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Content warning - American politics, fascism, violence
New from me: a blog post about an old computer game, how it was repurposed for online propaganda, how that propaganda has shaped the current moment, and how I'm supposed to feel about all of this.
https://read-only.net/posts/2026-03-27-Bullets-For-All.html
#Blog #Blogging #WritingCommunity #Writing #amWriting #AbolishICE #NoKings #Halo #fascism #USPol
Piece on Masto being TechCrunched today: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/mastodon-is-making-its-decentralized-social-network-easier-to-use-with-its-latest-revamp
Kind of fascinated by the recent buzz surrounding this Charlie Sheen cigarette commercial from the 90s. The ad itself is a striking juxtaposition to the visible soullessness of modern commercials, but the version being circulated elsewhere features house music that was released in 2025, leading me to wonder how genuine this all is.
Here's the only original I could find, it differs a bit from the more popular edit and also mentions that other variants may be lost media
Game console interfaces used to be detailed and assembled with care. Now theyโre nothing more than a collection of rounded squares.
I wrote about the death of distinct game console interfaces and how they all feel so empty and clinical now:
I just discovered that Sonic Mania has a Wii homebrew port that looks absolutely glorious in 240p!
#ScanlineSunday #ApertureGrilleCRT #crt #CRTGaming #wii #retroGaming
Quake 3 in browser โ Play Quake III Multiplayer in Your Browser
No install step. Click play, pick a server, and jump straight into a live Quake 3 match.
๐ฎ https://q3js.com
#gaming #quake3 #online #quake #q3d #shooter #q3js #onlinegaming #match #multiplayer #clickplay #play #game #3dgame
The new volume of Swampgas is here, featuring the photography of Ambivalena. New original stories by Jacqueline M. Perez, Michelle Joy Gallagher Soffe, Ira, and Blackened Green. Heavy Metal and Prog reviews and previews from Fletch's Fullmetal Forecast, Jake In The Desert, DXMacGuffin, YourFutureEx, and 1001 Other Albums by Buffy Leigh. Ali Gillespie has a centerfold honoring the magical herbs of spring along with a new alternate back cover. It's 36 full color pages of madness and beauty. Free to download here: https://archive.org/details/swampgas-2-digital-v-2-final.
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Jake in the desert
Vale
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Blackened Green