Chris Butler
@avalix.bsky.social
Lead Programmer @ ZA/UM on Disco Elysium for Mobile | Ex-Freelance Indie Dev |🟥🟪🟦|🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️| Unity/C#/C++ | Board games | Cat Dad
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Off to Hotarucon for the weekend! Say hi if your there!
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Off to Hotarucon for the weekend! Say hi if your there!
God imagine the hallucinated repo steps that are plausable enough to spend hours trying to recreate for nothing.
Also imagine how much cool and actually useful automated testing tools you could set up for like a magantuded less money!
Also imagine how much cool and actually useful automated testing tools you could set up for like a magantuded less money!
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-...
I imagined trying to get through bug reports written by an LLM and immediately got an honest to god headache. What do you mean I can’t even go back to the person who wrote it and ask for more details because there isn’t one, but it can still make shit up?
I imagined trying to get through bug reports written by an LLM and immediately got an honest to god headache. What do you mean I can’t even go back to the person who wrote it and ask for more details because there isn’t one, but it can still make shit up?
Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 | VGC
The publisher is researching “Game QA Automation Technology” with the University of Tokyo…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
God imagine the hallucinated repo steps that are plausable enough to spend hours trying to recreate for nothing.
Also imagine how much cool and actually useful automated testing tools you could set up for like a magantuded less money!
Also imagine how much cool and actually useful automated testing tools you could set up for like a magantuded less money!
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TIL: /r/democrats does not allow discussion of "democrat socialists"
so they're commemorating this election's blue wave, but are unable to actually mention the candidates that were elected
so they're commemorating this election's blue wave, but are unable to actually mention the candidates that were elected
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
TIL: /r/democrats does not allow discussion of "democrat socialists"
so they're commemorating this election's blue wave, but are unable to actually mention the candidates that were elected
so they're commemorating this election's blue wave, but are unable to actually mention the candidates that were elected
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Rockstar is totally not union busting, totally. They just happened to fire 30+ people organizing together. What a coincidence, who could have known!
Oh wait, that's the definition of union busting? Well, they couldn't have possibly known that either, right?
Oh wait, that's the definition of union busting? Well, they couldn't have possibly known that either, right?
Rockstar claims dismissals were due to information leaks, not union busting
UPDATE: Developer says it "took action against a small number of individuals" for "distributing and discussing confidential information"
www.gamesindustry.biz/iwgb-accuses...
UPDATE: Developer says it "took action against a small number of individuals" for "distributing and discussing confidential information"
www.gamesindustry.biz/iwgb-accuses...
Rockstar claims dismissals were due to information leaks, not union busting
UPDATE: Developer says it "took action against a small number of individuals" for "distributing and discussing confidential information"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Rockstar is totally not union busting, totally. They just happened to fire 30+ people organizing together. What a coincidence, who could have known!
Oh wait, that's the definition of union busting? Well, they couldn't have possibly known that either, right?
Oh wait, that's the definition of union busting? Well, they couldn't have possibly known that either, right?
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INTERVIEWER: Any comment on Zohran Mamdani's victory and what it says about immigrants and trans rights?
LABOUR POLITICIAN: (panicking) I've never heard of New York
LABOUR POLITICIAN: (panicking) I've never heard of New York
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
INTERVIEWER: Any comment on Zohran Mamdani's victory and what it says about immigrants and trans rights?
LABOUR POLITICIAN: (panicking) I've never heard of New York
LABOUR POLITICIAN: (panicking) I've never heard of New York
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Mamdani going so hard for trans right and winning is some juicy proof that every dem that abandoned us didn’t do it for politically advantageous reasons. They did it because they’re transphobes and they will lose for it
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Mamdani going so hard for trans right and winning is some juicy proof that every dem that abandoned us didn’t do it for politically advantageous reasons. They did it because they’re transphobes and they will lose for it
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
Its tottaly normal to lie in bed at 1:30am and suddenly get an idea for a cool dice system for a CRPG and have to write it down right?
