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I am an old man, @mozilla.org, and I was happy to sit in my rocking chair and use Firefox until sunset. But if you insist on choking this browser with GenAI bloat, I will face God and walk backwards into Linux.
@mozilla.org I have been using Firefox for YEARS. Not sure what the new CEO is hoping to achieve by "AI everything now" but if the hope is to drive people like me off your browser, you will surely succeed.
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I am an old man, @mozilla.org, and I was happy to sit in my rocking chair and use Firefox until sunset. But if you insist on choking this browser with GenAI bloat, I will face God and walk backwards into Linux.
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are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
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did it in four words hemmingway
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
did it in four words hemmingway
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Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
It's kind of stupid how often this happens. I suspect that a lot of liberals who don't see themselves as centrists automatically assume that "Liberal" = "The Left", and anyone who disagrees with them must be on the right, because it's easier than trying to understand *why* they disagree.
Liberals/centrists/moderated:
When you attack someone coming from a compassionate position by calling them conservative, you're telling us your empathy is performative and you don't actually understand it at all.
When you attack someone coming from a compassionate position by calling them conservative, you're telling us your empathy is performative and you don't actually understand it at all.
December 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It's kind of stupid how often this happens. I suspect that a lot of liberals who don't see themselves as centrists automatically assume that "Liberal" = "The Left", and anyone who disagrees with them must be on the right, because it's easier than trying to understand *why* they disagree.
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Unlike the others, GOG said this. Also unlike the others, GOG is not American and thus has access to payment providers beyond just visa and mastercard.
December 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Unlike the others, GOG said this. Also unlike the others, GOG is not American and thus has access to payment providers beyond just visa and mastercard.
A little annoyed that the Nextcloud Talk High-performance backend's article appears to be locked behind a subscription. It's not clear to me if this is intended to be an enterprise feature or not.
I was hoping to use this as a discord alternative with my friend group for D&D but now not so sure.
I was hoping to use this as a discord alternative with my friend group for D&D but now not so sure.
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A little annoyed that the Nextcloud Talk High-performance backend's article appears to be locked behind a subscription. It's not clear to me if this is intended to be an enterprise feature or not.
I was hoping to use this as a discord alternative with my friend group for D&D but now not so sure.
I was hoping to use this as a discord alternative with my friend group for D&D but now not so sure.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Fact-checking one of the single most effective convincing-sounding lie generation machines = trying to sweep the ocean back into the sea (or capture emissions after they're released)
We don't solve this without regulating, attacking and delegitimising the slop firehose
We don't solve this without regulating, attacking and delegitimising the slop firehose
Laughing in high school teacher.
“I will allow my son to use ChatGPT and similar tools at some point. But when I do, I plan to show him how to fact-check the sources the A.I. has provided, and make sure he understands that computers often ‘learn‘ the wrong thing from online sources.”
#GiftArticle
“I will allow my son to use ChatGPT and similar tools at some point. But when I do, I plan to show him how to fact-check the sources the A.I. has provided, and make sure he understands that computers often ‘learn‘ the wrong thing from online sources.”
#GiftArticle
Opinion | How to Prepare Your Kids for the A.I. Revolution
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Fact-checking one of the single most effective convincing-sounding lie generation machines = trying to sweep the ocean back into the sea (or capture emissions after they're released)
We don't solve this without regulating, attacking and delegitimising the slop firehose
We don't solve this without regulating, attacking and delegitimising the slop firehose
I must be a special kind of out of touch if the only people I hear talking about 67 are the ones claiming to not understand it.
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I must be a special kind of out of touch if the only people I hear talking about 67 are the ones claiming to not understand it.
Wow, props to Paizo for using a Double Opt-In for promos. On checkout I clicked a checkbox because I did indeed want updates on future offers (especially since Starfinder 2 is still new) and the email I recieved wanted to confirm that's actually what I want.
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Wow, props to Paizo for using a Double Opt-In for promos. On checkout I clicked a checkbox because I did indeed want updates on future offers (especially since Starfinder 2 is still new) and the email I recieved wanted to confirm that's actually what I want.
Finally able to place an order on the Paizo store, now that it's been updated to something that works in current millennium.
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Finally able to place an order on the Paizo store, now that it's been updated to something that works in current millennium.
I just learned that googling yourself has VERY different feeling to it when there is an AI summary involved.
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I just learned that googling yourself has VERY different feeling to it when there is an AI summary involved.
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Zork I, II, and III are now open source. Microsoft has released the classic Infocom text adventures under the MIT license! opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
opensource.microsoft.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Zork I, II, and III are now open source. Microsoft has released the classic Infocom text adventures under the MIT license! opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
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thank you vince gilligan
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
thank you vince gilligan
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"I'm sorry."
github.com/felixriesebe...
github.com/felixriesebe...
November 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"I'm sorry."
github.com/felixriesebe...
github.com/felixriesebe...
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This has always been a pretty interesting subject to, and for game devs this is definitely one of those places where you can establish a pattern and then break it in fun ways.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE WRITTEN A NEW ARTICLE!
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
some loosely organized thoughts about dialogue sysin games
think of this as me trying to find out what parts of dialogue choices are load bearing game design and what else can be done with dialogue.
docseuss.medium.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This has always been a pretty interesting subject to, and for game devs this is definitely one of those places where you can establish a pattern and then break it in fun ways.
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linux won the console war
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
linux won the console war
In case anyone is wondering, this is the "special code" that fascists speak in because they think leftists can't recognize it.
The co-leader of the far-right AfD, Germany's largest opposition party, has suggested that Poland is as much of a threat to his country as Russia is.
Leader of far-right AfD suggests Poland as great a threat to Germany as Russia
Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support.
notesfrompoland.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
In case anyone is wondering, this is the "special code" that fascists speak in because they think leftists can't recognize it.
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Bitcoin is still a problem, folks
It got overshadowed by the pipeline news, but NYS’s deal to allow Greenidge Generation to keep operating an upstate gas plant *for the sole purpose of mining bitcoin* might be almost as big of a reversal gothamist.com/news/upstate...
Upstate NY Bitcoin mine agrees to slash emissions, will get air permit from the state
The move comes days after Hochul’s administration paved the way for a new natural gas pipeline in New York Harbor.
gothamist.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Bitcoin is still a problem, folks
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marketing my game? no clue.
solution: build a 3D website and pray for a gazillion visits.
(also pray the algorithm lets anyone see this)
link in the comments 👇
#IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine #ThreeJS
solution: build a 3D website and pray for a gazillion visits.
(also pray the algorithm lets anyone see this)
link in the comments 👇
#IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine #ThreeJS
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
marketing my game? no clue.
solution: build a 3D website and pray for a gazillion visits.
(also pray the algorithm lets anyone see this)
link in the comments 👇
#IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine #ThreeJS
solution: build a 3D website and pray for a gazillion visits.
(also pray the algorithm lets anyone see this)
link in the comments 👇
#IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine #ThreeJS
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