Blizzic
@blizzic.bsky.social
He/him. Posts videos about writing, anime, and other nerd shit whenever the planets align.
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Seems like when you are a woman, anything you are in addition to being a woman becomes a thing that will be weaponized against you because you are a woman, even if that thing is otherwise tolerated or even celebrated by those same groups. Huh! Interesting!
January 14, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Seems like when you are a woman, anything you are in addition to being a woman becomes a thing that will be weaponized against you because you are a woman, even if that thing is otherwise tolerated or even celebrated by those same groups. Huh! Interesting!
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it ever just hit you how fucked we are
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
it ever just hit you how fucked we are
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Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
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Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
January 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
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36 people have died at ICE's hands in the past year
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
January 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
36 people have died at ICE's hands in the past year
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
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The YouTube search is entirely, completely fucking broken. If you search normally, you get nothing but algorithmic slop and unrelated recommendations, including a lot of the same results over and over. Newest, while also barely functional, was one of the few ways to find less viewed videos.
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The YouTube search is entirely, completely fucking broken. If you search normally, you get nothing but algorithmic slop and unrelated recommendations, including a lot of the same results over and over. Newest, while also barely functional, was one of the few ways to find less viewed videos.
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Still wild that they made ChatGPT 4o, people called them out for 4o glazing and affirming the user too much that it became uncomfortable, so they replaced it with a 5th version, *then* brought 4o back when some users missed the absurd praise from their bot, and now 4o has a death count
January 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Still wild that they made ChatGPT 4o, people called them out for 4o glazing and affirming the user too much that it became uncomfortable, so they replaced it with a 5th version, *then* brought 4o back when some users missed the absurd praise from their bot, and now 4o has a death count
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"what are we going to do with 20,000 ICE agents if we abolish ice" well to start with I think we should all literally spit on them in public for the rest of their lives
January 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"what are we going to do with 20,000 ICE agents if we abolish ice" well to start with I think we should all literally spit on them in public for the rest of their lives
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what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me"
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
The murdered woman's glove compartment is filled with stuffed animals.
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me"
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
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Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
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A warning that this is a disturbing video. Proceed with caution.
But it shows that the ICE version of the story is an absolute fucking LIE. As is standard for them!
We need justice.
But it shows that the ICE version of the story is an absolute fucking LIE. As is standard for them!
We need justice.
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
A warning that this is a disturbing video. Proceed with caution.
But it shows that the ICE version of the story is an absolute fucking LIE. As is standard for them!
We need justice.
But it shows that the ICE version of the story is an absolute fucking LIE. As is standard for them!
We need justice.
Tumbler dot com is at least 70% semantics discussions between people who don’t realize that they’re discussing semantics
January 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Tumbler dot com is at least 70% semantics discussions between people who don’t realize that they’re discussing semantics
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The extent to which Games Done Quick has helped to steer the larger speedrunning community - one of the most hardcore video game enthusiast subcultures there is - into becoming something so welcoming, inclusive and supportive astonishes me
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The extent to which Games Done Quick has helped to steer the larger speedrunning community - one of the most hardcore video game enthusiast subcultures there is - into becoming something so welcoming, inclusive and supportive astonishes me
One day I will be dead and I will never have to receive another email
January 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
One day I will be dead and I will never have to receive another email
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i wrote a lengthy post about my thoughts on 2025, how it affected my creative output, and what the absence of a concrete future has done to my (everyone's) mental health.
Sarah Zedig's Obligatory "2025 Sucked" Retrospective.
sarah zedig on Comradery
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January 1, 2026 at 2:36 AM
i wrote a lengthy post about my thoughts on 2025, how it affected my creative output, and what the absence of a concrete future has done to my (everyone's) mental health.
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Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
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All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
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Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
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Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
When you’re falling asleep to the sound of the heater or air conditioning and then it turns off, that’s satan. That’s satan doing that
December 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
When you’re falling asleep to the sound of the heater or air conditioning and then it turns off, that’s satan. That’s satan doing that
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we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
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"please welcome the voices of huntrix" no they're just huntrix now. they're huntrix and they fight demons
December 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"please welcome the voices of huntrix" no they're just huntrix now. they're huntrix and they fight demons
Hey it’s been a minute, so here’s an old tradition:
I’m drunk. AMA. Merry chimbus
I’m drunk. AMA. Merry chimbus
December 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Hey it’s been a minute, so here’s an old tradition:
I’m drunk. AMA. Merry chimbus
I’m drunk. AMA. Merry chimbus
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
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The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks