Peter Hansen
@pitecohansen.bsky.social
Brazilian game dev based in Brighton, UK
Previously Head of Tech at FuturLab (PowerWash Simulator 1 & 2), currently working on some cool stuff :)
Escolhido do Botafogo também!
Previously Head of Tech at FuturLab (PowerWash Simulator 1 & 2), currently working on some cool stuff :)
Escolhido do Botafogo também!
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January 18, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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Top of the charts at my house today
January 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Top of the charts at my house today
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POV: Explaining rules of modern board games to new gamers
January 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM
POV: Explaining rules of modern board games to new gamers
a sign of a well-lived year 😌
January 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM
a sign of a well-lived year 😌
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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
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NEW: A new lawsuit vs OpenAI alleges that ChatGPT caused the death by suicide of Austin Gordon, an adult user who took his life after extensive chats in which ChatGPT romanticized death + normalized suicidality.
ChatGPT acted as a potent "suicide coach," per the suit.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
ChatGPT acted as a potent "suicide coach," per the suit.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
January 13, 2026 at 2:49 AM
NEW: A new lawsuit vs OpenAI alleges that ChatGPT caused the death by suicide of Austin Gordon, an adult user who took his life after extensive chats in which ChatGPT romanticized death + normalized suicidality.
ChatGPT acted as a potent "suicide coach," per the suit.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
ChatGPT acted as a potent "suicide coach," per the suit.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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If Brazil can do it so can the UK - assuming they have the guts to ban paedophilia
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
The platform agrees to appoint a legal representative in Brazil, pays fines and takes down user accounts that the court had ordered removed
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
If Brazil can do it so can the UK - assuming they have the guts to ban paedophilia
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Se você está no X, você está sentado em um boteco no qual os garçons usam aventais com suástica e tiram fotos por baixo das saias das mulheres. E o dono atrás do balcão, aplaudindo e dando risada. Você pode alegar que a cerveja é a mais gelada da região, mas se você continua lá, a decisão é sua.
January 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Se você está no X, você está sentado em um boteco no qual os garçons usam aventais com suástica e tiram fotos por baixo das saias das mulheres. E o dono atrás do balcão, aplaudindo e dando risada. Você pode alegar que a cerveja é a mais gelada da região, mas se você continua lá, a decisão é sua.
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*.
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*.
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
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You know what victims of child sexual abuse never say?
"Adults took advantage of me knowing *too much* about sex."
In fact, a frequent refrain is "I didn't know enough to recognize what they were doing as wrong. Nobody had ever explained these things to me."
You could give abusers no greater gift.
"Adults took advantage of me knowing *too much* about sex."
In fact, a frequent refrain is "I didn't know enough to recognize what they were doing as wrong. Nobody had ever explained these things to me."
You could give abusers no greater gift.
A new Florida bill would pave the way for schools to remove any book that mentions sex, from the Brave New World to The Bluest Eye.
Literary, scientific, artistic merit would be stripped from consideration when deciding if a book should be accessible to someone younger than 18.
Literary, scientific, artistic merit would be stripped from consideration when deciding if a book should be accessible to someone younger than 18.
Florida lawmaker says literary merit doesn’t matter if books mention sex
The big story: The Florida Legislature’s years-long push to add restrictions to school library books hit a bump in 2025, when the Senate rejected a measure to delete consideration of “literary merit” ...
www.yahoo.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:56 AM
You know what victims of child sexual abuse never say?
"Adults took advantage of me knowing *too much* about sex."
In fact, a frequent refrain is "I didn't know enough to recognize what they were doing as wrong. Nobody had ever explained these things to me."
You could give abusers no greater gift.
"Adults took advantage of me knowing *too much* about sex."
In fact, a frequent refrain is "I didn't know enough to recognize what they were doing as wrong. Nobody had ever explained these things to me."
You could give abusers no greater gift.
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once again we are all tapping the sign
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
once again we are all tapping the sign
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hiding the child porn behind a paywall just means you've officially turned the child porn into a business, babe.
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI tool, has switched off its image creation function for the vast majority of users after widespread outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery.
It comes after Musk was threatened with fines, regulatory action and reports of a possible ban on X in the UK. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
hiding the child porn behind a paywall just means you've officially turned the child porn into a business, babe.
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
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The BBC should be "impartial", but that doesn't mean refusing to make judgments.
A jury or a football referee should be "impartial": they should not be "partial", or prejudiced, to one side or other.
But that doesn't excuse them from making decisions. It's why we trust them to do so.
A jury or a football referee should be "impartial": they should not be "partial", or prejudiced, to one side or other.
But that doesn't excuse them from making decisions. It's why we trust them to do so.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
The BBC should be "impartial", but that doesn't mean refusing to make judgments.
A jury or a football referee should be "impartial": they should not be "partial", or prejudiced, to one side or other.
But that doesn't excuse them from making decisions. It's why we trust them to do so.
A jury or a football referee should be "impartial": they should not be "partial", or prejudiced, to one side or other.
But that doesn't excuse them from making decisions. It's why we trust them to do so.
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it always seems extra shitty when the bluesky trending topics actively silences what is actually being talked about on the site
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
it always seems extra shitty when the bluesky trending topics actively silences what is actually being talked about on the site
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I think we’re long past the point now that anyone can justify travelling to the US like it’s a normal functional country. Absolutely baffled by people still going there for holidays or conferences.
January 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I think we’re long past the point now that anyone can justify travelling to the US like it’s a normal functional country. Absolutely baffled by people still going there for holidays or conferences.
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Danish guy gets it
January 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Danish guy gets it
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30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
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Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
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Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches