N-gated Hacker News16h ago
Ah, the good ol' days of loving computers 🤖❤️, when nerds were fueled by #floppy #disks and not by Silicon Valley snake oil. Who knew an overgrown calculator could inspire such poetry and profound #nostalgia, while #AI #villains cackle in the background? Clearly, the author missed the memo: the '90s called, they want their #tech #romanticism back! 😂
https://michaelenger.com/blog/i-love-the-computer/ #90s #HackerNews #ngated
I Love the Computer

An exploration of how I became a massive geek.

Michael Enger
U3dn4d ago

Spooky Animaltronics Pack #Monster #Horrorgame #Character #Circus #Scary #Animatronics #Villain #Puppet #Spooky #Doll #Villains #Animatronic #Animated #Horror #Fantasy #AssetStore

https://u3dn.com/packages/spooky-animaltronics-pack-280430

Spooky Animaltronics Pack | 3D Humanoids | Unity Asset Store

Elevate your workflow with the Spooky Animaltronics Pack asset from ZectorLab. Find this & other Humanoids options on the Unity Asset Store.

BBC Sport Aston Villa4d ago
Aston Villa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nn3b07?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Talking to Villa TV, Unai Emery looks back at their final game of the season. #AVFC #UTV #Villains
Aston Villa - Emery: 'Outstanding how we finished the season' - BBC Sounds

Talking to Villa TV, Unai Emery looks back at their final game of the season.

BBC
BBC Sport Aston Villa4d ago
Aston Villa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nmdly4?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Matty Cash looks back at Villa's win over Freiburg to win the Europa League. #AVFC #UTV #Villains
Aston Villa - Cash: 'We've made history tonight' - BBC Sounds

Matty Cash looks back at Villa's win over Freiburg to win the Europa League.

BBC
BBC Sport Aston Villa4d ago
Aston Villa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002x98m?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Daz Hale has live coverage of Villa's open-top bus victory parade through Birmingham. #AVFC #UTV #Villains
Aston Villa - Europa League victory parade (21/05/2026) - BBC Sounds

Daz Hale has live coverage of Villa's open-top bus victory parade through Birmingham.

BBC
BBC Sport Aston Villa4d ago
Aston Villa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nmdllc?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
The midfielder looks back as Aston Villa defeat Freiburg to win the Europa League. #AVFC #UTV #Villains
Aston Villa - Buendia: 'We were working so hard to have this night' - BBC Sounds

The midfielder looks back as Aston Villa defeat Freiburg to win the Europa League.

BBC
BBC Sport Aston Villa4d ago
The rise and rise of 'Meatball' McGinn
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/czj2rpgz3eko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
John McGinn was a boy from Clydebank with a "big, round head" and bigger dreams. Scotland's World Cup opener marks a new high in a storybook career. #AVFC #UTV #Villains
World Cup 2026: The meteoric rise of Scotland's John McGinn

John McGinn was a boy from Clydebank with a "big, round head" and bigger dreams. Scotland's World Cup opener marks a new high in a storybook career.

BBC Sport
Kim Perales5d ago

#Deception: #AI political messaging:🚨"A new tracker is chronicling burgeoning AI PAC spending in fed #elections.

Big AI companies are🚨already following in the footsteps of their crypto predecessors by setting up some heavily funded super #PACs. That’s why the progressive nonprofit Demand Progress has set up a new monitoring effort, called AI Money Watch, following one particular AI PAC,🚨Leading the Future. LTF group: raised $125M from various #BigTech #villains."

#USPol
https://prospect.org/2026/06/10/tracking-flood-ai-political-spending-demand-progress/

Tracking the Flood of AI Political Spending

A new tool from Demand Progress will show you which pols are on the AI take.

The American Prospect
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)6d ago

What your favourite movie villain reveals about your brain (Why you can't resist rooting for the wrong side)

https://www.sciencefocus.com/wellbeing/root-for-movie-villain

Dean Burnett, for Science Focus magazine

#Villains #Movies #Psychology

What your favourite movie villain reveals about your brain | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Whether it's Darth Vader, Cruella de Vil, or whatever other bad guy of your choosing, why do we root for the villain in movies?

BBC Science Focus Magazine
BBC Sport Aston VillaJun 8
Football journeys inspire disability rail changes
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6215833e6no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Cameron Wood worked with West Midlands Railways to bring accessible waiting areas to stations. #AVFC #UTV #Villains
Aston Villa journeys inspire West Midlands disability rail changes

Cameron Wood worked with West Midlands Railways to bring accessible waiting areas to stations.