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John Delmenico @thebigjohnnyd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

the two events at this venue are PAX gaming and a hygiene conference, perfectly balanced as all things should be

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tried to post this yesterday, but BlueSky died on me lol.

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Mads (Valkryir) @valkryir.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

MIGW begins, seated for EMERGENT

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh I didn't even see that, I used the about config hack, and set the browser.nova.enabled flag to false, it would have saved them a lot of face if post-upgrade they gave us the option to pick the new theme or stick with the old theme.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

reminds me of this video that I made 17 years ago when Firefox 4 was released: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiNP...

youtube.com

Quick Tutorial: How to Make Firefox 4 Look/Behave like Firefox 3.6.

YouTube video by 30 Storm Studios

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I love that about:config was meant to be one of those things that you should never touch, because logic would dictate they would put buttons on the UI to turn off unwanted features but here we are, think I'm in there every other day tinkering with it,

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Why does Reddit do this? I get that the OP probably shouldn't have said "fucking" but if you're gonna be the first result on Google be useful, I'm coming here for help, and the moderator removed the post the stupid prick...

Reddit post [ Removed by stupid prick moderator ]

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Anyway, I'm not the only one who doesn't like it this is my result searching "firefox 157 make ui look like old ui"

Google showing Reddit as first result with caption "New UI looks fucking terrible, how do we go about reverting it"

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I completely forgot about the new look of Firefox until I came into work and was forced to restart my PC to get my Bluetooth headphones working....

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is like a pastel gradient and the tabs now have circles around them rather than being squares...

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I wanna be a Luddite who looks at the same UI for the rest of their life.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I hate when I'm using Firefox and it updates and then it looks different because I like things looking the same.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NVIDIA graphics cards are spyware, don't use them don't buy them, and fuck NVIDIA.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Fortunately, I just needed to uninstall NVIDIA app bullshit, and it seems to have gone away but I've kept the graphics driver, and I have learnt my lesson I will only ever do manual updates from now on.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I have put malware on my machine!

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

then this morning I turned my computer on and then there's a different pop up and it's for some other game that I haven't played yet or I don’t care about and it's a rewards program thing that I've accidentally signed up for, like I have completely fucked up my computer, /

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

but not ten seconds into it NVIDIA app gives me a pop up for some rewards program bullshit I don't care about I don't give a fuck about world of tanks, so I told it to fuck off, /

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

and the GeForce experience had to be updated or upgraded or some forced arbitration clause that I didn't read because no one ever fucking reads those, the GPU driver was updated and the game I was playing stopped crashing, cool, /

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I had to update my graphics drivers for my NVIDIA card and like a fuckwit I use the GeForce experience app because I was too lazy to download the drivers manually off the Internet, /

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Mads (Valkryir) @valkryir.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

this was funnier in my head i promise #gamedev

an AKIRA poster reference, a game screenshot, there's a tractor sitting on a road in the centre of the image and norman the otter walking towards it the text "STAY IN YOUR LANE" is written across the bottom of the image, it's the title of the game

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Imagine having an awesomely secure OS kernel being diminished by the user land personality and experience, just give me a version that looks like Windows 2000, and I'll be happy...

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Finally, someone other than me doing NT kernel evangelism!

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Also love it how when you type things like lamb mince the first thing that comes up is dog food, not even sorting by best price...

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Woolworths / Coles: we make our stores so hostile for you to be in that you'll prefer to buy stuff online! Also Woolworths / Coles, Fresh Zucchini, In-Store Only. Fuck you!

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ah yes, that would make sense, using the resource fork to hide the Easter egg, either that or my next guess was that it was hiding as binary in the executable file. (I have done a little bit of classic Mac programming and it's a wild ecosystem!)

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tagging @thatnukemguy.bsky.social, as I want to see a video on this. 😊

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Until I read that it was the Mac version, I was a bit surprised to see this given that I have pulled apart Duke Nukem 3D many times for modding and such, I'm guessing the Mac version doesn't make use of a GRP file, or I've actually never investigated it...

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

i have a solution in the interim for steams new bullshit age restriction policy.

Tall woman to the left with caption overlaid:
"My girlfriend ordering me violent video games on steam because of new age restrictions",

short guide to the right with caption overlaid:
"Me not having a credit card because I am financially irresponsible"

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Whoever came up with this idea is probably in cahoots with the big credit card providers (allegedly).

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's good that they didn't require me to put a driver's licence in, but it would have been nice if there was another alternative other than using a credit card because not everyone has a credit card because credit cards are stupid.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I don't have to fucking worry about credit cards, fuck valve and fuck whoever thought this was a good idea.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

so I'll have to get a credit card, and credit cards have an annual service fee which is really fucking annoying and something I don't want to get because it's a fucking service fee and why the fuck would I get that when I have enough money /

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

OK bank card didn't work because it's a debit card despite owning the account for it for over 20 years at this point,

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Unlike Google wallets bullshit as well it seems like Steam gives you an option to delete the card off the account, Google Wallet requires you to add another valid card because they want your details to be stolen.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Just added the bank card, but still same bullshit message comes up, not sure if it needs time to verify or not...

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

So now onto Part 2 of this saga, I don't have a credit card I don't want to get one either they are shit, but I do have a VISA bank card which I shouldn't use for online purchasing, can I use that in place and not have it as a payment option?

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What I learnt from all of this experience is that some of the games I own aren't really that violent because they don't require age restriction, and I should really go out and buy more violent video games while I still have time.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm glad that they half-assed the implementation of this, but it's still a massive fucking inconvenience and very fucking annoying.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

So, I ran the same test again on Back 4 Blood, and it seems I can install it on the Steam client but can't view the store page online,

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I was going to test with Call of Duty®: Black Ops II, that is checking the Steam page and the Steam client page, as I don't have that game currently installed but it seems to work without issue,

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

So, it seems if you already own the game, the Steam client page is not affected, I will say I do account library share with my partner and I can't see any of her games in my library at the moment, I'm curious to see what her library looks like, as she was borrowing my copy of Fallout 4.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Just checked it works it loads up to the menu without issue so now we're playing a game without being age verified, fuck yeah, fight the power! 🤘😁

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Call of Duty Black Ops 3 is a game that is literally installed on my computer right now and that I played only a few months back, I'll fire it up in a second just to see if there's any additional fuckery to be sorted out.

The Call of Duty®: Black Ops III page ready to be played in my steam client, With a last play date of July 14, 2026.

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I did check my emails, so it would have been good to get some communication from Steam before the change went ahead because I could have gone and bought all the games that are now restricted, beforehand...

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My government doesn't consist of bright people (I get that), this is probably just as frustrating for valve as it is for the majority of the player base, /

Steam store page in a web browser advising the following product Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, is now age restricted material, the text on the page reads: "Valve is required by the Age-Restricted Material App Distribution Services Code to verify that you are 18 or older before accessing mature content. If you wish to do so, please add a valid Australian credit card to your account and afterwards update the Mature Content Preferences."

With a button below that saying "Add a credit card to this account".

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Mark @deviousmalcontent.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If the intention of A.I is to make everything easier, like it's just a magical silver bullet that'll just solve all the problems, then why do I need A.I experience? What's there to learn? How to write a better prompt? Mustn't be that good if you need to coax it into giving you the right answer...

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