The New 8-Bit All-Stars Bundle is live right now! For 7 DAYS ONLY, you can buy 30 NES and FC games created by indie retro developers for $30. Check these great homebrew games: ➡️ itch.io/b/3695/new-8... Thanks to John Brobst and @dalecoop.bsky.social for hosting this bundle ❤️ #N8ABundle

I don't know if it's one of the primary problems but datacenters are also basically just rich people hoarding all the computer chips getting built, pricing regular people out of owning computers

Using generative AI for imagery is **directly harmful** to artists, graphic designers, photographers etc. This isn't a vague moral argument: this is just normal, standard theft, except at a completely new scale and social acceptability. We need to reverse that. www.instagram.com/reel/DY2L2-g...

If anyone has a Livingston Portmaster *3* or a 3Com NetServer please hmu thanks <3

I don’t want the public to own half of AI companies. I want AI companies to be dismantled brick by brick and their creators and owners to be charged for their crimes against public safety, the environment, and etc

Now is the time to make your thing. Stop motion with LEGO, webcomic, walking sim game, weird Halloween costume, backyard water feature, container garden. This is your sign. Make your thing. Stop waiting. Do it.

Heads up for any artists/writers/etc currently using Linktree to point people to their work: from 5 July they'll be feeding all imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E.

Special note for anyone in Australia or other jurisdictions where they've made your life miserable for no reason: If bsky is blocking your adult content and you don't want to give the internet your ID, try deck.blue. You'll get your DMs back too!

Any of my cool (old) hardware people know of a nice battery powered amber screen calculator? I could really use one...

Es acojonante el vacío informativo que se está haciendo a la huelga indefinida de docentes en la Comunidad Valenciana. Los medios han decidido que cualquier cosa que esté relacionada con mala gestión del PP o que recaiga en su responsabilidad tiene cero interés para los ciudadanos.

Would be lovely to see some directors and people who lead teams have the balls to get on a stage and talk with this much passion about the subject.

I'm not happy about writing this, but too many people I care about are hurting, and it's preventable. medium.com/@jakeorlowit... #Wikipedia

A game development contest is being held where the games must fit within 1.44MB, the size of a floppy disk! In an age where games are horribly bloated in terms of storage requirements I think this is an awesome idea (¯▿¯)

Some new features are added to the website. Now you can pay in (USD $) and (POUND £) which is determined when entering the site or chosen from the menu. Also, shipping for multiple items is more accurately calculated. Check it out em-modshop.com

I really love living in Valencia, but Jesus f***ing Christ the fireworks people need to get their heads and ears checked. The building was _shaking_ for 10 straight minutes just now.

Cylinder is now fixed. During testing found the latch/bolt would sometimes get stuck open when using the key 😱 Lubed it up and worked it a bit and is sliding smoothly again. 3/3 neighbors gave me confused looks while passing by. They'll get used to me 😅 Thanks for the reminder @katef.bsky.social

A million times this. Just try to do the thing, you'll be (happily) surprised by what comes out of your attempt. Maybe it'll be amazing, maybe it'll be crap, but you'll learn something new about yourself and the world in the process 👍

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

Hey #ScanlineSunday and #CRT crew! We’re planning to create an ad campaign for video game preservation using some CRT photography as key imaging. Any of you have a nice #retro setup you’d be willing to photograph or let us photograph for the cause? If so, please get in touch! 📺

I want everyone (EVERYONE) who wears Meta AI glasses branded as a creep and weirdo (bad weirdo as opposed to good one) and publicly shamed. We did it with Google glass, we can do it again

All the developers 404 Media talked to were excited to try using LLMs at work at first, or were at least curious about them. Their feelings about the tools, based on their personal experience, are now overwhelmingly negative. AI is rotting their brains www.404media.co/software-dev...

Oof, yeah, this won't end well for them. Shame.

Went to @japanweekend.bsky.social today, met @mhuyo.bsky.social and got some new keychains 🥳 Thanks for signing my son's book, I'll hopefully get a chance to read it, assuming he puts it down at some point (he was laughing all the way home).

Some work has fallen through, so I need some new freelance work asap. Please share if you can 😊

This has @jeffchen.bsky.social written all over it.

