I think it’s just harder to find projects that aren’t slop drops. I don’t want to sound like these communities don’t exist (currently) but it’s hard not to worry about the future.

But I do also believe in the power of communities to organise around a common goal. If there’s a game you like why not start a project and find others that share your goal… just be prepared that there is a lot of fending off of low quality slop right now, and the expectations of the general public for something to get released quickly is at an all time high.

Contributing to a human led decomp project has been one of the most rewarding and enjoyable things I’ve done

Out of interest, are you part of any decomp communities? As a contributor to one, I can absolutely confirm this is a period of turmoil with the rise of AI PRs, people doing low effort changes that weren’t even human verified etc.

Without wanting to sound gatekeepy, this was a niche community project I got into a few years ago where we were all researching and learning and communicating as a proper open source team, but it does feel like those days are mostly kinda over? Or at least most projects that might have spun up in such a way no longer will

And I think the main sadness here is I’m seeing this in my real life work and it’s now extending into my hobbyist projects too

https://youtu.be/kWSIFh8ICaA

Hilariously still up on their YT, and rightfully getting roasted in the comments

New season of the Rehearsal is looking stramge

Last time I was there a few years back I couldn’t top up through my Apple linked Visa. Not sure if they’ve fixed that since, I had to go Revolut virtual Mastercard to Suica top up - but it is a very convenient system otherwise

All great recommendations here

For a recent one I thought The Drama was quite tense and uncomfortable, worth a watch for sure.

I read this many years ago now which covers various metrics across the different types of milk and “milk”

https://blog.bramp.net/post/2021/04/03/alternative-milks/

What is it with the Czechs and this specific setup? Is it just one company’s thing or is there some sort of cultural element to it?

I’m confused what you mean by wider. As far as I can tell Australia is about 4000km wide and the moon’s circumference is about 11000km

EDIT: it’s late and I am dumb, I take it you mean the moon’s diameter! 3474km

Threequel

https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/urban-survival/202507/the-emerging-problem-of-ai-psychosis/amp

Don’t have to imagine. Heaps of cases from suicide to poisoning yourself with sodium bromide

I feel like they’re pretty few and far in between here at least. More likely to get laughed at and heckled by the general population (because why would we give a fuck about MAGA). And at least they don’t shoot anyone

Gitaroo Man!

I only played it recently but it really feels like an underrated gem that you don’t see mentioned that often in lists of “best PS2 games”

It’s a rhythm game with goofy visuals and cutscenes. Also super hard at points but the music is great!

Random pick but I always liked Cosmic Spacehead as a kid. It’s kind of a mix of a point and click adventure and platformer, quite unique and charming.

Pink Moon is so beautiful.

Just recently with and Roger

It hit me hard, definitely recommend, with the heads up that it’s only about an hour long.

In fairness there is also this link which is doing the rounds too https://freedomtobuy.games/

To quote the good folks over at the TWG Discord

See also here for more numbers to call

as you may or may not be aware, indie video game and ttrpg marketplace itch.io has recently been pressured by payment processors like Visa Mastercard to remove and delist “explicit content” from their site. this has resulted in, effectively, the mass erasure of works published by lgbtqia+ artists. this is the stated end goal of targeted action against payment processors by the group Collective Shout which angles itself to be “protecting children” by erasing adult content from existence.

obviously that’s bullshit. but there’s some stuff we can do as a community to try and fix this!

payment processors do not give a single shit about the content their products are being used to buy. they only care about liability and shareholders. Collective Shout was able to get Visa Mastercard to act with barely over 1,000 calls that’s less than half of the people in this discord. i know it’s a lot to ask every single person to make a call to their card holder, but if you have the energy i highly highly recommend doing so at either of these numbers

Visa Headquarters: (650) 432-3200 Mastercard Headquarters: (914) 249-2000

here’s a little script to follow if you’d like!

“Hello, my name is _____, and I would like to file a complaint. I find it troubling that Mastercard is blocking content on (the platforms you use) and making it difficult for me to make legal purchases. I am going to stop using Mastercard if this isn’t rescinded and fixed."

if you don’t have a call in you, you can send an email to the addresses below and add your signature to this petition from the ACLU

Visa Support: askvisa@visa.com Mastercard Support: b2b.mastercard.com/contact-us/

this quote has been rattling around my head all morning: “They’re not worth your fear, but they are worthy targets for your rage.” - Chase Carter, Rascal.news

together we will win.

I think a lot of the Quentin D movies will be hit or miss depending on the person. It is such a strange concept for a film I quite liked but overall not his best work IMO. For more weirdness I gotta recommend Smoking Causes Coughing which I liked a whole lot more

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