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Gaymer on PC and Switch. I work in IT listen to classical and jazz. Love reading, cooking and making cocktails. Sci-fi nerd CommanderRyalis1 on Reddit. 🏳️‍🌈 He/Him

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Zelda Wiki @zeldawiki.bsky.social · 14h
Fat Bear Week has finally come to a close, and with it we will honor one last bear. The final bear we have to feature is Moosh. Moosh is a flying polar bear and one of three Animal Companions that can accompany Link through his journeys across Holodrum and Labrynna.
Graphic of Moosh imposed over the palms up together emoji.
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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I almost forgot that today (Sep 28) is the 39th anniversary of "Encounter at Farpoint," the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Still going boldly!
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Today in Tech History @techhistory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
30 years ago today, the Nintendo 64 was officially released in North America. However, some retailers began selling the console 3 days prior without Nintendo's permission. This combined with high customer demand made Nintendo authorize retailers to sell the console early.
a Nintendo 64 with a controller.
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90's Computer Games Box Art @90scompgamesboxart.bsky.social · 23h
DOOM II (1994)
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 28/09/2026
🌀⛈️🌀With all the hurricanes swirling in the Pacific these days, you may be wondering... where do these storms come from, and how do they get so intense?
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Zelda Wiki @zeldawiki.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today we begin our second part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations with The Adventure of Link! twitch.tv/Zelda_Wiki
Graphic for the Twitch stream on September 28 at 7:00 PM EDT.
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 28/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Untitled Linux Show: Typing with Mittens Security, Raspberry Pi, & the Window in the Other Room with Jonathan Bennett, @robcampbell.bsky.social, Jeff Massie, Ken McDonald
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Untitled Linux Show: Typing with Mittens | TWiT.TV
We're back again, a little jet lagged, and ready for fun! Up first is a mind-bending experiment to run VMs through a kernel reboot, followed by Ubuntu's new approach to kernel
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wakefield was a fraud who engaged in deliberate data falsification. Investigations revealed that he had altered patient medical histories, fabricated data, and reported false onset times. He lost his license to practice medicine in the UK in 2010. www.immunize.org/clinical/vac...
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 28/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: This Week in Tech: Raspberry Pi in the Sky What OpenAI's Security Fiasco Means for Tech Safety with @leolaporte.me, @harper.lol, @iainthomson.bsky.social
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This Week in Tech: Raspberry Pi in the Sky | TWiT.TV
If your fridge can be bricked by a firmware update and your AI can outwit its creators, are we trading convenience for chaos? This lively episode tackles the tension between
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TCM Party @tcmparty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Join us tomorrow night at 9:45pE for our watch party of COBRA WOMAN (1944) #TCMParty ^JW
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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fallout (PC, 1996)
The main interface for the game Fallout. The PC is currently in a cave; a two-headed cow corpse is visible screen left. Top center is dominated by the Pipboy view. Left are the player's current inventory (a rifle and two stacks of ammunition); top center is the PC's appearance, a grey green army man; middle is the current armor, some football-pad-looking leather armor; bottom shows the left hand is empty, and the right hand has a grey pistol. Top right are the character's key stats (ST 15, DX 17, IQ 11, HT 14, PD 2, DR 7, Move 7, Dodge 7), attack stats (Magnum, 3d bullet), Total Weight 10, Points 138, and Unspent Points -38. Bottom left is a log showing everything the player has looked at, an inventory button, the menu button, HP 14, FP 15, the left hand button showing Punch/Kickthe right hand button showing a Magnum, three toggles for action control, a Pip-Boy button, a Character Sheet button, a button for movement, and a mollyguard that would show combat options.
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VideoCardz.com @videocardz.com · 26/09/2026
Discord is working on a Game Mode that reduces CPU and GPU usage while gaming
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Discord is working on a Game Mode that reduces CPU and GPU usage while gaming - VideoCardz.com
Discord is reportedly testing a Game Mode that reduces animations and visual effects while gaming. The company has already spent months addressing desktop CPU and memory usage.
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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thanks for adventuring with us for 40 years!
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The best birthday present imaginable. #DollyDay 💖
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 25/09/2026
El Niño threatens the beloved Pacific Surfliner. Can the iconic train survive the winter?
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El Niño threatens the beloved Pacific Surfliner. Can the iconic train survive the winter?
A section of railway in San Clemente, as well as other portions in coastal Orange County, have repeatedly shut down for landslides, coastal erosion and rockfalls. Another stormy winter is coming.
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 25/09/2026
Groceries are expensive. Gas is expensive. Housing is expensive. Blaming LGBTQ+ people won't change any of that. People need solutions to rising costs, not scapegoats.
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Orange County Register @ocregister.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Concerned that heavy surf and higher tides expected starting this weekend could wash the eggs away, wildlife officials have moved two turtle nests recently buried in the sand in north Orange County.
