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the decimation of locally-produced broadcast radio continues apace

timesunion.com/business/articl

gonna end up with nothing but three bash scripts being run by three corporate juggernauts all churning out jack fm playlists from coast to coast. the worst.

The corporate capture of the airwaves might seem like a third-rate issue to be all hot and bothered about, particularly if you don't remember what the broadcast environment was like in the 1970s and the 1980s (and earlier, I assume, but I have no personal reference for).

having people from your local community be the ones who are broadcasting news and entertainment for your community is a big deal! it's representation and it's focused on the needs of your community. it's not a platform for ad sales, it's a communications channel, a commonality, a way to bring people together.

the broadcast realm is as much a third place voidspace as this fediverse of ours is, but it's been entirely contained by the oligarchs whomst hoard. a big part of me thinks if we could reclaim that voidspace again we'd be well on our way to fixing a lot of what's fucked, but I lean towards that space and am definitely biased. but, consider the possibilities...

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So this was cool. We had 2 #playstation ‘s setup with a serial link on 2 TV’s at the #pawcon #pawcon2024 lan party. I didn’t even know the PlayStation had any kind of link till this year. Not many games supported it. Each PlayStation can host up to 2 players for a max of 4 players in Wipeout 3. It’s a little fiddly to setup but super fun. #retrogaming

clive & wrench 

this is a bit janky as 3d platformers go, but also a solo dev
(at least some of the jank is in the player’s favour with jumping higher than they should)

it is also very much “REFERENCE: the game”, but honestly, if you’re going to go out of your way to specifically reference the time travel sequence from bugs bunny: lost in time as well as bodger & badger, i have to at least be a little impressed

And despite not being "formally" a part of the game, the fuel rats have become ingrained in Elite's lore and playerbase. It's known, pervasively, that the fuel rats exist, and that if you put out a distress signal, they _will_ come help you, come what may.

Occasionally, griefers put out false flags and attack the fuel rats that come to them. With no explicit coordination, this immediately became the most reviled form of piracy, in a game where piracy is broadly considered okay.

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The thing I find remarkable about this, is that the Fuel Rats aren't a game feature. There are no rewards for being a fuel rat (in fact, it's policy to refuse payment if the recuee offers), except the intrinsic reward of helping people have a nice time.

Despite this, the fuel rats were one of the first "guilds" formed, if you want to call them that, and have been going strong for years. According to their stats, they have rescued 157 thousand stranded players, with a 96% success rate.

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‘Oxfam’s research found that fifty of the world’s richest billionaires produce on average more carbon emissions in under three hours than the average British person does in their entire lifetime. On average, they take 184 private jet flights in a single year, spending 425 hours in the air.’

#WealthInequality
#RichPolluters
#ClimateBreakdown

theguardian.com/environment/20

SO GOOD. European alternatives for nearly all Amazon, Google, Microsoft products along with alts to Github, Slack, etc. now we need to create a North American version of this. thank you, @vortex! european-alternatives.eu/alter

Just bought a typewriter.

You can tell it's old because it's got neofetch on it.

New round of Xenia stickers 🦊

A small batch of T-Shirts as well for the fastest. Order window open until 17.11. 2024. They will be shipped 18.11.

neotheta.fi/xenia/

🖤RIP TONY TODD

Legendary horror actor Tony Todd, best known for his Candyman role, has died at the age of 69.

He is best known to #StarTrek fans as Kurn, son of Mogh, brother of Worf. And for playing the adult Jake Sisko in DS9 episode 'The Visitor'.

RIP 1954 - 2024
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Decided to watch some "Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars" and this jumped out at me, haha.

It's most likely a Looney Tunes "That's all folks!" reference, but still!

reinstalling tvheadend on a raspberry pi because there's actually some freeview channels that I might want to watch

sick but, mainly because @PsyChuan mentioned it, I am rewatching Spaced. Got a nice warm bowl of chicken noodle soup.

illness, little vent 

Lack of sleep is really catching up with me; probably gonna have a really early night tonight.

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