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Silent Node

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Book and game nerd. Occasional food photographer. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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SEIU Local 2 @seiulocal2.bsky.social · 13h
We're right in the middle of municipal elections across BC and we're saying: Vote For Here! Find leaders here: voteforhere.ca And check out a few of the pro-worker municipal candidates! @copevancouver.bsky.social @onecityvan.bsky.social @bcfed.bsky.social
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Zac Trolley @zactrolley.com · 29/09/2026
Your car is spying on you.
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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Liberal MP Sean Casey was demoted by Mark Carney last week after voting in favour of Jenny Kwan’s Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act. When will the Liberals stop punishing MPs for doing their job—and finally act to close this loophole?
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Ian Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 10/09/2026
Some of those that work forces Are the same that fuck horses
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Peter Vogel @petervogel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Powerful...
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JymByrnes🏳️‍🌈☮️ @jymbyrnes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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David Cochrane @davidwcochrane.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
21 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history.
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“Our goal isn’t really to sexualise the marmots”
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Scientists who turned to OnlyFans to fund marmot research receive crypto boost
Funding boost worth $100,000 has recently materialized in form of new marmot-themed cryptocurrency
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
We have always been at war with Eastasia...
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Kevin Carson @kevincarson1.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026
RE: meow.social/@the_gneech/11710314906… This. The Web of the 90s, as most people used it after it was privatized, was as close as it ever came to the "Information Superhighway" envisioned by Gingrich et al -- dominated by static institutional websites. Even then, though, it was […]
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is MY world cup!
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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Dystopia www.news.com.au/technology/o...
news.com.au
AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books
If you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news — now they’re shredding the books to feed their AI slop machines.
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Christine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
“In judging technology, Doctorow writes, “Stop thinking a/b what the gadget does & pay attention to who the gadget does it to & who the gadget does it for.” Really great read about AI, its future & how humans become reverse centaurs from @thetyee.ca @doctorow.pluralistic.net #rageagainstthemachines
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suzkmi.bsky.social @suzkmi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/theguardian/...
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James Lovelock: 'Enjoy life while you can: in 20 years global warming will hit the fan'
The climate science maverick believes catastrophe is inevitable, carbon offsetting is a joke and ethical living a scam. So what would he do, asks Decca Aitkenhead
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 18/07/2026
Trump incensed at Canadian wildfires for not blowing smoke up his ass
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Trump incensed at Canadian wildfires for not blowing smoke up his ass
WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump is furious at Canadian wildfires blowing smoke everywhere but up his ass.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 17/07/2026
Meet the Canadian civil servant responsible for sending our wildfire smoke to the U.S.
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Meet the Canadian civil servant responsible for sending our wildfire smoke to the U.S.
With wildfire smoke drifting down from Canada into Michigan, New York and other states, numerous Americans have once again taken to social media to complain about Canada ruining their summers and “sen...
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Moriah @moriah1121.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
For those that prefer a more basic approach to understanding the ‘problem’.
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
@ericmigi.com my phone is blocking non-stop attempts from Mixpanel tracking software included with the Pebble app. It is currently the most privacy invasive app on my phone, and it's not even close. Don't quietly bundle garbage like this.
A screenshot of what Mixpanel tracking software is trying to export from the Pebble watch app
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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Hey, Canadian Kobo readers: Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & SF Vol. 3 is on super sale for $2.99 until July 2 for Canada Day—featuring Kelly Robson, Tanya Huff, Cory Doctorow & more. Fantasy. Science fiction. Horror. Strange futures. Impossible places. Canadian voices. 🇨🇦 www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
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Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three ebook by Stephen Kotowych - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three" by Stephen Kotowych available from Rakuten Kobo. “Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction belongs on every Canadian reade...
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
An interesting read from one of my all-time favorite authors
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
it’s all going great, guys, keep it up, put AI in everything, can’t wait till hackers breach my AI-powered toaster oven to convince it to launch rogue nukes at a rival hacker group
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
When you are a child there comes a day when you realise that the only thing needed to make bubbles is dish detergent and water. And there is always dish detergent. So why isn't every day a bubble day?
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
@errorjustin.bsky.social ...I'm guessing you're already on it, but this looks like a potential Davi-game. I've enjoyed a lot of Klei games in the past. youtu.be/Ck-ALQ0uOnk
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U.V.S. Nirmana - Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Klei Entertainment
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Inspirational Skeletor @skeletorinspires.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Check in on your nemesis. Make sure they're doing poorly in these trying times. Says Skeletor appreciating the hug from He-Fool.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I've gotta stop planning these extravagant "the strait of hormuz is open" parties
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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026
This is essential reading for every single British Columbian, and by extension Canadian. #bcpoli #dripa #firstNations dripafacts.ca/en
dripafacts.ca
DRIPA Facts: What they're not telling you
A sourced, plain-language fact-check of British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
New Taskmaster tonight. This is not a drill.
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a man in a black suit is sitting in a red chair
Alt: Taskmaster Greg doing a chef's kiss from his big red Taskmaster throne
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Politico @politico.com · 09/04/2026
Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump’s announcement
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Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump’s announcement
The bets came amid the president's escalating rhetoric and few signals that a deal was imminent.
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Trump Always Chickens Out
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a dog wearing a sombrero is holding a taco in front of a taco truck that says happy taco tuesday
Alt: a dog wearing a sombrero is holding a taco in front of a taco truck that says happy taco tuesday Trump Always Chickens Out
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Eric Migicovsky @ericmigi.com · 31/03/2026
We're going to be hosting a @Pebble developer contest starting in a few days! We've got dozens of Time 2 or Round 2 (winner's choice) as prizes, plus... **drumroll** 3 extremely limited edition transparent Pebble Time 2!! Start thinking of ideas for apps and watchfaces!
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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 20/03/2026
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 03/03/2026
A former Prince George Mountie will avoid jail after being found to have obstructed justice by asking bystanders to delete cellphone footage of the arrest of Dale Culver, a First Nations man who later died in police custody. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports.
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Probation for Mountie Who Ordered Witnesses to Destroy Evidence | The Tyee
Bystanders said police told them to delete videos of the arrest of Dale Culver, who died in police custody.
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
This video is brilliant! youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ #makeitshitty
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A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw' www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
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Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
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Stephen Granade @granades.com · 13/01/2026
“Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death,” an AO3 fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, is astounding. archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
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Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Charlotte_Stant - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
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hailey @hailey.at · 02/01/2026
unfortunately very ironic remembering that elon called bluesky “pedosky” a year ago, yet his ai model is now publicly posting csam (of real people no less)…
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WhiteRoseAFA @whiteroseafa.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
8 years later we still haven't forgotten your racist asses. There's no expiration date.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 03/12/2025
White House astonished as Pete Hegseth reads Franklin book all by himself
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White House astonished as Pete Hegseth reads Franklin book all by himself
WASHINGTON D.C. - Officials inside the Trump White House are beaming with pride after US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was able to complete the classic Canadian children’s book Franklin Fibs without a...
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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Lights are on but nobody is home. We have a broken Roomba for President.
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Melo @letitmelo.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
Ethan Evans, former Amazon VP

