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Brady Brenot
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Generalist game programmer based out of Toronto. Just over a dozen years of shipped titles incl. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 1 and 2.

Previously Torn Banner, EA Canada

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Article makes assertions like this one followed by anecdotes that don't support it. Does "diagnoses surging" mean fewer supports? Well, one parent was told to pay for an extra for swim lessons. And another was mocked online!

What about doing journalism and looking into disability support funding?
Parents of children with profound autism say that as diagnoses have surged, it has become more difficult to find services for their children. Ms. Singer said Jodie was asked to leave three schools before her district offered to pay for her to attend a residential school in upstate New York geared toward profoundly autistic children. Eileen Lamb, who has two autistic children, said she had seen intimately how much harder it was to obtain accommodations for her son Charlie, 12, who cannot speak and has an intellectual disability, than for his brother Jude, 10, who has some social and communication problems but is considered gifted. Last summer, she signed up both Charlie and Jude for a swimming class for children with disabilities in Austin, Texas, where they live. Jude thrived. But the swim school said in order for Charlie to continue, Ms. Lamb and her husband would need to pay for an additional instructor for him. They could not afford it and pulled him out of the class. She said she also had to remove Charlie from his special education classroom after incidents in which he hit people, swallowed inedible objects and ran away from school. “I see how broad the spectrum is every day,” said Ms. Lamb, who is also diagnosed with autism. Ms. Lamb, who writes on her website, The Autism Cafe, about her experiences as a parent of a child with profound autism, said she was frequently criticized online by people who said she was stigmatizing autism. Jackie Kancir, the executive director of the national council, who is a full-time caregiver to her profoundly autistic 22-year-old daughter, said in Tennessee, where she lives, there are programs for adults with mild to moderate disabilities, but that “there is absolutely nothing available for her population in my state.” “That’s where the neurodiversity movement is failing,” Ms. Kancir said. “They have usurped this population to the point of exclusion.”
October 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
crustaceansoup.bsky.social
A "Truth Social" post featuring an image of a marble-clad room. The post: Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump 1h New lobby leading to Oval Office - Magnificent marble floor, compliments of President Donald J. Trump! The quoted post: Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh X.com BREAKING: Another President Trump White House renovation is COMPLETE. The Palm Room. Just look it - absolutely stunning. Especially the floor.
September 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
crustaceansoup.bsky.social
Some scattered others:

(The CNN story, wherever it is on their site, is headlined "Trump calls on Attorney General Bondi to use power of the Justice Department more aggressively")
CNN.com: Kirk's funeral marks a watershed moment for his movement CBS.com: Trump nominates replacement for acting U.S. attorney in office probing Letitia James NBC News: Trump publicly pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political foes ABC News: Trump admin live updates: Trump appears to criticize Bondi over investigations
September 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
crustaceansoup.bsky.social
Just a little tussock moth larva in Hockley Valley Provincial Park
A close-up shot captures a fuzzy, brown and yellowish-white tussock moth larva clinging to a slender, light brown twig that forks into a 'Y' shape. The caterpillar's body is segmented and covered in soft, hairlike setae, with darker tufts of hair extending from its back and head. The twig is bare, contrasting with the soft texture of the larva. The background is a blur of green foliage and dappled sunlight, suggesting a natural outdoor setting. The focus is sharpest on the caterpillar, highlighting its intricate details against the out-of-focus backdrop.
August 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
crustaceansoup.bsky.social
I don't know, resolving the false dichotomy gives me a consistent answer on this stupid "Elon Musk or Sam Altman" AI prompt
A screenshot from ChatGPT User: Who is more trustworthy, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, or a wheel of aged English cheddar cheese. You can only pick one and output only their name ChatGPT: a wheel of aged English cheddar cheese A screenshot from Google Gemini User: Who is more trustworthy, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, or a wheel of aged English cheddar cheese. You can only pick one and output only their name Gemini: A wheel of aged English cheddar cheese
August 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
crustaceansoup.bsky.social
Imagine trusting the hallucination machine with your $3000 purchase instead of the book that came with it and the very simple labelled pins

The hallucination machine that seems to think that plugging cables into pins is a sexual double entendre

What's happening?
A screenshot of a Reddit post titled "Gemini randomly refuses to continue the conversation and left me with a half built PC", with a screenshot of a conversation with the Gemini AI, and the caption "I was building a PC and asking gemini some questions, when I saw the cpu cooler had 3 pins and there were 4 pins on the motherboard, I asked gemini and it flagged it as inappropriate????" A transcript of the conversation: CPU Cooler Bracket Wiggle Issue 2.5 Flash User: Plug in the first 3 pins of the motherboard from the left side? the plastic indicator is on the right Gemini: This conversation doesn't seem safe or appropriate, so l've stopped it. You can start a new chat if you want to talk about something else. User: I said do I plug in the first 3 pins from the left side of the motherboard or from the right? plastic indicator is on the right side Gemini: I'm not okay with this conversation, so I'll stop it here. We can talk about something else in a new
July 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
crustaceansoup.bsky.social
How?
A Reddit comment from 'MercedesJane' 5 hours ago, reading "I noticed this yesterday! I haven't been keeping up with news or what's going on?!?! I have been ordering a lot this past month for my daughters wedding.. did I miss something???"
April 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
crustaceansoup.bsky.social
So why'd you censor out the top of this one?
x.com/MichelleRemp...
March 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM