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Black Hole Sun

@ekvq.bsky.social
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Relentlessly gay, deeply unserious

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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sharing this again to ask for a little help getting through the next 1.5 months. After a summer of doctor appointments & lawyers, I'm in the home stretch. Any support means everything to my peace of mind. Donate if you can or if not, a share would be appreciated. ❤️ gofund.me/401aab517
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Donate to Help Eric Stay Housed During Disability Appeal, organized by Eric Van Quill
I was diagnosed with ME/CFS after an illness and became unable to work. … Eric Van Quill needs your support for Help Eric Stay Housed During Disability Appeal
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 10/09/2026
FWIW I don’t think that AI is an existential threat, nor on track to become one. I do however think that the leaders of the biggest AI companies, AI’s strongest boosters, and some of the folks who are most adept at using it to exploit others are actively hastening along OTHER existential threats.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Fucking hell.
A close up photo of the pins on the underside of a CPU (an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X), laying on a piece of paper. Some thermal paste has oozed out from the top side. In the bottom right corner, there are about 4 to 5 pins that are bent.A second close up photo of the pins on the underside of a CPU (an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X), laying on a piece of paper. Some thermal paste has oozed out from the top side. In the row starting at the bottom right corner, there are about 3 to 4 pins that are bent. This is a different location than the first photo.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
What the fuck is this, Apple? This is explicitly against the rules you have for the App Store (4.5.4 to be exact). Not to mention you’ve partnered with a predatory financier while killing the better, existing program. If you’ve been working on ways to get me to stop buying your shit, it’s working.
A push notification from the Apple Store app. It is a blatant advertisement for their new device leasing program where they’ve partnered with Klarna, the predatory leasing company. The notification reads:

“Introducing Apple Upgrade
Lease the products you love with pocket-friendly payments and terms that work for you.
Terms apply.”Screenshot of Apple’s App Store guidelines section 4.5.4. A portion of the text is highlighted in blue. The highlighted section reads, “Push Notifications should not be used for promotions or direct marketing purposes unless customers have explicitly opted in to receive them via” (I sloppily highlighted it).

The entire block of text reads, “4.5.4 Push Notifications must not be required for the app to function, and should not be used to send sensitive personal or confidential information. Push Notifications should not be used for promotions or direct marketing purposes unless customers have explicitly opted in to receive them via consent language displayed in your app's UI, and you provide a method in your app for a user to opt out from receiving such messages. Abuse of these services may result in revocation of your privileges.”
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This soccer thing is personally annoying because if I muted every term I’m finding associated with it, I wouldn’t see any posts because it’d be too broad. From the bottom of my heart, I’m begging you all to use a hashtag or something. (Yes, I hate joy, I guess)
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Siri: “I make sure what I say is correct. It may be wrong.”
A screenshot of a Siri response in the beta of iOS 27. The text reads, “Oh, and just a quick note: always verify important details. As an Al, I may make mistakes.”
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Rocco Botte @roccobotte.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I can’t do many of my hobbies anymore (can’t import anything without huge fees or packages being destroyed by customs), can’t upgrade any of my computer hardware, have to be careful of what/where I eat because of diarrhea diseases… seems like stuff SUCKS COMPLETE SHIT compared to a few years ago
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Christ almighty, I went to check in on Gruber/Daring Fireball and it’s 90% AI garbage. OpenAI this, Anthropic that, Apple raising prices on Apple One. Like Jesus dude, you used to have an interesting blog and now it’s like most every other tech blog: totally AI-pilled and honestly pretty offputting.
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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ>∿<ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
imagine if they fired every band member every time an album came out
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Capitalism
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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Saying one of the most prolific live service titles “fell short of expectations” in a massive layoff announcement is a slap in the face to every dev and every player who knows how much Destiny meant in an industry where longevity is rare. Whose expectations did it fail? The investors? The execs?
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nat. @natclayton.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
hard to think of another big studio whose workers have been as consistently fucked over as bungie. absolutely criminal treatment of some of the most talented developers in the industry.
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sick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
new William Gibson book opening line dropped
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I’m so excited for part 487 of the FFVII remake to come out this next spring. Not because I like FFVII, but because we’ll finally be done with seven years of fellating one of the more mid Final Fantasies and move on.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
@kagi.com Could y’all look into the accuracy of tracking for free searches? I started this morning at 96 of 100, did two searches and now I’m out. Feels like I’ve been using 2-4 of them for every 1 actual query. Possible issue with using the iOS extension?
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
For something much less enraging, here’s Mr. Grayson R. Catte chilling on my lap 🥰
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
If I’m ever put into any sort of position of power, one of the first things I’m doing is shutting down every single company that’s named themselves after something from Lord of the Rings and sending the people responsible for the name—who don’t understand a goddamn thing about LotR—to the gulag.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Cries in fucking Ron Johnson. Calling him to voice your opinion and expecting him to do something about it is like showing an amoeba how to ride a bike and expecting it to do something other than gloop around
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The *smell* those people there have to have smelt…
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I dreamt about Charlie last night. I don’t really dream. We were in the yard on a beautiful day, she kept showing me her back end, looking at me, smiling. She’d scoot away if I tried to give her scritches. Took me a second, but I realized she was saying, “Hey! Look how good my legs work now!!! 😀” 💔🥰
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Hey @bsky.app, could we like…get a functional app on iPadOS? Or at least a version that doesn’t scroll to the top of my feed whenever I open a photo or change orientation?
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
My heart has been shattered into a million billion pieces. My family needed to say farewell to our dog, Charlie this morning. She was truly the gentlest, sweetest dog I’ve ever met in my life and I’ll miss her so much it doesn’t feel like I’ll ever recover. ∞/10, Charlie. I’ll never forget you. 💔😔😭
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
They could *really* improve it by dumping it in the trash where it belongs.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Gun to my head, I couldn’t pick Charlie Hunnam out of a lineup of Travis Fimmels. Or vice versa.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
During the Malaise Era, Lotus successfully managed to turn an Esprit, that costs half as much as this dumpster on wheels, into a working submarine.
Image of “Wet Nellie”, a white 1976 Lotus Esprit S1 created for the James Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me” driving out of a body of water.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Finally broke down over Destiny 2 this morning after watching a goofy tribute video. This fucking sucks so much. It’s like losing—an admittedly unreliable—friend you cheered on, in whom you saw so much potential for greatness and watched them reach several times.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
“Enjoying yourselves, Bungie? It's worth knowing the cataclysmic damage you will be responsible for today. Do not fool yourselves. Destiny is not simply the fruitless work of some pathetic developers. This house was built by the genius of community. Within lies humanity's salvation…”
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deb @ gateway fate 501 @temporoyales.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Cries
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I wonder if Justin Truman thinks they did enough not-over-delivering on Destiny 2.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I know @hazelmonforton.com’s answer 🤣
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Destiny 2 feelings update: I’m just about as angry as Rhulk and wanting to cause as much pain and misery as Nezarec. I’m not longer turning into the Joker, I’m turning into a Disciple of the Witness.
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 22/05/2026
i think if people wanted to hunt jim ryan and pete parsons for sport they should be allowed, as a treat, a little hobby
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Jesus fucking Christ. This industry deserves to implode at this point. (Yes, I’ve moved on to the anger stage of grief wrt Destiny 2 ending)
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Werehud Cursedweil @ehudkurzweil.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Grief. #Destiny
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“Being a Guardian meant being someone who never gave up hope, even when darkness surrounds you. It’s audacious to believe in righteousness in such an uncomplicated way.” @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social says exactly how I feel. Eyes up. aftermath.site/bungie-sony-...
aftermath.site
Bungie Ending Support For Destiny 2 Marks The End Of An Era
Eyes up, Guardian. For the last time.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“His sin—so wicked, so divine—is that he will never cower when dusk does fall, but stand vigilant as old stars die and new Light blinks its first upon this fêted eternity.” —Nezarec’s Sin #destiny #destiny2
Art of a Warlock from the game Destiny. The Warlock is manipulating a small black hole without touching it. Purple energy swirls inward toward the singularity.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“In that last moment she seemed as wholly luminescent as the Sun, and I wished to be so brave.” —Heart of the Praxic Fire #destiny #destiny2
A screenshot from Destiny 1. A Warlock, having reached The Lighthouse, stands on Mercury with his gloved hand in front of his helmeted face to shield from the blinding glare of the sun. The helmet is named The Ram and is a black lacquered skull with gilded ram horns attached to the top.Reverse view. An armored Warlock stands in The Lighthouse, looking at the massive, blazing sun taking up most of Mercury’s horizon. Ancient ruins can be seen in the distance partially obscured by how bright the sun is.
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Brendan @brendanpitcher.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
There has literally not been a single game that comes remotely close to what Destiny has offered and man does that continue to speak fucking volumes.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Destiny 1 & 2 will always hold a very special place in my heart. It got me back into gaming, to be social in games, and introduced me to so many wonderful friends who, to this day challenge me to be a better person. To me, it was more than just a goofy sci-fi shooter. See you starside, Guardians.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Would’ve loved if @chrislhayes.bsky.social would’ve had @edzitron.com on as a counterpoint to Ezra’s “iT’s JuSt BaD mArKeTiNg” but I think that 1. Ed would’ve exploded because of how dumb the argument is and 2. Ed’s too busy to shoot down every dumbass thing about “AI”. youtu.be/XqcXI9eLIAU
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'The politics are BAD': AI's marketing problem is an actual problem says Ezra Klein
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I’m fed up w/ads in iOS notifications. Particularly from apps that need notifications on, like Instacart or Walgreens. I do not care about your special that’s just started. I’m not an infant, you don’t need to send me a notification twice a day in case I forget you exist! Cc @pschiller.bsky.social
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
“Importantly, we are not replacing human performers, but rather optimising how we process the data from these live captures.” We’re only replacing the human talent that doesn’t have a visible role or as audible of a voice in the process. www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-maps-ou...
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Sony maps out how first-party PlayStation studios are utilising AI tools during development
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Hahahahaha! Get fucked AT&T
Screenshot of an email from the FCC regarding my complaint I submitted yesterday. 

