Slothy
@slothy.com
aka Jon Shiring. CTO at Gravity Well (https://bsky.app/profile/gravitywell.games / https://gravitywell.games/). Previously: Apex Legends, Titanfall 1 & 2, CoD4: Modern Warfare 1 & MW2, CoD2, Savage. [b7/iCE]
Something really different going on with Call of Duty’s player numbers this year. Pretty big market shift!
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Something really different going on with Call of Duty’s player numbers this year. Pretty big market shift!
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I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm
June 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm
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Public art is so important
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Public art is so important
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what about bringing it around town
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
what about bringing it around town
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The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Michael Burry Returns With Two Big Shorts: Palantir and Nvidia
Signs of an AI bubble abound: Stock valuations have become uncomfortably rich, AI-related debt is ballooning, and a sustainable financial model for the technology has largely yet to emerge. Now Michae...
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Saw 50+ Rumis, dozens of Zoeys, a smattering of Miras, and whole groups of Saja Boys at my kids’ school’s Halloween parade today. It’s great, and I plan to wield them all as evidence the next time some animation studio opts for yet another reboot instead of an original idea.
November 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Saw 50+ Rumis, dozens of Zoeys, a smattering of Miras, and whole groups of Saja Boys at my kids’ school’s Halloween parade today. It’s great, and I plan to wield them all as evidence the next time some animation studio opts for yet another reboot instead of an original idea.
I unlocked every character in Ball x Pit and this game is just great.
October 31, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I unlocked every character in Ball x Pit and this game is just great.
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Nobody ever says "I wish I'd played more video games" when they die. Video games haven't been around long enough. I may be the first to say it.
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Nobody ever says "I wish I'd played more video games" when they die. Video games haven't been around long enough. I may be the first to say it.
I have a factory that makes batting gloves. We make them so that you constantly have to re-velcro them, sometimes two or three times, even if you don’t even swing the bat. It’s our key differentiator from other gloves and we dominate the market.
October 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I have a factory that makes batting gloves. We make them so that you constantly have to re-velcro them, sometimes two or three times, even if you don’t even swing the bat. It’s our key differentiator from other gloves and we dominate the market.
I must be bad at small talk because these new friends write me but never write back :(
October 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I must be bad at small talk because these new friends write me but never write back :(
I just got to take a ride down Ventura Blvd in a prototype 3-cylinder aircraft engine dune buggy. Highly recommended.
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I just got to take a ride down Ventura Blvd in a prototype 3-cylinder aircraft engine dune buggy. Highly recommended.
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Local legislator displays the importance of kerning
October 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Local legislator displays the importance of kerning
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I have been traveling and today I present to you...the thing I saw in the Frankfurt airport.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I have been traveling and today I present to you...the thing I saw in the Frankfurt airport.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
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Never did I think that, as an English teacher, I would be this happy to see typos in student essays
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Never did I think that, as an English teacher, I would be this happy to see typos in student essays
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I love it too!
Among the titles selling exactly 1 NEW unit at US retail in Sept:
3DS Imagine Babyz
PS2 Grandia 3
PS3 Blitz: The League II
PS3 uDraw Pictionary ($5!!)
PS4 Kao the Kangaroo
Wii The Smurfs Dance Party
XBO Balan Wonderworld
XBX Batman Begins
PS3 Wolfenstein
Wii Just Dance 2020
Wheeeee
Among the titles selling exactly 1 NEW unit at US retail in Sept:
3DS Imagine Babyz
PS2 Grandia 3
PS3 Blitz: The League II
PS3 uDraw Pictionary ($5!!)
PS4 Kao the Kangaroo
Wii The Smurfs Dance Party
XBO Balan Wonderworld
XBX Batman Begins
PS3 Wolfenstein
Wii Just Dance 2020
Wheeeee
October 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I love it too!
Among the titles selling exactly 1 NEW unit at US retail in Sept:
3DS Imagine Babyz
PS2 Grandia 3
PS3 Blitz: The League II
PS3 uDraw Pictionary ($5!!)
PS4 Kao the Kangaroo
Wii The Smurfs Dance Party
XBO Balan Wonderworld
XBX Batman Begins
PS3 Wolfenstein
Wii Just Dance 2020
Wheeeee
Among the titles selling exactly 1 NEW unit at US retail in Sept:
3DS Imagine Babyz
PS2 Grandia 3
PS3 Blitz: The League II
PS3 uDraw Pictionary ($5!!)
PS4 Kao the Kangaroo
Wii The Smurfs Dance Party
XBO Balan Wonderworld
XBX Batman Begins
PS3 Wolfenstein
Wii Just Dance 2020
Wheeeee
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Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
October 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
Intellivision is back - but without Bump n' Jump, why bother?
October 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Intellivision is back - but without Bump n' Jump, why bother?
Prequel idea: “Avatar: Seems like we’re getting low on airbenders”
October 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Prequel idea: “Avatar: Seems like we’re getting low on airbenders”
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“The humans won hands down when it came to notes, which require actual analysis rather than just distillation. The AI programs were ‘an almost total fail across the board.’”
Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Hollywood Script Readers Fear They Could be Replaced by AI. They Set Up a Test to See Who Gives Better Feedback
Fearing they could be replaced, Hollywood script readers face off against AI programs to see who gives better feedback.
variety.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“The humans won hands down when it came to notes, which require actual analysis rather than just distillation. The AI programs were ‘an almost total fail across the board.’”
Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
If they want to get the Brits to like NFL football, why would they make them watch the Jets?
October 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If they want to get the Brits to like NFL football, why would they make them watch the Jets?
Every time I hear things like, "This political convention crashed the Grindr servers in SLC" I have so many questions about Grindr's technical architecture. Are these just always made-up stories? Why do they have so many servers in different cities? How is this task so much server work?
October 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Every time I hear things like, "This political convention crashed the Grindr servers in SLC" I have so many questions about Grindr's technical architecture. Are these just always made-up stories? Why do they have so many servers in different cities? How is this task so much server work?
I think Meta is bluffing about AI everywhere until they do the brave thing and add AI to their compilers. Don't be cowards, make the AI compile the code, too. Show us how great it works!
October 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I think Meta is bluffing about AI everywhere until they do the brave thing and add AI to their compilers. Don't be cowards, make the AI compile the code, too. Show us how great it works!
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Gravity Well is looking for a Senior QA Analyst to join our team! 🎮👾
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
Senior QA Analyst
Remote
job-boards.greenhouse.io
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Gravity Well is looking for a Senior QA Analyst to join our team! 🎮👾
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
I just woke up from a dream where Brian Butterfield was pitching Windows 95, coming in 2095.
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I just woke up from a dream where Brian Butterfield was pitching Windows 95, coming in 2095.