Gary Lucero
@glucero0.bsky.social
I'm a software developer, writer, poet, one of those crazy people who have four rescue dogs, a huge Yes fan, a gamer, and I love British and European TV mysteries.
Back in the 1980s, the game you bought for your PC was the final code and rarely if ever changed. Today, games are mostly downloaded and change constantly. The code released is rarely if ever the final code. What changed and why?
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February 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Back in the 1980s, the game you bought for your PC was the final code and rarely if ever changed. Today, games are mostly downloaded and change constantly. The code released is rarely if ever the final code. What changed and why?
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Modern Apple ARM Processors are amazing, but there aren't enough games to make the Mac a worthwhile gaming platform.
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What Good is the M4 Processor Without Games?
The following article was initially written by Gemini 3 Thinking using a 389-word prompt. It was then extensively edited and expanded.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Modern Apple ARM Processors are amazing, but there aren't enough games to make the Mac a worthwhile gaming platform.
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An era when a game released in a finished state and didn't change.
An era when a game released in a finished state and didn't change.
When Gold Actually Meant Finished
The following article is based on a 200-word prompt I fed into my Gemini article writing Gem. I made significant changes to the resulting…
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January 25, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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An era when a game released in a finished state and didn't change.
An era when a game released in a finished state and didn't change.
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Facing "choice overload" from a massive 17-disc Neil Young box set, the author used an AI chatbot to comprehend the contents so he could enjoy it.
Facing "choice overload" from a massive 17-disc Neil Young box set, the author used an AI chatbot to comprehend the contents so he could enjoy it.
How AI Helped Me From Being Overwhelmed | Gary Lucero Writer Podcast
Facing "choice overload" from a massive 17-disc Neil Young box set, the author used an AI chatbot to comprehend the contents so he could enjoy it.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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Facing "choice overload" from a massive 17-disc Neil Young box set, the author used an AI chatbot to comprehend the contents so he could enjoy it.
Facing "choice overload" from a massive 17-disc Neil Young box set, the author used an AI chatbot to comprehend the contents so he could enjoy it.
I absolutely loved #Cyberpunk2077 when it was a broken mess. Now, not so much.
January 18, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I absolutely loved #Cyberpunk2077 when it was a broken mess. Now, not so much.
What is Enshittification? It's a fallacy, that's what it is.
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The Enshittification Fallacy
The following is an article co-written by Gemini. I took a 1300-word prompt, fed it into Gemini as a file along with an additional prompt…
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January 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
What is Enshittification? It's a fallacy, that's what it is.
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An AI-generated podcast on how macOs and Windows differ. One's document-centric, while the other's application-centric.
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Ep 20 - Mac vs. Windows | Gary Lucero Writer Podcast
An AI-generated podcast on how macOs and Windows differ. One's document-centric, while the other's application-centric.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
An AI-generated podcast on how macOs and Windows differ. One's document-centric, while the other's application-centric.
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Article on how macOs and Windows differ in philosophy and implementation.
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The Fundamental Differences Between macOS and Windows
The following is an article co-written by Gemini 2.5 Pro and Perplexity with Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking, based on my own experience with…
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December 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Article on how macOs and Windows differ in philosophy and implementation.
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Poem on the 4th of July and what it means to the original inhabitants of America.
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The Doorbell Rings
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December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Poem on the 4th of July and what it means to the original inhabitants of America.
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A podcast on my latest book on Amazon.com - The Doorbell Rings - a collection of short, thematically linked poems which focus on intense, unsettling, or pivotal memories and interactions.
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A podcast on my latest book on Amazon.com - The Doorbell Rings - a collection of short, thematically linked poems which focus on intense, unsettling, or pivotal memories and interactions.
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Ep21 - Aphoristic Vignettes of American Life | Gary Lucero Writer Podcast
A podcast on my latest book on Amazon.com - The Doorbell Rings - a collection of short, thematically linked poems which focus on intense, unsettling, or pivotal memories and interactions.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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A podcast on my latest book on Amazon.com - The Doorbell Rings - a collection of short, thematically linked poems which focus on intense, unsettling, or pivotal memories and interactions.
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A podcast on my latest book on Amazon.com - The Doorbell Rings - a collection of short, thematically linked poems which focus on intense, unsettling, or pivotal memories and interactions.
