Max Fagandini
@maxfagandini.bsky.social
Freelance musician, journalist, and general enthusiast. He/him. ✏️ Fanbyte, Polygon, Uppercut, formerly Gamepur. Blog: http://bit.ly/3oror8F
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big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
Fuck, AI IS the new motion smoothing
AI is the new motion smoothing
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Fuck, AI IS the new motion smoothing
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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the moral of the story here is, after committing a serious crime, immediately google
• how to prove innocence falsely accused
• normal to feel deep empathy for others?
• recipes that take four hours to make starting at 9pm
• how to report legitimate windfall to irs reddit
• best orphan charities
• how to prove innocence falsely accused
• normal to feel deep empathy for others?
• recipes that take four hours to make starting at 9pm
• how to report legitimate windfall to irs reddit
• best orphan charities
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
the moral of the story here is, after committing a serious crime, immediately google
• how to prove innocence falsely accused
• normal to feel deep empathy for others?
• recipes that take four hours to make starting at 9pm
• how to report legitimate windfall to irs reddit
• best orphan charities
• how to prove innocence falsely accused
• normal to feel deep empathy for others?
• recipes that take four hours to make starting at 9pm
• how to report legitimate windfall to irs reddit
• best orphan charities
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i love writing about crypto crime because these dudes do this constantly
![However, the brothers' Google search history in the weeks after the theft for phrases including "how to wash crypto”, “top crypto lawyers”, “wire fraud statute / wire fraud statue [sic] of limitations”, and “prison or jail worse” suggest that perhaps the brothers had some clue that their actions could be interpreted criminally, as do the brothers' own descriptions of their plan as “sus”.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreicpwu5pjoddgp2ovmaka2kfu6d6uc7uijrld5a4hovz5qpaqlkk5u@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
i love writing about crypto crime because these dudes do this constantly
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this sounds like a great idea. luckily there are no extremely serious consequences to providing false information to the Internal Revenue Service
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
this sounds like a great idea. luckily there are no extremely serious consequences to providing false information to the Internal Revenue Service
We will be paying the price for this unforgivable sin for generations to come
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
We will be paying the price for this unforgivable sin for generations to come
Needs a GameCube handle tbh
Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026:
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Hardware
The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.
steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Needs a GameCube handle tbh
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No genAI at Kaizen Game Works either, in Promise Mascot Agency or Paradise Killer.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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November 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
No genAI at Kaizen Game Works either, in Promise Mascot Agency or Paradise Killer.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Pretty sure you have to start fighting to keep fighting, Charles
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Pretty sure you have to start fighting to keep fighting, Charles
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Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
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I seem to remember whole congressional hearings about the terrible destructive force that is violence in video games and yet, there is a very strange quiet about an unregulated technology that coaches people to suicide.
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I seem to remember whole congressional hearings about the terrible destructive force that is violence in video games and yet, there is a very strange quiet about an unregulated technology that coaches people to suicide.
ANOTHER case of ChatGPT-related (hell, -encouraged) suicide. Look I'm not out here saying 'ChatGPT is gonna make us all kill ourselves' but it is fucking WILD that not only is this tech totally lacking in regulation and oversight despite its laundry list of serious issues (this, insecure code...
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
ANOTHER case of ChatGPT-related (hell, -encouraged) suicide. Look I'm not out here saying 'ChatGPT is gonna make us all kill ourselves' but it is fucking WILD that not only is this tech totally lacking in regulation and oversight despite its laundry list of serious issues (this, insecure code...
Mamdani winning and Cheney kicking the bucket in one 24 hour period? I thought it was still another month til Christmas...
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Mamdani winning and Cheney kicking the bucket in one 24 hour period? I thought it was still another month til Christmas...
I think more than anything this opening betrays a crushing lack of imagination.
To not vibe with a game or series is one thing. To be utterly unable to conceive of why a series might have lasted nearly 30 years and have a vibrant fandom just tells me you don't know what you're talking about.
To not vibe with a game or series is one thing. To be utterly unable to conceive of why a series might have lasted nearly 30 years and have a vibrant fandom just tells me you don't know what you're talking about.
Wild opening paragraph, maybe you shouldn't be the one reviewing a Warriors game then
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I think more than anything this opening betrays a crushing lack of imagination.
To not vibe with a game or series is one thing. To be utterly unable to conceive of why a series might have lasted nearly 30 years and have a vibrant fandom just tells me you don't know what you're talking about.
To not vibe with a game or series is one thing. To be utterly unable to conceive of why a series might have lasted nearly 30 years and have a vibrant fandom just tells me you don't know what you're talking about.
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That’s a fantastic comparison, because the reason they added lead to gasoline was just to increase convenience a tiny bit, and they’ve poisoned the world in the process.
The good news is: Impossible as it may seem, we banned it worldwide and its bad effects are now mostly gone.
Makes you think.
The good news is: Impossible as it may seem, we banned it worldwide and its bad effects are now mostly gone.
Makes you think.
At some point folks will look back at this stuff like leaded gasoline is viewed now.
Super Teacher is building an AI tutor for elementary schools — catch it at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
Founded by a former math teacher and Googler, Super Teacher's AI tutor is being used in public school in New York, New Jersey, and Hawaii.
techcrunch.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
That’s a fantastic comparison, because the reason they added lead to gasoline was just to increase convenience a tiny bit, and they’ve poisoned the world in the process.
The good news is: Impossible as it may seem, we banned it worldwide and its bad effects are now mostly gone.
Makes you think.
The good news is: Impossible as it may seem, we banned it worldwide and its bad effects are now mostly gone.
Makes you think.
Went back to Hollow Knight post-Silksong which has been a fascinating experience - it stills holds up easily, but you can really feel the difference between controlling the Knight and Hornet.
October 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Went back to Hollow Knight post-Silksong which has been a fascinating experience - it stills holds up easily, but you can really feel the difference between controlling the Knight and Hornet.
Every basic income pilot scheme ends up showing the same thing: people are happier, more stable, and generally the government (or other issuing body) manages to profit from it too!
If anyone tells you these programs are unworkable, they are either lying or misinformed.
If anyone tells you these programs are unworkable, they are either lying or misinformed.
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Every basic income pilot scheme ends up showing the same thing: people are happier, more stable, and generally the government (or other issuing body) manages to profit from it too!
If anyone tells you these programs are unworkable, they are either lying or misinformed.
If anyone tells you these programs are unworkable, they are either lying or misinformed.
Boy this game has some bonkers status effects. I feel like I might start drowning in the depth of these systems
October 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Boy this game has some bonkers status effects. I feel like I might start drowning in the depth of these systems
So I finished up Silksong the other day, 100% (because I am that kind of sicko). Spent about two hours on turn final boss but felt real good to get it down!
One thing I will say - I simply cannot fathom doing a Steel Soul run of this game
One thing I will say - I simply cannot fathom doing a Steel Soul run of this game
So I ended up coming to Silksong later than intended but I am well into it now - what a game! What a beautiful, smart, haunting, extremely fucking hard game
Yessss
Just in time for a flight to the UK tomorrow too...!
Just in time for a flight to the UK tomorrow too...!
October 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
So I finished up Silksong the other day, 100% (because I am that kind of sicko). Spent about two hours on turn final boss but felt real good to get it down!
One thing I will say - I simply cannot fathom doing a Steel Soul run of this game
One thing I will say - I simply cannot fathom doing a Steel Soul run of this game