While Baldur's Gate 3 is being widely celebrated by fans and developers alike, some are panicking that this could set new expectations from fans. Good.
I’ve mostly left reddit and switched to beehaw, but I posted on somewhat of a niche tech-related subreddit today since there really isn’t a community for that here yet. And wow, I got instantly downvoted twice and the first comment response was rude and hostile. All I posted was a feature suggestion for software that I...
I've just rediscovered my childhood Gameboys, I grew up in the 90s and had an original, a color, an advance and an sp. My game collection has whittled down over the year to the usual suspects, Pokemons, Zelda's, Mario's and some other standards. But I want to dive into some games that 7 year old me would have brushed over. So...
Considering I deal with people who blast their music from their phone speakers without headphones, I do not want to know what over-bassed track they're listening to.
I assume someone's deleting critical news articles there, or having bot armies downvote them. On Kbin and Lemmy and Squabbles, even on Google News, I see Reddit's woes front and center.
Will also tack on Boneraiser Minions to that list. It's a great survivors-like but your minions deal damage instead of the player. Great art and music.
Seventy-seven percent of middle-age Americans (35-54 years old) say they want to return to a time before society was “plugged in,” meaning a time before there was widespread internet and cell phone usage. As told by a new Harris Poll (via Fast Company), 63% of younger folks (18-34 years old) were also keen on returning to a...
I nuked my Reddit accounts today. Deleted all comments and posts, then the accounts themselves. The tool I used showed each comment as it was deleted, and it was bittersweet....
It blows my mind that someone who has had so much shady, illegal dealings confirmed in a court of law can go out there and say "You should give me money because America is full of criminals" and a non-zero number of people go "Yeah, he's right."
Baldur’s Gate 3 is Causing Some Developers to Panic (youtube.com)
While Baldur's Gate 3 is being widely celebrated by fans and developers alike, some are panicking that this could set new expectations from fans. Good.
Disney Is Purging Content to Avoid Paying Workers and Evade Taxes (jacobin.com)
LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis (thehill.com)
Another reason to leave Reddit: I forgot how hostile it can be
I’ve mostly left reddit and switched to beehaw, but I posted on somewhat of a niche tech-related subreddit today since there really isn’t a community for that here yet. And wow, I got instantly downvoted twice and the first comment response was rude and hostile. All I posted was a feature suggestion for software that I...
Nostalgia: Sonic the Hedgehog released on this day in 1991. (beehaw.org)
Happy birthday, Sonic! The original Sonic the Hedgehog released over 30 years ago today for the Sega Mastersystem. I'm getting old.
what's your favorite Gameboy game that isn't Pokemon or Mario?
I've just rediscovered my childhood Gameboys, I grew up in the 90s and had an original, a color, an advance and an sp. My game collection has whittled down over the year to the usual suspects, Pokemons, Zelda's, Mario's and some other standards. But I want to dive into some games that 7 year old me would have brushed over. So...
The Long, Sad Story of the Stealing of the Oakland A’s (www.theringer.com)
What do you eat that other people think is odd?
I'll start: pesto as a bagel topping.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is fighting a losing battle against the site's moderators (qz.com)
The company wants to charge for API access. Its volunteer moderators have other ideas
Spotify’s will reportedly launch HiFi audio through a costlier premium subscription (techcrunch.com)
Show-off your music vibe with retro-modern headphones sporting a display on the cans - Yanko Design (www.yankodesign.com)
Republican primary spending projected to approach or surpass $1 billion (www.npr.org)
Like a never-ending arms race, the price to become president has skyrocketed....
The only place I don't see frontpage news about what's happening with Reddit is on Reddit.
I assume someone's deleting critical news articles there, or having bot armies downvote them. On Kbin and Lemmy and Squabbles, even on Google News, I see Reddit's woes front and center.
Cities Skylines II Development Diary #1: Road Tools (forum.paradoxplaza.com)
What are you playing this week?
What have you been playing this week? Do you think others might like it?
Majority of Americans Would Like to Return to Time Before Cell Phones, Internet, According to New Poll (www.thewrap.com)
Seventy-seven percent of middle-age Americans (35-54 years old) say they want to return to a time before society was “plugged in,” meaning a time before there was widespread internet and cell phone usage. As told by a new Harris Poll (via Fast Company), 63% of younger folks (18-34 years old) were also keen on returning to a...
I just deleted 12 years of content. Feels weird
I nuked my Reddit accounts today. Deleted all comments and posts, then the accounts themselves. The tool I used showed each comment as it was deleted, and it was bittersweet....
AEW Dynamite Results for June 14, 2023 (www.allelitewrestling.com)
Trump raised $2 million hours after arraignment (www.politico.com)
Report: Microsoft launched Bing chatbot despite OpenAI warning it wasn’t ready (arstechnica.com)
Judge orders sheriff to evict Twitter from Boulder office (www.bizjournals.com)