Westin Lee
@westinlee.bsky.social
Writer of games shows movies books websites. Tech journalism dabbler. Nothing is inevitable. linktr.ee/westinlee
This neighborhood coyote has learned to cross York and it is weird how often I see him now.
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This neighborhood coyote has learned to cross York and it is weird how often I see him now.
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ya'll aint ready for the discourse happening on the wall of my local punk bar in 2018
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ya'll aint ready for the discourse happening on the wall of my local punk bar in 2018
YouTube also seems to think I want to work for ICE. Sick of that trash ad.
Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
YouTube also seems to think I want to work for ICE. Sick of that trash ad.
I for one welcome the rain
the rain
the rain
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I for one welcome the rain
the rain
the rain
Alright Demonschool is awesome.
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Alright Demonschool is awesome.
I’m still laughing at TurboTax being like 5% of OpenAI’s business revenue. Real titans of industry stuff.
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I’m still laughing at TurboTax being like 5% of OpenAI’s business revenue. Real titans of industry stuff.
F R I N O S
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
F R I N O S
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Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
I found Rebecca online after learning she did the infamous 3DO DOOM port and had a blast learning all she's done. It's been heartbreaking to see her lose Janelle and now this. Fuck cancer. What a legend.
Obituary: Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman has passed away at 62
Obituary: Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman has passed away at 62
The ground-breaking programmer and game designer heralded as the 'first-ever video game champion' has passed away.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I found Rebecca online after learning she did the infamous 3DO DOOM port and had a blast learning all she's done. It's been heartbreaking to see her lose Janelle and now this. Fuck cancer. What a legend.
I remember when Photoshop would update and have actually useful tools to actually do things. Anyway I guess the Topaz upscaler is nice.
November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I remember when Photoshop would update and have actually useful tools to actually do things. Anyway I guess the Topaz upscaler is nice.
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license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
TurboTax with the gall to advertise that their new stores will help you with complicated tax codes when they’re the reason the tax code is complicated.
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
TurboTax with the gall to advertise that their new stores will help you with complicated tax codes when they’re the reason the tax code is complicated.
I remember when gaming was a religion
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I remember when gaming was a religion
Man Predator Badlands rules at least as much as Prey did. Let Trachtenberg do whatever he wants.
November 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Man Predator Badlands rules at least as much as Prey did. Let Trachtenberg do whatever he wants.
omg I thought this was a joke
Oof. 😢
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
omg I thought this was a joke
The disdain here for both their players and the devs who would have done this work for modest cost is pretty yuck and very of this moment.
Call of Duty isn't even hiding the fact that loads of its calling cards and other unlockables are AI generated this year.
For one of the biggest video game franchises in the world this is pretty disgusting...
For one of the biggest video game franchises in the world this is pretty disgusting...
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The disdain here for both their players and the devs who would have done this work for modest cost is pretty yuck and very of this moment.
Fun fact: the bubble is too big for Washington to bail out.
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Fun fact: the bubble is too big for Washington to bail out.
This is a good take on Branson and this new character is good
Branson Reese is much like Eiichiro Oda in that they are both afflicted with the curse of Can’t Stop Making Up Good Characters Disease
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is a good take on Branson and this new character is good
You don’t say
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
You don’t say
Kurzgesagt is always gorgeous but the animators went absolutely nuts in this one. Unhinged animated lungs and kidneys FREAKING OUT. youtu.be/Mo1A45ShcMo?...
You're More Stressed Than Ever - Let's Change That
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Kurzgesagt is always gorgeous but the animators went absolutely nuts in this one. Unhinged animated lungs and kidneys FREAKING OUT. youtu.be/Mo1A45ShcMo?...
Also here's the companion piece from FT. Really interesting, and provides some helpful context, since the AI bubble is a wildly confusing thing and the data is incomplete. www.ft.com/content/fce7...
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Also here's the companion piece from FT. Really interesting, and provides some helpful context, since the AI bubble is a wildly confusing thing and the data is incomplete. www.ft.com/content/fce7...
hell yeah
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
hell yeah
Steam Frame is exactly what I'd hoped it would be. Really excited to see how it works as a laptop-friendly virtual desktop. Ah, the dream of a virtual ultrawide monitor array in my bag.
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Steam Frame is exactly what I'd hoped it would be. Really excited to see how it works as a laptop-friendly virtual desktop. Ah, the dream of a virtual ultrawide monitor array in my bag.
The vanguard of this supposedly inevitable technology seems to be lying about both its revenues and costs (and the false numbers were already terrible).
Exclusive: Based on documents viewed by this newsletter, OpenAI spent over $12.4 billion on inference from 2024 to September 2025. As part of its Microsoft revenue share, it sent $493.8m in 2024/$865.8m Jan-Sep 2025, implying lower revenues than previously reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/
Exclusive: Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference and Its Revenue Share With Microsoft
As with my Anthropic exclusive from a few weeks ago, though this feels like a natural premium piece, I decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked or f...
www.wheresyoured.at
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The vanguard of this supposedly inevitable technology seems to be lying about both its revenues and costs (and the false numbers were already terrible).
Update: yeah still
Management sure is trying their hardest and smartest to make AI happen. Feels a little panicky this week.
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Update: yeah still