Child of Prog
@devindoyle.bsky.social
Writer for games and TV. Star Wars: Eclipse, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. Red Planet Prize winner. Metalhead. Bassist. Social Democrat. Irish-Australian-British (but mostly Irish). Résident en France. Age: unverified.
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
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This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
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Astonishing behaviour by Kieran Cuddihy on Liveline attacking the antifa compiler of the ICE list identification website.
Just incredible bootlicking, especially after yesterday's interview with the Irish ICE detainee.
Flabbergasted here.
Just incredible bootlicking, especially after yesterday's interview with the Irish ICE detainee.
Flabbergasted here.
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Astonishing behaviour by Kieran Cuddihy on Liveline attacking the antifa compiler of the ICE list identification website.
Just incredible bootlicking, especially after yesterday's interview with the Irish ICE detainee.
Flabbergasted here.
Just incredible bootlicking, especially after yesterday's interview with the Irish ICE detainee.
Flabbergasted here.
An actor I worked with last year reckons that ultimately AI-free curated spaces will profit while those who embrace the slop will drown in it.
The tragedy is that Ms. Hart is destroying the thing she's making money from. In three years' time she'll have to grift off something else.
The tragedy is that Ms. Hart is destroying the thing she's making money from. In three years' time she'll have to grift off something else.
I don't really want to bother, but these numbers? this is just a war of attrition. Each book made $500 in the KU trenches. She expended zero effort writing them, and readers DIDN'T READ THEM.
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
An actor I worked with last year reckons that ultimately AI-free curated spaces will profit while those who embrace the slop will drown in it.
The tragedy is that Ms. Hart is destroying the thing she's making money from. In three years' time she'll have to grift off something else.
The tragedy is that Ms. Hart is destroying the thing she's making money from. In three years' time she'll have to grift off something else.
I never drank wine and I haven't had alcohol in decades, but lately I've been trying non-alcoholic wine, and... it's just shit grape juice, innit?
February 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I never drank wine and I haven't had alcohol in decades, but lately I've been trying non-alcoholic wine, and... it's just shit grape juice, innit?
At school open days where they big up their academic high achievers, I always suspect they're doing it to hide their failures with the ones they let fall through the cracks.
February 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
At school open days where they big up their academic high achievers, I always suspect they're doing it to hide their failures with the ones they let fall through the cracks.
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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The temptation is to assume that this is the big "bad things are happening at the CIA" thing from a few days ago.
February 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The temptation is to assume that this is the big "bad things are happening at the CIA" thing from a few days ago.
What's this, the Prince of Darkness is a bit of a devil?
Peter Mandelson is responsible for such a long litany of scandals he was probably one of the factors FOR a vetting process in the first place. In fact the first question of any govt vetting process should be 'Are you or have you ever been Peter Mandelson?'
February 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
What's this, the Prince of Darkness is a bit of a devil?
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THREAD.
A selection of notes I have made in my notebook about my dad, and the things he does.
1. The Public Swimming Pool
A selection of notes I have made in my notebook about my dad, and the things he does.
1. The Public Swimming Pool
February 5, 2026 at 9:08 AM
THREAD.
A selection of notes I have made in my notebook about my dad, and the things he does.
1. The Public Swimming Pool
A selection of notes I have made in my notebook about my dad, and the things he does.
1. The Public Swimming Pool
My reading brain has decided "passerby" rhymes with "Somersby" and I can't seem to reset it.
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
My reading brain has decided "passerby" rhymes with "Somersby" and I can't seem to reset it.
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Do I know any South Asian game writers/narrative designers looking for a full-time contract?
a woman wearing a wig is singing holla !
Alt: a woman wearing a wig is singing holla !
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Do I know any South Asian game writers/narrative designers looking for a full-time contract?
Farage overestimating the percentage of the British electorate who identify as cunts.
February 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Farage overestimating the percentage of the British electorate who identify as cunts.