As VP of Prime Gaming at Amazon, we failed multiple times to disrupt the game platform Steam. We were at least 250x bigger, and we tried everything. But ultimately, Goliath lost. Here's why:

The 15+ year long attempt to challenge Steam started before I was VP of Prime Gaming, but we never cracked the code. Not under my leadership or anyone else's.

The first way we tried to enter the online-game-store market was through acquisition. We acquired Reflexive Entertainment (a small PC game store) and tried to scale it. It went nowhere.

Then, after buying Twitch, we created our own PC games store. Our assumption was that gamers would naturally buy from us because they were already using Twitch. Wrong.

Finally, we built "Luna," a game streaming service that let people play without a high-end PC. Around the same time, Google tried the same thing with their
product "Stadia." Neither gained significant traction. The whole time, Steam dominated despite being a relatively small company (compared to Amazon and Google).

The mistake was that we underestimated what made consumers use Steam

It was a store, a social network, a library, and a trophy case all in one. And it worked well.

At Amazon, we assumed that size and visibility would be enough to attract customers, but we underestimated the power of existing user habits We never validated our core assumptions before investing heavily in solutions. The truth is that gamers already had the solution to their problems and they weren't going to switch platforms just because a new one was available

We needed to build something dramatically better, but we failed to do so. And we needed to validate our assumptions about our customers before starting to build. But we never really did that either.

Just because you are big enough to build something doesn't mean people will use it
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Slashdot @slashdot.org · 26/10/2025
25 Years Ago Today: A PlayStation Shopping Frenzy - But Would Microsoft's Xbox Make It Obsolete? games.slashdot.org/story/25/10/25/2…
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25 Years Ago Today: A PlayStation Shopping Frenzy - But Would Microsoft's Xbox Make It Obsolete?
25 years ago today on Slashdot... Hemos linked to a site called Joystick101 describing the crowd camping out to buy the limited number of just-released PlayStation 2 consoles (and games). "500,000 lucky members of the American gaming public are sneaking a few minutes of playing Madden 2001, Te...
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Simply this.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, two of the nation's largest rail companies, are trying to merge. Unions and impacted industry groups oppose the deal. That hasn't stopped the rail behemoths from trying to astroturf the appearance of public support. A guest post from Brett Heinz:
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Railroad Barons Launch an Astroturf Campaign For Their Mega-Merger
Those supporting a new railroad monopoly include paid-off politicians, business partners, and… an anti-monopoly group?
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
@errorjustin.bsky.social I've been a Gamepass subscriber since I started it to try out The Outer Worlds in 2019 (I loved the game). With Ultimate at $34CAD a month, I have unsubscribed less than a month before The Outer Worlds 2 (I'll buy it on Steam instead). Do you still think it's a good value?
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Jared Petty @pettycommajared.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Heya. So after 2 1/2 years the first real episode of The Top 100 Games Podcast is LIVE. If you like silly conversations about great games, you will really dig this convo with @mikedrucker.bsky.social about Planescape: Torment! Also available on Spotify. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
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The Top 100 Games Podcast
Games Podcast · Counting down the top 100 video games of all time! Host Jared Petty and a series of guests travel through the history of classic gaming and take a close look at the most important cont...
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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Silent Node @silentnode.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Got my new work boots today. Since Dayton Boots burned down earlier in the year (RIP) I've changed brands. The workmanship and materials on these Canada West boots look excellent though. #MadeInCanada
Canada West work boots model 34394 Forester. A Canadian made 9" work boot.
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