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@palecur.bsky.social
A dangerous servant and a fearful master. Freedom, joy, choice, consequence. Teneo ea quae fūror.
MLDNI
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MLDNI
pronoun.is/he/him
Avi: picrew https://picrew.me/ja/image_maker/447749/ 2k23
dice.camp/@palecur
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what's it gonna take for you to figure out these freaks want you dead and that you shouldn't make that easier for them
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
what's it gonna take for you to figure out these freaks want you dead and that you shouldn't make that easier for them
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people are watching the secret police abduct folks off the street and still being like "I only want cops to have guns"
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
people are watching the secret police abduct folks off the street and still being like "I only want cops to have guns"
moravec paradox stay bafflin
It's the same gap between "something that looks like a cool movie or game" and a video or game anyone would pay to consume.
It's advancing fast but it's got light years of travel left, the perception of closeness is an illusion.
It's advancing fast but it's got light years of travel left, the perception of closeness is an illusion.
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 AM
moravec paradox stay bafflin
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AI coding makes you think it's way better than it is, because it can stand up kinda working hobby examples or demos really fast, but the step from 90% working to production software you can actually ship and support is a vast abyss. Completely insurmountable for the current gen ai.
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
AI coding makes you think it's way better than it is, because it can stand up kinda working hobby examples or demos really fast, but the step from 90% working to production software you can actually ship and support is a vast abyss. Completely insurmountable for the current gen ai.
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“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-...
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“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 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Bujold's MEMORY, which I read at a moment in my life where I was having my own best-two-falls-out-of-three wrestle with my conscience and in which the line "the one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart" tore me right the hell open.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Bujold's MEMORY, which I read at a moment in my life where I was having my own best-two-falls-out-of-three wrestle with my conscience and in which the line "the one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart" tore me right the hell open.
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lol, lmao
no.
no.
“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 3:15 AM
lol, lmao
no.
no.
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I guess you could call that stone, and almost yellow.
(It's a spring in the fall.)
#PPortfolioOnBSky 209
(It's a spring in the fall.)
#PPortfolioOnBSky 209
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I guess you could call that stone, and almost yellow.
(It's a spring in the fall.)
#PPortfolioOnBSky 209
(It's a spring in the fall.)
#PPortfolioOnBSky 209
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The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
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I'll give you a US example:.
The main age-verification lobbyist — a man who largely believes porn should be outlawed — admitted the state-level bills he pushed for won't work and were really a predicate for federal action.
He wants the DOJ to seize domains.
The main age-verification lobbyist — a man who largely believes porn should be outlawed — admitted the state-level bills he pushed for won't work and were really a predicate for federal action.
He wants the DOJ to seize domains.
!["So, ultimately, I think what you're going to have to do is to have the states pass all these types of bills. You'll see that they're ineffective in some capacity, and it'll create a demand for Congress to act at the federal level. And then you could have DOJ take a pretty aggressive approach. I think back to the Unlawful Internet [Gambling Enforcement] Act that shut down online poker in this country... it was back 15 years ago... DO] seized those domain names and basically shut down online poker in this country even though those were foreign actors. I think that's the type of thing you could maybe do at the federal level. I know Mike Lee is exploring this right now with a bill called the SCREEN Act. But, look, we look at the states as the laboratories of democracy. Missouri has an opportunity here to really go on the books and say this is what we support, we want to protect kids in our state. And then I think Congress is always slower than the state legislatures, so….. maybe they act later."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:34ydeurdtukrpzjjelklch4y/bafkreiakfuzwuef34lm53mitlznbkxzxs445lt7reae5mrzrjliso7m5hy@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I'll give you a US example:.
The main age-verification lobbyist — a man who largely believes porn should be outlawed — admitted the state-level bills he pushed for won't work and were really a predicate for federal action.
He wants the DOJ to seize domains.
The main age-verification lobbyist — a man who largely believes porn should be outlawed — admitted the state-level bills he pushed for won't work and were really a predicate for federal action.
He wants the DOJ to seize domains.
this is some fucking @hard-drive.net level bullshit
Must be frustrating when you post your April Fools joke almost six months ahead of time by mistake
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
this is some fucking @hard-drive.net level bullshit
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I would LOVE to believe the "election truth" people who claim the 2024 presidential race results have suspicious anomalies that indicate fraud. Politics aside, it would vindicate warnings from my collegues and that elections systems have serious vulnerabilities.
But there's just nothing there.
But there's just nothing there.
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I would LOVE to believe the "election truth" people who claim the 2024 presidential race results have suspicious anomalies that indicate fraud. Politics aside, it would vindicate warnings from my collegues and that elections systems have serious vulnerabilities.
