Bill Newton
@nillbewton.bsky.social
Actor. Idiot. Union Man. 🏳️🌈🏴☠️🍉
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networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
I'll go one further.
People of all creative stripes are going to have to make tough choices in their careers. Often it will mean no money when capitulating would get you some.
If you can sleep soundly choosing to work against your fellow artists, well you're a heavier sleeper than I am.
People of all creative stripes are going to have to make tough choices in their careers. Often it will mean no money when capitulating would get you some.
If you can sleep soundly choosing to work against your fellow artists, well you're a heavier sleeper than I am.
I say this with empathy toward every struggling actor who is just trying to make due:
Providing your voice for A.I. undermines everyone in the industry. It is a net negative, that will only make it harder for you and everyone else down the line.
It. Is. Wrong.
Providing your voice for A.I. undermines everyone in the industry. It is a net negative, that will only make it harder for you and everyone else down the line.
It. Is. Wrong.
“But in ARC Raiders the GenAi voices were officially sanctioned by the actors! And so did Fortnite!” - and their agreement to this undermines everything the rest of us Voice Actors, our union, and other industries have been fighting against.
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I'll go one further.
People of all creative stripes are going to have to make tough choices in their careers. Often it will mean no money when capitulating would get you some.
If you can sleep soundly choosing to work against your fellow artists, well you're a heavier sleeper than I am.
People of all creative stripes are going to have to make tough choices in their careers. Often it will mean no money when capitulating would get you some.
If you can sleep soundly choosing to work against your fellow artists, well you're a heavier sleeper than I am.
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I think medieval beekeeper outfits could be the strongest look in the entire history of fashion.
November 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I think medieval beekeeper outfits could be the strongest look in the entire history of fashion.
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The median age of all US homebuyers: 59 years old
It was 30 in 1980
It was 30 in 1980
November 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The median age of all US homebuyers: 59 years old
It was 30 in 1980
It was 30 in 1980
I had a very modestly popular video on TikTok where I shit on "AI" and of the hundreds of replies, more than half either talked about "The Printing Press" or "The Internet" being equivalent to "AI" and I mocked every single one of them.
What, exactly, does this string of words mean? Why does everyone who stands to profit from selling "AI" love to repeat it? And what's the value of slogans that masquerade as history?
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
"The Printing Press Democratized Knowledge": When Slogans Masquerade as History — Sonja Drimmer
The phrase is said so frequently it seems, like the mechanism it celebrates, to mechanically replicate itself. It's become a favorite catchphrase among tech boosters of any sort (see my post on...
sonjadrimmer.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I had a very modestly popular video on TikTok where I shit on "AI" and of the hundreds of replies, more than half either talked about "The Printing Press" or "The Internet" being equivalent to "AI" and I mocked every single one of them.
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I've faced similar claims and it's like bro I am streaming Digimon and going back to shit like Peak and Lethal Company because there are like a billion games. Like a billion.
Someone called me a liar for saying I wouldn't buy any new games if every game suddenly had gen AI content in it, as if old games don't exist. These people are Desperate.
November 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I've faced similar claims and it's like bro I am streaming Digimon and going back to shit like Peak and Lethal Company because there are like a billion games. Like a billion.
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I probably sound like a broken record, but I cannot wait for this AI bubble to burst, I want to see the architects of this tech to be taken for every penny by those whose artwork they stole for training data, and I want those tools to cease function and be confined to the same memory hole as NFTs.
Ubisoft and Treyarch resorting to regurgitative AI in their big $70 “AAA” games is simply pathetic.
The lack of integrity, the lack of dignity, the lack of pride. Sure, it’s all expected, but nonetheless miserably *pathetic* to witness.
Have some fucking self respect for once.
The lack of integrity, the lack of dignity, the lack of pride. Sure, it’s all expected, but nonetheless miserably *pathetic* to witness.
Have some fucking self respect for once.
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I probably sound like a broken record, but I cannot wait for this AI bubble to burst, I want to see the architects of this tech to be taken for every penny by those whose artwork they stole for training data, and I want those tools to cease function and be confined to the same memory hole as NFTs.
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Trillions have been invested into AI and I find myself absolutely bored reading AI generated answers.
I prefer reading students writing with all those errors and mistakes. Humans learning, failing, and struggling is interesting.
Trillions spent and it's still not anywhere near as good as you.
I prefer reading students writing with all those errors and mistakes. Humans learning, failing, and struggling is interesting.
Trillions spent and it's still not anywhere near as good as you.
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Trillions have been invested into AI and I find myself absolutely bored reading AI generated answers.
I prefer reading students writing with all those errors and mistakes. Humans learning, failing, and struggling is interesting.
Trillions spent and it's still not anywhere near as good as you.
I prefer reading students writing with all those errors and mistakes. Humans learning, failing, and struggling is interesting.
Trillions spent and it's still not anywhere near as good as you.
If there's one thing I'm gonna do, it's say "Ahhh yes, all things in moderation" and then proceed to live my life like the incarnation of Dionysus himself.
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
If there's one thing I'm gonna do, it's say "Ahhh yes, all things in moderation" and then proceed to live my life like the incarnation of Dionysus himself.
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I don’t just have boobs I also write things.
A TENDER HEART - Annette suffers from dissociative amnesia and unfortunately for her charming Tinder date, who has his own nefarious intentions, she’s starting to solve the puzzle of her past.
TW: references to VaW and DV.
medium.com/@bethtakespi...
TW: references to VaW and DV.
medium.com/@bethtakespi...
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I don’t just have boobs I also write things.
