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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 05/09/2026

There's a graffiti texture in Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike Source that's a real throwie from KILO that I had seen several times in Seattle. Seeing it in the games was a real turning point for me in my journey creatively and later working in games.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

Ooooh I ran across someone when I was searching who did another KING 157 piece from their own reference! Sick collection!

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

And to come full circle - because these trains are constantly roaming across the US, and many hobbyists work from real reference photos they've taken, you end up with real pieces on these models. ICHABOD (aka The Rail God), an extremely prolific graffiti writer, ended up in a lot of my searches.

A model train in a glass case in a museum, featuring a famous piece from ICHABOD with blue skulls as the fill.

Two graffiti pieces on a rusty weathered model train, the left is ICH! and the right is SPRK.

Three model trains that come in an official set you can purchase from Micro Trains Line, each featuring a different piece of ICHABOD.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

Many hobbyists even opt to write like writers do (outline -> fill -> outline -> highlight), finding that decals don't provide a realistic result. And to be clear, mostly we're talking about retirees who have dedicated their time off to making accurate scale model trains, never having touched a can.

Model train card with graffiti on a track at a model train expo, several people are in the background of older age.

A yellow train car with with two graffiti pieces on either side.

A yellow model train with a large, scale roller graffiti piece from the real crew MDR. The piece is purple for the fill, white 3D effect outside and a black outline.

A closeup of the MDR piece showing the details, including other crew tags around the piece.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

But, because the attention to detail in the model train world is so high, the effects of the writer/yard worker relationship trickle down to the small scale, and even the train hobbyists reflect the rules on their own models.

Two white model trains on top of each other with 2 graffiti pieces on each train.

A closeup of the bottom left of the bottom train showing the identification numbers being avoided in the tiny scale graffiti.

A model train with graffiti of Homer Simpson sleeping across the entire car.

A closeup of the Homer piece where the identification is unobstructed, showing TTGX 694347.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

Model train enthusiasts are another group dedicated to their craft, with some embracing the reality that graffiti is a part of their culture and others rejecting it. Ultimately the hobby is what you make it, and that is largely the shared sentiment - the choice is yours what you do with your yard.

A brown and yellow model train with graffiti, reading SUMIT and PHICK in stylized letters.

A green model train with a rusted weathered roof on a railway in a constructed outdoor scene with gravel under the tracks, rocks, grass and moss, and trees with green and yellow leaves.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

This all starts with a secret handshake between writers and yard workers, a mutual understanding that if writers don't leave cans behind, and they don't touch the identifying numbers on the cars, then there's largely no harm. Writers will go to meticulous lengths to respect the latter rule.

Blue and white graffiti on the side of a train with the numbers 110798 meticulously left alone and untouched

Graffiti with the freight car identification, CTTX 692054, untouched on the bottom left. The graffiti is black and white on a mostly bare metal car with yellow highlights.

Graffiti avoiding the markings TTGX 697986

Graffiti avoiding markings on both the inner part of the piece and also going up and around the numbers with the blue highlight color. The markings are FB OX 50 52 84.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.

A hand holding a model train with a replica of the same graffiti on the full scale train car behind it.

A model train with two graffiti pieces on opposite sides.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 01/09/2026

afaik there's a split in the Magic community of people who either really like or really don't like Secret Lair but idk man this set they're doing with MSCHF is pretty sick magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 29/08/2026

The drive home yesterday was pretty horrible but we're home now and the dog is enjoying AC

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 28/08/2026

Wow it’s beautiful out here Anyway the van has a fucking check engine light again and I’m driving back home

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 26/08/2026

This Airbnb has a ”no dogs on couch or bed” policy and like, you probably shouldn’t allow dogs at all if that’s a rule, but also look at this dog she is not accustomed to that lifestyle she’s used to rubbing her entire body all over the furniture

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 25/08/2026

How many people do you think have run update_all while camping 5ft from the beach

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 25/08/2026

Van's back on the road, and we have arrived

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 23/08/2026

SEVEN reviews away from Overwhelmingly Positive!! SEVEN!!!

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 20/08/2026

Noticed a lot of projects moving to Codeberg from GitHub. This message is at the top of the page. Are they moving because it's based or is there another advantage that Codeberg has?

Codeberg has changed its Terms of Use. View complete changes.

1.) LLM-generated content is being restricted. View change or read the blog post
2.) Cryptocurrency projects are no longer allowed. View change

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 20/08/2026

get a free piece of shit device with 0% in credit card fees

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 19/08/2026

I'm working on something

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 19/08/2026

choice moments from the video game this evening

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 18/08/2026

Okay this actually ended up being total dogshit which barely works that they slopped all over with no disclosure on the Steam page. They massacred a great game.

Crop of the GunZ Steam page showing 1,248 mixed reviews and 42.78% on SteamDB

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 18/08/2026

Yep! Here's all the options

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 18/08/2026

Two very important new hats arrived today

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 17/08/2026

Just bought Kaleidos and it's so fun to play with. You can export your shaders to WebGL too! boner.biz

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 15/08/2026

I remember @jamhamster.bsky.social lathed a lens a while ago, though I'm gonna be working with a much larger display. Managed to find an 11". I saw some folks suggesting magnifying sheets for reading but saw another person try it and it was just too warped and reflective.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 14/08/2026

Catching someone with Faust's 6H, especially if they're in air and it makes them do the crazy ground bounce 🥲

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 13/08/2026

Heartwarming: likely the Steam forums are being bombarded by people coming from here, but if not the forums for this game are surprisingly based. Gamers may, at the very least, be united in a hatred for AI.

Screenshot of Steam forum topics

Removed from Wishlist due to removal of human writer for AI

I don't see AI signified on the Steam page. Don't lie to your cu...

Needs AI Tag

Putting both the studio and publisher on my ignore list

Where us the AI tag that is required for games that have uti...

Saber Interactive has officially acknowledged AI usage in this...

Game is made with AI, add the tag

Rideslop "Slopulator"

AI Slop Simulator 2026

A revelation and a question for Rideshare "Stimulator" dev...

release date ?

Saber Interactive are chumps

USE OF AI TO WRITE AND VOICE PASSENGERS

Wow

This game was vibecoded into existence and there's no t...

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 11/08/2026

Post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet (if you feel like it): This is Sora, who I never really post about because she's 18 years old now and just wants to be left alone most of the time. She's a very sweet cat.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 10/08/2026

I'm working from the beach today it owns

74 degrees in Playa Del Ray, Los Angeles

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 10/08/2026

I can’t with Tokon man, 4v4 is too many. 4 is too many!! Tekken is my retirement game, I’m set on playing one character for the rest of my life. Look at him. He’s all I need.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 10/08/2026

I got MiSTerFin installed and setup, so for #scanlinesunday it's GunBuster MiSTer FPGA PVM-1342Q // RGB

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 09/08/2026

Today I cleaned and reorganized The Rack so I could finally make room for the SuperStation. My MiSTerAddons aluminum stack is moving into the van full-time.

An AV rack with game consoles on the shelves and controllers in the front of them. Bottom middle of the rack is a Crosspoint matrix switcher with rows of white buttons. On the bottom of the rack is a drawer.

A close-up of the consoles and controllers. Dreamcast, Wii U, Saturn, PS2 and SuperStation One. Dreamcast Retro Fighter controller with VM2 memory unit, spice orange GameCube controller, 8Bitdo Pro controller, PS2 DualShock 2 emerald green controller, Sega Saturn clear Retro Bit controller, Wii U gamepad, and my homemade flatbox.

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