Abzullah
@abzullah.bsky.social
Interested in making games and empowering people with AI
Currently building dream game #1
Currently building dream game #1
This idea is kind of developing in mind, still unclear and premature:
There are two kinds of intelligent people: those who seek truth and intellectuals.
Intellectuals defend their version of reality and are masters at self deception.
There are two kinds of intelligent people: those who seek truth and intellectuals.
Intellectuals defend their version of reality and are masters at self deception.
June 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This idea is kind of developing in mind, still unclear and premature:
There are two kinds of intelligent people: those who seek truth and intellectuals.
Intellectuals defend their version of reality and are masters at self deception.
There are two kinds of intelligent people: those who seek truth and intellectuals.
Intellectuals defend their version of reality and are masters at self deception.
Finished Andor S2, I haven't seen such a well written show in so long.
Andor: Nemik's Manifesto
YouTube video by SWFT
youtube.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Finished Andor S2, I haven't seen such a well written show in so long.
To those who think AI is making them dumber, because AI makes thinking easy, I wonder if they've tried working beyond the limits of collective human knowledge?
dcurt.is/thinking
dcurt.is/thinking
Thoughts on thinking • Dustin Curtis
I have been stuck. Every time I sit down to write a blog post, code a feature, or start a project, I come to the same realization: in the context of AI, what I’m doing is a waste of time. It’s horrify...
dcurt.is
May 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
To those who think AI is making them dumber, because AI makes thinking easy, I wonder if they've tried working beyond the limits of collective human knowledge?
dcurt.is/thinking
dcurt.is/thinking
Language was the last thing people would point to separate us from animals.
I'm glad this line can now be erased. They are of us.
I'm glad this line can now be erased. They are of us.
Bonobos use a kind of syntax once thought to be unique to humans
The way bonobos combine vocal sounds to create new meanings suggests the evolutionary building blocks of human language are shared with our closest relatives
www.newscientist.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Language was the last thing people would point to separate us from animals.
I'm glad this line can now be erased. They are of us.
I'm glad this line can now be erased. They are of us.
Once upon a time, there was a tree that could grow fruit every day if you offered the tree something in return.
Everyone worked hard to keep the tree bountiful.
A few entitled people offered nothing. Others had to work harder to make up for their entitlement. 1/3🧵
Everyone worked hard to keep the tree bountiful.
A few entitled people offered nothing. Others had to work harder to make up for their entitlement. 1/3🧵
March 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Once upon a time, there was a tree that could grow fruit every day if you offered the tree something in return.
Everyone worked hard to keep the tree bountiful.
A few entitled people offered nothing. Others had to work harder to make up for their entitlement. 1/3🧵
Everyone worked hard to keep the tree bountiful.
A few entitled people offered nothing. Others had to work harder to make up for their entitlement. 1/3🧵
'Free' markets work because you distribute thinking and problem solving among many people.
No one sees everything. No one knows everything. No one person can be expected to rule perfectly.
Power is the same.
As my favourite philosopher, Kanye West says: No one man should have all that power.
No one sees everything. No one knows everything. No one person can be expected to rule perfectly.
Power is the same.
As my favourite philosopher, Kanye West says: No one man should have all that power.
February 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
'Free' markets work because you distribute thinking and problem solving among many people.
No one sees everything. No one knows everything. No one person can be expected to rule perfectly.
Power is the same.
As my favourite philosopher, Kanye West says: No one man should have all that power.
No one sees everything. No one knows everything. No one person can be expected to rule perfectly.
Power is the same.
As my favourite philosopher, Kanye West says: No one man should have all that power.
Post a female character that you love
February 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Post a female character that you love
In the future full AGI will put all of human knowledge at our fingertips: what would humans have to know?
AI can take care of details, so the only limit is you and the limits of your imagination
AI has no desires, no wants, so it's up to us to lead to where we want
To unknown unknowns
AI can take care of details, so the only limit is you and the limits of your imagination
AI has no desires, no wants, so it's up to us to lead to where we want
To unknown unknowns
February 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
In the future full AGI will put all of human knowledge at our fingertips: what would humans have to know?
AI can take care of details, so the only limit is you and the limits of your imagination
AI has no desires, no wants, so it's up to us to lead to where we want
To unknown unknowns
AI can take care of details, so the only limit is you and the limits of your imagination
AI has no desires, no wants, so it's up to us to lead to where we want
To unknown unknowns
A good term for the current generation of AI reasoning might be 'cargo-cult' reasoning.
Just like the original cargo-cult phenomenon, AI is being trained to memorise instances of reasoning and then copy and paste without much concern for why it worked.
Just like the original cargo-cult phenomenon, AI is being trained to memorise instances of reasoning and then copy and paste without much concern for why it worked.
February 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
A good term for the current generation of AI reasoning might be 'cargo-cult' reasoning.
Just like the original cargo-cult phenomenon, AI is being trained to memorise instances of reasoning and then copy and paste without much concern for why it worked.
