"The KODEX SK Hynix Single Stock Leverage ETF — a product designed to deliver twice the daily move in SK Hynix shares — has fallen about 70% from its record high reached in June and is down roughly 50% from its debut, according to LSEG data." Sweet Cthulhu. What a reckless financial product.

This is the kind of thing I would normally absolutely watch, but @oceanbound.bsky.social told me to watch Ride or Die and now I can't stop.

The bees adore the herb garden. cc @cheriepriest.com

Z very much enjoys hanging out in the backyard with a treat.

It turns out that I really enjoy soccer without any defense.

I'm not sure if I'm watching the World Cup or Rocket League?

Imagine trying to explain these paragraphs to someone in the year 2000. I should’ve made a left turn at Albuquerque.

Seattleites: if you, like me, have relied on @thestranger.com for election recommendations in the past, please be aware that those recommendations have been enshittified, likely due to changes in the paper's ownership. Use the Urbanist recommendations instead:

That thing where you're halfway through rearranging your home office and you realize you're putting it back the way it was several rearrangements ago.

Bubble Card is a fantastic way to build a clean and functional dashboard in @home-assistant.io, but you should prepare yourself for a dive into a deep rabbit hole of options. github.com/Clooos/Bubbl...

Now I want to do this for all my favorite '80s and '90s movies...

Calling a service company and getting an AI "service representative" is a terrible experience and just makes me want to do business with anyone else at all.

As! Per! My! Previous! Email! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

I really need a new tower defense addiction. What should I be playing? Prior faves: Defense Grid I & II, Axon TD: Uprising, Core Defense, Rogue Tower, Tower Dominion.

Morrigan and Z love the beach, and the camera loves Z.

for 404 media, i wrote about video game clones—who makes them, how they make them, and where the line gets drawn between inspiration and cloning

BREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump's IRS suit was improper because Trump controlled both sides of the litigation. Judge Kathleen Williams also sanctions Trump's lawyers, issues monetary sanctions, and harshly criticizes DOJ's "untenable" conduct. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com

It appears that I’m back on my bullshit again.

Pretty classy message by the Norwegian Embassy. #WorldCup

Seahawks sold: “The Estate of Paul G. Allen today announced it has entered into a formal sale agreement with an ownership group led by the Khosla family, including Vinod Khosla, for the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise.”

"Tomorrow morning, we will remove all paid progression options from Road to Glory and Online Dynasty"

I was an early Radio Shack computer weirdo.

Are you in the Bay Area? Do you like old electronics? Come to the Electronics Flea Market tomorrow in Saratoga where we’ll be selling a bunch of stuff with proceeds going to Tech Exchange in honor of Gordon Mah Ung. Along with the Commodore PET I’m bringing a lot of other fun stuff. A sample:

The sequel, Voidstrike? It's even better than Shakedown. @scottsigler.bsky.social has built a really interesting universe and I'm annoyed that I have to wait for the next book to learn more about it.

id will now use the Build engine

Everyone responsible for this needs to be nuked from orbit.

Proud to announce the next game Vampirium: 1997 Dracula is king of the United British Empire. Kill his enemies and find your own path through a minimalist immersive sim sandbox. Wishlists and retweets massively appreciated (and, you know, massively helpful) store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...

Z, ocean guardian.

Consider donating to #Bavi relief efforts: www.paypal.com/donate/?host... This is for donations to the Micronesia Climate Change Alliance, which is coordinating help on the ground. #Luta #Marianas

This Faros report is based on two years of monitoring across 22,000 developers and neatly demonstrates that more produced does not mean you are more productive.

You knew this was coming.

Please consider supporting icm.museum and their preservation and public demonstrations of Bill Pitts “first coin-op video arcade: GALAXY GAME. A PDP-11/35 based game paid for with quarters. #gaming #retrogaming #history #vintagegaming #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

WHAT A SAVE

Budgets are intentionally unrealistic on the low side to get projects approved in the first place. Sales targets are intentionally unrealistic on the high side to get projects approved in the first place. This guarantees an unhealthy ecosystem. It's bogus numbers all the way down.

The Bondtech INDX Founder’s Edition is now in the hands of the first customers - congrats to our friends at Bondtech! 🎉 We’re moving to the next phase with new hardware improvements and much more. Read all about it here: blog.prusa3d.com/indx_july_20...

What a sad day. Best wishes to everyone affected. The industry has changed and I don’t think we’ll see the like of the 360/PS3 era again.

YUP

Straight red card?

This is amazing. Even Mother Earth hates Trump.

new metaphor just dropped

That was one of the best games I’ve ever seen.

John Wick 2 is the best John Wick movie and it isn’t close. Every time I watch it the Sommelier blows me away but today John being asked “are you here for the Pope?” hits in a way it never did before.

So where is what is funny about this. I had a call with the COO of BlueSky, she enthusiastically told me she wanted me to talk to the CEO and get in an interview loop.

Holy shit. Yeah, I think you want to bid on this one.

BREAKING: The legal battle over hit game Subnautica 2 has come to an end. Krafton has reached a settlement with the executives it fired (via ChatGPT's advice). Krafton has agreed to pay the studio significant bonuses while CEO Ted Gill has departed (again). Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This is why I can’t quit Marathon.

For years we have been overwhelmed by the volume of code contributions we have to review, especially from new contributors. AI has made the problem much worse. That's why we are taking steps to reduce the burden on maintainers while still welcoming new contributors: godotengine.org/article/cont...