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Since genAI has completely fucked the market for home computers, I guarantee there'll be an article complaining that people are playing older and less resource-intensive games and how this is killing the AAA gaming industry
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Since genAI has completely fucked the market for home computers, I guarantee there'll be an article complaining that people are playing older and less resource-intensive games and how this is killing the AAA gaming industry
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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Here's the second episode of Better Offline's Gamer Week - a chat with @nathangrayson.bsky.social about @aftermath.site, building an independent media outlet and the state of the games industry writ large.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
The State of the Games Industry with Nathan Grayson
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 12/05/2025 · 39m
podcasts.apple.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Here's the second episode of Better Offline's Gamer Week - a chat with @nathangrayson.bsky.social about @aftermath.site, building an independent media outlet and the state of the games industry writ large.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
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Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
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February 2022
www.wheresyoured.at/mark-zuckerb...
www.wheresyoured.at/mark-zuckerb...
December 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
February 2022
www.wheresyoured.at/mark-zuckerb...
www.wheresyoured.at/mark-zuckerb...
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While the majority of people will use AI if it’s free, they are not willing to pay for it.
If they thought enough people would upgrade to an AI tier or add an AI add-on then they would’ve done that.
But then that would also be less helpful for data mining so.
If they thought enough people would upgrade to an AI tier or add an AI add-on then they would’ve done that.
But then that would also be less helpful for data mining so.
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
While the majority of people will use AI if it’s free, they are not willing to pay for it.
If they thought enough people would upgrade to an AI tier or add an AI add-on then they would’ve done that.
But then that would also be less helpful for data mining so.
If they thought enough people would upgrade to an AI tier or add an AI add-on then they would’ve done that.
But then that would also be less helpful for data mining so.
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Wrote about Deepak Chopra’s new AI model, AI guru slop, and how none of this is really shocking because we already turned spirituality into a commodity.
houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/this-was-i...
houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/this-was-i...
This Was Inevitable
AI gurus are not shocking, we already commodified spirituality
houseofmirrors.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Wrote about Deepak Chopra’s new AI model, AI guru slop, and how none of this is really shocking because we already turned spirituality into a commodity.
houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/this-was-i...
houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/this-was-i...
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It's the final Bandcamp Friday of the year, which means if you've been holding off on buying the BIRDCAGE Original Soundtrack, now is the time! 🎵🥚
nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com
nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com
BIRDCAGE Original Soundtrack, by Barry "Epoch" Topping
18 track album
nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It's the final Bandcamp Friday of the year, which means if you've been holding off on buying the BIRDCAGE Original Soundtrack, now is the time! 🎵🥚
nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com
nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com
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Punish em all: www.jphilll.com/p/ai-and-the....
AI and the Total Destruction of Trust
Generating fake videos, ripping the social fabric, and what comes next
www.jphilll.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Punish em all: www.jphilll.com/p/ai-and-the....
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I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
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See now who comes... Check out "ARBOREALITY ∞ // Boxing Day" from @barrytopping.com's BIRDCAGE Original Soundtrack! 40+ minutes of hyper-electronic, techno, rock and orchestra-infused sounds.🥚✨
Available this 💥Bandcamp Friday💥 from nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com
Available this 💥Bandcamp Friday💥 from nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
See now who comes... Check out "ARBOREALITY ∞ // Boxing Day" from @barrytopping.com's BIRDCAGE Original Soundtrack! 40+ minutes of hyper-electronic, techno, rock and orchestra-infused sounds.🥚✨
Available this 💥Bandcamp Friday💥 from nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com
Available this 💥Bandcamp Friday💥 from nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com
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More coverage of our 10,000 Game Assets Pack, this time on Dexerto. We really do appreciate all the support everyone is giving this - basically it makes the last year of working on it full time worthwhile & spurs us on to create more assets!! www.dexerto.com/gaming/indie... #gamedev #indiedev
Indie studio releases 10k human-made game assets so devs “don’t turn to AI” - Dexerto
Indie creators got a boost as a new 10k human-made asset pack launched to help developers avoid relying on AI tools.
