Sonictempest
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A person of consequence to some other people. He/him.
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If LLMs hadn't been championed as a hypergrowth tool that would produce God, but instead had been allowed to grow naturally into the use cases it can serve (NLP interfaces, a component of but not the whole of programming workflows), we'd certainly be in a different world. They chose that, though.
December 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If LLMs hadn't been championed as a hypergrowth tool that would produce God, but instead had been allowed to grow naturally into the use cases it can serve (NLP interfaces, a component of but not the whole of programming workflows), we'd certainly be in a different world. They chose that, though.
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i've been using zen as my main browser for months and it's been p great tbvh. everyone should hop on zen probably
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
i've been using zen as my main browser for months and it's been p great tbvh. everyone should hop on zen probably
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Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
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our economy is just four guys shuffling each others stock back and forth and marking it up by another $10 billion each time
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
our economy is just four guys shuffling each others stock back and forth and marking it up by another $10 billion each time
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genuinely the single funniest game to make this comment on
December 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
genuinely the single funniest game to make this comment on
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kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
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One passenger’s uncharged Steam Deck did the unthinkable in what some are deeming a miracle.
paletteswap.site/dif...
paletteswap.site/dif...
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
One passenger’s uncharged Steam Deck did the unthinkable in what some are deeming a miracle.
paletteswap.site/dif...
paletteswap.site/dif...
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Just need to be clear that the US Air Force almost caused a major commercial flight catastrophe because they are flying over Venezuela with transponders off
NOT GOOD 🫠
‘the air traffic controller noted not seeing the military aircraft on their end, as it had the transponder off and was not transmitting its location.
“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the pilot said, according to ATC recordings. "They passed directly in our flight path ..."’
‘the air traffic controller noted not seeing the military aircraft on their end, as it had the transponder off and was not transmitting its location.
“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the pilot said, according to ATC recordings. "They passed directly in our flight path ..."’
JetBlue pilot narrowly avoids 'midair collision' with Air Force plane near Venezuela
A JetBlue Airways pilot said he narrowly avoided a "midair collision" with a U.S. military aircraft that entered his flight path.
abcnews.go.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Just need to be clear that the US Air Force almost caused a major commercial flight catastrophe because they are flying over Venezuela with transponders off
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
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What a horrifying weekend of news. Too much.
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
What a horrifying weekend of news. Too much.
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Imagine confessing you let a car’s OS turn you into a toddler.
tesla owners admitting without shame they don’t know how to drive anymore
December 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Imagine confessing you let a car’s OS turn you into a toddler.
I had one of these!
I had no idea what I actually had until years later when the thing had long since stopped working
I had no idea what I actually had until years later when the thing had long since stopped working
One of the rarest variants of the Mega Drive/Genesis: The Multi Mega/CDX. 20x10cm of portable (if rather heftily so!) Sega goodness for mid-1994, though its production ceased when the 32X hit the market.
📖: EDGE, May 1994
📖: EDGE, May 1994
December 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I had one of these!
I had no idea what I actually had until years later when the thing had long since stopped working
I had no idea what I actually had until years later when the thing had long since stopped working
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Also: evangelize the things you love.
One of the most painful things about working at Netflix was that seeing that people have a bad habit of only evangelizing awesome things they saw on their favorite streaming service AFTER those things got cancelled.
One of the most painful things about working at Netflix was that seeing that people have a bad habit of only evangelizing awesome things they saw on their favorite streaming service AFTER those things got cancelled.
Folks I emphasize as always, if you don't actually show up for the things you want, they stop getting made. Sometimes you gotta be okay with taking a chance on that 7/10 game knowing it's the only way those creators get to keep making the stuff you wanna see
Keita Takahashi said 'To a T' didn't sell well enough. He moved back to Japan with his family, unsure if he will stay in the industry.
store.steampowered.com/app/1875320/...
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
store.steampowered.com/app/1875320/...
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
December 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Also: evangelize the things you love.
One of the most painful things about working at Netflix was that seeing that people have a bad habit of only evangelizing awesome things they saw on their favorite streaming service AFTER those things got cancelled.
One of the most painful things about working at Netflix was that seeing that people have a bad habit of only evangelizing awesome things they saw on their favorite streaming service AFTER those things got cancelled.
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Folks I emphasize as always, if you don't actually show up for the things you want, they stop getting made. Sometimes you gotta be okay with taking a chance on that 7/10 game knowing it's the only way those creators get to keep making the stuff you wanna see
Keita Takahashi said 'To a T' didn't sell well enough. He moved back to Japan with his family, unsure if he will stay in the industry.
store.steampowered.com/app/1875320/...
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
store.steampowered.com/app/1875320/...
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
December 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Folks I emphasize as always, if you don't actually show up for the things you want, they stop getting made. Sometimes you gotta be okay with taking a chance on that 7/10 game knowing it's the only way those creators get to keep making the stuff you wanna see
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epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
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Watch this.
Here is a bit of my resignation speech from last night
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Watch this.
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I'm going to throw some cold water on the anger about this.
It is now considered ROUTINE for AAA games to spend as much on marketing as they do on Dev. Dev costs $200M? That's the starting point of conversation on how much to spend on marketing, PR and ads.
1/short thread
It is now considered ROUTINE for AAA games to spend as much on marketing as they do on Dev. Dev costs $200M? That's the starting point of conversation on how much to spend on marketing, PR and ads.
1/short thread
Report: The Game Awards trailers can cost devs up to $1 million
Report: The Game Awards trailers can cost devs up to $1 million
A 60-second trailer can reportedly cost up to $450,000, with a three-minute trailer costing over $1 million.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I'm going to throw some cold water on the anger about this.
It is now considered ROUTINE for AAA games to spend as much on marketing as they do on Dev. Dev costs $200M? That's the starting point of conversation on how much to spend on marketing, PR and ads.
1/short thread
It is now considered ROUTINE for AAA games to spend as much on marketing as they do on Dev. Dev costs $200M? That's the starting point of conversation on how much to spend on marketing, PR and ads.
1/short thread
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Most dangerous men in FPS
December 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Most dangerous men in FPS
Sirlin erasure
holy shit. chess 2.
December 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Sirlin erasure
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It's very cool to work at Remedy and especially on Control Resonant!!!
Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in CONTROL Resonant, a thrilling action-adventure RPG.
Watch the announcement trailer: youtu.be/WhQm-ExRz60
CONTROL Resonant is out in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Mac.
#CONTROLResonant
Watch the announcement trailer: youtu.be/WhQm-ExRz60
CONTROL Resonant is out in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Mac.
#CONTROLResonant
CONTROL Resonant – Announcement Trailer | The Game Awards 2025
Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in this thrilling action-adventure RPG. Unleash the extraordinary powers of Dylan Faden as he fights for his humanity and survival…
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It's very cool to work at Remedy and especially on Control Resonant!!!
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Gang of Dragon revealed from Nagoshi
December 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Gang of Dragon revealed from Nagoshi
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Control Resonant announced coming 2026
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Control Resonant announced coming 2026
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I’m teaching Kojima to speak English just so he can go on stage, turn to Geoff Keighley, and say “Why do you talk about me like that? We’re not close. It’s weird”
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I’m teaching Kojima to speak English just so he can go on stage, turn to Geoff Keighley, and say “Why do you talk about me like that? We’re not close. It’s weird”
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'this is the remedy team on the day that max payne was certified gold'. (july 15th, 2001) web.archive.org/web/20041013...
February 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
'this is the remedy team on the day that max payne was certified gold'. (july 15th, 2001) web.archive.org/web/20041013...