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I'd like to add that like in all industries, when we stop understanding how our tools work, we become entirely dependent on the corporate entities that own the mold. We are trading the ability to build and repair for the convenience of being permanent tenants in someone else's infrastructure/subs.
Vibe coding is working as expected: it'll kill the open-source, secure, and ideologically maintained alternatives to make sure you have to pay the oligarchs to do anything at all, and they can control what you're allowed to make.
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue
‘If the maintainers of small projects give up, who will produce the next Linux?’
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I'd like to add that like in all industries, when we stop understanding how our tools work, we become entirely dependent on the corporate entities that own the mold. We are trading the ability to build and repair for the convenience of being permanent tenants in someone else's infrastructure/subs.
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I generally only try to raise funds on a new article, but I have a massive body of work just sitting there that's all worth reading.
I'm in immense pain, but because we don't have universal healthcare, I have to pay this out of pocket.
$280 by tomorrow's doctor's visit would help a lot!!
I'm in immense pain, but because we don't have universal healthcare, I have to pay this out of pocket.
$280 by tomorrow's doctor's visit would help a lot!!
I hate AI almost as much as I hate ICE. I write about stuff on my reader-supported blog, and this one's been getting shared around again lately, so I figured, hey, I've got a really big $350 doctor's visit cost coming up.
paypal.me/stompsite
new article soon
docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...
paypal.me/stompsite
new article soon
docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...
using chatgpt and other ai writing tools makes you unhireable. here’s why
AI isn’t just pie in the sky, it’s a cow pie in the sky.
docseuss.medium.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I generally only try to raise funds on a new article, but I have a massive body of work just sitting there that's all worth reading.
I'm in immense pain, but because we don't have universal healthcare, I have to pay this out of pocket.
$280 by tomorrow's doctor's visit would help a lot!!
I'm in immense pain, but because we don't have universal healthcare, I have to pay this out of pocket.
$280 by tomorrow's doctor's visit would help a lot!!
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New article time!
This one's about Planescape: Torment. I was commissioned to cover it, so I have. I was... disappointed to find I didn't really like the game. I tried not to be too mean, but I really, really disliked this game's treatment off women.
docseuss.medium.com/okay-heres-t...
This one's about Planescape: Torment. I was commissioned to cover it, so I have. I was... disappointed to find I didn't really like the game. I tried not to be too mean, but I really, really disliked this game's treatment off women.
docseuss.medium.com/okay-heres-t...
okay here’s the one about planescape
Over the years, I have taken some commissions to write about various video games. One of those was to write about Planescape: Torment, and…
docseuss.medium.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New article time!
This one's about Planescape: Torment. I was commissioned to cover it, so I have. I was... disappointed to find I didn't really like the game. I tried not to be too mean, but I really, really disliked this game's treatment off women.
docseuss.medium.com/okay-heres-t...
This one's about Planescape: Torment. I was commissioned to cover it, so I have. I was... disappointed to find I didn't really like the game. I tried not to be too mean, but I really, really disliked this game's treatment off women.
docseuss.medium.com/okay-heres-t...
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It was Downey who coined the phrase in the LEVERAGE writers room “future episodes do not win out over present episodes”. Trust me, you’ll have more ideas. You’ll die full of them.
WRITING TIP, something simple but it catches many of us out: if you have a great/fun idea for your story, *use it now*.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It was Downey who coined the phrase in the LEVERAGE writers room “future episodes do not win out over present episodes”. Trust me, you’ll have more ideas. You’ll die full of them.
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in so much pain the doctor is letting me come get my physical therapy appointment early
if you wanna help with that, it'll be about $200
paypal.me/stompsite
I'll have a new essay for you on docseuss.medium.com very soon!
if you wanna help with that, it'll be about $200
paypal.me/stompsite
I'll have a new essay for you on docseuss.medium.com very soon!
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
in so much pain the doctor is letting me come get my physical therapy appointment early
if you wanna help with that, it'll be about $200
paypal.me/stompsite
I'll have a new essay for you on docseuss.medium.com very soon!
if you wanna help with that, it'll be about $200
paypal.me/stompsite
I'll have a new essay for you on docseuss.medium.com very soon!