A lot of people don't seem to understand how the bad the circular financing situation is, so I've written it out in the style of a caveman so that I can meet AI boosters where they're at. Me am explain circular finance simple for them. www.wheresyoured.at/am-i-meant-to-be-impressed/

Kinds of chromosomes people can have: XX, XY, XO, XXY, XYY, XXYY, XXXY, XXXXY, XXX, XXXX, XXXXX, or mosaicism/chimerism (a mix of XX/XY, XY/XYY, XO/XX, etc.) Many chromosomal variations are identified at birth or at some point throughout life. But some people would never know without testing.

retro tech friends: is there a web-based speed test website either hosted publicly or that i can self host that works on Internet Explorer 9 without ActiveX controls (no Flash no custom stuff)

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This looks like something @chrisdeleon.bsky.social might really appreciate: 24x7 birb cam

This is literally part of the plot of "The Machine Stops" (published 1909). It's a terrifying mirror of today where people don't want to think or learn for themselves but want new ideas.

Pulled out my Xbox360 to replace the faceplate and play some Geometry Wars/Time Splitters 2. Faceplate USB cover spring pops out of place right away, needs fixing 😭 Geometry Wars plays well, but booting from the Mem card in Aurora took a minute🤦 Time Splitters 2 emulation is bad and unplayable 😭😭😭

I am very proud to announce the launch 🚀 of my website, dedicated to offering customizable RGB Scart cables to your needs & many other analog video leads and dongles. em-modshop.com

Neurodivergent screening tests will be like "do you struggle with wearing socks" and ND people will be like "nope does not describe me, for you see I have a System" and folks that is what the question is getting at (Bringing my biggest post over here from Twitter)

Cute date idea: Job security, decent pay, and a unionised games industry. 🥰 The chair of UKIE @ukieofficial.bsky.social, the trade body for the UK Games Industry thinks job security is good for her, but not for you. Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

The AI bubble has exposed how a lot of developers don't actually enjoy or even give a shit about coding as a craft, apparently, and that's just really sad to see

Sweep em up

I can't wait for this bubble to burst already, such ballant disregard for any laws or regulation. Absolutely sick of it. Putting aside "no reasonable expectation of privacy" from your employer, how does one sell off _other companies employees_ communication with you without their approval?

I saw very little Neo Geo+ coverage this week bothering to mention the man who owns SNK, and I think that is a failing. The retro gaming scene continues to shy away from any uncomfortable realities that get in the way of nostalgic good times. It can and should be better than that

Did I just buy a new old stock Xbox 360 memory card to get a copy of Geometry Wars Retro Evolved? Yes, yes I did. Needed a new faceplate for my 360 due to (my) bad packaging, figured I try something silly like faux woodgrain while I'm at it 😆

I’ve only become more annoying about all this, so here’s the take I’ve landed on: if AI had zero impact on the environment, was not trained on stolen data, had no impact on labor, and was provably effective at what it claims to do, I still wouldn’t like it. I like humans making shit.

✨Ristar the Shooting Star, Chrono Trigger Adventures and Animaniacs, weekdays on KidsWB!✨

Atlassian will begin collecting customer metadata and in-app content from Jira, Confluence, and other cloud products by default on August 17, 2026, to train its AI offerings including Rovo and Rovo Dev. Metadata collection is mandatory for Free, Standard, & Premium tiers and cannot be opted out

Hey @nfgworld.com I DM'ed you, but remembered Australia doesn't get DMs without sharing gov issued docs to shady third parties... 🤦 Any chance you have any more Faux Coin Candy Cab Credit Switches? I could use one.

If youre a UK resident you have a prime opportunity to push back against the Online Safety Act and online surveillance. PLEASE take a moment to fill this out and share it around

I mean, I get that it's impossible to boycott everything that has someone whose political views you disagree with in the supply chain. That's basically almost every product that exists. Just be aware that we now have a far-right weapons dealer selling Game Boys and a journalist murderer Neo-Geos.

Surprise drop: SEGA Nomad battery, with full instructions and PCB files + links, under free use (even commercial!). www.printables.com/model/169409...

Snapshot of my Dagashiya arcade cab project: Plexi cut and dry fit after sitting on the floor for months. Some of my worst work ever, but you can't really tell from the picture and will also be hidden by the holders thankfully. Next time will have it laser cut, sooo much foul language used today 🤦