Just like the original cargo-cult phenomenon, AI is being trained to memorise instances of reasoning and then copy and paste without much concern for why it worked.
Programming with C++ templates seems like doing division with roman numerals, doable but unnecessarily complicated.
Zig's comptime and Lisp macros feel like the decimal system, even a child could use it.
Zig's comptime and Lisp macros feel like the decimal system, even a child could use it.
February 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Programming with C++ templates seems like doing division with roman numerals, doable but unnecessarily complicated.
Zig's comptime and Lisp macros feel like the decimal system, even a child could use it.
Zig's comptime and Lisp macros feel like the decimal system, even a child could use it.
What happens to us after AI?
Labour is free. AI can do everything we can. So the economy may be based on resources.
A few people own everything now, so would that lead to feudal times?
OR
You could mine asteroids and other planets for limitless resources, so would that lead to post-scarcity?
Labour is free. AI can do everything we can. So the economy may be based on resources.
A few people own everything now, so would that lead to feudal times?
OR
You could mine asteroids and other planets for limitless resources, so would that lead to post-scarcity?
February 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
What happens to us after AI?
Labour is free. AI can do everything we can. So the economy may be based on resources.
A few people own everything now, so would that lead to feudal times?
OR
You could mine asteroids and other planets for limitless resources, so would that lead to post-scarcity?
Labour is free. AI can do everything we can. So the economy may be based on resources.
A few people own everything now, so would that lead to feudal times?
OR
You could mine asteroids and other planets for limitless resources, so would that lead to post-scarcity?
Game Design Challenge #1: come up with a game idea given a prompt
The Prompt: God RPG
My version: player is one of many gods living on mount Olympus. You grow your realm to get new stats and perks. Gods have friendly competitions between realms.
Now you:
The Prompt: God RPG
My version: player is one of many gods living on mount Olympus. You grow your realm to get new stats and perks. Gods have friendly competitions between realms.
Now you:
December 28, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Game Design Challenge #1: come up with a game idea given a prompt
The Prompt: God RPG
My version: player is one of many gods living on mount Olympus. You grow your realm to get new stats and perks. Gods have friendly competitions between realms.
Now you:
The Prompt: God RPG
My version: player is one of many gods living on mount Olympus. You grow your realm to get new stats and perks. Gods have friendly competitions between realms.
Now you:
AI is a search space problem:
Infinite Monkeys + Infinite Typewriters = Shakespeare
How to find monkey Shakespeare:
- remove untenable solutions (eg ones w/o enough brain power)
- start at a random point, make continous small, guided changes
- combine partial solutions, w/ evolution
- ...?
Infinite Monkeys + Infinite Typewriters = Shakespeare
How to find monkey Shakespeare:
- remove untenable solutions (eg ones w/o enough brain power)
- start at a random point, make continous small, guided changes
- combine partial solutions, w/ evolution
- ...?
December 26, 2024 at 1:33 PM
AI is a search space problem:
Infinite Monkeys + Infinite Typewriters = Shakespeare
How to find monkey Shakespeare:
- remove untenable solutions (eg ones w/o enough brain power)
- start at a random point, make continous small, guided changes
- combine partial solutions, w/ evolution
- ...?
Infinite Monkeys + Infinite Typewriters = Shakespeare
How to find monkey Shakespeare:
- remove untenable solutions (eg ones w/o enough brain power)
- start at a random point, make continous small, guided changes
- combine partial solutions, w/ evolution
- ...?
Game mechanics that don't waste your time #9: Always make it easy for players to change their minds.
Skill Tree. Mechs. Character Stats. Base Building. Decorating. Whatever: Never add a cost for changing a previous decision.
Players should never have to play more of your game to change their mind.
Skill Tree. Mechs. Character Stats. Base Building. Decorating. Whatever: Never add a cost for changing a previous decision.
Players should never have to play more of your game to change their mind.
December 26, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Game mechanics that don't waste your time #9: Always make it easy for players to change their minds.
Skill Tree. Mechs. Character Stats. Base Building. Decorating. Whatever: Never add a cost for changing a previous decision.
Players should never have to play more of your game to change their mind.
Skill Tree. Mechs. Character Stats. Base Building. Decorating. Whatever: Never add a cost for changing a previous decision.
Players should never have to play more of your game to change their mind.
Game mechanics that respect player's time:
Time is the most valuable asset a person has. It is non-renewable. Games shouldn't waste our time.
In the 3 second world we live in, it's bad game design and bad business to waste someone's time.
Time is the most valuable asset a person has. It is non-renewable. Games shouldn't waste our time.
In the 3 second world we live in, it's bad game design and bad business to waste someone's time.
December 23, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Game mechanics that respect player's time:
Time is the most valuable asset a person has. It is non-renewable. Games shouldn't waste our time.
In the 3 second world we live in, it's bad game design and bad business to waste someone's time.
