Ethan Younger Banks
@butw8asec.bsky.social
he/him | Games programmer focusing on Unreal Engine | musician | not a very good gamer. | Opinions here don't reflect anyone else's, sometimes not even my own.
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Even if you're completely on Bluesky's side on this, thinking that quoting a Johnny Cash lyric in an obvious joke about a Johnny Cash article should be treated like a serious death threat,
What the fuck do you mean, "Our mod team's turnaround time on responding to Death Threats is a month?"
What the fuck do you mean, "Our mod team's turnaround time on responding to Death Threats is a month?"
CORRECTION: The post was made on Oct 10. Due to a backlog in cases, our mod team didn’t review and take action until Nov 11, which is when we engaged with the account owner about the reason for suspension.
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Even if you're completely on Bluesky's side on this, thinking that quoting a Johnny Cash lyric in an obvious joke about a Johnny Cash article should be treated like a serious death threat,
What the fuck do you mean, "Our mod team's turnaround time on responding to Death Threats is a month?"
What the fuck do you mean, "Our mod team's turnaround time on responding to Death Threats is a month?"
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The reason the tech billionaires and oligarchs are funding the far right and the repression it comes with is because their vison of the future includes climate catastrophe and the death and displacement of billions.
And they know they'll need protection from us.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And they know they'll need protection from us.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The reason the tech billionaires and oligarchs are funding the far right and the repression it comes with is because their vison of the future includes climate catastrophe and the death and displacement of billions.
And they know they'll need protection from us.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And they know they'll need protection from us.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I truly hate to say it but I did not care for GDT's Frankenstein
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I truly hate to say it but I did not care for GDT's Frankenstein
As part of any serious development workflow? The idea is laughable. But did a few programmers ask ChatGPT for a quick bit of boilerplate code? Did an artist use a placeholder from Dall-E in a background for a bit? We need to stamp those use cases out before they become a bigger problem.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
As part of any serious development workflow? The idea is laughable. But did a few programmers ask ChatGPT for a quick bit of boilerplate code? Did an artist use a placeholder from Dall-E in a background for a bit? We need to stamp those use cases out before they become a bigger problem.
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AI increases code velocity by 1.02 and tech debt velocity by 1.8 this is good because
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
AI increases code velocity by 1.02 and tech debt velocity by 1.8 this is good because
For this to be a problem you have to accept that every Bond has been the same guy, which obvious no one does, so what's the problem?
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
For this to be a problem you have to accept that every Bond has been the same guy, which obvious no one does, so what's the problem?
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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Apparently, Keighley doesn't have time to reply to @alyssamerc.bsky.social's request for comment, but he sure does have time to post about his latest business deal surrounding the awards on LinkedIn.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Apparently, Keighley doesn't have time to reply to @alyssamerc.bsky.social's request for comment, but he sure does have time to post about his latest business deal surrounding the awards on LinkedIn.
If you use ChatGPT you're supporting shit like this happening. I don't care if you find it useful or if it's just for a quick question now and then. Stop it, now.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
If you use ChatGPT you're supporting shit like this happening. I don't care if you find it useful or if it's just for a quick question now and then. Stop it, now.
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The sandwich exploded on me. I could feel it through my bulletproof vest. The worst part about it, though, was the smells. Onions. Mustard. I'll never forget what I went through that day. How could I. How could anyone. Mustard stains, oh god, the mustard stains.
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The sandwich exploded on me. I could feel it through my bulletproof vest. The worst part about it, though, was the smells. Onions. Mustard. I'll never forget what I went through that day. How could I. How could anyone. Mustard stains, oh god, the mustard stains.
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I can't help but think that poisoning wells was once one of the worst things you could do. Now it's just economy.
Sources for the drinking water of 6 million people in England so contaminated with PFAS forever chemicals, the Drinking Water Inspectorate has ordered water companies to act.
Our story featured on @BBCr4today this morning + here on BBC Online:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our story featured on @BBCr4today this morning + here on BBC Online:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people - BBC News
The persistent pollutants which build up in the environment have been linked to serious illnesses.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I can't help but think that poisoning wells was once one of the worst things you could do. Now it's just economy.
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[sam altman voice] mr president, we cannot allow a Torment Nexus gap
Look man, someone’s gonna build a torment nexus, we can’t just not build the torment nexus.
November 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
[sam altman voice] mr president, we cannot allow a Torment Nexus gap
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Companies wouldn't be trying to stop unionisation if unions weren't both necessary and effective. Don't give in to fear, that's how we lose.
November 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Companies wouldn't be trying to stop unionisation if unions weren't both necessary and effective. Don't give in to fear, that's how we lose.
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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.
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this is gamedev
People are not lying about what happens when you do this. I've had five kids so far take potatoes and three take apples.
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
this is gamedev
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They Avocado Toast-ed us Millennials for years, but Gen Z is getting accused of indulgent overspending for having a pastry ONCE A WEEK???
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
archive.ph/2TI8J
archive.ph/2TI8J
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
They Avocado Toast-ed us Millennials for years, but Gen Z is getting accused of indulgent overspending for having a pastry ONCE A WEEK???
This, but also, the fact that they work doesn't mean it's okay to use them
the fucked up part of ai is that it's built by programmers, so all the ai programming tools are made to assist programmers, and work far better than you'd think
meanwhile, ai art tools are always about "replacing" artists instead since these ai people see dealing with artists as a waste of time
meanwhile, ai art tools are always about "replacing" artists instead since these ai people see dealing with artists as a waste of time
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
This, but also, the fact that they work doesn't mean it's okay to use them
Can confirm, I saw Starlight Express at a very young age and it has, for better or worse, stuck with me ever since
If you're near London, get over to the new version of Starlight Express at the Troubadour in Wembley. It's so WEIRD. I can't promise you it's good art, but they'll never ever forget the weird space dimension you took them to
October 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Can confirm, I saw Starlight Express at a very young age and it has, for better or worse, stuck with me ever since
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covering myself in yellow paint so that women will notice me as an interactive element.
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
covering myself in yellow paint so that women will notice me as an interactive element.
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I feel bad for the profession of journalism, but this is tremendous content.
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I feel bad for the profession of journalism, but this is tremendous content.
There might be some truth in this but I always saw Mordor as London rather than a foreign country. The evil was industrialisation at the expense of the natural environment, and the demon god was capitalism.
There's A Lot Of Stuff Going On in LORD OF THE RINGS and unfortunately I genuinely think one of those things is a basically racist depiction of a conflict between genetically superior Anglo-Saxon-coded westerners and Muslim-coded fallen men worshipping a demonic god to their southeast.
October 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
There might be some truth in this but I always saw Mordor as London rather than a foreign country. The evil was industrialisation at the expense of the natural environment, and the demon god was capitalism.
No one is talking about the lore implications of this
"the knight from hollow knight is weak as fuck because it takes them several dozen hits to defeat hornet while hornet can get killed in 3 hits by basic silksong enemies"
October 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
No one is talking about the lore implications of this
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Your ability to eat should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
October 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Your ability to eat should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
That IBM paper didn't explicitly state that "a computer can never hold public office" but I feel it was implied
October 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
That IBM paper didn't explicitly state that "a computer can never hold public office" but I feel it was implied