You might still see it in a couple of profiles ... I'm not sure whether those people actually talked to anyone, or just had a "number goes up" approach to LinkedIn.

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is very good I played a ton of the new Tomodachi Life over the last few days. It's extremely impressive! If you like procgen storytelling, or if you know what "story sift...

if you're like... what is story sifting? what kind of game would use this kind of tool? then this blog post is a surprisingly good introduction, despite not trying to be anything of the kind blog.lauramichet.com/tomodachi-li...

I'm about the same, apart from having accepted connections from some people who might be interesting or useful - and then only if they reply when I ask why they've connected, IMHO that's a good way to separate people who are "hi, I liked that post you made" from LIONs ( LinkedIn Open Networkers ).

"I got smacked as a kid and it didn't do me any harm!"

Yes, it did, my friend - you think it's okay to physically assault tiny people who are weaker than you with no power and actually look to you for protection. You are, in fact, really quite harmed.

Meant helpfully and genuinely:

- Yes (requests with notes are limited to five per month)
- Yes (if you Accept they might pitch you something, or just connecting to people feels like networking)
- As above, having others accept your connection request feels like... an achievement for them perhaps?

That means this Friday will be the main ticket drop. As usual, three sittings, breakfast, lunch, and dinner

ti.to/steelcon/2026

This is your last chance, there may be a few more trickle out if sponsors don't take their allotments, but no guarantees.

The need to teach leadership and staff management skills to humans who are now being provided with an infinite number of agentic AI to do their work and their thinking.

They are becoming indistinguishable from humans. Trust no-one. Question everything. If somebody tells you they enjoyed reading your book, report them to the police immediately.

recapped the most stunning tank-off in NBA history

Has anyone done a proper deep study of what reading a book actually involves, psychologically, neurologically and so on? Because it occurs to me that quite a lot of AI/creative initiatives are premised on a rather limited understanding of what that interaction actually looks like.

Rethinking Game Quality: Skills, Growth, and Professional Identity 🕹️ On April 28, join lead QA, game designer, and producer Simona Maiorano as she presents her course and answers questions on testing and quality assurance in #gamedev.

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I'm looking at booking a venue for my little tabletop game-makers unconference! So, I thought I'd better check:

Does anyone know of any tabletop events on Sat 1st August or Sat 22nd August that I need to avoid clashing with?

I reckon I'm in the clear with those dates but it's hard to be sure!

#HistSTM #HistMed query: my golden age crime novels repeatedly mention the use of aspirin as a sleep aid. It does NOT seem to be simply because of analgesic properties eg insomnia due to pain, but much more general- stress, shock, excitement. Predominantly women. So…what’s up with that? Why aspirin?

spinning gorilla with doom soundtrack YouTube video by Rock

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjSq...

Registration is now open for Connections Online 2026!
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First drafts are usually pretty bad. Editing is where the craft comes in, and you can learn that by joining critique groups and writers forums.

Just write. Be brave. Do the thing despite the fear. The world will not end. You will not die. You're safe.

Push your ego aside and enjoy the process.

Vercel confirms breach as hackers claim to be selling stolen data Cloud development platform Vercel has disclosed a security incident after threat actors claimed to have breached its systems and are attempting to sell stolen data.

Vercel confirms breach as hackers claim to be selling stolen data www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Introdiction - Scroobius Pip YouTube video by Scroobius Pip (SpeechDevelopmentRecords)

"You see a mousetrap, I see free cheese and a fucking challenge."

😮

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Gh...

Build the "infrastructure" that would make it easier to make my ideas public once the year is up.

Be compelled to make notes or plans about ideas I'd had anyway ... which then I think means I'm figuring out how to hide that from the hypothetical funders, or how to usurp them ...

Good morning.

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has anyone done a *hosted* OAuth 3-legged rather than app password Bluesky MCP? I don't want to have to rely upon a local MCP running or an app password to have my Claude sessions be able to read Bluesky.

EU: The European Union will require sale of mobile phones with “user-replaceable and longer-lasting batteries” starting in 2027.

The regulation demands “availability of spare parts and manuals for 10 years to curb planned obsolescence”.

Print, book, and pen people:

I am going to need a new supply of fountain pen friendly white paper, A3 size, probably 75-80gsm, as budget-friendly as possible. Quite happy for it to be copier / inkjet paper as long as it behaves right.

Any recommendations? (Please share!)

This is a fantastic use of a labeler (on an idea some of us discussed a couple years ago. If you are out of fucks to give like the first post @fucks.supply posted and you will show up (to anyone who subscribed to its labeler) as being all out of fucks to give.

Are you completely out of fucks? Now you can let people know!

Like the appropriate post in this thread to add its badge to your account. Unlike to remove (see below if you want automatic expiry).

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"A robot ran faster than a human" like, fukken, yeah. Speedboats swim quicker than people. Helicopters jump better. My milk frother makes better hot chocolate than I do with my bare hands. That's not an *accomplishment*. That's the function of a tool.

Opinion | You Can’t Game Your Way to a Real Education

This anti-edugaming editorial is... something else.

Some thoughts:

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/o...

(1/n)

Officer on horseback chases suspect through New York streets The suspect was accused of purse-snatching and has been charged with larceny and providing false information.

I wonder, like, genuinely though, although it feels old-fasioned - is this a good idea for an all-terrain vehicle that is *relatively* safe for the civilians around it, and also noisy enough to act as a warning?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...