“He said, ‘I’m going to die – please see my family [and tell them] that I went down to save people’s lives.'" --Jozay Alkanj, who was having coffee with Ahmed when the shooting erupted. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers. Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.

I wrote about the bizarre case of Herasight, the embryo selection company going all in on eugenics.

It's the one that does path tracing, which makes explosions look cooler.

Old man talks to gamer

LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...

A Carl Cox that refuses to age is a Carl Cox that allows me to live in denial about the speed at which I'm hurtling toward disintegration. The music is also good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcLi...

"Why is the gaming industry so secretive?" *gets mad because a recruitment trailer exists*

A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...

The EU indefinitely froze Russian assets to ensure Moscow-friendly Hungary and Slovakia can’t veto their use to underwrite a loan for Ukraine.

Inverse relationship between Pragmata's reported length and my interest in buying it. Combat hook feels like it'll wear thin after a handful of hours.

Border collies, like boxers, are genuine weirdos, so yes I will buy this game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Yb...

I think it's poor form to say that games are art while also being demanding or inflexible with expectations. So while I prefer turn-based, what I really want is for Larian and everyone else to make whatever they like.

Are you a McLaren fan? If you are, today is a very special day for you, for #OnThisDay in ’59, at Sebring (Florida), the great Bruce McLaren won an #F1 GP for the first time, in a Cooper T51, at the then record youngest age of 22 years, 3 months, 12 days.

25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.

Heyo

A four day weekend is in my future

LET’S GO!

How do the dudes feel about Hopper? I feel like he probably tops a lot of lists. tops

Man I'm not killing Milla Jovovich. I'm too shallow for that.

I'm fine with seeing Street Fighter bomb if it means Andrew Schultz experiences disappointment.

Do it up, cunts

Make it sexy, Bruce

Is Swen gonna come out in full armor?

The winds of change are upon us. Will you answer the call? Solasta II launches into Steam Early Access on March 12th 2026! Take up the mantle, and prepare to take your first steps into Neokos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxTz...

NO LAW announced by Neon Giant (The Ascent) / Krafton store.steampowered.com/app/2161710/... "Welcome to Port Desire, a city that doesn't belong to anyone, but where everyone wants a piece. You’re Grey Harker, an ex-military attempting to live a quiet life after near fatal injuries in the field..."

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis teaser leaks ahead of announcement

Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

GOTY probably looks something like this. AC Rally could be higher if not for the lack of stages. Anno might be higher (or lower!) if I'd spent more time with it. Tainted Grail feels like it could have made my top 10, it's just early days yet.

i've generated 30,000,000 clips of mickey mouse shooting donald duck in the head on the steps of great moments with mr. lincoln. the uncanny voice of goofy says "this really happened! it's canon! a-hyuck!" plays on loop over it. i will now e-mail one clip to every child in america

A brief return of the Murderbot Humble Bundle! The charity is still World Central Kitchen.

After tallying all 2025 red-to-blue State Legislative flips (after last night’s GA flip), I wondered what % it was of all 2025 State Legislative elections…but I got sidetracked and forgot to do the calculation. So naturally @boltsmag.org did it for me: 21%! boltsmag.org/legislative-...

Doom is just one of those iconic and legendary series and an all time fave of mine that we're so lucky to have in this medium!! Thanks to all the amazing devs and artists who worked on the series! 32 years a slayin' and to many many more!! Let's gooo! 💚🔥🎸🤘 #DOOM

Lotta dudes in Nevada like getting amped up ahead of a weekend road trip.

Minnesotans also aren’t holding back, firing insults any way they can at ICE. Even pointing out that the majority of them seem to be overwhelmingly short in stature.

Dawg scoreboard

Romance option?

Really great work from Hardware Unboxed here, give it a watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpAZ...

HKC to launch world’s first RGB Mini LED monitor

Save 30% on #Phasmophobia until 18th December, 2025 on Steam. Join your soon-to-be fellow Ghost Hunters: https://store.steampowered.com/app/739630/Phasmophobia/

I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end

A huge night for Democrats: —They flip Miami's mayorship. —They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%. —They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council. —And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.

SWAT 4 RTX Remix community mod shots with path tracing and DLSS 4! Originally released 20 years ago in 2005! Loved this game.

That is patently false: not only do immigrants score better than native-born Americans in tests, the mere presence of immigrants improve test scores for all students, when factoring in white flight sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...

CAPCOM 2025 IR Report: Seeks to hire more developers, increase pay by 30%, offer pay bonuses, royalties, stock benefits to staff. Info on future games www.resetera.com/threads/13...