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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Again: there is no spinning, re-framing or masking the fact that data centre growth is now a major a factor among all the major factors driving demand growth.
The fact that data centres are going to spur more new demand than the entire heating needs of the human species is NOT GREAT
The fact that data centres are going to spur more new demand than the entire heating needs of the human species is NOT GREAT
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Again: there is no spinning, re-framing or masking the fact that data centre growth is now a major a factor among all the major factors driving demand growth.
The fact that data centres are going to spur more new demand than the entire heating needs of the human species is NOT GREAT
The fact that data centres are going to spur more new demand than the entire heating needs of the human species is NOT GREAT
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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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@devindoyle.bsky.social
_I want to rebuild my company, not for the money — but for dignity._
_For a stolen future, and for every step we take to bring life back._
💔 Every new day is a battle, and every achievement is a victory.
✅ *Help us*
_I want to rebuild my company, not for the money — but for dignity._
_For a stolen future, and for every step we take to bring life back._
💔 Every new day is a battle, and every achievement is a victory.
✅ *Help us*
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
@devindoyle.bsky.social
_I want to rebuild my company, not for the money — but for dignity._
_For a stolen future, and for every step we take to bring life back._
💔 Every new day is a battle, and every achievement is a victory.
✅ *Help us*
_I want to rebuild my company, not for the money — but for dignity._
_For a stolen future, and for every step we take to bring life back._
💔 Every new day is a battle, and every achievement is a victory.
✅ *Help us*
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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Went to the dentist wearing a red and white striped jumper. When I got up to leave, a little girl loudly whispered to her mother "Found him!"
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Went to the dentist wearing a red and white striped jumper. When I got up to leave, a little girl loudly whispered to her mother "Found him!"
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All Airbnbs being rented year round are in contravention of planning laws. Houses built for private residential tenancy need to apply for change of use. If you built a house without following the rules it could be torn down. We could solve this Airbnb problem overnight, there’s no political will.
Rental crisis to intensify as ‘starved of supply’ housing stock dips below 2,000
Rental crisis to intensify as ‘starved of supply’ housing stock dips below 2,000
Housing stock is now less than half of the average available supply between 2015 and 2019
www.irishtimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
All Airbnbs being rented year round are in contravention of planning laws. Houses built for private residential tenancy need to apply for change of use. If you built a house without following the rules it could be torn down. We could solve this Airbnb problem overnight, there’s no political will.
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I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
Alright, which of you vibe-coding ****s broke my Internet?
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Alright, which of you vibe-coding ****s broke my Internet?
The only valid response from the BBC to that letter is "see you in court".
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The only valid response from the BBC to that letter is "see you in court".
Twitter is not the evil monster poisoning political discourse.
It's part of a pantheon of evil monsters, including but not limited to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat...
It's part of a pantheon of evil monsters, including but not limited to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat...
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Twitter is not the evil monster poisoning political discourse.
It's part of a pantheon of evil monsters, including but not limited to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat...
It's part of a pantheon of evil monsters, including but not limited to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat...
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"To obtain the capital they need, hyperscalers have leveraged a growing list of complex debt-financing options ... That shift is fueling speculation that A.I. investments are turning into a game of musical chairs whose financial instruments are reminiscent of the 2008 financial crisis."
Vibe shift.
Vibe shift.
Debt Has Entered the A.I. Boom
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"To obtain the capital they need, hyperscalers have leveraged a growing list of complex debt-financing options ... That shift is fueling speculation that A.I. investments are turning into a game of musical chairs whose financial instruments are reminiscent of the 2008 financial crisis."
Vibe shift.
Vibe shift.
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When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
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This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
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Optimus is going to be "bigger than cell phones"
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Optimus is going to be "bigger than cell phones"
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Optimus will be built at a rate of a billion units per year and eliminate poverty
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Optimus will be built at a rate of a billion units per year and eliminate poverty
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Optimus robots will just kinda follow criminals around and make sure they don't commit crimes again, so we can eliminate prisons.
These are all things Elon Musk is literally saying.
These are all things Elon Musk is literally saying.
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Optimus robots will just kinda follow criminals around and make sure they don't commit crimes again, so we can eliminate prisons.
These are all things Elon Musk is literally saying.
These are all things Elon Musk is literally saying.
Is it preferable for an evil corporation to be faceless or is it better for it to be a cult of personality too?
Crowd goes wild as Elon Musk's trillion dollar pay package is approved with over 75% of the vote
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Is it preferable for an evil corporation to be faceless or is it better for it to be a cult of personality too?
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
It only makes sense to have genAI do your QA if your games are going to be played by genAI.
But your games are going to be played by humans.
But your games are going to be played by humans.
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 4:16 PM
It only makes sense to have genAI do your QA if your games are going to be played by genAI.
But your games are going to be played by humans.
But your games are going to be played by humans.
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A "Europe of Nations" is the expression which was already used by French neo-Nazis from the Front National in the 1960s and 1970s.
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
A "Europe of Nations" is the expression which was already used by French neo-Nazis from the Front National in the 1960s and 1970s.
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I am not a lawyer, just a historian, but one fundamental problem with the political debate about the EU, especially in English publications is that the whole principle of the acquis communnitaire is not understood or taken seriously. The EU is a framework of rules, not an alliance.
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I am not a lawyer, just a historian, but one fundamental problem with the political debate about the EU, especially in English publications is that the whole principle of the acquis communnitaire is not understood or taken seriously. The EU is a framework of rules, not an alliance.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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I suppose it was only a matter of time, once judges decided that transphobia was protected under the Equality Act, before they decided that full blown fascism was (www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...).
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I suppose it was only a matter of time, once judges decided that transphobia was protected under the Equality Act, before they decided that full blown fascism was (www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...).