Lupin Chevalier
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Labour wants to ramp up facial recognition. What if our data ends up in the wrong hands? | Simon Jenkins
Labour wants to ramp up facial recognition. What if our data ends up in the wrong hands? | Simon Jenkins
We know from recent hacks, and even the Snowden revelations, how vulnerable information gathered is to theft and misuse, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Labour wants to ramp up facial recognition. What if our data ends up in the wrong hands? | Simon Jenkins
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I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
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i am going completely insane watching gamers make up shit about horses and interrogating every single thing the devs have said for inconsistencies and then deciding well it probably had cp in it. this is the easy mode version of the kinds of censorship that are to come and you're failing like babies
December 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
i am going completely insane watching gamers make up shit about horses and interrogating every single thing the devs have said for inconsistencies and then deciding well it probably had cp in it. this is the easy mode version of the kinds of censorship that are to come and you're failing like babies
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We are governed by bloodsucking, technocratic morons. more technofuedal enshittification from the incrementalist in chief.
EXCLUSIVE: Funding and support plans for national disability insurance scheme participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, @australia.theguardian.com can reveal.
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
We are governed by bloodsucking, technocratic morons. more technofuedal enshittification from the incrementalist in chief.
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In estimates today the Department confessed to me that older people are having their My Aged Care data stolen by providers for use in sales calls.
This is aged care under Labor: jacking up out-of-pocket costs then letting telemarketers loose to gouge vulnerable people even more.
This is aged care under Labor: jacking up out-of-pocket costs then letting telemarketers loose to gouge vulnerable people even more.
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
In estimates today the Department confessed to me that older people are having their My Aged Care data stolen by providers for use in sales calls.
This is aged care under Labor: jacking up out-of-pocket costs then letting telemarketers loose to gouge vulnerable people even more.
This is aged care under Labor: jacking up out-of-pocket costs then letting telemarketers loose to gouge vulnerable people even more.
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yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
I've been doing this all year but indie journalists have the same issues as indie games. Unless it's a big name, nobody cares.
November 2025 Indie Game Wrap-Up: The Best New Indie Releases and Demos You Can Play Now - MonsterVine
From gothic roguelites to rhythm adventures, November 2025’s indie lineup is packed with creativity. Discover 13 standout indie games and demos releasing this month.
monstervine.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
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When team Abundance says this kind of exterminationist shit, and they say it regularly, they are publicly announcing themselves as enemy combatants against every single enrolled Tribal member in the nation.
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
When team Abundance says this kind of exterminationist shit, and they say it regularly, they are publicly announcing themselves as enemy combatants against every single enrolled Tribal member in the nation.
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Y'know what? You don't get stuff you don't ask for. #gamedev mutuals, please boost.
I'm working on a roguelike with a unique paint-based combat system and a strong distaste for GenAI with an incredible team. We're looking for a publisher to help us fund and market our game. Could that be you?
I'm working on a roguelike with a unique paint-based combat system and a strong distaste for GenAI with an incredible team. We're looking for a publisher to help us fund and market our game. Could that be you?
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Y'know what? You don't get stuff you don't ask for. #gamedev mutuals, please boost.
I'm working on a roguelike with a unique paint-based combat system and a strong distaste for GenAI with an incredible team. We're looking for a publisher to help us fund and market our game. Could that be you?
I'm working on a roguelike with a unique paint-based combat system and a strong distaste for GenAI with an incredible team. We're looking for a publisher to help us fund and market our game. Could that be you?
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AI is an absolute net negative for humanity. So of course govts are clamouring for more of it.
I don't want to be too judgmental, but every single proponent of the glories of AI is a complete wanker
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I don't want to be too judgmental, but every single proponent of the glories of AI is a complete wanker
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Datacentres demand huge amounts of electricity. Could they derail Australia’s net zero ambitions?
Banks of servers operating 24/7 generate massive amounts of heat, requiring power to run and cool them
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
AI is an absolute net negative for humanity. So of course govts are clamouring for more of it.
I don't want to be too judgmental, but every single proponent of the glories of AI is a complete wanker
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I don't want to be too judgmental, but every single proponent of the glories of AI is a complete wanker
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Game developers were here first. Not executives.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Game developers were here first. Not executives.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
Fucking ridiculous behaviour. Way to disappoint everyone that went out of their way to support you and claim you were different than the liberals.
The Albanese govt sat on this report for TWO YEARS, and then only released it after parliament finished for the year.
The report was originally commissioned “to enhance integrity and trust in government institutions” lol
The report was originally commissioned “to enhance integrity and trust in government institutions” lol
Scathing ‘jobs for mates’ review finds appointments to government boards routinely abused
A report by Lynelle Briggs says placements ‘look like nepotism’ and are undermining confidence in government
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Fucking ridiculous behaviour. Way to disappoint everyone that went out of their way to support you and claim you were different than the liberals.
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"I'm a game developer."
"Oh? Anything I've heard of?"
First off, I have no idea what your gaming could even potentially look like. But second, this really sounds like "Have you worked on anything important enough for me to treat you differently?"
"Oh? Anything I've heard of?"
First off, I have no idea what your gaming could even potentially look like. But second, this really sounds like "Have you worked on anything important enough for me to treat you differently?"
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"I'm a game developer."
"Oh? Anything I've heard of?"
First off, I have no idea what your gaming could even potentially look like. But second, this really sounds like "Have you worked on anything important enough for me to treat you differently?"
"Oh? Anything I've heard of?"
First off, I have no idea what your gaming could even potentially look like. But second, this really sounds like "Have you worked on anything important enough for me to treat you differently?"
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Trump just gave a commutation to David Gentile, a private equity executive who defrauded investors of $1.6B.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump just gave a commutation to David Gentile, a private equity executive who defrauded investors of $1.6B.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
Oh I'm sorry. We're already there.
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Oh I'm sorry. We're already there.
Fuck off and stop trying to trick me into using it. It's bad.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Fuck off and stop trying to trick me into using it. It's bad.
All this god damned AI garbage. And jammed into everything, we're already living through massive enshitification.
I doubt it will take more than a couple months before every AI has built in advertising and promotions it has to cram into every prompt. The system is bad now. Imagine dealing with ads.
I doubt it will take more than a couple months before every AI has built in advertising and promotions it has to cram into every prompt. The system is bad now. Imagine dealing with ads.
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
All this god damned AI garbage. And jammed into everything, we're already living through massive enshitification.
I doubt it will take more than a couple months before every AI has built in advertising and promotions it has to cram into every prompt. The system is bad now. Imagine dealing with ads.
I doubt it will take more than a couple months before every AI has built in advertising and promotions it has to cram into every prompt. The system is bad now. Imagine dealing with ads.
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I get the impulse to make the point, but "don't call it a war crime because it's not an actual war" isn't really how that works. Multiple kinds of illegality can overlap. There are onion layers of unlawfulness about all this, and some fall under the rubric of war crimes regardless of other aspects.
November 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I get the impulse to make the point, but "don't call it a war crime because it's not an actual war" isn't really how that works. Multiple kinds of illegality can overlap. There are onion layers of unlawfulness about all this, and some fall under the rubric of war crimes regardless of other aspects.
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We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
February 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
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#SaveSpeech
The call campaign is having an effect! The pressure right now is integral, if you are making calls, PLEASE KEEP CALLING. If you havent called yet or took a break, now is a GREAT time to hop on and add to the pressure!
The call campaign is having an effect! The pressure right now is integral, if you are making calls, PLEASE KEEP CALLING. If you havent called yet or took a break, now is a GREAT time to hop on and add to the pressure!
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
#SaveSpeech
The call campaign is having an effect! The pressure right now is integral, if you are making calls, PLEASE KEEP CALLING. If you havent called yet or took a break, now is a GREAT time to hop on and add to the pressure!
The call campaign is having an effect! The pressure right now is integral, if you are making calls, PLEASE KEEP CALLING. If you havent called yet or took a break, now is a GREAT time to hop on and add to the pressure!
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"Epic CEO angry that customers want to be informed and will refuse to purchase products they feel were made unethically so wants to take that choice away". There, fixed it for you.
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
r/pcgaming
www.reddit.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"Epic CEO angry that customers want to be informed and will refuse to purchase products they feel were made unethically so wants to take that choice away". There, fixed it for you.
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Sometimes I wonder why we let parasites like private equity exists. Why we enable them
"Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of redundancies - All staff members affected, after UK studio stalwart was purchased by private equity in September" www.gamesindustry.biz/splash-damag...
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Sometimes I wonder why we let parasites like private equity exists. Why we enable them
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
Apparently it's the season to be Judgy about peoples food? Just celebrate the things you like. Don't need to tier list shit.
Especially when you aren't actively taste testing the best samples of each right in front of you at that moment.
"A good X is so much better then my memory of a bad Y!"
Especially when you aren't actively taste testing the best samples of each right in front of you at that moment.
"A good X is so much better then my memory of a bad Y!"
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Apparently it's the season to be Judgy about peoples food? Just celebrate the things you like. Don't need to tier list shit.
Especially when you aren't actively taste testing the best samples of each right in front of you at that moment.
"A good X is so much better then my memory of a bad Y!"
Especially when you aren't actively taste testing the best samples of each right in front of you at that moment.
"A good X is so much better then my memory of a bad Y!"
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If you, like me, want to watch payment processors suffer AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE? Call from the day before Black Friday to like the day before Christmas at minimum.
I know it's hard to have a perpetual campaign, so think of it as just this month for now.
I know it's hard to have a perpetual campaign, so think of it as just this month for now.
Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
If you, like me, want to watch payment processors suffer AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE? Call from the day before Black Friday to like the day before Christmas at minimum.
I know it's hard to have a perpetual campaign, so think of it as just this month for now.
I know it's hard to have a perpetual campaign, so think of it as just this month for now.