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UltraMagnus

@ UltraMagnus @startrek.website

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  • Which year was the most stacked for game releases?

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  • We are living in great times for small studio and indie games!

  • Dispatch sells 1 million copies in 10 days

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  • It has a little more gameplay than past telltale games with its dispatch sections (a bit of strategy, deciding which heroes go on what calls), but otherwise you are right, it's a fancy choose your own adventure game. They have done some interesting things with superhero tropes so far (e.g., superheroes working out of a corporate call center), but it's a bit early to tell if they'll subvert some of my expectations for the "final boss".

  • Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet Censorship

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  • As soon as this phone kicks the bucket, I'm getting grapheneOS. (Sadly, my current phone is too old to be supported)

  • SNAP benefit delays could mean millions go hungry - despite Americans wasting almost $400 billion of food a year

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  • I would be OK with losing out on random novelty hotdog-flavored chips.

    That being said, you could get around this problem by focusing on staples (rice, flour, vegetables, salt, etc.) since the vast majority of folks don't really have a preference on this sort of thing, aside from allergies/gluten free.

  • The White House thought the shutdown would be quick. Now they’re frustrated.

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  • As this continues, I would highly recommend folks support their local food pantries as they are able. Cash is better, but there's nothing wrong with a food drive to collect cans from your neighbors. Some pantries also accept fresh produce, if you have some left from your garden this year.

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  • I was about to say, almost sounded like you were speaking from experience XD You'll be the first suspect if a supervillain with your powers ever pops up

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  • Superspeed- quick commute, get chores done fast, visit the world

  • November full moon 2025: The Beaver supermoon will be the biggest and brightest of the year

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  • It would be neat to have some sort of public survey/contest to name these

  • New poll shows what Americans think of America, and it’s not great

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  • I wouldn't rule out things being better in, say, 100 years, but it would take a lot of luck and effort to get to that point.

  • International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative

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  • Has anyone used OpenDesk? Looks like they have a community edition

  • More than 100 judges have ruled against the Trump admin’s mandatory detention policy

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  • You mean we're supposed to actually read the articles before talking about them?! ;)

  • ICE's 'Frightening' Facial Recognition App is Scanning US Citizens Without Their Consent

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  • YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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  • Hey man, the playing-pinball-while-a-cat-interferes peertube community is very close-knit (https://video.apz.fi/).

    I kid, but it's true that peertube lacks the dopamine hooks and variety that youtube does. It's much harder to sink hours into watching a bunch of videos that you'll only half remember by the next day.

  • Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1

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  • "Staying peaceful" and "fighting back" aren't mutually exclusive. Anyone who thinks nonviolent tactics don't work hasn't read up on their history (East Timor, Philippines, etc.). Every time ICE shows up to pepper spray cops and shoot at priests, local police gets more pissed, and they drive a wedge between local and federal law enforcement, weakening the administration's ability to project power. Don't underestimate that opportunity.

    That being said, current actions are far more symbolic than transformative. No kings protests don't do anything on their own, but could easily be leveraged into an enabler of things like boycotts and general strikes which will have a strong impact.

  • Microsoft is making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC

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  • Maybe Marginalia could work for you? I've tried using it, but it's a lot more focused on academic stuff (rather than figuring out song lyrics or which episode some TV quote came from). It's an "old school" search engine, though, so a bit less convenient than google, duckduckgo, etc. if you weren't around in 90s/early 00s for that.

  • Microsoft is making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC

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  • When google shoves their ai to the top of search results, its hard not to read it. I've been spoiled by ublock and I am no longer used to ignoring the first few things that come up.

  • Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day

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  • The tricky part about a general strike is that you dont have much room for do-overs if it turns out you don't have the numbers you need. Protests are largely symbolic, but are also a good way for organizers to gauge how willing/able folks are to engage in more drastic action.

    If a general strike is what you think the movement should go towards, I recommend your next steps be strengthening community support systems - food banks, free clinics, shelters, etc - since these things will be needed to support a general strike (folks will choose feeding their children over political action, so make sure they can accomplish both). In the mean time, it also helps out folks who have been hit the hardest by republican and trump cuts to services.

    I highly recommend folks read up on some of ICNC's stuff, since they focus on the practical side of nonviolent conflict.

  • Then they fight you: How the ‘No Kings’ protests are winning America | A massive turnout of 7 million and a panicked White House showed Saturday why the No Kings protests matter, a lot.

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  • That is the tricky thing about basing predictions on historic trends. IIRC, is was Arab spring in some countries that broke the rule (and that "rule" was calculated based on data from 1900-2006). I'm also curious how Nepal and Madagascar stack up compared to historic trends.

    Other aspects of Chenoweths research (such as the importance of "converting" certain factions such as police or military - or at least getting them to be neutral) are important as well but don't get as much traction as the clickbaity 3.5% number does

    ETA: Nepal's discord had about 100k members, and it's population is 29 million. So that was well below 3.5%. Like No Kings, Nepals protests were decentralized, which is potentially a factor compared to historic protests which tend to be focused on a single location or march

  • WATCH: First Footage Shows Louvre Thief Drilling Into Display During Shocking Daylight Heist

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  • Ah, but they were wearing a bright yellow vest! Be honest - would you think twice if you saw someone wearing a safety yellow vest and carrying a drill? Apparently there was construction going on nearby as well, so the basket lift didn't really stand out.