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Jeff Messer

@jefmes.bsky.social

Computer geek, Video game addict, VR/XR, sci-fi, fantasy, Critical Role, TTRPG, and SF Giants fan.

265 Followers  |  437 Following  |  542 Posts  |  Joined: 20.01.2025  |  1.7595

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Got an ad for a medication for people "over 70" and I clicked on "why am I seeing this ad?" The explanation was I've liked "content about books." Ive never felt such a burn

22.11.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@centos/115588045684086223

Reach Linux contributors by submitting a CFP! Here are the focus areas:

* Package management, automated testing, and release deployment
* Long term maintenance, backporting security updates, & secure supply chains
* Developments in [โ€ฆ]

22.11.2025 01:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Jester and Fjord First Meet | The Mighty Nein | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video AU & NZ Jester and Fjord First Meet | The Mighty Nein | Prime Video

There is not nearly enough @criticalrole.bsky.social "Mighty Nein" in my feed. Go watch episodes 1-3 this weekend on Amazon Prime, it's freakin' great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1bR...

22.11.2025 01:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"We wish to pursue the truth no matter where it leads - but to find the truth, we need imagination and skepticism both. We will not be afraid to speculate, but we will be careful to distinguish speculation from fact."

โ€” Carl Sagan

22.11.2025 01:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 234    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

If he just saved NYC from being invaded by just having a polite visit to the White House, I'd call that a win. Mamdani owned that room.

22.11.2025 01:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for calling out that I wasn't following Samantha here! WTF was I thinking.

22.11.2025 01:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is absolutely amazing. Come check out "The Usenet" with Cory Doctorow.

21.11.2025 23:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 321    ๐Ÿ” 72    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Said it to a friend today, 100000% South Park Trump face.

22.11.2025 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History - WinBuzzer Microsoft and Activision have released the source code for Zork I, II, and III under the MIT License, officially preserving the text adventure classics.

winbuzzer.com/2025/11/20/m...

Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History

#Microsoft #Activision #Zork #OpenSource #Gaming #Xbox #RetroGaming #GameDev #TechNews #DigitalPreservation #PCGaming

20.11.2025 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd definitely watch it! Noticed for a long time too that people dont seem to actually know what "real" looks like to most people. Light quality and color changes ALL THE THINGS. Might also explain why I've never understood so much of the anti-RT sentiment.

20.11.2025 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For the first time in my career, I canโ€™t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.

20.11.2025 04:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3370    ๐Ÿ” 964    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 35
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If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Hereโ€™s Where They Should Go A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers arenโ€™t where theyโ€™re being built.

A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers arenโ€™t where theyโ€™re being built.

16.11.2025 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 100    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

The Steam Frame checks all the boxes for what I've wanted in a VR headset - with the small exception of the lack of color passthru and hand tracking, but I know there may be "workarounds" - and feels like the combo of what I liked in Quest 3 + VIVE Focus 3, without all the Meta/book nonsense.

16.11.2025 02:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please watch

15.11.2025 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1021    ๐Ÿ” 274    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Valve Steam Deck Secrets: Engineering & Design of Memory, PCB Layout, and Thermals
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus Valve Steam Deck Secrets: Engineering & Design of Memory, PCB Layout, and Thermals

Talking with Valve about the engineering of the Steam Deck and Deck OLED, including discussion of memory layout, PCB routing, and thermals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvzu...

15.11.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 102    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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The early 2000s capacitor plague is probably not just a stolen recipe Video takes a wider look at the busted caps of early 2000s PCs and other gear.

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

14.11.2025 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Don't miss your chance to embark on a journey into Exandria in a new Humble Bundle featuring stories from the world of @criticalrole.bsky.social Details: https://bit.ly/4o52Imx

Support the Critical Role Foundation and get a curated library of 21 comics!

13.11.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beacon free trial will let you watch it on-demand, in case you weren't aware.

14.11.2025 07:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Mighty Nein S1E1 Full Episode โ€œMote of Possibilityโ€ | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video The Mighty Nein S1E1 Full Episode โ€œMote of Possibilityโ€ | Prime Video

The Mighty Nein premieres in 71 minutes!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvht...

Critical Role

14.11.2025 06:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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OUR SOLDIERS' TALE BEGINS โš”๏ธ ๐Ÿงš

Check out eye-catching official artwork for the Soldiers' Table, featuring our adventurers hurtling towards the unknown on horseback beneath the cover of night by the brilliant Daniel Jimรฉnez Villalba!

๐ŸŽจ https://www.artstation.com/danieljimenez

13.11.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 636    ๐Ÿ” 108    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

That all said, I'm still frustrated that they're launching this new gen of Steam Machines with such an anemic GPU. I understand it for cost reasons, but I do hope they try to also launch a more...Pro? MAX? Premiem? ๐Ÿ˜„ Machine as well for people who want a Valve-native high end box.

14.11.2025 07:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You said it yourself, Alex - people are fed up with Windows and hungry for alternatives. I can see PlayStation + SteamOS being more compelling to a lot of people than PlayStation + XBox. If it weren't for FSR4 in Win11 on my 9070 XT performing so well, I would have been in Bazzite the past 3 weeks.

14.11.2025 07:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm with Laura, that was the worst segment. ๐Ÿคฃ #CriticalRole #LongLiveCharlie @criticalrole.bsky.social

14.11.2025 03:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WHAT WAITS IN THE WOODS ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ ๐Ÿ‘€

Who can say what lies in store for our Soldiers' Table... #CriticalRole Campaign 4, Episode 6 begins RIGHT NOW!

TAKE A SEAT AT OUR GAMING TABLE โฌ‡๏ธ
Beacon.tv
YouTube.com/CriticalRole
Twitch.tv/CriticalRole

14.11.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 373    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Read Jeffrey Epsteinโ€™s newly released emails about Trump Late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein specifically referenced his relationship with President Donald Trump in writing before Trump was elected to office and in the runup to the 2020 election, ac...

The emails, some of which were shared directly with PBS News, are among 23,000 documents Jeffrey Epsteinโ€™s estate released to the House Oversight Committee, ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said. https://to.pbs.org/4qPy6ax

12.11.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 224    ๐Ÿ” 73    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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#SouthPark's Trey Parker explained, "Itโ€™s not that we got all political. Itโ€™s that politics became pop culture."

Matt Stone added, "Trey and I are attracted to that like flies to honey. Oh, thatโ€™s where the taboo is? Over there? OK, then weโ€™re over there." ๐Ÿ“บ bit.ly/4p2rWSL

11.11.2025 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I miss the 6-9 year old ages in Minecraft with my nephews, that was some great, simple fun. The game is such a great way to expand their thinking during those years.

11.11.2025 00:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Hereโ€™s Where They Should Go A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers arenโ€™t where theyโ€™re being built.

new from me today: not all data centers are created environmentally equal โ€” and building them in states with cleaner grids and more access to water could go a long way in preventing environmental catastrophe

10.11.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 577    ๐Ÿ” 162    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 59    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

"Looks rad" is exactly the kind of testimonial I love to see!!

10.11.2025 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very aware of it, and unfortunately its very under-funded and isnt accepted by all providers and healthcare organizations. We need a properly funded plan that will allow Californians go whereever it makes the most sense for their needs, and as helpful as Medi-Cal is, it's the bare minimum.

10.11.2025 07:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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