It is time, once again... as was fortold 18 years ago... a tale infinite and recursive... PREPARE YOURSELF FOR CUBE youtu.be/4aGDCE6Nrz0?...

In fact, B&N has been expanding rather a bit recently; their sales are up and they've refreshed their stores. And independent books stores have been growing in numbers too! It's been quite a turnaround for brick and mortar bookstores in the last couple of years. I hope it lasts.

"This woke Me-Too bullshit has gone too far," said the former Harvard President and Secretary of the U.S. Treasury to the billionaire pedophile sex trafficker in a private email that the Justice Department under both parties kept secret for years

being a dork about US history is usually helpful because even the weirdest/stupidest/most horrific news items have precedents in or parallels with past events. this is the first time I genuinely feel at a loss about what happened/is happening

Ken Starr signed an email to Jeffery Epstein with "hugs"

QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal." JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"

Just a reminder that Valve Corporation, which runs Steam, has donated exclusively to Democratic candidates and the Democratic Party in federal elections for 2020, 2022, and 2024. It's one of the few tech companies still aligned with morality. They deserve credit for standing with democracy.

What's always gotten me about Dr. Eggman nèe Robotnik is how his visual archetype is of a jolly round person, and his original sketch is of a happy kind of guy. He was designed as a possible protagonist of a game, and when Sonic was picked he became the villain.

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

Kurt Vonnegut's passage about Armistice Day in "Breakfast of Champions" always hit hard. He wrote this to make sure everyone knew what we lost when we changed the name of the holiday to Veterans' Day. www.loa.org/news-and-vie...

I really like Bernie Sanders’ elder statesman era. Unlike too many older politicians who cling to power and perpetuate an outdated political culture, Bernie is actively mentoring the next generation of progressive leaders before he retires. It’s how it should be. And it’s working.

Veteran’s Day hits different when you know people who were kicked out of the armed forces for being people like you

A big reason proc gen feels so different to AI in spite of superficial similarities is exactly this!! Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!

Fortunately, I already figured out the plots of the next several Toy Story films

Stop quoting stuff CEOs say about game development. They don't know shit. Even game devs only know about their own tiny slice of gamedev, so the suits definitely have no idea. You don't have to listen to them or debunk them, sometimes you can just be like "that's idiotic" and live on.

there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all

Leaked footage from inside an ICE detention facility near Houston. No beds, no bathrooms, hundreds of men, women, and children in one combined cell/room. They are kept in freezing conditions.

not interested in a kennedy heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a pelosi heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a cuomo heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a clinton heir for the same reason i’m not inter

Kazuki Motoyama, the creator of Kodansha's ‘Super Mario Bros.’ manga, has sadly passed away at the age of 69.

I'm going to start putting together some free info and resources for indie game devs looking to self-publish. I see a lot of people making simple mistakes, and hear a lot about being overwhelmed by what they need to do. Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?

You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not. They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today. They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.

You might recognize this art from the #Zelda 1 guide, Tips & Tactics, but a few years back the original artist, Sho Kobayashi / こばやし将, posted photos of the originals on twitter @show_kob & I love them because it shows the original art included neon pink: which doesn't usually scan or print well

A couple of folks have asked about this, so my Portland Frog Exodus 8 design is now available on shirts! For now they're only available by pre-order. They'll ship in approximately 4-5 weeks. willburrows.art/shop

adblock and adblock plus block ads on the adblock plus site, but neither of them blocks anything on the adblock site.

In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help. We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party

In November 1999, the Zombo dot com website was created as a parody of the creative, but, largely pointless flash intros, which were trending at the end of the 1990s. Welcome... to ZomboCom. #WebDesignHistory

I spent most of three days playing the Japanese original of Shiren the Wanderer, in order to write down as many items as I could _in Japanese_, kanji and all, to include them in the upcoming Mystery Dungeon book.

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement my out of pocket cost: $473 what my insurance paid: $4258 what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692

For some reason that I can't explain, people reserve 100% of their venom for the insurance companies and exactly 0% for hospital groups/providers that just invent prices. Please, someone, defend a $900 dose of Tylenol or a $300 band-aid.

In this lightning talk, Patrick Traynor goes over the programming of Patrick's Parabox: an award-winning recursive sokoban game! @cwpat.me

Reporter: Dr Oz said that— Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.

I would love to understand tactically and strategically why in a week of electoral victories senate Democrats are tempted to cave on the shutdown without anything to show for it.

Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe) to direct a "Moomins" animated feature film. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Points at this article again www.burnsnotice.com/trump-is-set...

he will never be forgiven for his crimes

Thomas Pynchon's appearance on the Simpsons

God the latest Peter Thiel Behind the Bastards is great becuase it takes one of the few big evil tech guys who seems extra scary because he seems like he's the only one whose smart and has his shit together and shows that lol lmao no not even in the slightest

Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."

Damn, I hate it when things that happen mean nothing :-(

I’ve been a T-Mobile customer for years. But the T stands for Trump now. They carry Trump Mobile, killed DEI to please Trump’s FCC, union-bust, backed policies that strip healthcare, and are funneling millions to Musk. I’m canceling my plan on Nov 15. Join me youtube.com/shorts/q3nFt...

Hard to believe it's already been ten years that Gaming Alexandria has been around. Here's a (late) article about our history, as well as special thanks and small blurbs from others of what Gaming Alexandria has meant to them. Here's to another ten years! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/11/g...

Subway Cadbury Creme Egg Submelt (2023-2023): A 6-inch sub roll, filled with Cadbury Creme Eggs and grill-pressed until toasty golden brown. Was available for free, for one day only, at 4 Subway locations in the UK, with only 500 subs available at each location.

Hello it's me! Yes, the only person in Bluesky to care about Kirby Air Riders!

15 percent of American homes lacked indoor plumbing in 1960. The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.

How incredibly charming.

NEW EPISODE! Sort of! Here's a look at the 1980 classic THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN. Fans of the show know I've covered it before, it was the 1st episode. 5 years later, I did it better. Explore the creation, cast and legacy of this Ruby-Spears classic! Find it here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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