Elon routinely interacted with and retweeted nazis on Twitter long before he bought it. After, he fired the content safety staff and courted nazis who had been banned and put them back on the site. Earlier this year he started PAYING THEM to keep posting.
It's nice that people are noticing his nazi shit now, but it's a journalistic malpractice that it's taken this long and most omit this history.
@fraying A bit of a update here: looks to me I was right all along about billionaires like Jeff Bezos have ultimate final says on which stories get published (from @chrisgeidner)
@fraying "In a series of paragraphs that are up there as being among the most shocking I have read in my journalistic career, the Post acknowledged on Saturday — dropped in the middle of the holiday weekend, more than a week after the Times’s report — that they had known about the flag since at least January 20, 2021, and had not revealed knowledge of it until May 25, 2024." - @chrisgeidner https://www.lawdork.com/p/washington-post-bombshell-washington
@ParadeGrotesque Orbot used to be good back in the early days on Android, but changes in the OS made it mostly obsolete, much like Termux as it has a similar story. I can't get that to work properly anymore.
Google's sorry excuse for a "Web filter" demonstrates how much they plan to stuff AI down our throats and arrogantly starve for views the very sites that their AI is getting its info from. DISGUSTING. I'm starting to feel about #Google Search the way I now feel about #Twitter / X. Gone into the dumpster.
@ParadeGrotesque It may be too late though. I fear the web is going to be unsalvageable in 5-10 years and it's going to take a major miracle to save it. :(
At one time, Psychonauts was considered a big disaster. It’s since become one of the most beloved 3D platformers of all time, and one of the defining titles of the original Xbox.
It was supposed to be a 1st party Microsoft title. But because it encountered numerous development problems – and Xbox head Ed Fries left the company – Microsoft abandoned it.
But it got a second life from 3rd party publisher Majesco. However, Psychonauts release was met with severe financial disaster and was one of the big reasons Majesco entirely abandoned AAA games.
At the time, people were simply not into 3D platformers. And they certainly had no appetite for something as off the beaten path as Psychonauts.
Psychonauts simply wouldn’t die, though. With word of mouth, more people discovered it, and it’s since become a classic. It’s easy to see why Psychonauts now has its fanbase.
For one thing, developer Double Fine Productions simply wouldn’t let Psychonauts die. They republished it on Xbox 360 and One, PlayStation 3 and 4, Mac, and Linux. And they’ve made sure that the game remains playable on high resolution and wide screen aspect ratios.
This is a case where game preservation has taken something from the dead and given it new life. Even now, you can get Psychonauts on GOG.com, buy it for a mere C$13.59, and have it DRM-free. You can even play it on the Steam Deck.
It’s still good even now. At a time when people were obsessed with shooters, Psychonauts quirkiness ensured it stood out. Sure, back in 2005, you could be a typical meathead asshole shooting non-descript enemies. Or you could wage battles of the mind in Psychonauts.
We all know what people pick back then. But what do people prefer now? Well, look at the reviews on Steam – which currently stand at 96%.
Or better yet, look at the reception that its recent sequel Psychonauts 2 received and we have our answer. People were so hungry for more Psychonauts that it became one of the standout games of 2021.
As for Psychonauts itself, this is a game that I continue to play. It never gets old. There is nothing like it.
I have been invited to be a #Flipboard resident expert advisor in a very large blogger group! I am delighted to share my knowledge. #blogging#publishing
It’s worrying that Mastodon’s non-profit status in Germany has been revoked—especially since the European Union themselves signalled a big commitment to the Fediverse last week.
I hope this all gets sorted, but I’m glad a U.S. non-profit entity has been established in the meantime.
@atomicpoet One of my main concerns (aside from the possibility of moving their operations to the US; hope I'm wrong on that) is the way that the board of directors were picked, and honestly they don't have the best interests at heart.
@atomicpoet I donate to my preferred instances and I have been a donor to the project for years so it's quite disappointing g that they're possibly taking the enshittification route although it remains to be seen.
In the meantime, it's a good opportunity for someone to create a hard fork of the entire codebase and there are other projects out there that hopefully can materialize as a backup plan is needed in the event such things happen.
#Mastodon forms new 501(c)(3) non-profit entity with new board of directors in the United States to facilitate tax-deductible donations and in-kind support:
That's also one of my concerns and I hope it's not a prelude to the entire operation to move to the US as it would be a very bad thing in the long run.