Robbie Jack
@robbiedjack.bsky.social
Scottish - Bisexual & Queer - He/Him - Systems Programmer in Game Dev. Interested in Games Dev and Writing.
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In art, ideas are next to nothing and the work is everything. Anyone who has held onto an idea for years only to see another artist implement it, knows this.
Slop Merchants have tricked themselves into believing the idea is everything and the work is nothing. That’s how you know it’s not art.
Slop Merchants have tricked themselves into believing the idea is everything and the work is nothing. That’s how you know it’s not art.
December 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
In art, ideas are next to nothing and the work is everything. Anyone who has held onto an idea for years only to see another artist implement it, knows this.
Slop Merchants have tricked themselves into believing the idea is everything and the work is nothing. That’s how you know it’s not art.
Slop Merchants have tricked themselves into believing the idea is everything and the work is nothing. That’s how you know it’s not art.
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Doesn’t feel good that the head of BBC News Content is instructing reporters to refer to trans people with slurs. If this leak is real it raises questions about who made this decision, who was consulted, and why the BBC chose to ignore its own editorial guidelines on slurs and offensive language
EXCLUSIVE
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Doesn’t feel good that the head of BBC News Content is instructing reporters to refer to trans people with slurs. If this leak is real it raises questions about who made this decision, who was consulted, and why the BBC chose to ignore its own editorial guidelines on slurs and offensive language
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That… seems pretty worth paying attention to.
December 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
That… seems pretty worth paying attention to.
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everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
quanticfoundry.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
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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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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 9:06 PM
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...
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It is a sign of how fundamentally abused and traumatised trans communities are in the UK that many folks are responding to Levy with relief and cautious welcome.
It could have been a lot worse.
But it fundamentally fails to deliver meaningful improvements to trans healthcare. 1/4
It could have been a lot worse.
But it fundamentally fails to deliver meaningful improvements to trans healthcare. 1/4
December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It is a sign of how fundamentally abused and traumatised trans communities are in the UK that many folks are responding to Levy with relief and cautious welcome.
It could have been a lot worse.
But it fundamentally fails to deliver meaningful improvements to trans healthcare. 1/4
It could have been a lot worse.
But it fundamentally fails to deliver meaningful improvements to trans healthcare. 1/4
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December 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Aotearoa seems to have courts which still care about facts rather than anti-trans fictions
Worth a read 👇
Worth a read 👇
Not every country’s going down the same path as the UK – the High Court of New Zealand has ruled that a ban on puberty blockers for young trans people should not be enforced ahead of a legal challenge from a trans health body:
https://goodlaw.social/6pig
https://goodlaw.social/6pig
New Zealand court stops trans puberty blockers ban
The High Court of New Zealand has ruled that a ban on puberty blockers for young trans people should not be enforced ahead of a legal challenge from a trans health body.
goodlaw.social
December 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Aotearoa seems to have courts which still care about facts rather than anti-trans fictions
Worth a read 👇
Worth a read 👇
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One reason video games need to reject AI is the risk of losing the joy of human touch in small art details. My favorite example is the fake video games from the Toy Story level in Kingdom Hearts 3, designed by real video game artists. You can tell they had fun making these.
December 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
One reason video games need to reject AI is the risk of losing the joy of human touch in small art details. My favorite example is the fake video games from the Toy Story level in Kingdom Hearts 3, designed by real video game artists. You can tell they had fun making these.
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As someone who recently found I am intersex it turns out what letter was written on my birth certificate would give you at the very least a pretty incomplete understanding of my anatomy. I think we can expect better from our health service than these dangerous and inaccurate generalisations.
Also pissed off at Steeting going off on "biological sex is immutable for screening and healthcare" in parliament, if ignoring that we very much should be treated according to our current anatomy and hormones, and that treating us as our birth assigned sex will cause serious healthcare failures.
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
As someone who recently found I am intersex it turns out what letter was written on my birth certificate would give you at the very least a pretty incomplete understanding of my anatomy. I think we can expect better from our health service than these dangerous and inaccurate generalisations.
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Also pissed off at Steeting going off on "biological sex is immutable for screening and healthcare" in parliament, if ignoring that we very much should be treated according to our current anatomy and hormones, and that treating us as our birth assigned sex will cause serious healthcare failures.
December 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Also pissed off at Steeting going off on "biological sex is immutable for screening and healthcare" in parliament, if ignoring that we very much should be treated according to our current anatomy and hormones, and that treating us as our birth assigned sex will cause serious healthcare failures.
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added fence gates to block game. they really tie the front yard together, but they also manage to pull double duty as basic windows which is nice
#EniBlockGame #GameDev 🎮
#EniBlockGame #GameDev 🎮
December 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
added fence gates to block game. they really tie the front yard together, but they also manage to pull double duty as basic windows which is nice
#EniBlockGame #GameDev 🎮
#EniBlockGame #GameDev 🎮
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added crude fence blocks to block game!
they still have a full block hitbox atm but they sure do make things look nice and cozy :3
#EniBlockGame #GameDev #PixelArt 🎮
they still have a full block hitbox atm but they sure do make things look nice and cozy :3
#EniBlockGame #GameDev #PixelArt 🎮
December 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
added crude fence blocks to block game!
they still have a full block hitbox atm but they sure do make things look nice and cozy :3
#EniBlockGame #GameDev #PixelArt 🎮
they still have a full block hitbox atm but they sure do make things look nice and cozy :3
#EniBlockGame #GameDev #PixelArt 🎮
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Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.
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Bluesky tonight is neatly divided between trans people and family members appropriately angry and freaking out and everyone else who has barely noticed.
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Bluesky tonight is neatly divided between trans people and family members appropriately angry and freaking out and everyone else who has barely noticed.
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Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, and Vicente Gonzalez joined Republicans in voting to criminalize trans health care.
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
clerk.house.gov
December 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, and Vicente Gonzalez joined Republicans in voting to criminalize trans health care.
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
The bill passed only 216 to 214.
4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
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The UK Labour Party leadership will absolutely attempt to pass this kind of policy if they think they can.
The Tories and Reform will line up in that same camp.
The Tories and Reform will line up in that same camp.
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related care to minors.
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
House passes bill to criminalize transition care for minors
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related medical care
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The UK Labour Party leadership will absolutely attempt to pass this kind of policy if they think they can.
The Tories and Reform will line up in that same camp.
The Tories and Reform will line up in that same camp.
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Good morning 🌞 please sign and share. Farage and American extremists have their sights set on the Scottish Parliament next year. Don’t let us be collateral damage.
Please can folks help me with this? My petition being discussed in 🏴 parliament 14th Jan. this is the second time I’ve petitioned on this. STILL no action on providing abortion care to legal limit in Scotland petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
Petition: Ensure abortion services are available up to 24 weeks across all parts of Scotland
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure abortion services are available up to the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy across all NHS health boards in Scotland.
petitions.parliament.scot
December 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Good morning 🌞 please sign and share. Farage and American extremists have their sights set on the Scottish Parliament next year. Don’t let us be collateral damage.
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Please can folks help me with this? My petition being discussed in 🏴 parliament 14th Jan. this is the second time I’ve petitioned on this. STILL no action on providing abortion care to legal limit in Scotland petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
Petition: Ensure abortion services are available up to 24 weeks across all parts of Scotland
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure abortion services are available up to the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy across all NHS health boards in Scotland.
petitions.parliament.scot
December 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Please can folks help me with this? My petition being discussed in 🏴 parliament 14th Jan. this is the second time I’ve petitioned on this. STILL no action on providing abortion care to legal limit in Scotland petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright:
- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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December 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright:
- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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Absolutely horrifying. This is pure antisemitism and hate. Keeping the Jewish community in my prayers.
SYDNEY TERROR ATTACK
- Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach
- 2 gunmen opened fire
- Dozens of shots were fired
- Bystander disarmed 1 attacker
- 9 victims confirmed dead
- 11 victims injured, some critical
- 1 suspect killed, 1 critical
- Police investigating possible IED
- Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach
- 2 gunmen opened fire
- Dozens of shots were fired
- Bystander disarmed 1 attacker
- 9 victims confirmed dead
- 11 victims injured, some critical
- 1 suspect killed, 1 critical
- Police investigating possible IED
December 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Absolutely horrifying. This is pure antisemitism and hate. Keeping the Jewish community in my prayers.
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If your response to a murderous attack on Jews in Australia is "but Gaza", you are an antisemitic PoS of the worst king and there is no redemption for you.
December 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If your response to a murderous attack on Jews in Australia is "but Gaza", you are an antisemitic PoS of the worst king and there is no redemption for you.