Nostr notes by Rami Ismail (رامي)

So Israel literally just imposed an apartheid execution law - if ...

2026-04-01T02:50:40Z

So Israel literally just imposed an apartheid execution law - if an Israeli commits murder in the West Bank, they get a medal after being performatively told that that might've been a bit much. If a Palestinian defends themselves in the West Bank and an Israeli is killed, they are hanged.

A good reminder of why process matters: for my first flights of ...

2026-03-21T17:33:24Z

A good reminder of why process matters: for my first flights of the year, I flew to Calais/Dunkirk. The flight out was gorgeous, but on startup for the return leg I noticed the checklist left brake test failed. Now struggling my way back home by taxi and train, but glad I noticed and did no fly.

"Hey ChatGPT, they found out I used you as legal council and ...

2026-03-19T18:53:37Z

"Hey ChatGPT, they found out I used you as legal council and believed you on the 'Project X' thing and now I've fucked up 250 million dollars and so everyone is making fun of me, what could I do to look cool again?"

www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...

PUBG maker Krafton is an AI de...

I was asked to talk about DLSS5, but then I got angry about ...

2026-03-19T18:06:41Z

I was asked to talk about DLSS5, but then I got angry about DLSS5, and so that's what in this @kotaku.com@bsky.brid.gy article.

kotaku.com/we-spoke-to-...

We Spoke To Game Devs And All ...

Okay so let me get this straight, a oligarch country that elected ...

2026-02-28T21:27:00Z

Okay so let me get this straight, a oligarch country that elected a suspected pedophile & known rapist over his Christian values, and an illegally nuclear genocidal apartheid nation that keeps electing war criminals to do war crimes, those are the good guys because they bombed a primary girls school

I got a great question on my Ramadan thread: do Muslims also need ...

2026-02-19T00:49:07Z

I got a great question on my Ramadan thread: do Muslims also need to avoid consumption by proxy in videogames? Does consuming in-game food or drink break the fast? Basically: does your character have to go fast?

The answer is no, unless you happen to be playing Sonic the Hedgehog.

Godot's marketing strategy for 2026: let Unity exist. Unity ...

2026-02-16T17:41:43Z

Godot's marketing strategy for 2026: let Unity exist.

Unity says its AI tech will so...

Ah, I just read that the ICE terrorists even pulled the Israeli ...

2026-01-08T03:10:22Z

Ah, I just read that the ICE terrorists even pulled the Israeli tactic of prohibiting official medical aid from reaching their victim. They didn't quite massacre the ambulance like Israel often does, but the effect is similar: ensure the injuries they cause mean death or permanent maiming.

Ultimately, when people with power say "violence is ...

2025-09-11T03:49:15Z

Ultimately, when people with power say "violence is unacceptable" - they mean "violence against us is unacceptable", nothing more, nothing less. It foregoes that violence for those with power tends to come from greed, and violence against them tends to come from need.

It's been a while. Glad to be announcing a new game, and ...

2025-09-03T16:04:39Z

It's been a while.

Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.

store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...

Australia Did It - Reveal Trai...

Ok but does it run DOOM www.tomshardware.com/pc-component... Yes, ...

2025-07-30T03:46:44Z

Ok but does it run DOOM

www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...

Yes, you can store data on a b...

Europe did betray its core premise, its promise to the world and ...

2025-07-16T11:05:48Z

Europe did betray its core premise, its promise to the world and the survivors after two world wars, the institutes it created & upheld. Full-throated cruel cowardice in the face of the one thing Europe promised we'd never fail at again, and we failed beyond measure.

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

EU-Israel: Refusal to suspend ...

Bye forever, WeTransfer. ...

2025-07-14T23:57:25Z

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

https://shimeji.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347&cid=bafkreie2luwt3acvndithbntwdtvlfrmsvuo7xz34zfvikgtxwx7syo74u

Death Stranding 2 giving me the truly spectacular power fantasy ...

2025-07-02T23:49:48Z

Death Stranding 2 giving me the truly spectacular power fantasy of being able to enter the United States without issue

The no-fly NOTAM over the Netherlands for the NATO summit is so ...

2025-06-24T08:15:23Z

The no-fly NOTAM over the Netherlands for the NATO summit is so large that my air planning software literally can't zoom out far enough without switching to international mode. It's that big red circle covering uh, 80% of the screen. Countless airfields can't even allow takeoffs under these rules.

https://shimeji.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347&cid=bafkreia2rivhjytcbgdnt56owxb3iy5f5bkqd44tts5qtuzvddeo7pvl7i

Appreciate any US event that is inviting me to speak. I'm ...

2025-06-11T14:14:03Z

Appreciate any US event that is inviting me to speak. I'm grateful that there's such a demand for my perspective & talks - but I really cannot justify traveling to a country under a fascist government actively hunting people like myself, & sending them to prisons built for people that look like me.

Israel illegally boarded a humanitarian mission in international ...

2025-06-09T06:07:55Z

Israel illegally boarded a humanitarian mission in international waters with heavy weaponry, then disappeared the crew. Al Jazeera is the only one I can find that is reporting on this without Israeli fluff or propaganda.

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Israeli commandos taking Gaza-...

I will entirely skipping @eurovision.tv again for its ...

2025-05-14T09:36:42Z

I will entirely skipping @eurovision.tv again for its unacceptable shameless political choice to platform a violent, terrorist, genocidal Israel.

You should too, even if Eurovision is "fun" or "massive for engagement" - the EBU is choosing to ignore genocide. Don't be like or support the EBU.

Don't let anyone complicit in genocide speak a single ...

2025-04-04T21:38:15Z

Don't let anyone complicit in genocide speak a single sentence without interrupting it. They must never escape it, just like they work to ensure not a single Palestinian escapes alive.

www.theverge.com/news/643777/...

Microsoft CEOs interrupted by ...

I have shared this story, this thread, before - but I think given ...

2025-03-13T00:11:07Z

I have shared this story, this thread, before - but I think given the state of the world, it's worth telling once again. Maybe it can help, especially if like me, you make art, and you wonder what the use of all of it is right now.

Over my career, I've seen the power of games, of play, of ...

2025-03-13T00:11:07Z

Over my career, I've seen the power of games, of play, of art, of joy. They manifest spontaneously, everywhere, always. They're encoded into our being, into our humanity, and no matter how bad things get, art galvanizes, play reinvigorates, joy motivates - it just happens.

My only thought on naming games is that if "Balatro", ...

2025-03-03T22:46:11Z

My only thought on naming games is that if "Balatro", "Disco Elysium", "LUFTRAUSERS", "Planetenverteitigungskanonenkommandant", "What Remains of Edith Finch", "Journey", and "Kingdom Hearts 2.8 something" can all be successful, it just doesn't matter. If it is successful it'll stick, not vice versa.