Jason Alan McLain
@jasonwfd.bsky.social
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Jason Alan McLain
@jasonwfd.bsky.social
· Aug 24
Chronicles of the World Friendship by jasonwfd
Fan submission of an RPG Maker game for spoonee's 10 year stream anniversary
jasonwfd.itch.io
My first ever game is available for download!
Please enjoy this goofy, PG-13 fan game tribute.
You can get it for free on Windows here: jasonwfd.itch.io/chronicles-o...
Also, if you own RPG Maker VX Ace on Steam, here's the link to the Steam workshop page: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...
Please enjoy this goofy, PG-13 fan game tribute.
You can get it for free on Windows here: jasonwfd.itch.io/chronicles-o...
Also, if you own RPG Maker VX Ace on Steam, here's the link to the Steam workshop page: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...
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man, fuck AI
fuck AI for making us distrust everything
fuck AI for giving us worse services at higher prices
fuck AI for using our water sources
fuck AI for taking our jobs
fuck AI for making us distrust everything
fuck AI for giving us worse services at higher prices
fuck AI for using our water sources
fuck AI for taking our jobs
December 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
man, fuck AI
fuck AI for making us distrust everything
fuck AI for giving us worse services at higher prices
fuck AI for using our water sources
fuck AI for taking our jobs
fuck AI for making us distrust everything
fuck AI for giving us worse services at higher prices
fuck AI for using our water sources
fuck AI for taking our jobs
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Similar to how voice AI use has been suggested; for 'scratch'
or reference.
I know many actors, myself among them, who got jobs from the scratch work.
Every example of AI being used I've seen is cutting away a job that someone coming up would take or get on their journey.
Maybe that's the point.
or reference.
I know many actors, myself among them, who got jobs from the scratch work.
Every example of AI being used I've seen is cutting away a job that someone coming up would take or get on their journey.
Maybe that's the point.
The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
December 17, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Similar to how voice AI use has been suggested; for 'scratch'
or reference.
I know many actors, myself among them, who got jobs from the scratch work.
Every example of AI being used I've seen is cutting away a job that someone coming up would take or get on their journey.
Maybe that's the point.
or reference.
I know many actors, myself among them, who got jobs from the scratch work.
Every example of AI being used I've seen is cutting away a job that someone coming up would take or get on their journey.
Maybe that's the point.
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"I didn’t say we use it to develop concept art" just to make reference, get ideas from and outline composition lmao
just 90% of what concept is🤣
just 90% of what concept is🤣
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"I didn’t say we use it to develop concept art" just to make reference, get ideas from and outline composition lmao
just 90% of what concept is🤣
just 90% of what concept is🤣
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Larian's horrible hirring process is an open secret in the industry – insane amounts of unpaid work in "writing tests", excessive numbers of interviews, months and months of back and forth, etc. Everyone in games narrative circles has heard the stories at this point, probably from multiple people.
I know this because they tried to recruit me and I strongly considered it but they’re also a “do an unpaid writing test where you have to also make it playable” company so that’s not something I vibe with
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Larian's horrible hirring process is an open secret in the industry – insane amounts of unpaid work in "writing tests", excessive numbers of interviews, months and months of back and forth, etc. Everyone in games narrative circles has heard the stories at this point, probably from multiple people.
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“But I know one reporter who mastered a new skill they don’t teach in journalism school...While his hands are behind him in zip ties, he can pull out his phone and still type out emergency messages asking for help. I’ve been on the receiving end of quite a few of those."
Yeah...been there
Yeah...been there
From LA to Chicago, press arrests were used to silence protest coverage across the country in 2025.
Each arrest signaled a shift in how authorities police information and those who gather it.
Read @pressfreedomtracker.us's new report by @stephaniesugars.bsky.social:
Each arrest signaled a shift in how authorities police information and those who gather it.
