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Bill @bill.mu · 28/09/2026

GTA6 has resurrected an argument from my youth. Has it changed? Have we learned anything in the intervening decades about video game violence? Let's see. #retrogaming youtu.be/oYZ7_ngFz7E

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Do Violent Video Games *Actually* Cause Violence?

YouTube video by The Retro Sofa

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Bill @bill.mu · 27/09/2026

Okay then. I took my time and thought about it and this is what I got. My 9 Games. #My9Games my9games.com/en/s/b409d0c...

Snapper | Super Mario Bros 3 | A Link to the Past
Doom | Super Mario 64 | Quake II
Perfect Dark | Metroid: Zero Mission | Baldur's Gate 3

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Katie Tiedrich @katietiedrich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now

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Bill @bill.mu · 06/09/2026

I'm not doing "name your fave game made before 2000" because all my favourite games were made before 2000. What's with all these whippersnappers on my Internet? Whence did they all come? I know how those elderly people shouting "get off my lawn" felt and they were right all along, dagnabbit!

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Bill @bill.mu · 04/09/2026

I really like the Famicom Switch controllers (shown here in my Devil World video being used quite wrongly) but what else can I play with them? NES games and Nintendo World Championships: NES™ Edition for sure, but are there any eShop games that play nicely with two action buttons?

A screen grab from my Devil World video showing Devil World played on a Switch with two Famicom controllers attached. Playing in handheld mode, which is silly. Why would you do that? The B and A buttons are vertical. It is not ergonomic. This is a terrible idea.

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Bill @bill.mu · 01/09/2026

A lady sat near me on a quiet train and immediately started loudly scrolling TikTok. I asked if she could turn the sound off, and she turned to look at the wall like there was a switch there? Like I meant the sound of the train? She seemed unable to comprehend that other people could hear her phone.

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Rav @rvbdrm.com · 14/08/2026

Sonic the Hedgehog has warned Mayor Mamdani that he is planning a terrorist attack on NYC.

Sonic the Hedgehog
@sonic_hedgehog

Hey @NYCMayor, there milight be a small crater caused by a Chaos Emerald tomorrow. Sorry about that!

Wanna see who can fix it faster?

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Bill @bill.mu · 14/08/2026

A thermal bath / sauna near me has explicitly called out smart glasses in their "no cameras" rule and put a big sign up in the entrance. I saw a guy wearing them trying to get in and the staff were having none of it so he watched people going in. You can clock these glasses by how they stare at you.

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Bill @bill.mu · 10/08/2026

I've been thinking and maybe the reason autistic people are exhausted all the time is because we have kittens.

A machine that chases shadows and climbs your curtains all night then crawls into bed with you in the morning. Calico kitten looking to camera.

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Bill @bill.mu · 08/08/2026

Bluesky, meet Dotty. She is 15 weeks old.

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Bill @bill.mu · 02/08/2026

School closures were probably necessary because Boris Johnson's government didn't do a bunch of other stuff they could have done instead. I think there is a more nuanced discussion to be had than "closing schools was good or bad".

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Bill @bill.mu · 01/08/2026

Fame is a gun and I point it blind Crash and burn, girl, baby, swallow it dry youtu.be/3sni1ckbBqw

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Rebecca Black covers Addison Rae’s ‘Fame is a Gun’ for Like A Version

YouTube video by triple j

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Bill @bill.mu · 27/07/2026

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice In Chains.

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Bill @bill.mu · 24/07/2026

Hello EU residents. Vote vertical, vote colourful, vote birds! surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/banknote...

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Bill @bill.mu · 23/07/2026

British advertisers call it "full fibre broadband" for the same reason you can't buy white eggs in the supermarket.

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Bill @bill.mu · 21/07/2026

"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department!" says Wernher von Braun.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 07/07/2026

Yeah basically this. And the whole announcement was a party political broadcast aired on the BBC. Also makes the subsequent suspension if there is one seem undemocratic. Can level of a lot of criticisms at Farage, being bad at politics isn't one of them.

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Bill @bill.mu · 07/07/2026

If you're feeling frustrated just remember Nigel Farage is about to ask Rachel Reeves to appoint him Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.

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Piper @the-pied-piper.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Pulling for the King of Belgium and steadfastly refusing to look anything up about the actions of prior Belgian kings to see if that’s problematic or not

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Bill @bill.mu · 06/07/2026

I'm not a football watcher but I'm popping some corn for the USA v Belgium diplomatic incident and will of course be supporting Belgium. www.rbfa.be/en/news/upda...

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Royal Belgian FA

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Bill @bill.mu · 06/07/2026

Spa days are bad for me because it's all I can think of when anything even slightly annoying happens at work the following day. Network folder permissions? Fuck off. I could be floating right now.

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Bill @bill.mu · 26/06/2026

Thank you, Your Holiness. For you I will write a video script about the Nintendo 64 within which, I hope, divine grace can make the promise of consolation and peace resound. 👍

Pope Leo XIV on X:
Dear writers, we need your imagination, your
narrative creativity and your lively thinking.
We need these to create spaces of freedom
and authenticity, within which divine grace
can make the promise of consolation and
peace resound. June 24 2026

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Bill @bill.mu · 23/06/2026

WHY SHOW ME THIS AND GREY OUT THE FUCKING DOWNLOAD BUTTON?

NVIDIA BROADCAST
New version of Broadcast is available: Download!

