@lenalia I feel like this has been a subject that's come up a lot for me recently. There've been a lot of games that are Exactly My Type Of Shit but I don't exactly recommend them freely without knowing what others are into, or I put it forward with the caveat of "this is my shit, it might not be yours."

The ability to say "this isn't for me but I can see how others might like it" is a very powerful ability.

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**Lenalia** @lenalia@plush.city · Jul 04, 2026, 03:09

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Lenalia @lenalia@plush.city

Something can be really good and just not your thing. Something can be garbage but be *your* garbage, dammit. This is absolutely, and the world would be a lot less fun if this wasn't the case.

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**Lenalia** @lenalia@plush.city · Jul 04, 2026, 02:56

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Lenalia @lenalia@plush.city

I was about to type this up in response to another post and thought I'd say it outright:

I'm a strong believer in the idea that no piece of media is for everyone.

No, not even the ones made for mass market consumption (though they try). And, no, not even the one that you, dear reader, hold very close to your heart.

I've bounced off of things that people I know love, and I've had people I know bounce off of things I love. And this is: completely fine. Because no piece of media is for everyone.

**FoxQuirk 🦊** @quirk@computerfairi.es · Jul 03, 2026, 22:57

**FoxQuirk 🦊** @quirk@computerfairi.es · Jul 03, 2026, 22:57

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@beatrix I dual boot Windows and linux, so this is me every time when I need a file I got in the other OS

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**Beatrix** @beatrix@mastodon.gamedev.place · Jul 03, 2026, 08:29

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Beatrix @beatrix@mastodon.gamedev.place

Whenever a Windows closes, another Linux opens

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**Kanbaru 🌟 (one hikari of too many)** @hikari@noyu.me · Jul 03, 2026, 17:46

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Kanbaru 🌟 (one hikari of too many) @hikari@noyu.me

well, sure enough, but here's the funny part: the Euro was pegged at 1 US dollar… in 1950

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**FoxQuirk 🦊** @quirk@computerfairi.es · Jul 02, 2026, 13:57

**FoxQuirk 🦊** @quirk@computerfairi.es · Jul 02, 2026, 13:57

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FoxQuirk 🦊 @quirk@computerfairi.es

@beatrix Too real 😣

I've got things I really want to do on my list that I've been putting off for years, lol

**FoxQuirk 🦊** · Jul 01, 2026, 00:57

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**Dgar** @dgar@aus.social · Jul 01, 2026, 00:57

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Dgar @dgar@aus.social

}={ - - - >•<

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**Kanbaru 🌟 (one hikari of too many)** @hikari@noyu.me · Jul 01, 2026, 17:19

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Kanbaru 🌟 (one hikari of too many) @hikari@noyu.me

the Ukrainian operation on NordStream is a classic example of it being easier to ask for forgiveness than for permsision

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David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*) @david_chisnall@infosec.exchange

You remember that time DRAM manufacturers were caught acting as a cartel to fix prices and the fines were smaller than the profit they made as a result? You're never going to guess what happened next!

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**myrmepropagandist** @futurebird@sauropods.win · Jul 01, 2026, 15:29

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird@sauropods.win

"People sometimes end up on obscure sites run by just... anyone. A page made by a local club is as easy to find as a corporate site."

I didn't realize that the guy I was talking with about the internet in 1999 thought of this as a *problem* to be solved... not what made the internet awesome.

All along there have been people who see everything you love about the internet as an unfortunate design oversight, something to be fixed. And they've been working for decades to make it happen.

**FoxQuirk 🦊** · Jul 01, 2026, 13:55

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**Kanbaru 🌟 (one hikari of too many)** @hikari@noyu.me · Jul 01, 2026, 13:55

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Kanbaru 🌟 (one hikari of too many) @hikari@noyu.me

oh god there's a company called Reflect Orbital that wants to launch tens of thousands of satellites with mirrors on them to allow illuminating 5km-wide zones on the earth in the middle of the light by reflecting sunlight

this is terrifying

**FoxQuirk 🦊** · Jul 01, 2026, 18:17

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**void friend** @void_friend@tech.lgbt · Jul 01, 2026, 18:17

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void friend @void_friend@tech.lgbt

@hikari At long last, we have created the Satellite Network of Fiery Death from the movie with irredeemable villains, Die Another Day.

**FoxQuirk 🦊** · Jun 25, 2026, 22:09

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**мијушка / miuška** @kruemmelspalter@chaos.social · Jun 25, 2026, 22:09

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мијушка / miuška @kruemmelspalter@chaos.social

@piegames
Falsehoods Pragrammers Believe About Names at it again https://shinesolutions.com/2018/01/08/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names-with-examples/

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**piegames** @piegames@flausch.social · Jun 25, 2026, 07:20

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piegames @piegames@flausch.social

Story in two acts

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**b-rain** @b_rain@troet.cafe · Jun 30, 2026, 21:14

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b-rain @b_rain@troet.cafe

Relatable
#opossum #meme #memes #humor

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**Shawn "Fruan" Poulsen** @Fruan@kind.social · Jul 01, 2026, 02:24

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Shawn "Fruan" Poulsen @Fruan@kind.social

Thirst trap

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**FoxQuirk 🦊** · Jun 25, 2026, 01:18

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**Jess 🌺 &** @roxy@chitter.xyz · Jun 25, 2026, 01:18

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Jess 🌺 & @roxy@chitter.xyz

🦊using the "Dream Viewer" you can visualize different possibilities on the given line and place in dream markers. When you're done, you can put them on the playfield for reals

(this is our version of Squeakross' "Logic Assist" feature)

#indiedev #gamedev #gamemaker

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**Troed Sångberg** @troed@swecyb.com · Jun 27, 2026, 19:07

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Troed Sångberg @troed@swecyb.com

Did you know that Microsoft applied for a permit for a warehouse in southern Sweden - and once they had built the "warehouse" they declared they were going to host a datacenter there with diesel backup generators?

I mean, we hear this happening all the time and so let's hate on data centers, right?

The difference is that this is Sweden, and we don't accept that shit. They were not allowed to run their diesel generators, had to purchase battery power instead and in the end they closed the data center down since they couldn't win this fight.

That's how you deal with it.

(They are now using other datacenters in other locations in Sweden, fully compliant with the laws, with renewable energy and not using water for cooling as far as I can see)