SteBoost

SteBoost

@steboost.bsky.social

A prototype cross-breed of Carl Pilkington & Stig of the dump. Avid consumer of podcasts & games.

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Excellent way to put it.

Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃@caseyexplosion.bsky.social

Something I spoke about before was how transphobia is often an expression of misogyny, it gives people who hate women an outlet and sets trans women up as a class of women it's socially okay to be misogynistic towards, while also providing an ideological justification for that misogyny.

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In 2016, we published potentially the largest single feature to ever appear in Game Informer magazine with a full oral history of the legendary studio, BioWare. We've made that feature available online following reports of the studio's impending closure. gameinformer.com/feature/2026...

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump announces "fraud whistleblower incentive program" -- "Americans will now be able to go to fraud dot gov and report cases of corruption and theft of taxpayer dollars in their communities ... if you turn somebody in and you find $1 billion, we're giving a commission of 1%. That's a lot of money"

Book rec. Piranesi By Suzanna Clarke. Saw it recommended by @taeshul.bsky.social took a punt, not my normal stuff but a delightful read. Piranesi inhabits and cares for a fantastically house of huge ornate rooms. Feels like it was written by another culture but in context it kind of was. 4.5-5.

ACAB is global.

The Spaceshipper 🚀@thespaceshipper.com

I hate this morning. I was expecting to wake up to see a media and political storm following an investigation yesterday showing that the French police were instructed to say the looting was organized by an opposition party. But there’s nothing—no consequences at all.The vast majority of the media...

This could be a major development in the next day or so.

Marco Langbroek@marcolangbroek.bsky.social

According to current orbital elements, the Russian #KOSMOS 2612 satellite is now within 1-2 km of #ICEYE-X36. Based on current elements, it might come within meters of the latter within a few hours from now. This is an #RPO without consent. (cont.)

Some great stuff here.

b3ta@b3ta.com

Artist: christhebarker https://b3ta.com/board/11432150 From the 'Kids TV Horror' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/kidstvhorror/popular/ #KidsTVHorror

Good idea. Said it before but any "social media" that lands you on an algorithm generated page should be treated as publishers with all the legal ramifications. If its people you follow in chronological order its your choice what you see, the algorithm is 100% theirs.

Finished Dungeon Crawler Carl book 3: The dungeon anarchists cookbook. Loving the series, especially as the the wider plot is advancing. The narrator is S tier.

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It does appear the "data center eliminated Nazi and otherwise fuckface bots" narrative is basically wishcasting, it does show you how popular getting rid of this shit would broadly be, and that maybe a smart person should run on it.

Kate Starbird@katestarbird.bsky.social

Y’all, I hate to rain on the dead bot parade, but the Yandex data center destruction doesn’t seem to have significantly impacted social media bots. I made temporal graphs of X posts about AfD around the time of the attack and there’s no sign of a sudden dip or residual impact on that conversation.

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Russian Data Hubs in Kaluga, destroyed by Ukrainian drones. At the same time: Online support in Germany for AfD, and in UK for Reform, takes a huge dip. THIS is NOT a COINCIDENCE.

Getting to the end of a DLC playthrough of Stalker 2. Always find the art and sculptures fascinating. Such hope, wonder and pride for the future.....

Happy to say I wont be buying it then :)

Rock Paper Shotgun@rockpapershotgun.bsky.social

Retro platformer series Dizzy is back for a new game from its original creators, who are really happy for you to know it's made with AI. https://bit.ly/4j7CkJo

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Happy birthday, Sci-fi Queen. 🥳 Sigourney Weaver has also voiced a spaceship two times (the Female Planet Express Ship in Futurama, 2002, and the Axiom from Wall-E, 2008).

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Me when people who say we should use AI for "everything" start to realize what "everything" means.

James O'Malley@jamesomalley.co.uk

Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/apps

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Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶

Been looking at Steam Hype for a little while now. Worth a look for some quick info on what's indi in steam.

Dominic Tarason@dominictarason.com

Day 2: 10 indie must-haves at deep discounts. All big breakout hits, some going for the cheapest they've ever been. 60% at minimum 90% at most. Stuff like this should be the backbone of any Steam library. www.steamhype.com/features/ind... Tomorrow we officially get weird though.

Made a couple of posts regarding r/conservative. New low of just 350 updoots for the top post in 24 hours. Even the walled garden has no time for the nonsense anymore.

£2.00.9 per litre on diesel in town. Increasingly glad I made the jump to electric 18 months ago. I don't see it stopping any time soon. Probably £2.10+ by Christmas. Petrol might well hit £2 too.

Shout out to my missus who made the most amazing minestrone soup with croutons because I am ill. Might have been done for without it.

finished "Nuclear War. A Scenario". By Annie Jacobsen. Super detailed & unsurprisingly horrific walk-through of the first hour or so of a nuclear exchange, Starting with the detection of a single launch. SPOILERS it can only end one way. libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

libro.fmNuclear War by Annie Jacobsen Narrated by Annie Jacobsen Audiobook on Libro.fmThe Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, perfect for readers of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheime...

Jaguar/Landrover wanting government help to transition to aerospace is a bold move considering how many in those positions have a jag/landrover so know how overpriced and unreliable they are. I would never want to be in the sky in something made by them.

Tracks. I shared a few interactions with them, here and from r/askbrits. Not hard to spot. Vague kind and always educated bios. All obviously good reskeets but nothing of themselves. Replies were their coal face, only dragging certain leaders and saying "actually Keir is really quite good.