But there's just nothing there.
But there's just nothing there.
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tbf I have never seen a convincing in-universe justification for giant fighting robots. "hey Bob, y'know tanks? what if we built something like that but it could fall on its ass. just like trip on a wire obstacle or something and absolutely eat shit." *bong rip*
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
tbf I have never seen a convincing in-universe justification for giant fighting robots. "hey Bob, y'know tanks? what if we built something like that but it could fall on its ass. just like trip on a wire obstacle or something and absolutely eat shit." *bong rip*
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Same, Cloudwatcn, same.
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Same, Cloudwatcn, same.
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“So, what’s your body count?”
Kei and Yuri, sweating profusely “Wh-which kind?”
Kei and Yuri, sweating profusely “Wh-which kind?”
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“So, what’s your body count?”
Kei and Yuri, sweating profusely “Wh-which kind?”
Kei and Yuri, sweating profusely “Wh-which kind?”
reminder that these "inspirational" stories get used to argue against improving anything for poor people because "see, if they just work hard they can make it" instead of going "everyone should have a shot without nigh-superhuman effort"
He’s a walking, talking testimony. 🙌🏾 After high school, Rehan Staton joined his family's trash removal business to help make ends meet—but he never let go of his college dream. By day, a janitor. By night, a determined law student. His perseverance led to Harvard Law, catching national attention!
November 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
reminder that these "inspirational" stories get used to argue against improving anything for poor people because "see, if they just work hard they can make it" instead of going "everyone should have a shot without nigh-superhuman effort"
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mfs will really call you their “partner in crime” and then refuse to hijack the semifreddi’s bread delivery truck with you. smh
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
mfs will really call you their “partner in crime” and then refuse to hijack the semifreddi’s bread delivery truck with you. smh
One of the Major advances for the Gloaming, a pilot archetype haunted by an old pre-giant-robot-piloting crime or non-criminal-but-still-awful-fuckup (the referenced Albatross).
#amwriting
#amwriting
![ULTIMA NECAT: _The last one kills._ **Prerequisite**: *Vulnerant Omnes*. Add the following choice to the list of options in 'When your life becomes untenable':
- [ ] Wake up at Base Medical with the *Karmic Crater* Major fallout. You can't use this option if you already have *Karmic Crater*. Handle your imminent death like anyone else would.
*KARMIC CRATER*: When you take an action, the GM chooses one:
* 1d6 Mind stress on failure.
* Change a Normal roll to Risky, or a Risky one to Dangerous.
* -1 forward to your next fallout check.
Spend 3 hold from *Albatross* to clear KARMIC CRATER.
>SUSURRUS: Remove the 'Change a Normal roll to Risky, or a Risky one to Dangerous' option from *Karmic Crater*.
>EREMITE: While you have *Karmic Crater*, +1 to Body, Mind, and LINK protection, and if you started the session with *Karmic Crater*, gain +1 hold for *Albatross*.
>IT FEELS MORE LIKE A MEMORY: While you have *Karmic Crater*, when you take minor fallout, take 1d6 Mind stress, -1 forward to your next fallout check, then clear *Karmic Crater*.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hrbrdssmc5qc5ll6x3r5b2wx/bafkreiazn4rwm2w5qsyacbp6a46ylifbqfu6grdobr6klyaupsuphqbwcq@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
One of the Major advances for the Gloaming, a pilot archetype haunted by an old pre-giant-robot-piloting crime or non-criminal-but-still-awful-fuckup (the referenced Albatross).
#amwriting
#amwriting
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Goto-P no CG Shuu Vol. 1 // Mizuki-chan Club // PC-98
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Goto-P no CG Shuu Vol. 1 // Mizuki-chan Club // PC-98
I would have absolutely put down 10 bucks on this being from TNG, damn
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I would have absolutely put down 10 bucks on this being from TNG, damn
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My most retvrn opinion is that the American government was built for thirteen states and to thirteen states it should retvrn
October 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My most retvrn opinion is that the American government was built for thirteen states and to thirteen states it should retvrn
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Quentin Tarantino taught me that sometimes your personal canon of media obsessions has a greater cultural resonance you can leverage to make interesting new stories from remixed ideas and aesthetics but sometimes you're just on cocaine.
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Quentin Tarantino taught me that sometimes your personal canon of media obsessions has a greater cultural resonance you can leverage to make interesting new stories from remixed ideas and aesthetics but sometimes you're just on cocaine.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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lmao best game ever
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
lmao best game ever