Haha, yes. Well done, Brazil.
Alex P. Berg
Alex P. Berg
@alexpberg.bsky.social
Writer of Mystery, SF/F, and other stuff. I'm anti-fascism, anti-AI, and pro-dog. Cute ones, especially. He/him. http://alexpberg.com
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We live in a world where everything blows and the worst crap always happens, so it's not surprising Bioware got shuttered, but nonetheless... this sucks so much. So many great games came out of this studio. KOTOR. Dragon Age. Mass Effect 2 is one of my top 5 games all time. Just devastating.
I hate that this guy is our first queer president.
Trump: "I'm studying his body. I've never studied the body of a man before. It's not my thing. Nothing wrong with it, of course. But it's never been my thing. But I looked at his ass. I said, 'His ass, shit, it's like a pile of muscle.' Then I looked at his legs and I said, 'Man, his feet are big.'"
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Reminded of this classic by @smoothdunk2.bsky.social :
I expend a lot of energy these days trying to turn AI off! I would be very happy if it went away. www.techspot.com/news/114234-...
Remember, these numb nuts want you to think they’re genius visionaries when in reality they’re losing $9 billion a day trying to sell worthless slop software no one wants.
This tidbit was in the article. 🎈💥 ? "Goldman Sachs warned Friday that AI hyperscalers, including Meta, need to generate roughly $300 billion a year in AI services revenue just to break even on their capital spending—and $1 trillion annually to earn meaningful profits—spooking investors."
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Lots of replies, but I don't think anyone has mentioned Marcus Miller. Dude is a wizard on the bass.
I feel like we all need a universal coping mechanism. So let’s share your favourite bass guitarist or bassist. 
Without a doubt, it is The Secret of Monkey Island. Although I like the sequel even better, this remains my most beloved game series of all time.
What's your "origin" video game? Most gamers have a lot of favorite games, sure, but there's always one that basically 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 you: the game that flipped that little switch in your brain and made into a life-long gamer.
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The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
Meet Derek. He's a fucktard with an arm coming out of his head. Naturally, he uses generative AI.
sure yeah, can't even make a stick figure without fucking up and no one at the company gives enough of a shit to even give it another pass but go ahead and take my money so i can use this lazy shit technology every day too
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Texans can confirm their voter registration status or request a voter registration form at: www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
The GOP is an anti-democracy party. They are the voter suppression party. They cannot keep themselves in office fairly and according to democratic principles. BREAKING: Texas suspends more than 1 million voter registrations ahead of midterm elections.
BREAKING: World's most gullible morons in charge of oil prices.
This is the first explanation I've seen of this thing that makes any sense. (Side note: everyone please stop calling this a flash flood. It was clearly some sort of avalanche/landslide/inland tsunami.)
Initial analyses of satellite images and seismic data by @watershedlab.bsky.social & @kristencook.bsky.social suggest that the collapse of a high glacier caused the flash flood disaster in Nepal www.newscientist.com/article/2586...
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Really good primer on what El Niño is and how it affects weather patterns around the world.
NEW – Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather ✍️ written by @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org & @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org 🎨 designed by @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org & @jjgoodman.bsky.social Read here ➡️ buff.ly/CIZnhHs
The goal of the war is now officially to stop the problem created by starting the war.
I keep hearing analysts say there's no way out of the Middle East for Trump. Sure there is. Just pull the troops. It's not like Iran's next to us, ready to invade. They're on the other side of the world. There's just no way for Trump to end with war without looking like a massive fucking loser.
“.. reality is slapping him in the face.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...
As Hayes says, once you foment these fires of hate, you can't put them out. GOP identity politics are the most nakedly racist they've been in decades.
Chris Hayes: Trump and his allies are unleashing a wave of anti-Muslim bigotry. In Michigan, that hatred is already consuming candidates in their own party.
Absolutely shocking that the organization that pumped $30 million into Stevens' campaign is now committing to spend even more to beat El-Sayed in the general. (Note: They were always going to do this, even if Stevens had won)
AIPAC is the biggest source of Republican money in Democratic elections, and now they are making clear they will spend even more to defeat Democrats in November. They advocate for policies the vast majority of Democrats viscerally disagree with. No Democrat should be taking money from AIPAC.
Does he have weaknesses? Sure. He needs to make inroads with the black vote, as Steven's victory in Detroit shows, but IF the DCCC gets behind him and he gets a few key endorsements (which he should, now that he's the nominee), he'll be fine. And the climate for November is looking very favorable. 🤞
2) There's already a lot of hand-wringing going on in the MSM that progressives underperformed, given that El-Sayed is on track to win by a single percentage point. Bullshit. Again, he's a Muslim Egyptian-American who was outspent 11:1. This is a massive win, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
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Me taking notes for my erotic romance novel: "You don't say..."