Lyrenhex
@lyrenhex.com
UK Twitch affiliate and software dev. Opinions my own. I play video games and enjoy music.
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Lyrenhex
@lyrenhex.com
· Oct 21
ehh, screw it, if I'm gonna be using this somewhat anyway (and not just leaving this account to completely rot now lmao):
you can get a taste of some of my fedi posts now :)
@lyrenhex.social.lyrenhex.com.ap.brid.gy
(Public posts only etc, and I have a *much* higher char limit on Mastodon...)
you can get a taste of some of my fedi posts now :)
@lyrenhex.social.lyrenhex.com.ap.brid.gy
(Public posts only etc, and I have a *much* higher char limit on Mastodon...)
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Hey everybody check out my raytracer, I don't have textures working yet but I think it turned out pretty good for a first try
St. Mauritius Church in Wiesbaden, Germany. (This is great) r/brutalism
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Hey everybody check out my raytracer, I don't have textures working yet but I think it turned out pretty good for a first try
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My most popular cartoon by a long chalk is also oddly niche, in that it mostly appeals to a generation who remember the song it refers to and enjoy the nostalgia for their youth. I can draw one for you if you like.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
October 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
My most popular cartoon by a long chalk is also oddly niche, in that it mostly appeals to a generation who remember the song it refers to and enjoy the nostalgia for their youth. I can draw one for you if you like.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
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So many people are self sabotaging by deskilling via this nonsense right now. Want an edge in 2027? Don’t build reliance on bad tools into your process in 2025.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
So many people are self sabotaging by deskilling via this nonsense right now. Want an edge in 2027? Don’t build reliance on bad tools into your process in 2025.
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"Pick up hobbies that let you meet like-minded people!"
October 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
"Pick up hobbies that let you meet like-minded people!"
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Surprised by the frequency with which I hear “my job requires the human element, it can never be replaced by an LLM. Other people’s jobs though…” from otherwise smart creative people.
If you think a creative job can be done by an LLM, you’re probably just ignorant of what that job entails
If you think a creative job can be done by an LLM, you’re probably just ignorant of what that job entails
September 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Surprised by the frequency with which I hear “my job requires the human element, it can never be replaced by an LLM. Other people’s jobs though…” from otherwise smart creative people.
If you think a creative job can be done by an LLM, you’re probably just ignorant of what that job entails
If you think a creative job can be done by an LLM, you’re probably just ignorant of what that job entails
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Also understand that when a critic doesnt seem to enjoy something that is not a judgement on you enjoying it
I'm being so real right now, learn how to engage in media as art and not a reflection of your own real life morals. consume things that make you uncomfortable and understand why it makes you uncomfortable. Don't just base yours and others morals standings on the media you consume.
September 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Also understand that when a critic doesnt seem to enjoy something that is not a judgement on you enjoying it
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They're done. They had four years, then several weeks, and all the patience and goodwill in the world, and they've squandered it all. I'm off to defend migrants, protect my trans siblings and save newts. 🐉
My last hope for Your Party goes up in smoke as Zarah Sultana ‘welcomes’ Mark Serwotka.
His wife founded a Woman’s Place UK, a TERF group constantly trying to rollback trans people’s freedoms and he even wrote this lovely piece calling for ‘respectful discussion’ about our rights: archive.ph/iPb0L
His wife founded a Woman’s Place UK, a TERF group constantly trying to rollback trans people’s freedoms and he even wrote this lovely piece calling for ‘respectful discussion’ about our rights: archive.ph/iPb0L
September 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
They're done. They had four years, then several weeks, and all the patience and goodwill in the world, and they've squandered it all. I'm off to defend migrants, protect my trans siblings and save newts. 🐉
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The "oh you won't compromise and abandon [marginalized group]? enjoy the nazi takeover!" argument rings pretty fucking false when you consider that the horrors of a nazi takeover begin with the abandonment of marginalized groups.
August 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The "oh you won't compromise and abandon [marginalized group]? enjoy the nazi takeover!" argument rings pretty fucking false when you consider that the horrors of a nazi takeover begin with the abandonment of marginalized groups.
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anyway cool to see trans people suspended for literally nothing meanwhile jesse singal just gets a lil content warning
this site is a fucking joke and i am so glad that i have a significant presence on fedi to keep me going when this place collapses under its own weight
this site is a fucking joke and i am so glad that i have a significant presence on fedi to keep me going when this place collapses under its own weight
August 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
anyway cool to see trans people suspended for literally nothing meanwhile jesse singal just gets a lil content warning
this site is a fucking joke and i am so glad that i have a significant presence on fedi to keep me going when this place collapses under its own weight
this site is a fucking joke and i am so glad that i have a significant presence on fedi to keep me going when this place collapses under its own weight
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RIP Tom Lehrer - the day he announced his items were public domain on a website, we mirrored it. Thank you for your service
archive.org/details/toml...
archive.org/details/toml...
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
July 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
RIP Tom Lehrer - the day he announced his items were public domain on a website, we mirrored it. Thank you for your service
archive.org/details/toml...
archive.org/details/toml...
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DON'T STOP CALLING.
email them if you want, sure, but the fact that they are requesting people to *email them instead* (presumably because emails are much easier to ignore) means that the calls are WORKING, i.e. becoming a massive nuisance and interrupting workflow.
once again, DON'T STOP CALLING.
email them if you want, sure, but the fact that they are requesting people to *email them instead* (presumably because emails are much easier to ignore) means that the calls are WORKING, i.e. becoming a massive nuisance and interrupting workflow.
once again, DON'T STOP CALLING.
July 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
DON'T STOP CALLING.
email them if you want, sure, but the fact that they are requesting people to *email them instead* (presumably because emails are much easier to ignore) means that the calls are WORKING, i.e. becoming a massive nuisance and interrupting workflow.
once again, DON'T STOP CALLING.
email them if you want, sure, but the fact that they are requesting people to *email them instead* (presumably because emails are much easier to ignore) means that the calls are WORKING, i.e. becoming a massive nuisance and interrupting workflow.
once again, DON'T STOP CALLING.
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Oh dang, @foxtrotluna.social, masterful post.
Y'all have got to take a moment and read this.
blog.foxtrotluna.social/theyre-putti...
Y'all have got to take a moment and read this.
blog.foxtrotluna.social/theyre-putti...
They're putting blue food coloring in everything
"Why is my burger blue?" I asked, innocently.
"Oh! We're making all of our food blue, all the best restaurants are doing it now." the waiter explained.
But I didn't want my burger to be blue.
blog.foxtrotluna.social
July 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Oh dang, @foxtrotluna.social, masterful post.
Y'all have got to take a moment and read this.
blog.foxtrotluna.social/theyre-putti...
Y'all have got to take a moment and read this.
blog.foxtrotluna.social/theyre-putti...
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i want to say i'm surprised, but at this point i wouldn't be surprised to see kier starmer sieg heiling on live tv
anyway this is tantamount to genocide
anyway this is tantamount to genocide
🆕🚨 New statutory Relationships and Sex Education guidance published today will:
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
July 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
i want to say i'm surprised, but at this point i wouldn't be surprised to see kier starmer sieg heiling on live tv
anyway this is tantamount to genocide
anyway this is tantamount to genocide
Hm. BridgyFed isn't really doing it for me, and I still feel like I'm mostly neglecting Bluesky.
Maybe I switch to wafrn just to have fedi & Bluesky through one interface...
Not sure if I could migrate this account to that though.
Maybe I switch to wafrn just to have fedi & Bluesky through one interface...
Not sure if I could migrate this account to that though.
July 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Hm. BridgyFed isn't really doing it for me, and I still feel like I'm mostly neglecting Bluesky.
Maybe I switch to wafrn just to have fedi & Bluesky through one interface...
Not sure if I could migrate this account to that though.
Maybe I switch to wafrn just to have fedi & Bluesky through one interface...
Not sure if I could migrate this account to that though.
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I was at one point personally scolded by some out of touch industry people who thought, as late as last year, that Tim Sweeney was some kind of brain genius and not one of the most gullible men alive
July 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I was at one point personally scolded by some out of touch industry people who thought, as late as last year, that Tim Sweeney was some kind of brain genius and not one of the most gullible men alive
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This is because of the Online Safety Act, and UK folks had better get used to doing this because every site on the internet that "is likely to be accessed by children" and has users in the UK will be doing this as of 25 July; that's Ofcom's deadline.
Starting July 25, Bluesky will require users in the UK to scan their face, upload an ID or verify their identity with a bankcard.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK
Bluesky users in the UK can verify their age using their face, ID, or payment card.
www.theverge.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is because of the Online Safety Act, and UK folks had better get used to doing this because every site on the internet that "is likely to be accessed by children" and has users in the UK will be doing this as of 25 July; that's Ofcom's deadline.
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three elements to balance the dark
vivid and bright always dying always born anew
only unjust parents tell their children to walk into death
we ask anyway
vivid and bright always dying always born anew
only unjust parents tell their children to walk into death
we ask anyway
July 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
three elements to balance the dark
vivid and bright always dying always born anew
only unjust parents tell their children to walk into death
we ask anyway
vivid and bright always dying always born anew
only unjust parents tell their children to walk into death
we ask anyway
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Rolling the ladder up behind us
The newest post on Xe Iaso's blog
xeiaso.net
June 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Ok, this fucking rocks. Everyone should be able to use the bathroom when they're out and about.
June 16, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Ok, this fucking rocks. Everyone should be able to use the bathroom when they're out and about.
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i will defend the em dash until the day i die, it sucks that it's gotten associated with bad llm writing
Amusing that when using the em dash (—) there's the assumption that you used AI to write stuff. This is because ChatGPT uses it a lot but most people don't (ChatGPT probably was trained on lots of quality writing)
Except... some people use the em dash when writing!! E.g. I always did with longform
Except... some people use the em dash when writing!! E.g. I always did with longform
June 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
i will defend the em dash until the day i die, it sucks that it's gotten associated with bad llm writing
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i feel bad for laughing
sisyphus at daily standup: i had to roll back some changes
June 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
i feel bad for laughing
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Bread and Fred now are REAL! 🐧🐧
We have adopted two cute penguins from SANCCOB, organization that preserves endangered marine species.
You can support them as other studios such @devolverdigital.com have also done.
Look how silly they are! 🩶
We have adopted two cute penguins from SANCCOB, organization that preserves endangered marine species.
You can support them as other studios such @devolverdigital.com have also done.
Look how silly they are! 🩶
June 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Bread and Fred now are REAL! 🐧🐧
We have adopted two cute penguins from SANCCOB, organization that preserves endangered marine species.
You can support them as other studios such @devolverdigital.com have also done.
Look how silly they are! 🩶
We have adopted two cute penguins from SANCCOB, organization that preserves endangered marine species.
You can support them as other studios such @devolverdigital.com have also done.
Look how silly they are! 🩶