Elizabeth Sampat
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Vote with your wallet. Send the message that this is simply unacceptable. And I hope the German government rakes them over the coals for taking 6M Euros from a cultural fund and then using AI localization.
It’s one Eff You after another to players and now cultural institutions.
It’s one Eff You after another to players and now cultural institutions.
Ubisoft admits AI-generated loading screen "slipped through" into final build of Anno 117: Pax Romana
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November 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Vote with your wallet. Send the message that this is simply unacceptable. And I hope the German government rakes them over the coals for taking 6M Euros from a cultural fund and then using AI localization.
It’s one Eff You after another to players and now cultural institutions.
It’s one Eff You after another to players and now cultural institutions.
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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tbh don’t know any women with advanced degrees or high achievements in my generation who didn’t suffer through shit like this
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
tbh don’t know any women with advanced degrees or high achievements in my generation who didn’t suffer through shit like this
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Megan Aldrich, 33, was shocked to discover that, despite a long history of debunked headlines, Snopes-worthy urban legends and baseless moral panics, confirmation bias is still alive and well in people who really should know better.
Autistic woman just assumed everyone was consuming media critically
An autistic woman has made the foolish and illogical assumption that other people consume media critically instead of taking everything at face value, it has been claimed. Megan Aldrich, 33, was…
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November 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Megan Aldrich, 33, was shocked to discover that, despite a long history of debunked headlines, Snopes-worthy urban legends and baseless moral panics, confirmation bias is still alive and well in people who really should know better.
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Paul Krugman only reads blogs and that is why he, unlike everyone else who has been in punditry for decades, has never lost his mind
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Paul Krugman only reads blogs and that is why he, unlike everyone else who has been in punditry for decades, has never lost his mind
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The man is not that charismatic… there has got to be a way to stop people from fellating him
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The man is not that charismatic… there has got to be a way to stop people from fellating him
Anyway, stream Pluribus, if you’ve been through some shit it is one of those rare experiences where you see something and it feels like it’s seeing you too
It feels like everyone is talking about Pluribus in terms of individualism and AI. I’ve only seen the first two episodes (spoilers in thread) but I was genuinely floored by what an accurate portrayal it is of what grief feels like. I’ve never seen any media nail the FEELING of grief so perfectly.
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Anyway, stream Pluribus, if you’ve been through some shit it is one of those rare experiences where you see something and it feels like it’s seeing you too
It feels like everyone is talking about Pluribus in terms of individualism and AI. I’ve only seen the first two episodes (spoilers in thread) but I was genuinely floored by what an accurate portrayal it is of what grief feels like. I’ve never seen any media nail the FEELING of grief so perfectly.
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It feels like everyone is talking about Pluribus in terms of individualism and AI. I’ve only seen the first two episodes (spoilers in thread) but I was genuinely floored by what an accurate portrayal it is of what grief feels like. I’ve never seen any media nail the FEELING of grief so perfectly.
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if the enemy of my enemy is MTG that means i still have two enemies that i hope end each other somehow
The enemy of your enemy is not always your friend. MTG’s beef with Trump is over his betrayal of the “America First” movement and that he is, contrary to what she had believed, part of the “global elite.” She is a dyed-in-the-wool antisemite; what’s coming after Trump on the GOP side is very scary.
November 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
if the enemy of my enemy is MTG that means i still have two enemies that i hope end each other somehow
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BUT we’ve pivoted too far in the opposite direction. It makes my stomach churn to see queer (usually white, but not always) trans people latch onto “Ghost” or whatever and humanize him in extensive fanfics. It’s bizarre. There is no redeeming COD/mil-sims and we need to say so as artists.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
BUT we’ve pivoted too far in the opposite direction. It makes my stomach churn to see queer (usually white, but not always) trans people latch onto “Ghost” or whatever and humanize him in extensive fanfics. It’s bizarre. There is no redeeming COD/mil-sims and we need to say so as artists.
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Up until this AI shit I would’ve said hey sometimes you have to make money in a shit system and gotta take the job, but at this point, why aren’t we organizing against this? It sucks that Christian fundies have forever hampered the convo around these games by framing them as “creating IRL violence”,
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Up until this AI shit I would’ve said hey sometimes you have to make money in a shit system and gotta take the job, but at this point, why aren’t we organizing against this? It sucks that Christian fundies have forever hampered the convo around these games by framing them as “creating IRL violence”,
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Please read this in the gentlest possible voice but we HAVE to divest from mil-sims as gamedevs. Even before this AI bullshit in the latest Black Ops, these games have done so much harm and contributed massively to the dehumanization of several populations worldwide. It’s US foreign pol propaganda.
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Please read this in the gentlest possible voice but we HAVE to divest from mil-sims as gamedevs. Even before this AI bullshit in the latest Black Ops, these games have done so much harm and contributed massively to the dehumanization of several populations worldwide. It’s US foreign pol propaganda.
Logging on for six to eight hours of video meetings every weekday
November 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Logging on for six to eight hours of video meetings every weekday
Remember: when God closes a door He deprives you of food, water, ventilation, and means of escape. You’re fucked, basically.
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Remember: when God closes a door He deprives you of food, water, ventilation, and means of escape. You’re fucked, basically.
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
THERE we go.
Rewatch Gladiator.
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
THERE we go.
I'm supposed to come up with three "personal development" goals for my annual review
1: Quit my job to raise angora rabbits in order to spin their wool into yarn and snuggle with them all the time
2: Forget that Teams ever existed
Still working on a third.
1: Quit my job to raise angora rabbits in order to spin their wool into yarn and snuggle with them all the time
2: Forget that Teams ever existed
Still working on a third.
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I'm supposed to come up with three "personal development" goals for my annual review
1: Quit my job to raise angora rabbits in order to spin their wool into yarn and snuggle with them all the time
2: Forget that Teams ever existed
Still working on a third.
1: Quit my job to raise angora rabbits in order to spin their wool into yarn and snuggle with them all the time
2: Forget that Teams ever existed
Still working on a third.
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every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
I’ll never stop being confused that people are surprised I take things they say seriously, & then share receipts that prove them wrong. Suddenly “It’s not that serious” when people want to lie without being corrected.
No one keeps receipts like an autistic person. Please learn this & save us time!
No one keeps receipts like an autistic person. Please learn this & save us time!
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I’ll never stop being confused that people are surprised I take things they say seriously, & then share receipts that prove them wrong. Suddenly “It’s not that serious” when people want to lie without being corrected.
No one keeps receipts like an autistic person. Please learn this & save us time!
No one keeps receipts like an autistic person. Please learn this & save us time!
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i spoke to LOADS of people about this very recently, and the only people using it regularly were the dipshits in charge
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
i spoke to LOADS of people about this very recently, and the only people using it regularly were the dipshits in charge
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one of the most frustrating things about games for me is how many think Interactive Story just means “‘beats’ that you click through”. Papers Please is what games are best at
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
one of the most frustrating things about games for me is how many think Interactive Story just means “‘beats’ that you click through”. Papers Please is what games are best at
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I don’t fw any narrative game that hasn’t thought deeply about what the player DOES and why it matters that they do it with their own hands
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I don’t fw any narrative game that hasn’t thought deeply about what the player DOES and why it matters that they do it with their own hands
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the ludic ideal… I still don’t think anyone has ever made a better game than this…..
Replayed Papers Please and man the fact that it feels GOOD as a border inspector to find something wrong in an immigrant's paperwork and deny them entry is such effective design-as-commentary.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
the ludic ideal… I still don’t think anyone has ever made a better game than this…..
Girl who’s going to be okay:
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Girl who’s going to be okay: