Attacking a data center like it’s The Bastille, everyone fleeing with a bushels of RAM to desolder and resolder the chips. One peasant coded guy with a wheelbarrow of SFP+ modules. Manifesting this for 2026.

Newly released transcripts and videos show that former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6 riot, "does not happen without President Trump."

Welcome to 2026! We kick off the New Year with a mini DF Direct, looking back at the best hardware of 2025 and what we expect to see from 2026. Oh... and our first hands-on of the remarkable GPD Win 5 Strix Halo handheld: youtu.be/kDtgP4KltrU

Shoutout to all my fellow Y2K survivors

#SIGGRAPH2025 Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games course talk recording of "FAST AS HELL: IDTECH8 GLOBAL ILLUMINATION" by @idsoftwaretiago.bsky.social from id Software is now online: youtu.be/VTrdeqMMMK0?... Enjoy!

Can everyone please stop calling "X" "Twitter" for 2026? That'd be great. Twitter was great for a number of years. Now it's garbage, and it's called X. X is Elon's trashheap, so use X now to refer to it as such. Thank you for your attention to this matter! (that made me feel gross just typing that)

GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you www.gog.com/blog/gog-is-...

I donated to @mozilla today to create a tech future that is powered by people and open by design. Will you join me in building a future of tech that is good for everyone? www.mozillafoundation.org/en/?form=eoy...

Today on Digital Foundry, Alex and John compare notes on the best - and the worst - PC ports of 2025: youtu.be/s3_0yhXDKTs

@digitalfoundry.bsky.social Convinced myself to buy "DOOM: The Dark Ages" on Steam today (50% off right now for anyone else thinking about it!) thanks to the crew's callouts as their GotY. I had it on Game Pass, but I've decided to buy only Steam and GoG now with more Linux gaming in my future!

From Spider-Man Noir to Beyond the Spider-Verse to Spider-Man 4, we break down all the projects currently in development in the Spider-Man universe. https://bit.ly/49srVm0

“It does, indeed, ‘take a village.’ We are always working to find volunteers, and hope you’ll find time to join us next year.”

These are really good questions! So my starting point is always ‘the deal that the reader can most easily afford is the best one’. I don’t want people to struggle in order to buy my books! So if a $1.99 works best for someone, then it works for me!

Pretty good mix of games for me this year via Steam. Interesting to see how much my Linux play time has increased - I suspect that'll continue in 2026, @bazzite.gg just keeps improving and Proton-GE got FSR4 and HDR working for me in KCD2 this weekend, so even better. s.team/y25/cvrrj?l=...

@dark1x.bsky.social Thanks for the rec on "Abolsum" - hadn't heard of it, but looks like something I'd enjoy over the holiday break. :) I see it's not fully Steam Deck verified due to text size...do you think that'll be an issue? Going to pick it up either way but Steam Deck sounded appealing.

It's a confusing and stressful time for consumers trying to make decisions about their health insurance plans for next year. With virtually no chance that Congress will extend ACA subsidies, millions may see their premiums double, triple or quadruple for 2026.

The results of the Digital Foundry community awards are in! Backers of our Supporter Program voted for the best game, the best hardware and their most anticipated game of 2026 - and here's how that turned out: www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/12...

@dachsjaeger.bsky.social LOL @digitalfoundry.bsky.social cracking me up in the newsletter... :D "Alex is preparing himself mentally and physically for the ordeal that is "The Best And Worst PC Ports of 2025". John will be along to provide emotional support through this difficult period."

Getting a new phone for the holidays doesn’t mean giving up Signal message history. Restore old messages on a new phone using Signal Secure Backups or device-to-device transfer. support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...

I left the same institution for the same reason as my colleague, @brizzyc.bsky.social. I'm thinking this morning how I threatened to leave another job because of unprincipled editing and I did leave another because of corrupt pressure. We are watching you, Bari.

Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support. Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

A tremendous round of applause for all the artists working with Titmouse and partner studios for this season of #TheMightyNein. Simply a gorgeous show, and I can't wait for more!!

this article really lays it all out on how much we rely on section 230 please do not rest on your laurels, contact your rep and advocate for protecting Section 230! www.congress.gov/members/find...