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Nests of two olive ridley sea turtles have been moved to Aquarium of Pacific
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 25/09/2026
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Times health and science reporter Corinne Purtill spent a year investigating the heightened risks facing autistic people of all ages — and how crisis responses can adapt to save lives ⬇️ www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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Mental health on the spectrum
Autistic people often grapple with suicidality and mental health conditions. Few providers understand their needs.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 25/09/2026
Biologists move unprecedented Orange County sea turtle eggs to protect them from hurricane-driven waves
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Biologists move unprecedented Orange County sea turtle eggs to protect them from hurricane-driven waves
The olive ridley sea turtle eggs will incubate at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 25/09/2026
Hailed as "humanity’s next window into the deep Universe,” the telescope could help us better understand the formation of planets, stars, black holes, and even how water on Earth came to be.
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With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time
NASA's PRIMA mission will use spare parts from Webb to do major science at a lower cost.
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California Democrats @cademocrats.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy California Native American Day!  Today, we celebrate the rich history, culture, and traditions of Native American communities across California. Thank you for the thousands of years of stewarding and helping us protect our watershed, salmon, eel, and California coastlines.
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Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 25/09/2026
33 years ago today, the Stranger stepped onto the dock of Myst Island for the first time. We can still hear the water splashing against the pilings.
The dock of Myst Island from the original version of the game. A wooden dock ends at a spiral staircase that leads up to giant gears on a hillside. A ship is sunk in the water on the right, and parts of buildings are visible on the left.
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Turner Classic Movies @tcmtv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
At age 13, Stanley Kubrick's father gifts him his first camera, which leads to a prestigious job at a famous magazine... and the opportunity to watch a film being made on the streets of NYC. Episode 1 of The Plot Thickens: Stanley is available now on your favorite podcast app.
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Turner Classic Movies @tcmtv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pioneered by Stanley Kubrick, the "Kubrick Stare" portrays the film's subject with a down-tilted head staring straight-on, while the camera shoots them at eye-level or a slightly low angle. Stream Episode 1 of The Plot Thickens: Stanley tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts.
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Research led by @ucsandiego.bsky.social & Scripps Oceanography atmospheric chemist @kprather.bsky.social contributed to a federal health consultation report concluding that environmental odors can negatively affect people’s health and well-being. Learn more. ⤵️ bit.ly/4yeqLVt
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New Federal Health Assessment of Tijuana River Valley Air Pollution Builds on UC San Diego Findings
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that works jointly with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a new healt...
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LAist @laist.com · 23/09/2026
Powerful, hurricane-charged waves may hit Southern California again this weekend, threatening further damage to beachfront homes and the public boardwalk on the Long Beach Peninsula. 🔗 More details: vist.ly/5jmd7 ✍️ John Donegan | Long Beach Post 📸 Thomas R. Cordova/Long Beach Post
Large waves hit a damaged Long Beach shore with people inspecting.
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TCM Party @tcmparty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Come play with us… forever and ever and ever. 🪓🏨 Join us tomorrow night at 8:00 PM Eastern for a watch party of Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic THE SHINING. Grab a drink, stay out of Room 237, and whatever you do… don’t disturb Jack while he’s working. 😈 #TCMParty ^JW
Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, and Jack Nicholson in THE SHINING (1980)
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TCM Party @tcmparty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tomorrow on @tcmtv.bsky.social: Daytime - Starring Leslie Caron Primetime - Special Theme: Completely Kubrick #TCMParty ^JW
Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall in THE SHINING (1980)
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Zelda Universe @zeldauniverse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nintendo was founded on this day, 137 years ago! (September 23, 1889)
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Windows Weekly: Only B & D Matter Big Reorganization & Job Cuts Within XBOX with @leolaporte.me, @thurrott.bsky.social
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Windows Weekly: Only B & D Matter | TWiT.TV
WindowsWeek D arrives, and this time we get updates - a preview of Octoberʼs Patch Tuesday24H2/25H2 Minor update with new Copilot key remaps, Wi-Fi in WRE, more26H1 Major
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 23/09/2026
The Trump DOJ is defending a deal that would let churches endorse political candidates from the pulpit without risking their tax-exempt status. Churches shouldn’t get to operate as tax-exempt campaign arms. If you want to play politics, pay taxes. www.christianpost.com/news/doj-sid...
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DOJ sides with Christian groups, IRS in Johnson Amendment appeal
The U S Department of Justice has come to the defense of the National Religious Broadcasters and other nonprofits with whom the Internal Revenue Service has agreed to limit enforcement of a federal
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Daniel Clery @danclery.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Giant telescope project rejects La Palma as backup site | Science | AAAS 🔭🧪 @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
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Giant telescope project rejects La Palma as backup site
U.S.-led Thirty Meter Telescope declines €1 billion Spanish offer to build the observatory on the Canary Islands
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Robert Picardo @robertpicardo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Got my Covid booster and my flu shot today. Having never snorted cocaine off the toilet seat, I thought it was a good idea!
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Knowing how misinformation gets started can help you combat it. Don't let our Democracy down.
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 23/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Security Now: Mega Patch Tuesday Fallout When AI Outsmarts Its Makers with Steve Gibson, @leolaporte.me
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Security Now: Mega Patch Tuesday Fallout | TWiT.TV
After Microsoft’s historic Mega Patch Tuesday, enterprise IT teams worldwide are scrambling as a wave of updates triggers system meltdowns, broken domains, and silent Excel
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Science Magazine @science.org · 23/09/2026
This so-called fire amoeba may survive in volcanic lakes thanks to a static blanket that shields its proteins from the heat. scim.ag/3Te3fss
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How the ‘fire amoeba’ withstands temperatures that would kill most complex life
Incendiamoeba cascadensis may survive in volcanic lakes thanks to a static blanket that shields its proteins from the heat
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
After banning CNN, MS NOW & Politico from the White House, he installs State-Run television, just like they have in so many other countries... Sieg Heil, ya'll. #38Days 🌊
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 22/09/2026
Contributor: We need more of the hopeful sci-fi that 'Star Trek' gave us 60 years ago
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Contributor: We need more of the hopeful sci-fi that 'Star Trek' gave us 60 years ago
Today's dystopic warnings have value, but we also need inspiration and a vision to work toward.
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Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 22/09/2026
Say Hello to the 'Fire Amoeba.' It Just Broke a Heat Limit Scientists Thought Was Impossible gizmodo.com/say-hello-to-the-fire-a…
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Say Hello to the 'Fire Amoeba.' It Just Broke a Heat Limit Scientists Thought Was Impossible
Incendiamoeba cascadensis can thrive at temperatures above 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
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LibreOffice @libreoffice.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Clearer UI text – Many menu entries, option labels and interface strings have been refined throughout LibreOffice, improving clarity and consistency. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware
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Micah @rincewind.run · 21/09/2026
congratulations to everyone on reinventing Worse Cable
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 22/09/2026
First, Trump banned independent news from the White House. Now, he's launching what is quite literally state-run TV to try drowning out the fact that he and his corrupt administration are failing the American people. This is truly autocratic behavior from a failed President.
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 21/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: This Week in Tech: Exclave Subpoena OpenClaw, Meta's Muse, & Persistent Agentic Automation with @leolaporte.me, Owen Thomas, @jasonhiner.bsky.social, @danpatterson.com
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This Week in Tech: Exclave Subpoena | TWiT.TV
AI hallucinations nearly sparked an international crisis, Google dodged a breakup but faces new rules, and Meta’s personal AI agent might be about to run your life. This
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 20/09/2026
Not a fan of just how much information on your phone the new Siri has access to? Here's how to limit it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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How to Limit What Apple’s New Siri AI Can Access in iOS 27
Apple’s new operating system is here, and along with it comes a new version of Siri, dubbed with two very familiar letters: AI. As the name suggests, this Siri power-up resembles an AI chatbot more
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Congratulations to Mellody & George on the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! 18 years in the making, it is 5-stories high, filled with some of the greatest artwork, props & memorabilia you'll ever see. An instant Los Angeles LANDMARK Thanks (again), George!!!
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Tony Ortega @tonyortega.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In today’s NY Times investigation of how the Trump administration has bankrupted the Kennedy Center, there’s a photo of some bad wall art that’s getting a lot of attention as people realize the artist is #Scientology’s most wealthy donor, and has been for decades.
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Billionaire Scientology donor’s bad Kennedy Center art going viral thanks to NY Times
In today’s New York Times blockbuster investigation of how the Trump administration has bankrupted the Kennedy Center, there’s a photo of some bad wall art that’s getting a lot of attention.
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90's Computer Games Box Art @90scompgamesboxart.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Starcraft: Brood War (1998)
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 19/09/2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order is an opportunity for a needed, thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence and its potential harms. It’s a good start to the dialogue – but just a start. Read our full statement here.
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EFF Statement on California Governor's Executive Order on AI
It's an opportunity for a needed, thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence and its potential harms. Everyday Californians are feeling real anxiety about the risks of artificial intelligen...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/09/2026
President Trump is relentlessly trying to punish the media for coverage he doesn't like. This is an unconstitutional assault on the freedom of the press.
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Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
President Donald Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow.
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Slashdot @slashdot.org · 18/09/2026
Will California Gut Its Net Neutrality Law to Comply with Trump Admin Demands? yro.slashdot.org/story/26/09/18/002…
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Will California Gut Its Net Neutrality Law to Comply with Trump Admin Demands?
In 2021, America approved $65 billion to fund broadband internet services as part of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. But Trump's administration announced they'd withhold funds from states with net neutrality protections... States could object and sue the government, Ars Technica...
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