Aidan Roy

Saskatchewan teacher. Video game nerd. Warhammer 40K hobbyist. Magic: The Gathering fanatic. Wrestling connoisseur.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

When we started responding to Russia’s operation against our data centers, and when our strikes reached Yandex’s data centers, it suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. A lot of people noticed it. There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations.

Because there were fewer bots. And it’s pretty clear where those bots were coming from – if they disappeared when Yandex went offline. This proves, again and again, that Europe is not the source of the problems. Europe is not the one making everything more difficult.

Most importantly, we need people in America, every morning, when the day in Europe is already moving toward evening, to really see what is happening. To see the truth.

From a speech at the Warsaw Security Forum. (3/3)

[Aidan Roy @RoySask]

Been getting into Warhammer 40K painting. I think I’m in love.

[ARC Raiders @ARCRaidersGame]

From October 13 to October 20, ARC Raiders will be beta-testing a PvE matchmaking toggle. Come try it out, and let us know what you think! Your feedback will help us determine if it works, and what the future of this feature could look like.

Read more about the test in our blog - https://t.co/e6Ejtv99YS

[International Cyber Digest @IntCyberDigest]

‼️ BREAKING: Your LG TV is eavesdropping on you. It transcribes what you say, copies what is on your screen, and scans every device on your network, and researchers say the collection keeps running after you disconnect it, uploading the moment it reconnects.

LG's ad-tech arm says it out loud: "We own the glass." It pitches marketers on the ability to "own the living room," using data harvested from the TV you paid thousands for.

Gamers Nexus, working with Level1Techs and independent researchers, compromised an LG G5 and turned it into a listening device: it recorded room audio while the screen appeared off and the Ethernet cable was unplugged, then exfiltrated the file once the TV was back online.

LG has publicly said its TVs "do not collect, record, or store ambient conversations." Gamers Nexus found the TV converts speech to plain text and stores it in on-device logs, and that the mic window stays open 10 to 15 seconds after talking stops, sweeping up bystanders who never addressed the TV.

These sets are everywhere: hospitals, waiting rooms, boardrooms, hotels. ACR keeps running even when the TV is a dumb HDMI monitor, and a compromised set can pull the audio of a call off that HDMI feed. A surgeon asked Gamers Nexus where that leaves patient confidentiality.

Researchers advise disconnecting LG TVs from any network.

[All Elite Wrestling @AEW]

All Elite Wrestling is saddened to learn of the passing of Andy Williams, aka The Butcher. A trailblazing musician with ETID and Atomic Rule, Williams made a successful transition into the world of professional wrestling and was incredibly respected by his peers both in and out of the ring.  Our condolences go out to Williams’ family, friends and fans.

[Internet Archive @internetarchive]

We've been getting a lot of questions lately about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.

The short answer: page by page, by hand.

You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.

Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://t.co/gt9s5lbPE4

[Polling USA @USA_Polling]

Rest in peace king

[Ed Boon @noobde]

@TheFGCentel @DiscussingFish Oh no!

[Ultima @UltimaShadowX]

The sheer arrogance is disgusting. If you don’t give a shit about your consumer base, why should I give a shit about your products? I grew up with PS1 but I just don’t see myself supporting PlayStation as a platform any more if this is how little they think of their audience.

[Push Square @pushsquare]

Sony Imposes 'Strictest Ever Social Media Guidelines' on Staff Due to PS5 Disc Debacle. https://t.co/3Hk2ygAUJ6

[Insider Gaming @InsiderGamingIG]

US Video Game Spending Fell 21% In June 2026

https://t.co/vsTUt2XdAv

[Rino🚀 @RinoTheBouncer]

PlayStation will be introducing regional pricing starting August 20🚀

Regional pricing tends to mean higher pricing, so enjoy your all-digital future😅

NO DISC 💿 NO BUY

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

An Ex-PlayStation exec says digital games won't be cheaper even when discs come to an end

"[The games industry] would prefer to maximize revenue however possible" he told Insider Gaming

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Movies still come on Blu-ray, music is still pressed on vinyl and books still fill store shelves. But as Sony moves to phase out physical PlayStation releases, many gamers are asking why video games should be the first major entertainment medium to go all digital. https://t.co/FagoUG3JVU

[Aidan Roy @RoySask]

Don't Kill the Disc: Tell Sony to Keep Physical PlayStation Games - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/CrYEgxvQl7 via @CdnChange

[Neo @NeoWokio]

Promoting a fight stick when you don't want everyone in the world playing your new fighting game is nasty work

[Just the Gems @_justthegems]

Even if Sony reverses the all-digital decision, I'm still out unless there is a full reckoning at the top. Every executive involved in poisoning the brand has to go, or this is just going to happen again.

[Frans Roos @FransRoos16]

Did you know its possible to leave an honest review of Playstation’s ecosystems on your PS app of choice in the AppStore and PlayStore? It will be there forever. #Playstation #cancelpsplus #Nodiscnobuy @PlayStation

[Aidan Roy @RoySask]

I’ve been a fan of PlayStation for almost 17 years. This news is the last straw. I think it’s time I do some cancelling of my own.

[PlayStation @PlayStation]

Important updates:

News on physical discs for new games - https://t.co/BzZODXdWGY

News on PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita - https://t.co/ev3mN6wj14

[Baldwin @baldwinvoices]

Everyone do me a favor real quick and cancel your PS Plus subscriptions. Time to send a message they'll understand...