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Everyone has a first post. Mine is: GNU PTerry.

Based on what I'm hearing so far, EA has not been handling the layoffs particularly well (and I'm being generous). If you're an EA worker who'd be open to confidentially corroborating information I've received, please reach out. DMs open Email: chris.kerr@verticalslice.news Signal: kerrblimey.43

I can't afford this right now, but I'd be right there. The very first thing I ordered from Amazon (along with a Sony DSC-P120 digital camera) was the Myst Reader trilogy. So sharing for signal boost, as that I can do.

A second machinarium?! Count me in

You're invited to the Bluesky Halloween party. Show off your costume.

So sad to hear that the iconic, trailblazing, Apollo 11 moon landing software engineering lead, Margaret Hamilton, is no longer with us. Love this image of her, standing next to a print out of the software that landed Buzz Aldrin and Neil Amstrong on the moon! 👩‍🔬🔭🛰️🧪 ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This, and so much this. Thank you.

This is a dance off. If you see this, post a dance!

Monument Valley 3, A beautiful game of exploration, puzzle solving in a reactive world. Less than 9% have completed the first main area, and only 10% of them have actually explored it enough to open the petals on flowers as you go past. Such a shame as so many are missing out on a beautiful gem.

Happy Birthday from a random internet stranger, @bestofaloy.bsky.social

ideas.lego.com/product-idea... Got to support this - Colin McRae is a personal hero, and this Lego Ideas creation requires the support...

Share a film you've watched more than six times with a GIF. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Project: Anglerfish. A path not taken... youtu.be/ZvNGt02yZNc?...

Verify your age. I still have the Dark Wheel novella somewhere...

Post a cartoon you remember that nobody else remembers.

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Did you know: The chainsaw in DOOM was modelled off of Tom Hall’s Eager Beaver chainsaw. It leaked oil, and so was kept in a bowl in the id offices. Tom still has it!💛 #DOOM #fps

First console I remember playing was a Sega Megadrive (Genesis in US) in Currys or Dixon's, never had one. First I owned was a PS3.

HOLY SHIT THOR IS NOW KRATOS.

I'm not American, but I sure hope you guys sort this shit out, because where America goes, the UK goes in a couple of decades or less, and I really don't want to change all... [Stoic to Hiccup] this. data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...

Every time I think about it, I'm reminded... ... Space is Big.

It's nearly the new year. I've got a job, starting on the 5th! Yay! I've busted my knee, because you can't have something good without experiencing something bad... I'm so tired. And we're going to a new year's eve party where everyone is expected to stay up. Did I mention I was tired?

Why can I not do things? I want to play a bit of gaming. I've got a good half an hour, maybe an hour. I've no real other plans. Instead... I'm posting on Bsky, which I've no real desire to do. I'm browsing the web. I just... hate my brain sometimes. It's stupid and annoying.

Uh oh, you have billions invested in generative AI: aftermath.site/generative-ai-...

Lose mother in law. Lose job. Boiler leaking. What is next? I've had enough.

youtu.be/o4TdHrMi6do?... 2 Billion FPS. Light propagation speed affecting the actual result that you see (literally, you can see parts of the beam appear before other parts because they had a shorter path to the camera to travel, so 'overtook' the other parts). Fascinating - watch it!

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/... People trust computers. Don't ask me why, they're programmed by people, and people are idiots. But when 45% of output is misrepresenting the source material somehow... That trust is dangerous.

GNU PTerry - didn't realise this was actually a thing we used in the real world. The amount I've learned (Without even realising it) from his books... nowiknow.com/hackers-pre-...

Is it a bad day to mention we support local accounts?

A beautiful, balanced take on the harmfulness of AI, and how even though it's harmful, in the right ways it can be useful - if you can Centaur it. Cory Doctorow, the creator of the word, "Enshittification", demonstrating his peculiar talent for wordsmithery. doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...

If you see this: quote-post with a GIF to advertise your BlueSky account!

Applying for jobs is such a ball-ache. So many places to keep track of, so many recruiters who never respond, so many who waste your time, the few good ones are worth their weight in gold.

www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/1... It's rare I read something that absolutely hits bullseye on my feelings on the internet right now... @pennyarcade.bsky.social have done it again.

My daughter's school is off twitter. It's finally uninstalled.

How does someone with no posts, no replies and no reposts get 500 followers? The social media is a lie. There are few out there who are real. Enjoy them while you can, they're going to be drowned in AI slop soon.

One of mine in the current issue of @privateeyenews.bsky.social. The next issue is out tomorrow (September 17th)

www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr... NO! Not ebuyer! After Scan, Stak and Star, they were the last of the true good ones... A little more expensive, but guaranteed quality. Fuck. I need a drink. This timeline sucks.