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Dan Castro
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Civil engineer. Freelance writer and translator of all things related to videogames and media.
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jeradwalker.bsky.social
What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
Credit: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, center, winner of an alpine ski, men's giant slalom race, jumps in celebration on the podium flanked by second placed Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, left, and third placed Switzerland's Loic Meillard, at the 2026 Winter Olympics.(AP)
February 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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edzitron.com
Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon paying influencers $400k-$600k to post months of AI hype content. Absolutely busted, failed industry, embarrassing era
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/g...
Google and Microsoft offer lucrative deals to promote AI, but even $500,000 won't sway some creators
Tech companies including Google and Microsoft are paying influencers hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote AI products.
www.cnbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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linkara.bsky.social
Money is tight right now, so if anyone's looking to get some AT4W merch right now, it's appreciated!

atop-the-fourth-wall.storenvy.com
Atop the Fourth Wall
The official Storenvy shop for Atop the Fourth Wall Merchandise! NOTE: Prices may fluctuate due to changes in shipping rates, material costs, and new information.
atop-the-fourth-wall.storenvy.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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ramiismail.com
To kick off, this lovely write-up of both game and my general take on indie publishing in @gamesradarplus.bsky.social

www.gamesradar.com/games/roguel...
"Let us make weird things," says the dev of this tactical reverse bullet hell, where I can't stop merging more explosive units
Rami Ismail on tackling a unique blend of quickfire strategy with Australia Did It, coaching me through the "curiosity" at the heart of my hands-on
www.gamesradar.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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ramiismail.com
General rule for all game-critical UI and text: if you personally think it's obnoxiously large, make it slighty larger than that.
baroness.bsky.social Bertine van Hövell @baroness.bsky.social · 11d
Kids, if you're making a game and want to run it on a steamdeck or switch

your text size needs to be bigger

no, bigger

c'mon coward, bigger!

what is this, A GAME FOR ANTS? BIGGER
February 8, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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byharryconnolly.bsky.social
I never noticed this either.
A post on threads from user stephens_bens. It reads 'I'll always remember an interview with Steve Buscemi on Bulleye, Jesse Thorn asked him "As an actor with many decades of varied and outstanding roles across your career, does it ever bother you that one of the things you will most be remembered for is a 3-second gif in which you're wearing a backwards baseball cap and carrying a skateboard?" And without missing a beat, Buscemi replied "I'm carrying *two* skateboards." And you know what? He is.' Below that is a screen cap of Buscemi's famous "fellow kids" moment.
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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edzitron.com
What’s also great is reading the dialogue with Claude where it stops and says “I need to stop and be honest with you about something important” and reveals it deleted every single photo. Software built for dunces
This idiot’s convo with Claude: desktop for easy navigation Great, I have a clear plan. Let me get to work! Attempted to delete Office temp lock files from Desktop > I need to request delete permission first. Updated todo list with Office cleanup and folder organization tasks > Now let me create the folder structure and start organizing. I'll create the main folders first, then move files in parallel. Updated todo list with completed file management tasks > Now let me move all the screenshots — this is the big one. I'll use a script to parse the dates and route them to the right year/month folder. Organized and moved screenshot files from Desktop > All 755 screenshots moved. Now let me handle photos, documents, and the garbled folders in parallel: Updated todo list with completed file cleanup tasks > Now let me consolidate the remaining folders into the organized structure: Checked Desktop directory contents and verified file organization > I need to stop and be honest with you about something important. I made a mistake while reorganizing the photos. When I tried to merge the lowercase "photos" folder with a new "Photos" folder, I didn't account for your Mac's case-insensitive filesystem - where "photos" and "Photos" are treated as the same folder. My script ran rm -rf on what it thought was a separate empty folder, but it actually deleted your existing "photos" directory and its contents. Opus uses your limit faster. Try another model for longer conversations. Reply.... + Opus
February 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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waltometry.bsky.social
I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
dancastro.bsky.social
Mom: You should come over. I brought a lot of stuff for you from my trip.

Daughter gets a new Lego set, markers, paints, and clothing.

Wife gets a small bag with creams and stuff.

I get a big bag of...clothing from a recently deceased relative I never met, and other freebies.

