Darryl Mott
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Freelance writer on tabletop roleplaying games (credits: EN World, Ain't It Cool News, Zombie Orpheus), video producer/streamer (Gamer's Tavern Media), and podcast editor/producer (EN Live, Scary Basement, Gamer's Tavern). Opinions are my own.
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You know this is because everyone mocked the hell out of them that one year where everything was black and white and looked like a bad knockoff Tim Burton set.
Apparently the White House holiday theme this year is "Christmas in the Matrix."
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
You know this is because everyone mocked the hell out of them that one year where everything was black and white and looked like a bad knockoff Tim Burton set.
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we give thanks also to the turn of the century
December 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
we give thanks also to the turn of the century
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Whoever is responsible for this should be stabbed.
Let me check something...
...oh. I'm in luck.
Let me check something...
...oh. I'm in luck.
"We will call the 12th month of the year 'December'... which means 'tenth month.'"
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Whoever is responsible for this should be stabbed.
Let me check something...
...oh. I'm in luck.
Let me check something...
...oh. I'm in luck.
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lol remember when they were pretending you could make GTA6 "In 6 months with a team of 10" and AI would handcraft you five Oscar-worthy films daily with single-sentence prompts
Now it's "This jiggly AI slut never says no"
Now it's "This jiggly AI slut never says no"
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
December 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
lol remember when they were pretending you could make GTA6 "In 6 months with a team of 10" and AI would handcraft you five Oscar-worthy films daily with single-sentence prompts
Now it's "This jiggly AI slut never says no"
Now it's "This jiggly AI slut never says no"
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A key takeaway from this charade: university admin has one mission, and that's to protect the university (which they view as themselves, not the faculty or students), no matter how many principles or people it must burn to do so. No amount of professionalism, competence, or service will save you.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A key takeaway from this charade: university admin has one mission, and that's to protect the university (which they view as themselves, not the faculty or students), no matter how many principles or people it must burn to do so. No amount of professionalism, competence, or service will save you.
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This was handed in for a PSYCH CLASS & when the prof said she didn't use empirical sources but rather submitted op-ed she whined about religious liberty + prof got suspended.
I was a *Religious Studies* major; in my time she would have been rightly BBQ'd had she dared to hand in this absolute drek.
I was a *Religious Studies* major; in my time she would have been rightly BBQ'd had she dared to hand in this absolute drek.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This was handed in for a PSYCH CLASS & when the prof said she didn't use empirical sources but rather submitted op-ed she whined about religious liberty + prof got suspended.
I was a *Religious Studies* major; in my time she would have been rightly BBQ'd had she dared to hand in this absolute drek.
I was a *Religious Studies* major; in my time she would have been rightly BBQ'd had she dared to hand in this absolute drek.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Hereby proposing “breh” as the all-purpose expression of exasperation when confronted with GenAI nonsense and illogic
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Hereby proposing “breh” as the all-purpose expression of exasperation when confronted with GenAI nonsense and illogic
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As the evergreen phrase goes "if they couldn't be bothered to acrually wrote the thing why should I bother to read it"
I don't care that a "Thing" exists, I care about what it is and how it came to be
The whole point of making is to put a bit of yourself into it
This get your bag mentality isn't
I don't care that a "Thing" exists, I care about what it is and how it came to be
The whole point of making is to put a bit of yourself into it
This get your bag mentality isn't
“People don’t have a choice if work makes them use A/I”
I refuse to use A/I. I voice that on any project I touch.
If you’re making “A/I dubs” of animes, you’re the same as a scab during a strike.
Just because it keeps YOU secure, doesn’t mean you’re absolved from the damage you’re causing others.
I refuse to use A/I. I voice that on any project I touch.
If you’re making “A/I dubs” of animes, you’re the same as a scab during a strike.
Just because it keeps YOU secure, doesn’t mean you’re absolved from the damage you’re causing others.
November 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
As the evergreen phrase goes "if they couldn't be bothered to acrually wrote the thing why should I bother to read it"
I don't care that a "Thing" exists, I care about what it is and how it came to be
The whole point of making is to put a bit of yourself into it
This get your bag mentality isn't
I don't care that a "Thing" exists, I care about what it is and how it came to be
The whole point of making is to put a bit of yourself into it
This get your bag mentality isn't
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December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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SAVE NOW
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December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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I can't say why, but I feel justified about something thanks to this.
I've noticed there's been growing interest in vintage animated shorts by younger gens. Kids with no attached nostalgia seem to love old Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Silly Symphonies, and Fleischer shorts. I think it might be an instinctual rejection of AI coupled with meta pop culture burnout.
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I can't say why, but I feel justified about something thanks to this.
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It really is precisely the inverse of how much work you actually are doing
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It really is precisely the inverse of how much work you actually are doing
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I am old enough to remember when the unis forced everyone to return to the classrooms during covid, refused to allow anyone to take a gap year, and endangered us all because they wanted the rent money. But I guess they have a new scam now. Won't even need students soon!
'The Russell Group institution, one of the UK’s largest, has announced plans to expand beyond its traditional fully campus-based model of higher education and increase its digital and global presence, as well as its flexible learning opportunities.' 1/2
Half of Manchester students to be learning online in 10 years
Russell Group institution announces major pivot into digital teaching as universities evolve further beyond traditional models
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I am old enough to remember when the unis forced everyone to return to the classrooms during covid, refused to allow anyone to take a gap year, and endangered us all because they wanted the rent money. But I guess they have a new scam now. Won't even need students soon!
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And that’s how Calvin got a degree in physics at OU
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
And that’s how Calvin got a degree in physics at OU
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COMING SOON: AI + Guy™
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
COMING SOON: AI + Guy™
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There's an old story about a guy who hired a freelancer to do something that took them only 15 minutes to do.
"Why am I paying you $100 for just 15 minutes of work?"
"You're paying $10 for my 15 minutes of work and $90 for the 20 years experience that let me do it in only 15 minutes."
"Why am I paying you $100 for just 15 minutes of work?"
"You're paying $10 for my 15 minutes of work and $90 for the 20 years experience that let me do it in only 15 minutes."
I'll keep repeating it til' I'm blue in the face - making comics is actually an exceptionally difficult task. I'm quick as hell but each page I draw represents about 10-20 hours of work from writing to final output. I deserve to be paid for that work.
December 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
There's an old story about a guy who hired a freelancer to do something that took them only 15 minutes to do.
"Why am I paying you $100 for just 15 minutes of work?"
"You're paying $10 for my 15 minutes of work and $90 for the 20 years experience that let me do it in only 15 minutes."
"Why am I paying you $100 for just 15 minutes of work?"
"You're paying $10 for my 15 minutes of work and $90 for the 20 years experience that let me do it in only 15 minutes."