Inanimate
@inanimist.bsky.social
He/him - 30yo - Educator, game designer - PNW
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Inanimate
@inanimist.bsky.social
· Nov 12
For folks who've not met me before, here's a thread of things I love! It's hard to capture EVERYTHING... so I'll try to prioritize things I either love a lot, or that are more obscure that I want to shine a spotlight on! Feel free to ask about if I like something if it's not on the list : )
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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The Fed says it’s data-driven. But when consumers start skipping car payments, it’s no rounding error; it’s a flashing alarm.
They’re Skipping Car Payments; That’s The Final Warning Sign
Auto loan delinquencies just hit a 15-year high. Consumers are skipping car payments, signaling deeper financial stress. Markets haven’t priced it in yet.
www.forbes.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Fed says it’s data-driven. But when consumers start skipping car payments, it’s no rounding error; it’s a flashing alarm.
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This is why I don't like AI use for ANY reason, even if it's just to dunk on AI. Any use takes up resources and energy that could be better used doing literally anything else. Any "good potential use" for AI is annihilated by how much energy it takes to make it. Throw it in the trash, it's no good!
A regular reminder that using Grok is actively poisoning my former home of Memphis, Tennessee, a relatively poor and majority Black major city in the American South. Allowing the DoD to use it will escalate this dramatically.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
July 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is why I don't like AI use for ANY reason, even if it's just to dunk on AI. Any use takes up resources and energy that could be better used doing literally anything else. Any "good potential use" for AI is annihilated by how much energy it takes to make it. Throw it in the trash, it's no good!
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It's almost like it's the diff between a generation who got calls mostly from friends and one that gets calls mostly from scammera
I have learned that Gen Z expects the person calling to say "hello" first, instead of the person answering; upending a century of phone norms. You know what? fine, I say. Phone calls aren't what they used to be anyway www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-phone-...
Gen Z doesn't say 'hello' when answering the phone. I'm concerned.
Gen Z is making up its own etiquette rules when it comes to answering the phone. Some of them aren't saying "hello." They want you to first.
www.businessinsider.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It's almost like it's the diff between a generation who got calls mostly from friends and one that gets calls mostly from scammera
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anyone saying this has also probably not paid any attention to the indie dev community's broad feelings on this subject, nor the ridiculously high quality of the art coming out of it year after year
"If you hate GenAI you're going to have to stop playing new games when they all start using it"
My brother in Christ, my backlog is literally thousands of games long. I have lifetimes worth of earlier titles to play, & I will gladly do that instead of boiling the oceans for a new CoD or whatever
My brother in Christ, my backlog is literally thousands of games long. I have lifetimes worth of earlier titles to play, & I will gladly do that instead of boiling the oceans for a new CoD or whatever
July 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
anyone saying this has also probably not paid any attention to the indie dev community's broad feelings on this subject, nor the ridiculously high quality of the art coming out of it year after year
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"If you hate GenAI you're going to have to stop playing new games when they all start using it"
My brother in Christ, my backlog is literally thousands of games long. I have lifetimes worth of earlier titles to play, & I will gladly do that instead of boiling the oceans for a new CoD or whatever
My brother in Christ, my backlog is literally thousands of games long. I have lifetimes worth of earlier titles to play, & I will gladly do that instead of boiling the oceans for a new CoD or whatever
June 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"If you hate GenAI you're going to have to stop playing new games when they all start using it"
My brother in Christ, my backlog is literally thousands of games long. I have lifetimes worth of earlier titles to play, & I will gladly do that instead of boiling the oceans for a new CoD or whatever
My brother in Christ, my backlog is literally thousands of games long. I have lifetimes worth of earlier titles to play, & I will gladly do that instead of boiling the oceans for a new CoD or whatever
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You know what would encourage people to get more physical activity? No, it is not wearable fitness trackers. It is:
1. A liveable wage so people have time for it
2. Safe parks and other infrastructure for such activity
But that’s too hard.
1. A liveable wage so people have time for it
2. Safe parks and other infrastructure for such activity
But that’s too hard.
June 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
You know what would encourage people to get more physical activity? No, it is not wearable fitness trackers. It is:
1. A liveable wage so people have time for it
2. Safe parks and other infrastructure for such activity
But that’s too hard.
