Matthew Federico
@doublehex.bsky.social
Trying my best, and failing, to become the best fantasy author I can. In the meantime, we tweet.
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Wow!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
BREAKING: Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors in class action lawsuit for pirating their works www.wired.com/story/anthro...
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.
www.wired.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Wow!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
Brave + Hollow (minus Hollow for cramping Brave's style) from #KingdomDeath
August 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Brave + Hollow (minus Hollow for cramping Brave's style) from #KingdomDeath
Okay. I need someone to explain how on earth 13th Age is in the same conversation as Lancer and Pathfinder, because I would consider 13th Age the exact opposite of these kinds of games. I mean Lancer has so much crunch it should have partnered with a Crunch bar for its marketing!
D&D 4e keeps coming up in conversations about tactical TTRPGs so have a shitpost.
August 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Okay. I need someone to explain how on earth 13th Age is in the same conversation as Lancer and Pathfinder, because I would consider 13th Age the exact opposite of these kinds of games. I mean Lancer has so much crunch it should have partnered with a Crunch bar for its marketing!
Wait, that's me and my dumb ass question. Am I famous now?
Go buy 13th Age 2E! It's D&D that is actually fun! The rules are wicked easy! And it only takes a minute to come up with a monster! And you get a huge ass D6 that gives everyone damage every round! What more do you want?
Go buy 13th Age 2E! It's D&D that is actually fun! The rules are wicked easy! And it only takes a minute to come up with a monster! And you get a huge ass D6 that gives everyone damage every round! What more do you want?
August 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Wait, that's me and my dumb ass question. Am I famous now?
Go buy 13th Age 2E! It's D&D that is actually fun! The rules are wicked easy! And it only takes a minute to come up with a monster! And you get a huge ass D6 that gives everyone damage every round! What more do you want?
Go buy 13th Age 2E! It's D&D that is actually fun! The rules are wicked easy! And it only takes a minute to come up with a monster! And you get a huge ass D6 that gives everyone damage every round! What more do you want?
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Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel (1850-1913), Jeanne d'Arc
July 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel (1850-1913), Jeanne d'Arc
Yeah but said enemy has 0 poise and 10 hp. It's not as diabolical as you make it sound
khazan has something even fromsoft has never had the balls to do I don't think: an enemy that disguises itself as an item pick-up. Not a chest. The item pick-up itself. The glowy bit.
June 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Yeah but said enemy has 0 poise and 10 hp. It's not as diabolical as you make it sound
Ugh, I could not disagree more
Andoe S2 was not bad by any means, but it was far too contemporary. Star Wars music should only have one mood: operatic.
Andoe S2 was not bad by any means, but it was far too contemporary. Star Wars music should only have one mood: operatic.
Watching Rogue One recut/rescored in the style of Andor makes you realize how much Michael Giacchino has to answer for
May 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Ugh, I could not disagree more
Andoe S2 was not bad by any means, but it was far too contemporary. Star Wars music should only have one mood: operatic.
Andoe S2 was not bad by any means, but it was far too contemporary. Star Wars music should only have one mood: operatic.
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What Andor really gets right is that you don't actually have to have ever given a damn about the SW universe to get into it
May 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
What Andor really gets right is that you don't actually have to have ever given a damn about the SW universe to get into it
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
I need to stop posting on the Blue Nazi site. I'm looking for people to follow!
I love #asoiaf, I paint #miniatures for d&d, and I am a fantasy writer hoping to get my first book published. You might know me from A Song for Dragons, which back in the day was a HUGE ASOIAF fic.
I love #asoiaf, I paint #miniatures for d&d, and I am a fantasy writer hoping to get my first book published. You might know me from A Song for Dragons, which back in the day was a HUGE ASOIAF fic.
April 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I need to stop posting on the Blue Nazi site. I'm looking for people to follow!
I love #asoiaf, I paint #miniatures for d&d, and I am a fantasy writer hoping to get my first book published. You might know me from A Song for Dragons, which back in the day was a HUGE ASOIAF fic.
I love #asoiaf, I paint #miniatures for d&d, and I am a fantasy writer hoping to get my first book published. You might know me from A Song for Dragons, which back in the day was a HUGE ASOIAF fic.
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Dear 75-year-old Democrats, please put her in charge.
AOC: Fox News and the right-wing would have you believe that these American values are something out of The Communist Manifesto. But let me tell you Fox News, I don’t believe in healthcare, labor, and human rights because I’m a Marxist.. I believe it because I was a waitress.
March 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Dear 75-year-old Democrats, please put her in charge.
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"Go with grace into the great beyond..."
We at Red Hook are heartbroken to confirm the passing of our beloved voice actor, Wayne June.
We at Red Hook are heartbroken to confirm the passing of our beloved voice actor, Wayne June.
January 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"Go with grace into the great beyond..."
We at Red Hook are heartbroken to confirm the passing of our beloved voice actor, Wayne June.
We at Red Hook are heartbroken to confirm the passing of our beloved voice actor, Wayne June.
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The freaking gaming subreddit man…
January 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The freaking gaming subreddit man…
You scrubs need to put more work in if I am in the top 2%
December 4, 2024 at 5:04 PM
You scrubs need to put more work in if I am in the top 2%
How is it I look better after traveling for 3 hours than when I try to look good?
November 30, 2024 at 2:36 PM
How is it I look better after traveling for 3 hours than when I try to look good?
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It’s my birthday today! It’s cool that there is no other holiday happening or anything. Additionally now that I’m 35 it means I am officially old enough to both be president and date your mother 😍
November 28, 2024 at 8:49 PM
It’s my birthday today! It’s cool that there is no other holiday happening or anything. Additionally now that I’m 35 it means I am officially old enough to both be president and date your mother 😍
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Genuinely think anyone can “git gud” at any creative craft they are interested in. If we wanted to actually “democratize” art we would invest in housing, healthcare, food and education as human rights. All GenAI does is make people even more financially precarious and less able to pursue a passion
I think a bit of the "AI is democratizing art" argument is trying to avoid the ugly truth that to get good at anything you have to do a lot of it. I grew up "knowing" I was a good writer, but I really wasn't until about 700k words, and it took reading hours of scripts to really have a voice
November 28, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Genuinely think anyone can “git gud” at any creative craft they are interested in. If we wanted to actually “democratize” art we would invest in housing, healthcare, food and education as human rights. All GenAI does is make people even more financially precarious and less able to pursue a passion
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Archfey Warlock for D&D 2024 Player's Handbook.
AD: Emi Tanji
AD: Emi Tanji
November 25, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Archfey Warlock for D&D 2024 Player's Handbook.
AD: Emi Tanji
AD: Emi Tanji
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im on every app. im in your city, in your neighborhood. the sales associate who handed you a large when you asked for a medium? that was me. i am now behind you.
November 20, 2024 at 7:00 AM
im on every app. im in your city, in your neighborhood. the sales associate who handed you a large when you asked for a medium? that was me. i am now behind you.
November 19, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Ma'am you are an excellent representative but this is a TERRIBLE take
Team Call Them Skeets reporting for duty 🫡
November 17, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Ma'am you are an excellent representative but this is a TERRIBLE take
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Fred Rodgers on the importance of making something even if other people don't think it's good had me crying this morning. Passing it along for anyone else that might need it.
October 25, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Fred Rodgers on the importance of making something even if other people don't think it's good had me crying this morning. Passing it along for anyone else that might need it.
It is 1030 pm, I go to med at midnight, and the hardest test of strength in my existence is not whipping some food together.
October 22, 2024 at 3:14 AM
It is 1030 pm, I go to med at midnight, and the hardest test of strength in my existence is not whipping some food together.