The US still does not fully grasp the nature of the Russian threat, Russia’s sources of power and weakness, and the Russian way of war – including reflexive control. This knowledge gap is reflected in the prevailing US national security assessment that, while Russia poses the…

Why is there so much ugly public art these days?

And why it matters... (thread) 🧵

Are the recruiters alright?

The first pre-release has arrived for Minecraft 1.20.5 with new Advancmeents! Here's a guide to all the changes! #minecraftemployee youtube.com/watch?v=1YrDRV…

An entrance to the Trial Chambers isn't in the cards. The intention was to always have the Trial Chambers completely buried. It's designed so players can enter it from any angle and find a path forwards.

Very interesting to start seeing the turn.

Art collectors, rejoice!

Decorate your home with five new Minecraft paintings, from blocky baroque to even blockier landscapes.

Now available on Bedrock Beta/Preview (coming soon to Java Snapshot)

New Minecraft Snapshot: 1.20.5-pre1 minecraft.net/en-us/article/…

otato? arty? oof?

easy to dunk on but i'll do it anyway. CEOs supposedly merit ludicrously high salaries, bonuses, etc. because their galaxy brains are the only things that can steer companies through the complex minefields of business, but when they fuck up, apparently they're Just A Little Guy.

Data pack version 38 from snapshot 24w14a brought us some fixes for commands and item components! Check out this quick guide to the changes! #minecraftemployee youtube.com/watch?v=K_1aoD…

Snapshot 24w14a has been out for a while - slow news video is slow but is finally here! Check out all the news right here! #minecraftemployee youtube.com/watch?v=NP71LE…

Artists. Put a portfolio in your profile if you're out here looking for jobs. You have 20 seconds of my attention from seeing 'looking for gigs', to me clicking your profile, to me seeing there's not a portfolio and moving on.

Not saying this to be mean, but yeah, make it easy

A reminder that although job market is awful right now, especially for young folks looking to break in: DO NOT WORK FOR FREE. Making something for yourself/your portfolio? Cool! Modding in your spare time? Awesome! But DO NOT make a commercial product for free, my goodness!

There's no such thing as a backdoor only the authorities can access.

If encryption is broken, it's broken for everyone. Not just the authorities, not just the 'good guys' — everyone.

Encryption means safety. Backdoors mean danger.

getsession.org/blog/encryptio…

As of April 1st, Spotify has demonetized any track on the platform that receives less than 1000 streams per year. That’s an estimated 86% of tracks on the platform. This new policy will impact small artists the most — the same artists that Spotify claims to support.

New Minecraft Snapshot: 24w14a minecraft.net/en-us/article/…

Let the enshittification commence.