Read @pressfreedomtracker.us's new report by @stephaniesugars.bsky.social:
Press arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025
More than 30 journalists detained, nearly all released without charges or with them quickly dropped
pressfreedomtracker.us
December 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“But I know one reporter who mastered a new skill they don’t teach in journalism school...While his hands are behind him in zip ties, he can pull out his phone and still type out emergency messages asking for help. I’ve been on the receiving end of quite a few of those."
Yeah...been there
Yeah...been there
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if you hate unmediated AI use at your workplace without worker input, if your boss is speaking over you & for you, consider unionizing. shop and industry unions are bargaining and ratifying real, material AI protections RIGHT NOW.
December 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
if you hate unmediated AI use at your workplace without worker input, if your boss is speaking over you & for you, consider unionizing. shop and industry unions are bargaining and ratifying real, material AI protections RIGHT NOW.
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EMERGENCY FUNDS NEEDED | MORE THAN USUAL
the the car that i sleep in has been towed. that leaves me and my folks without a place to sleep for tonight and i was wondering, from the bottom of my heart, if anyone could help us afford a room | $200
cash.app/$primap
the the car that i sleep in has been towed. that leaves me and my folks without a place to sleep for tonight and i was wondering, from the bottom of my heart, if anyone could help us afford a room | $200
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December 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
EMERGENCY FUNDS NEEDED | MORE THAN USUAL
the the car that i sleep in has been towed. that leaves me and my folks without a place to sleep for tonight and i was wondering, from the bottom of my heart, if anyone could help us afford a room | $200
cash.app/$primap
the the car that i sleep in has been towed. that leaves me and my folks without a place to sleep for tonight and i was wondering, from the bottom of my heart, if anyone could help us afford a room | $200
cash.app/$primap
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Reminder: If you use generative AI for anything, your feet stink and also you're very stupid
December 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Reminder: If you use generative AI for anything, your feet stink and also you're very stupid
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Apparently they used *MORE* AI in E33, and keep trying to normalize the usage. over and over.
December 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Apparently they used *MORE* AI in E33, and keep trying to normalize the usage. over and over.
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It's FunFactor Fuuuuuuuuesday!
On today's @funfactorpod.com, @tyschalter.com and I talk about catching our parents in the act and Cloud Strife's tighty-whities, delve into EGM's Top 100 Games of All Time (we've got *thoughts*) and then get into a fist fight over Tetris.
It's a fun one, folks.
On today's @funfactorpod.com, @tyschalter.com and I talk about catching our parents in the act and Cloud Strife's tighty-whities, delve into EGM's Top 100 Games of All Time (we've got *thoughts*) and then get into a fist fight over Tetris.
It's a fun one, folks.
EGM 100 - The 100 Best Games of All Time [S1E19]
Podcast Episode · FunFactor · 2025-12-16 · 1h 39m
podcasts.apple.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It's FunFactor Fuuuuuuuuesday!
On today's @funfactorpod.com, @tyschalter.com and I talk about catching our parents in the act and Cloud Strife's tighty-whities, delve into EGM's Top 100 Games of All Time (we've got *thoughts*) and then get into a fist fight over Tetris.
It's a fun one, folks.
On today's @funfactorpod.com, @tyschalter.com and I talk about catching our parents in the act and Cloud Strife's tighty-whities, delve into EGM's Top 100 Games of All Time (we've got *thoughts*) and then get into a fist fight over Tetris.
It's a fun one, folks.
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Well, that's a no from me, even 5+ years down the road. It's not "oh we're using GenAI for assets" but even in the "brainstorming and placeholder writing" stages? If you're going to admit it, admit that it hasn't really led to anything AND that there's been pushback in a PUFF PIECE? I'm out.
NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’
‘I think this one is going to be way better’ than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ Larian CEO Vincke says
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Well, that's a no from me, even 5+ years down the road. It's not "oh we're using GenAI for assets" but even in the "brainstorming and placeholder writing" stages? If you're going to admit it, admit that it hasn't really led to anything AND that there's been pushback in a PUFF PIECE? I'm out.
