Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 20h🤷🏿♂️news.berkeley.eduUsing AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley NewsA UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life. 171396511
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialTelk42 @telk42.bsky.social · 03/10/2026CD Project Red makes great games but I get really annoyed at their writing. So many of their quests feature scenarios that have an obvious middle ground, but that's simply not an option because they have to stick to their "no matter what you choose, there's ridiculous consequences" nihilism. 191599
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialautumn wright 🍂 @autumn-wright.com · 02/10/2026Die a writer or live long enough to edit a video essay.youtu.beWhy Chainsaw Man's Ending Feels BadYouTube video by Autumn Wright 514534
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialpizza @nicanor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is dense in a way that made me check the runtime 4 times while watching. It's 8 minutes. It makes its case. All killer. It's what I wish the medium did more of. Also a compelling breakdown of the chainsaw man ending which is an ending that should inspire a lot more discussion than what it got 2225
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BREAKING: Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Jeff Merkley are introducing the Ban Flock Act. This bill would effectively put an end to AI surveillance cameras that track Americans. /1 151642357
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialMike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 02/10/2026I wrote an essay for Jacob Geller's upcoming book. I know a number of you are asking that your order be cancelled and refunded. If, as the barest consolation, you'd like to read my contribution (with the already minor context relating to his work removed), here it is: rugnetta.com/2026/10/01/w... 321028
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialbrendon bigley @bb.wavelengths.online · 01/10/2026spent the past 24 hours working through a lot of thoughts. my heart is with the victim. wavelengths.online/jg 622013
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” — Frederick Douglass bsky.app/profile/atru... 382253484
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialJeff McDonald @jmcdonaldsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In a stance that puts him at odds with other notable NBA stars, Victor Wembanyama says he would never lend his name to FanDuel, Polymarket or any other sports betting site. “Honestly, I think it’s very sad to see some players promote it,” he said. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...expressnews.comWould Victor Wembanyama ever endorse FanDuel or Polymarket? Don't bet on itIn a stance that puts him at odds with other NBA stars, the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama says he would never lend his name to a sports betting site 381286237
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialSex and Death at Dark Fryasma @darkfry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I honestly resent the "don't have heroes, never trust anyone" framing. I find it deeply cynical and to not be the answer. 311013
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialDr. Emily Price @emilyprice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I think it’s good not just to have many, many inspirations but not to value any of them above yourself. Even if you are just starting at something you have as much worth as an expert and putting them above yourself can be a form of self betrayal too. 37217
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialMike Finger @mikefinger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Just asked Victor Wembanyama if he’d ever consider promoting a sports betting company. “Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it. .. Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.” 654030548
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialKris Wolfheart @kriswolfhe.art · 26/09/2026every developer has decided to let UE5 facefuck their game's art into a pile of blurry slop and for some reason people get annoyed when you point out games last gen overwhelmingly looked better because this wasn't happening 4691155
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21088203854
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialDavid Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Dems replaced action on trans rights with hollow statements, then dropped those statements, then embraced anti-trans rhetoric. Now supporting anti-trans laws and blocking pro-trans ones. At every step the "they're betraying us" radicals were correct and "be patient" liberals were completely wrong. 231978730
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialBrian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 22/09/2026gameinformer.comThe PS5 And Xbox Series X Generation Has Been A Race To The BottomThis generation will not be defined by its great games or incredible tech, but rather by corporate greed, mismanagement, and anti-consumer practices. - Game Informer 3418122
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A massive group of demonstrators is currently forming a human chain around the Kennedy Center following Trump’s threats against it 15746261323
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialwoke stifler @yelix.bsky.social · 16/09/2026i think “why do all these AAA-isms bother people in Wolverine but not other games” is sort of a silly conversation because it’s very obvious that those other games have other things going for them and Wolverine does not 7936
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.social Felicita 🐏🩸 @sheepishvampire.itch.io · 14/09/2026im kinda sick of "accessibility" being lumped in with make a game easier and instead of playable for a different population group. 1227746
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialHamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Lone Progressive Dissenters have the highest batting average of being correct in history, yet that does nothing to change the widespread conviction that today’s Lone Progressive Dissenters must be crazy wackos. 271647401
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialKZ @kzxcellent.live · 11/09/2026I could sympathize with Sony over Kojima allegedly wasting some of their money on Physint if I ignore every single thing Sony wasted money on this entire gen, but that's impossible. Could probably make 4 Physints with all that and a couple Astro Bots. 15726178
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialvictoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026anyway, the American id understander himself, Hunter S. Thompson, the next week for goddamn ESPN of all places. the party's over, folks. 282216674
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialKris Wolfheart @kriswolfhe.art · 11/09/2026dev tools getting good enough that indies can now punch at the PS1/N64 level is the best thing to happen in gaming in forever, everytime I see one I clap 425641
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialRTL3 @russelllatshaw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I know it's where we're at in 2026 and we all know it, but it bears stating the obvious that every major company in the world is openly throwing a tantrum that people expect them to provide goods and services instead of just sending them a payment of $200 every month for nothing 122470786
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I see a lot of people actively losing their minds about the AI stuff and I'm honestly starting to feel bad for them. But it's blinding them to the real problems. These things are not your girlfriend, but they're probably going to smash-and-grab passwords and attack bank or government data. 702285364
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialheadfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 09/09/2026the modern remake is a strange form of media as they can often seem to exist rhetorically more than as a real video game. the zelda remake is the pinnacle of this but it is kind of inherent to the form 844450
Reposted by @supermegapacman.bsky.socialPhil Szostak @philszostak.bsky.social · 06/09/2026“Tony [Gilroy] finally turned to me, and he said, ‘Hey, you just got to stop pitching plot. Plot is bullshit. Plot is what happens when you get the behavior right. Pitch me a line of dialogue, pitch me atmosphere, pitch me something visual. Stop pitching stuff that happens.’” 1/2 182786455
