kid at keyboard: Hi guys, I've noticed that it is International Men's Day today, and I'm confused. Why do we need a day to talk about men? We're not a marginalised group like women, queer people, or people of colour. The media is already full of stories about men. Big buff shirtless dude at keyboard: I'm glad you asked, champ. Whatever your view on men's place in society, it's still true that we face a lot of issues - like social isolation, risk of suicide, health problems, and attitudes towards sex and child rearing. Having a day to talk about those doesn't take away from anyone else's problems. In fact, having a day to talk about them helps us be more mindful, and listen better at other times. Second shirtless buff dude on a couch at his laptop: The chief here is really on to something. I want to echo what he said, and also point out that the idea we should remain silent about our problems actually contributes to a lot of our issues. We are human beings, with human needs. Seeking mutual support and understanding isn't the same thing as placing a burden on others. Especially if we're providing it for each other. Third buff dude at his laptop: Right on, my fellow kings. We've inherited a social legacy of competition and division, and a lot of what makes a man in our era is under question. IMD is a chance for us to examine and rethink what we are together, and build the bonds of solidarity and support that will make a better way possible - like in this meme. Because in our hearts, we're all curious kids and buff guys on keyboards.
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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jeffhamilton.bsky.social
the pope says friction can be good
markharris.bsky.social Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 9d
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.

Yes, THAT Pope.
The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what “works,” but art opens up what is possible. Not everything has to be immediate or predictable. Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks and difference when evocative. Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is above all an invocation. When cinema is authentic, it does not merely console, but challenges. It articulates the questions that dwell within us, and sometimes, even provokes tears that we did not know we needed to express.
November 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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baldsavant.bsky.social
I watch the pitch black fungal growth drink death, claiming its energy as it does all other forms.

I examine it closely and sense that it is returning my gaze. I do not comprehend its existence, but know that it understands mine. I watch it consume, fearing the day I become its fuel.
kottke.org kottke.org @kottke.org · 10d
This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation. The fungi contain melanin, which “absorbs radiation, which is then converted into usable energy, allowing it to grow in areas with intense radioactive exposure.” [forbes.com]
This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation—A Biologist Explains
Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a remarkable species of radiotrophic fungus that is thriving in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and which scientists are studying to unlock applications in a wide range of fields.
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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alexip718.com
When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
The Democratic base clearly does NOT want Senate Democrats to do this deal and re-open the government. And yet -- they are going to do this deal. Not listening to your base is a very interesting choice -- especially days after your base delivers you a giant win.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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danifroom.bsky.social
Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
Chuck, portrayed by Paul Scheer, a member of the Good Place Committee: "He's got a point. The fair thing for us to do is just keep giving up more and more stuff we want, unilaterally, until this demon is finally happy."
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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markpopham.bsky.social
I guess I need to apologize to the writers of Alien: Prometheus. it turns out scientists really do touch everything like that
rvbdrm.com Ravin Boodram @rvbdrm.com · 16d
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.

www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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jamellebouie.net
bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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crobertcargill.bsky.social
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.

The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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ripperoni.com
Reminder that this is a winning position, and people support it
marcofoster.bsky.social Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · Mar 12
New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani confronts Border Czar Tom Homan today in Albany 👇🏻
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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docrevan.bsky.social
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper

www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
And in that pause between pitch and contact - longer than logic, shorter than hope - we remembered why baseball existed long before we judged a sport's value by viral moments and betting apps. It is the romance of failure. The mortal beauty of trying and missing seven times out of 10 and still being considered great. It is the only sport where patience is a weapon, and panic the surest death. You cannot simply run out the clock in baseball; you must face it, pitch by terrifying pitch, until it finally releases you.
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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mollyknight.bsky.social
Shohei Ohtani left the Angels and immediately won two rings.
November 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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mollyknight.bsky.social
This is the photo.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto mobbed by teammates
November 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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theswweet.myatproto.social
WE ARE IN

THE BASEBALL DIMENSION
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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khrisnin.bsky.social
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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sunshineduk.bsky.social
If any of my lead-level narrative designer pals are up for moving to Boston, my old job is open! It's a lovely team and a very cool project! (And it's not open due to churn but due to my replacement getting promoted and the narrative team expanding!)
www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/2064...
CD PROJEKT RED — Award-Winning Creator of Story-Driven RPGs
As the team behind The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we create revolutionary RPGs with memorable stories that inspire gamers.
www.cdprojektred.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
I love that this is literally just

we realized we weren't connecting with Black people so we tried talking to more Black people and Black people like us much better now
olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Oct 23
"Black organizers had noticed gaps in the campaign’s strategy for reaching Black voters. To address them, they led canvasses in working-class Black neighborhoods...By early October, Mamdani had taken a commanding lead over Cuomo among Black voters"

hammerandhope.org/article/zohr...
Will Zohran Mamdani Win Over Black New Yorkers?
Five people talk about their experience of the Mamdani campaign — from the inside and the outside.
hammerandhope.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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katz.theracket.news
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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goberthicks.bsky.social
some favorites from today #nokings
October 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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jamellebouie.net
“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
October 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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richraho.bsky.social
Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”
October 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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yasharali.bsky.social
BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.
October 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM