Chris
@ary.bsky.social
Occasional writer, sometimes game developer, constant spreadsheet nerd. '90. He/him/any.
Mute #uspolitics to avoid my copious posts about the state of the world
Mute #uspolitics to avoid my copious posts about the state of the world
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Chris
@ary.bsky.social
· Apr 1
Check out all the art for my upcoming (eventually) game, Dust Bunnies! All collected in one convenient feed for your viewing pleasure. 😌
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There’s no edit button because if there was I would tweet compliments to bad politicians and when they reposted I’d change it to say “[politician] eats doo-doo flavored cereal for breakfast” hope this explains
asking for an edit button is disgraceful behavior. have some self respect. ooh i need my posts to be perfect and i can't delete because i already got a like!!! i need that like! grow up. figure out if the fav is more important to you than the typo. sometimes we gotta make choices in this life
February 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM
There’s no edit button because if there was I would tweet compliments to bad politicians and when they reposted I’d change it to say “[politician] eats doo-doo flavored cereal for breakfast” hope this explains
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asking for an edit button is disgraceful behavior. have some self respect. ooh i need my posts to be perfect and i can't delete because i already got a like!!! i need that like! grow up. figure out if the fav is more important to you than the typo. sometimes we gotta make choices in this life
February 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
asking for an edit button is disgraceful behavior. have some self respect. ooh i need my posts to be perfect and i can't delete because i already got a like!!! i need that like! grow up. figure out if the fav is more important to you than the typo. sometimes we gotta make choices in this life
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If I can get 200 of ya'll to sign up by next Friday, I'll doodle a little piece of Amber being hot and cute!
We're already at 96, gogogo:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
We're already at 96, gogogo:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
February 1, 2026 at 4:58 PM
If I can get 200 of ya'll to sign up by next Friday, I'll doodle a little piece of Amber being hot and cute!
We're already at 96, gogogo:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
We're already at 96, gogogo:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
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please know when I use the ✨ emoji, I do not mean anything to do with AI. they stole my emoji from me.
January 30, 2026 at 6:17 PM
please know when I use the ✨ emoji, I do not mean anything to do with AI. they stole my emoji from me.
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I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
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Scooching-by a Country Music idol in an aisle at the store; call that a Dolly Pardon
February 1, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Scooching-by a Country Music idol in an aisle at the store; call that a Dolly Pardon
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Alt text and I’m crying.
January 30, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Alt text and I’m crying.
Whoa, @ryannorth.ca and @ericafails.bsky.social's Squirrel Girl is on Webtoon now!
www.webtoons.com/en/graphic-n...
www.webtoons.com/en/graphic-n...
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
Wolverine, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Thanos: There's one hero that's beaten them all-and now she's got her own ongoing series! (Not that she's bragging.) That's right, you asked for it, you got it, it's ...
www.webtoons.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Whoa, @ryannorth.ca and @ericafails.bsky.social's Squirrel Girl is on Webtoon now!
www.webtoons.com/en/graphic-n...
www.webtoons.com/en/graphic-n...
Car manufacturers need to stop trying to reinvent the wheel with door handles.
Got into a Lexus just now that has what seems to be the usual handle but there's some kind of sensor on it, and I missed the sensor and pulled so hard on it because I thought it was just frozen.
Got into a Lexus just now that has what seems to be the usual handle but there's some kind of sensor on it, and I missed the sensor and pulled so hard on it because I thought it was just frozen.
January 31, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Car manufacturers need to stop trying to reinvent the wheel with door handles.
Got into a Lexus just now that has what seems to be the usual handle but there's some kind of sensor on it, and I missed the sensor and pulled so hard on it because I thought it was just frozen.
Got into a Lexus just now that has what seems to be the usual handle but there's some kind of sensor on it, and I missed the sensor and pulled so hard on it because I thought it was just frozen.
#uspolitics
I hope at least that all of this convinces people you can have hate speech laws without worrying about free speech. If your government really wants to, they'll take away your free speech with or without having hate speech laws to twist and abuse.