If you’re still on TikTok now’s a good time to delete it

AI consumed as much water as the water bottle industry this year. It also created as much carbon pollution as New York City, according to a new study. www.theverge.com/news/845831/...

With The Mighty Nein animated series coming out, I feel I must share the maps! Nicodranas is on the Menagerie Coast and where Jester & Fjord's story begins. Here's the map I made for Matthew Mercer to present to the cast during the campaign.

Great thread here if you're looking for some positives coming out of 2025, thanks for kicking it off, Chloe.

Together with @governor.ca.gov, Caltrans and the California Energy Commission, we’re suing the Trump Admin for unlawfully suspending two electric vehicle charging infrastructure grant programs that would reduce pollution, expand access to clean vehicles, and create thousands of green jobs.

Kinda Wish CDPR put out a patch which allowes the user to set draw distance to "psycho" level. It would be nice to have that for the decade after this and while driving around.

@larianstudios.com Friendly advice - most of the people arguing about using GenAI for even concept work are 100% against ANY AI use. I'm seeing responses from people in the team trying to make it sound OK because the artists are still doing the work. That won't fly, you won't convince them.

As data centers pop up in every corner of the country, their electricity demands are spiking rates for everyone. But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant? This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.

@kkjetelina.bsky.social Hopefully some good news here!

The plot thinnens. With a 93 Metacritic score, the award-winning Divinity: Original Sin 2 is now yours to play on Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5! Upgrade for free or begin your adventure today and prepare for what lies ahead. youtu.be/_K_vKMo7DEI?...

For some reason I feel like this might be a relevant read over the next few years, and probably great for any #Andor fans out there. Looking forward to checking it out.

The rampant data sharing fueled by online tracking has serious consequences. Privacy Badger blocks online tracking to prevent your browsing data from being used against you. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Venturing into Neokos may seem like a daunting task. Thankfully, you won’t be alone… Introducing the incredible voice cast for Solasta II!

The Game Awards is almost here, so we decided to check out to see how each of the nominated games runs on the #SteamDeck! So, here is how every game nominated for #TheGameAwards is running on Deck: steamdeckhq.com/every-game-t...

Boss man joins the show 👀 Buster Posey spoke with @alexpavlovic.bsky.social on the latest "Giants Talk" from the MLB Winter Meetings. Listen here: tinyurl.com/muy8t95v

Disney's making it real, real difficult for me to keep holding on to the whole, "...but I want to keep supporting the artists and creators at Lucasfilm, Marvel, and ILM," with these OpenAI investments...

How about this: We won’t make you fund teaching that god isn’t real, and you don’t get to make us fund indoctrinating kids into your religion. Public money is for public schools that serve every student.

Anyone in my follows want to explain WTF they used as justification for doing this???

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Donald Trump diverted these brave men and women from their vital public safety operations and deployed them against the very communities they took an oath to serve. Today’s ruling is unmistakably clear: the federalization of the California National Guard must end.

AMD FSR Redstone arrives with AMD FSR SDK 2.1 #AMD #AMDFSR #FSR #FSRRedstone

For anyone else also having to re-evaluate their health insurance situation - with my own Rep. Tom McClintock being useless beyond doing whatever Trump says, I'm happy to see Reps like Jim Costa putting forward actual attempts to resolve the ACA subsidy situation. costa.house.gov/media/press-...

@governor.ca.gov When Congress fails to act this week, what can we do in California to help with the ACA subsidies? I'd prefer to be able to afford insurance and not go bankrupt. From my local @modbee.com

Yes. We have to worry about AI and robotics. Some questions:

A new report found that over 50% of teens in the U.S. use AI chatbots for companionship. Now, researchers are raising concerns about flaws in the bots’ approach to mental health.

Friendly reminder: KEEPER got a super cool update last week that includes: 🖤 NOIR MODE 🖤 A customized black & white cut! ⬅️ ULTRAWIDE SUPPORT➡️ Maximum monitor mode! 👁️ HIGH CONTRAST MODE 👁️ For players with vision challenges! Available NOW! Enjoy! More Details:

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