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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

fine, i'll dress dumbiverse Olive in that

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.

, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.

As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

wikipedia has been ANNIHILATED with AI bot traffic for a while now (because LLMs can't get enough of it) which puts a huge burden on its tech and server costs. and now it looks like bots are making unauthorized edits to pages and trying to hack community tools diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/05/o...

Wiki editing: We’ve identified edits to Wikimedia wikis that we believe are from AI agents operated by OpenAI. These edits were not published to pages with visibility to general readers; almost all of them were testing edits in “sandbox” areas of the wiki. It also included a few edits to the configuration for a citation tool, which we believe were potentially malicious edits that were intended to misuse this tool as a proxy for fetching data from remote services. While Wikipedia policies allow bots to edit when they are disclosed and approved by the community, none of those approvals were sought in these incidents.
Etherpad probing and use: Agents we believe to be operated by OpenAI made some unsuccessful attempts to compromise our public Etherpad, a note-taking tool we host as a community service. Agents unsuccessfully tried to use it to fetch data from other websites as a proxy. Other agents also likely operated by OpenAI took notes about their tasks, though this did not appear to turn into coordination.
Excessive data downloading: Agents we believe to be operated by OpenAI made millions of automated requests to our public APIs to access the knowledge on Wikimedia projects, crawled millions of pages (mainly from our projects Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons), and made hundreds of thousands of data queries to the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS). This traffic may have contributed to a partial outage on WDQS in May.

Wikimedia’s volunteers are the ones who come in first contact with, and clean up the mess left behind by AI agents. Rising bot traffic and agentic activity is showing a real impact on the Wikimedia projects and the infrastructure that makes it available for millions of users globally. In 2025, the Foundation reported that its bandwidth usage had increased by 50% due to the surge of bot activity on its websites since 2024. At the same time, 65% of the most resource-consuming traffic on its projects was coming from bots.

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

it blows my mind that these bizarre AI people think “the commons” is just sitting around for them to strip-mine for free

OpenAI "rogue" agent activities found on wikimedia projects. by selena deckelmann 5 october 2026

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Chanterelle face so funnyyyy

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Mother, why. Photo from my collection, no documented date/info.

Black and white photo of a young white woman in 1950s style clothing bathing a miserable looking black and white kitten in a metal tub.

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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

ScummVM began testing support for a 1994 DOS shareware adventure game "Lord Avalot d'Argent" www.scummvm.org/news/20261006/

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Basement Brothers @basementbrothers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The fan favorite of the Brandish series was released on the PC-98 in 1994, and that's where it has stayed since. It may be getting an English patch in the future, but as of now this game has always been one of the best kept Falcom secrets on the PC-98. youtu.be/bA7K046_QUc

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Brandish 3 - How the Best Brandish Game Got Left Behind on Japanese PCs (PC-98 Paradise)

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.

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RockmanCosmo @rockmancosmo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The i-mode and Yahoo Keitai ports of Rockman 3 were preserved by Xyz and LNRC! Our i-mode copy dates to 2005 and has 攻略モード, which lowers the game's difficulty. Our Yahoo Keitai copy (this post's video) is an updated release. Later iOS/Android ports of Rockman 3 appear to be based on it.

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Such Configuration

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Aysha U. Farah @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I still think about the conversation I had with an uber driver Him: so what do you do Me: I’m a video game writer Him: wait, video games? They have writing? What do you write? Me: you know when you open up a game and you see the words? Him: yeah? Me: those

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Mushrooms have two modes: aslep, and Screech

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Writing on the back of this reads “Daddy and our Baby”. 🥰 Photo from my collection, no date.

Black and white photo of a white man standing outside of a brick house, looking down at a shorthaired kitten he holds gently in his hands.

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Gilamasan @gilamasan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The bill has been opened to feedback. Rather than dooming about the proposal, you can tell them exactly how you feel about the act here. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... With how much of an uphill battle Chat Control is having, you should never assume it's worthless to fight these draconian bills.

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European Commission - Have your say

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olyester 🌼 @cco00oo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Watch me

A digital painting of Espeon.

In the living room around noon, a espeon sprawls across the laptop, demanding attention from the man using it. With the keyboard entirely underneath the espe, working is clearly out of the question. Well, I have work to do, but I suppose I'll just have to give her some playtime...

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Antigone @antigoneinthebes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

People don’t realize how serious the situation is.

A graph showing number of Germanies over time. Losing one on October 3rd 1990 means by projection we are only decades before reaching -1 Germany in 2072

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Finding Dee Fish @findingdeefish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A random Snoopy kaiju doodle from last year, just 'cuz.

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door includes its own fictional language that is a cipher for English. Amusingly, the misspelled "Game Cuve" graffiti from the original version is translated into the new language... but still reads "Game Cuve" when deciphered.

The Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door contains an in-universe language used for signs and labels that is a cipher (i.e. a one-to-one symbol conversion) for English.
Textures that were in English or unreadable in the original (left) are translated into the cipher in the remake (right). The remake's poster reads "Wanted" and the signboard reads "Signboard".
A famously misspelled "Game Cuve" graffiti appears in Rogueport in the original.
In the remake, it can be seen through this arch from the back.
Analyzing it reveals that it is still misspelled! The designers deliberately kept the misspelling in the translation.
Here is the key to the cipher used.
Source: research/images by Mario Wiki users "LadySophie17" and "Reese Rivers", mariowiki.com/List_of_fictional_languages

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Tool-Assisted Speedrun clips @tasnocontext.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Game: Super Metroid (1994, SNES) TAS Author: JXQ Source: tasvideos.org/817M

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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy spooky season! 🎃 I'm proud to announce that Death Antique, an indie game I translated, is available in English on Android and iOS for the low low price of ✨free✨! Check out this short, sweet Floofy Stealth Horror game for maximum chill, spooky vibes. 👻

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Death Antique - Official Trailer (English Ver.)

YouTube video by SleepingMuseum

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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

ScummVM opens testing for "Harvester" support: www.scummvm.org/news/20261002/

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Chad Cuddigan @cuddigan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Holy shit, an old DOS issue of the 90s magazine GameByte included a screenshot of the level editor used for Ultima Underworld 1 & 2 - I don't think I've seen this anywhere before!

Screenshot of the level editor for Ultima Underworld 2 - showing a 3d view of the game on the left, and a 2d tile view on the right.

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Dave Kellett @davekellett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

COMIC: The Killing Joke

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

They are simply two lil shroom children

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Portobello always looks so concerned lolll

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Its Weird Little Man time in Sneakstown

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Formal wear al fresco. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black-and-white photo of a short haired, black tuxedo cat lying on its side on a lawn.

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Jenn Odd @jentranslations.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Game devs, this is why it's important to give your translation teams references and allow for time in the schedule for questions from the translators. Help localization help you! igda.org/news-archive...

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High Quality Localization? Help Loc Help You! – IGDA

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm incredibly lucky in that I have stability thanks to my success and independence, but that is not the norm. Jobs were already scarce for composers even before everything fell apart. Now it's apocalyptic.

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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"Let me say something as an expert and a character in this game."

Tecmo Secret of the Stars for Super Nintendo

"Any person who comes all the way to the edge of the world for clues is dumb."

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The mushrooms have successfully guilted me into occasional slight roaming time. I didn't even notice this kid curling up on my foot pillow

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KartP 🦊 @kartp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

up all night tinkering #kartart #originalcharacter #nyx

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Kyle (Daybreak) He/Him @daybreakoak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today is #OrangeShirtDay or #TruthAndReconciliationDay. Canada is far from perfect. Today we look upon our past and what a future could hold. #some reading if you’d like. There are also many radio shows holding special programs today landback.org en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_a...

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LANDBACK – Indigenous Lands Back Into Indigenous Hands

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Tool-Assisted Speedrun clips @tasnocontext.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Game: Family Feud (1993, SNES) TAS Author: Heisanevilgenius Source: tasvideos.org/1248M

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A book for AI lovers

Kids book with a pig titled I Really Like Slop!

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natemare before christmas @natescape.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do you know how much has to have gone wrong for me to not like the internet

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sometimes Bowser does a fetchy

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BI VISIBILITY DAY

cover of NOT POUNDED BY BI ERASURE BECAUSE MY CURRENT HETERO-PRESENTING RELATIONSHIP DOES NOT INVALIDATE MY QUEERNESS featuring a ladybuck in a red suit lookin over at a VERY ANGRY sentient eraser they are on a long street with lush green plants on either side

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Louis Southard - Comic Book Writer @louissouthard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

REEF REVEAL NUMBER EIGHT - We’re ecstatic to reveal that our special celebrity guest in OCEANMAN ADVENTURES #1 is none other than LEWIS “LINKARA” LOVHAUG! @linkara.bsky.social

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sadly I missed the premiere as I was driving Marin to the airport but look! So many talented folks came together to reanimate an episode of YGOTAS!!! Huge thanks to @phuijl.bsky.social for organizing yet another reanimate banger

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Classics Of Flash @classicsofflash.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Classics Of Flash 49

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ah yes, mom's "clean" towels

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olyester 🌼 @cco00oo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

on sale

A digital painting of Leafeon

A leafeon naps in a basket of peppers at a produce stand bathed in sunlight. Partly eaten peppers sits nearby, while the price tag has been replaced with a half-off label: "leftovers" They're a bargain, so pepper stir-fry it is tonight. Now then... let's make sure we don't wake the little sleeper

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