Cass
@casstr.bsky.social
she/they, Scotland 🔷 queer socialist, software eng, linguist
One day we'll all be free.
One day we'll all be free.
Reposted by Cass
turns out it's way easier to build infrastructure when your country doesn't exist purely as a vehicle to make a handful of families richer
My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail
December 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
turns out it's way easier to build infrastructure when your country doesn't exist purely as a vehicle to make a handful of families richer
Reposted by Cass
1996 Pioneer CDJ-500II
December 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
1996 Pioneer CDJ-500II
Reposted by Cass
free Bluesky tip: if you see someone claiming that an LLM is a "nonhuman entity" you don't have to take them seriously, you can, in fact, make fun of them for being a mark in a game that's being played at their own expense
December 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
free Bluesky tip: if you see someone claiming that an LLM is a "nonhuman entity" you don't have to take them seriously, you can, in fact, make fun of them for being a mark in a game that's being played at their own expense
Reposted by Cass
they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
Reposted by Cass
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
Reposted by Cass
AAA video game character going to the toilet: "I'll take these stairs." "Ah, there it is, the bathroom." "Better open the door." "The door's open, nice." "Gonna pull my trousers down now." "Sitting down." "Okay, here we go." "I needed that." "Okay, time to fl
December 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
AAA video game character going to the toilet: "I'll take these stairs." "Ah, there it is, the bathroom." "Better open the door." "The door's open, nice." "Gonna pull my trousers down now." "Sitting down." "Okay, here we go." "I needed that." "Okay, time to fl
Reposted by Cass
"prompt theft" is funny as hell like oh no somebody did the same google search as me. grow up
December 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"prompt theft" is funny as hell like oh no somebody did the same google search as me. grow up
Reposted by Cass
There’s an Arabic version of “every cloud has a silver lining” that translates to “no cows, no feeding them at dawn.” A Scots version is “today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky.” And a Romanian phrase for looking on the bright side is un șut în fund, un pas înainte, or “a kick in the ass, a step forward”
December 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
There’s an Arabic version of “every cloud has a silver lining” that translates to “no cows, no feeding them at dawn.” A Scots version is “today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky.” And a Romanian phrase for looking on the bright side is un șut în fund, un pas înainte, or “a kick in the ass, a step forward”
Reposted by Cass
‘The Shortest Day’ illustrations by Carson Ellis
December 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
‘The Shortest Day’ illustrations by Carson Ellis
Reposted by Cass
you actually don't have to clock in at the consent manufacturing plant every time a guy with a billion dollars and no friends says the machine is inevitable.
December 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
you actually don't have to clock in at the consent manufacturing plant every time a guy with a billion dollars and no friends says the machine is inevitable.
Reposted by Cass
The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.
Reposted by Cass
Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features.
We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
…
We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
…
December 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features.
We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
…
We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
…
Reposted by Cass
if you see narrative people being meaner about larian than it sounds like they deserve, trust me, we've been waiting for this one
December 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
if you see narrative people being meaner about larian than it sounds like they deserve, trust me, we've been waiting for this one
Reposted by Cass
Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
December 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
I fucking knew that Larian would sooner or later do something like this lol
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I fucking knew that Larian would sooner or later do something like this lol
Reposted by Cass
Everyone who uses AI for content gen tries to justify it with increasingly bizarre mitigations from "we're only using it to prototype", "we're only using it to iterate", "we're only using it to fill in some gaps", "we're barely even using it", "hey it still took us all night", "it's not even good"
December 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Everyone who uses AI for content gen tries to justify it with increasingly bizarre mitigations from "we're only using it to prototype", "we're only using it to iterate", "we're only using it to fill in some gaps", "we're barely even using it", "hey it still took us all night", "it's not even good"
Reposted by Cass
it's funny that you can see exactly when the AI bubble hit
December 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
it's funny that you can see exactly when the AI bubble hit
Reposted by Cass
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
Reposted by Cass
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
A blessing of living in a European timezone is that I don't have to sit though Geoff's circus to watch the handful of game trailers I'm actually interested in
December 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
A blessing of living in a European timezone is that I don't have to sit though Geoff's circus to watch the handful of game trailers I'm actually interested in
Reposted by Cass
not sure how to square ‘no one person can be reasonably expected to pay for every media subscription’ with ‘sorely underpaid writers need to make a living’ but my inclination is not to locate that problem with any of the broke ass people on either end of the complaint
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
not sure how to square ‘no one person can be reasonably expected to pay for every media subscription’ with ‘sorely underpaid writers need to make a living’ but my inclination is not to locate that problem with any of the broke ass people on either end of the complaint
Reposted by Cass
seeing some arguments on my tl so let me break down very quickly why gender socialization arguments for trans people are bullshit. i wasn’t “socialized female,” i learned how to do an over the top simulacrum of womanhood because i feared being punished for not being one. that’s a different thing
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
seeing some arguments on my tl so let me break down very quickly why gender socialization arguments for trans people are bullshit. i wasn’t “socialized female,” i learned how to do an over the top simulacrum of womanhood because i feared being punished for not being one. that’s a different thing
Reposted by Cass
each of us contains the full genetic instructions for both testosterone & estrogen driven hormone loadouts (along with varying combos of both)
this can be changed at any time. our genes will even start expressing themselves differently within ~3-6 months.
this is an existential threat to fascists.
this can be changed at any time. our genes will even start expressing themselves differently within ~3-6 months.
this is an existential threat to fascists.
"current hormone loadout"
That legit makes me sound like a cyborg and I freaking dig it.
That legit makes me sound like a cyborg and I freaking dig it.
December 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
each of us contains the full genetic instructions for both testosterone & estrogen driven hormone loadouts (along with varying combos of both)
this can be changed at any time. our genes will even start expressing themselves differently within ~3-6 months.
this is an existential threat to fascists.
this can be changed at any time. our genes will even start expressing themselves differently within ~3-6 months.
this is an existential threat to fascists.
Reposted by Cass
Looking at the papers and broadcast media today having read the press summary of the Sandie Peggie judgment is wild.
They either haven’t read it or are lying about it.
And then people wring their hands about trust in institutions or bemoan people resorting to social media for news.
They either haven’t read it or are lying about it.
And then people wring their hands about trust in institutions or bemoan people resorting to social media for news.
December 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Looking at the papers and broadcast media today having read the press summary of the Sandie Peggie judgment is wild.
They either haven’t read it or are lying about it.
And then people wring their hands about trust in institutions or bemoan people resorting to social media for news.
They either haven’t read it or are lying about it.
And then people wring their hands about trust in institutions or bemoan people resorting to social media for news.