Novarante
@novarante.bsky.social
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I like video games because they allow me to act out my wildest power fantasies
December 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I like video games because they allow me to act out my wildest power fantasies
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Facebook is testing a monthly $14.99 subscription, and telling users they need to subscribe if they want to post more than 2 links a month.
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Facebook is testing a link-posting limit for professional accounts and pages | TechCrunch
Meta said that the test impacts professional accounts and pages on Facebook.
techcrunch.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Facebook is testing a monthly $14.99 subscription, and telling users they need to subscribe if they want to post more than 2 links a month.
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/f...
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There is not a single thing in my life or career I've integrated the 'AI experience' into willingly, and not a single thing in my life or career that's been improved by having AI unwillingly shoved into it. I don't know why there's a demand for this.
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
There is not a single thing in my life or career I've integrated the 'AI experience' into willingly, and not a single thing in my life or career that's been improved by having AI unwillingly shoved into it. I don't know why there's a demand for this.
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This is Copper. He's trying to make you a fancy Italian meal. Just needs help tracking down some sauce and meatballs, then dinner will be served. 13/10 (TT: spy_v13)
December 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is Copper. He's trying to make you a fancy Italian meal. Just needs help tracking down some sauce and meatballs, then dinner will be served. 13/10 (TT: spy_v13)
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A far-right party in Canada is imploding over a 22-year-old staffer’s extreme posting online.
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A far-right party in Canada is imploding over a 22-year-old staffer’s extreme posting online.
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
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A month ago I adopted a one eyed hamster from my local animal shelter
December 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A month ago I adopted a one eyed hamster from my local animal shelter
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I think a lot of the discussion around AI isn't specific enough or informed enough, and that's why this piece from @edmondtran.bsky.social is so useful and important. These are actual concept artists spelling out in clear, unambiguous terms why Gen-AI is not only unhelpful, it's a nuisance.
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I think a lot of the discussion around AI isn't specific enough or informed enough, and that's why this piece from @edmondtran.bsky.social is so useful and important. These are actual concept artists spelling out in clear, unambiguous terms why Gen-AI is not only unhelpful, it's a nuisance.
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
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*smashes the buzzer so hard it shatters into a million pieces* WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU’D SAY IN BED
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
*smashes the buzzer so hard it shatters into a million pieces* WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU’D SAY IN BED
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This is Comet. She had an unsatisfactory walk experience today. Decided to file a complaint with management. 13/10 (IG: peachycomet22)
December 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is Comet. She had an unsatisfactory walk experience today. Decided to file a complaint with management. 13/10 (IG: peachycomet22)
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A bunch of people dressed as elves and santas rob a metro grocery store, the third largest grocery giant in Canada. They take between $3,000 to $5,000 worth of food and donate it to food banks.
montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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Group dressed as Santas, elves rob Plateau grocery store in Robin Hood-inspired heist
Activist group claims to have put the food under a Christmas tree in Place Valois in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
montrealgazette.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A bunch of people dressed as elves and santas rob a metro grocery store, the third largest grocery giant in Canada. They take between $3,000 to $5,000 worth of food and donate it to food banks.
montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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Don’t let CEOs quibble over how much they’re pushing for AI. Regurgitative AI is a plagiaristic poison, to use any amount of it is to use it too much.
They want the concessions, because concessions can creep. Zero tolerance is the only way to say no to it.
They want the concessions, because concessions can creep. Zero tolerance is the only way to say no to it.
December 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Don’t let CEOs quibble over how much they’re pushing for AI. Regurgitative AI is a plagiaristic poison, to use any amount of it is to use it too much.
They want the concessions, because concessions can creep. Zero tolerance is the only way to say no to it.
They want the concessions, because concessions can creep. Zero tolerance is the only way to say no to it.
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Trans rights are human rights and it's not negotiable, you fucks
December 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Trans rights are human rights and it's not negotiable, you fucks
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we’re shooting ourselves in the foot because we’re letting racists shape the immigration and housing crisis discourses instead of taking on landlords and developers through mass public housing construction
Canada’s population fell in third quarter, driven by drop in non-permanent residents: StatsCan | CBC News
Canada’s population decreased over the third quarter of 2025 — driven by a drop in non-permanent residents, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
we’re shooting ourselves in the foot because we’re letting racists shape the immigration and housing crisis discourses instead of taking on landlords and developers through mass public housing construction
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it’s truly wild the canadian government or even the provinces aren’t going harder on amazon. the company literally shut down all its warehouses in quebec because workers unionized!
this is an evil company that gets away with it because it’s seen as convenient, the costs be damned.
this is an evil company that gets away with it because it’s seen as convenient, the costs be damned.
I wrote about the growing scrutiny Amazon is facing in New York. The overwhelming majority of the city council has now co-sponsored a bill that would force the company to directly employ its last-mile delivery workforce.
It’s Time for New York to Take On Amazon
Amazon has long evaded unionization of its last-mile delivery drivers by subcontracting them to third-party companies. Legislation introduced by socialist New York City Council member Tiffany Cabán co...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
it’s truly wild the canadian government or even the provinces aren’t going harder on amazon. the company literally shut down all its warehouses in quebec because workers unionized!
this is an evil company that gets away with it because it’s seen as convenient, the costs be damned.
this is an evil company that gets away with it because it’s seen as convenient, the costs be damned.
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What gets me about executives at movie/videogame studios being taken aback at consumer backlash to AI is that they seem genuinely surprised that we like the human beings that make the things that we like
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
What gets me about executives at movie/videogame studios being taken aback at consumer backlash to AI is that they seem genuinely surprised that we like the human beings that make the things that we like
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NDP MP @jennykwan.bsky.social was among the 30-person delegation Israel turned away from visiting the West Bank.
But when she called me, I Iearned why her staff told me the incident was worse than what's been reported -- and that TWO Israeli officials laid hands on an MP.
Here's what happened:
But when she called me, I Iearned why her staff told me the incident was worse than what's been reported -- and that TWO Israeli officials laid hands on an MP.
Here's what happened:
December 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
NDP MP @jennykwan.bsky.social was among the 30-person delegation Israel turned away from visiting the West Bank.
But when she called me, I Iearned why her staff told me the incident was worse than what's been reported -- and that TWO Israeli officials laid hands on an MP.
Here's what happened:
But when she called me, I Iearned why her staff told me the incident was worse than what's been reported -- and that TWO Israeli officials laid hands on an MP.
Here's what happened:
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>Venezuela is stealing our oil and land
December 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
>Venezuela is stealing our oil and land
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Fuck YouTube. I would rather my videos stay removed than edit them to cut out the word gambling. For years, my work was about how loot boxes were gambling, and I used the word because companies didn’t want the word used.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Fuck YouTube. I would rather my videos stay removed than edit them to cut out the word gambling. For years, my work was about how loot boxes were gambling, and I used the word because companies didn’t want the word used.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.