Samuel Thomson
@samuelthomson.bsky.social
Lecturer in Game Design | Technical Artist | Artist
Interests include history of creative disciplines and technology.
Artist: http://samuelthomson.org
Technical Artist: http://framelord.ltd
Mastodon: http://mastodon.social/@samuelthomson
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Interests include history of creative disciplines and technology.
Artist: http://samuelthomson.org
Technical Artist: http://framelord.ltd
Mastodon: http://mastodon.social/@samuelthomson
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I just watched two women get kidnapped right in front of me in Northeast Minneapolis.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
January 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I just watched two women get kidnapped right in front of me in Northeast Minneapolis.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
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ICE agents have shot at least nine other people just since September, killing one.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
January 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
ICE agents have shot at least nine other people just since September, killing one.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
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“God damn them all.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
“God damn them all.”
What is now the purpose of the White House Press Secretary?
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
January 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
What is now the purpose of the White House Press Secretary?
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The person who was shot in the face here is a local organizer who has been very active in the Movement for Black lives.
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The person who was shot in the face here is a local organizer who has been very active in the Movement for Black lives.
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A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
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I’m so exhausted that it took a white US citizen for this kind of outcry. It’s disgusting and embarrassing. Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was killed three months ago the same exact way and 85% of the country don’t even know he existed because he was brown and a migrant.
January 8, 2026 at 5:24 AM
I’m so exhausted that it took a white US citizen for this kind of outcry. It’s disgusting and embarrassing. Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was killed three months ago the same exact way and 85% of the country don’t even know he existed because he was brown and a migrant.
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While I'm here, please support Respond Crisis Translation which is at the front lines right now w.r.t. ICE terrorism. respondcrisistranslation.org
Respond Crisis Translation | Translation & Interpretation
respondcrisistranslation.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
While I'm here, please support Respond Crisis Translation which is at the front lines right now w.r.t. ICE terrorism. respondcrisistranslation.org
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Are you suffering from Crisis Fatigue? How can we effectively address the world's problems without suffering burnout? How can we possibly make sense of the messy tangle of global challenges? I explore such questions in my newest article:
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/are-you-su...
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/are-you-su...
Are You Suffering from Crisis Fatigue?
Some AI-related news you might have missed, followed by a discussion of what I call "crisis fatigue." (2,300 words)
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Are you suffering from Crisis Fatigue? How can we effectively address the world's problems without suffering burnout? How can we possibly make sense of the messy tangle of global challenges? I explore such questions in my newest article:
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/are-you-su...
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/are-you-su...
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They want you to see this and unionize less. You may be next, etc etc, the fear.
But the lesson must be: Unionize MORE. One team, one department, one studio protected? Shut down. *Every* studio protected? They can't shut them all down (without trashing the shareholder value, their only KPI).
But the lesson must be: Unionize MORE. One team, one department, one studio protected? Shut down. *Every* studio protected? They can't shut them all down (without trashing the shareholder value, their only KPI).
infuriated on behalf of my union siblings in Halifax over this, even moreso after the absurdly long history of struggle in Canada trying to get a union going within Ubisoft.
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
Ubisoft Shuts Down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion Developer Halifax Studio Just 1 Month After It Unionized - IGN
Ubisoft has shut down its Halifax Studio, just one month after 61 of its 71 workers voted to unionized.
www.ign.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
They want you to see this and unionize less. You may be next, etc etc, the fear.
But the lesson must be: Unionize MORE. One team, one department, one studio protected? Shut down. *Every* studio protected? They can't shut them all down (without trashing the shareholder value, their only KPI).
But the lesson must be: Unionize MORE. One team, one department, one studio protected? Shut down. *Every* studio protected? They can't shut them all down (without trashing the shareholder value, their only KPI).
Why is it left to the Women and Equalities Committee to move on this first?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Commons women and equalities committee to stop using X amid AI-altered images row
Exclusive: Move follows outcry over use of Grok to digitally remove clothing from images of women and children
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Why is it left to the Women and Equalities Committee to move on this first?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Palantir co-founder says it exists to kill communists.
