(He/Him)
Geek. Gamer. Data hoarder. Eldritch Horror hidden in a geeky t-shirt. Canadian. Polite, but says 'cunt' like an Australian. Avid pirate, worships unfathomable space gods that may drive you crazy.
If you see this username on other instances, it's almost certainly me on an alt.
Mastodon - https://universeodon.com/@GeekFTW
YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers (www.androidpolice.com)
It looks like Google are pushing pretty hard on AdBlockers now. Looks like a pretty aggressive new UI from them....
repost: Should r/Piracy continue protesting? (www.reddit.com)
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Which version of eMule in [current year]?
According to Wikipedia, the lastest version of eMule was released in 2010, but "official forum users" developed an updated version as of 2017....
Truckers threaten Florida boycott over immigration law (www.tampabay.com)
Calls for suspension of deliveries to and from the state on July 1 spread on social media.
Do you have a process for vetting if certain software is safe to use?
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Are most of you using Torrents or Usenet?
I’m a bit surprised to see so many torrent posts. Are most people still using Torrents? Are most piracy users aware of programs like sonarr or radarr?
Netflix got rid of the $9.99 basic plan in Canada (www.narcity.com)
It's like they are trying to irritate people into canceling their accounts....
The Elder Scrolls 6 is still "five-plus years away" (www.eurogamer.net)
The Elder Scrolls 6 is unlikely to release for at least "five-plus" years. That's according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, …
The Shadow Over Innsmouth, art by Alex Kerr
What are 2000 employees doing at Reddit?
When they said Reddit has 2000 employees I was shocked. what could they possibly do onto a website that is basically run by users (and sysadmins) and that is basically feature-wise mature? I really can’t figure out 2000 people working every day on Reddit… on what? just for a quick comparison, the whole IAmA was run by a...
r/pics calls out spez' history as jailbait moderator, a former sub dedicated to actual CP. the post hit the front page with 15k karma in 4h, then got removed earlier today (old.reddit.com)
😂 amazing act of malicious compliance! fuck spez
Trek Central reporting that Star Trek Prodigy has been cancelled and will be removed from Paramount+ in coming days. (twitter.com)
I need to survive for 3 days while pooping as much as possible. I can pee as often as I like. It can take up loads of space. What food do I pack?
Please don’t ask why I need this....
Defederating was the right call. The_Donald is being hosted on sh.itjust.works. (i.imgur.com)
The admin of sh.itjust.works has been approached but as of yet has failed to reply to concerned Lemmy users. I’m glad Beehaw admins look out for us by cutting off instances that host communities like this.
Anyone nostalgic for Game Boy Camera? (pixelfed.social)
There is a pixelfed account that posts exclusively Game Boy camera images. Coolest thing I’ve seen in some time.
Kev Quirk, one of the admins of Fosstodon (a Mastodon instance), destroys Meta in an email exchange. (fosstodon.org)
The exchange is about Meta's upcoming ActivityPub-enabled network Threads. Meta is calling for a meeting, his response is priceless!
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E3 is not returning anytime soon (www.theverge.com)
After being canceled this year, the future of the expo looks bleak.
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight (www.bbc.com)
Earlier this month, Meta showed staff plans for a text-based social network designed to compete with Twitter.
Valve dropping Battle Pass for Dota 2 (store.steampowered.com)
Favourite game music?
Ok continuing on from my last thread, he's a different question....
Which childhood videogame is your playing tradition?
Every year, I will put christmas music and sit to play Super Mario Bros on the NES at least once, since I grew up with it.