A flatscreen display on a "smart" water fountain, demanding to be reconnected to the internet.

In 1999, I was playing a decker in Shadowrun, and tried to distract a guard by hacking a water fountain to overflow, and my GM said "why would a water fountain be on the network? That's fucking stupid. No you can't try."

Well it's 2026 and I just want you to know, Phil, that I FUCKING CALLED IT!

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This is the single funniest thing I have ever seen Bluesky staff do.

Thanks!
This sort of thing is everyday wear for me, as life is too short to only wear things that express myself on special occasions.

BLUESKY IS A WEBSITE THAT TURNS (post by jay.bsky.team claiming that bluesky is made with AI) INTO (picture of bluesky not working)

"Quote with a picture of you wearing glasses"

I wear glasses most of the time. Very particular about frames though. I only like very lightweight metal ones with screwless hinges.

Yo girl just launched SideTracker - your new friend to help remember which side is next up for gel or injections!

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#hrt #estrogen

I truly hate to just be constantly dropping more things onto your timelines to worry about, and I've been trying to pull back, but if you're thinking, "we need a mass movement to sideloaded apps", then unfortunately I do need to link you to keepandroidopen.org

Exclusivity deals are usually a few years. It's not uncommon to launch across new platforms to coincide with a new DLC or "definitive edition" when one of these deals ends.

So I'd suggest keeping an eye out for news about that sort of thing.

if you care about trans people, do not watch the new jk rowling show. don’t even hate watch it or you will be funding this new intentionally transphobic organization. we cannot allow hateful people take away more of our rights

IDSPISPOPD

Your skills are still just as valuable as they ever were, if not more so.

The code AI writes is shit, and no one wants to be anywhere near a game with GenAI art.

AI is nowhere near as capable as the folks pushing it claim. The hype will falter when it can't live up to those promises

So,
When I do this... my max level autism means I have no idea how to interpret the response

... And even if they are into me my demiromantic arse takes ages to figure out how it feels.

I think there was a noclip doco about the making of Warframe?

When I was researching AI in 2005, my peers saw a future where problem specific agents would perform dangerous/menial tasks.

When I worked in VR I found that the tech bros had none of this vision. They promised the impossible and never delivered.

Now they're doing that with AI, it too will fail.

Queensland locking in. Give the robot an ass so powerful it could twerk a kaiju to death.

The funny part is that VRChat and Resonate both have active userbases.... And cost a fraction of what meta spent on this mess

Normally rule-following autistic says fuck transphobic laws A cisgender autistic woman who is generally so law abiding she once performed a citizen’s arrest on herself for jaywalking will not acknowledge any evil transphobic legislation, it has been…

Miya Wilkes, 37, who counts several trans and non-binary people among her dearest friends, has announced that any law that discriminates against people she loves will be disregarded.

After 4 years of work, solo dev breaks down in tears after opening Steam and learning his game made $250,000 in a week: "I feel like I really don't deserve this" "I don't know why people are so nice. I don't get it, man"

THIS.

Give me more gaming stories like this. :D

I didn't go to GDC
But here's #WhatAGameDevLooksLike
I've been doing it for 20 years now. Queer as fuck. Lifelong generalist.

Mainly a programmer, though have some some of everything over the years.

When I give talks the feedback is usually something like "I think my brain melted"

Pfft
Must be a bug. I'll repost it

this year at gdc, the yerba buena gardens, a space where developers have congregated during the event for well over a decade, has been taken over by the conference and spends part of the day fenced off. developers are upset not just about the clunkiness of it all, but what it represents

GDC needs to be replaced.

The replacement must be:
* Run ethically to support devs
* Run in a safe country

(Preaching to the choir, but needs to be said)

shot, chaser

Worth remembering that at times like these that hope is itself an act of rebellion.

Don't let anyone convince you to become complacent.

This happened to me years ago when I was running a small work for hire thing.
Client had gotten to owing me about $30k, and I had been paying folks out of my own savings.
Shortly after having my lawyer send a letter that the money turned up.

If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.

tcpipeline.org

I LOVE this use case! Not an intended one but so so cool to see EstroBox buying useful in other ways!! 🤩