And over the top so I can't click on it:
NVIDIA Broadcast needs to be updated to work with your new hardware configuration.
[Quit]

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Bill @bill.mu · 23/06/2026

Ten years ago I voted remain but, I gotta be honest, I'm really enjoying the benefits of Brexit! (it's why I moved to Germany when I did and got much better pay and employment conditions)

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StopSkeletonsFromFighting @stopskeletons.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Quake released June 22, 1996 in North America Mario 64 released June 23, 1996 in Japan When it comes to the 3rd dimension and the medium of video games, almost everything made since stands on the shoulders of these two titans, and they were released (given the time difference) mere hours apart

The cartridge for Super Mario 64 and the CD case for Quake, the retail shareware version.

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Bill @bill.mu · 22/06/2026

What if in 2016 politicians said to the British public "Want some unicorns?" and the British public goes "Ooh unicorns lovely!" and now they just chuck out every Prime Minister who can only deliver donkeys?

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 15/06/2026

A generation of children confined to exclusively posting on LinkedIn, humbled to share that they have been recognised as thought leaders in vertically integrating your mom's supply chain.

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Bill @bill.mu · 15/06/2026

Agree completely. Social media needs more regulation but I'm not convinced teenagers do. Maybe it's that social media companies have bigger pockets than teenagers and that makes them harder to regulate, I dunno, but "ban the children from drinking the poison" is a poor solution to a poisoned well.

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Bill @bill.mu · 20/05/2026

Switching away from Google Search for most of your search needs isn't difficult. There are several options but I've been getting the best results lately from Ecosia. Google is still there if I feel like I need it but I very rarely do. www.ecosia.org

ecosia.org

Ecosia - the search engine that plants trees

Ecosia uses 100% of its profits for the planet and produces enough renewable energy to power all searches twice over.

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Bill @bill.mu · 15/05/2026

It's back! And I'll be streaming my first impressions of the collector's edition at 6PM CET! SNES DOOM BEST DOOM! #retrogaming youtube.com/live/TcE7bwN...

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SNES DOOM Redux

YouTube video by The Retro Sofa

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I share the worry of trans people at the prospect of PM Wes Streeting. At Health he ignored the voices of young trans people and restricted gender-affirming care, causing harm to a generation. It is up to Labour to choose its leader, but members must also choose a better direction on trans rights

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Bill @bill.mu · 05/05/2026

Hi please watch my Conker's Bad Fur Day video because the YouTube algorithm probably won't like it. It's about like feminism and stuff. Cheers. youtu.be/RxeVCdn0ZJg #retrogaming

youtu.be

The True Meaning of Conker's Bad Fur Day

YouTube video by The Retro Sofa

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Katie Lumsden @katiejlumsden.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I get a lot of AI slop book marketing emails, but this is the first time I have ever been . . . mistaken for Jane Austen.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I used to be good at Computer. Now Computer thinks it is good at me. But it actually isn’t??????

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FDS @freyadalysad.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I love this essay very much!!!!

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Bill @bill.mu · 25/04/2026

German government introduces a fuel rebate of 17 cents. Prices immediately increase by almost that much. Love my government giving my taxes straight to fossil fuel companies! Great work, lads! www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/v...

tagesschau.de

Benzin und Diesel teurer: Rekordanstieg der Spritpreise am Mittag

Trendwende bei den Spritpreisen: Das Tanken wird für Autofahrer wieder teurer. Zur Mittagszeit sind die Preise an den Zapfsäulen so stark gestiegen wie noch nie seit Einführung der neuen 12-Uhr-Regel.

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andré carrington @andrecarrington.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

We saw you from across the Round Table and we like your vibe...

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Bill @bill.mu · 22/04/2026

Damn I don't know what an Addison Rae is but this is fire. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sni...

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Rebecca Black covers Addison Rae’s ‘Fame is a Gun’ for Like A Version

YouTube video by triple j

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Bill @bill.mu · 20/04/2026

The game was rigged from the start. Doom 64 could have, and should have, done so much better. youtu.be/P-ceMYkHTJQ #retrogaming

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Doom 64: The Absolution of Midway

YouTube video by The Retro Sofa

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Osaka, we 🐇 @osaka.zone · 15/11/2024

"Facism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike."

User dratsab huffman asks the question:

To amuse myself i researched revacholian nationalism as well as measure head's race theories etc etc and focused my character on "traditionalism".

Anyway, ive noticed that if i ever click dialogue options that are in tune with my character's political compass, i lose morale. Whats the point of having this as a mechanic if its going to be so detrimental and feels like the character doesnt believe he actually is this or something... is there anyway to overcome that kind of morale loss?

Recalcitrant Jester replies:
Being a fascist is a deeply demoralizing experience. You have to not only radically alter your worldview to make reality fit into your unhinged schema, but that worldview is predicated on the notion that the weakest, most unworthy degenerate worms on the planet are somehow overpowering and humiliating you on a moment-by-moment basis.

In mechanical terms too, the lowered morale also reduces your volition score—the more you indulge in your delusions, the less you are able to exercise self-control and self-awareness.

The point of fascism being mechanically detrimental—the ludonarrative theme—is that fascism is an unequivocally self-destructive ideology, the practice of which only serves to nurture that self-destructive urge and turn it outward. It's not like Dark Side points in KotOR where you can access cool new abilities and get to enjoy being such a nasty lil rascal; you are not supposed to enjoy being a fascist in Disco Elysium. Fascism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike.

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Bill @bill.mu · 20/04/2026

Was was the first website you ever visited? This was mine.

A page from 90's British Nintendo magazine Total! about their website on "FutureNet".

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