Dan Castro
@dancastro.bsky.social
Civil engineer. Freelance writer and translator of all things related to videogames and media.
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The Dodo discussed its no AI stance with this video and talked about how to spot AI animal videos.
What's interesting about the AI video (beyond what they bring out) is that everyone's body language, young, old, man, woman, is identical. They're digital puppets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1Q...
What's interesting about the AI video (beyond what they bring out) is that everyone's body language, young, old, man, woman, is identical. They're digital puppets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1Q...
Can You Spot Which Animal Video Is AI? | The Dodo
YouTube video by The Dodo
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Dodo discussed its no AI stance with this video and talked about how to spot AI animal videos.
What's interesting about the AI video (beyond what they bring out) is that everyone's body language, young, old, man, woman, is identical. They're digital puppets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1Q...
What's interesting about the AI video (beyond what they bring out) is that everyone's body language, young, old, man, woman, is identical. They're digital puppets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1Q...
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This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).
December 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).
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(🦋) BLUESKY NEWS: The South African Sociopath—everyone knows who I mean—has apparently just made a series of changes to Twitter that launched a new exodus. The per-second growth rate here at BlueSky is now *more than triple* what it was yesterday.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
December 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
(🦋) BLUESKY NEWS: The South African Sociopath—everyone knows who I mean—has apparently just made a series of changes to Twitter that launched a new exodus. The per-second growth rate here at BlueSky is now *more than triple* what it was yesterday.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
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Welcome, Twitter escapees/new Bluesky users. Four quick tips:
1. Starter packs are awesome. I made a game dev one here -> go.bsky.app/RxQCsKS
2. Bluesky's block is much more potent. Do not quote, or dunk. There's no pay-to-win so silence does remove nasty people. Blocks and move on copiously.
1. Starter packs are awesome. I made a game dev one here -> go.bsky.app/RxQCsKS
2. Bluesky's block is much more potent. Do not quote, or dunk. There's no pay-to-win so silence does remove nasty people. Blocks and move on copiously.
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Welcome, Twitter escapees/new Bluesky users. Four quick tips:
1. Starter packs are awesome. I made a game dev one here -> go.bsky.app/RxQCsKS
2. Bluesky's block is much more potent. Do not quote, or dunk. There's no pay-to-win so silence does remove nasty people. Blocks and move on copiously.
1. Starter packs are awesome. I made a game dev one here -> go.bsky.app/RxQCsKS
2. Bluesky's block is much more potent. Do not quote, or dunk. There's no pay-to-win so silence does remove nasty people. Blocks and move on copiously.
This one's the last one of the year, playthrough of Inscryption (Kaycee's MOD) at 180 Challenge Points (everything but the Grizzlies and Final Boss).
www.twitch.tv/atroxlair?sr=a
www.twitch.tv/atroxlair?sr=a
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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December 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This one's the last one of the year, playthrough of Inscryption (Kaycee's MOD) at 180 Challenge Points (everything but the Grizzlies and Final Boss).
www.twitch.tv/atroxlair?sr=a
www.twitch.tv/atroxlair?sr=a
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Heck yeah Capcom
December 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Heck yeah Capcom
Trust is something you earn, not something you're born with, and... oh, boy, how did this dude tricked everyone after everything he's done.
youtu.be/l0K4XPu3Qhg?...
youtu.be/l0K4XPu3Qhg?...
What Sam Altman Doesn't Want You To Know
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Trust is something you earn, not something you're born with, and... oh, boy, how did this dude tricked everyone after everything he's done.
youtu.be/l0K4XPu3Qhg?...
youtu.be/l0K4XPu3Qhg?...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"The first step on the path to AI proficiency is discovering new inputs and outputs..."
Yeah, yeah, I know how to write, prompting is really not that difficult, LOOK!
Yeah, yeah, I know how to write, prompting is really not that difficult, LOOK!
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"The first step on the path to AI proficiency is discovering new inputs and outputs..."
Yeah, yeah, I know how to write, prompting is really not that difficult, LOOK!
Yeah, yeah, I know how to write, prompting is really not that difficult, LOOK!
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The pushback against gen ai with every studio that says they're using it is super intense... and I know they're on social media seeing it happen every time.
And yet, they keep pushing that button.
I don't get it.
And yet, they keep pushing that button.
I don't get it.
peter griffin points at a do not push button
ALT: peter griffin points at a do not push button
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December 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The pushback against gen ai with every studio that says they're using it is super intense... and I know they're on social media seeing it happen every time.
And yet, they keep pushing that button.
I don't get it.
And yet, they keep pushing that button.
I don't get it.
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I've seen lots of acceleration due to the use of AI: acceleration of inequality, acceleration of climate catastrophe, acceleration of slop, acceleration of trust collapse, acceleration of scams, acceleration of model collapsed acceleration of misinformation, acceleration of drought
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I've seen lots of acceleration due to the use of AI: acceleration of inequality, acceleration of climate catastrophe, acceleration of slop, acceleration of trust collapse, acceleration of scams, acceleration of model collapsed acceleration of misinformation, acceleration of drought
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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Redit users kept adding to XKCD's comic until they ended up with this very accurate description of the tech world.
Original: xkcd.com/2347/
Additions: www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comme...
Original: xkcd.com/2347/
Additions: www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comme...
December 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Redit users kept adding to XKCD's comic until they ended up with this very accurate description of the tech world.
Original: xkcd.com/2347/
Additions: www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comme...
Original: xkcd.com/2347/
Additions: www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comme...
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This pretty much sums things up. Visit a Nordic country sometime, and you can see things for yourself.
December 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This pretty much sums things up. Visit a Nordic country sometime, and you can see things for yourself.
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Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
I wonder how "resilient" are gamers against this AI nonsense we've seen in past years, I think we are trained to rebel against fake AI stuff, I mean.
If someone is using an aim-bot in an online shooting game, we call them a cheater, fair and simple.
Or bots mimicking humans in a game? That's bad.
If someone is using an aim-bot in an online shooting game, we call them a cheater, fair and simple.
Or bots mimicking humans in a game? That's bad.
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I wonder how "resilient" are gamers against this AI nonsense we've seen in past years, I think we are trained to rebel against fake AI stuff, I mean.
If someone is using an aim-bot in an online shooting game, we call them a cheater, fair and simple.
Or bots mimicking humans in a game? That's bad.
If someone is using an aim-bot in an online shooting game, we call them a cheater, fair and simple.
Or bots mimicking humans in a game? That's bad.
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Most normal people do not realize how much some of the cruelest and most broken people on the planet adore Homelander. He's the new Trevor.
AI people are so fucking dumb they made a response to that post using homelander jesus christ it should be illegal to be this dumb
December 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Most normal people do not realize how much some of the cruelest and most broken people on the planet adore Homelander. He's the new Trevor.
Job searching in 2025 is hell.
You get to jump through hoops and keep smiling while a f*cking AI just ghosts you for whatever reason, and probably not even a human being was even aware that you were there, nor that it spat you out.
You get to jump through hoops and keep smiling while a f*cking AI just ghosts you for whatever reason, and probably not even a human being was even aware that you were there, nor that it spat you out.
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Job searching in 2025 is hell.
You get to jump through hoops and keep smiling while a f*cking AI just ghosts you for whatever reason, and probably not even a human being was even aware that you were there, nor that it spat you out.
You get to jump through hoops and keep smiling while a f*cking AI just ghosts you for whatever reason, and probably not even a human being was even aware that you were there, nor that it spat you out.
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Ginny Di makes an excellent underrepresented point here in that the secondary damage caused by AI is that so many artists have to defend our own work as organic now. I had to put out a statement that BLACK PHONE 2 contained no AI because assholes decided to accuse us of using it and no other reason.
I love paying human artists and I hate gen AI 🩵
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Ginny Di makes an excellent underrepresented point here in that the secondary damage caused by AI is that so many artists have to defend our own work as organic now. I had to put out a statement that BLACK PHONE 2 contained no AI because assholes decided to accuse us of using it and no other reason.
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HUGE NEWS: Today we're launching a pack of 10,000 game assets! All existing Chequered Ink Assets + hundreds exclusive to the pack, across a variety of genres for commercial use in all your projects. AND they're all made by HUMANS 🫨 ci.itch.io/all-game-ass... #gamedev #indiedev
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
HUGE NEWS: Today we're launching a pack of 10,000 game assets! All existing Chequered Ink Assets + hundreds exclusive to the pack, across a variety of genres for commercial use in all your projects. AND they're all made by HUMANS 🫨 ci.itch.io/all-game-ass... #gamedev #indiedev
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We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
AI tools are 'deskilling' workers, philosophy professor says
A philosophy professor warns that AI reliance is weakening workers' judgment, creativity, and problem-solving.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
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Forbes publishing articles about how shite Generative AI is sure seems like a bubble indicator to me...
#FizzVsGaming #FizzVsComics
#FizzVsGaming #FizzVsComics
November 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Forbes publishing articles about how shite Generative AI is sure seems like a bubble indicator to me...
#FizzVsGaming #FizzVsComics
#FizzVsGaming #FizzVsComics
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This was well done and also what I’ve been saying for years, glad to see more people on it
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This was well done and also what I’ve been saying for years, glad to see more people on it
Apparently there have been a few people interested seeing me suffer playing this game...so here it goes. Challenge at 200 points!
Final playthrough of Scryption (Kaycee's MOD) challenge at 175 points.
Come and see if you dare!!!
www.twitch.tv/atroxlair?sr=a
Come and see if you dare!!!
www.twitch.tv/atroxlair?sr=a
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
November 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Apparently there have been a few people interested seeing me suffer playing this game...so here it goes. Challenge at 200 points!