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I absolutely loved the book so this is the news I'm looking for.

25.02.2026 06:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a screaming opossum is behind a red banner that says aaa ALT: a screaming opossum is behind a red banner that says aaa

Gunship AND John Carpenter?

25.02.2026 05:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of my least favorite things around AI in video games is when these LLM idiots try to say that "AI has been in video games for decades," as if the routines that tell ghosts to chase Pac-Man are exactly the same as the chat bot claiming there are nine Rs in strawberry.

23.02.2026 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5324    ๐Ÿ” 1517    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36

The AI bubble RAM crisis is caused for non-existent problems by non-existent money for a non-existent infrastructure to meet non-existent demand to make non-existent business and will utterly destroy real business based on real demand and real infrastructure built with real money for real problems.

16.02.2026 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7125    ๐Ÿ” 2588    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

The amount of times I sit in a call with a dreamer and their dream game is basically "everything from my favorite six games smashed together into perfect harmony and there was endless flawless content and it has graphics everyone likes" and I have to explain that making feet go on stairs is hard

14.02.2026 23:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1868    ๐Ÿ” 289    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

Kiff, boet.

13.02.2026 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This entire administration must get the Nuremberg treatment when it's over.

11.02.2026 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Guinness the black cat rests on his blankie in sphinx position. He has been caught mid yawn, and his pink mouth is open so wide, it practically bisects his face.

Guinness the black cat rests on his blankie in sphinx position. He has been caught mid yawn, and his pink mouth is open so wide, it practically bisects his face.

BE THE ELDRITCH POWER YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD

09.02.2026 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 401    ๐Ÿ” 93    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I have never wishlisted something so fast.

06.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โค๏ธ

30.01.2026 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28059    ๐Ÿ” 9229    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 362    ๐Ÿ“Œ 761
daendeleon 2d
@ Threads
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied.
Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"

daendeleon 2d @ Threads Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"

just choked on my beverage

29.01.2026 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18513    ๐Ÿ” 3228    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 524
A screenshot of WhatsApp:

Ash: Sebastiรกn, I have one very pressing question.
Sebastiรกn Di Martino: Let me know
Ash: Are jaguar soft?
Sebastiรกn Di Martino: They are very soft (two hearts on the answer)

A screenshot of WhatsApp: Ash: Sebastiรกn, I have one very pressing question. Sebastiรกn Di Martino: Let me know Ash: Are jaguar soft? Sebastiรกn Di Martino: They are very soft (two hearts on the answer)

Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.

25.01.2026 23:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15193    ๐Ÿ” 2860    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 209    ๐Ÿ“Œ 224

And then everybody clapped.

21.01.2026 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The darkness drops again; but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?

02.10.2024 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8369    ๐Ÿ” 1743    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 208    ๐Ÿ“Œ 99
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Itโ€™s the summer of 1985 and your crush just asked you to help them put on sunscreen lotion ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿงด๐Ÿ’ฆ

#80s #synthwave #nostalgia

19.01.2026 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

r/vibecoding 4 hr. ago AssafMalkill
What's the point of vibe coding if I still have to pay a dev to fix it?
what's the point of vibe coding if at the end of the day i still gotta pay a dev to look at the code anyway. sure it feels kinda cool while i'm typing, like i'm in some flow state or whatever, but when stuff breaks it's just dead weight. i cant vibe my way through debugging, i cant ship anything that actually matters, and then i'm back to square one pulling out my wallet for someone who actually knows what they're doing. makes me think vibe coding is just roleplay for guys who want to feel like hackers without doing the hard part, am i missing something here or is it really just useless once you step outside the fantasy

r/vibecoding 4 hr. ago AssafMalkill What's the point of vibe coding if I still have to pay a dev to fix it? what's the point of vibe coding if at the end of the day i still gotta pay a dev to look at the code anyway. sure it feels kinda cool while i'm typing, like i'm in some flow state or whatever, but when stuff breaks it's just dead weight. i cant vibe my way through debugging, i cant ship anything that actually matters, and then i'm back to square one pulling out my wallet for someone who actually knows what they're doing. makes me think vibe coding is just roleplay for guys who want to feel like hackers without doing the hard part, am i missing something here or is it really just useless once you step outside the fantasy

is AI real life
is it just fantasy
caught up in the hype
no escape from reality

19.08.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 700    ๐Ÿ” 171    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24

weโ€™re in the vetโ€™s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff

11.01.2026 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19022    ๐Ÿ” 3376    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 293    ๐Ÿ“Œ 187

The Trump administration has been a toxic dumpster fire from the start, but the events of the last week or so have been totally fucking insane. It's increasingly difficult to even believe this shit is real.

06.01.2026 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.

A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.

05.01.2026 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10928    ๐Ÿ” 3073    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 163    ๐Ÿ“Œ 644
the meme image in which daisy says to peach "are you tired of being nice? don't you just want to go ape shitt"

the meme image in which daisy says to peach "are you tired of being nice? don't you just want to go ape shitt"

24.07.2025 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 358    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

YES!

28.12.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've watched this like a million times now and it's still so fucking funny.

28.12.2025 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead

14.12.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9694    ๐Ÿ” 2371    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 96    ๐Ÿ“Œ 108

CONTROOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL

12.12.2025 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CONTROOOOOOOL

12.12.2025 05:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man 's face with a beard making a funny face . ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a beard making a funny face .
10.12.2025 05:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Buster from the tv show โ€˜Arrested Developmentโ€™ holding an arm full of plushies while he looks at his mother Lucille, saying, โ€œthese are my awards, mother, from FIFA.โ€œ

Buster from the tv show โ€˜Arrested Developmentโ€™ holding an arm full of plushies while he looks at his mother Lucille, saying, โ€œthese are my awards, mother, from FIFA.โ€œ

Who has made this ๐Ÿคฃ

07.12.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20881    ๐Ÿ” 4096    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 100    ๐Ÿ“Œ 116
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Morsels review A heaping, triumphant landfill of a roguelike shmup, a 2D deluge of decay and joy.

Morsels is out now and Rock Paper Shotgun calls it "A heaping, triumphant landfill of a roguelike shmup, a 2D deluge of decay and joy."

I mean, what else do you need to know?

www.rockpapershotgun.com/morsels-review

18.11.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Been working with the Furcula boyz on this one for about a year now. Adorably weird game made by two superb humans (with support from their equally superb cats).

18.11.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Morsels is officially Steam Deck vฬตeฬตrฬตyฬต ฬตfฬตrฬตiฬตeฬตdฬต verified!

14.11.2025 01:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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