Jim Henson on Muppets: "We don't know if the puppets are conscious". youtu.be/9MiNN3VeVyg?...

The way our brains see Kermit as "real" or "alive" is exactly why we're so fucked with AI. We cannot help but fill in the gaps. It's just how we are.

My tamagotchi said it was sad. Really made me think

the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran

happy friday

Either MI5 (or 6 I can never remember) don't do background checks on people we appoint as Ambassador to the US, or they do and they are totally incompetent, or they do and they don't care. All options are pretty reassuring. I mean I knew about Mandelsohn and Epstein. For years. WTF.

That's it! I've quit my job. I'm again fully committed to #Archrebel, resuming my full-time gamedev career. For all those who have supported the project, even if just with a like or retweet, my heartfelt gratitude; have a fantastic new year! 🍻 #gamedev #gamedevelopment

The Red Rider, from Vasilisa the Beautiful, by Ivan Bilibin, 1899.

Godspeed you hero. 🫡 youtu.be/DDt3u2Ev1cI?...

Illustration from Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor.

Merry Xmas everybody.

I booted it up again tonight and I'm doing so many new things and all I want to do is shout to everyone who'll listen, about how damn good this game is. BUY THIS GAME. store.steampowered.com/app/2366970/...

Possible overreaction

Dog's molting again then.

Thought the other day that I'd quite like to play Desert Strike again, and then, like, literally the next day saw the new Desert Strike remake game. I know things are wrong with the world but, my God, we live in a time of plenty.

Today’s xkcd made me cry. In a good way. xkcd.com/3172/

Disturbingly I have just found out that all of the dubbing was done by English actors (e.g. Horse was dubbed by Manuel from Fawlty Towers). So they were putting on the accents. 😳

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So glad I don't have to deal with this utter nonsense any more.

One of the great TV shows.

If you’ve ever been curious about the origins of X-Com, or the mods I post about from time to time, it’s on an incredible sale right now! For $1.50 you will get hundreds of hours of one of the best tactical strategy games ever made 😊 store.steampowered.com/app/7760/XCO...

We just got copies of Mother in by @abscomics.bsky.social ! When Sylvie notices a patch of mould growing on her body she decides to raise it as her child. This is a bright, colourful and occasionally mildly disgusting look at motherhood, responsibility and somebody who clearly doesn't wash.

chipotle burger #comic

I should’ve learned this by now but DO NOT use FedEx. The diseased monkeys I ordered haven’t arrived and I can’t get a straight answer on what happened to them

makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies

October 20th is the order cut off for DIE: LOADED, sequel to the three-time Hugo-nominated DIE. I've pulled together a short primer it with all the info you need on it - what it is, previews, full cover details (check out our sketch variant!) and more. Go nose! Join our party. It's an experience.

sherman, for the love of god!

When I went to the Star Trek con in Vegas with @mimicinspace.bsky.social, @wormmo.de & @ominousnoise.bsky.social we were just hanging out talking and out of nowhere the smart fridge in our Airbnb interrupted to tell us a fart joke then got stuck in a loop of telling fart jokes and making fart sounds

I enjoyed the Alien Earth. youtu.be/OfNx39DUus4?...

I have taken the Tylenol that was in the medicine cabinet and which they think probably is the reason you like trains forgive me but that’s bullshit you got autism from your dad

Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned. Thought you'd enjoy this.

ATTENTION BRITAIN! 🇬🇧 The UK now has a petition to STOP CENSORSHIP by MasterCard and VISA of legal products! This joins the Australian and Canadian petitions that are gaining momentum. Come on, let's get these signed! And spread the word! The UK petition: petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...

It may not be "politically correct" to say this, but I don't care: The United Kingdom is a presidential republic, much like Egypt or France, with a unicameral legislature serving staggered six-year appointments.

Absolutely this. An amazing game. Amazing story. Genuinely revolutionary mechanics. Play it.

Genuinely excited for the thing that can't tell me how many "r"s there are in "Blueberry" to decide I'm a menace to society. Amazing stuff.

I snorted

Fish Pond 🐟 #art #myart

LOL and, indeed, LMAO.

Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?

This is clearly total and utter bullshit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Arco is part of the Summer Sale on Steam, currently 35% off! It is still Overwhelmingly Positive, so you know it's worth it. Check the demo in case you are not sure to get it, it's the first hours of the game and the save carries over. store.steampowered.com/app/2366970/...