Lynley

Lynley

@lynley.bsky.social

Eh. Accountant, geek and too old for a lot of this sh*t. Here’s a picture of my dog.

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Austin Wintory
@awintory.bsky.social

Mass Effect was my ultimate white whale, my all-time dream project. For the last couple years I'd been in discussion w/ BioWare & EA to take on the project & as part of that I wrote close to 20 minutes of music to explore where the franchise can go next, may as well share it!

Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

First they stole people’s work and now their plagiarism machines are turning their victims into customer support - sort of. It would be funny if people weren’t losing their livelihoods

Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

Fuck man. One helluva innings but still

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

Also if you can check out his villainous turn on Babylon 5 around S3 I think. Amazing performance and an amazing show with some rough now cgi but well worth watching.

Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

The fuck?!

By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net

Well this is eleventy-million kinds of Fucked Up. @latimes.com (who once contracted with me as a freelance reviewer and whom I struggled to get paid by) asserts that *merely reading its website* constitutes a permanent waiver of your right to sue it under *any circumstances*.

Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

My flipping word it’s not yet the height of summer and this is what we’re dealing with. December is going to be brutal

Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

Oh wow. Terminal List s2 has a real private Israeli University as a backdrop to a professor talking about the shows BBIEG (big bad islamnic evil guy) AND Bill Maher hosting guests to talk about the BBIEG. I enjoy these shows but this isn’t even pretending not to be propaganda now

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Rami Ismail (رامي)
@ramiismail.com

The fact that Tim, even when he was much younger, rebellious, and eager, could already not feel sadness for a beacon of game design & development innovation and creativity going under when he could back smugness with "economically realistic" explains so much of why Epic is where it is right now.

Sinnoware 🔶 232.778@sinnoware.bsky.social

Tim Sweeny's comment on the closure of Looking Glass Studios.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World
@extremetemps.bsky.social

In Mozambique heat indexes have locally risen >55C, the worst feel-like ever recorded anywhere in Southern Africa. There has never been anything like this or anything close. Records of High Minimums were locally broken by 8C in Zambia,where nearly 100% of the stations broke them

Extreme Temperatures Around the World@extremetemps.bsky.social

🌡️Records allover Africa 45.6 Tete MOZAMBIQUE All time record Min 26.4 Inhambane MIN 28.9 Kacholola ZAMBIA HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY 37.7 Muhuwesi 33.1,34 OCTOBER HOTTEST DAY EVER for TANZANIA,SEYCHELLES,SAO TOME 34.1 Iringa All time record Min 27.8 Chagos OCT hottest night

Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

I’ll take what I can get

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social

Let me share some positive news for a change: Despite all the gloomy headlines today, my understanding is that there are multiple paths actively being explored that would save Arkane Lyon. Anything can happen during negotiations, but at this point I'd be surprised if the studio is shut down.

Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

Cybersecurity is important, but using a reward for contributing to the first championship in decades as a bait and switch os just disgusting

shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social

this is fucking appalling. i already knew james dolan (who owns the knicks and madison square garden) was a douche but this is next-level. www.nytimes.com/athletic/771...

Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

Ffs

Bleeding Cool@bleedingcool.com

Though there was hope that a "Netflix bump" could make a difference, reports are that showrunners Aaron B. Koontz and Luke Boyce's series adaptation of writer Tim Seeley and artist Mike Norton's Revival will not be returning for a second season. / #Revival

dlvr.itThough there was hope that a "Netflix bump" could make a difference, reports are that showrunners Aaron B. Koontz and Luke Boyce's series adaptation of writer Tim Seeley and artist Mike Norton's Revival will not be returning for a second season. / #RevivalThough there was hope that a "Netflix bump" could make a difference, reports are that showrunners Aaron B. Koontz and Luke Boyce's series adaptation of writer Tim Seeley and artist Mike Norton's Revival will not be returning for a second season.
Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

Very interesting show about the start of the UK war on drugs. Based on a book & I’m sure dramatised to hell & back but still interesting how it starts with Thatcher wanting to deal with -ve press & then prob using drugs as a boogeyman to project strength & competence

Lynley
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Just finished it and yeah must be very dramatised because not one ending credits card telling you what happened to any of the people you just watched for 6+ hours or pictures showing the real people next to the actors playing them

Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

There was a shit ton of evidence before this that proved that investors don’t use data & analysis no matter what the analysts and bankers tell us. It’s all fucking vibes and shiny objects man

Yahoo Finance@yahoofinance.com

Tesla stock pops after unveiling Roadster with compressed air thrusters for limited flight

yhoo.itTesla stock pops after unveiling Roadster with compressed air thrusters for limited flightTesla finally unveiled the long-awaited Roadster on Thursday night.
Lynley
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Is it just me or should governments be looking at taxing these companies at appropriate cost effective rates (remove legal avoidance measures in tax acts) instead of taxing citizens? SAfrica has also floated these ideas. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

independent.co.ukBBC licence fee to be extended with ‘YouTube tax’Exclusive: A government white paper set to be published before Christmas is expected to include plans to extend the licence fee to cover YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney Plus
Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

Ah ffs Discovery moved Steam vouchers to the banking app and now turned removed them entirely. Literally the only reason I had Vitality and a bank account

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Collateral Damage
@coldamage.bsky.social

Genocided, displaced Palestinian kids aren't allowed to criticize their families' killers even in makeshift tent classrooms. We either rise up for Palestinians now or rise up for our own freedom later, because Zionazis are coming for us. #GazaHolocaust #SanctionIsrael #BoycottIsrael #EndZionism

Lynley
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In IFRS18 training and trainer was upfront - we doing this because investors wanted it. IMO does it make sense, maybe. Is information clearer and easier for the layman to understand, doubtful.

Lynley
@lynley.bsky.social

Is it more work for accountants that AI and LLMs cannot implement, definitely. At least I have job security for the next couple of years.

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Jason Schreier
@jasonschreier.bsky.social

NEW: Epic Games has delayed its upcoming (not yet announced) Star Wars + Marvel shooter as it pivots to complete AI game development. "No more hand-written code," a director told staff. All art "generated with full AI workflows." Full scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comEpic Games Delays Disney Project, Asks Developers to Use More AIThe company told the team behind the upcoming shooter that it will now be an ‘AI first’ production