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Matt Farrow

@mattfatmarrow.bsky.social

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Unreal Engine game dev (game mode design & code / UI coding / c++ / lua / BPs / mods / &c). 'Solo' game dev on unannounced project. UK & EP patent attorney. Pro photographer for a while (weddings, festivals). Writes bad sci fi. Give ☕ pls.

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 2h

Thay sounds... fantastic (not). My commiserations

Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 4h

Looked even better from West Norwood

A contrail in a clear sky, backlit by the setting sun and going overhead in a long unbroken trail

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 8h

*cartoon picture of two people standing either side of a 6, or a 9, painted on the ground*

Who is to say who is driving the wrong way down the motorway? What's more important is to understand the different viewpoints.

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 8h

I salute your thoroughness. Do not ask your players what they think your AI is doing, because it will surprise and depress you. They will hate things it does not do, and praise things it also does not do. The clever stuff you actually put in - not mentioned. Just to manage expectations...

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 8h

Innit. Oh well, enjoyed* it while I could.

* did not enjoy but you know what I mean

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 8h

It deleted my save after I finished nearly, but not all, of it :(

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

That said, in cases like this there may be nuances that can be appreciated when reading the judge's sentencing remarks (which I have not seen).

Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

I have several fall backs before taking my clothes to the laundrette, including naturism and sleeping on the floor. My motivational space probably looks different to yours.

Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

Also known as Mission Impossible(TM)

Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

Mission Intellectual

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

I think it may be too late for the rubbery bit but I will give that a go

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

I suppose it is difficult in the context of how few rape prosecutions succeed and how light the consequences can be if found guilty.

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

There is a grey area in the middle. There are sentencing guidelines that will have to have been followed once a jury makes a determination (and that is where a large part of the decision happened, though prosecuting was a choice also), but the sentence feels disproportionate to me.

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

I have difficulties though. Increasingl we recognise that engaging in sexual activity with someone without their full consent (e.g. because drunk) is a bad thing that we have a name for. But (as you point out), there is dishonesty in courting (whether deliberate or not) and societally we accept that

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

a man in a red jacket says it 's like how much more black could this be and the answer is none ..

ALT: a man in a red jacket says it 's like how much more black could this be and the answer is none ..

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

Some Apparently Do Not Like It Hot At All

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

I ran a wash after leaving stuff in the machine for two days, then forgot and left that for a day, and this rental quality washing machine has literal mold inside it, so it gets ever so special, and ... I am thinking of maybe just throwing away clothes and bedsheets after use and buying new ones?

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 9h

I regularly see examples of how good AI is in the field of research (* google search summaries, et al). Having your academic paper judged by a pattern recognition engine that thinks the Titanic swimming pool is not full of water is another career low in a field where career lows flow like wine.

Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 17h

You sound like you were in bits

Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 22h

The penis mightier than the sword

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 23h

I don't think I know you but (a) my memory is terrible, and (b) you are a badger and I don't have a lot else to go on

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Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 1d

Serious Sam(widge)

Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 1d

From afar this seems REALLY WEIRD

Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 1d

But the base will be essential for their operations in... er for protecting ... no, I really got nothing.

Matt Farrow @mattfatmarrow.bsky.social · 1d

*searches brain for light and witty response that isn't creepy*

*fails*