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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Then: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Now: "EVERYTHING must be online ALL THE TIME or SHUT DOWN and there's a monthly fee to keep air coming into your car" arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges

So absurd and embarrassing ..."

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

@defaultfriend.bsky.social on how the nature of fame changes in the age of social media. Can anyone get a “cult following” now? (Would YOU like to have your own personal fandom?) reason.com/2026/09/29/t...

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The rise of the non-celebrity celebrity

Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber's new book explores when people aren't really celebrities, or even 'influencers'—just folks with a fandom.

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Russia is my enemy, my country’s enemy, an enemy of Europe, an enemy of democracy, an enemy of human rights, an enemy of world peace, and will probably remain so for the foreseeable future. Period. (Footnote: Recent attempts to seem friendly means the Kremlin is planning something major and bad.)

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's been observed that tech bosses misread science fiction dystopias as "cool suggestions" instead of as cautionary tales. They take fiction too literally. So let's hope Peter Thiel and his peers will NEVER see a Richard Scarry book. The consequences would be too frightening to think about...

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A fictional AI in the movie WARGAMES (1983) was eventually taught when to give up a game. But the real AI, today, still hasn’t learned that when it comes to certain games, “the only winning move is not to play.” AI might never stop trying to “win” WW3… www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmHq...

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WarGames Clip (1983) What is the primary goal? - 4K Upscale

YouTube video by Romeo Five Hotel | 4K Movie Clips and More!

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My only vampire novel, BLOOD & SWINE, is a horror-comedy and also a satire about dysfunctional workplaces. “My boss is a bloodsucking monster!” You may have heard the complaint before, but this time it’s for real… www.amazon.com/BLOOD-SWINE-...

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The world needs trolley problems like it needs a hole in the head. I said what I said.

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

@defaultfriend.bsky.social tells it like it is, in the Wall Street Journal: “Gambling, Not Nudity, Is the Real Sydney Sweeney Scandal” www.wsj.com/opinion/free... #SydneySweeney #gambling #news

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IndieRetroNews @indieretronews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Indie Retro News: JOAN OF ARC - A fantastic platformer from team Griffonsoft and publishers Psytronik Software for the Commodore 64 www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/joan... #retrogaming #gaming #c64 #games @c64cade.com

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BastichB64K @bastichb64k.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

'Joan of Arc' is a new #c64 game from the team at Griffon Soft , check out my full review + Developer interview for this game below 👇 youtu.be/pNzwZNPek20 @everythingc64.itch.io @c64reposts.bsky.social @c64discord.bsky.social

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BastichB64K @bastichb64k.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A little video I put together for 'Impossible Mission III' by Icon64 on the #Commodore64 . Checkout my full developers interview and review in the link below 👇 youtu.be/pH7oQnPxof8

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I have written a lot of horror fiction shorts. You can find several of them here: www.amazon.com/FLATTERED-PL...

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

One of my hand-drawn illustrations from the published DARC AGES book series. The books are available here: www.amazon.com/dp/B078ML1JB...

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

For your amusement - the short story “The Invasion That Never Was”: aryngve.substack.com/p/short-stor...

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Short Story: "The Invasion That Never Was"

The Visitors Are Our Lolcows

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is the kind of reader review that any writer loves to get. Proof that you *moved* the reader. My book PRECINCT 20: DEAD STRANGE is available in digital and print format. www.amazon.com/PRECINCT-20-...

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We, all of us, billions of computer users, are a crucial part of making LLMs work at all. We create the training data and this gives us power over AI… that the AI industry may not be comfortable with us being aware of. Could this explain the bombastic threats about AI “killing us all”? Hmmm?

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

“When someone offers you a seat on the rocket ship, you do not ask which seat, you just get on.” -Eric Schmidt, trying to encourage students to embrace AI

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The process of my free will has arrived at the reaction that this is a big deal:

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Here's the TWIN TIGERS 2 video clip on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=R38H... #c64 #8bit #retrogames #retrogaming

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TWIN TIGERS 2 Beta Version Clip

YouTube video by Alf Yngve

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tunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

You know why I don’t really fear an “AI takeover”? Because human brain activity (="training data"), is the substrate without which AI programs would decay and disintegrate. If anything, it is in the self-interest of AI to keep human minds alive and thriving... So relax a bit, m’kay?

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Just some months earlier, rescued tiger Maruay only knew a concrete floor and a small cage. This is an uninterrupted minute of Maruay with his beloved ball. [📹 wildlife_friends_foundation] Original post

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Prediction: AI-GENERATED - VOICES - WILL - USHER - IN - A - LUDICROUS - TREND - OF - REAL - HUMANS - SPEAKING - IN - ROBOTIC - VOICES - TO - PROVE - THEY - ARE - REAL - HUMANS - AND - NOT - MACHINES - AND - THE - IRONY - IS - THICK - ENOUGH - BE - CUT - WITH - A - KNIFE -

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Book review: MIDAS WORLD by Frederik Pohl Science Fiction tackled the theme of “abundance” long before politicians began to get serious about it. aryngve.substack.com/p/book-revie... #books #literature #sciencefiction #satire #bookreviews

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Book Review: MIDAS WORLD by Frederik Pohl

Abundance as Science Fiction

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Video sneak peek: CAPTAIN ISHTAR IN THE FORTRESS OF FEAR www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEKH... Read more about the game here: www.patreon.com/ARYngve/post... #retrogames #retrogaming #games #indiegames #gamedev #retro #homebrew

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Sneak Peek: CAPTAIN ISHTAR IN THE FORTRESS OF FEAR, Part 1 - WIP video clip (C64)

YouTube video by Alf Yngve

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Think about it, and you realize it's true. Where do you think all that crucial training data is coming from?

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BastichB64K @bastichb64k.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Full review now available for the new 'Dragon's Lair' Laserdisc release on the #c64 . Review below 👇 youtu.be/F7wyq1APXF4 @everythingc64.itch.io @c64reposts.bsky.social @commodoreblog.uk

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Dragon's Lair : Laserdisc (Commodore 64) Review

YouTube video by BastichB 64K

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Here I’m trying to metaphorically show what portable Internet connections - i.e. smartphones and reading tablets - have done to our minds. (Location: The hall of mirrors in the amusement park Liseberg in Gothenburg, Sweden.)

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