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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 13h

Absolutely love this twitter classic:

Exchange between two twitter users. A man called Scott Castaneda write to Tom Morella, "I use to be a fan until your political opinions come out. Music is my sanctuary and the last thing I want to hear is political bs when I'm listening to music. As far as I'm concerned you and pink are completely done. Keep running your mouth and ruining your fan base." User Howard Finklestein replies, "What 'machine' did you think he was raining against? The dishwasher?"

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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The One JP Monge @loko08.jpmonge.com · 1d

Como van a escribir este titular así JAJAJAJAJA

NPR @npr.org · 1d

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

n.pr

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 1d

Lisa wheeling in a lifeless Bart saying MOM, DAD, BART’S DEAD!

BART popping to life and saying DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT GOING TO ITCHY AND SCRATCHYLAND

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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 4d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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Draculanna 🧛🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 3d

I gotta hand it to whatever advertising firm Informa hired to make these, there really is something almost poetic about GDC's advertising being "an AI-looking depiction of an industry staple being destroyed with no clear elaboration of what comes after." Masterclass in unintentionally nailing it.

Game Developers Conference @officialgdc.bsky.social · 3d

A New Era Awaits!

bit.ly/3KKYUIq

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The One JP Monge @loko08.jpmonge.com · 3d

This is the fun part of the end of times

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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The One JP Monge @loko08.jpmonge.com · 3d

You mean that publishers are thinking that killing nazis might be bad for business??

That's a whole new fucked up to be in this industry

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 3d

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...

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

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 3d

Sure, some people have a knack for drawing, just like some people have a natural ear for music. But that alone without practice isn’t getting anyone anywhere.

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 3d

I’m an above average artist. Not a great one. And to get to where I am now took a lot of work. And the reason I’m not better than I am is I didn’t do that work for many years of early adulthood. Artistic skill isn’t a gift given unfairly to some. It’s a thing you decide to do.

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 3d

People who think it’s unfair that those who practiced and worked hard to gain a very specific set of skills most people don’t have are out there hoarding the joy of creating things simply do not understand they can just do something themselves that’s imperfect. Which is what Ross kept calmly saying.

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 3d

Literally Bob Ross’s ENTIRE DEAL was “don’t worry if you don’t think you’re good enough to do art, just find the joy in doing something yourself” which is the antithesis of the plagiarism evangelists, who insist that if they aren’t immediately good at something they should give up and use “ai”

ThirtyHelens🔞 @thirtyhelens.bsky.social · 3d

Bob Ross, a man who taught people how to find joy in creativity and who swore to himself after leaving the army to never raise his voice at another person, in an AI generated video where he screams at the camera over not being allowed to steal the work of artists.

It's really something.

Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 3d

someone got yellllled aaaat, and now the guardrails are so strict they're overcompensating and blocking prompts for all sorts of stuff, including public domain characters. no one on the app is taking it well

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The One JP Monge @loko08.jpmonge.com · 4d

I hate today, I wish I could just take the day off.

The One JP Monge @loko08.jpmonge.com · 5d

I Think Death Loop was another 3rd party exclusive. I don't think they would have gotten the resources if they were internal to msft

The One JP Monge @loko08.jpmonge.com · 5d

Less games mean more slop, because of course msft is gonna focus on staying as lean as possible with everyone doing as much cod game streaming stuff as possible

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The One JP Monge @loko08.jpmonge.com · 5d

I see your point, but third party exclusives ( not 1st party, think Sony investing in ff7 remake first release) meant that some studios would get the funding they need to create new ip, by msft hoarding the studios, removing the skilled teams from reach, meant more cancelations and less games

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The One JP Monge @loko08.jpmonge.com · 5d

I really can't believe that the fall of human kind would come in the shape of 30-60 second videos that would obliterate people's ability to concentrate and the use of critical thinking.

Keeping them in an unstable dopamine drip that turned them into zombies that think they are not zombies.

Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 5d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

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The One JP Monge @loko08.jpmonge.com · 5d

We said "the msft merger is bad for everyone", some consumers said "no it's not, it's totally pro consumer".

Closed studios, mass layoffs, no more exclusives, price hikes on both hardware, software and subs later:

It's Cassandra's curse

a man with glasses and a purple jacket says i probably shouldn 't have done that

ALT: a man with glasses and a purple jacket says i probably shouldn 't have done that

media.tenor.com

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The One JP Monge @loko08.jpmonge.com · 5d

Cooool!!!!

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 5d

Really excited to get back to @aiide.bsky.social this year and support one of our rising stars making her conference debut!

One of the things that's been eye opening in ten years post-academia is how we deliver actual value rather than intellectual curiosity. Going to enjoy talking further on this!

AIIDE @aiide.bsky.social · 5d

AIIDE 2025 is fast approaching and it’s time to start announcing this year’s keynote speakers! First up are Dr. Luke Dicken and Nadine Perez from Take-Two Interactive. In this session the Take-Two AI team will discuss how to put theory into practice.