Luke Plunkett
@lukeplunkett.com
Co-founder of @aftermath.site. 📍Canberra, Australia. DMs open. Email: lukeATaftermathDOTsite
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What's going on Uncle Jim?
December 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
What's going on Uncle Jim?
(everyone else will be back early jan, but ill be off until the 12th because im completely burnt out and need to sit on a beach quietly somewhere, see you then!)
December 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
(everyone else will be back early jan, but ill be off until the 12th because im completely burnt out and need to sit on a beach quietly somewhere, see you then!)
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Welcome to BlueSky, new users.
Around here, we got just one rule:
Around here, we got just one rule:
September 5, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Welcome to BlueSky, new users.
Around here, we got just one rule:
Around here, we got just one rule:
i know the seo game is tough these days but jesus christ
December 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
i know the seo game is tough these days but jesus christ
fun example of how terrible mainstream car press are + tesla bullshit
tesla say the model y boot/trunk size is 854l, but thats using a measurement methodology no other company uses.
nearly every car outlet just repeats the 854l number.
the actual storage capacity (using banana boxes lol):
tesla say the model y boot/trunk size is 854l, but thats using a measurement methodology no other company uses.
nearly every car outlet just repeats the 854l number.
the actual storage capacity (using banana boxes lol):
December 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
fun example of how terrible mainstream car press are + tesla bullshit
tesla say the model y boot/trunk size is 854l, but thats using a measurement methodology no other company uses.
nearly every car outlet just repeats the 854l number.
the actual storage capacity (using banana boxes lol):
tesla say the model y boot/trunk size is 854l, but thats using a measurement methodology no other company uses.
nearly every car outlet just repeats the 854l number.
the actual storage capacity (using banana boxes lol):
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If you're an artist coming over from Twitter because of this bullshit they added, first of all:
Really genuinely sorry they fucked you like this & I think it's extremely reasonable to be crashing out HARD right now
Second: I'm gonna offer Bluesky tips and encourage ppl to share starter packs here
Really genuinely sorry they fucked you like this & I think it's extremely reasonable to be crashing out HARD right now
Second: I'm gonna offer Bluesky tips and encourage ppl to share starter packs here
Man its like just so invasive and gross feeling to see "Edit Image" appear over other people's images. Musk decided to give us the only kind of gift he can for christmas, sickening disappointment. Best of luck out there folks.
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If you're an artist coming over from Twitter because of this bullshit they added, first of all:
Really genuinely sorry they fucked you like this & I think it's extremely reasonable to be crashing out HARD right now
Second: I'm gonna offer Bluesky tips and encourage ppl to share starter packs here
Really genuinely sorry they fucked you like this & I think it's extremely reasonable to be crashing out HARD right now
Second: I'm gonna offer Bluesky tips and encourage ppl to share starter packs here
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I love @davidjroth.bsky.social's writing for a lot of reasons but one of the main ones is, he loves the world. There's nothing rarefied about his intellect, his humor, his humanity.
Just makes me want to keep on living basically.
Here he is on Hallmark movies
flaminghydra.com/issue-468/#h...
Just makes me want to keep on living basically.
Here he is on Hallmark movies
flaminghydra.com/issue-468/#h...
December 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I love @davidjroth.bsky.social's writing for a lot of reasons but one of the main ones is, he loves the world. There's nothing rarefied about his intellect, his humor, his humanity.
Just makes me want to keep on living basically.
Here he is on Hallmark movies
flaminghydra.com/issue-468/#h...
Just makes me want to keep on living basically.
Here he is on Hallmark movies
flaminghydra.com/issue-468/#h...
"youre a traitor to the human spirit"
December 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"youre a traitor to the human spirit"
i open linkedin every few days for work and its just wall to wall psychosis like this.
