Jill Harrington
@jillithe.bsky.social
Cantankerous tech animator for games.
Currently at Motive, previously at Bioware, formerly at Blizzard, formerly-formerly at Turbine Games.
She/her. My opinions do not represent those of my employer. 🇨🇦
Currently at Motive, previously at Bioware, formerly at Blizzard, formerly-formerly at Turbine Games.
She/her. My opinions do not represent those of my employer. 🇨🇦
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Baldur's Gate 3 and Mass Effect would have been significantly worse without the stellar cast. Designers can give them a body, but good voice actors give them a soul.
I'm afraid we're all being trained to accept mediocre AI. Consumers won't know any better because everything will be garbage.
I'm afraid we're all being trained to accept mediocre AI. Consumers won't know any better because everything will be garbage.
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Baldur's Gate 3 and Mass Effect would have been significantly worse without the stellar cast. Designers can give them a body, but good voice actors give them a soul.
I'm afraid we're all being trained to accept mediocre AI. Consumers won't know any better because everything will be garbage.
I'm afraid we're all being trained to accept mediocre AI. Consumers won't know any better because everything will be garbage.
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$1! The deal of a lifetime! If you've been on the fence, it's time to climb down and read some blogs
We're having a sale! Get your first month of Aftermath for just $1.
aftermath.site/aftermath-vide...
aftermath.site/aftermath-vide...
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
$1! The deal of a lifetime! If you've been on the fence, it's time to climb down and read some blogs
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remember when SEO ruined most of the internet the first time well in case you hadn't realized the internet is being ruined in new ways now trying to figure out what to put where online so people asking chatgpt for best protein powder or investment company or movie or bread brand get a certain answer
I meet adults who are frustrated by the inability of young people to google things how we did at their age, seems to be from losing touch with how it's all trash now. our lives either don't need it as often or we take for granted we gradually learned to work around slop as it festered
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November 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
remember when SEO ruined most of the internet the first time well in case you hadn't realized the internet is being ruined in new ways now trying to figure out what to put where online so people asking chatgpt for best protein powder or investment company or movie or bread brand get a certain answer
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A rally against Bill 9 and the use of the Notwithstanding Clause by the Alberta government is being organized by Queer Citizens United in Calgary.
Tomorrow - Thursday, November 20
5 - 7 PM
McDougall Center (455 6 St SW, Calgary)
www.instagram.com/p/DRNqzbTEhDI/
Tomorrow - Thursday, November 20
5 - 7 PM
McDougall Center (455 6 St SW, Calgary)
www.instagram.com/p/DRNqzbTEhDI/
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A rally against Bill 9 and the use of the Notwithstanding Clause by the Alberta government is being organized by Queer Citizens United in Calgary.
Tomorrow - Thursday, November 20
5 - 7 PM
McDougall Center (455 6 St SW, Calgary)
www.instagram.com/p/DRNqzbTEhDI/
Tomorrow - Thursday, November 20
5 - 7 PM
McDougall Center (455 6 St SW, Calgary)
www.instagram.com/p/DRNqzbTEhDI/
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"He's a god, not a goose, respect him." www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/ke...
'Keep dying to goose pls help': Where Winds Meet players are being chased around by demonic geese
The geese have turned the tables and are farming players for the fun of it.
www.pcgamer.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"He's a god, not a goose, respect him." www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/ke...
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I was compelled to blog
No amount of money can buy being goated with the sauce
Not a must cop.
www.pcgamer.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I was compelled to blog
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
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Apple: Here, use some AI
Scrivener: I would prefer not to.
Scrivener: I would prefer not to.
Not satisfied with just destroying their own brand goodwill, OS companies are now using AI to try to destroy the good names of the apps users install. (Scrivener taking out adds to explain how it has no AI but Apple adds some anyway.)
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Apple: Here, use some AI
Scrivener: I would prefer not to.
Scrivener: I would prefer not to.
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I found this metric for evaluating the use of generative AI (and more broadly machine learning) technology in games very useful, as it's a topic on my mind a lot right now. I actually did not have "Enhancement" as one of my criteria but I think he's changed my mind here.
