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Google spent billions of dollars on this technology
August 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Google spent billions of dollars on this technology
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It should be widely understood as a problem with games as an art form that most players don't finish most narrative games
August 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It should be widely understood as a problem with games as an art form that most players don't finish most narrative games
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there are 1,100 words in this article and zero of them are "bus"
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters | TechCrunch
Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities -- one
techcrunch.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
there are 1,100 words in this article and zero of them are "bus"
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🎮 Retro games shaped generations. But many are vanishing.
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🎮 Retro games shaped generations. But many are vanishing.
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
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For so many years I've been asking that games add an option to skip boss fights - a request so controversial that I've received literal death threats - and now it's finally happened! (The skip button, not being murdered.)
Could we be about to enter a new utopia?!
kotaku.com/skip-boss-fi...
Could we be about to enter a new utopia?!
kotaku.com/skip-boss-fi...
Could We Be About To Enter A Skippable Boss Fight Utopia?
South of Midnight has shown it's possible without destroying the very fabric of the universe
kotaku.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
For so many years I've been asking that games add an option to skip boss fights - a request so controversial that I've received literal death threats - and now it's finally happened! (The skip button, not being murdered.)
Could we be about to enter a new utopia?!
kotaku.com/skip-boss-fi...
Could we be about to enter a new utopia?!
kotaku.com/skip-boss-fi...
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Whenever Nintendo Switch Online announces new games and people are like "I've never heard of these games" as a derogatory response I'm a little bummed. Buddy you've never heard of any game until you first see something about it, it's new to you, embrace that and go exploring like with a new release.
March 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Whenever Nintendo Switch Online announces new games and people are like "I've never heard of these games" as a derogatory response I'm a little bummed. Buddy you've never heard of any game until you first see something about it, it's new to you, embrace that and go exploring like with a new release.
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I already knew they had my stuff. The last time I complained about it I got called an "ideas landlord" for believing I should get paid for the work they stole.
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I already knew they had my stuff. The last time I complained about it I got called an "ideas landlord" for believing I should get paid for the work they stole.
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As with AI art, these bros fail to understand that creative writing isn’t a slop bucket that needs refilling by any means possible. The reason creative writing is beloved is because it gives us insight into the thoughts and imaginations of fellow humans, not homogenized and plagiarized slurry
"It's got everything -- it's cheaper than humans, the noun-verb agreement is mostly right, it never comes up with an unexpected idea, and it's cheaper than humans!" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ChatGPT firm reveals AI model that is ‘good at creative writing’
As tech firms battle creative industries over copyright, OpenAI chief Sam Altman says he was ‘really struck’ by product’s output
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As with AI art, these bros fail to understand that creative writing isn’t a slop bucket that needs refilling by any means possible. The reason creative writing is beloved is because it gives us insight into the thoughts and imaginations of fellow humans, not homogenized and plagiarized slurry
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I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime.
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
The hardest working font in Manhattan
A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org
February 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime.
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
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This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.
NASA workers were told to "drop everything" and spend their time scrubbing mentions of women in leadership, indigenous people, and environmental justice from the web: www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites
"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.
The YouTube "inspirations" tab suggests incredibly generic "best/secrets/top" videos. It also produces some horrifying AI thumbnails to accompany the dreadful ideas.
January 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The YouTube "inspirations" tab suggests incredibly generic "best/secrets/top" videos. It also produces some horrifying AI thumbnails to accompany the dreadful ideas.
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One of my favorite pieces of games crit this decade, and the only writing on Fortnite I’ve seen that resonates with my own experience of it. tevisthompson.com/its-not-comi...
December 30, 2024 at 6:16 PM
One of my favorite pieces of games crit this decade, and the only writing on Fortnite I’ve seen that resonates with my own experience of it. tevisthompson.com/its-not-comi...
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The options I’m looking for at the end of 2024
December 28, 2024 at 8:15 PM
The options I’m looking for at the end of 2024
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We honestly don’t know what Pokémon looked like, we’re just guessing that we put their bones together correctly
December 17, 2024 at 11:10 PM
We honestly don’t know what Pokémon looked like, we’re just guessing that we put their bones together correctly
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Dev diary day! I’m excited to finally share this look into Civ VII’s new emergent narrative system.
Dev Diary #4: Emergent Narrative | Civilization VII
Get developer insights and additional details about the narrative systems of Sid Meier's Civilization VII!
civilization.2k.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Dev diary day! I’m excited to finally share this look into Civ VII’s new emergent narrative system.
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A letter to our fans | Freehold Games
Get more from Freehold Games on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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I've written an article for the Criterion Current about the "Starring Ida Lupino" series I helped program for Criterion Channel @criterion.bsky.social. Both series and article focus on Ida's acting career, from ingenue to one of Hollywood's best dramatic actresses. www.criterion.com/current/post...
Starring Ida Lupino
Before she won acclaim as a pioneering director, the Hollywood icon made her name as a powerfully vivid actor who brought grit and toughness to films by such masters as Raoul Walsh, Nicholas Ray, and ...
www.criterion.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:17 PM
I've written an article for the Criterion Current about the "Starring Ida Lupino" series I helped program for Criterion Channel @criterion.bsky.social. Both series and article focus on Ida's acting career, from ingenue to one of Hollywood's best dramatic actresses. www.criterion.com/current/post...
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So, I’m sitting here with minus fifty quid, no food and a bunch of broken stuff in the house, a run of bad luck that’s completely ground me to dust this year. I’ve started a gofund me for help. I can’t keep going like this.
www.gofundme.com/f/rob-and-fa...
www.gofundme.com/f/rob-and-fa...
Donate to Rob and family get their lives, and house, back., organized by Rob Fearon
Hi, I’m Rob. I used to make and write about games but these days, I’m far … Rob Fearon needs your support for Rob and family get their lives, and house, back.
www.gofundme.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:51 PM
So, I’m sitting here with minus fifty quid, no food and a bunch of broken stuff in the house, a run of bad luck that’s completely ground me to dust this year. I’ve started a gofund me for help. I can’t keep going like this.
www.gofundme.com/f/rob-and-fa...
www.gofundme.com/f/rob-and-fa...
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remember the reason for the season
November 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM
remember the reason for the season
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Cat food is over-ripe when the can peels open. Experienced cat food harvest workers know to harvest when the can is full size but still tightly closed.
November 28, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Cat food is over-ripe when the can peels open. Experienced cat food harvest workers know to harvest when the can is full size but still tightly closed.
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 4:57 PM
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
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Those calling for the defunding of the CBC forget that in much of rural Canada, the CBC is one of the only radio signals.
It’s also the only source of broadcast news if you don’t have “Cable TV”.
My town lost its news radio transmitter due to Stingray cuts. Then Stingray cut talk programs. /1
It’s also the only source of broadcast news if you don’t have “Cable TV”.
My town lost its news radio transmitter due to Stingray cuts. Then Stingray cut talk programs. /1
November 25, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Those calling for the defunding of the CBC forget that in much of rural Canada, the CBC is one of the only radio signals.
It’s also the only source of broadcast news if you don’t have “Cable TV”.
My town lost its news radio transmitter due to Stingray cuts. Then Stingray cut talk programs. /1
It’s also the only source of broadcast news if you don’t have “Cable TV”.
My town lost its news radio transmitter due to Stingray cuts. Then Stingray cut talk programs. /1
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all video games are simply a more complex form of this
November 25, 2024 at 1:58 AM
all video games are simply a more complex form of this
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I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like “THE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong
November 22, 2024 at 4:59 AM
I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like “THE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong
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Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!
November 23, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!