(semi?) retired tech architect/tech exec. ex-Pokémon. ex-Xbox. labrador at heart. retro games & computers. go ducks, kraken, seahawks, sounders! he/him.
If you enjoy playing video games in the US you should be paying attention to this and contacting your reps if you're into that sort of thing or like personal rights or whatever.
404 MediaMike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.
Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report SaysDemocrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...www.bloomberg.com
Inexperienced Seattle Mayor Apologizes for Naively Assuming Police Knew How to Do Their Job: tinyurl.com/3dv6uy9m
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Today is the final day of #vcfse #sfge in #atlanta - come play a rare cocktail Tempest and visit see the the remote systems, AltairDuino and PiDP-10 running SHRDLU on ITS #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #retrogaming
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“Before I share Friday Arboretum walkies, first I will break bluesky: it’s Pan Pan the Pomsky!”
#Seattle is luckily about to dodge a massive and intense heat dome that is about to cover much of the rest of the West with 100+ to even 110+ degree heat. Here, we'll be in the 70s. But it comes at a potential great cost for Eastern Washington: emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-dodg... #wawx
How Seattle is dodging a massive heat dome set to bake the West with triple-digit heat - Emerald City Weather BlogSummer is about to turn on its highest broil setting across much of the western U.S.,as a massiveemeraldcityweather.com
This InfoWars caper is going a little too well. We need to staff up a bit. We're hiring a Social Media Lead, who will help make InfoWars the network of the future. We need someone who is extraordinarily online, has big ideas for how things break through in 2026, and can pull those ideas off quick.
Social Media Lead, InfoWars at Global Tetrahedron jobs.gusto.com
In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
Really good post that dovetails with a lot of what I said in my Portland Retro Gaming Expo panel last year -- - you should be having fun with your hobby - buy the things you like, keep what sparks joy - don't let "bargain hunting" mean skipping things you like and buying stuff you don't want
Kimimi🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️~Why~ you buy old games is infinitely more important than ~which ones~: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2024/09/07/t...