Riveting McFascinate
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insane to me that the only way we seem to be able to frame the epstein case is as a big cartoon hammer with which to bonk our enemies, rather than the horrors that were Actually experienced by its Actual victims
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
insane to me that the only way we seem to be able to frame the epstein case is as a big cartoon hammer with which to bonk our enemies, rather than the horrors that were Actually experienced by its Actual victims
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If there is anything positive about this debacle, it's the massive wave of devs who have come out in response to this to say "actually we use human artists and always will".
You love to see it.
You love to see it.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If there is anything positive about this debacle, it's the massive wave of devs who have come out in response to this to say "actually we use human artists and always will".
You love to see it.
You love to see it.
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maybe we could use another splash screen.
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
maybe we could use another splash screen.
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It is a staple mantra in the games industry, "Our pay for [X] is comparable to the industry's average wages," to which I would reply, "when you're raking in record profits, it's pretty lame to justify substandard pay with, 'that's what everyone else does.'"
Even on projects that don’t feature AI, it’s often difficult to justify how little voice actors get paid for work on projects that sell in the millions
So it’s fascinating to see folks say “they were compensated fairly” repeatedly on this occasion where we don’t even have the voice actors credited.
So it’s fascinating to see folks say “they were compensated fairly” repeatedly on this occasion where we don’t even have the voice actors credited.
The argument I'm hearing about it is "the voice actors got paid for it so it's all good"
We don't know how much they got paid, or if they get royalties every time those lines get used.
It's a slippery slope being brushed off because "game good"
if Arc Raiders had plagiarized art, would it matter?
We don't know how much they got paid, or if they get royalties every time those lines get used.
It's a slippery slope being brushed off because "game good"
if Arc Raiders had plagiarized art, would it matter?
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
It is a staple mantra in the games industry, "Our pay for [X] is comparable to the industry's average wages," to which I would reply, "when you're raking in record profits, it's pretty lame to justify substandard pay with, 'that's what everyone else does.'"
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Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
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November 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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It’s the Oval Office, reimagined as a Spirit Halloween pop-up for aspiring autocrats. Every inch screams “What if Louis XIV discovered QVC?”
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It’s the Oval Office, reimagined as a Spirit Halloween pop-up for aspiring autocrats. Every inch screams “What if Louis XIV discovered QVC?”
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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Players of the beta for upcoming Hoyo title Petit Planet have noticed there’s an AI chatbot featured and at least one barista NPC whose dialogue is generated by AI
Fans of their titles are defending it saying “this is a good use of AI” and “you can’t stop AI at this point.”
This is from the TOS:
Fans of their titles are defending it saying “this is a good use of AI” and “you can’t stop AI at this point.”
This is from the TOS:
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Players of the beta for upcoming Hoyo title Petit Planet have noticed there’s an AI chatbot featured and at least one barista NPC whose dialogue is generated by AI
Fans of their titles are defending it saying “this is a good use of AI” and “you can’t stop AI at this point.”
This is from the TOS:
Fans of their titles are defending it saying “this is a good use of AI” and “you can’t stop AI at this point.”
This is from the TOS:
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Being told today that both sides are at fault for the shutdown stuff. Given that this is my constant fox-watching grandpa “everyone is at fault” is actually progress in the right direction.
November 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Being told today that both sides are at fault for the shutdown stuff. Given that this is my constant fox-watching grandpa “everyone is at fault” is actually progress in the right direction.
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Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
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Watson’s death is a fantastic reminder that you can be intelligent without being a good person.
The obituary of someone who gained widespread fame through remarkable achievements at a young age and then expected to be taken seriously for anything he said thereafter.
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Watson’s death is a fantastic reminder that you can be intelligent without being a good person.
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The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
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When @katewagner.wehwalt.net recently dubbed Trump's Oval Office aesthetic as "Regional Car Dealership Rococo" she was devastatingly correct.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When @katewagner.wehwalt.net recently dubbed Trump's Oval Office aesthetic as "Regional Car Dealership Rococo" she was devastatingly correct.
www.patreon.com/posts/mcmans...
www.patreon.com/posts/mcmans...
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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Remember when Spider-Man 2 for PS5 came out and people realized the NPCs on the street all had dialogue with each other that you could eavesdrop on and then players in. A. SPIDER-MAN. Game. Took time out of swinging above the city just to follow people around on the street and listen to them? 🤔
The worst part as a writer is, like, NPC dialogue and barks and incidental text is the most fun stuff to write but takes the most time in terms of billable hours and has the least amount of screen-time, so for a corpo it just 'makes sense' to have an LLM pump it out
"Nobody reads this stuff anyway"
"Nobody reads this stuff anyway"
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Remember when Spider-Man 2 for PS5 came out and people realized the NPCs on the street all had dialogue with each other that you could eavesdrop on and then players in. A. SPIDER-MAN. Game. Took time out of swinging above the city just to follow people around on the street and listen to them? 🤔
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I know this is pedantic, but Kim Davis was not "jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses." She was jailed for contempt of court because she refused to follow a court order (she had stopped issuing all marriage licenses). NYT makes it sound like the Woke Police broke down her door.
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I know this is pedantic, but Kim Davis was not "jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses." She was jailed for contempt of court because she refused to follow a court order (she had stopped issuing all marriage licenses). NYT makes it sound like the Woke Police broke down her door.
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The union is calling on people to boycott btw!!
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The union is calling on people to boycott btw!!
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Attn folks in Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, Maine, & Michigan!
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
Readers in Arizona, Michigan, & Georgia!
Your senators have been getting a LOT of dedicated pressure to end the shutdown, without fixing healthcare.
If you have a minute, go ahead & give them a call!
Their job is to respond to constituents & they're mostly hearing from GOP voters rn.
Your senators have been getting a LOT of dedicated pressure to end the shutdown, without fixing healthcare.
If you have a minute, go ahead & give them a call!
Their job is to respond to constituents & they're mostly hearing from GOP voters rn.
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Attn folks in Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, Maine, & Michigan!
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
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Blatantly retaliatory firing
I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Blatantly retaliatory firing
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The move here for democrats is to make this the campaign ad for every single election but then also actually make it come true
KEY PART
KEY PART
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The move here for democrats is to make this the campaign ad for every single election but then also actually make it come true
KEY PART
KEY PART