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Here, at the connection between technology and queerness–in the liminality between desire and technology–there is room for new imaginings. It is no surprise then that technology, which had always been promised as the horizon of the future, had placed into it the dreams of those who hoped for a new future beyond the limitations we had today. As the queer and trans community found new connections and language to express our imaginations on this new digital frontier, we expanded beyond the boundaries of others' expectations for our bodies. Our lives began to push and break the limits of what others said we could become. Is it surprising, then, that the internet has become a space for our collective queer imagination of a future horizon?

 

Robert T. Tally Jr. reads Tolkien's corpus with the tools of Marxist literary criticism, delivering a devastating blow to the fantasy writer's rightist fans.

 

Osmotic Studios’ Closer the Distance is a melancholy Sims-like where you play as several community members grieving one of their own.

 

Another lighthearted documentary from your friends at People Make Games! This time Quinns explores the disconcertingly-familiar world of government-funded, military wargaming and its relationship with the commercial games industry.

 

It said opposing the tech ignores “classist and ableist” issues.

 

The Game of Sisyphus is about moving a boulder up a hill, but for its developers—and by extension, its players—it's about so much more.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

In the original interview, she makes it clear that there several incidents and that the AI images she got were the last straw which convinced her to delete Twitter.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, if anyone needed a clear sign where exTwitter's journey was going, that was it. It's the nazi bar now and people should not hang out there anymore.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Yeah, it's way overdue to delete Twitter, but I also know far too many people who cling to it, providing one specious justification or another. I really don't know what still needs to happen in order for left-ish/progressive/queer/... people to finally get off of Twitter.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 3 weeks ago

Additionally to what has already been mentioned: People are susceptible to politics that confirm their prejudices. Right-wing political thought is largely based on confirming that whatever prejudices people hold, they are morally good and justified. Thus elevating an in-group above out-groups. That is a powerful lure.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 weeks ago

Incompatibilities between hardware and software caused data corruption. This resulted in hangups and increasingly frequent crashes. It was necessary to download a new gender, which is currently being installed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I am not entirely sure, but it's either the Aurora Flopsie or Cabela's Giant Red Fox.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

It's Krafton, Tencent owns a minority stake of that one.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Free speech" has always been a right-wing dog whistle. It has nothing to do with anyone's legal right, it's a means to claim victimhood and justify attacking others as "defense".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sure, but the damage is done. A major US newspaper giving credence to the lies is a win for the people spreading hate, whether there is a retraction or not. It's not about facts after all.

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