what the fuck is happening

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Accidentally tapped into the Microsoft Teams Hating zeigeist and have never been happier. Turns out misery really does love company!

Interviewer: "We use Teams"

Me:

I appreciate you trying - it's more than Microsoft has ever dkin done!! <3

(I tried it with unread, channels, chats etc. selected AND unselected - no difference lolololol)

Teams with an annoying notification flag that cannot be found

🙃

Am presuming it's user error at this point but I do not have enough fucks left to give 😆

I genuinely think Microsoft Teams is the worst piece of software I have ever, ever used in my almost half-century on the planet.

What's that? I have an unread message somewhere? Cue a lost half hour as Teams gleefully buries it beneath endless menus and STILL not fucking find it.

This gave me chills.

Fascists will always lose, so long as we choose to fight.

The UK has evacuated its forces from Iraq, The i Paper reports.

Statement from House Democratic Leadership on Donald Trump's threat to kill a whole civilization.

I have nothing to say that matches the gravity of the situation. I just want peace and safety for everyone targeted by the insane whims of a madman.

Here's the number for the congressional switchboard. Please call your reps and senators. This man needs to be removed from office now.

(202) 224-3121

You can still be shocked can't you, even after years of this shit. That sentence chilled me to my bones. To see an American president say that. To see him boast about it.

Donald Trump is clearly threatening to use nuclear weapons against Iran.

He needs to be removed as President to prevent a catastrophe that our species will never recover from.

The UK must immediately and unequivocally suspend support for the US military.

The Government have tried to appease him, then they tried to say they're standing up to him.

Words aren't enough - it's time for action.

If you need a QA/Test Lead for your team with 9 years of experience in the industry, including live service and single player AAA titles, please hit me up.

I have worked on titles like Destiny 2 and Fortnite, and would love to be your test team's best advocate and process improver.

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Oh Devon - I’m so sorry! Have only just seen you were caught up up in this. Absolutely devastated for you.

A pile of V-Bucks

Former Valve writer hits out at Epic Games layoffs: "It's not like they're a publicly traded company. It's not like there's some need to hit the stock market thing. This is Tim"
www.eurogamer.net/former-valve...

Five character portraits side by side from Slay the Spire 2. They are the game's roster of characters- the Ironclad, the Silent, the, um, robot one, the Necrobinder, and the one that sits in a chair. That's definitely a technical term. It's a colourful image presented in a vibrant, comic way.

Slay the Spire 2 beta patch rolls back some prior changes following player feedback
www.eurogamer.net/slay-the-spi...

Thank you! This was rectified shortly after publication but it can take a few minutes to update!

Transgender women athletes banned from female events at Olympics by IOC Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday

despicable. fuck this.

The biggest difference between the movie industry and the videogame industry is unions.

The only thing that's going to protect videogame workers from exploitation is solidarity.

Join a union. If not for yourself, for those who come after.

Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss's share prices stabilize as sales top 3 million
www.gamesindustry.biz/crimson-dese...

Marathon sells 1.2 million copies across Steam, PS5, and Xbox | News-in-brief

70% - roughly 800,000 copies - were sold for PC

www.gamesindustry.biz/marathon-sel...

AI supporters just don't get it.

New Scientific Study Concludes “Post-Game Depression” Is Real

According to a new study into the post-game depression, it is the "sense of emptiness that arises after completing a deeply immersive game," resulting in a sense of "loss, emptiness, or sadness." https://bit.ly/40RgOOz