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Great article on @intrrgum.bsky.social about how engaging in precarious jobs impacts migrant labourers.
interregnum.ghost.io/from-the-gro...
interregnum.ghost.io/from-the-gro...
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Great article on @intrrgum.bsky.social about how engaging in precarious jobs impacts migrant labourers.
interregnum.ghost.io/from-the-gro...
interregnum.ghost.io/from-the-gro...
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GUESS WHO'S BACK
BACK AGAIN
DOC'S BACK
TELL A FRIEND
That's right. It's time for part 3 of the FPS series; this time, a lot of assorted thoughts on what makes for good enemy design. This one was fun as hell to write.
docseuss.medium.com/building-a-b...
BACK AGAIN
DOC'S BACK
TELL A FRIEND
That's right. It's time for part 3 of the FPS series; this time, a lot of assorted thoughts on what makes for good enemy design. This one was fun as hell to write.
docseuss.medium.com/building-a-b...
building a better first person shooter part 3: enemy mine
So! First, we talked about a specific subgenre of first person shooter, loosely starting with Unreal and Half-Life and dying off around…
docseuss.medium.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
GUESS WHO'S BACK
BACK AGAIN
DOC'S BACK
TELL A FRIEND
That's right. It's time for part 3 of the FPS series; this time, a lot of assorted thoughts on what makes for good enemy design. This one was fun as hell to write.
docseuss.medium.com/building-a-b...
BACK AGAIN
DOC'S BACK
TELL A FRIEND
That's right. It's time for part 3 of the FPS series; this time, a lot of assorted thoughts on what makes for good enemy design. This one was fun as hell to write.
docseuss.medium.com/building-a-b...
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Hey! New article! This one's about the history of first person shooters, what makes 'em work, and why I like the shooters I like. It's also me lamenting how they've died, and talking a bit about why I want to go ahead and make one.
docseuss.medium.com/first-person...
docseuss.medium.com/first-person...
first person shooters are extremely fun, but the industry rarely makes the ones i like anymore
There’s something about that anticipation as your dropship passes over open ocean and the fighting on the beach comes into view…
docseuss.medium.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Hey! New article! This one's about the history of first person shooters, what makes 'em work, and why I like the shooters I like. It's also me lamenting how they've died, and talking a bit about why I want to go ahead and make one.
docseuss.medium.com/first-person...
docseuss.medium.com/first-person...
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There's a bunch of empirical research on this - people will respond to disruptive, attention-getting protests with "I agree with their cause, but not their methods!" when they DID NOT PREVIOUSLY AGREE WITH THEIR CAUSE
August 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
There's a bunch of empirical research on this - people will respond to disruptive, attention-getting protests with "I agree with their cause, but not their methods!" when they DID NOT PREVIOUSLY AGREE WITH THEIR CAUSE
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an important part of this story a media with integrity will make salient is Microsoft is CURRENTLY complicit in the mass surveillance of people being targeted for assassination by an oppressive government aftermath.site/microsoft-bd...
July 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
an important part of this story a media with integrity will make salient is Microsoft is CURRENTLY complicit in the mass surveillance of people being targeted for assassination by an oppressive government aftermath.site/microsoft-bd...
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I’m late to this interview with Tony Gilroy but I think his answer, about why most art is progressive, hits the nail on the head. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/o...
June 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I’m late to this interview with Tony Gilroy but I think his answer, about why most art is progressive, hits the nail on the head. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/o...
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Every AI feature I see added is "So you want to function while maintaining the average intelligence, drive and problem solving skills of a tired Five year old? We got just the thing for you!"
June 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Every AI feature I see added is "So you want to function while maintaining the average intelligence, drive and problem solving skills of a tired Five year old? We got just the thing for you!"
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June 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Between Greta Thunberg and her fellow activists being kidnapped by Israel and Trump turning LA into his personal war zone, I hope people realise that protest, no matter how peaceful, will always be met with violence by dying empires.
June 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Between Greta Thunberg and her fellow activists being kidnapped by Israel and Trump turning LA into his personal war zone, I hope people realise that protest, no matter how peaceful, will always be met with violence by dying empires.
