Tom Hully
@guitarshreduk.bsky.social
Senior QA Area Lead @ Frontier.
MUFC supporter, guitarist and much video games
MUFC supporter, guitarist and much video games
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i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
Brilliantly succinct. The guidance in the below post should definitely apply to several figures on here who are otherwise undoubtedly credentialed and knowledgeable but whiplash-inducing illiterate when it comes to “abominable scam homunculus”
Literally all of society hates this abominable scam homunculus and the weird little death cult bubble of vampiric losers who spewed it forth upon the world. Take a break from bragging about how gullible you are and give yourself a swirlie and stuff yourself in a locker and sort yourself out.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Brilliantly succinct. The guidance in the below post should definitely apply to several figures on here who are otherwise undoubtedly credentialed and knowledgeable but whiplash-inducing illiterate when it comes to “abominable scam homunculus”
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Yes.
Flaunt that shit!
Sick of scrolling games just to see AI disclosures at the bottom. When I see one, it's an automatic NOPE from me.
Celebrating that you are against AI is a great way to get me to look at, and cover your game!
Flaunt that shit!
Sick of scrolling games just to see AI disclosures at the bottom. When I see one, it's an automatic NOPE from me.
Celebrating that you are against AI is a great way to get me to look at, and cover your game!
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Yes.
Flaunt that shit!
Sick of scrolling games just to see AI disclosures at the bottom. When I see one, it's an automatic NOPE from me.
Celebrating that you are against AI is a great way to get me to look at, and cover your game!
Flaunt that shit!
Sick of scrolling games just to see AI disclosures at the bottom. When I see one, it's an automatic NOPE from me.
Celebrating that you are against AI is a great way to get me to look at, and cover your game!
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I resent LLMs for many reasons, but forcing me to act like a cop to keep fake garbage out of publication is high on the list. I want to read people’s work in a spirit of generosity and curiosity again (‘I wonder what cool ideas might be in here?’) instead of ‘I got you now, you lying little shit’
November 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I resent LLMs for many reasons, but forcing me to act like a cop to keep fake garbage out of publication is high on the list. I want to read people’s work in a spirit of generosity and curiosity again (‘I wonder what cool ideas might be in here?’) instead of ‘I got you now, you lying little shit’
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On taxing billionaires: “If you went back a million minutes, you would be back to January 2024. If you go back a billion minutes, you are in the Roman empire. That’s the difference between a million and a billion.”
Mind-blowing. Billionaires wouldn't even notice the amount he wants to tax
Mind-blowing. Billionaires wouldn't even notice the amount he wants to tax
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
On taxing billionaires: “If you went back a million minutes, you would be back to January 2024. If you go back a billion minutes, you are in the Roman empire. That’s the difference between a million and a billion.”
Mind-blowing. Billionaires wouldn't even notice the amount he wants to tax
Mind-blowing. Billionaires wouldn't even notice the amount he wants to tax
Xbox 360 was the first “core” console I purchased with my own money at 16, after having to borderline bribe my dad to drive me to the store the morning of release day as there wasn’t a chance I was going to be getting there at midnight
What a set of screen grabs too
What a set of screen grabs too
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Xbox 360 was the first “core” console I purchased with my own money at 16, after having to borderline bribe my dad to drive me to the store the morning of release day as there wasn’t a chance I was going to be getting there at midnight
What a set of screen grabs too
What a set of screen grabs too
I *think* I’ve caught all of the offending terms via others’ posts and been busy with my muted list this morning.
Very thankful that my feed was that informative on which new terms
Very thankful that my feed was that informative on which new terms
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I *think* I’ve caught all of the offending terms via others’ posts and been busy with my muted list this morning.
Very thankful that my feed was that informative on which new terms
Very thankful that my feed was that informative on which new terms
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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Here’s @sarahjeong.bsky.social somehow going even harder than the T-shirt at the AI-copyright conference: “[AI companies] have ushered in a wholesale destruction of human knowledge and culture that is as significant as the burning of the Library of Alexandria.”
November 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Here’s @sarahjeong.bsky.social somehow going even harder than the T-shirt at the AI-copyright conference: “[AI companies] have ushered in a wholesale destruction of human knowledge and culture that is as significant as the burning of the Library of Alexandria.”
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this isn't fun but it's reminded me of something i feel like everyone should know just in case, like a form of first aid:
if you or someone near you has a traumatic experience, playing games like Tetris ASAP disrupts the brain's creation of intrusive/sticky memories and will help prevent PTSD
if you or someone near you has a traumatic experience, playing games like Tetris ASAP disrupts the brain's creation of intrusive/sticky memories and will help prevent PTSD
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
this isn't fun but it's reminded me of something i feel like everyone should know just in case, like a form of first aid:
if you or someone near you has a traumatic experience, playing games like Tetris ASAP disrupts the brain's creation of intrusive/sticky memories and will help prevent PTSD
if you or someone near you has a traumatic experience, playing games like Tetris ASAP disrupts the brain's creation of intrusive/sticky memories and will help prevent PTSD
Between this and the “best in the world at drinking piss” bot-vomited hilarity brilliantly reported on yesterday, what a time for that hellsite
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Between this and the “best in the world at drinking piss” bot-vomited hilarity brilliantly reported on yesterday, what a time for that hellsite
24 hours later and I’m still floored by this. Only found out via briefly scrolling the latest news on the United club app
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Ian Brown and Tim Burgess were among those to pay tribute to Mani, whose death was announced by his brother and nephew
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
24 hours later and I’m still floored by this. Only found out via briefly scrolling the latest news on the United club app
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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Incredible headline.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Incredible headline.
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If Half-Life 3 does indeed get announced, what then?
If we do indeed find ourselves face to face with this white whale of video games, will we truly have succeeded? Or will it only pull us into the abyss?
Herein only madness reigns.
If we do indeed find ourselves face to face with this white whale of video games, will we truly have succeeded? Or will it only pull us into the abyss?
Herein only madness reigns.
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If Half-Life 3 does indeed get announced, what then?
If we do indeed find ourselves face to face with this white whale of video games, will we truly have succeeded? Or will it only pull us into the abyss?
Herein only madness reigns.
If we do indeed find ourselves face to face with this white whale of video games, will we truly have succeeded? Or will it only pull us into the abyss?
Herein only madness reigns.
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The annoying thing about the "oh we left a placeholder" generative AI slop excuse is that that is EXACTLY NOT how you should be using placeholders. Anything "not obviously terrible with a panicked hurried half-awake glance" is getting shipped.
In gamedev, if you're using a placeholder asset, best practices involve marking it as placeholder so garishly and offensively clearly PLACEHOLDER that you can't possibly miss it. Also flagging that asset in the dev process so it can be identified quickly before the final build.
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The annoying thing about the "oh we left a placeholder" generative AI slop excuse is that that is EXACTLY NOT how you should be using placeholders. Anything "not obviously terrible with a panicked hurried half-awake glance" is getting shipped.
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
This meme is how I’ve been maintaining my stance to social media generally, for years.
I find it super beneficial to mental health generally, plus I’m just not incentivized/attracted to discussing anything & everything with randoms constantly
I find it super beneficial to mental health generally, plus I’m just not incentivized/attracted to discussing anything & everything with randoms constantly
Going to start posting this every time I catch myself coming close to wading into video game discourse.
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This meme is how I’ve been maintaining my stance to social media generally, for years.
I find it super beneficial to mental health generally, plus I’m just not incentivized/attracted to discussing anything & everything with randoms constantly
I find it super beneficial to mental health generally, plus I’m just not incentivized/attracted to discussing anything & everything with randoms constantly
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Techbros: “We reinvented money and now it’s computer money and it’s totally better than old money except also it’s value is still technically calculated by the standard of old money oh ALSO it needs more power than many countries, does your inferior dollar bill need to be plugged in? I THINK NOT.”
Bitcoin now consuming as much energy as the entire country of Pakistan.
That seems bad.
That seems bad.
The people at CBECI were kind enough to send me a copy of their updated Bitcoin power consumption data
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Techbros: “We reinvented money and now it’s computer money and it’s totally better than old money except also it’s value is still technically calculated by the standard of old money oh ALSO it needs more power than many countries, does your inferior dollar bill need to be plugged in? I THINK NOT.”
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There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
"bluesky will suspend you for anything vaguely resembling a death threat" is maybe the single most consistent moderation policy they have I don't know why anyone is surprised by this one
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
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Once you reach a certain threshold of wealth your brain breaks, you completely disassociate from reality. Wealth cap should be mandated as a mental health protection.
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
So Steam genuinely went and did it. I’m doubly excited and also wheezing my ass off with laughter as a workmate who’s been on the edge of buying a Steam Deck did so and it arrived just this morning
youtu.be/JhTvaRogQp8?...
youtu.be/JhTvaRogQp8?...
Steam - Official Hardware Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by IGN
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So Steam genuinely went and did it. I’m doubly excited and also wheezing my ass off with laughter as a workmate who’s been on the edge of buying a Steam Deck did so and it arrived just this morning
youtu.be/JhTvaRogQp8?...
youtu.be/JhTvaRogQp8?...
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“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-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“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 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Way to publicly, assertively prove you haven’t got a merely detectable fucking clue then make a statement beginning “it’s important to assume”
One small but clear rule of game/software dev is never assume!
One small but clear rule of game/software dev is never assume!
“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-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“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 10:53 AM
Way to publicly, assertively prove you haven’t got a merely detectable fucking clue then make a statement beginning “it’s important to assume”
One small but clear rule of game/software dev is never assume!
One small but clear rule of game/software dev is never assume!
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.