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Writer, Polyglot, Traveler, Bard. Fantasy lit & gaming since the 80ies. MMOs/RPGs/Indies. Cats & VGM 4 life ♥️ Burning the midnight oil.

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The hidden logic of Peter Thiel’s “Lord of the Rings”-inspired company names Billionaire investor Peter Thiel is, among many things, a huge Lord of the Rings fan. At least five of his companies have names inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy series. Many tech company names rar...

It also strikes me how the Third Reich had this obsession with Nordic Myths while the techno bros seem enamoured with Tolkien....who drew on Norse mythology.

Potato potato eh.

qz.com/1346926/the-...

12.03.2026 21:23 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

They REALLY should just call it Mordor. Or Barad-dur. 😂 What do they have to prove at this point, why pretend otherwise?

12.03.2026 21:20 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

Dark! 🙈

12.03.2026 21:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lmao...my mom literally called me two hours ago telling me, proudly, she managed to put a new cartridge in her old canon printer 😂

12.03.2026 21:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

However, if Trump truly intends to escalate to ground troops, they need a staging event.
I don't know if it would work so easily in 2026, I hope not! 😔

12.03.2026 20:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yes, it feels like Inception 🙈 Are they really being this obvious (they have been before!) or are they just trying to sow more unrest and scare people? Either way, people lose.

12.03.2026 20:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

....Pizza? 😋

12.03.2026 20:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Chocolate fondue?

12.03.2026 20:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

This is really quite sad and confirms everything we already know about the black morrass that's come to devour gaming.

I always felt Kaplan was a genuinely good dude, humble and caring and passionate. He made Overwatch what it is/was. He did not deserve this.

12.03.2026 20:44 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

NOT GOOD

"Congress Passes Automatic Involuntary Draft Registration"

"The US media is hyping the incoming “Iranian drone attack” like it’s a major sporting event"

12.03.2026 20:35 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!

12.03.2026 20:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"undeniable" might take a very long time!

12.03.2026 20:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Trump hates everything about Cali and especially Newsom. I would NOT put this past these freaks!! 😬

12.03.2026 20:23 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Sooooo.... it feels like the US government is priming its audience for some evil shit about to happen in California which they will ofc blame on Iran.

I hope reports about this are wrong. otherwise it might become the most telegraphed false flag attack in recent history.

12.03.2026 20:22 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Same about to go down here 😂🙈

12.03.2026 20:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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JUST IN: Nvidia and Palantir have partnered to create new "AI operating system"

The operating system:

12.03.2026 20:15 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1
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SAM ALTMAN: "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter."
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Chief Nerd CHIEF NERD @TheChiefNerd X.com SAM ALTMAN: "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter." 1:22 3:36 AM • 3/12/26 • 1.7M Views

Upside down, by the ankles, and then treat him like a piñata.

12.03.2026 15:03 👍 6220 🔁 1449 💬 304 📌 520

I kinda can't believe this is really happening!

12.03.2026 20:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Are you ready for next week’s Crimson Desert launch? Here’s the official trailer!

Are you ready for next week’s Crimson Desert launch? Here’s the official trailer!

12.03.2026 20:05 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I face no competition at the fondue market! 😂

12.03.2026 19:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

That's the plan.

It's not new. Many people were cut off education and literacy during feudalism. We're entering the age of techno-feudalism in a myriad of ways.

12.03.2026 19:40 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Comic: "Send Help" #comics #art

12.03.2026 14:34 👍 83 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 0

ROFL 🙈 It's getting really absurd.

12.03.2026 19:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan reveals why he left Blizzard:

“Separating from Blizzard was one of the most painful things. And I was very sad when I resigned and I didn’t realize how broken I was until recently like the mourning, grieving I had gone through.”

kotaku.com/overwatch-je...

12.03.2026 05:42 👍 35 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 6

It's kinda wild how quickly things are regressing in the West atm.

It's almost like we're in a time warp back to medieval feudalism only our clothes are a lot less cool!

11.03.2026 20:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

ouch

11.03.2026 19:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Once you start making art not trying to be perfect and not be afraid of what others will think of it (mistakes is what makes you better), and really do what you love and how you feel like doing it, you'll be much more relaxed and thus do better and more authentic work and less likely to burn out.

11.03.2026 19:35 👍 95 🔁 27 💬 2 📌 2

/whistle 🥰

11.03.2026 19:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Nur auf Verdacht: EU-Parlament stimmt gegen Massenüberwachung bei freiwilliger Chatkontrolle Das EU-Parlament hat die Erlaubnis zur freiwilligen Chatkontrolle nochmals erneuert – doch möchte das Scannen auf Verdachtsfälle beschränken. Mit dieser Position geht das Parlament nun in Verhandlunge...

Es gibt auch noch gute Nachrichten: Das Europäische Parlament will die freiwillige #Chatkontrolle auf Verdachtsfälle beschränken - und erteilt damit der Massenüberwachung eine Abfuhr.

netzpolitik.org/2026/nur-auf...

11.03.2026 13:34 👍 285 🔁 98 💬 3 📌 5
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AI fakes spread disinformation. Is the distrust they create even worse? Manipulated images undermine our shared reality—and the democracy built upon it.

I'm going to share this story one more time, because I think the problem it describes -- being unable to determine what is true online or in the news, and just giving up entirely on trying -- is going to get more and more common. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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