1. A liveable wage so people have time for it
2. Safe parks and other infrastructure for such activity
But that’s too hard.
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Brad Lander: "I also need to thank some of the most important people in my life and on this campaign—I mean, of course, the NYT editorial board. Just kidding, of course: I love Wordle and Connections, but I really urge the Times to cancel their new feature 'Editorial Riddles.' No one likes those."
June 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Brad Lander: "I also need to thank some of the most important people in my life and on this campaign—I mean, of course, the NYT editorial board. Just kidding, of course: I love Wordle and Connections, but I really urge the Times to cancel their new feature 'Editorial Riddles.' No one likes those."
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Democrats are racking their brains trying to find the "Joe Rogan of the left" while doing everything they can to defeat people like Zohran Mamdani and AOC, who actually possess the skills they're so desperately looking for.
the thing with Mamdani is that he’s obviously an incredible political talent - the campaign he’s run has been extremely impressive even if you don’t like his policies
the party should be delighted, and that they’re instead pulling out all the stops to beat him speaks volumes
the party should be delighted, and that they’re instead pulling out all the stops to beat him speaks volumes
June 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Democrats are racking their brains trying to find the "Joe Rogan of the left" while doing everything they can to defeat people like Zohran Mamdani and AOC, who actually possess the skills they're so desperately looking for.
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Everyone go buy Raidou Remastered. I've only just beaten the tutorial but as someone who played the original on PS2 I can already tell this is gonna be an all timer PLEASE we need a Raidou 3 we need this game to get 17 trillion sales
June 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Everyone go buy Raidou Remastered. I've only just beaten the tutorial but as someone who played the original on PS2 I can already tell this is gonna be an all timer PLEASE we need a Raidou 3 we need this game to get 17 trillion sales
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A new video game company is birthed!! It is us, Odd Object. We are @fourbitfriday.bsky.social and @hryx.net and friends.
Today we announce our first game, Scrubbin' Trubble, a co-operative roguelike coming to PC later this year. 🫧⚔️
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3276700/...
Today we announce our first game, Scrubbin' Trubble, a co-operative roguelike coming to PC later this year. 🫧⚔️
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3276700/...
June 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A new video game company is birthed!! It is us, Odd Object. We are @fourbitfriday.bsky.social and @hryx.net and friends.
Today we announce our first game, Scrubbin' Trubble, a co-operative roguelike coming to PC later this year. 🫧⚔️
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3276700/...
Today we announce our first game, Scrubbin' Trubble, a co-operative roguelike coming to PC later this year. 🫧⚔️
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3276700/...
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🚨HUGE News🚨
🐸BIG HOPS is a froggy platformer with deep movement, fresh tongue-gameplay, where you use powerful veggies to grow paths forward!
✨Free demo out NOW
🎮Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in Q4 2025
💰Our publisher dropped us, so we're KICKSTARTING
(links below)
🐸BIG HOPS is a froggy platformer with deep movement, fresh tongue-gameplay, where you use powerful veggies to grow paths forward!
✨Free demo out NOW
🎮Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in Q4 2025
💰Our publisher dropped us, so we're KICKSTARTING
(links below)
May 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🚨HUGE News🚨
🐸BIG HOPS is a froggy platformer with deep movement, fresh tongue-gameplay, where you use powerful veggies to grow paths forward!
✨Free demo out NOW
🎮Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in Q4 2025
💰Our publisher dropped us, so we're KICKSTARTING
(links below)
🐸BIG HOPS is a froggy platformer with deep movement, fresh tongue-gameplay, where you use powerful veggies to grow paths forward!
✨Free demo out NOW
🎮Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in Q4 2025
💰Our publisher dropped us, so we're KICKSTARTING
(links below)
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"Save time with Gemini!"
"ChatGPT gives you answers."
"Ready for Apple Intelligence"
"Powered by Galaxy AI"
"Do more with Copilo-"
"ChatGPT gives you answers."
"Ready for Apple Intelligence"
"Powered by Galaxy AI"
"Do more with Copilo-"
May 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Save time with Gemini!"
"ChatGPT gives you answers."
"Ready for Apple Intelligence"
"Powered by Galaxy AI"
"Do more with Copilo-"
"ChatGPT gives you answers."
