Mastodawn

I Don't Know

@media_dept

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This is the very soft launch of our nameless indie games & music studio (early adopters welcome!) scheduled for 2026.

Our aim is to post about the art & craft of (human-made!) games & songs.

#textAdventure #VisualNovel #guitar #Mirlo #Godot #Science #Retro #Linux #punk #metal #folk #books #horror #scifi #arcade #Bandcamp #Coops #NoAI #kazeta #humanMade #deGoogle

Free from derivative ('Generative') AI. We expressly do not consent to use of our content as training for "AI" & parasitic LLMs.

Mirlo: Directly support musicians. Buy their music. Collectively owned & managed.	https://mirlo.space/the-feral-balladeer/release/coastal-sessions
We're on Makertube:	https://makertube.net/c/ourmusic/videos
IDKMedia on Itch.io	https://idkmedia.itch.io
Jam Coop: co-operative music platform, 100% run by & for musicians & fans	https://jam.coop/

I Don't Know 3d ago

Cassandra is only carbon now 3d ago

Them: look at this box, it has a shiny new AI thing in it!
Me: is it a new AI thing, or is it a machine learning thing from the 1980s, itself a rediscovery of a linear algebra trick from the late 1800s?
Them: it's a shiny new AI thing!
Me: *opens box*
Box: *contains a machine learning thing from the 1980s, itself a rediscovery of a linear algebra trick from the late 1800s*

I Don't Know 3d ago

Winnie 🏳️‍🌈4d ago

working in IT: how it started vs. how it's going

I Don't Know 3d ago

kottke.org 3d ago

For decades, Aadam Jacobs recorded live music shows. His collection of over 10,000 shows since 1984 features Nirvana, R.E.M., The Pixies, Björk, Depeche Mode, The Cure, and so many more — and they're now available on the Internet Archive for free. https://kottke.org/26/04/online-treasure-trove-secret-concert-recordings

Now Online: a Treasure Trove of 1000s of Secret Concert Recordings

For decades, a guy named Aadam Jacobs has been recording live music shows. His collection of over 10,000 shows since 1984 feature the likes of Nirvana, R.E.

kottke.org

I Don't Know Apr 5

Zack Polanski Apr 4

RT: @CatHobbs 7 reasons why we can't afford NOT to nationalise water

1) Water is a profitable asset
2) No up front cash needed
3) Shareholders deserve nothing
4) Damage must be paid for
5) "Market value" doesn't exist
6) Debt will be cheaper
7) Govt estimate is wrong

https://weownit.org.uk/news/7-reasons-why-we-cant-afford-not-to-bring-water-into-public-ownership/

7 reasons why we can’t afford NOT to bring water into public ownership

1) Water is a profitable asset with a revenue stream Water is a profitable asset with a guaranteed revenue base - the households who pay the bills.

We Own It

I Don't Know Apr 5

GhostOnTheHalfShell Apr 5

16 min

When creatures is diverse as birds chimpanzees elephants, I think dolphins in a bunch of other species demonstrate self-awareness, and they compare it to the enormous ecological waste being thrown into data centers chasing supposedly after AGI, I again have to ask what are we doing letting the richest men in the world blow money like they do and hurt people like they do?

https://youtu.be/Drbl5udwk9I

First Scientific Confirmation of Consciousness in a Tiny Fish

YouTube

I Don't Know Apr 5

Zack Polanski Apr 5

RT: @CllrAlexCatt Norwich is going Green 💚

People know it’s the only way to stop Reform, and are inspired by the chance to get the city’s first-ever Green Party run council!

So much love for all of our hardworking teams 💚

I Don't Know Apr 5

Zack Polanski Apr 5

RT: @dlLambo On BBC news now the TOP 3 news stories are ALL about a SINGLE US pilot who was illegally bombing Iran.

They didn't give a fraction of this coverage to 185 KIDS murdered by the USA.

This isn't news, it is blatant and sickening propaganda for war and the USA.

I Don't Know Apr 5

Zack Polanski Apr 5

RT: @ThatTimWalker You know when you’re getting cut through in politics — and you’re annoying the billionaire class — when newspapers have a standing logo they use every time they attack you.

I Don't Know Apr 5

🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)Apr 5

This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. Casting all the visitors into the installation; shadows on the walls.

Artist: Anila Quayyum Agha, a Pakistani/American artist

#AlicePics #Art

I Don't Know Apr 4

Tom Servo #FuckTrump Apr 4

Will be going live on #Twitch at 12:30 AM CST on Monday will be continuing my blind playthrough of The Drifter by Powerhoof I'm a #SmallStreamer so please boost this post and raids are greatly appreciated.

https://www.twitch.tv/angelus_05

#SmallStreamersConnect #SmallStreamersUnite #SupportSmallStreamers #TheDrifter #Powerhoof #AdventureGame #AdventureGames #PointandClick #IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieGaming