Dan Castro
@dancastro.bsky.social
Civil engineer. Freelance writer and translator of all things related to videogames and media.
I keep thinking on this time and time again.
January 27, 2026 at 3:59 AM
I keep thinking on this time and time again.
It's a cat, our cat after her bath, definitely not a wet angry raccoon.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It's a cat, our cat after her bath, definitely not a wet angry raccoon.
"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!
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.
"And once everything seems real, nothing will"
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"And once everything seems real, nothing will"
We used to make fun of this quote in the 90s because it was fun to think that "experts" would think that the only way to get more computer power was to acquire larger and larger state to place processing power.
It's the same move made by tech companies today: more real state to house their dumb AIs
It's the same move made by tech companies today: more real state to house their dumb AIs
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We used to make fun of this quote in the 90s because it was fun to think that "experts" would think that the only way to get more computer power was to acquire larger and larger state to place processing power.
It's the same move made by tech companies today: more real state to house their dumb AIs
It's the same move made by tech companies today: more real state to house their dumb AIs
Its shameful seeing news sites using fake AI pictures for... anything.
That's not how excavations work stupid AI.
That's not how excavations work stupid AI.
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Its shameful seeing news sites using fake AI pictures for... anything.
That's not how excavations work stupid AI.
That's not how excavations work stupid AI.
Well, it's a little more complex than that, while it was a Gen Z meet up, it mixed up with a general disappointment with the current administration and organized crime problem, quite specifically fed up after the recent assassination of a local Mayor who was seen as someone willing to fight back.
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Well, it's a little more complex than that, while it was a Gen Z meet up, it mixed up with a general disappointment with the current administration and organized crime problem, quite specifically fed up after the recent assassination of a local Mayor who was seen as someone willing to fight back.
I've seen a person with the phone in one hand, cigarette on the other while riding a bike...
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I've seen a person with the phone in one hand, cigarette on the other while riding a bike...
"They've going to win...the race!"
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"They've going to win...the race!"
My daughter loved the first one (on Switch), later I plugged in the old Wii for her to play the sequel.
I couldn't sell her the idea that some time ago people though that waggling a tv-like remote controller with a weird joystick attached to it was a great idea.
Here's a picture of her playing it.
I couldn't sell her the idea that some time ago people though that waggling a tv-like remote controller with a weird joystick attached to it was a great idea.
Here's a picture of her playing it.
October 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My daughter loved the first one (on Switch), later I plugged in the old Wii for her to play the sequel.
I couldn't sell her the idea that some time ago people though that waggling a tv-like remote controller with a weird joystick attached to it was a great idea.
Here's a picture of her playing it.
I couldn't sell her the idea that some time ago people though that waggling a tv-like remote controller with a weird joystick attached to it was a great idea.
Here's a picture of her playing it.
Efficiency 101: If you "can't live" without your social apps, then don't let them live on your main screen; take them all two or three screen away and bury them into a single group.
You'll resist the urge to click on them and get stuff done more often.
You'll resist the urge to click on them and get stuff done more often.
October 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Efficiency 101: If you "can't live" without your social apps, then don't let them live on your main screen; take them all two or three screen away and bury them into a single group.
You'll resist the urge to click on them and get stuff done more often.
You'll resist the urge to click on them and get stuff done more often.
Altman? Are you sure it wasn't this man?
October 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Altman? Are you sure it wasn't this man?
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
II Zwei? So it's called Two-two?
September 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
II Zwei? So it's called Two-two?
I FIXED GOOGLE!
Goggle search: Search engines
Vs.
Google search: Search engines that don't ruin the experience with stupid AI
Goggle search: Search engines
Vs.
Google search: Search engines that don't ruin the experience with stupid AI
August 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I FIXED GOOGLE!
Goggle search: Search engines
Vs.
Google search: Search engines that don't ruin the experience with stupid AI
Goggle search: Search engines
Vs.
Google search: Search engines that don't ruin the experience with stupid AI
This is not a drill...
Daughter is playing Portal for the first time.
This.is.not.a.drill.
Daughter is playing Portal for the first time.
This.is.not.a.drill.
August 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This is not a drill...
Daughter is playing Portal for the first time.
This.is.not.a.drill.
Daughter is playing Portal for the first time.
This.is.not.a.drill.
Me, right now:
"Keep it down... don't say it..."
"Keep it down... don't say it..."
August 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Me, right now:
"Keep it down... don't say it..."
"Keep it down... don't say it..."
I released it yesterday, I hope it does alright...
July 31, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I released it yesterday, I hope it does alright...
I guess it's harmless, right?
(My cats brought this inside last night)
(My cats brought this inside last night)
July 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I guess it's harmless, right?
(My cats brought this inside last night)
(My cats brought this inside last night)
I've been using it to roll dice for me for a while...now it just wants to explain to me what it is, instead of doing the thing I asked it to do.
July 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I've been using it to roll dice for me for a while...now it just wants to explain to me what it is, instead of doing the thing I asked it to do.