Looks like the Sony PR team has begun its consent manufacturing operation among the media in the past 24 hours. I wonder how many other gaming outlets and influencers this week will also happen to put up posts/articles/videos declaring that eliminating physical media from consoles is good, actually?

Happy Birthday to GamingOnLinux, 17 years today! 🎉🥳 Support the mission ➡️ www.patreon.com/gamingonlinux

every fucking name generator is AI now. I don't need to create chemical runoff for a name generator. I want a little form put together by a random guy fifteen years ago that puts together vaguely themed words. I know I sound like "guy yells at cloud" but I'm going to yell at this fucking cloud

A surprisingly shallow article, but yeah...

Opinie Han van der Horst: 'Ik had tot nog toe alleen maar feestelijkheid gezien los van het optreden van de politie'

YES, DIG A DEEPER HOLE

#StopKillingGames relies on creators spreading the word and giving commentary on us like @f4mi.bsky.social, @conkerax.bsky.social, Ross Scott, and many others. We would not be here without them. Treating them as second-class voices under whoever someone else deems “trusted” is deeply concerning.

Italy thinks mass surveillance is bad, but votes for it anyway? Where's the logic in that?! Folks from the EU, especially Italy, contact your MEPs to OPPOSE Chat Control! #SaveSpeech #FightChatControl #NoToDigitalID fightchatcontrol.eu

Hotter and hotter and hotter www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“67% of profits went to just 0.1% of accounts” That is all you gotta say

Maandelijkse oproep donaties voor steunen vaste kosten Datagraver (niet commercieel namelijk). Laatste maand van het "boekjaar" (dan komt de grote rekening van de site). Bij voorbaat veel dank! Meer info en opties: datagraver.com/helpen/

De diensten hebben nog steeds hun processen niet op orde, en ze leven de wet niet na. Het toezicht op deze diensten mag daarom absoluut niet zwakker. Het rapport dat gisteren is verschenen, toont wel aan waarom. Lees onze volledige reactie hier: www.bitsoffreedom.nl/pers/reactie...

THE FIGHT AGAINST CHAT CONTROL IS NOT OVER YET 🚨 MEPs still haven't come to an agreement on Chat Control and will meet next week before the summer break. Make your voices heard, say NO to #chatcontrol and email your MEPs now: fightchatcontrol.eu

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

Voorstel EU voor socialemediaverbod voor jongeren komt in september. Leeftijdsgrens en handhaving nog onduidelijk. Zo'n verbod dreigt leeftijdsverificatie voor iedereen te vereisen — een aanslag op het recht op anonimiteit online. Bescherm jongeren zonder de privacy van alle burgers op te offeren!

[GIVEAWAY] Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is now FREE ON GOG for 3 days. 🚀 No DRM, Yours to keep forever! 🫡 https://bit.ly/giveawayjupiter

It happened again!?!?!?!?

Tell your EU rep what you think about reinstating Chat Control 1.0 and how you think they should vote next week in this attempt to force it down our throats. Get all info you need who, how, why & what here: fightchatcontrol.eu

Been reading Richard Baker's the Blades of the Moonsea trilogy. Had already finished Swordmage, finished Corsair just yesterday, and I'll start Avenger tomorrow in the train.

📢 Volgende week stemt het EU-parlement voor de derde keer over chatcontrole. Twee keer verworpen, maar nu wordt het er stiekem doorheen gedrukt terwijl veel parlementariërs al op vakantie zijn. Massasurveillance hoort niet thuis in een democratie! Laat je stem horen via fightchatcontrol.eu/nl/

I don't know who needs to hear this, it is entirely possible to build a whole game without generative AI. All our art, VO, worldbuilding, lore etc. is done by humans because we think our team is awesome and we value their expertise and labor. 🧡

If companies can't run data centres without polluting our air and water, pushing up energy bills, abusing workers' rights, harming local communities or wrecking the climate – then they shouldn't be allowed to run them A safe climate and healthy environment are necessities – tech bro profits aren't

We don't enforce any DRM for games and stuff on @itch.io. Buy, download, and never connect to the internet again for all we care ✌️

They want to, for the third time, attempt to push chat control through. The mandatory scanning of all messages (including private and encrypted) and images in the EU fightchatcontrol.eu chatcontrol.eu

🚨 Toezichthouder CTIVD: AIVD en MIVD verwerkten persoonsgegevens in bulkdatasets onrechtmatig. Onterechte toegang, te lange bewaartermijnen, gestolen datasets als "openbaar" bestempeld. Dit is precies waarom de Piratenpartij tegen de Sleepwet was. Privacy is geen gunst, het is een grondrecht!

