Oleander
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I’m pissed that we’re all going to have a shitty 10-15 years economically because a dozen techboys believed that it was possible to write code to the point that the program could write better code and eventually either kill us all or make us immortal, and so they spent $1.5tn for $41bn in revenue
December 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I’m pissed that we’re all going to have a shitty 10-15 years economically because a dozen techboys believed that it was possible to write code to the point that the program could write better code and eventually either kill us all or make us immortal, and so they spent $1.5tn for $41bn in revenue
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just a casual reminder that this guy has put out 3 games in the last 17 years and one of those 3 games was just an enhanced edition of the 1st
December 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
just a casual reminder that this guy has put out 3 games in the last 17 years and one of those 3 games was just an enhanced edition of the 1st
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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...
jacobin.com
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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It's especially wild because Amazon and other private courier companies were written about at length in the report that the government is basing its Canada Post overhaul on!
pressprogress.ca/canada-post-...
pressprogress.ca/canada-post-...
December 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It's especially wild because Amazon and other private courier companies were written about at length in the report that the government is basing its Canada Post overhaul on!
pressprogress.ca/canada-post-...
pressprogress.ca/canada-post-...
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having a lot of angry gamergaters in my youtube comments on this one lmao
My genuine unfiltered opinion is if you still think its about Ethics in the big 2025 then you're ngmi.
The list of grievances is so incoherent & long that its only purpose at this point is to make disaffected gamers assmad.
My genuine unfiltered opinion is if you still think its about Ethics in the big 2025 then you're ngmi.
The list of grievances is so incoherent & long that its only purpose at this point is to make disaffected gamers assmad.
December 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
having a lot of angry gamergaters in my youtube comments on this one lmao
My genuine unfiltered opinion is if you still think its about Ethics in the big 2025 then you're ngmi.
The list of grievances is so incoherent & long that its only purpose at this point is to make disaffected gamers assmad.
My genuine unfiltered opinion is if you still think its about Ethics in the big 2025 then you're ngmi.
The list of grievances is so incoherent & long that its only purpose at this point is to make disaffected gamers assmad.
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"proportional" "reasonable"
Incomprehensibly cruel.
Incomprehensibly cruel.
December 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"proportional" "reasonable"
Incomprehensibly cruel.
Incomprehensibly cruel.
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the problem with the clair obscur sweep is that i did think that game was good from what i played but i wished there was a bit more thoughtful criticism articulating some of the things that didn't 100% land for me. but now people are just calling it slop because they're annoyed at the game awards
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
the problem with the clair obscur sweep is that i did think that game was good from what i played but i wished there was a bit more thoughtful criticism articulating some of the things that didn't 100% land for me. but now people are just calling it slop because they're annoyed at the game awards
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🫠 the definition of sovereignty is using infrastructure another country can turn off whenever they want
The post even acknowledges that Microsoft cannot fully guarantee continuity of service if they are ordered by another country to suspend or halt operations in Canada
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🫠 the definition of sovereignty is using infrastructure another country can turn off whenever they want
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Digital sovereignty requires ripping Microsoft out of essential systems and ending reliance on its infrastructure, not allowing it to rebrand dependence as sovereignty.
Unclear how a $19 billion dependency on a US tech giant will "promote and protect Canada's digital sovereignty"
blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...
blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...
Microsoft Deepens Its Commitment to Canada with Landmark $19B AI Investment
Today, Microsoft is announcing the most important commitment in Microsoft Canada’s history. We’re adding to our investments – with a total of $19 billion CAD between 2023 and 2027, including more than...
blogs.microsoft.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Digital sovereignty requires ripping Microsoft out of essential systems and ending reliance on its infrastructure, not allowing it to rebrand dependence as sovereignty.
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Trying to explain how Ambrosia Sky is Powerwash Simulator meets Donkey Kong Bananza but about being wistful for a home you can't go back to and leaving the midwest and grief for lost people & endeavors alike and also there's a grapple hook
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Trying to explain how Ambrosia Sky is Powerwash Simulator meets Donkey Kong Bananza but about being wistful for a home you can't go back to and leaving the midwest and grief for lost people & endeavors alike and also there's a grapple hook
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Gamers have such incredibly unreasonable demands of indies it's sort of a wonder anything gets made at all.
I could never fault an indie dev for just wanting to withdraw entirely from public from what are deeply wild, unfair or aggressive demands on their passion projects from 'gamers'.
#gamedev
I could never fault an indie dev for just wanting to withdraw entirely from public from what are deeply wild, unfair or aggressive demands on their passion projects from 'gamers'.
#gamedev
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Gamers have such incredibly unreasonable demands of indies it's sort of a wonder anything gets made at all.
I could never fault an indie dev for just wanting to withdraw entirely from public from what are deeply wild, unfair or aggressive demands on their passion projects from 'gamers'.
#gamedev
I could never fault an indie dev for just wanting to withdraw entirely from public from what are deeply wild, unfair or aggressive demands on their passion projects from 'gamers'.
