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Robin
@origamiogma.bsky.social

Perpetua has generally been great, but the latest run of Western Continent episodes has been of those "Hell yeah, *this* is why I love Friends at the Table" runs, for me

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Jason Koebler
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social

NYTimes will do absolutely anything to avoid linking. It’s a fetish, a sickness. They have people whose job includes typing out smarmy statements explaining why previous work published on a subject is not worthy of a link and send it to you with a straight face puck.news/media/2026/1...

puck.newsDid the Times Lift Hunterbrook’s Chemical Plant Story?A recent New York Times front-page feature on chemical plants in the Trump era had deep reporting, stark data visuals, and an uncanny resemblance to a smaller outlet’s earlier investigation. Was this ...

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Sad Francisco
@sadfrancisco.bsky.social

Benjamin Champagne Song is on the podcast, discussing what led to acting against the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Texas. Over the summer, Song received a 100-year prison sentence for a heroic act against the tyrannical US gov’t. More on new ep. of Sad Francisco, on all the podcast platforms.

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Ophie Dokie 🌻
@ophiedokie.bsky.social

learning that the legendary "creator's wife with mobility loss" who everyone says ~inspired~ Dressmaker is in fact a co creator and developer for the game and also they are not even married

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morag
@mordant.bsky.social

Look, I know all the reasons we got here, but we really need to start seriously thinking about what we do in a world where The Markets punish whole countries for voting for decency, compassion, and fairness. We must stop pretending the capitalist machine is an objective, value neutral force.

Lewis Wade 🗃️@wadehistory.bsky.social

It's very, very telling, I think, that the markets are so concerned about the pro-democracy incumbent winning

ft.comLula faces a fiscal reckoning after Brazil’s market routConcerns about management of economy trigger worst day for currency in more than 25 years

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Chris Kerr
@kerrblimey.bsky.social

NEW: I spoke with current and former EA employees to understand how the latest layoff round played out and the realities of daily life at the U.S. publisher. The short version? EA is controlled by an executive class that "cannot fail, only be failed." Workers, then, will always pay the price.

Vertical Slice@verticalslice.news

"I don't want to work at this place anymore:" EA workers decry mismanagement and corporate greed after mass layoffs Current and former EA employees paint a bleak picture of daily life at one of the video game industry's most prominent publishers

verticalslice.news"I don't want to work at this place anymore:" EA workers decry mismanagement and corporate greed after mass layoffsCurrent and former EA employees paint a bleak picture of daily life at one of the video game industry's most prominent publishers.

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Friends at the Table
@friends-table.bsky.social

Perpetua 53: Up and Down 01 friendsatthetable.net/perpetua-53-...

