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kaoken.bsky.social
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Whoa, it looks like I've picked up a lot of new followers today. Hello 👋 I'm the creator of Basketball Reference and builder of many of the historical databases that power StatMuse (but I'm no longer with either company). If you're into NBA stats & more, check out my Substack ⬇️ www.statitudes.com

I think that it's much more important to be innovative with game design than with, like, another half-hearted hardware gimmick.

Watching the fringe online left rally with Trump around the TikTok thing is a reminder that they both the fringe online left and MAGA are basically movements built around the idea that going viral makes something true

Trump, less than two years ago:

The anti-LGBTQ+ account was suspended after just nine days on Bluesky—and users are applauding the X alternative for its actual content moderation.

Watch out for the “I wish to politely disagree” AI bots, looking to farm engagement. A recent addition to #bluesky. My advice: block on sight.

he was going to do this anyway he literally campaigned on doing this you don’t need to play stupid and give credence to his obvious self-serving lies

The way I’d put it is…a not insignificant portion of the internet—and the world, I guess—defines themselves not by the things they do and love, but their opposition to others. When you take that away, they’re bereft of purpose.

As the left flees and X loses broader relevance, it becomes a more overtly right-wing site, @alibreland.bsky.social writes. But the right needs liberals on X in order to push conservative perspectives into the mainstream.

i should mention for new folks that the bluesky block is cauterizing. when you block, it’s like they no longer exist. they’re removed from threads. no one sees them. smothers the oxygen fascists need to survive online. don’t engage; block! save your energy for meaningful action!

"Don't Engage, Just Block" is having a real effect and you can tell it's frustrating the bots, chuds and trolls. They're in my comments trying everything they can to get people there to react -- and no one's biting. And then I swing by and chuck 'em into the cornfield and that's that.

So this is pretty damn cool: You can watch Bluesky grow in real time. bcounter.nat.vg

Beware, this "BBC Breaking News" account is fake. It's not an official BBC News account. If BBC News ever joins this platform, it'll be publicised via official BBC platforms.

Bluesky has grown by over 3M people in the last week — welcome! With every wave of growth naturally comes an increase in moderation reports. Here’s a status report on how the Trust & Safety team is handling it:

Did a video on what tariffs may mean for video games. Even if the tariffs never come, they are likely to still cause headaches for Nintendo and the Switch 2 (and more) youtu.be/4TnfO4slGVU

That time The First Lady asked to meet me,,, I didn’t know she even knew who I was,!!! #MoreFromtheArchives