a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever
Andy Smith
@errantpedant.bsky.social
I project manage things, watch old anime, and drink gin.
we should venerate game reviewers who give hundred hour video games a bad review. what makes you think you have the mental fortitude to spend a hundred hours on a thing that sucks ass. most of you can’t be bothered to read more than a headline.
I absolutely love Hitman, and I have since I was a kid. So, it was a thrill to put together an oral history of that incredible, and incredibly weird, DC Comics series, with insight from Garth Ennis, John McCrea, the book's main editors in Peter Tomasi and Dan Raspler, and more.
“There Was Something About Tommy”: An Oral History of Hitman - SKTCHD
Let's celebrate one of DC's weirdest — and best — comics by telling its story.
sktchd.com
AI didn’t “go rogue.” People connected a computer system they know can mess with another computer system in unpredictable ways to less advanced computer system and it messed with that computer system in unpredicted ways. As @tressiemcphd.bsky.social argues, don’t lose sight that *people* did that.
Opinion | Panic Won’t Fix the Looming A.I. Threat. Politics Will.
The threats from A.I. are real — and they’re ones we know how to deal with.
nytimes.com
Tbh they could make THE most revolutionary games imaginable, that’s NOT the beef. The point people on the right miss is it’s not just about performing the right kind of fiction, but who, in the REAL world is materially benefitting from these products. And in this case, I think I’ll pass.
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 3d agoEA belongs partially to the Saudi Public Investment Fund. The company tells employees its new "partners" won't make creative decisions, but queer BioWare, Apex Legends, and Sims fans aren't convinced. https://kotaku.com/electronic-arts-saudi-arabia-acquisition-lgbtqia-mass-effect-sims-2000735185
ed sheeran does not speak for the Crappy Doofus community. we are not a monolith
My "I am not complicit" statement has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my statement.
Not how I'd describe Midna, but I can't say that's wrong either.
David J Prokopetz@prokopetz.bsky.social · 5d agoI like how when the "Legend of Zelda" fandom is being reductive about what each game is about it goes like: * Link travels through time * Link sails a boat * Link experiences workplace sexual harassment at the hands of a shortstack catgirl that only he can see * Link rides a bird
You know, it’s not like I’m half-assing this, I am actually trying my best despite the fuck-ups.
Let there be cartoons you don't like. Don't chime in with your two cents about why this or that bad faith argument has a point actually when the bigger debate is clearly less concerned with quality than who's making it and why. Be more skeptical about critique attacking black and queer people.
watching THEY LIVE, a 30-year-old movie that frames a homeless camp sweep as an obvious evil conducted by violence-addicted cops
In this era when people are interested in games that can run well on lower powered hardware, it is finally time for a revival of Nanaca Crash
NANACA†CRASH!! - Unofficial mirror site
The original Flash game, Flash not required.
megami.starcreator.com
Seattle's political leadership (esp. Bob Kettle) has this fantasy that if SPD just raises its salaries enough, we'll get "top-quality" recruits. Counterpoint: San Jose has the highest police salaries in the US. The top step for patrol officers is $219k, and this still happened.
California police officer fired for allegedly sharing Flock camera data with domestic violence suspect
According to San Jose police, the officer used his personal phone to access the Flock camera system and then provided the location of a vehicle to his cousin.
abc7chicago.com
May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please.
just a reminder that all the "free speech!" centrists in 2024 were huge fucking liars and love cancelling people for controversial opinions more than anyone else
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 6d agoRapper Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he made a “Free Palestine” speech on stage earlier this month
we are officially on the "full-throatedly defending Macklemore" rung of the ladder of indignities
Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show
"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?" www.wired.com/story/one-of...
One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
wired.com
I am actually grateful for social media today. If you are under 25, you are getting a more honest accounting of the post 9/11 era than I got about the post-Vietnam era than I did as a young person. I attribute this 100% to social media. Traditional media and US politicians cannot be counted on.
It was immediate and violent. According to FBI statistics, hate crimes against Muslims skyrocketed by 1,617% between 2000 and 2001
Hate and Discrimination in the Wake of September 11
The association of Muslims with terrorists in the wake of the 9/11 attacks continues to affect the nation in myriad ways.
americanprogress.org
Jared Yates Sexton@jysexton.bsky.social · 2w agoThere are already articles circulating trying to rewrite history and say America was great after 9/11 and united and thoughtful and just a reminder that that period was marked by intense and insanely racist hatred, paranoia, and a frothing desire for unhinged violence and oppression.
It's OK for things to be over. It's OK for things to end. Good stories end.
ToonHive@toonhive.bsky.social · last wk.Alex Hirsch once again shuts down hopes for a ‘Gravity Falls’ continuation: “I’ve been saying, sorry, show’s over for a decade. Yet every single time, someone’s saying, ‘OK, but when are you gonna answer the question?’” (via Polygon)
People of All Genders Empowered to Maintain Delusion That They Have A Chance With Gillian Anderson
NOH8 Campaign@noh8campaign.bsky.social · last wk.Gillian Anderson shared that she identifies as pansexual, saying in a new interview, “Pan, as in pansexual, as in attracted to all genders.” Anderson has spoken openly about her attraction to women and sexual fluidity for years, and now says pansexual is the label that fits her #NOH8
the premise of the muppet show is that they're the muppets and they put on a show. it's not hard.
DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · last wk.There are currently no active conversations for a full ‘MUPPET SHOW’ series revival. Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on. (Source: Deadline)
Honestly, as a sometimes tort defense lawyer, I would suggest less public comments about your prior knowledge of your own products' dangerousness.
Christiaan Triebert@trbrtc.bsky.social · 2w agoMeanwhile on X, from Evan Hubinger, who leads the Alignment Science team at Anthropic.