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
i open linkedin every few days for work and its just wall to wall psychosis like this.
been checking in on civ 7 and have sadly found that while its still not very good, it does at least make some of the nicest little island cities in series history
December 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
been checking in on civ 7 and have sadly found that while its still not very good, it does at least make some of the nicest little island cities in series history
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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i say this with nothing but love for all of you to whom this applies, but the moral rot in elite journalism is because journalism is a trade and it should be done by tradespeople and instead it's been professionalized in a way that makes it cozy to capital instead
December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
i say this with nothing but love for all of you to whom this applies, but the moral rot in elite journalism is because journalism is a trade and it should be done by tradespeople and instead it's been professionalized in a way that makes it cozy to capital instead
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I dunno who needs to hear this but using AI at your Early Concept phase, or for ideation, is literally the worst place to deploy it
It isn't creative, what it does is hand back tropes. That's what the model does: sift for likely responses to an input
It's like building your foundation out of memes
It isn't creative, what it does is hand back tropes. That's what the model does: sift for likely responses to an input
It's like building your foundation out of memes
December 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I dunno who needs to hear this but using AI at your Early Concept phase, or for ideation, is literally the worst place to deploy it
It isn't creative, what it does is hand back tropes. That's what the model does: sift for likely responses to an input
It's like building your foundation out of memes
It isn't creative, what it does is hand back tropes. That's what the model does: sift for likely responses to an input
It's like building your foundation out of memes
extremely cool storm clouds over canberra this week
December 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
extremely cool storm clouds over canberra this week
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I’ve been in game dev for 26 years and I can’t remember any other time where a specific tech was being insistently and persistently pushed on devs as a group in the public sphere.
Why would it? Cui bono? Why would any given dev have an interest in other devs using tech they don’t have a stake in?
Why would it? Cui bono? Why would any given dev have an interest in other devs using tech they don’t have a stake in?
My conspiracy theory about genAI in games blowing up more and more by big companies is that they’ve all got a ton of investors insisting they use genAI tools otherwise they(investors) won’t be able to bankroll em anymore
December 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I’ve been in game dev for 26 years and I can’t remember any other time where a specific tech was being insistently and persistently pushed on devs as a group in the public sphere.
Why would it? Cui bono? Why would any given dev have an interest in other devs using tech they don’t have a stake in?
Why would it? Cui bono? Why would any given dev have an interest in other devs using tech they don’t have a stake in?
i think if you use genai for anything, even writing an email, you're both a moron and a huge baby, and i dont want to play your video game as a result. its not that hard!
As the backlash to generative AI in video games continues to pick up steam heading into 2026, it'll be fascinating to see what is considered "made with generative AI." Can a dev team say they're not using AI if they're writing design docs with Copilot or using chatGPT to make schedules and budgets?
December 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
i think if you use genai for anything, even writing an email, you're both a moron and a huge baby, and i dont want to play your video game as a result. its not that hard!
on holidays so i am playing, uh, 2016's assassin's creed syndicate
and you know what this game is still REALLY good
and you know what this game is still REALLY good
December 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
on holidays so i am playing, uh, 2016's assassin's creed syndicate
and you know what this game is still REALLY good
and you know what this game is still REALLY good
me to everyone else at aftermath when its time to pay taxes:
if the president of the united states doesnt have to follow the laws then why should its people
December 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
me to everyone else at aftermath when its time to pay taxes:
every games writer who had a lawyer come after them for not crediting a getty photo properly is leaning forwards in their chair
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
every games writer who had a lawyer come after them for not crediting a getty photo properly is leaning forwards in their chair
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Pretty disappointed in both @humblebundle.com and especially in @girlswhocode.bsky.social. Please teach girls how to code, don't push them into generative AI. That won't build their skills. Prioritize foundational programming skills and awaken their interest. "Tired of long days writing code"???
December 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Pretty disappointed in both @humblebundle.com and especially in @girlswhocode.bsky.social. Please teach girls how to code, don't push them into generative AI. That won't build their skills. Prioritize foundational programming skills and awaken their interest. "Tired of long days writing code"???
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ready to risk it all
December 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
ready to risk it all