January 6, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Palantir co-founder says it exists to kill communists.
Of course if you insist on doing all the processing in vast warehouses, you cut the legs out from under the consumer processor market.
DELL EXEC: Consumers are “not buying based on AI. In fact I think AI probably confuses them more than it helps them understand a specific outcome."
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
Dell seems to be the first to realise we don't actually care about AI PCs
"What we've learned over the course of this year, from a consumer perspective, is they're not buying based on AI."
www.pcgamer.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Of course if you insist on doing all the processing in vast warehouses, you cut the legs out from under the consumer processor market.
Circus? You mean the rolypolycule.
January 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Circus? You mean the rolypolycule.
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'Data from hundreds of public bodies in England shows only four complaints about transgender women in women’s single-sex spaces over a period of three years'
Sounds like a non-issue being spun to stoke hate against a minority by bad faith 'feminists'.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
Sounds like a non-issue being spun to stoke hate against a minority by bad faith 'feminists'.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
Almost no one is complaining about trans women in women's spaces, study finds - LGBTQ Nation
“This is a manufactured controversy, not a documented crisis.”
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 AM
'Data from hundreds of public bodies in England shows only four complaints about transgender women in women’s single-sex spaces over a period of three years'
Sounds like a non-issue being spun to stoke hate against a minority by bad faith 'feminists'.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
Sounds like a non-issue being spun to stoke hate against a minority by bad faith 'feminists'.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
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Precedents like this render him immune from future gov’t shutdowns. He doesn’t need the legislature’s funds if he can create massive slush funds for himself by looting foreign nations and extorting US companies. He’s achieving escape velocity from our system & Congress is just watching.
January 7, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Precedents like this render him immune from future gov’t shutdowns. He doesn’t need the legislature’s funds if he can create massive slush funds for himself by looting foreign nations and extorting US companies. He’s achieving escape velocity from our system & Congress is just watching.
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In the week Grok produces images of child sexual abuse, its creator, xAI, has just announced it has closed a $20 billion funding round.
January 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
In the week Grok produces images of child sexual abuse, its creator, xAI, has just announced it has closed a $20 billion funding round.
Mathematicians: I understand that "Combinatorics" is about discrete, countable amounts, but other than this, are there areas of maths that deal with non-discrete arrangements? Is this still maths? Does it sort of slide out of maths when things become non-countable?
January 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Mathematicians: I understand that "Combinatorics" is about discrete, countable amounts, but other than this, are there areas of maths that deal with non-discrete arrangements? Is this still maths? Does it sort of slide out of maths when things become non-countable?
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somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
There is strength, power, and force in the world, but none of them govern.
Here is the Trump Doctrine, as articulated by Stephen Miller in his truly frightening interview with Jake Tapper this afternoon. It is very much like the doctrine of the dictators we fought and defeated in World War II and of Putin today. It is un-American at its very core.
January 6, 2026 at 12:15 PM
There is strength, power, and force in the world, but none of them govern.
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hi everybody! I'm urgently looking for full-time game writing/narrative design work.
I'm a 6-year industry pro working with both AAA and indie studios on titles like Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic, and [REDACTED]. I also edit and consult!
Updated portfolio is live on my new site:
www.nessacannon.com
I'm a 6-year industry pro working with both AAA and indie studios on titles like Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic, and [REDACTED]. I also edit and consult!
Updated portfolio is live on my new site:
www.nessacannon.com
NESSA CANNON
Experienced game writer and narrative designer available for commissions, assignments, and contract work.
www.nessacannon.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM
hi everybody! I'm urgently looking for full-time game writing/narrative design work.
I'm a 6-year industry pro working with both AAA and indie studios on titles like Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic, and [REDACTED]. I also edit and consult!
Updated portfolio is live on my new site:
www.nessacannon.com
I'm a 6-year industry pro working with both AAA and indie studios on titles like Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic, and [REDACTED]. I also edit and consult!
Updated portfolio is live on my new site:
www.nessacannon.com
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.