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pulling out plugs by the cord until i die hacking music calculators @ intellijel, recording sounds, making sounds, blah blah poly pan boi he/himbo https://waitforme.industries https://slowwild.party https://intellijel.com
My backlog of games watching me fill a cart during a Steam sale
odyssey time in a normal theatre, imax here sold out until end of august
finally finished xenogears, chipping away at it for over a year what a great peice of gaming history, great game for its time
“You hate fun” yeah honestly sometimes fun is an excuse to dismiss deeper harm when you feel out of control and it sucks to look at!
you really don't want to see "canada" pop up on GNCA www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj7x... c-22 is absolutely a nightmare bill. our commons petition against c-22 (do these do anything?) here— www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Forcing VPN Companies to Become Palantir | Canada's Data Harvesting Law (CA-22)
YouTube video by GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer Advocacy
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In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
the gadget blog feels so dead, maybe because the gadget as an idea currently feels dead. verge lost me along time ago, engadget is 50% ai press releases, they all cover way to much movies and tv... is there any good sites left?
lol, annnnnnnd there's the nail in the coffin, if there was still any doubt:
Very cool that Shopify’s CEO thinks the poor should have far less of a vote than the rich. Still worth that ad read money, folks?
For Aftermath's Hater Week, I wrote about how Google's conversational AI search results aren't just annoying, but are an offense to everything I hold dear about the process of information searching in the first place
Stop talking to me, Google search aftermath.site/google-search-...
Forbidden Solitaire is having a DAILY DEAL on the front page of Steam today!! 🥳👀
Our cursed 1995 CD-ROM Forbidden Solitaire is having a DAILY DEAL for 25% OFF! Now's the best time yet to discover why this retro dungeon horror has a 96% 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating on Steam, and listed among the 'Best Games of 2026' by NPR. 👁️🩸 💜 store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
omg aftermath are doing a whole week for me?
Welcome to Hater Week, a week of stories examining what it means to be a hater (and a lover), where we'll vent about some of our biggest pet peeves in games and life, and give others space to do the same. aftermath.site/aftermath-site...
i feel like shopify would have a worse reputation if tobi was interfering in US politics instead of canadian politics
Very cool that Shopify’s CEO thinks the poor should have far less of a vote than the rich. Still worth that ad read money, folks?
Oh hey, yep, basically same conclusions we came to. Like even if you're willing to write off the ethical stuff, there's a bunch of super boring business reasons to not go anywhere near it. Including "it appears to erode your abilities even if you're aware of that risk going in." That's uh. Um. No.
Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12
oooooo, my 13y/o nephew saved up for a little 3d printer, i'm gonna keep him busy haha
Really suggest reading the whole thing, they do a great job at discussing the externalities with nuance blog.codeberg.org/protecting-o...
Protecting our FLOSS commons from LLMs — Codeberg News
In Brief: Two motions regarding
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I thought this was a pretty interesting take from Codeberg's announcement of their anti-LLM policy They argue that many developers using LLMs are essentially heaven-banning themselves where they don't realize they're developing for a nonexistent community
I want apartment solar so bad dude. It’s infinite electricity and also a project. Put me in, coach.
People act like it’s impossible to do the right thing and succeed but its actually pretty easy to do it and have everyone love you and you can even be a goofy silly guy and do it
Guess who had the integrity not to accept $1 million to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival last year?
truly, love it more than aew
Mystery Wrestling really is the best thing.
My room temp and correct take on tipping is that if you make a comfortable living you tip servers always and you tip them well because who the fuck do you think you are
The main way in which AI has negatively impacted games industry jobs is not through actual automation of those jobs or even untrue claims about automation. It's by making capital unavailable because it's tied up in AI investments while also destroying the consumer base for video game hardware.