Ethan Younger Banks
@butw8asec.bsky.social
he/him | Games programmer focusing on Unreal Engine | musician | not a very good gamer. | Opinions here don't reflect anyone else's, sometimes not even my own.
Not to self diagnose or anything but when I read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time I thought it was about the universal experience of Being A Child
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Not to self diagnose or anything but when I read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time I thought it was about the universal experience of Being A Child
It's true that none of it is massively innovative or revolutionary. It's the same stuff that would have worked ten, twenty, fifty years ago and would still work today.
Surely the City can come up with something more interesting to keep trying to attack me with?
Cut bills. Tax billionaires.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Cut bills. Tax billionaires.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's true that none of it is massively innovative or revolutionary. It's the same stuff that would have worked ten, twenty, fifty years ago and would still work today.
My "we're not like Enron" t shirt etc
Nvidia refuted accounting questions in a memo to analysts, saying "Unlike Enron, NVIDIA does not use Special Purpose Entities to hide debt and inflate revenue" (Tae Kim/Barron's Online)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
My "we're not like Enron" t shirt etc
I once heard someone use the phrase "thicker than a submarine door" and since then I haven't found a better application for it than our joke of a government
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I once heard someone use the phrase "thicker than a submarine door" and since then I haven't found a better application for it than our joke of a government
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It’s perplexing that the BBC is currently under scrutiny for a supposed liberal bias in favour of trans rights.
Here, a spokesperson for an anti-trans group is quoted, the article says that trans inclusion would be illegal (it wouldn’t) and lists an anti-trans organisation for more info.
Here, a spokesperson for an anti-trans group is quoted, the article says that trans inclusion would be illegal (it wouldn’t) and lists an anti-trans organisation for more info.
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It’s perplexing that the BBC is currently under scrutiny for a supposed liberal bias in favour of trans rights.
Here, a spokesperson for an anti-trans group is quoted, the article says that trans inclusion would be illegal (it wouldn’t) and lists an anti-trans organisation for more info.
Here, a spokesperson for an anti-trans group is quoted, the article says that trans inclusion would be illegal (it wouldn’t) and lists an anti-trans organisation for more info.
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Mamdani is just the first Democrat to understand that Trump will believe and agree with whatever he's told by the last person to be nice to him
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Mamdani is just the first Democrat to understand that Trump will believe and agree with whatever he's told by the last person to be nice to him
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A statement from the Game Workers of the IWGB this Transgender Day of Remembrance. Please join us in marking this important day by remembering those we have lost due to trans violence and hate.
Further resources:
empower-up.com/topic/gender...
lgbthero.org.uk/tdor-vigils-2025
Further resources:
empower-up.com/topic/gender...
lgbthero.org.uk/tdor-vigils-2025
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A statement from the Game Workers of the IWGB this Transgender Day of Remembrance. Please join us in marking this important day by remembering those we have lost due to trans violence and hate.
Further resources:
empower-up.com/topic/gender...
lgbthero.org.uk/tdor-vigils-2025
Further resources:
empower-up.com/topic/gender...
lgbthero.org.uk/tdor-vigils-2025
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math textbook covers for some reason:
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
math textbook covers for some reason:
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They should do a YouTube where every piece of content is carefully considered for publication and produced by a team of skilled professionals represented by labor unions, and the titles & thumbnails are designed & marketed in a variety of styles, depending on genre & target audience.
November 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
They should do a YouTube where every piece of content is carefully considered for publication and produced by a team of skilled professionals represented by labor unions, and the titles & thumbnails are designed & marketed in a variety of styles, depending on genre & target audience.
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"It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race."
- Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
- Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
"It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race."
- Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
- Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
I just find it impossible to believe that shit like this happens by accident
Ubisoft admits AI-generated loading screen "slipped through" into final build of Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
November 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I just find it impossible to believe that shit like this happens by accident
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don't give labour a single vote under any circumstances
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
don't give labour a single vote under any circumstances
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The “magic money tree” exists: it’s in the City of London with the billionaires.
What’s missing isn’t money, it’s political will. Establishment parties bankrolled by billionaires aren’t going to tax their donors.
We are not going to take this anymore.
