David Smith
@rhunwords.com
Prev: Kotaku Australia, ABC Gamer. https://linktr.ee/rhunwords
Buying a Ford F150 or Dodge Ram in Australia, especially in the cities, instantly anoints you a huge, gullible fuckwit. Death to all yank tanks.
SUVs and big Utes "are 44 per cent more likely to kill an adult pedestrian or cyclist in a crash compared with a sedan, and 82 per cent more likely to kill a child" www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Pedestrian fatalities reach 17-year-high. This trend could be why
Fifty-one pedestrians had been killed on the state’s roads this year as of Saturday – the most in any calendar year since 2008.
www.theage.com.au
December 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Buying a Ford F150 or Dodge Ram in Australia, especially in the cities, instantly anoints you a huge, gullible fuckwit. Death to all yank tanks.
Amazon putting the best and most carefully curated stuff on page one as always
December 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Amazon putting the best and most carefully curated stuff on page one as always
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I’d like journalists interviewing CEOs of companies investing in AI always ask this question so they can explain why they’re more valuable than the people doing the actual work.
The biggest cost saving implementation of Gen AI is to have it replace the board and CEO of most companies. The cost reduction would be much higher then laying off a few hundred employees.
Also a board makes decisions based on hard facts and numbers. There’s no artistry involved at all.
Also a board makes decisions based on hard facts and numbers. There’s no artistry involved at all.
December 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I’d like journalists interviewing CEOs of companies investing in AI always ask this question so they can explain why they’re more valuable than the people doing the actual work.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
The very loosey goosey anime fansubs of the early 2000s would pull this kind of stunt all the time, and I remember them all fondly.
inframan is an incredible movie but nothing could have prepared me for the insane one-two punch of the subtitler going completely rogue followed by an extremely funny boat shot
December 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The very loosey goosey anime fansubs of the early 2000s would pull this kind of stunt all the time, and I remember them all fondly.
Shout out to the guy dressed as Pinocchio (??) at the cricket today, who just got a lingering slow motion highlight on Fox Sports despite the gigantic, obvious dildo he’s used for the nose
December 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Shout out to the guy dressed as Pinocchio (??) at the cricket today, who just got a lingering slow motion highlight on Fox Sports despite the gigantic, obvious dildo he’s used for the nose
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What's going on Uncle Jim?
December 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
What's going on Uncle Jim?
The Boxing Day Test so far
December 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Boxing Day Test so far
Played a little Wildgate tonight. Really enjoyed the session, felt like Sea of Thieves in space, with more going on. Fun to skulk around, pouncing on unwary ships and looting everything in sight. Art direction has the old Blizzard juice, which doesn't surprise.
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Played a little Wildgate tonight. Really enjoyed the session, felt like Sea of Thieves in space, with more going on. Fun to skulk around, pouncing on unwary ships and looting everything in sight. Art direction has the old Blizzard juice, which doesn't surprise.
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"You there, boy! [slurpy inhale sound] What day is it?"
December 25, 2025 at 6:04 AM
"You there, boy! [slurpy inhale sound] What day is it?"
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Mum got me to order a cake for christmas
I asked what she wanted written on it. Something Christmas she said.
I asked what she wanted written on it. Something Christmas she said.
December 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Mum got me to order a cake for christmas
I asked what she wanted written on it. Something Christmas she said.
I asked what she wanted written on it. Something Christmas she said.
Making a note of every single psycho company that scheduled EDMs for Christmas Day
December 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Making a note of every single psycho company that scheduled EDMs for Christmas Day
Christmas gift from @barmearme.bsky.social and @seamusbyrne.me: a clutch final two trades to knock over the current set. Thank you legends 👑👑
December 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Christmas gift from @barmearme.bsky.social and @seamusbyrne.me: a clutch final two trades to knock over the current set. Thank you legends 👑👑
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Tell your new year’s resolutions to the crashing waves and they may see fit to help you 😉🌊
December 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Tell your new year’s resolutions to the crashing waves and they may see fit to help you 😉🌊
I love that this has fallen into Lance’s hands. I remember getting the pitch email and feeling shocked at how completely Xbox had cut the local branch off. Xbox ANZ’s highest profile activations went from building huge, functioning gamer hotels in Hyde Park to this in the space of 10 years.
I unboxed this on stream the other day but I gotta show youse this hideous Xbox I bought off a friend that he won in a competition. He sold it to me super cheap cause he had no interest in it. Amazing. My first Xbox Series X console lol
December 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I love that this has fallen into Lance’s hands. I remember getting the pitch email and feeling shocked at how completely Xbox had cut the local branch off. Xbox ANZ’s highest profile activations went from building huge, functioning gamer hotels in Hyde Park to this in the space of 10 years.
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So very tired, but I couldn't let 2025 end without taking stock of Microsoft's embarrassing treatment of gaming, Windows, and indeed human beings while it chases the AI money train
Microsoft's year of shame
Can't make a few trillion dollars without ditching game developers, going googoo gaga for AI and supplying tech to the military, I suppose!
www.pcgamer.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So very tired, but I couldn't let 2025 end without taking stock of Microsoft's embarrassing treatment of gaming, Windows, and indeed human beings while it chases the AI money train
We’ve discovered you can play Katamari on the Apple TV. Have rarely seen @jesszam.bsky.social so delighted
December 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
We’ve discovered you can play Katamari on the Apple TV. Have rarely seen @jesszam.bsky.social so delighted
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hey they wrote a book for you
December 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
hey they wrote a book for you
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If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
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EA statement on Vince Zampella’s death:
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
EA statement on Vince Zampella’s death:
To lose Vince Zampella is such a tragedy and such a loss for the industry as a whole. To lose him under such tragic circumstances is just so heartbreaking. What a body of work, what a guy. Rest in peace.
December 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
To lose Vince Zampella is such a tragedy and such a loss for the industry as a whole. To lose him under such tragic circumstances is just so heartbreaking. What a body of work, what a guy. Rest in peace.
So uh somebody ripped all of Spotify and pu it up as a bunch of torrents. 300TB, 86 million music files, all for preservation’s sake. annas-archive.org/blog/backing...
Backing up Spotify
We backed up Spotify (metadata and music files). It’s distributed in bulk torrents (~300TB). It’s the world’s first “preservation archive” for music which is fully open (meaning it can easily be mirro...
annas-archive.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
So uh somebody ripped all of Spotify and pu it up as a bunch of torrents. 300TB, 86 million music files, all for preservation’s sake. annas-archive.org/blog/backing...
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2025 has been really hard! to end out the year, i chatted with six local game developers about their experiences this year, and their biggest hopes for 2026.
Australian game developers take a challenging 2025 in stride | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games
Australian game developers have taken 2025 in stride, taking away important learning lessons that will paint a brighter future for the coming years.
www.screenhub.com.au
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
2025 has been really hard! to end out the year, i chatted with six local game developers about their experiences this year, and their biggest hopes for 2026.