friendsatthetable.netFriends at the Table: Perpetua 53: Up and Down 01Long before there was an Elevana League, there were the Elven city-states, rivalrous and fragmented. Across centuries, they skirmished over territory, bickered about resources, and contended for prestige. It was only when an invading empire pushed them to the breaking point that they tempered their singular ambitions, united against their would-be-conquerers, and became a nation. At least that’s how the story goes. And it is that story which they celebrate here, in Lumai, the Gleaming Fortress, which traces its own history back to those battles of lore and epic—and to the mythical favor of Lucena, Bringer of Light. She was so impressed with their efforts, it is said, that she gifted them her moon, brighter in day than the world’s sun, yet most tranquil in nightglow among all the satellites of the Ennead… Every year the sun slowly ticks, day by day, into place above that constant moon. An inverted eclipse. A stellar occasion for the dignitaries of the League to come together:&nbsp; Theia Galani, Ice Princess. Toirneach, Lightning Rider. Doctor Hashin, Herbal Minister. Aisling Revanj, fiery Hexcloak. Historian Whish, my pupil. Hardrock Metch of Marl. Athon, High Cleric of Castine. Saylea Fen, Shadow Governor of Umbexia. And of course, Adrius Aegier, the High Marshall of Lumai, the head of the Order of the Bright Wall, and older brother of Hexcloak chief Thereus Aegir. They come together to celebrate the founding of the League, to dance and feast under twice-bright light. But Lumai rumbles with rumor. Soldier-engineers work double duty, erecting a new wall just outside of town. Hexcloaks arrive unannounced and move unimpeded. And something draws nearer over the horizon… This week on Perpetua: Perpetua Guide [In Progress v.062] Ongoing Mysteries - Dragon Path (Known Entrances and Exits) [OMDPE] The Dragon Path is a system for quickly traveling long distances across the game world. This is really important if you’re going to do a lot of exploration before getting an airship!&nbsp; Simply playing the main scenario (on either continent) will inevitably bring you to at least the edge of one entrance to the Dragon Path. In the eastern story, a painting in Cenn puts you on a direct path towards Lumai (with a detour). In the western campaign, you’ll first enter the Path during the open quest to the Dragon Tower, and then in the Clayridge Mountains you’ll likely fall “randomly” into the Path (you’ll end up at the same detour as the eastern party). But there are many other ways into and out of the path. Obviously, there’s the entrance painting in Lumai, since that’s where you exit from if you take the one in Cenn. Below are the others I’ve found so far. Let me know if you’ve found others! Stitchscore: The painting in the trophy case. Ruins of the Grand Academy: There’s a hole-like entrance under some rubble in the northern district near the water. Veruz: I haven’t actually seen this one, but I’ve read a note from a member of the Way of Fearless Truth talking about some priest having one in his room. Duriel, The Shattered Colosseum: There’s a painting in the Temple of Zephius. Terroir (Grand Sonnerie): Check the basement in the Old Vintner’s House! Burzin: In the basement of the Post Office ruins. Salix: There’s a painting in the basement of the Bates house! Bates like Arley Bates from Perpetua Prelude, I wonder if his family got that after the Prelude, or if that’s something he actually had down there the whole time. (Also wow, a lot of hidden entry points in basements!) Cenn: You can’t actually seem to find one in Cenn, but there is a secret Dragon Path detection device you can find if you search for the right vendor. Parisolia: The Foreman’s House has one, but it only leads literally to a different place in the same city! (The Mine Owner’s House). Hosted by Austin Walker () Featuring Janine Hawkins (), Sylvi Bullet (), and&nbsp;Keith J Carberry () Produced by Ali Acampora Music by Jack de Quidt () Cover Art by Ben McEntee ( With thanks to Amelia Renee, Arthur B., Aster Maragos,&nbsp;Bill Kaszubski, Cassie Jones, Clark, DB, Daniel Laloggia, Diana Crowley, Edwin Adelsberger, Emrys, Greg Cobb, Ian O'Dea, Ian Urbina, Irina A., Jack Shirai, Jake Strang, Katie Diekhaus, Ken George, Konisforce, Kristina Harris Esq, L Tantivy, Lawson Coleman, Mark Conner, Mike & Ruby, Muna A, Nat Knight, Olive Perry, Quinn Pollock, Robert Lasica, Shawn Drape, Shawn Hall, Summer Rose, TeganEden, Thomas Whitney, Voi, chocoube, deepFlaw, fen, & weakmint This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to&nbsp;. &nbsp;

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Felipe Pepe
@felipepepe.bsky.social

A RED STAR SHINES OVER BRAZIL! Lula is reelected! Brazilians managed to mobilize and beat Bolsonaro, Trump, Meta, Google, Netanyahu, media oligarchs, corrupt judges, fascism, imperialism, apathy and hatred! May this victory bring hope to all our comrades fighting across the world! We can beat them

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Gravestone Curbstomp
@gravestomp.bsky.social

no more "unalive." no more "spicy." KILL your wartime rival because duty will not let you FUCK them in coup de rose, a duet ttrpg coming october 31: gravestone-curbstomp.itch.io/coupderose

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michael lutz
@ztul.bsky.social

I'm sure it's good that over the past several days I have seen multiple vibecoding people say their individual versions of "yeah this is like playing a slot machine for me and I find it hard to stop and I love that actually"

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jenny tightpants
@jtp.bsky.social

people are acting like this is about AI bots hacking into people's bank accounts but it's actually about people who have given their AI agents access to their computer on purpose

The New Republic@newrepublic.com

Major American banks have reported unauthorized artificial intelligence bots inside consumer accounts, sources told Axios Thursday. trib.al/mmFWL8c

trib.alAI Bots Are Accessing People’s Bank Accounts UnpromptedBanks are rushing to update their terms of service and block the bots.

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Chris Person
@papapishu.bsky.social

I have been meaning to write about this for a month or so now but it breaks my heart. AI has infected every hobby. Everything is noise. It's hurting existing communities and trudging through the slop is exhausting.

Aftermath@aftermath.site

Every single hobby I love has has been infected by slopped up and unserious software. It's exhausting. aftermath.site/ai-slop-hobbie...

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brendan mordheim
@brendanmcleod.dev

if you makes a mistake and your peers spend all day saying so, and instead of listening, you throw your hands up and say "not my problem to think about!" then I don't know how you expect people to take your twee anticapitalist games seriously

Aura/Moom@moomanibe.bsky.social

it appears the post in question has been edited to remove the paragraphs I quoted and replace them with this. I'm not really sure how declining to "hash out the broader ethics of generative AI" is supposed to be better but okay.