Gotanysnacks
@gotanysnacks.bsky.social
He/him, old
Fighting games, books, old movies, maybe some politics when I'm angry
Fighting games, books, old movies, maybe some politics when I'm angry
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Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.
At this point I can't recommend Vivaldi enough. Fuck Firefox.
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
At this point I can't recommend Vivaldi enough. Fuck Firefox.
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Beat em ups are the only genre where people will say unironically "You mash buttons and hope you don't get hit" and think they're making a real point and giving actual criticism instead of realizing that if you said this about any other genre of game no one would listen to your opinions ever again.
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Beat em ups are the only genre where people will say unironically "You mash buttons and hope you don't get hit" and think they're making a real point and giving actual criticism instead of realizing that if you said this about any other genre of game no one would listen to your opinions ever again.
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Added it to the bottom here
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Added it to the bottom here
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"Game preservation takes many forms, and it’s important to consider research as well as play."
Right there, plain as day. Research access to games can coexist with playing them for fun!
Right there, plain as day. Research access to games can coexist with playing them for fun!
Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
opensource.microsoft.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"Game preservation takes many forms, and it’s important to consider research as well as play."
Right there, plain as day. Research access to games can coexist with playing them for fun!
Right there, plain as day. Research access to games can coexist with playing them for fun!
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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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.
Square Enix wants 70% of its QA work to be handled by generative AI by the end of 2027, in partnership with the University of Tokyo's Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory. https://bit.ly/4qKdyQR
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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.
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As a white man, I hate AI for appropriating my culture of being confidently wrong about things while using Reddit as a primary source.
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
As a white man, I hate AI for appropriating my culture of being confidently wrong about things while using Reddit as a primary source.
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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I recall criticism of it being that the story was too far fetched even by metal gear standards. How fast that changed less than a decade after its release is wild to me
Someone is trying to debate me for saying Revengeance as one of the best games ever made and I'm sorry but Rules of Nature rips and it accidentally nailed the incoherence of modern day American fascism more correctly than any other piece of media so I think my case is strong.
October 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I recall criticism of it being that the story was too far fetched even by metal gear standards. How fast that changed less than a decade after its release is wild to me
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(Beavis and Butthead watching Hannibal)
Beavis: Are they like, gay with each other
Butthead: No, dumbass, Will is gay with the antler guy
Beavis: Are they like, gay with each other
Butthead: No, dumbass, Will is gay with the antler guy
October 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
(Beavis and Butthead watching Hannibal)
Beavis: Are they like, gay with each other
Butthead: No, dumbass, Will is gay with the antler guy
Beavis: Are they like, gay with each other
Butthead: No, dumbass, Will is gay with the antler guy
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Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
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moomin gets stereotyped as cozy pseudo-ghibli fantasy, but much like ghibli itself it's something born from hardship, what with it starting publication at the tail end of WW2 by a queer author who kept her bisexuality a secret to the public, and the earliest books being blatant post-war allegories
you have a right to be angry
October 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
moomin gets stereotyped as cozy pseudo-ghibli fantasy, but much like ghibli itself it's something born from hardship, what with it starting publication at the tail end of WW2 by a queer author who kept her bisexuality a secret to the public, and the earliest books being blatant post-war allegories
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Here is a Reddit threat that explains how to disable Copilot in Windows, which I've just followed:
www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...
www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...
October 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Here is a Reddit threat that explains how to disable Copilot in Windows, which I've just followed:
www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...
www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...
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If you use Spotify not only does your money not support musicians and pay for AI military weapons, but now it also goes to supporting a platform that runs ICE ads!
Maybe you should all STOP. Like right now. STOP USING SPOTIFY. STOP
It was time to stop 5 years ago. It is *REALLY REALLY TIME NOW*
Maybe you should all STOP. Like right now. STOP USING SPOTIFY. STOP
It was time to stop 5 years ago. It is *REALLY REALLY TIME NOW*
Spotify responded that the ads do not violate its policies.
Spotify is running ICE hiring ads boasting wild signing bonuses
Spotify responded that the ads do not violate its policies.
bit.ly
October 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
If you use Spotify not only does your money not support musicians and pay for AI military weapons, but now it also goes to supporting a platform that runs ICE ads!
Maybe you should all STOP. Like right now. STOP USING SPOTIFY. STOP
It was time to stop 5 years ago. It is *REALLY REALLY TIME NOW*
Maybe you should all STOP. Like right now. STOP USING SPOTIFY. STOP
It was time to stop 5 years ago. It is *REALLY REALLY TIME NOW*
"Works on my machine"
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Works on my machine"
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In my opinion it’s time to retire the Nobel prizes for fields where most of the important discoveries have already been made, like physics, and add prizes for newer fields where substantial innovations occur every year, like speedrunning
October 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In my opinion it’s time to retire the Nobel prizes for fields where most of the important discoveries have already been made, like physics, and add prizes for newer fields where substantial innovations occur every year, like speedrunning