www.dexerto.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
More coverage of our 10,000 Game Assets Pack, this time on Dexerto. We really do appreciate all the support everyone is giving this - basically it makes the last year of working on it full time worthwhile & spurs us on to create more assets!! www.dexerto.com/gaming/indie... #gamedev #indiedev
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A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
More coverage of our 10,000 Game Assets Pack, this time on Dexerto. We really do appreciate all the support everyone is giving this - basically it makes the last year of working on it full time worthwhile & spurs us on to create more assets!! www.dexerto.com/gaming/indie... #gamedev #indiedev
Indie studio releases 10k human-made game assets so devs “don’t turn to AI” - Dexerto
Indie creators got a boost as a new 10k human-made asset pack launched to help developers avoid relying on AI tools.
www.dexerto.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
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Posted a Harry Potter ad but after some feedback I took it down. I definitely don’t want to promote that brand in any capacity because of how awful JK Rowling is. Thanks for the advice!
Trans rights are human rights! 🏳️⚧️
Trans rights are human rights! 🏳️⚧️
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Posted a Harry Potter ad but after some feedback I took it down. I definitely don’t want to promote that brand in any capacity because of how awful JK Rowling is. Thanks for the advice!
Trans rights are human rights! 🏳️⚧️
Trans rights are human rights! 🏳️⚧️
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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People need to boycott this show and not just half ass. Shame everyone who plans on watching it. This isn't about Eurovision, it's about Israel getting away with committing genocide because THERE ARE NEVER ANY CONSEQUENCES. They should be untouchable by now. Everybody needs to walk the fucking walk.
Eurovision has allowed Israel to compete in 2026.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
People need to boycott this show and not just half ass. Shame everyone who plans on watching it. This isn't about Eurovision, it's about Israel getting away with committing genocide because THERE ARE NEVER ANY CONSEQUENCES. They should be untouchable by now. Everybody needs to walk the fucking walk.
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I just want some of these fucking people to face real consequences
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I just want some of these fucking people to face real consequences
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like, you can't write this off as a hypothetical anymore than you can write this off as some bohemian irresponsibility chicken coming home to roost-- people with a lot of power believe AI can replace labor, and it does not matter if it actually can or not!
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
like, you can't write this off as a hypothetical anymore than you can write this off as some bohemian irresponsibility chicken coming home to roost-- people with a lot of power believe AI can replace labor, and it does not matter if it actually can or not!
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Okay y'all we killed the Metaverse now it's time to kill AI wearables. We got this.
Meta Platforms is planning cuts to the metaverse—an arena Mark Zuckerberg once called the future of the company—and will shift spending to AI wearables.
Meta Plans to Shift Spending Away From the Metaverse
Zuckerberg’s bet on immersive online worlds has lost the company more than $77 billion since 2020.
on.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Okay y'all we killed the Metaverse now it's time to kill AI wearables. We got this.
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Remember, someone paid $44 million for a company with trademarks as recognizable as these and then immediately discarded them. That guy is a fucking loser.
Operation Bluebird, Inc. files petition to cancel TWITTER and TWEET registrations on the grounds of abandonment and fraud. Cancellation No. 92090266.
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Remember, someone paid $44 million for a company with trademarks as recognizable as these and then immediately discarded them. That guy is a fucking loser.
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Chris Person takes a look at Horses, "the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form" (quoted from the article blurb).
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Chris Person takes a look at Horses, "the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form" (quoted from the article blurb).
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, prolific actor known for his roles in “Mortal Kombat,” “Last Emperor” and “Man In The High Castle,” has died at 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The High Castle’ Actor Was 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the actor best known for his roles in the Mortal Kombat films, The Last Emperor and The Man in the High Castle, has died.
deadline.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, prolific actor known for his roles in “Mortal Kombat,” “Last Emperor” and “Man In The High Castle,” has died at 75
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Got my Discord year in review thing and it's pretty much what you'd expect.
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Got my Discord year in review thing and it's pretty much what you'd expect.