YourBrinyPal
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YourBrinyPal
@yourbrinypal.bsky.social
· Oct 30
All good fiction, in all its many forms, should have something to say.
This is and always will be my absolute coldest take.
This is and always will be my absolute coldest take.
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Smart people have already written about the many problems of generative AI better than I could, but I’ll tell you this about the thing I know: writing is about writing. It’s an action. A verb. It’s what we do. I write, you write, they write. Skip that and you’re not a writer.
February 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Smart people have already written about the many problems of generative AI better than I could, but I’ll tell you this about the thing I know: writing is about writing. It’s an action. A verb. It’s what we do. I write, you write, they write. Skip that and you’re not a writer.
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AI “artists”: “They stole my twelve word idea for a thing and only changed it slightly!”
Actual Writers: “Are we tied of making what’s basically Alien but with slightly different variations yet? No? Okay hear me out, this time it’s a space fungus-“
Actual Writers: “Are we tied of making what’s basically Alien but with slightly different variations yet? No? Okay hear me out, this time it’s a space fungus-“
February 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
AI “artists”: “They stole my twelve word idea for a thing and only changed it slightly!”
Actual Writers: “Are we tied of making what’s basically Alien but with slightly different variations yet? No? Okay hear me out, this time it’s a space fungus-“
Actual Writers: “Are we tied of making what’s basically Alien but with slightly different variations yet? No? Okay hear me out, this time it’s a space fungus-“
There’s a million reasons I hate AI but honestly, just as a baseline?
If you don’t have the passion to actually put in the work to make the thing, I just can’t respect it out of the gate.
Give me stick figures on post it notes before you give me that shit. I’ll actually respect the stick figures.
If you don’t have the passion to actually put in the work to make the thing, I just can’t respect it out of the gate.
Give me stick figures on post it notes before you give me that shit. I’ll actually respect the stick figures.
February 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
There’s a million reasons I hate AI but honestly, just as a baseline?
If you don’t have the passion to actually put in the work to make the thing, I just can’t respect it out of the gate.
Give me stick figures on post it notes before you give me that shit. I’ll actually respect the stick figures.
If you don’t have the passion to actually put in the work to make the thing, I just can’t respect it out of the gate.
Give me stick figures on post it notes before you give me that shit. I’ll actually respect the stick figures.
Fuck AI, just make shit.
Second time in 3 days I’m posting this Vonnegut quote wrt AI.
February 8, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Fuck AI, just make shit.
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
February 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
Look, I was there when the Death of Ultimate Peter Parker happened… it’s always gonna be Miles. There are others I love, but my favorite Black superhero is also my favorite Spider-Man.
February 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Look, I was there when the Death of Ultimate Peter Parker happened… it’s always gonna be Miles. There are others I love, but my favorite Black superhero is also my favorite Spider-Man.
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generative AI has become widely available in the summer of 2022 and entered mainstream in 2023
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
February 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
generative AI has become widely available in the summer of 2022 and entered mainstream in 2023
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
I create worlds because I’m bored and it’s a Tuesday, but sure, take the fun part off my hands.
finally, AI can help writers with the boring business of world- building so we can get down to the fun stuff: search-engine optimization
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I create worlds because I’m bored and it’s a Tuesday, but sure, take the fun part off my hands.
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These are the people that would write the speech rules for the entire internet if Section 230 is gutted
A new Arizona bill gives cops the power to arrest parents who let their children watch a drag show.
A violation of HB2589 could result in a felony charge with up to three years in prison.
A violation of HB2589 could result in a felony charge with up to three years in prison.
Arizona GOP Lawmaker Pushes Felony Ban On Kids At Drag Shows
New Arizona bill would criminalize exposing minors to drag shows.
hoodline.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:09 PM
These are the people that would write the speech rules for the entire internet if Section 230 is gutted
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Posting misinformation about Section 230 on a platform that wouldn’t exist without Section 230 is a choice but it’s not one that I would make
Did you know Section 230 allows social media companies to avoid liability for what's posted on their platforms? Even when harmful content spreads and real people are hurt.
Join us and help CCDH stand up to demand accountability ⤵️
Join us and help CCDH stand up to demand accountability ⤵️
February 4, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Posting misinformation about Section 230 on a platform that wouldn’t exist without Section 230 is a choice but it’s not one that I would make
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is on CNN talking about “repealing section 230” so as a reminder: repealing 230 will destroy freedom of expression as we know it. It means more censorship, suppression & mass surveillance. This is bad, don’t let a B-list actor convince you otherwise. Call your representatives!
February 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is on CNN talking about “repealing section 230” so as a reminder: repealing 230 will destroy freedom of expression as we know it. It means more censorship, suppression & mass surveillance. This is bad, don’t let a B-list actor convince you otherwise. Call your representatives!
The kids in that Texas detention camp say otherwise.
Kristi Noem: "Zero children have been trafficked in the last 12 months because of President Trump's leadership"
February 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The kids in that Texas detention camp say otherwise.
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
This is a solution to a problem for them of their own creation.
“We need an AI slop free place to scrape, and we’d like you to give it to us” is the new wave of social media offerings.
