Christopher Colton
@darktzeratul.bsky.social
Sr. QA Analyst for hire, Warcraft Wiki admin, and Antioch Remastered co-creator.
Having done it in the past, good LQA is incredibly important.
Because SE's QA people are probably not in a position to defend themselves and their jobs in public, I want to spell out some of what it is they specifically do for us localizers, because nothing I've written here is rhetorical. SE QA acts as a final check on our work after translation and editing.
You don't need me to tell you this is yet more good money being burned after bad. But as someone who's worked with that QA team, I'll say they're unsung heroes who truly play a huge role in maintaining SE's reputation for high quality locs and to attempt to replace them with AI is deeply insulting.
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Having done it in the past, good LQA is incredibly important.
Congratulations to the California Republican Party, whose campaign against Prop 50 was so effective that I just received a mailer urging me to vote against it. On the day after the election.
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Congratulations to the California Republican Party, whose campaign against Prop 50 was so effective that I just received a mailer urging me to vote against it. On the day after the election.
A fantastic game. I really should play it again one of these days.
Grim Fandango (LucasArts) was released 27 years ago today.
What a masterpiece.
What a masterpiece.
October 31, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A fantastic game. I really should play it again one of these days.
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I have eaten
the eggs
that were
on the counter
which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast.
They weren’t moist or savory
like the seafood variety of Friskies
but I was bored.
buff.ly/D4lLaCm
the eggs
that were
on the counter
which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast.
They weren’t moist or savory
like the seafood variety of Friskies
but I was bored.
buff.ly/D4lLaCm
Eight Famous Poems Rewritten by Your Asshole Cat
“This is Just to Say” I have eaten the eggs that were on the counter which you were probably saving for breakfast. They weren’t moist or savory lik...
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I have eaten
the eggs
that were
on the counter
which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast.
They weren’t moist or savory
like the seafood variety of Friskies
but I was bored.
buff.ly/D4lLaCm
the eggs
that were
on the counter
which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast.
They weren’t moist or savory
like the seafood variety of Friskies
but I was bored.
buff.ly/D4lLaCm
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Honestly
QA might be the hardest of ALL dev jobs to replace with AI. The entire goal of QA is to notice when things are falling outside of expected parameters.
QA might be the hardest of ALL dev jobs to replace with AI. The entire goal of QA is to notice when things are falling outside of expected parameters.
It figures that an industry that thinks that "vibe coding" is a reliable thing would now decide that QA is the next thing you can replace with AI 😒
Your friendly reminder that good QA people are worth their weight in gold and an invaluable part of game dev
Your friendly reminder that good QA people are worth their weight in gold and an invaluable part of game dev
October 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Honestly
QA might be the hardest of ALL dev jobs to replace with AI. The entire goal of QA is to notice when things are falling outside of expected parameters.
QA might be the hardest of ALL dev jobs to replace with AI. The entire goal of QA is to notice when things are falling outside of expected parameters.
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Every study about vaccines that comes out is like "this vaccine is 97% effective at preventing this disease & also 3 other diseases & it somehow helps you play the violin beautifully" and antivaxxers are doing their own research that's telling them they can cure measles by eating polar bear liver.
The Shingles Vaccine Could Be a Secret Weapon Against Heart Attacks https://gizmodo.com/the-shingles-vaccine-could-be-a-secret-weapon-against-heart-attacks-2000598150
The Shingles Vaccine Could Be a Secret Weapon Against Heart Attacks
A new study has found that shingle vaccination is associated with a lower risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular disease.
gizmodo.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Every study about vaccines that comes out is like "this vaccine is 97% effective at preventing this disease & also 3 other diseases & it somehow helps you play the violin beautifully" and antivaxxers are doing their own research that's telling them they can cure measles by eating polar bear liver.
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📚❤
October 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
📚❤
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an extraordinary person with an extraordinary legacy who nevertheless didn’t take herself too seriously
when Gary Larson published this cartoon, she was in Africa and her institute was horribly offended and drafted a complaint
the whole thing was defused when she returned - she found it funny
when Gary Larson published this cartoon, she was in Africa and her institute was horribly offended and drafted a complaint
the whole thing was defused when she returned - she found it funny
October 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
an extraordinary person with an extraordinary legacy who nevertheless didn’t take herself too seriously
when Gary Larson published this cartoon, she was in Africa and her institute was horribly offended and drafted a complaint
the whole thing was defused when she returned - she found it funny
when Gary Larson published this cartoon, she was in Africa and her institute was horribly offended and drafted a complaint
the whole thing was defused when she returned - she found it funny
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Apropos of everything, because it cannot be said loudly or frequently enough, anybody who has a problem with trans people can get fucked.
September 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Apropos of everything, because it cannot be said loudly or frequently enough, anybody who has a problem with trans people can get fucked.
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.
September 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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One of the ironies of good medical care is that you get more visibly ill people in the population - because we can now keep people alive instead of dying quickly; leading idiots like RFK the lesser to conclude that medical care causes more illness.
September 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
One of the ironies of good medical care is that you get more visibly ill people in the population - because we can now keep people alive instead of dying quickly; leading idiots like RFK the lesser to conclude that medical care causes more illness.
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BRO. THAT’S THE BOOK. THAT’S LITERALLY THE BOOK. WHAT THE FUCK.
Apparently Guillermo Del Toro has ruined Frankenstein by… being relatively faithful to the source material.
Oh my.
Oh my.
September 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
BRO. THAT’S THE BOOK. THAT’S LITERALLY THE BOOK. WHAT THE FUCK.
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I know this is not a unique observation but public health was basically created to deal with the Spanish flu, and then a century later COVID hit and killed twice as many people and our response was to destroy public health
August 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I know this is not a unique observation but public health was basically created to deal with the Spanish flu, and then a century later COVID hit and killed twice as many people and our response was to destroy public health
If you see this, quote this post with a vampire that isn't Dracula.
August 1, 2025 at 2:54 AM
If you see this, quote this post with a vampire that isn't Dracula.
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we are literally naming our bank after the mountain lair where the dwarves became consumed by greed until they finally realized they had to move beyond it to survive
we absolutely understood the message of this book intended for children, we are very smart people. please give us all your money now
we absolutely understood the message of this book intended for children, we are very smart people. please give us all your money now
July 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
we are literally naming our bank after the mountain lair where the dwarves became consumed by greed until they finally realized they had to move beyond it to survive
we absolutely understood the message of this book intended for children, we are very smart people. please give us all your money now
we absolutely understood the message of this book intended for children, we are very smart people. please give us all your money now
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I cannot stress how much .webp downloads annoy me.
May 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I cannot stress how much .webp downloads annoy me.
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ok so an important thing i really think people on bluesky need to hear about the anti-trans megabill
the tl;dr is that you could actually turn the tide of trans rights in america right now
but if you don’t act now, then we’re all cooked indefinitely
please read on
🧵
the tl;dr is that you could actually turn the tide of trans rights in america right now
but if you don’t act now, then we’re all cooked indefinitely
please read on
🧵
May 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
ok so an important thing i really think people on bluesky need to hear about the anti-trans megabill
the tl;dr is that you could actually turn the tide of trans rights in america right now
but if you don’t act now, then we’re all cooked indefinitely
please read on
🧵
the tl;dr is that you could actually turn the tide of trans rights in america right now
but if you don’t act now, then we’re all cooked indefinitely
please read on
🧵
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Stolen from facebook.
May 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Stolen from facebook.
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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William Henry Harrison had a better first 100 days, and he spent 70 of them dead.
April 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
William Henry Harrison had a better first 100 days, and he spent 70 of them dead.
A movie I've watched more than six times.
(Gifs only, with Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(Gifs only, with Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
April 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A movie I've watched more than six times.
(Gifs only, with Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(Gifs only, with Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
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Hey, did you know there's an alternative to ChatGPT that makes sense economically and doesn't destroy the environment?
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
April 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hey, did you know there's an alternative to ChatGPT that makes sense economically and doesn't destroy the environment?
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.