What’s missing isn’t money, it’s political will. Establishment parties bankrolled by billionaires aren’t going to tax their donors.
We are not going to take this anymore.
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The “magic money tree” exists: it’s in the City of London with the billionaires.
What’s missing isn’t money, it’s political will. Establishment parties bankrolled by billionaires aren’t going to tax their donors.
We are not going to take this anymore.
What’s missing isn’t money, it’s political will. Establishment parties bankrolled by billionaires aren’t going to tax their donors.
We are not going to take this anymore.
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What actually happened is the opposite of "woke". There is a turkey shortage because of bird flu.
You know the sort of thing animal welfare regulations and consumer protections might have prevented if not for decades of deregulation.
You know the sort of thing animal welfare regulations and consumer protections might have prevented if not for decades of deregulation.
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
What actually happened is the opposite of "woke". There is a turkey shortage because of bird flu.
You know the sort of thing animal welfare regulations and consumer protections might have prevented if not for decades of deregulation.
You know the sort of thing animal welfare regulations and consumer protections might have prevented if not for decades of deregulation.
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THEY DOXXED EA-NĀṢIR
Ea-nāṣir lived in n. 1 Old Street (this is a modern name completely fabricated by Sir Leonard Wooley, the excavator at the time) of area AH. This home was finely built and stood with an area of 110 m2, an average home in this neighborhood being about 70 m2.
November 23, 2024 at 7:26 PM
THEY DOXXED EA-NĀṢIR
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Even if you're completely on Bluesky's side on this, thinking that quoting a Johnny Cash lyric in an obvious joke about a Johnny Cash article should be treated like a serious death threat,
What the fuck do you mean, "Our mod team's turnaround time on responding to Death Threats is a month?"
What the fuck do you mean, "Our mod team's turnaround time on responding to Death Threats is a month?"
CORRECTION: The post was made on Oct 10. Due to a backlog in cases, our mod team didn’t review and take action until Nov 11, which is when we engaged with the account owner about the reason for suspension.
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Even if you're completely on Bluesky's side on this, thinking that quoting a Johnny Cash lyric in an obvious joke about a Johnny Cash article should be treated like a serious death threat,
What the fuck do you mean, "Our mod team's turnaround time on responding to Death Threats is a month?"
What the fuck do you mean, "Our mod team's turnaround time on responding to Death Threats is a month?"
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The reason the tech billionaires and oligarchs are funding the far right and the repression it comes with is because their vison of the future includes climate catastrophe and the death and displacement of billions.
And they know they'll need protection from us.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And they know they'll need protection from us.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The reason the tech billionaires and oligarchs are funding the far right and the repression it comes with is because their vison of the future includes climate catastrophe and the death and displacement of billions.
And they know they'll need protection from us.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And they know they'll need protection from us.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I truly hate to say it but I did not care for GDT's Frankenstein
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I truly hate to say it but I did not care for GDT's Frankenstein
As part of any serious development workflow? The idea is laughable. But did a few programmers ask ChatGPT for a quick bit of boilerplate code? Did an artist use a placeholder from Dall-E in a background for a bit? We need to stamp those use cases out before they become a bigger problem.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
As part of any serious development workflow? The idea is laughable. But did a few programmers ask ChatGPT for a quick bit of boilerplate code? Did an artist use a placeholder from Dall-E in a background for a bit? We need to stamp those use cases out before they become a bigger problem.
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AI increases code velocity by 1.02 and tech debt velocity by 1.8 this is good because
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
AI increases code velocity by 1.02 and tech debt velocity by 1.8 this is good because
For this to be a problem you have to accept that every Bond has been the same guy, which obvious no one does, so what's the problem?
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
For this to be a problem you have to accept that every Bond has been the same guy, which obvious no one does, so what's the problem?
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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Apparently, Keighley doesn't have time to reply to @alyssamerc.bsky.social's request for comment, but he sure does have time to post about his latest business deal surrounding the awards on LinkedIn.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Apparently, Keighley doesn't have time to reply to @alyssamerc.bsky.social's request for comment, but he sure does have time to post about his latest business deal surrounding the awards on LinkedIn.