The Mich
@themich.bsky.social
Not in academia anymore, so thankfully I don't have to write. He/him
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idc how cliche this gif is, it is the only one
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
idc how cliche this gif is, it is the only one
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the faux-AI evangelists see the artistic process as a race to get to a finished product, instead of something valuable in itself. the process is where you develop those skills you don't have yet, it cannot be skipped, it is where the art happens
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
the faux-AI evangelists see the artistic process as a race to get to a finished product, instead of something valuable in itself. the process is where you develop those skills you don't have yet, it cannot be skipped, it is where the art happens
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"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
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PSA: there’s been an exploit for Signal and WhatsApp released that can be used to silently track you.
Temp fixes for both can be done in your settings:
For WhatsApp: Settings>Privacy>Advanced>Block unknown messages.
For Signal: Settings>Privacy>Phone number>Who can find me by number>Nobody
Temp fixes for both can be done in your settings:
For WhatsApp: Settings>Privacy>Advanced>Block unknown messages.
For Signal: Settings>Privacy>Phone number>Who can find me by number>Nobody
December 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
PSA: there’s been an exploit for Signal and WhatsApp released that can be used to silently track you.
Temp fixes for both can be done in your settings:
For WhatsApp: Settings>Privacy>Advanced>Block unknown messages.
For Signal: Settings>Privacy>Phone number>Who can find me by number>Nobody
Temp fixes for both can be done in your settings:
For WhatsApp: Settings>Privacy>Advanced>Block unknown messages.
For Signal: Settings>Privacy>Phone number>Who can find me by number>Nobody
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
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I said before that Rian Johnson does Agatha Christie better than Kenneth Branagh does and one of the things Branagh doesn't get is Poirot's kindness. He's not just a pompous eccentric guy solving puzzles, he often soothes young people in trouble by saying "Papa Poirot" will help them
Don’t read this if you haven’t watched the new Knives Out movie but I wrote about how the series only works because Blanc doesn’t treat the mysteries like a game but is always protecting the most vulnerable individual in the case
open.substack.com/pub/somethin...
open.substack.com/pub/somethin...
Benoit Blanc’s road to Damascus
There’s several tensions at work in the new Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man — religious belief vs nonbelief / atheism, innocence vs guilt, love vs hate, what a community looks like, what is the tru...
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I said before that Rian Johnson does Agatha Christie better than Kenneth Branagh does and one of the things Branagh doesn't get is Poirot's kindness. He's not just a pompous eccentric guy solving puzzles, he often soothes young people in trouble by saying "Papa Poirot" will help them
If you have anything to spare, this is to help a good doggo gofund.me/bcdf0e1e0 . Valerie hosted our dogs several times for us when we went on holiday and Sirius is a good pal of theirs
Aidez Sirius, mon labrador de 8 ans, à vaincre son cancer, organized by Valerie Hollange
Chers amis, amoureux des animaux et âmes bienveillantes,
… Valerie Hollange a besoin de votre soutien pour Aidez Sirius, mon labrador de 8 ans, à vaincre son cancer
gofund.me
December 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
If you have anything to spare, this is to help a good doggo gofund.me/bcdf0e1e0 . Valerie hosted our dogs several times for us when we went on holiday and Sirius is a good pal of theirs
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Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
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Sometimes I wish that more stuff that sounds like a joke actually was.
December 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Sometimes I wish that more stuff that sounds like a joke actually was.
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so insanely fucking real for this
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
so insanely fucking real for this
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I picked up No Players Online both to support it after the DMCA thing and because I wanted to see how they expanded what was in the Haunted PS1 Demo Disk version, but no one told me it went all-in on the 90s OS/Internet as a framing device! I love this stuff.
December 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I picked up No Players Online both to support it after the DMCA thing and because I wanted to see how they expanded what was in the Haunted PS1 Demo Disk version, but no one told me it went all-in on the 90s OS/Internet as a framing device! I love this stuff.
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I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
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Cannot stress enough that this is an OBJECT with BUTTONS that DO THINGS
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Cannot stress enough that this is an OBJECT with BUTTONS that DO THINGS
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but that sucks. and it's a really bad sign for the next decade that this is their mindset, and that the most pivotal issue for them is in keeping precedent that these decisions can't be reversed, because that would require attention and time, and they're not here for that. they're here for the 30%.
December 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
but that sucks. and it's a really bad sign for the next decade that this is their mindset, and that the most pivotal issue for them is in keeping precedent that these decisions can't be reversed, because that would require attention and time, and they're not here for that. they're here for the 30%.
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Cannot stress how bad shit is about to get if you want to build any kind of PC.
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead. It’s already getting hard to build an affordable PC, and the exit of the longstanding provider of consumer memory is going to make that even more challenging www.theverge.com/news/837594/...
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
Another blow to PC gaming.
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Cannot stress how bad shit is about to get if you want to build any kind of PC.
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I swear to god none of the people involved here have actually played this game because if they did they’d be embarrassed that this is what they’re afraid of.
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I swear to god none of the people involved here have actually played this game because if they did they’d be embarrassed that this is what they’re afraid of.
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COMING SOON: AI + Guy™
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
COMING SOON: AI + Guy™
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bummer situation but grim lol at this exception on the epic games store
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
bummer situation but grim lol at this exception on the epic games store
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and if you're wondering - no, the Marty McFly spray isn't AI. it's drawn by Sean Dove who has drawn sprays for FN before
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
and if you're wondering - no, the Marty McFly spray isn't AI. it's drawn by Sean Dove who has drawn sprays for FN before
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
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You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.
October 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.
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I did work on God of War: Ragnarok, which I also did not write for or compose on, but instead constructed the boat, sled and walking stories start/resume system that no one mentions because it’s so unbuggy and works so well that it works like everyone expects it should. It was a nightmare to make
4 million listeners apparently!
Also sharing the programme with the music from Legend of Zelda and God of War was quite a thing!
Congrats to @caraellison.bsky.social, @kylewbanks.com and @choiby.bsky.social too for your interviews and featured music!
Also sharing the programme with the music from Legend of Zelda and God of War was quite a thing!
Congrats to @caraellison.bsky.social, @kylewbanks.com and @choiby.bsky.social too for your interviews and featured music!
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I did work on God of War: Ragnarok, which I also did not write for or compose on, but instead constructed the boat, sled and walking stories start/resume system that no one mentions because it’s so unbuggy and works so well that it works like everyone expects it should. It was a nightmare to make
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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Feel like I should spread the word about this
YAKUZA 0 WILL SOON BE DELISTED ON DECEMBER 8TH
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUY IT, BUY IT NOW
YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $50 FOR A BARELY UPGRADED $20 GAME
IF YOU'RE GONNA BUY 0, BUY IT NOW
YAKUZA 0 WILL SOON BE DELISTED ON DECEMBER 8TH
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUY IT, BUY IT NOW
YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $50 FOR A BARELY UPGRADED $20 GAME
IF YOU'RE GONNA BUY 0, BUY IT NOW
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Feel like I should spread the word about this
YAKUZA 0 WILL SOON BE DELISTED ON DECEMBER 8TH
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUY IT, BUY IT NOW
YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $50 FOR A BARELY UPGRADED $20 GAME
IF YOU'RE GONNA BUY 0, BUY IT NOW
YAKUZA 0 WILL SOON BE DELISTED ON DECEMBER 8TH
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUY IT, BUY IT NOW
YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $50 FOR A BARELY UPGRADED $20 GAME
IF YOU'RE GONNA BUY 0, BUY IT NOW
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The Brooklyn Citizen
November 19,1918
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November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Brooklyn Citizen
November 19,1918
November 19,1918