Time is the most valuable asset a person has. It is non-renewable. Games shouldn't waste our time.
In the 3 second world we live in, it's bad game design and bad business to waste someone's time.
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The glass amphipod Cystisoma is transparent because in the open ocean there is nowhere to hide, and its round head is completely covered in giant eyes. So when you're swimming far from shore just remember: you can't see them, but they can see you.
📽️ Dr. Alejandro Damian-Serrano 🧪🌊🌿🦑🐙
📽️ Dr. Alejandro Damian-Serrano 🧪🌊🌿🦑🐙
December 17, 2024 at 11:27 PM
The glass amphipod Cystisoma is transparent because in the open ocean there is nowhere to hide, and its round head is completely covered in giant eyes. So when you're swimming far from shore just remember: you can't see them, but they can see you.
📽️ Dr. Alejandro Damian-Serrano 🧪🌊🌿🦑🐙
📽️ Dr. Alejandro Damian-Serrano 🧪🌊🌿🦑🐙
Thought of the day: Could education be made to be as addicting and compelling as TikTok?
December 17, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Thought of the day: Could education be made to be as addicting and compelling as TikTok?
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If you get it, thank a teacher. If you just laugh... eewe
December 17, 2024 at 2:08 AM
If you get it, thank a teacher. If you just laugh... eewe
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Dragons Breath/Dragon Lord:
A strategy game about hatching and dispatch dragons!
This game has a very unique alchemy system, by mixing different ingredients you can make spells that can influence almost any parameter in the game: dragons, villages, your finances, your opponents. It goes DEEP. 1/3
A strategy game about hatching and dispatch dragons!
This game has a very unique alchemy system, by mixing different ingredients you can make spells that can influence almost any parameter in the game: dragons, villages, your finances, your opponents. It goes DEEP. 1/3
October 21, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Dragons Breath/Dragon Lord:
A strategy game about hatching and dispatch dragons!
This game has a very unique alchemy system, by mixing different ingredients you can make spells that can influence almost any parameter in the game: dragons, villages, your finances, your opponents. It goes DEEP. 1/3
A strategy game about hatching and dispatch dragons!
This game has a very unique alchemy system, by mixing different ingredients you can make spells that can influence almost any parameter in the game: dragons, villages, your finances, your opponents. It goes DEEP. 1/3
Oh man, this company isn't satisfied with winning, they just won't stop.
The NEW Dual M.2 Adapter (for the Framework Laptop 16)
YouTube video by Framework
youtu.be
December 16, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Oh man, this company isn't satisfied with winning, they just won't stop.
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Words have power, as illustrated by the Affordable Care Act vs Obamacare.
It's not a tariff, it's an import tax.
It's not a tariff, it's an import tax.
December 15, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Words have power, as illustrated by the Affordable Care Act vs Obamacare.
It's not a tariff, it's an import tax.
It's not a tariff, it's an import tax.
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The 2024 Godot showreel is finally out 🎥
Thank you to all the ones who submitted a project and wishing you good luck for the next ones. We plan on include more people in the voting process, so stay tuned to hear more about that next year.
#GodotEngine #godot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Lo...
Thank you to all the ones who submitted a project and wishing you good luck for the next ones. We plan on include more people in the voting process, so stay tuned to hear more about that next year.
#GodotEngine #godot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Lo...
Godot Engine – 2024 Showreel
YouTube video by Godot Engine
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2024 at 3:16 PM
The 2024 Godot showreel is finally out 🎥
Thank you to all the ones who submitted a project and wishing you good luck for the next ones. We plan on include more people in the voting process, so stay tuned to hear more about that next year.
#GodotEngine #godot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Lo...
Thank you to all the ones who submitted a project and wishing you good luck for the next ones. We plan on include more people in the voting process, so stay tuned to hear more about that next year.
#GodotEngine #godot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Lo...
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Neoliberals have hollowed out the UK economy.
Insecurity follows. UK imports
40% of food
40.8% of energy
500m bricks a years
30%-40% of cement
Self-sufficient in what?
Businesses are gambling chips in the mergers & takeover bazaars of City of London
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
Insecurity follows. UK imports
40% of food
40.8% of energy
500m bricks a years
30%-40% of cement
Self-sufficient in what?
Businesses are gambling chips in the mergers & takeover bazaars of City of London
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
The government shouldn’t pin all of its hopes for economic growth on the finance industry
Such a strategy was tried in 1970s and came to grief in the mid-1970s secondary banking crash.
leftfootforward.org
December 15, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Neoliberals have hollowed out the UK economy.
Insecurity follows. UK imports
40% of food
40.8% of energy
500m bricks a years
30%-40% of cement
Self-sufficient in what?
Businesses are gambling chips in the mergers & takeover bazaars of City of London
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
Insecurity follows. UK imports
40% of food
40.8% of energy
500m bricks a years
30%-40% of cement
Self-sufficient in what?
Businesses are gambling chips in the mergers & takeover bazaars of City of London
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...