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Ha ha ha this sucks, man.
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Ha ha ha this sucks, man.
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APPARENTLY there’s also community votes you can get in on until Nov 24th so make your voice heard!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Community Picks: The Indie Game Awards 2025
Voting for Community Picks is now open until November 24th at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET!
Celebrate a banner year of independent gaming by submitting your favorite titles across a variety of genres, as well a...
docs.google.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
APPARENTLY there’s also community votes you can get in on until Nov 24th so make your voice heard!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
y'know how AI is largely LLMs? "Autocorrect x 1000"?
It is so over... what IS this?? 😂
It is so over... what IS this?? 😂
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
y'know how AI is largely LLMs? "Autocorrect x 1000"?
It is so over... what IS this?? 😂
It is so over... what IS this?? 😂
Ken Sim sucks
Vancouver residents are having a huge, negative reaction to Mayor Ken Sim's proposed 2026 budget and alleged plans to eliminate the city's sustainbility department. More than 630 people registered to speak and the meetings will likely stretch into next week www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/n...
Citizens rally against Vancouver mayor’s budget
An unprecedented 630 people registered to speak Wednesday against Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s controversial proposed budget that could allegedly spell the end of the city's sustainability department.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Ken Sim sucks
Random memory:
I had a maths teacher in high school who gave me a poor mark on a project I called "Musical Maths" about how much maths was in music, from note measurements to how diameters and lengths in woodwinds were crucial to sounds, etc.
It was weeks of work, and I'll NEVER forgive them 😡
I had a maths teacher in high school who gave me a poor mark on a project I called "Musical Maths" about how much maths was in music, from note measurements to how diameters and lengths in woodwinds were crucial to sounds, etc.
It was weeks of work, and I'll NEVER forgive them 😡
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Random memory:
I had a maths teacher in high school who gave me a poor mark on a project I called "Musical Maths" about how much maths was in music, from note measurements to how diameters and lengths in woodwinds were crucial to sounds, etc.
It was weeks of work, and I'll NEVER forgive them 😡
I had a maths teacher in high school who gave me a poor mark on a project I called "Musical Maths" about how much maths was in music, from note measurements to how diameters and lengths in woodwinds were crucial to sounds, etc.
It was weeks of work, and I'll NEVER forgive them 😡
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Just reminding you for no reason that our game doesn’t use any gen AI or LLMs at all and neither do we. Any devs trying to justify their usage by claiming it’s widespread is being dishonest.
Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 to is OUT NOW!
GO GO GO!
✨ store.steampowered.com/app/1592170/... ✨
GO GO GO!
✨ store.steampowered.com/app/1592170/... ✨
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Just reminding you for no reason that our game doesn’t use any gen AI or LLMs at all and neither do we. Any devs trying to justify their usage by claiming it’s widespread is being dishonest.
Someone give my friend some money to make this happen.
You know what I really want to do, along with Abbi and Theo --
I want to make an Indie, family friendly edutainment cartoon
Either about science or different literary works.
Its no shock why so much indie animation is adult oriented, but theres an untapped area here.
I want to make an Indie, family friendly edutainment cartoon
Either about science or different literary works.
Its no shock why so much indie animation is adult oriented, but theres an untapped area here.
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Someone give my friend some money to make this happen.
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This is unbearably funny
Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is unbearably funny
Someone said "they're running out of stuff for us to buy" and it made me realise, yeah, that's a big problem.
All the current trends and fads are built on bullshit, because making something NEW is hard, and expensive, and risky.
What if we could re-hash old stuff or sell lies instead? 🤔
All the current trends and fads are built on bullshit, because making something NEW is hard, and expensive, and risky.
What if we could re-hash old stuff or sell lies instead? 🤔
November 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Someone said "they're running out of stuff for us to buy" and it made me realise, yeah, that's a big problem.
All the current trends and fads are built on bullshit, because making something NEW is hard, and expensive, and risky.
What if we could re-hash old stuff or sell lies instead? 🤔
All the current trends and fads are built on bullshit, because making something NEW is hard, and expensive, and risky.
What if we could re-hash old stuff or sell lies instead? 🤔
Shoutout to my friends who are in this!
Dispatch has sold 1 million copies in under two weeks
Dispatch has sold 1 million copies in under two weeks
The episodic superhero comedy features big-name actors like Aaron Paul and Jeffrey Wright.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Shoutout to my friends who are in this!
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I find that there’s usually a direct line between people who habitually post unattributed artwork and AI boosterism. Like, if they already act like images just appear out of the ether and have no provenance, they’re also very likely already openly hostile to artists.
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I find that there’s usually a direct line between people who habitually post unattributed artwork and AI boosterism. Like, if they already act like images just appear out of the ether and have no provenance, they’re also very likely already openly hostile to artists.
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"AI is a tool."
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"AI is a tool."
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
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See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
This gets to the heart of something I will not shut up about: Making art is a COLLABORATIVE exercise.
People keen to cut corners and use AI aren't interested in collaborating or creating. They just want to make a product. The harder they push to cut humans out, the worse it will be.
People keen to cut corners and use AI aren't interested in collaborating or creating. They just want to make a product. The harder they push to cut humans out, the worse it will be.
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This gets to the heart of something I will not shut up about: Making art is a COLLABORATIVE exercise.
People keen to cut corners and use AI aren't interested in collaborating or creating. They just want to make a product. The harder they push to cut humans out, the worse it will be.
People keen to cut corners and use AI aren't interested in collaborating or creating. They just want to make a product. The harder they push to cut humans out, the worse it will be.
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If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.