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I found this metric for evaluating the use of generative AI (and more broadly machine learning) technology in games very useful, as it's a topic on my mind a lot right now. I actually did not have "Enhancement" as one of my criteria but I think he's changed my mind here.
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I'll say this for people who use genAI: It's pretty cool the red flags fly themselves, nowadays.
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I'll say this for people who use genAI: It's pretty cool the red flags fly themselves, nowadays.
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Folks, tell me your favorite video game characters of 2025. New characters preferred, but if you feel like an old fave had a Moment this year, I’m all ears. RTs appreciated.
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Folks, tell me your favorite video game characters of 2025. New characters preferred, but if you feel like an old fave had a Moment this year, I’m all ears. RTs appreciated.
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Another woman killed by an abortion ban.
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Another woman killed by an abortion ban.
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Thread. “AI is patching up the holes in conspiracy theories and so making them seem more reasonable, making them easier to spread and more resilient to collapse” was not on my bingo card.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thread. “AI is patching up the holes in conspiracy theories and so making them seem more reasonable, making them easier to spread and more resilient to collapse” was not on my bingo card.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
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You’ve been asking and we finally have… NEW MERCH!! Order now on exactlyrightstore.com and order by 12/14 if you’re planning on gifting for the holidays!!
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
You’ve been asking and we finally have… NEW MERCH!! Order now on exactlyrightstore.com and order by 12/14 if you’re planning on gifting for the holidays!!
This could not be more disgusting. Claiming that the most important thing the government needs to be doing is preventing families from deciding on their own health care, endangering kids with abusive parents, and inspecting kids' genitalia so some kids can't play sports at all.
Doing this two days before TDoR is particularly vile.
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause on trio of transgender laws
The Alberta government has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause for the second time in less than a month in this case to protect from legal challenge a trio of laws affecting transgender youth...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This could not be more disgusting. Claiming that the most important thing the government needs to be doing is preventing families from deciding on their own health care, endangering kids with abusive parents, and inspecting kids' genitalia so some kids can't play sports at all.
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The UCP's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause is further evidence of their populist approach to policymaking.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Our research team has been studying polarization in Alberta for the past 5 years.
I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the elite-level divisions are not so much left-vs-right, but pluralist vs populist.+
I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the elite-level divisions are not so much left-vs-right, but pluralist vs populist.+
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The UCP's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause is further evidence of their populist approach to policymaking.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
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First off, my suspension has ended. Got a little harsh with a post a few days ago but I didn’t have my feet on the ground and I’m sorry if I offended anyone. Will try to be more chipper. Knock on wood!
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
First off, my suspension has ended. Got a little harsh with a post a few days ago but I didn’t have my feet on the ground and I’m sorry if I offended anyone. Will try to be more chipper. Knock on wood!
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I hope this reaches you.
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I hope this reaches you.
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NEW: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. They're given addresses, vehicles, told to monitor the target. That information then goes back up to ICE. These are not licensed private investigators; members of the public
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
“The more I listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEW: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. They're given addresses, vehicles, told to monitor the target. That information then goes back up to ICE. These are not licensed private investigators; members of the public
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
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I'm sure the IRS will be super forgiving if you file your tax return with a bunch of lies on it because the LLM hallucinated you having a ton of writeoffs and dependents and are actually owed a $3 million refund.
Intuit to pay OpenAI over $100 million a year for model access, ChatGPT integrates with TurboTax
Intuit has struck a $100 million-plus annual deal with OpenAI to bring AI into its financial products like TurboTax and QuickBooks.
www.cnbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I'm sure the IRS will be super forgiving if you file your tax return with a bunch of lies on it because the LLM hallucinated you having a ton of writeoffs and dependents and are actually owed a $3 million refund.
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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Hi, I’m a website, product, or service you’ve relied on for years without incident. Great news: I’ve now been revamped with a mandatory AI component that makes me unusable.
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Hi, I’m a website, product, or service you’ve relied on for years without incident. Great news: I’ve now been revamped with a mandatory AI component that makes me unusable.
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