#gamedev
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The Devil is Real
Wtf are we doing?
"CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets."
"CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets."
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Devil is Real
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Really cool that now people are realizing the health and ecological problems that come with massive data centers companies are offshoring the issue to countries with no regulations and framing it as economic development
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
Armenia’s Hrazdan announced as location of first regional $500 million AI data center
The advanced AI infrastructure announced by Firebird, in collaboration with the Armenian government, NVIDIA, and Team, will be located in the Armenian town of...
armenpress.am
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Really cool that now people are realizing the health and ecological problems that come with massive data centers companies are offshoring the issue to countries with no regulations and framing it as economic development
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
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well well well i just so happened to have made a lil trailer for LOST IN TRANSIT today
check out my game is p cool!
thorhighheels.itch.io/lost-in-tran...
check out my game is p cool!
thorhighheels.itch.io/lost-in-tran...
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
well well well i just so happened to have made a lil trailer for LOST IN TRANSIT today
check out my game is p cool!
thorhighheels.itch.io/lost-in-tran...
check out my game is p cool!
thorhighheels.itch.io/lost-in-tran...
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“Using generative AI to create original, public-facing content (text, video, audio or images) can be fraught and in our view poses the greatest risk to public trust if not managed carefully. We will be extremely conservative when using it.”
Better than I expected, but how about not using it at all?
Better than I expected, but how about not using it at all?
How CBC News will use AI responsibly to benefit our journalism — and keep your trust | CBC News
CBC is launching a new campaign aimed at reminding Canadians how our journalism can provide a safe harbour from the fake news and AI-generated content roiling through our feeds. As the campaign begins...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“Using generative AI to create original, public-facing content (text, video, audio or images) can be fraught and in our view poses the greatest risk to public trust if not managed carefully. We will be extremely conservative when using it.”
Better than I expected, but how about not using it at all?
Better than I expected, but how about not using it at all?
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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I don't care if the Steam Machine is too weak.
Not everything has to be 2160p with highest graphical settings with full raytracing and costs £/$1,000+
1080p is still good enough, no raytracing is still good enough, 60fps is still fucking good enough.
Not everything has to be 2160p with highest graphical settings with full raytracing and costs £/$1,000+
1080p is still good enough, no raytracing is still good enough, 60fps is still fucking good enough.
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I don't care if the Steam Machine is too weak.
Not everything has to be 2160p with highest graphical settings with full raytracing and costs £/$1,000+
1080p is still good enough, no raytracing is still good enough, 60fps is still fucking good enough.
Not everything has to be 2160p with highest graphical settings with full raytracing and costs £/$1,000+
1080p is still good enough, no raytracing is still good enough, 60fps is still fucking good enough.
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so cool that mark carney is gutting climate policy to make a very expensive bet that asia will buy a ton of additional oil and gas from canada over the next few decades
"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
EVs put an end to China's usual holiday surge in gasoline use
Tianyu Jiang took a 2,000-km (1,200-mile) road trip this month during China's national holiday week, driving in his electric vehicle from the southwestern Sichuan basin to Beijing for the first time.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
so cool that mark carney is gutting climate policy to make a very expensive bet that asia will buy a ton of additional oil and gas from canada over the next few decades
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there's all the usual motivations of policy, ideology, and of course class interests, but i still think not enough gets said about how much raw spite factors into dem seniority's behavior
Chuck Schumer has refused to endorse Zohran Mamdani, and now refuses to even say he’ll vote for him as Mayor. Just a breathtaking new level of cowardice.
Won’t someone please primary this spineless failure of a leader?
Won’t someone please primary this spineless failure of a leader?
November 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
there's all the usual motivations of policy, ideology, and of course class interests, but i still think not enough gets said about how much raw spite factors into dem seniority's behavior
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hand modeled a tree out of brushes (it was painful) but I think the level needs the visual contrast, maybe needs some shrubs too
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
hand modeled a tree out of brushes (it was painful) but I think the level needs the visual contrast, maybe needs some shrubs too
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"ELEVATED HORROR" DIRECTOR SEEING ANY WOMAN OVER THE AGE OF 45: ahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AIEEEE!!!! AAAuuUGHHHH!H! OUGHGHGHGGHHGHGHGGHHG
October 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"ELEVATED HORROR" DIRECTOR SEEING ANY WOMAN OVER THE AGE OF 45: ahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AIEEEE!!!! AAAuuUGHHHH!H! OUGHGHGHGGHHGHGHGGHHG
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do we really need to be analyzing the tattoos of the guys who are arresting people for the crime of being chinese to figure out if they're racist?
Speaking of tattoos, this ICE officer has an interesting one on his hand.
Part of some Norse paganism practices, rune circles are not always an indication the person is a Nazi, but they are sometimes part of crypto-Nazi symbology.
Part of some Norse paganism practices, rune circles are not always an indication the person is a Nazi, but they are sometimes part of crypto-Nazi symbology.
October 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
do we really need to be analyzing the tattoos of the guys who are arresting people for the crime of being chinese to figure out if they're racist?