Adam Pavlacka
Adam Pavlacka
@gamescan.bsky.social
Been writing about games for a long time. Can't stop. Won't stop. Likes friendly people. Doesn't like bullies. LOVES dogs.
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I would have pre-cerified plans available. You want to build a home/office/ADU? You can pick from a set of approved plans known to meet code. If you select from one of those you have building approval. No meetings. No individual review. Don't block custom work but give people an easy path as well.
Aside from single-stair, what other changes to the CA building code would you make to reduce costs of housing construction?
Like when DSA laid off staff to close a budget hole and the union claimed it was a CBA violation? Seeing a socialist org take the position that unionized staff needs should take a back seat to management needs was eye opening. Supporting all unions except their own.
something I think is underdiscussed about employment/capitalism discourse is that abusive/bad labor/management practices are probably more common in nonprofits and trendy organizations that people on the left are likely to work for than big boring office companies
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This is why making fun of ICE works so well. They're all like mini-Cartmans demanding respect and freaking out when they don't get what they think they are owed.
They're mad about not personally receiving the respect (deference) they think they are owed Which they don't get, because they're assholes bsky.app/profile/skyl...
FYI: If you use Bing Rewards, they're giving away a free movie this month. The Bing digital movie codes come from FanFlix and are Movies Anywhere compatible. rewards.bing.com/dashboard/EN...
Finally saw Superman tonight. @jamesgunn.bsky.social did a fantastic job and nails the essence of Superman as a man of hope. Haven't seen that since the 1978 film with Christopher Reeve. As an #accessibility bonus the ASL version is included on the digital copy. moviesanywhere.com/movie/superm...
Congressional reps are going to need US Marshals for protection. If ICE is going to illegally assault a member of Congress someone needs to hold them accountable.
Representative Adelita Grijalva went to lunch and came across an ICE raid. Even after telling them she was a member of congress, the thugs pepper sprayed her. Her question: if they treat a member of congress this way, how are they treating the defenseless people they kidnap?
Left NIMBYs are going to trigger the Builder's Remedy in SF, aren't they? FYI @maxdubler.com @wafoli.bsky.social @resnikoff.bsky.social 48hills.org/2025/12/rich...
HOLY SHIT, THEY ARE DOING IT! The Variety story was inaccurate. "a newly restored version of the classic Star Wars (1977) theatrical release — later renamed Star Wars: A New Hope — will play in theaters for a limited time." COWARDS COMMENT RETRACTED! Direct from: www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
RE-RELEASE STAR WARS (NOT A New Hope) FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY YOU COWARDS!
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Scathing dissent from Justice Kagan: "[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIVES REDRAWN PRO-REPUBLICAN TEXAS VOTING MAP INTENDED TO HELP TRUMP'S PARTY KEEP CONTROL OF CONGRESS
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Wow. Those Blue Man Group shows are getting violent.
I was working on my TimAllensBigSupernaturals code to improve it to the point I can run entire movies/episodes through it, and this early test of decode->reencode functionality ran into a minor glitch. See if you can spot it in this clip from Amok Time!
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Trump's 2020 election voter fraud pardon is so broad, it may cover a Republican who illegally cast an extra ballot for Trump. DOJ says Trump didn't mean it like that, but plaintiff (correctly IMO) says the plain language of pardon controls and can't be delegated. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Would this be considered a #3A violation? They're not permanently staying (quartered) but seems they are using this woman's yard as a staging area, refusing to show her a warrant to access her property, and demanding that she leave her property. @kathryntewson.bsky.social @legalminimum.bsky.social
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Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their datasets - this bill would force them. If you're pro AI regulation (esp if you're in Bay Area), please show up and offer your support for this bill! If you can't make it, help spread the word! RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
1/3 Massive efforts are being done to ensure states do not regulate GenAI. Regulations like CA’s AB-412. A transparency bill that terrifies Big Tech! On Dec. 8th, there is a major hearing on this bill. We need as many folks to show up! Come join in support of creatives! Rsvp link in thread!
CVS has entered the #lawsky chat.
New filing: "Lively v. Wayfarer Studios (blake lively sues)" Doc #1063: ***SELECTED PARTIES***DECLARATION of Michael J. Gottlieb in Opposition re: 952 MOTION for Summary Judgment .. Document filed by Blake Lively, Jennifer… [full entry below 👇] Download PDF | View Full Case #CL69510553
Difficult art can still be good art. Requiem for a Dream is both a fantastic movie about addiction and a disturbing movie about addiction. It would have been a shame if it never got distribution simply because it was disturbing.
Horses shows "abuse, gory imagery (mutilation, blood), depictions of slavery, physical and psychological torture, domestic abuse, sexual assault, suicide" It also implies someone is r*ped until they die. It's implied someone comitts necrophillia on the corpse. Why are we mad about this ban?
I can only imagine the mentions that @kohler.bsky.social is gonna get after this goes viral. 😁
Literally Soviet Style “Papers Please” dictatorship. AMERICAN CITIZENS HAVE NO LEGAL OBLIGATION TO SHOW PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP TO ICE. A “citizenship checkpoint” is not probable cause to detain anyone who doesn’t provide papers. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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Oh yes. If you haven't seen the original, I rank it up there with Shaun of the Dead, New Nightmare, and Tucker and Dale vs Evil. #ReadyOrNot2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K3s...
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Every single time this has been tested it works. UBI when?
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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If you had signed the bill requiring Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) in vehicles, this would have increased roadway safety and saved lives, but instead you vetoed the bill! Saying this should be done on a national level. The Trump administration isn't going to do that... @familiesforsafestreets.org
NEW: More than $140M are being awarded to nearly 500 local projects to increase roadway safety and save lives. These infrastructure investments are making our roads safer, strengthening our communities, and will protect Californians for years to come.
"This is called the fog of war." Hegseth is treating the wanton murder of random people like it's a video game. We're fucked if he starts playing X-COM.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike? HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
They sent mad_men_update_final_final_v2 when they were supposed to send mad_men_update_final_final_v2_done!
UPDATE: This actually wasn't HBO Max's fault. Source tells me incorrect files were delivered to HBO Max. Lionsgate is working on getting them the right files now and those corrected files will be posted as soon as possible. updated @vulture.com >>> www.vulture.com/article/mad-...