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Adam Ismail

@aismail.xyz
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Senior editor @thedrive.com | Talk on @extendti.me and @silentdiscographer.com podcasts

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Ben Fucking Rice
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 28/09/2026
Getting breakfast at Newark and they’re playing DDRMAX2 smash hit “Love at First Sight” by Kylie Minogue and I interpret this as a good sign for the trip ahead
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J “Halloween” B @jhb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I do think I’m too good for Jason Aldean. I love myself enough for that. Sorry, modern country, but we all know what you did.
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skáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
rolling stone: 43 year old poser pretends he hasn't heard the baby song for babies. and if he hasn't actually heard it, it's because he's a piece of shit
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A provocative article in Rolling Stone titled "What some folks really mean when they claim to have never done the Humpty Hump."
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 27/09/2026
I’m the Bandle king
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 27/09/2026
This is my favorite kind of angry op-ed because the author literally answers the implicit question you’d assume the piece is about in the second paragraph, before turning to the real focus: what the fuck is wrong with you
“There are, as always, logical explanations for such a phenomenon. In our algorithm-driven age, it’s entirely possible to design a curated world where you never encounter “Choosin’ Texas”: You don’t engage with country content, you don’t listen to country playlists, you don’t even remove your earbuds when you enter a coffee shop, should twang be coming out of the speakers. Gone are the days of the monoculture radio hit. Shared experiences are few and far between.”
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 25/09/2026
Hot take but the world is worse because we let people like this run it
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julia @naomishambles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
what in the Marriott Bonvoy is happening at McLaren
McLaren unveils its new logo, which looks like Marriott Bonvoy’s
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 22/09/2026
Imagine fixing something that is so the complete opposite of broken like this
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 22/09/2026
Oh cool the glow down has hit McLaren now You know you can keep the swoop thing without making all of your headlights shaped like it, both things are possible
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 22/09/2026
“You’ve been away for so long, you can’t ask why”
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 22/09/2026
Fun fact: All the music behind this podcast is basically songs from my custom Driveclub soundtrack circa 2014 that wouldn't get copyright struck from NFS and Wipeout
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 21/09/2026
Do this with Scud Race and you’re in my will www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2026/09/star...
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Star Wars Trilogy Arcade - Model 3 fan port coming to Sega Dreamcast
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.
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The Democrats defend the Kennedy Center but not trans people.
A building.

@treewarrior.bsky....
maybe because defending everything about a super small minority of the population is not worth losing to fascists
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 16/09/2026
It gets harder and harder for me to understand how cameras are still the defining feature of smartphones when companies have relentlessly made them more terrible for generations now
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Dennie Edwards @dennieedwards.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
GM’s approach was condescending at the outset, withholding phone projection on EVs to promote its own unproven and unfamiliar ecosystem, as a means strong arm buyers into sharing personal data and purchasing subscription services. Also a confusing message when they selectively support projection.
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Ryan O'Horo @ryanohoro.com · 16/09/2026
Nailed it. thehardtimes.net/culture/demo...
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Democrats Pass Anti-Flock Camera Bill Mandating All Flock Devices Wear Body Cameras
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats this week passed sweeping legislation requiring every Flock device in the country to be fitted with its own... Continue reading this gem
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 15/09/2026
Wise man once said
Genius lyric card of Del the Funky Homosapien's "Proto Culture" that reads:

I gotta get Psychic Force
Authentic arcade that I can endorse
They got me liking imports
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 14/09/2026
The fact this is technically possible but we have politicized people to not want it and incentivized companies to never sell it is everything that’s wrong with the world in a nutshell
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Queer Satanic @queersatanic.com · 13/09/2026
James Talarico saying very gently, very sweetly, “Obviously trans girls aren’t ACTUALLY girls, and in fact may be inherently dangerous to REAL girls,” as an olive branch to Texas conservatives on Fox News is infinitely more violent and dangerous than the rhetoric of a powerless trans person venting
George Pearkes • @peark.es
The position "I would mass murder [any group] for any improvement of [other group]" is indistinguishable from Nazism. This is one of the most disgusting political opinions I've ever seen posted on this site (though of course the only person who needs to answer for it is the poster themself).