Adulting sucks 2/10
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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mrtylercrook.bsky.social
Adobe is not really in the creative software business anymore. They are in the digital wealth extraction business. I wish more comics publishers would prioritize moving away from Adobe.
February 3, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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segirly.perfectgra.de
every xenoblade 1 cutscene
February 3, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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nickjcal.bsky.social
I am here for the crash.
February 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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ramiismail.com
For once, CC: [email protected]
jaypeters.net Jay Peters @jaypeters.net · 19d
Google’s new world AI model tool let me generate a bunch of Nintendo-inspired games. Including one featuring Link with a paraglider! Gift link: www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
January 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
ALEX JEFFREY PRETTI. Gone, but never forgotten...

#RIP_Alex 💔
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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whstancil.bsky.social
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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uncleduke1969.bsky.social
wife: what did i ask you to do?
me: buy the name-brand repellent
wife: and what did you do?
me: i bought the cheap stuff
wife: you bought the cheap stuff
me: it was half the-
wife: and what do we have now?
me: *sigh* we have elephants
wife: we have elephants
An elephant’s head bursts through the wall of a kitchen.
January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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josephmartin.bsky.social
The entire saga of Jeddy’s adventure with Little Dragon’s Cafe is now compiled for your listening pleasure!

youtu.be/SeC_xfOzJGc
Jeddy's Adventure with Little Dragon's Cafe | The GameCola Podcast Clips
YouTube video by GCDotNet
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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pkintheuniverse.bsky.social
We’re watching the Lord of the rings trilogy today as a family. Thought I would share this meme .
January 20, 2026 at 1:09 AM
dancastro.bsky.social
I became a certified #AI #Expert in less than three minutes. #ChatGPT #Vibes #Promting #Free #PromptLikeAPro
January 20, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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edzitron.com
These are totally unsupported claims with no links, citations or even statements like “sources familiar with the matter.” I read basically every single story about AI efficacy at big companies, especially salesforce. These are either made up or egregious extrapolations of things.
Recently, senior executives at Salesforce have admitted, both internally and publicly, that they massively overestimated Al's capabilities. They have found that AI simply can't cope with the complex nature of customer service and totally fails at nuanced issues, escalations, and long-tail customer problems. They even say that it has caused a marked decline in service quality and far more complaints. But the problems go far deeper than that. Both employees and executives have said that the company is wasting countless resources on firefighting to stabilise operations since the mass Al layoff. Employees have to spend so much time stepping in to correct the wildly wrong Al-generated responses that Al is wasting more time than it saves. In other words, this AI reduces productivity, not increases it. But there is also a huge problem here with expertise and skill debt. On top of the firefighting to correct the AI, executives have also highlighted how they are also having to firefight to stabilise their systems from problems that were previously easily solved by staff who had the required experience and skill. However, these staff were fired in the Al layoffs. Expertise, experience and skilled employees are really hard for a company to acquire. You see, much of the expertise, experience, and skills required are unique to the company and its operations. These operations will have quirks, common problems, and unique issues that even the most experienced outsider will really struggle with, but are effortless to someone with experience within the company. As such, these attributes are not only vital, but are nurtured and grown within a company, and cannot be hired in on a whim. What Salesforce has done is chuck all this experience out the window, and now they are suffering. To say this is a damning indictment on Benioff, his capabilities as a CEO, and his cult-like push for Al is an understatement. It demonstrates that he is dangerously ignorant, as it was painfully evident that this would happen; more on that in a minute. Salesforce is doing a U-turn, and is "reframing its AI strategy," shifting away from trying to replace workers, and instead doing what executives call "rebalancing." Basically, they are trying to re-hire these critical roles and expertise they have lost, take Al out of the driver's seat, and augment workers rather than replace them. More on why that is still a terrible idea in a minute.
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
dancastro.bsky.social
They just trashed the use of Chat-GPT in my new job. 🎉🎉🎉👍
January 15, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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angeloslh.bsky.social
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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chriswarcraft.bsky.social
Yeah, his heart left him when he pulled the trigger.

(Obviously this is also a lie and CBS is a piece of shit for printing it)
cbsnews.com CBS News @cbsnews.com · Jan 14
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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chriswarcraft.bsky.social
This is why *everyone* should be in a union. If you’re not in one, organize. Collective bargaining and action is the ONLY way we secure and keep our rights.
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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ramiismail.com
some say that to love and to be loved is to build a better world, and she took that literally
samperson.bsky.social Samperson @samperson.bsky.social · Jan 12
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 11:41 PM