Subject: 
Request updated: AT&T Fiber unable or unwilling to help with simple technical issue

Body:
The FCC's Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Center is contacting you about the complaint you filed recently, which was assigned
Ticket No [Redacted by me]
Thank you for your submission. Following our review, your complaint was served on your provider on May 19, 2026.
Here is what you can expect from the FCC's informal complaint process:
- Your provider should contact you directly in an effort to resolve your issue.
- The FCC's role in this process is to facilitate a conversation between you and your provider.
- Your provider is required to submit to the FCC a written response regarding your issue no later than 30 days from today.
- The FCC will not contact you regarding this complaint until we receive a response from your provider.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
My husband, Ilya Rozanov showed up as his alternate-universe self in last week’s episode of For All Mankind. I’d like to think he became a space marine instead of a hockey player in that version of reality
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Good luck with that.
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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 19/05/2026
so many things are fucked up they kinda blur into one endless fuckup
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Holy fucking shit, how is AT&T so bad at the most basic tech support? TL;DR: I need to get a new public IP address, mine has been leaked to hackers from 🇷🇺/🇨🇳/🇮🇱/🇮🇶. There are 1000s of attempts to access my network daily. The tech I spoke with just a bit ago didn’t know what a private IP address is.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Why™ must™ #Brands™ constantly™ slap™ ™️™ everywhere™ in™ their™ product™ names™?™
A screenshot of a Microsoft Store listing that says “Latest version for Snapdragon® and AMD RyzenTM platforms”. The “TM” that follows “Ryzen” doesn’t use the Unicode standard trademark glyph and appears as part of the name of the actual product. I’ve circled the “TM” that follows Ryzen in red and inserted an unamused emoji over the text on the right, accurately representing how I feel about this.

Editorializing, this appears to be the result of “writing” this post using an LLM or, at the most generous, it wasn’t proofread at any point.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Adding to this: Written by a HUMAN!!! Not a glorified predictive text generator. And not in your goddamned Discord or locked behind a Patreon. Put it on a website on the internet. Like a normal person.
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Black Hole Sun @ekvq.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Apologies for the neg-posting. The world generally has been incredibly frustrating to me lately and I feel helpless to make any sort of change for the better.
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