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It’s so funny that this guy’s entire thing is “Oh are you triggered by what I have to say about marginalized people” but he loses it when someone more well-liked than he will ever be talks about an actual injustice
Ricky Gervais calls out Grammy winners for making political acceptance speeches: "You're in no position to lecture the public about anything"
Ricky Gervais calls out Grammy winners for making political acceptance speeches: "You're in no position to lecture the public about anything"
Gervais cited his own 2020 Golden Globes monologue, in which he urged winners not to use their acceptance speeches "as a platform to make a political speech."
decider.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
It’s so funny that this guy’s entire thing is “Oh are you triggered by what I have to say about marginalized people” but he loses it when someone more well-liked than he will ever be talks about an actual injustice
Mandelson selling the people out to vested interests? I'm shocked, etc.
February 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Mandelson selling the people out to vested interests? I'm shocked, etc.
5 jobs I’ve had:
Petrol pump attendant (6 months)
Farm labourer - bananas (1 month)
Typesetter/graphic artist/studio manager (20 years)
English teacher (2 days)
Writer (10 years)
Petrol pump attendant (6 months)
Farm labourer - bananas (1 month)
Typesetter/graphic artist/studio manager (20 years)
English teacher (2 days)
Writer (10 years)
5 jobs I’ve had:
Hair sweeper upper in a hairdressers (lasted 3 days)
Corner shop assistant
International currency trader for a bank
Legal/Property Admin
Program & Delivery Manager
Hair sweeper upper in a hairdressers (lasted 3 days)
Corner shop assistant
International currency trader for a bank
Legal/Property Admin
Program & Delivery Manager
5 jobs I’ve had:
Tombola Controller
Dunelm’s youngest ever Area Manager
Flea Powder Packing Operative
Exploding Link Box Inspector
Singer
Tombola Controller
Dunelm’s youngest ever Area Manager
Flea Powder Packing Operative
Exploding Link Box Inspector
Singer
January 29, 2026 at 9:48 PM
5 jobs I’ve had:
Petrol pump attendant (6 months)
Farm labourer - bananas (1 month)
Typesetter/graphic artist/studio manager (20 years)
English teacher (2 days)
Writer (10 years)
Petrol pump attendant (6 months)
Farm labourer - bananas (1 month)
Typesetter/graphic artist/studio manager (20 years)
English teacher (2 days)
Writer (10 years)
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Announcing Bog Bodies from Dreamfeel!
A "short hike”-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats.
Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...
A "short hike”-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats.
Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...
January 27, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Announcing Bog Bodies from Dreamfeel!
A "short hike”-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats.
Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...
A "short hike”-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats.
Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...
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Like, duh. Averaging is what it does.
Researchers found that a text-to-image generator, when linked up with an image-to-text system and instructed to iterate over and over again, eventually converges on “very generic-looking images” they dubbed “visual elevator music.”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI Is Causing Cultural Stagnation, Researchers Find
Generative AI may already be inducing a state of "cultural stagnation," leading to a convergence of generic ideas, a new study has shown.
futurism.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Like, duh. Averaging is what it does.
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Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
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Here, to make things a bit better, 10 US Kindle copies of Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment. This is because of @tkingfisher.com talking about pterry. This book is pterry's take on the Disney Mulan, and is fun.
#KindleBookGiveaway #GNUTerryPratchett
#KindleBookGiveaway #GNUTerryPratchett
January 25, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Here, to make things a bit better, 10 US Kindle copies of Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment. This is because of @tkingfisher.com talking about pterry. This book is pterry's take on the Disney Mulan, and is fun.
#KindleBookGiveaway #GNUTerryPratchett
#KindleBookGiveaway #GNUTerryPratchett
The more senior defections to the Greens will start soon.
That's a seat handed to Reform or Greens to protect Starmer from a leadership challenge, then.
NEW: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group was 8-1 against him.
January 25, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The more senior defections to the Greens will start soon.
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‘Reports about Alderaan’s explosion are conflicting,’ reports BBC News. ‘The Emperor says a “defensive shot” was fired, while others claim the planet was destroyed in an unprovoked attack’
January 25, 2026 at 7:49 AM
‘Reports about Alderaan’s explosion are conflicting,’ reports BBC News. ‘The Emperor says a “defensive shot” was fired, while others claim the planet was destroyed in an unprovoked attack’
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25 January 1935 | Dutch Jewish boy, John Groenteman, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Children at Auschwitz:
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Children at Auschwitz:
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
January 25, 2026 at 8:15 AM
25 January 1935 | Dutch Jewish boy, John Groenteman, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Children at Auschwitz:
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Children at Auschwitz:
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA