Jacquelyn Gill

jacquelyngill.bsky.social

15 October 2026 22:59

Aaron Swartz, coding prodigy and hacktivist who helped develop RSS and was a co-founder of Reddit, died by suicide after facing $1 million in fines and 35 years in prison for felony charges, just for downloading pdfs of research papers with the intention of making them accessible to the public.

Julie S. Lalonde

julieslalonde.bsky.social

15 October 2026 22:59

Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity.

Sean Barrett

nothings.bsky.social

15 October 2026 11:22

The announcement page is bragging about how much faster the new one is, but this presumably isn't because the new has clever human or AI coding, it's because the old launcher used Unreal Engine 4, basically the least fit-for-purpose software codebase used for any project ever.

Apogee Entertainment

apogeeent.com

13 October 2026 20:08

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Richard “Levelord” Gray. From his legendary work on Duke Nukem 3D to the countless players and developers he inspired, Richard leaves behind a lasting legacy. Rest in peace, Levelord.

Jason Schreier

jasonschreier.bsky.social

13 October 2026 17:35

Big story coming tomorrow