Posts by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
 (DIR) Post #9uiMgIU9qmBqWcjRCq by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-05-04T13:39:11Z
       
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       Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 is free to keep on Steam until May 10: https://store.steampowered.com/app/441380/PACMAN_CHAMPIONSHIP_EDITION_2/ #freegame
       
 (DIR) Post #9ulqtwU61gvURZ0OeW by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-05-06T11:08:11Z
       
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       For those not in the UK, all our television broadcasts are now more-or-less this The Day Today segment played on an infinite loop: https://youtu.be/T72TopWbXJg
       
 (DIR) Post #9umarlJhAl7P7U2TWS by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-05-06T20:41:30Z
       
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       EXTREMELY TRUE HORSE FACTS!* The first horse in the world was called Eugene.* Horses have diplomatic immunity in most nations.* The fastest recorded speed of a horse was 155mph driving a Ford Mustang.* You are never more than 20 feet from a horse.* All horses are communists.* A group of horses is called "a lot".
       
 (DIR) Post #9voOVrZ6PvdqQnp94i by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-06-06T13:40:24Z
       
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       Itch are raising money for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community Bail Fund with a massive bundle containing over 700 DRM-free games: https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equalityThere's also some smaller bundles which are donating proceeds to bail funds: https://itch.io/b/513/black-lives-matter-support-bundle https://itch.io/b/516/indie-games-for-bail-funds
       
 (DIR) Post #9vqhPCao7ryX464wGu by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-06-07T17:05:36Z
       
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       Since 1895, Bristol has had a 18ft bronze statue of a wealthy slave trader responsible for the transportation of 84,000 African men, women and children, of whom 19,000 died during the voyage.Today, it was finally torn down by protestors and chucked it into the harbour where it belongs: https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/07/black-lives-matter-protesters-tear-bronze-statue-slave-trader-12817605/
       
 (DIR) Post #9wq72kcICBESixp2ci by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-07-07T10:06:17Z
       
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       @ghost_bird @stolas Here's the Real Yakuza Play Yakuza 3 article, which is still one of the greatest pieces of video game journalism of all time: https://boingboing.net/2010/08/10/yakuza-3-review.html
       
 (DIR) Post #9yM36SRqATiUk5M4My by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-08-21T17:55:48Z
       
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       @stolas Really hoping that the speech bubble says "yare yare daze"
       
 (DIR) Post #9yM5fr82b7BVKd6J72 by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-08-21T18:05:00Z
       
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       @josh @stolas Now imagining a version of Part 3 where Jotaro communicates by holding up massive speech bubbles a la Wile E. Coyote
       
 (DIR) Post #9yc0tj6np0EhGqfugy by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-08-28T15:14:57Z
       
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       @ThreeLetterMax I mean, by the time someone returns an actual Human Rights award, they've pretty much given up pretending that they aren't the villain
       
 (DIR) Post #9ykukr8tjRpWHKgJUW by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-09-02T17:44:20Z
       
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       @noelle They care more about the caption for a photo with a Scotsman in it than they do about Scots Wikipedia
       
 (DIR) Post #9ymwvti37J67eLR52u by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-09-03T15:15:44Z
       
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       Into The Breach is free for the next week on EGS. It's exceptionally good and I strongly recommend it if you enjoy turn-based strategy like Advance Wars https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/into-the-breach/home #freegame
       
 (DIR) Post #9ysHhYPcngUgSMtwIK by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-09-01T19:40:17Z
       
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       I'm a talking horse, I can do whatever I want
       
 (DIR) Post #9zRsSvfICFuvw59iwy by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-09-23T10:36:49Z
       
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       Somebody at Nintendo went to a lot of effort just to make fun of Waluigi for being a cheap knock-off :wah:
       
 (DIR) Post #A0px9Wn9vp9MuA5Ksa by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-11-03T21:58:33Z
       
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       Instead of a verified checkmark, I have a horse in my display name which verifies that I am horse
       
 (DIR) Post #A1pLSrQICeAgJ8l43E by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-12-03T10:41:41Z
       
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       @owashii Or just shouting out the window and hoping someone listens
       
 (DIR) Post #A20K07EmMdgjk2f4RE by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-12-08T20:46:12Z
       
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       Yeah can't believe the "SJWs" have "ruined" Sam & Max forever though :blobrollingeyes:​
       
 (DIR) Post #A2dm29FhWbGonBjVK4 by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2020-12-27T16:31:11Z
       
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       The absolutely exceptional Night in the Woods is currently free on the Epic Games Store for the next 24 hours: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/night-in-the-woods/home #freegame(That said, if you bought the Itch Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality back in June, you already own a DRM-free copy :blobcatcoffee:​ )
       
 (DIR) Post #A9la5wkjGeRsG71624 by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2021-07-27T22:01:36Z
       
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       Over 2,000 employees at Activision Blizzard have signed an open letter criticising their management's response to the DFEH lawsuit: https://kotaku.com/over-1-000-activision-blizzard-employees-sign-letter-co-1847364340Furthermore, a walkout strike is taking place tomorrow (July 28) and a list of demands has been published: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-07-27-activision-blizzard-employees-threaten-to-strike
       
 (DIR) Post #A9la5xFZPz7PnlRj6W by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2021-07-28T22:53:50Z
       
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       Nearly 500 Ubisoft employees have signed an open letter expressing solidarity with the workers of Activision Blizzard and demanding real, meaningful action within Ubisoft and across the video games industry: https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-employees-say-theyve-had-enough-of-empty-promises-offer-solidarity-to-activision-blizzard/
       
 (DIR) Post #A9la5zHlqm4E7AUVoO by dickmandrake@elekk.xyz
       2021-07-28T22:59:16Z
       
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       Activision Blizzard's stock price dropped by 9% as a result of today's walkout, reducing the company's market value by $7.7 billion 💸 📉 https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/activision-blizzard-stock-lost-8-billion-market-value-discrimination-lawsuit-2021-7