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I just finished #Dispatch. It was good. A little predictable and it was shitty the way they used the dog at the end. I didn't like that. But it was worth playing.
December 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I just finished #Dispatch. It was good. A little predictable and it was shitty the way they used the dog at the end. I didn't like that. But it was worth playing.
I've already built two web apps with Google's #Antigravity and deployed them to GCP. Amazingly easy, really, as long as you're willing to grapple with an LLM and its issues.
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I've already built two web apps with Google's #Antigravity and deployed them to GCP. Amazingly easy, really, as long as you're willing to grapple with an LLM and its issues.
The latest podcast episode looks at video game remakes vs. remasters. This is often a confusing discussion, and our hosts try to make sense of it by looking at some recent games in both categories.
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Ep 20 - Video Game Remakes vs. Remasters
The latest podcast episode looks at video game remakes vs. remasters. This is often a confusing discussion, and our hosts try to make sense of it by looking at some recent games in both categories.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The latest podcast episode looks at video game remakes vs. remasters. This is often a confusing discussion, and our hosts try to make sense of it by looking at some recent games in both categories.
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As a long time fan of #BlackIsleStudios and #ObsidianEntertainment, my personal take after completing #TheOuterWorlds2 over about 50 hours is it ranged from amazingly great to so-so. I certainly enjoyed it but found it a bit lackluster in certain areas.
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
As a long time fan of #BlackIsleStudios and #ObsidianEntertainment, my personal take after completing #TheOuterWorlds2 over about 50 hours is it ranged from amazingly great to so-so. I certainly enjoyed it but found it a bit lackluster in certain areas.
Most of the time, games run at about 30fps on #XboxSeriesX and #PS5. I imagine the #SteamMachine will be in the same ballpark. Thereabouts. As long as it's about $500-$650 (with 2TB SSD), I'm good with that.
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Most of the time, games run at about 30fps on #XboxSeriesX and #PS5. I imagine the #SteamMachine will be in the same ballpark. Thereabouts. As long as it's about $500-$650 (with 2TB SSD), I'm good with that.
I don't know about anyone else but I plan to buy a #SteamMachine day one. I know it won't beat an #XboxSeriesX or #PS5, but it has access to #Steam with its great sales and return policy. That's enough for me.
November 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I don't know about anyone else but I plan to buy a #SteamMachine day one. I know it won't beat an #XboxSeriesX or #PS5, but it has access to #Steam with its great sales and return policy. That's enough for me.
50 hours in and honestly, #TheOuterWorlds2 has been somewhat hit and miss. When it's good, it's really good. Right now, at the end, it's exceptional.
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
50 hours in and honestly, #TheOuterWorlds2 has been somewhat hit and miss. When it's good, it's really good. Right now, at the end, it's exceptional.
Sometimes with AI it feels like I wear it down until it agrees, or it wears me down until I agree. IOW, nothing really gets accomplished.
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Sometimes with AI it feels like I wear it down until it agrees, or it wears me down until I agree. IOW, nothing really gets accomplished.
Valve recently announced the Steam Machine, a Linux-based PC for the living room. Similar to the Steam Deck, it runs on SteamOS and can play most but not all of the games in your Steam library. How does this compare to what Xbox and PlayStation offer?
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Ep 19 - The Steam Machine's Mission Compared to that of Sony and Microsoft | Gary Lucero Writer Podcast
Valve recently announced the Steam Machine, a Linux-based PC for the living room. Similar to the Steam Deck, it runs on SteamOS and can play most but not all of the games in your Steam library. How do...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Valve recently announced the Steam Machine, a Linux-based PC for the living room. Similar to the Steam Deck, it runs on SteamOS and can play most but not all of the games in your Steam library. How does this compare to what Xbox and PlayStation offer?
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An AI co-written article on how video game remakes differ from remasters. garylucerowriter.com/remake-vs-re...
Remake vs. Remaster — Understanding the Difference in Video Game Revivals
This article was cowritten with Perplexity using enabled search, enabled research, enabled labs, and Claude Sonnet 4.5. I provided a…
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November 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
An AI co-written article on how video game remakes differ from remasters. garylucerowriter.com/remake-vs-re...
I just tried Gemini 3 and for critical writing feedback, it's strong. Compares favorably with Claude Sonnet 4.5.
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I just tried Gemini 3 and for critical writing feedback, it's strong. Compares favorably with Claude Sonnet 4.5.