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Its tottaly normal to lie in bed at 1:30am and suddenly get an idea for a cool dice system for a CRPG and have to write it down right?
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Zohran has ended his victory speech by summoning and entrapping the spirit of Andrew Cuomo in a Greater Soul Gem. The translucent former governor's mouth hangs open in a pained howl as he writhes within the jewel, but makes no sound.
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Zohran has ended his victory speech by summoning and entrapping the spirit of Andrew Cuomo in a Greater Soul Gem. The translucent former governor's mouth hangs open in a pained howl as he writhes within the jewel, but makes no sound.
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Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
If you have any spare money please throw some this way if you can!
Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
actionnetwork.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
If you have any spare money please throw some this way if you can!
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Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
actionnetwork.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Play it so i can chat with more people about it
The Seance of Blake Manor is my Blue Prince
aftermath.site/seance-of-blak...
aftermath.site/seance-of-blak...
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Play it so i can chat with more people about it
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TFW u open BlueSky and a bunch of ppl are vaguely posting about the same shit
August 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
TFW u open BlueSky and a bunch of ppl are vaguely posting about the same shit
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Ok, wow! In a year of so many good top contenders of games this year, The Séance of Blake Manor is jumping up there - I am enthralled!
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
Save 10% on The Séance of Blake Manor on Steam
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurren...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Ok, wow! In a year of so many good top contenders of games this year, The Séance of Blake Manor is jumping up there - I am enthralled!
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
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All that's wrong with the EHRC "guidance" in one paragraph
“There was no consultation with stakeholders – or even their own staff. It included legal inaccuracies and has since been withdrawn. And while it was big on how to exclude, it had nothing to say on how to include trans people in public life”
“There was no consultation with stakeholders – or even their own staff. It included legal inaccuracies and has since been withdrawn. And while it was big on how to exclude, it had nothing to say on how to include trans people in public life”
New report details the harm caused by EHRC interim guidance
New report details the harm caused by EHRC interim guidance
TransActual will be taking copies of their findings to meet with MPs
diva-magazine.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
All that's wrong with the EHRC "guidance" in one paragraph
“There was no consultation with stakeholders – or even their own staff. It included legal inaccuracies and has since been withdrawn. And while it was big on how to exclude, it had nothing to say on how to include trans people in public life”
“There was no consultation with stakeholders – or even their own staff. It included legal inaccuracies and has since been withdrawn. And while it was big on how to exclude, it had nothing to say on how to include trans people in public life”
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This seems outrageously cruel.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This seems outrageously cruel.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
Fucking vile - i hope at the least the staff can get everything they can from Rockstar in court.
Solidarity with the staff
Solidarity with the staff
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Fucking vile - i hope at the least the staff can get everything they can from Rockstar in court.
Solidarity with the staff
Solidarity with the staff
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“what radicalized you” idk paying attention
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“what radicalized you” idk paying attention
God i am such a fan of Q flavor (I first heard his stuff as the composer of the music for Gonsia) and i wish there was more
open.spotify.com/track/1512cp...
soundcloud.com/nnoono/gnosi...
open.spotify.com/track/1512cp...
soundcloud.com/nnoono/gnosi...
Gigafalls
open.spotify.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
God i am such a fan of Q flavor (I first heard his stuff as the composer of the music for Gonsia) and i wish there was more
open.spotify.com/track/1512cp...
soundcloud.com/nnoono/gnosi...
open.spotify.com/track/1512cp...
soundcloud.com/nnoono/gnosi...
Er... Ok so i seem to have been sent a random EP from america for a band i dont know. No invoice or and indication it was bought or the reason it was sent to me....
This is so fucking weird
This is so fucking weird
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Er... Ok so i seem to have been sent a random EP from america for a band i dont know. No invoice or and indication it was bought or the reason it was sent to me....
This is so fucking weird
This is so fucking weird