Spencer
@mpicreates.bsky.social
He/Him
A person trying to live life more deliberately
TTRPG | 3D Printing | Art | Video Games | Coffee
Cast and crew for @rtrealms.bsky.social
A person trying to live life more deliberately
TTRPG | 3D Printing | Art | Video Games | Coffee
Cast and crew for @rtrealms.bsky.social
Nothing give a genuine thank you like a chatbot killing the planet to spit out some words.
someone next to me in coffee shop just recommended asking ChatGPT to write a personal thank you to someone else in their company .... saddest thing i've heard in a while
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Nothing give a genuine thank you like a chatbot killing the planet to spit out some words.
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very big story here: apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
very big story here: apnews.com/article/immi...
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Exclusive: We spoke to Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii for 90 minutes about the entire series. Here's the story of his journey to actually making Dragon Quest, as told by Horii himself. gameinformer.com/exclusive-in...
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Exclusive: We spoke to Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii for 90 minutes about the entire series. Here's the story of his journey to actually making Dragon Quest, as told by Horii himself. gameinformer.com/exclusive-in...
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Thanks to @ghostlightloot.bsky.social donating so many wonderful minis to our TTRPG charity raffle for @dotsrpg.org
Raffle tickets are only $5 and can be purchased here: tilt.fyi/hz97BCFWeH There are 11 other items in the TTRPG raffle bundle PLUS there is a Magic raffle bundle too! 🖤
Raffle tickets are only $5 and can be purchased here: tilt.fyi/hz97BCFWeH There are 11 other items in the TTRPG raffle bundle PLUS there is a Magic raffle bundle too! 🖤
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Thanks to @ghostlightloot.bsky.social donating so many wonderful minis to our TTRPG charity raffle for @dotsrpg.org
Raffle tickets are only $5 and can be purchased here: tilt.fyi/hz97BCFWeH There are 11 other items in the TTRPG raffle bundle PLUS there is a Magic raffle bundle too! 🖤
Raffle tickets are only $5 and can be purchased here: tilt.fyi/hz97BCFWeH There are 11 other items in the TTRPG raffle bundle PLUS there is a Magic raffle bundle too! 🖤
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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New from 404 Media: IRS accessed a massive database of Americans flights without a warrant. Shows where and when someone flew, the credit card used. Hundreds of millions records; the airlines sell this data to the government through a broker they own
www.404media.co/irs-accessed...
www.404media.co/irs-accessed...
IRS Accessed Massive Database of Americans Flights Without a Warrant
A bipartisan letter reveals the IRS searched a database of hundreds of millions of travel records without first conducting a legal review. Airlines like Delta, United, American, and Southwest are sell...
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New from 404 Media: IRS accessed a massive database of Americans flights without a warrant. Shows where and when someone flew, the credit card used. Hundreds of millions records; the airlines sell this data to the government through a broker they own
www.404media.co/irs-accessed...
www.404media.co/irs-accessed...
Go listen to our show please! I've been editing the hell out of it this year.
I'll admit the first episode audio is a little rough. We used a big area mic before we had our lapel mics we use for the rest of the episodes.
We've been having a lot of fun recording the show and I hope you enjoy it!
I'll admit the first episode audio is a little rough. We used a big area mic before we had our lapel mics we use for the rest of the episodes.
We've been having a lot of fun recording the show and I hope you enjoy it!
Our first episode is out now! This has been such a fun show to make and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we've enjoyed recording it! Give it a listen and share with your friends! Available everywhere. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpgs #actualplay open.spotify.com/show/24JNTN9...
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Go listen to our show please! I've been editing the hell out of it this year.
I'll admit the first episode audio is a little rough. We used a big area mic before we had our lapel mics we use for the rest of the episodes.
We've been having a lot of fun recording the show and I hope you enjoy it!
I'll admit the first episode audio is a little rough. We used a big area mic before we had our lapel mics we use for the rest of the episodes.
We've been having a lot of fun recording the show and I hope you enjoy it!
If you see this, QTP with a male character you love
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you see this, QTP with a male character you love
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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...