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Using ChatGPT for generating “Stub dialogue” and “placeholder”
Aka
First drafts
Aka
First drafts
If I had known the two paragraphs about genAI in my article today would be so controversial, I would have expanded them a bit! Here's a rough transcript of the relevant portion of my interview with Swen Vincke, so everyone has all the context. (Full article here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...)
December 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Using ChatGPT for generating “Stub dialogue” and “placeholder”
Aka
First drafts
Aka
First drafts
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this isn't a "pick your battles" situation. you can just not buy a game and it won't affect your life at all. you don't need it
we NEED to take a hard stance with this shit
we NEED to take a hard stance with this shit
this shit, despite its faults, is not going anywhere and people are going to have to pick their battles
Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI' - IGN
This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swi...
www.ign.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
this isn't a "pick your battles" situation. you can just not buy a game and it won't affect your life at all. you don't need it
we NEED to take a hard stance with this shit
we NEED to take a hard stance with this shit
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If it’s AI, I ain’t fuckin touching it. Zero tolerance, no middle ground. They want the inch to get their mile. Absolutely no doubt in my mind.
December 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
If it’s AI, I ain’t fuckin touching it. Zero tolerance, no middle ground. They want the inch to get their mile. Absolutely no doubt in my mind.
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If you think I'm joking, this is the AI disclaimer for Stellaris. "Idealation of content and visual reference material".The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If you think I'm joking, this is the AI disclaimer for Stellaris. "Idealation of content and visual reference material".The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
December 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
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Alternatively: “can you not comprehend that I have indeed picked this battle? For many reasons? That I see it as one that needs to be fought?”
December 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Alternatively: “can you not comprehend that I have indeed picked this battle? For many reasons? That I see it as one that needs to be fought?”
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Every AI "moderate" is like "this shit isn't going anywhere" as if this entire thing does not hinge on a handful of companies passing the same $100 back and forth until Oracle or OpenAI murder-suicide the other.
this shit, despite its faults, is not going anywhere and people are going to have to pick their battles
Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI' - IGN
This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swi...
www.ign.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Every AI "moderate" is like "this shit isn't going anywhere" as if this entire thing does not hinge on a handful of companies passing the same $100 back and forth until Oracle or OpenAI murder-suicide the other.
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I appreciate that from Vincke's perspective this all likely seems like an enormous overreaction.
But AI use is existential for art as a whole. There can't be compromise on this. It's already destroyed so many careers and it is only going to get worse if it is accepted in any way.
But AI use is existential for art as a whole. There can't be compromise on this. It's already destroyed so many careers and it is only going to get worse if it is accepted in any way.
December 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I appreciate that from Vincke's perspective this all likely seems like an enormous overreaction.
But AI use is existential for art as a whole. There can't be compromise on this. It's already destroyed so many careers and it is only going to get worse if it is accepted in any way.
But AI use is existential for art as a whole. There can't be compromise on this. It's already destroyed so many careers and it is only going to get worse if it is accepted in any way.
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Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
December 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
👀
The Phillies knew they’d have a new right fielder next season. It’s going to be Adolis Garcia. www.mlb.com/news/adolis-...
Adolis García agrees to 1-year deal with Phillies (source)
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies have found Nick Castellanos’ replacement in right field.
Sources confirmed on Monday that the Phillies and Adolis García are finalizing a one-year, $10 million contract fo...
www.mlb.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
👀
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wait a minute how are the "your body has gone soft from not eating the raw meats of your ancestors" guys also the "the computer should summarize the big scary email for your inadequate brain" guys
December 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
wait a minute how are the "your body has gone soft from not eating the raw meats of your ancestors" guys also the "the computer should summarize the big scary email for your inadequate brain" guys
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Fantastic video by Pam Walls on the increasing use of AI in board games, and the need (more than ever) to support artists, illustrators and graphic designers in the industry.
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
We need to talk about AI slop in board games
YouTube video by Pam Walls Game Design
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Fantastic video by Pam Walls on the increasing use of AI in board games, and the need (more than ever) to support artists, illustrators and graphic designers in the industry.
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
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