“This is the most extreme type of monitoring that I’ve seen,” says Pilar Weiss, founder of the National Bail Fund Network, a network of over 90 community bail and bond funds across the United States. “It’s part of a disturbing trend where deep surveillance and social control applications are used pretrial with little...
The oldest game I still really enjoy is probably The Secret of Monkey Island for DOS (1990). I like classic NES games too but I don't really play them anymore....
Moscow is warning that relations with Canada are "on the verge of being severed" after the federal Liberal government moved to forfeit a massive Russian cargo plane.
Beehaw is great. I like the people and the communities here. But it doesn't feel very "Fedi" interacting with just one instance. So what's your favorite community hosted elsewhere?
Reddit mods are organizing blackouts to protest against API changes (www.reddit.com)
Some of the planned blackouts will be temporary, others plan to shut their subreddits down indefinitely in protest.
US Supreme Court reverses affirmative action, ending race-conscious college admissions (www.npr.org)
An anti-porn app put him in jail and his family under surveillance (arstechnica.com)
“This is the most extreme type of monitoring that I’ve seen,” says Pilar Weiss, founder of the National Bail Fund Network, a network of over 90 community bail and bond funds across the United States. “It’s part of a disturbing trend where deep surveillance and social control applications are used pretrial with little...
Apple reveals “Reality Pro” AR/VR headset, available for $3,499 “early next year” (arstechnica.com)
Beehaw's user count tripled this week (the-federation.info)
The overall Lemmy stats haven't changed as dramatically, but there has been an uptick in active users.
What is the oldest game you still like playing today?
The oldest game I still really enjoy is probably The Secret of Monkey Island for DOS (1990). I like classic NES games too but I don't really play them anymore....
Mastodon instances are being hit by an organized spam attack (mastodon.social)
Mastodon (and the Fediverse) have grown, now spam and bots are going to become a more common and challenging threat to instances
Russia says relations with Canada close to 'being severed' as Ottawa seizes cargo plane (www.cbc.ca)
Moscow is warning that relations with Canada are "on the verge of being severed" after the federal Liberal government moved to forfeit a massive Russian cargo plane.
What's your favorite community outside of Beehaw?
Beehaw is great. I like the people and the communities here. But it doesn't feel very "Fedi" interacting with just one instance. So what's your favorite community hosted elsewhere?
How Much Do Labor Costs Drive Inflation? (www.frbsf.org)
Spoiler: Not very much at all
Droge zomers komen dertig jaar eerder dan verwacht: wat is er aan de hand? (www.nu.nl)
Blockbuster Game Development Costs Are Out Of Control (kotaku.com)
With games becoming this expensive to make, are studios still going to be able to take risks and innovate?
The Rust I Wanted Had No Future (graydon2.dreamwidth.org)
Nintendo Switch reaches 125+ million units sold worldwide (www.nintendo.co.jp)
Switch is now the 3rd best-selling game console of all time, behind the DS and the legendary PlayStation 2
“David was furious: 'I won’t have that kind of disloyalty!’" The real reason David Bowie ended Ziggy Stardust and sacked the Spiders From Mars (www.loudersound.com)
Ziggy played guitar…...
It Is 2023, Please Stop Blowing Into Nintendo Consoles (kotaku.com)
Nintendo must be thinking: Yall are still doing this?
Sony confirms more PC ports are coming, because it's making a ton of money (www.pcgamer.com)
Sell popular games on more platforms...
Why 'No One Wants to Work Anymore': Pandemic Market Boom Let Millions Retire (www.investopedia.com)
Game developers on the Fediverse
Who are your favorite indie/modern/legendary game developers posting on Fedi about their craft?...
Restored electric tramway in Bergen, Norway (video) (www.youtube.com)
Since 1897 the city of Bergen was served like by an electric tram system. Sadly, like in so many cities, it was shut down in 1965....
Bongripper - Worship (Stoner/Doom) (bongripper.bandcamp.com)
What's your pick for heaviest metal album? This is probably mine.
YEEHAW! Wild Guns by giygasblues and Crak Atak at SGDQ 2023 (www.youtube.com)
A rootin' tootin' speedrun!
Russia navy deploys unusual ship camouflage in Ukraine invasion (video) (www.youtube.com)
As someone interested in military history, the reintroduction of naval camouflage is a very notable development....
Judas Priest - The Sentinel (www.youtube.com)
Classic guitar tones and riffs
2,200 Forgotten Vintage Computers Are Being Liberated From a Barn in Massachusetts (www.vice.com)