Hey friends @rtrealms.bsky.social the actual play show I have been working on with a really cool group is live now! It's slowly making its way to all the podcasting platforms but for the time being here are some links!
youtu.be/icB3M1GF73E
PocketCasts: pca.st/ewvaa6gr
Apple: apple.co/4odP5RC
youtu.be/icB3M1GF73E
PocketCasts: pca.st/ewvaa6gr
Apple: apple.co/4odP5RC
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hey friends @rtrealms.bsky.social the actual play show I have been working on with a really cool group is live now! It's slowly making its way to all the podcasting platforms but for the time being here are some links!
youtu.be/icB3M1GF73E
PocketCasts: pca.st/ewvaa6gr
Apple: apple.co/4odP5RC
youtu.be/icB3M1GF73E
PocketCasts: pca.st/ewvaa6gr
Apple: apple.co/4odP5RC
Share one of your favorite video games.
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Share one of your favorite video games.
We really wanted to make sure we all knew where the water was on the battle map.
Hey by the way! The first episode of Rolling Through Realms should be out today barring any Cloudflare issues with our hosting site.
Hey by the way! The first episode of Rolling Through Realms should be out today barring any Cloudflare issues with our hosting site.
Let us whisk you away to a world of imagination and whimsy! The first episode of Rolling Through Realms: Love, Death, and Necromancy is out tomorrow! #ttrpgs #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #actualplaypodcast
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We really wanted to make sure we all knew where the water was on the battle map.
Hey by the way! The first episode of Rolling Through Realms should be out today barring any Cloudflare issues with our hosting site.
Hey by the way! The first episode of Rolling Through Realms should be out today barring any Cloudflare issues with our hosting site.
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Every time you use AI slop in your game, even as a placeholder, even if it's supposed to be temporary, you're helping to destroy the video game industry little by little.
aftermath.site/the-alters-a...
aftermath.site/the-alters-a...
I'm Getting Real Tired Of Not Being Able To Trust That A Video Game Doesn't Have AI Crap In It - Aftermath
It sucks that players are having to scour every asset and line of dialogue
aftermath.site
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Every time you use AI slop in your game, even as a placeholder, even if it's supposed to be temporary, you're helping to destroy the video game industry little by little.
aftermath.site/the-alters-a...
aftermath.site/the-alters-a...
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Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats
Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats
The thermostats may no longer connect to Google’s app, but they still transmit your data.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats
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How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
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Worth saying that Kitfox does not use genAI for anything we do. This includes our developed and published games and our marketing materials.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Worth saying that Kitfox does not use genAI for anything we do. This includes our developed and published games and our marketing materials.
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Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
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We don't use Ai in our games. Ai isn't and hasn't ever been needed been needed to make a good game and CEOs like this don't know what the fuck they are talking about.
They just want to slowly take humans out of the process thinking they can just hit and button and it'll print money.
They just want to slowly take humans out of the process thinking they can just hit and button and it'll print money.
“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 7:18 AM
We don't use Ai in our games. Ai isn't and hasn't ever been needed been needed to make a good game and CEOs like this don't know what the fuck they are talking about.
They just want to slowly take humans out of the process thinking they can just hit and button and it'll print money.
They just want to slowly take humans out of the process thinking they can just hit and button and it'll print money.
Launch with the volume settings as loud as possible the first time I play.
(Finish the sentence)
I hate it when games...
I hate it when games...
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Launch with the volume settings as loud as possible the first time I play.
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German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
Fatal Frame is a series I very much need to play at some point.
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Fatal Frame is a series I very much need to play at some point.
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have been meaning to do this for a long time - we'e going to do a FOIA Forum about our Flock reporting next week:
www.404media.co/our-new-foia...
www.404media.co/our-new-foia...
Our New FOIA Forum! 11/19, 1PM ET
Come learn how researchers and others learned what cops were using Flock's nationwide network of cameras for, including searches for ICE.
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
have been meaning to do this for a long time - we'e going to do a FOIA Forum about our Flock reporting next week:
www.404media.co/our-new-foia...
www.404media.co/our-new-foia...
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For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
First snow of the year calls for hot coffees and cozy clothes.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
First snow of the year calls for hot coffees and cozy clothes.