Rod Boyd
@rodbo.bsky.social
Coder of Code @ Rockstar Games.
Previously @ Rare | Microsoft | Double11 | VGD.
Personal account, all thoughts and opinions are my own and not those of my employer.
He/Him.
Previously @ Rare | Microsoft | Double11 | VGD.
Personal account, all thoughts and opinions are my own and not those of my employer.
He/Him.
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This is a model for what actual masculinity should be. Men don’t need to spend more time in caves beating their chests with other men; they need to take their daughters to a meaningful thing and talk to them about it. Relatedly I think the biggest cure for toxic masculinity is platonic women friends
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
December 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This is a model for what actual masculinity should be. Men don’t need to spend more time in caves beating their chests with other men; they need to take their daughters to a meaningful thing and talk to them about it. Relatedly I think the biggest cure for toxic masculinity is platonic women friends
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via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
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"She took a high dive into a pool that she drained herself. Were he alive today, Mr. Murrow would not believe what his network has become."
Bari Weiss Jumps Into a Drained Pool
That she drained herself.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"She took a high dive into a pool that she drained herself. Were he alive today, Mr. Murrow would not believe what his network has become."
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I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages."
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
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 9:07 PM
I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages."
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
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I’m a single issue voter and my issue is that those busses that bend in the middle should make accordion noises
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I’m a single issue voter and my issue is that those busses that bend in the middle should make accordion noises
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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Saturnalia was originally a pagan holiday celebrating the release of the Sega Saturn
November 1, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Saturnalia was originally a pagan holiday celebrating the release of the Sega Saturn
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A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe.
October 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe.
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Morning thoughts, enblogued: “there’s no rain on the internet”
There's No Rain on the Internet
A good friend of mine just made an observation:
“We don’t have profit seeking capitalists anymore. They had a moral compass. Usually a fucked one but they had one. Now we have rent-seeking post-capita...
goodnameforablog.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Morning thoughts, enblogued: “there’s no rain on the internet”
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BREAKING
Prime Minister of South Africa:
“If international law means anything, Netanyahu must be arrested. Otherwise, the ICC is a Western puppet.”
#ICC #Netanyahu #NetanyahuWarCriminal #Justice
Prime Minister of South Africa:
“If international law means anything, Netanyahu must be arrested. Otherwise, the ICC is a Western puppet.”
#ICC #Netanyahu #NetanyahuWarCriminal #Justice
October 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
BREAKING
Prime Minister of South Africa:
“If international law means anything, Netanyahu must be arrested. Otherwise, the ICC is a Western puppet.”
#ICC #Netanyahu #NetanyahuWarCriminal #Justice
Prime Minister of South Africa:
“If international law means anything, Netanyahu must be arrested. Otherwise, the ICC is a Western puppet.”
#ICC #Netanyahu #NetanyahuWarCriminal #Justice
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I think at night all the Skarsgards line up and get inside Stellan like Russian dolls
October 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I think at night all the Skarsgards line up and get inside Stellan like Russian dolls
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Well played, Merriam-Webster!
Well played.
Well played.
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Well played, Merriam-Webster!
Well played.
Well played.
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I love this image.
October 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I love this image.
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Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?
A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.
October 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?
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normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
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September 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...
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Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
open.substack.com/pub/mikelove...
open.substack.com/pub/mikelove...
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.
open.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
open.substack.com/pub/mikelove...
open.substack.com/pub/mikelove...
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A Möbius strip walked into a bar, sobbing.
The bartender asked, “What’s wrong, buddy?”
The Möbius strip replied, “Where do I even begin?”
The bartender asked, “What’s wrong, buddy?”
The Möbius strip replied, “Where do I even begin?”
September 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
A Möbius strip walked into a bar, sobbing.
The bartender asked, “What’s wrong, buddy?”
The Möbius strip replied, “Where do I even begin?”
The bartender asked, “What’s wrong, buddy?”
The Möbius strip replied, “Where do I even begin?”
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I paid sixty dollars for No Man's Sky nine years ago and they refuse to stop making the video game. I've begged them to go home to their families but they won't stop adding new kinds of weird little guys and like, optimizing the gentle patter of rain on an alien ocean. Please let me pay for a DLC
January 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I paid sixty dollars for No Man's Sky nine years ago and they refuse to stop making the video game. I've begged them to go home to their families but they won't stop adding new kinds of weird little guys and like, optimizing the gentle patter of rain on an alien ocean. Please let me pay for a DLC
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streaming shows should handle audio like games with different volume sliders for music, sounds and dialog, they have demonstrated they cannot be trusted with mixing
August 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
streaming shows should handle audio like games with different volume sliders for music, sounds and dialog, they have demonstrated they cannot be trusted with mixing
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You cannot erase us.
August 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
You cannot erase us.