Brandon
@lairdbrandon.bsky.social
I love videogames, superhero movies, and most nerdy hobbies. Kinda witty, KFBF. YEET!
My opinions are my own.
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My opinions are my own.
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
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A small part of this that annoys me is how these companies won't make certain kinds of games because they're too risky, but they aren't averse to the risks of the plagiarism machine?
Call of Duty making a zillion dollars all the time -- and being supported by a literal trillion-dollar company -- and still using AI for art assets is so incredibly pathetic and infuriating.
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A small part of this that annoys me is how these companies won't make certain kinds of games because they're too risky, but they aren't averse to the risks of the plagiarism machine?
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German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
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It cannot be remembered enough that these were the same people who got worked up about drag brunches
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It cannot be remembered enough that these were the same people who got worked up about drag brunches
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Funny anecdote: the two non MTG players who read this for edits thought "Bagel and Schmear" was a bit and not a real actual card
Magic: The Gathering’s future looks like Fortnite, and fans are split
Magic: The Gathering’s future looks like Fortnite, and fans are split
Does everything have to be Universes Beyond?
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Funny anecdote: the two non MTG players who read this for edits thought "Bagel and Schmear" was a bit and not a real actual card
Freya is a big @ballxpit.com fan too!
November 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Freya is a big @ballxpit.com fan too!
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"What should poor people be allowed to eat?" seems to be a burning question for those who aren't poor, have never been poor, and can afford to eat what they like, but want to keep poor people from eating anything that tastes really good. "No fresh meat," said Iowa, a few years ago.
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
"What should poor people be allowed to eat?" seems to be a burning question for those who aren't poor, have never been poor, and can afford to eat what they like, but want to keep poor people from eating anything that tastes really good. "No fresh meat," said Iowa, a few years ago.
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Yeah, it's the weekly treat that keeps me down. Not my alternator breaking and taking my battery with it, costing me a grand if I want to use my car. It's Cinnabon.
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
archive.ph/2TI8J
archive.ph/2TI8J
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Yeah, it's the weekly treat that keeps me down. Not my alternator breaking and taking my battery with it, costing me a grand if I want to use my car. It's Cinnabon.
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Every couple of months Conservatives publish this article about how no one wants to fuck them and we are apparently not supposed to think they’re losers.
October 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Every couple of months Conservatives publish this article about how no one wants to fuck them and we are apparently not supposed to think they’re losers.
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“When they rob us of art and emotion, that leads us towards the aesthetics of fascism. In this film, all the sets are real, the decor is human-sized, there are painstakingly created miniatures... It’s there to remind us that art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go fuck itself!”
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
"Art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go f*ck itself!” Guillermo del Toro is a guest of honour at this year’s Lumière Film Festival. He presents his adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", which audiences got to see on the big screen before it streams on Netflix next month.
l.euronews.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
“When they rob us of art and emotion, that leads us towards the aesthetics of fascism. In this film, all the sets are real, the decor is human-sized, there are painstakingly created miniatures... It’s there to remind us that art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go fuck itself!”
Tron Ares: good not great, which as a Tron fan is all I can really hope for.
Better paced than Tron Legacy, music is dope, but not as good as Daft Punk.
Don't like Jerod Leto, but he's got a helmet on a decent amount. Plus Greta Lee and Evan Peters were great. Shout out to Arturo Castro too!
Better paced than Tron Legacy, music is dope, but not as good as Daft Punk.
Don't like Jerod Leto, but he's got a helmet on a decent amount. Plus Greta Lee and Evan Peters were great. Shout out to Arturo Castro too!
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Tron Ares: good not great, which as a Tron fan is all I can really hope for.
Better paced than Tron Legacy, music is dope, but not as good as Daft Punk.
Don't like Jerod Leto, but he's got a helmet on a decent amount. Plus Greta Lee and Evan Peters were great. Shout out to Arturo Castro too!
Better paced than Tron Legacy, music is dope, but not as good as Daft Punk.
Don't like Jerod Leto, but he's got a helmet on a decent amount. Plus Greta Lee and Evan Peters were great. Shout out to Arturo Castro too!
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Egypt has extremely strict gun control laws. Civilians are only permitted to own handguns -- no rifles or shotguns -- and only if they can prove they need the weapon for a specific purpose. Background checks for licensing are extensive and include vetting of family members and psych evaluations.
Trump on Egypt: "They have very little crime. Because they don't play games. That's why. Like we do in the United States with governors that have no idea what they're doing."
October 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Egypt has extremely strict gun control laws. Civilians are only permitted to own handguns -- no rifles or shotguns -- and only if they can prove they need the weapon for a specific purpose. Background checks for licensing are extensive and include vetting of family members and psych evaluations.
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Mostly accurate!
Giant Bomb is proud to present:
The complete* story of Metal Gear Solid in 3 minutes.
(* = Everything Kayla could remember.)
The complete* story of Metal Gear Solid in 3 minutes.
(* = Everything Kayla could remember.)
October 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Mostly accurate!
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Cowards and bigots
SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year
Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File
www.gamefile.news
October 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Cowards and bigots
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
@timgettys.bsky.social Paused the podcast to check this out. So dope!
October 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@timgettys.bsky.social Paused the podcast to check this out. So dope!
October 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@blessingjr.bsky.social "Alledgedly got on the cross" is so good 😂
October 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
@blessingjr.bsky.social "Alledgedly got on the cross" is so good 😂
If you're not watching Peacemaker you should be watching Peacemaker! #Peacemaker
September 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If you're not watching Peacemaker you should be watching Peacemaker! #Peacemaker
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*hot dog guy dot gif*
Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."
September 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
*hot dog guy dot gif*
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oh boy, wait until he hears about how charlie kirk made money
Sucker Punch cofounder says "celebrating or making light of someone's murder is a deal-breaker for us" https://kotaku.com/sucker-punch-charlie-kirk-ghost-yotei-sony-2000627290
PlayStation Studio Boss Breaks Silence On Dev Fired For Charlie Kirk Joke
The PlayStation studio is getting ready to release Ghost of Yotei
kotaku.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
oh boy, wait until he hears about how charlie kirk made money
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in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.
that fox news host still has his job.
that fox news host still has his job.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.
that fox news host still has his job.
that fox news host still has his job.
I'm sure this will end well 🙃
September 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I'm sure this will end well 🙃
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Here’s a lot of the stuff about Charlie Kirk that the right is now currently engaged in a nationwide witch hunt to suppress. Share it, repeat it, don’t let evil win.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
The whitewashing of Charlie Kirk’s toxic legacy is underway
Conservative activist and pundit Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday, becoming another victim of America’s epidemic ...
www.dailykos.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Here’s a lot of the stuff about Charlie Kirk that the right is now currently engaged in a nationwide witch hunt to suppress. Share it, repeat it, don’t let evil win.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...