Kimber Streams

banishing every prime day pitch for products I don't cover straight to the shadow realm (spam)

please look at how adorable my cat is

Why ‘Silksong’ Took Seven Years to Make The highly anticipated indie game has been in production for so long that it’s become an internet meme

BREAKING: Silksong will be out on September 4. Two weeks from today. Really.

Often, games that take 7+ years to make are plagued by mismanagement and painful burnout. But for Silksong? Team Cherry was having a blast. They still are.

This is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

it moved me to tears, thank you for writing it!

just finished Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social and it was an absolute delight! scrumptious food and the most beautiful depiction of top surgery I've ever read ♥️

and it's short! go read it!

the hog dog wash wash

i have completely lost my grip on reality

microsoft smurface

a hand holding a real big fig, a bit larger than a tennis ball

the big fig sliced in half - it's like three times longer than your average fig also wow figs look pretty gross on the inside huh

big fig

my fig tree made the biggest fig I've ever seen

FARM TO BUR
GER FARM TO
BURGER FARM

How to build the best keyboard in the world You just have to rebuild almost everything about it.

How to build the best keyboard in the world

Norbauer Seneca review: a $3,600 luxury keyboard for the keyboard obsessed Someone who is good with the economy please help me

Norbauer Seneca review: a $3,600 luxury keyboard for the keyboard obsessed

a fascinating look into what it takes to chase the perfect keyboard, and hooboy do I want to type on one of these

this advice also applies to industry conferences!

How to Avoid a Huge Customs Bill on a Cheap Online Order An exemption for imports from China worth less than $800 has been lifted, leaving some buyers stuck with big tariff bills. Here’s what to do.

reporting this piece about surprise customs bills was a real wild ride - I ordered a bunch of stuff to get some bills on purpose, and even then I didn't expect what happened

if you buy things on the internet you should give it a read! www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

How to Avoid a Huge Customs Bill on a Cheap Online Order An exemption for imports from China worth less than $800 has been lifted, leaving some buyers stuck with big tariff bills. Here’s what to do.

reporting this piece about surprise customs bills was a real wild ride - I ordered a bunch of stuff to get some bills on purpose, and even then I didn't expect what happened

if you buy things on the internet you should give it a read! www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

How to Avoid a Huge Customs Bill on a Cheap Online Order An exemption for imports from China worth less than $800 has been lifted, leaving some buyers stuck with big tariff bills. Here’s what to do.

incredibly well-researched, super helpful, and, frankly, fun piece from @kimberstreams.bsky.social about how to deal with tariffs when shopping online!

hmu!

Have you received a customs bill after ordering something online? Our journalists want to hear from you. Send a DM to @kimberstreams.bsky.social if you’d be willing to share your experience. Thank you!

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Microsoft is handing out these Copilot mugs at its 50th anniversary event. “Speak your mind.” Pretty ironic given the employee protests

The Award-Winning Sid And Fern Thread Continues

You can read through the first few years on twitter if you'd like. x.com/bombsfall/st... #SidAndFern #SidEndures #FernEndures #SoundUpForSid #SoundUpForFern

Calypso by @oliverklangmead.bsky.social is like nothing I've ever read, highly recommend

looking forward to working my way through his other work!

Ep 691 - The Invasion (Animorphs #1), by K.A. Applegate — Overdue The time has come…to become…Animorphs! We had a blast diving into this late nineties sci-fi hit for Scholastic. The kids: they become animals. The stakes: they become apocalyptic! Support the show! ...

Ep 691 - The Invasion (Animorphs #1) by K.A. Applegate

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Now That's What I Call Eating Soup

are you even really eating soup unless you drop your whole spoon in it

I do still love it! there's always been a small amount of ghosting on faster refresh modes, but the little refresh button on the corner fixes it completely and it's never gotten on my nerves

A screenshot of a caption from Baldur's Gate 3 that reads "Narrator: You excavate the empty caverns of your useless mind. Shoveling, dozing, blasting through the smoothbrain."

me trying to write today