[redacted quote, originally unredacted by Pearkes]
Just to make our position clear and obvious for all the bigots who are going to be seeking clarity and what is surely ambiguous messaging to them: I would happily grind every cishet centrist liberal into catfood if doing so made one working class trans life better.
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 13/09/2026
What if the meaningful infotainment and nav features you need were always up to date and never required a subscription. Also what if their interface didn’t suck ass (debatable, but I still think 2/3 of automakers are dogshit at UI, even now) Will never understand how people can be anti-CarPlay/AA
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 13/09/2026
Very happy Sega’s answered the question of “what if we revived Crazy Taxi in a way that respects none of its original design and also mires it with every trope of modern gaming.” I’ve dreamed of such a sequel for decades
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 12/09/2026
Seems like a big miss that there’s no actual Wawa store at Wawa station but hey I’m just a guy
Apple Maps screenshot of Wawa SEPTA stop
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 12/09/2026
Same energy
Licensed F1 track jacket at Kohl’s with large, prominent text like “FORMULA 1” and “RACING” and the F1 logo.Rob Lowe wearing his NFL cap
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 11/09/2026
I’d expect nothing less from Bob Loblaw’s Law Blog
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SEGA City @segacity.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Run Over 'Fighters Megamix' SEGA Saturn
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Andrew Elmore 💽 @elmore.zone · 10/09/2026
"conversation fear" was about playing online via SegaNet. Very forward thinking of Mr. Stipe for 1983.
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Andrew Elmore 💽 @elmore.zone · 09/09/2026
What a phenomenal record. Listen to our @silentdiscographer.com episode on it, featuring the man himself: @mylifeingaming.bsky.social!
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R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi (ft. Coury Carlson) | The Silent Discographer
We cover R.E.M.'s 10th studio LP, New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996) with special guest Coury Carlson
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 09/09/2026
metroid xd rawr
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 09/09/2026
I really want to support well-made third party clients for the services I use but between Overcast’s impending increase and the eye-watering price of that Bsky one, it’s getting harder and harder to justify
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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Woah. This is good news. People may not realize it when they demand this feature, but what they're saying is "I will not buy a car which requires an ongoing subscription to remain fully functional" and it is a good sign GM may be responding to that. carbuzz.com/gm-not-compl...
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GM May Not Completely Kill Apple CarPlay And Android Auto After All
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are available for the 2027 Cadillac Lyriq despite GM saying it's not going to include them anymore.
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 05/09/2026
Thank you Apple for telling me that lyric translation and pronunciation is available for a Cibo Matto song that is completely in English anyway
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 04/09/2026
Extreme sports were rad, we really lost the plot as a society
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 04/09/2026
One of the many ways in which Xbox is shitting the bed is build quality. Got one of those translucent blue pads a couple years ago and the USB-C port went, and also the triggers stick so badly after you’ve been using them for a while.
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 04/09/2026
I think my frustration with Nintendo is that for a good while they demonstrated an ability and willingness to make great games that appealed to me and then decided 20 years ago that they should never ever do that again
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Time Extend Revo | Racing Game Podcast @extendti.me · 03/09/2026
Love an absolutely cursed as all shit, barely playable anti-grav racer with *immaculate* vibes
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Jet Ion GP / Hresvelgr: Full OST (Gust - PS2 - 2000)
YouTube video by Zedra Psyborg
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 02/09/2026
There are so many things this game does that most still don't, and so many ways it creates an atmosphere virtually nothing else achieves, even without 4K textures, raytracing, and all the tricks more modern games lean on.
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台羽正 @tadashidaiba.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 02/09/2026
The car version of this is “the blue oval” and I hate it
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
amazing stuff
"This government hates us and wants us dead," Kathleen Hanna remarked during Bikini
Kill's set. "They don't give a shit about anybody's healthcare. They don't care if we're dying in parking lots of curable illnesses.
They don't give a shit. They don't care if our rights are taken away. They're ripping people off the streets. I'm not gonna tell you all the bad things! But I am gonna say it makes it hard for me in my body sometimes to have a good time. 'Cause it's hard to turn it off. And I was thinking that on the way here. I was like,
'What a gift.' What a gift we have to be able to play for you. What a gift Olivia has given all of us to do this festival.
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 29/08/2026
My favorite snowboarding game ever, as I said on @extendti.me a while back. The sense of speed, precise control, and moment to moment intensity is unmatched
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
in gta vi there's going to be a mission where you do the ice bucket challenge with salt bae, blake bortles and bobby jindal. look when your release cycle is 13 years long this is just how it's gonna turn out
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 28/08/2026
Please enjoy my favorite moment of my favorite song ever (the first two minutes of Deep Seat by Swervedriver)
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
[driving my car through bachelorette party] your reaction to me doing this is why women's gatherings are bad
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 24/08/2026
9/10 vintage Porsche enjoyers have no idea they're within two degrees of separation from this joke
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 24/08/2026
Whoa I got some money for Limited Run Games sucking
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Andrew Elmore 💽 @elmore.zone · 24/08/2026
(catherine wheel voice) your font is black italic
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Adam Ismail @aismail.xyz · 23/08/2026
Like I get this but as an uber nerd I wouldn’t trade Polyphony’s car model artistry for the world. Nobody goes as hard or as far as them. We can leave space for games with absurd detail like this without requiring everything to be that way
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The Silent Discographer @silentdiscographer.com · 22/08/2026
NEW EPISODE Death Cab For Cutie — I Built You A Tower (2026)
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Death Cab For Cutie - I Built You A Tower | The Silent Discographer
Adam and Andrew sit down with the new(!) Death Cab record.
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