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June 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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...Non-avian goose
April 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
...Non-avian goose
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📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
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Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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April 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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March 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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not to be annoying but if you appreciate me sharing the japanese perspective (aka translating stuff) about video games considering tossing me a few $$$ to get top surgery! if not, feel free to share and continue enjoying what i do translate lol
another big update from me! i've been sitting on this for a week, unsure of how to write this up.. but i've gotten the total cost for my top surgery, which is $19.6k. i can't raise this money alone, even with all of the work i do, so i've made a gofundme. gofund.me/954d116c
Donate to Kazuma's Top Surgery Fund, organized by Kazuma Hashimoto
My name is Kazuma Hashimoto and I have been suffering from gender dysphoria for over 20 yea… Kazuma Hashimoto needs your support for Kazuma's Top Surgery Fund
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March 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
not to be annoying but if you appreciate me sharing the japanese perspective (aka translating stuff) about video games considering tossing me a few $$$ to get top surgery! if not, feel free to share and continue enjoying what i do translate lol
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The state violence that Trump is inflicting is an extension of the war on terror and the war on drugs. It is, at the same time, similar to the kinds of violence inflicted by foreign regimes that were propped up by the American government. American fascism will be American imperialism turned inward.
March 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The state violence that Trump is inflicting is an extension of the war on terror and the war on drugs. It is, at the same time, similar to the kinds of violence inflicted by foreign regimes that were propped up by the American government. American fascism will be American imperialism turned inward.
This topic has been on my mind recently and I can't wait to dig into this piece. If anyone knows what they're talking about, it's doc.
So, I got roped into a conversation about violence and games, and I decided to explain why A) games are not art (hehe), B) violence is good, and C) there are a lot of problems facing nonviolent games, but I'm sure someone can figure them out
docseuss.medium.com/people-alway...
please enjoy!
docseuss.medium.com/people-alway...
please enjoy!
people always ask why games are so violent, so let’s give ’em an answer
The other day, I got tagged into a discussion about violence in games. If people want to know my thoughts on the matter, I should do my…
docseuss.medium.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This topic has been on my mind recently and I can't wait to dig into this piece. If anyone knows what they're talking about, it's doc.
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So, I got roped into a conversation about violence and games, and I decided to explain why A) games are not art (hehe), B) violence is good, and C) there are a lot of problems facing nonviolent games, but I'm sure someone can figure them out
docseuss.medium.com/people-alway...
please enjoy!
docseuss.medium.com/people-alway...
please enjoy!
people always ask why games are so violent, so let’s give ’em an answer
The other day, I got tagged into a discussion about violence in games. If people want to know my thoughts on the matter, I should do my…
docseuss.medium.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
So, I got roped into a conversation about violence and games, and I decided to explain why A) games are not art (hehe), B) violence is good, and C) there are a lot of problems facing nonviolent games, but I'm sure someone can figure them out
docseuss.medium.com/people-alway...
please enjoy!
docseuss.medium.com/people-alway...
please enjoy!
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tips are best at paypal.me/stompsite. best fees and quickest bank access
however, over on ko-fi.com/stompsite, I have a little goal thingy runnin!
if you want to be in the credits of my next video, donate toward this goal before the video comes out!
however, over on ko-fi.com/stompsite, I have a little goal thingy runnin!
if you want to be in the credits of my next video, donate toward this goal before the video comes out!
March 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
tips are best at paypal.me/stompsite. best fees and quickest bank access
however, over on ko-fi.com/stompsite, I have a little goal thingy runnin!
if you want to be in the credits of my next video, donate toward this goal before the video comes out!
however, over on ko-fi.com/stompsite, I have a little goal thingy runnin!
if you want to be in the credits of my next video, donate toward this goal before the video comes out!
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Since Western news is not covering it: Israel has now openly stated it is continuing its genocidal starvation policy in Gaza, while the concentration camp population is in the middle of Ramadan. Israel won't stop murdering until every child & adult in Gaza is dead.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Fears of ‘famine, chaos’ in Gaza as Israel cuts off all aid during Ramadan
Netanyahu says new weapons will help ‘finish the job’ as Israel blocks all ‘goods and supplies’ from reaching Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Since Western news is not covering it: Israel has now openly stated it is continuing its genocidal starvation policy in Gaza, while the concentration camp population is in the middle of Ramadan. Israel won't stop murdering until every child & adult in Gaza is dead.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...