Brian A
@bjaudette.bsky.social
Game designer. Writer. Music geek. Punk.
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My posts and reposts represent my own thoughts and opinions and no one else's.
Take it or leave it ... do both if you choose.
My posts and reposts represent my own thoughts and opinions and no one else's.
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Brian A
@bjaudette.bsky.social
· Dec 5
As promised, what follows is an unofficial behind the scenes/director’s commentary thread for the “Isle of the Gods” mission in Dragon Age: The Veilguard for #dragonageday Some #veilguardspoilers will follow, so Beware.
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Can confirm, I did say this, over on Threads. I stand by it here as well. And everywhere else!
“Re ‘There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!’: No there aren't, my side is the ‘People Who Don't Fuck Children’ side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?” — John Scalzi
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Can confirm, I did say this, over on Threads. I stand by it here as well. And everywhere else!
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Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips.
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips.
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
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OMG, as a father, allow me to emphasize it is not ok for adult men to be into teen age girls, and if you are an adult rationalizing “15 year olds” as somehow ok:
You are gross
You need help
Stay the hell away from my children or my students
You are gross
You need help
Stay the hell away from my children or my students
November 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
OMG, as a father, allow me to emphasize it is not ok for adult men to be into teen age girls, and if you are an adult rationalizing “15 year olds” as somehow ok:
You are gross
You need help
Stay the hell away from my children or my students
You are gross
You need help
Stay the hell away from my children or my students
I will briefly ... BRIEFLY allow gen AI to exist for the sole purpose of someone creating a video of Trump singing Taylor Swift's "Wood" to Bill Clinton and making it go viral.
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I will briefly ... BRIEFLY allow gen AI to exist for the sole purpose of someone creating a video of Trump singing Taylor Swift's "Wood" to Bill Clinton and making it go viral.
I don't just "want" a Socialist Democracy. I'm "owed" by the simple fact that I've had to spend far too much of my life being forced to think about Bill Clinton's junk.
November 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I don't just "want" a Socialist Democracy. I'm "owed" by the simple fact that I've had to spend far too much of my life being forced to think about Bill Clinton's junk.
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I thought the idea of a sex abuse ring at the highest levels of government was overheated and ridiculous.
I thought Captain America: The Winter Soldier having secret Nazi senators was over the top.
My life has become a single ongoing revelation that I have not been cynical enough
I thought Captain America: The Winter Soldier having secret Nazi senators was over the top.
My life has become a single ongoing revelation that I have not been cynical enough
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I thought the idea of a sex abuse ring at the highest levels of government was overheated and ridiculous.
I thought Captain America: The Winter Soldier having secret Nazi senators was over the top.
My life has become a single ongoing revelation that I have not been cynical enough
I thought Captain America: The Winter Soldier having secret Nazi senators was over the top.
My life has become a single ongoing revelation that I have not been cynical enough
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The audio drama short “Field Report” written by @sylviafeketekuty.bsky.social and directed by @liljbat.bsky.social is out now! A dusk drive back from Red Deer gives us a glimpse of what happened at the Donut Mill from Augury’s side.
youtu.be/tnzuX9xsDO4?...
youtu.be/tnzuX9xsDO4?...
Post Mortem: Field Report
YouTube video by North Mist Studios
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November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The audio drama short “Field Report” written by @sylviafeketekuty.bsky.social and directed by @liljbat.bsky.social is out now! A dusk drive back from Red Deer gives us a glimpse of what happened at the Donut Mill from Augury’s side.
youtu.be/tnzuX9xsDO4?...
youtu.be/tnzuX9xsDO4?...
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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This is possibly the most fucked thing I've ever seen but also the bit at the end where the grandmother is straight up being tricked into providing training content for the app feels particularly revealing.
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This is possibly the most fucked thing I've ever seen but also the bit at the end where the grandmother is straight up being tricked into providing training content for the app feels particularly revealing.
67 votes would be needed in the Senate to override a Trump veto of releasing the Epstein files.
67
6 ... 7
The plot lines are converging.
67
6 ... 7
The plot lines are converging.
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
67 votes would be needed in the Senate to override a Trump veto of releasing the Epstein files.
67
6 ... 7
The plot lines are converging.
67
6 ... 7
The plot lines are converging.
I don't even have "Trump gave Clinton a beej" on my 2025 bingo card. Not fair!
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I don't even have "Trump gave Clinton a beej" on my 2025 bingo card. Not fair!
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I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
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Men do not “have sex with underage girls” they rape them. Language matters. Children CANNOT consent
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Men do not “have sex with underage girls” they rape them. Language matters. Children CANNOT consent
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Reposting this, because it's the best alt text I have ever written.
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Reposting this, because it's the best alt text I have ever written.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
If they're willing to cooperate, then they've already got plans to make sure the files never see the light of day. And beyond the fact that the resolution would still need to go to the Senate where it needs 67 votes to avoid a Trump veto. We're not winning this in a fair fight. Leak the damn files.
Breaking on MSNBC:
Mike Johnson says he intends to put the Epstein resolution on the House floor NEXT WEEK.
Mike Johnson says he intends to put the Epstein resolution on the House floor NEXT WEEK.
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
If they're willing to cooperate, then they've already got plans to make sure the files never see the light of day. And beyond the fact that the resolution would still need to go to the Senate where it needs 67 votes to avoid a Trump veto. We're not winning this in a fair fight. Leak the damn files.
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
And this is why I've never put much stock in the Epstein files. If they're that nuclear, they're never going to let them be released while they're in power. If they aren't then they're inconsequential.
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
And this is why I've never put much stock in the Epstein files. If they're that nuclear, they're never going to let them be released while they're in power. If they aren't then they're inconsequential.
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trust is neither given nor earned. it forms naturally between people who share the experience of having listened to Skinny Puppy at or after 3 am in the dark by themselves
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
trust is neither given nor earned. it forms naturally between people who share the experience of having listened to Skinny Puppy at or after 3 am in the dark by themselves
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This is my favorite part of this cycle we've been repeating for my entire adult life: when they sit backwards on the chair for some real talk and explain that you're a fucking peasant who doesn't understand how things work.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is my favorite part of this cycle we've been repeating for my entire adult life: when they sit backwards on the chair for some real talk and explain that you're a fucking peasant who doesn't understand how things work.
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
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DSA stands in absolute opposition to the proposed deal to pass Trump's billionaire budget. Healthcare is a right, not a bargaining chip.
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
DSA stands in absolute opposition to the proposed deal to pass Trump's billionaire budget. Healthcare is a right, not a bargaining chip.