Latest item listed on eBay as I continue raising funds for new Eating the Fantastic podcasting equipment — the DC Comics 1994 Editorial Presentation — in which Death is called "the most popular supporting character in all of comics" — which I expect caused @neilhimself to blush. https://www.ebay.com/itm/166371988714
Recently purchased Deadpool on Xbox 360, Glad I got it just got to find time between trying out the BETA of Call of Duty, The Edit that I've been sitting on for the past 3+ months as well as Marvel's Spider-Man 2 releasing in less than 10 days.
Looking to dip my toes into Linux for the first time. I have a 2016 Intel MacBook Pro with pretty solid specs collecting dust right now that I think I’m going to use. Research so far has indicated to me that the two best options for me are likely Mint or Elementary OS. Does anyone have any insight? Also open to other OS’s. I would consider myself decently tech savvy but I am not a programmer or anything. Comfortable dipping into the terminal when the need arises and all that.
It's kind of crazy how #BaldursGate draws you in and hours pass without you even noticing. 😳 I'm really enjoying the storytelling and there is no wrong way mentally of the game. 😊
Interact with the story by helping the main character make choices, complete tasks in the form of mini-games, and most importantly, find hints about their night out in this FMV.
If you want an eerie and portentous story to get yourself in the mood for the Halloween season, listen to Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) read his short story "Click Clack the Rattle Bag" at the New York Public Library: https://youtu.be/imLja6Emezo#wordOfTheDay
A new investigation into the global surveillance crisis by the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) media network, with technical assistance from Amnesty International’s Security Lab, today begins to reveal the shocking truth about how far the industry’s tentacles have spread and how ineffective EU regulation has been in controlling it
@maikel@tiago@academicchatter Weren't there a bunch of bad-actor instances that mastodon.social and a bunch of other instances defederated from?
Also, the instance I'm on occasionally blocks mastodon.social when a lot of spam is coming our way and it seems to work out okay. Full defederation isn't the only option, there are several shades in between.