"Ready for Apple Intelligence"
"Powered by Galaxy AI"
"Do more with Copilo-"
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I'm increasingly mad at the casual usage of ChatGPT with seemingly no regard for the ethical, environmental, and educational impacts.
People are inventing problems to solve with their wasteful technology that genuinely makes things as a whole, worse.
People are inventing problems to solve with their wasteful technology that genuinely makes things as a whole, worse.
May 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I'm increasingly mad at the casual usage of ChatGPT with seemingly no regard for the ethical, environmental, and educational impacts.
People are inventing problems to solve with their wasteful technology that genuinely makes things as a whole, worse.
People are inventing problems to solve with their wasteful technology that genuinely makes things as a whole, worse.
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!!! A new Kawaguchi manga?! AHH! What a treat!!!
May 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
!!! A new Kawaguchi manga?! AHH! What a treat!!!
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ATTENTION PEOPLE IN THE FIRST 5 MONTHS OF BEING 27 YEARS OLD: make sure to remember to celebrate your 10,000th day alive! if you forget you'll kick yourself forever
May 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
ATTENTION PEOPLE IN THE FIRST 5 MONTHS OF BEING 27 YEARS OLD: make sure to remember to celebrate your 10,000th day alive! if you forget you'll kick yourself forever
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To celebrate last week's launch of Blue Prince we're running a GIVEAWAY! 8 lucky folks could win a copy of Blue Prince on Steam, Xbox or Playstation. To enter follow our account, like and share this post. Good luck. Winners will be announced on April 28th.
April 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
To celebrate last week's launch of Blue Prince we're running a GIVEAWAY! 8 lucky folks could win a copy of Blue Prince on Steam, Xbox or Playstation. To enter follow our account, like and share this post. Good luck. Winners will be announced on April 28th.
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dungeon crawler (but you make the dungeon)
April 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
dungeon crawler (but you make the dungeon)
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We are speedrunning the Declaration of Independence, folks.
![[text from the Declaration of Independence]
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qvyj3hxm4opuuddzrhcbiio6/bafkreiahlp7acp6y2hakkfu5h66vg2ifckdo6b7fqaebenki3qoxswp73e@jpeg)
April 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We are speedrunning the Declaration of Independence, folks.
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The gobsmacking bit is that vaccines are popular, access to abortion is popular, the educational system is popular, the postal service is popular. People love the weather service, Medicare, and Social Security.
So what explanation can there be other than racism, misogyny, and greed?
So what explanation can there be other than racism, misogyny, and greed?
April 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The gobsmacking bit is that vaccines are popular, access to abortion is popular, the educational system is popular, the postal service is popular. People love the weather service, Medicare, and Social Security.
So what explanation can there be other than racism, misogyny, and greed?
So what explanation can there be other than racism, misogyny, and greed?
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I have never played Skies of Arcadia but I REALLY am hoping that SEGA re-releases it soon!! The character design and art looks INCREDIBLE!
#SEGA #Skiesofarcadia #Aika #Fanart #Art
#SEGA #Skiesofarcadia #Aika #Fanart #Art
January 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I have never played Skies of Arcadia but I REALLY am hoping that SEGA re-releases it soon!! The character design and art looks INCREDIBLE!
#SEGA #Skiesofarcadia #Aika #Fanart #Art
#SEGA #Skiesofarcadia #Aika #Fanart #Art
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When we're done with all of this, we should really get rid of:
- the two party system
- the presidency
- the US Senate
If we had a parlimentary, multi-party system, we could have elections in months to remove this clearly insane guy from office. Instead, we have to wait almost three years.
- the two party system
- the presidency
- the US Senate
If we had a parlimentary, multi-party system, we could have elections in months to remove this clearly insane guy from office. Instead, we have to wait almost three years.
April 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
When we're done with all of this, we should really get rid of:
- the two party system
- the presidency
- the US Senate
If we had a parlimentary, multi-party system, we could have elections in months to remove this clearly insane guy from office. Instead, we have to wait almost three years.
- the two party system
- the presidency
- the US Senate
If we had a parlimentary, multi-party system, we could have elections in months to remove this clearly insane guy from office. Instead, we have to wait almost three years.