Universiteit Utrecht gaat na een datacenterbrand eigen mail, Linux-laptops en eOS-telefoons testen. Minder afhankelijk van Microsoft = meer digitale soevereiniteit én privacy. Precies waar de Piratenpartij al jaren voor pleit. Goed voorbeeld, hopelijk volgen meer instellingen!🏴‍☠️ #DigitaleAutonomie

🇬🇧🚨 Shocking: Next week, while many MEPs have left for vacation, #chatcontrol 1.0 mass scanning is to be sneaked through via a 3rd vote! 🕵️‍♂️ Info: https://heise.de/-11349760 Stop the coup & warn your MEPs NOW: https://fightchatcontrol.de ✍️

As the director of a historical video game preservation institution, and someone who has dedicated his entire adult life to this cause, this is accurate. We have attempted to work with the industry's trade organization to find a legal path forward, but they refuse to offer a meaningful alternative.

⚔️Today, I'll Be The Hero⚔️ You're THE HERO. Save THE PRINCESS. It's what HEROes do! A free VN featuring 20k+ words, 100+ CGs, a fully original OST, and 5(?) endings. #indiedev Made by @ministarfruit.itch.io, @vvenn.bsky.social & I for #BattleActionFantasy Jam !! 👇Play on itch! 👇

This is a grim moment for the gaming community. Sony PlayStation announced today that it will cease all physical games production in 2028. This will essentially erase legal game preservation and ownership on their platform. The ESA lied to lawmakers to bring down the POG Act ...

Burn it all down

BREAKING: Pride Month Extended Indefinitely

July 26 reminder - GamingOnLinux needs your support #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #GamingOnLinux

Congratulations ESA, you’ve won this round and handed us the legitimacy boost of the century by doubling down. Let's not forget that Minecraft's EULA explicitly allows for private servers, and that there is a popup warning when you try to play multiplayer saying Mojang/Microsoft is not liable

🇪🇺 Chat Control Update 🇪🇺 Yesterday the EU institutions met & were in discussion, but as of now no final agreement has been met regarding the scanning on content. Say NO TO CHAT CONTROL & NO TO SURVEILLANCE. 😡 Make your voices heard & contact your MEPs now objecting to this 👉 fightchatcontrol.eu

🇪🇺⚖️ The EU Council's own Legal Service confirms: Mass #chatcontrol is incompatible with fundamental rights! 🛑 Yet, this is exactly what they are trying with procedural trickery now. ❌ Stop the mass surveillance of millions! 👉 https://fightchatcontrol.de 💥 Act now!

NEW: Workers across industries say that AI-obsessed bosses are creating deeply toxic and chaotic work environments, with some staffers sharing that they feel as though their manager or employer isn't living in reality anymore due to endless AI validation. futurism.com/artificial-i...

If this were to happen to me I'd probably delete my account

If you use Gmail, you need to read this. Google’s AI, Gemini, can read your emails, attachments, bank statements, etc. For many, this feature was switched on without consent. Here's how to turn it off 🧵 1/

Some browsers have a "copy clean link" feature that removes it for you, but it's always good to double check and delete unnecessary aspects of any link. Fuck the tech empires and their invasive habits.

This is serious and unbearable. We're trying to investigate the matter as we can: please feel free to contact us or @mittovac.bsky.social if you've been impacted and would be willing to talk.

Klokkenluider Pieter van Oordt hield Amerikaanse overname DigiD tegen. #DigID De overheid geeft hem nu stank voor dank.. Petitie: actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/wh... - Bescherm hem tegen onrechtmatig ontslag - Plaats digitale soevereiniteit hoog op de agenda - Roep de regering ter verantwoording.

Roberta Metsola is trying to push through Chat Control, while EU Parliament, who she's suppost to represent, REJECTED this proposal TWICE! 🇬🇧 www.politico.eu/article/pres... 🇳🇱 www.security.nl/posting/9419... Absolutely outrageous! EP should oust Metsola for treason! #EU🇪🇺#ChatControl👁️#privacy

Me looking at #gamdev job offers - AI Developer - Generative Art Technologist - Monetization Designer - AI Video Producer hey so... if you're still making video games the old fashioned way and need someone for contract work - hit me up before I become a hermit. portfolio: 8bit-memories.com

NOT FUCKING MULLVAD GOD DAMN IT www.tumblr.com/3liza/820613... circumstances.run/@davidgerard...

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