“We need an AI slop free place to scrape, and we’d like you to give it to us” is the new wave of social media offerings.
we’re all trying to find the guy etc etc
OpenAI Wants To Use Biometrics To Kill Bots And Create Humans Only Social Network
OpenAI is quietly building a social network and considering using biometric verification like World’s eyeball scanning orb or Apple’s Face ID to ensure its users are people, not bots.
www.forbes.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:31 AM
This is a solution to a problem for them of their own creation.
“We need an AI slop free place to scrape, and we’d like you to give it to us” is the new wave of social media offerings.
“We need an AI slop free place to scrape, and we’d like you to give it to us” is the new wave of social media offerings.
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Here's the Heritage Foundation all-in on repealing Section 230 so that litigious Christian nationalists can dictate the speech rules for the entire Internet
It's so embarrassing so many Dems are falling for this www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
It's so embarrassing so many Dems are falling for this www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Here's the Heritage Foundation all-in on repealing Section 230 so that litigious Christian nationalists can dictate the speech rules for the entire Internet
It's so embarrassing so many Dems are falling for this www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
It's so embarrassing so many Dems are falling for this www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
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horrifying reminder: if you hate what happened with tiktok this week, the whole internet could be like that because there are multiple bills in congress atm to repeal section 230. plz go yell at your senators to not do that.
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 AM
horrifying reminder: if you hate what happened with tiktok this week, the whole internet could be like that because there are multiple bills in congress atm to repeal section 230. plz go yell at your senators to not do that.
With all the games that are getting remakes right now, this is the one I most wish would get a remake.
To celebrate Oni's 25th anniversary, I've made a Silent Let's Play. Turn on English Subtitles for commentary or leave them off and let it play out as a walkthrough.
ONI - 25th Anniversary - Full Game Walkthrough
ONI - 25th Anniversary - Full Game Walkthrough
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January 26, 2026 at 10:45 PM
With all the games that are getting remakes right now, this is the one I most wish would get a remake.
I love dark fantasy. I think that’s obvious to people who know me, I rarely shut up about it when asked. It’s in the books I read, the games I love, and sometimes I think people get weirded out that I’m so into a genre that bleak, gruesome, horrifying, and harrowing. They maybe don’t see what I do.
January 25, 2026 at 6:55 AM
I love dark fantasy. I think that’s obvious to people who know me, I rarely shut up about it when asked. It’s in the books I read, the games I love, and sometimes I think people get weirded out that I’m so into a genre that bleak, gruesome, horrifying, and harrowing. They maybe don’t see what I do.
Slightly diminish a game:
Broke!!
Broke!!
Slightly diminish a game:
Dungeon Carl Classic
Dungeon Carl Classic
Slightly diminish a game:
Shadowwalk
Shadowwalk
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Slightly diminish a game:
Broke!!
Broke!!
Yeah, because if this keeps up Chuck might have to write an angry but professional letter to his colleagues about it, and that makes him feel very uncomfortable.
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Yeah, because if this keeps up Chuck might have to write an angry but professional letter to his colleagues about it, and that makes him feel very uncomfortable.
Slightly diminish a game:
May You Fish in Mediocre Times
May You Fish in Mediocre Times
slightly diminish a game:
the area
the area
Slight diminish a game:
kill poppies for seitan
kill poppies for seitan
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Slightly diminish a game:
May You Fish in Mediocre Times
May You Fish in Mediocre Times
Okay, hear me out, but maybe the world is just full of tiny people that we can’t see… until we eat the mushroom.
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Okay, hear me out, but maybe the world is just full of tiny people that we can’t see… until we eat the mushroom.
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We’ve been speaking out against KOSA since it was introduced in 2022 by Marsha Blackburn, a bigot and outspoken advocate for censoring trans people off the internet in effort to “protect children from the transgender in this culture.” KOSA has ALWAYS been about censorship and suppression.
This bill has 67 senators supporting by Democrats like Bluementhal amd Schumer.
www.them.us/story/kosa-s...
www.them.us/story/kosa-s...
Lawmaker Says the “Kids Online Safety Act” Aims to Protect Kids from “The Transgender”
KOSA has bipartisan support but LGBTQ+ advocates say it would be harmful.
www.them.us
January 21, 2026 at 12:35 AM
We’ve been speaking out against KOSA since it was introduced in 2022 by Marsha Blackburn, a bigot and outspoken advocate for censoring trans people off the internet in effort to “protect children from the transgender in this culture.” KOSA has ALWAYS been about censorship and suppression.
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Honor your agreements—pay your freelancers. If you’re in a tight spot financially, or other parties cause money problems so that you’re suddenly low on funds, that’s unfortunately completely irrelevant. The freelancers don’t need to care about that. Pay them.
January 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Honor your agreements—pay your freelancers. If you’re in a tight spot financially, or other parties cause money problems so that you’re suddenly low on funds, that’s unfortunately completely irrelevant. The freelancers don’t need to care about that. Pay them.
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Five creators who worked on Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast have spent the past year fighting a legal battle against Possum Creek Games and Steve Jackson Games. Neither the tabletop RPG nor their working relationships survived the fallout.
Battle over Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast contracts leaves the book, relationships, torn apart
Creative collaborators clash with Jay Dragon and Steve Jackson Games over unfair treatment.
www.rascal.news
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Five creators who worked on Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast have spent the past year fighting a legal battle against Possum Creek Games and Steve Jackson Games. Neither the tabletop RPG nor their working relationships survived the fallout.