I hope at least that all of this convinces people you can have hate speech laws without worrying about free speech. If your government really wants to, they'll take away your free speech with or without having hate speech laws to twist and abuse.
January 31, 2026 at 4:08 AM
#uspolitics
I hope at least that all of this convinces people you can have hate speech laws without worrying about free speech. If your government really wants to, they'll take away your free speech with or without having hate speech laws to twist and abuse.
I hope at least that all of this convinces people you can have hate speech laws without worrying about free speech. If your government really wants to, they'll take away your free speech with or without having hate speech laws to twist and abuse.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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cool economic system we’ve got here, where the people who have all of the money and none of the brains generally get to determine everything about the rest of our lives
Video game stocks are suddenly crashing today with the launch of Google's Project Genie as investors think games will start magically getting made with AI
➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...
#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...
#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
January 30, 2026 at 5:37 PM
cool economic system we’ve got here, where the people who have all of the money and none of the brains generally get to determine everything about the rest of our lives
Update: Made it eight because that's as many they have of the unusual size I like online 🫣
Buying six identical pairs of the one pair of black jeans I wear, as you do.
January 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Update: Made it eight because that's as many they have of the unusual size I like online 🫣
Buying six identical pairs of the one pair of black jeans I wear, as you do.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Buying six identical pairs of the one pair of black jeans I wear, as you do.
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To train a model from scratch you need millions of $ and tens of employees.
You also need terabytes of training data. No way to source that "ethically". You need stolen shit!
To train a a proper AI model at home on an RTX 5090 you need to run it 24/7 for 317 years. That uses 1.5GW of power.
You also need terabytes of training data. No way to source that "ethically". You need stolen shit!
To train a a proper AI model at home on an RTX 5090 you need to run it 24/7 for 317 years. That uses 1.5GW of power.
January 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM
To train a model from scratch you need millions of $ and tens of employees.
You also need terabytes of training data. No way to source that "ethically". You need stolen shit!
To train a a proper AI model at home on an RTX 5090 you need to run it 24/7 for 317 years. That uses 1.5GW of power.
You also need terabytes of training data. No way to source that "ethically". You need stolen shit!
To train a a proper AI model at home on an RTX 5090 you need to run it 24/7 for 317 years. That uses 1.5GW of power.
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"Ethical AI" does not exist. There is no reality where you can have generative AI that's "ethically trained". There are ZERO AI models trained ethically, and there will never be any.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
WIG's 2026 manifesto argues women should be involved in "building and governing" AI to prevent "bias" from going unchecked.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM
"Ethical AI" does not exist. There is no reality where you can have generative AI that's "ethically trained". There are ZERO AI models trained ethically, and there will never be any.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
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FWIW, it's me. I made that quote.
Screenshot as proof.
Screenshot as proof.
January 30, 2026 at 1:20 AM
FWIW, it's me. I made that quote.
Screenshot as proof.
Screenshot as proof.
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"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
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i gotta say one more thing
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:45 PM
i gotta say one more thing
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
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Darren Aranofsky's new project is AI slop, but what do you expect him to do? Satoshi Kon tragically passed away in 2010, so Aranofsky has long been lacking in an actual artist to steal from
January 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Darren Aranofsky's new project is AI slop, but what do you expect him to do? Satoshi Kon tragically passed away in 2010, so Aranofsky has long been lacking in an actual artist to steal from
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My work has been in museums both last year and this year. I was a lead on a GOTY this year.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
Overall: 28% laid off in the last 2 years
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
More than a quarter of developers surveyed by GDC say they were laid off in the last 24 months, and around half of them say they haven't found a new job yet.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
January 30, 2026 at 4:08 AM
My work has been in museums both last year and this year. I was a lead on a GOTY this year.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
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Overall: 28% laid off in the last 2 years
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
More than a quarter of developers surveyed by GDC say they were laid off in the last 24 months, and around half of them say they haven't found a new job yet.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
More than a quarter of devs surveyed by GDC were laid off in the past two years, and half of them don’t have a new job | VGC
“Execs are throwing people overboard and expecting these scuttled ghost ships to keep making them infinite money”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Overall: 28% laid off in the last 2 years
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.