Nigel
@pseudohausen.bsky.social
Lead Game Designer at Ubisoft Toronto, working on Splinter Cell
I post just enough to stay irrelevant.
I post just enough to stay irrelevant.
I wonder if slop is affecting the uncanny valley
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I wonder if slop is affecting the uncanny valley
oh my GOD this is so fucking stupid.
Saw this on threads and oh my fucking god gdrive is fast again
Fuck the forced AI integration
Fuck the forced AI integration
October 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
oh my GOD this is so fucking stupid.
The toilet flushing sound effect that plays a second late after the character drops into the sewer is an apt metaphor for this whole bubble
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The toilet flushing sound effect that plays a second late after the character drops into the sewer is an apt metaphor for this whole bubble
Who's solving the Louvre robbery?
Right answers only.
Right answers only.
October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Who's solving the Louvre robbery?
Right answers only.
Right answers only.
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happy none pizza left beef day!! it's been 18 years and is now old enough to vote
October 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
happy none pizza left beef day!! it's been 18 years and is now old enough to vote
I will never give up my emotional support 35% off game
October 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I will never give up my emotional support 35% off game
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It's getting harder and harder to deny that AGI is a near certainty. This kind of rapid expansion, this level of investment and infrastructural shift, this amount of *risk* - it doesn't happen without astronomical reward. The other day I saw a big barn, which can only mean one thing: giant horses
August 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It's getting harder and harder to deny that AGI is a near certainty. This kind of rapid expansion, this level of investment and infrastructural shift, this amount of *risk* - it doesn't happen without astronomical reward. The other day I saw a big barn, which can only mean one thing: giant horses
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when i discovered fantasy synth, fogweaver was the first project i listened to. imagine my surprise when i learned that not only was one of the most talented artists someone i already knew, but one of the sweetest, funniest, & most resilient women i’ve ever met 💜 daily.bandcamp.com/lists/fantas...
Exploring the Mystical Realms of Fantasy Synth
Brighter and more emotional than its cousin dungeon synth, this is music for epic quests.
daily.bandcamp.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
when i discovered fantasy synth, fogweaver was the first project i listened to. imagine my surprise when i learned that not only was one of the most talented artists someone i already knew, but one of the sweetest, funniest, & most resilient women i’ve ever met 💜 daily.bandcamp.com/lists/fantas...
Alright I'll bite. First 5 steam purchases (bonus non-purchase stress-test key). Technically I think I got the Half-Life Platinum Pack in 2002, but Steam wasn't real yet
August 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Alright I'll bite. First 5 steam purchases (bonus non-purchase stress-test key). Technically I think I got the Half-Life Platinum Pack in 2002, but Steam wasn't real yet
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Being in tech and having a single modicum of critical thinking is just screaming "this isn't what LLMs are designed for" over and over as people shove a bunch of word predictors into critical decision making processes because some glorified used car salesmen told them it would fix all their problems
Reporter: The FDA has a new AI tool that's intended to speed up drug approvals. But several FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist. One FDA employee telling us, 'Anything that you don't have time to double check is unreliable. It hallucinates confidently'
July 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Being in tech and having a single modicum of critical thinking is just screaming "this isn't what LLMs are designed for" over and over as people shove a bunch of word predictors into critical decision making processes because some glorified used car salesmen told them it would fix all their problems
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At Elsewhere Electric, we encourage curiosity.
Other companies may discourage employees from touching unidentified machinery or receptacles*
At EE, Installers should confidently place fingers into holes 🫵
*Elsewhere Electric assumes no liability for incorrect insertion
#indiedev #puzzlegames #VR
Other companies may discourage employees from touching unidentified machinery or receptacles*
At EE, Installers should confidently place fingers into holes 🫵
*Elsewhere Electric assumes no liability for incorrect insertion
#indiedev #puzzlegames #VR
July 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
At Elsewhere Electric, we encourage curiosity.
Other companies may discourage employees from touching unidentified machinery or receptacles*
At EE, Installers should confidently place fingers into holes 🫵
*Elsewhere Electric assumes no liability for incorrect insertion
#indiedev #puzzlegames #VR
Other companies may discourage employees from touching unidentified machinery or receptacles*
At EE, Installers should confidently place fingers into holes 🫵
*Elsewhere Electric assumes no liability for incorrect insertion
#indiedev #puzzlegames #VR
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Thank you THANK YOU everyone for your support of Missile Command Delta yesterday. The teams and I are absolutely overjoyed.
Still riding that launch day high, so excuse me for telling you to go buy this game again: store.steampowered.com/app/2790160?...
Still riding that launch day high, so excuse me for telling you to go buy this game again: store.steampowered.com/app/2790160?...
Missile Command Delta on Steam
Missiles are incoming. The stakes are high. Only you can stop the destruction. Manage your pool of defenses strategically to survive rounds of incoming missiles in this high-pressure, tactical turn-ba...
store.steampowered.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thank you THANK YOU everyone for your support of Missile Command Delta yesterday. The teams and I are absolutely overjoyed.
Still riding that launch day high, so excuse me for telling you to go buy this game again: store.steampowered.com/app/2790160?...
Still riding that launch day high, so excuse me for telling you to go buy this game again: store.steampowered.com/app/2790160?...
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One mistake people make with these letters is assume they're written for humans, but they're not. There's no contrast.
They're written for shareholders, & for them, this text is just a non-stop parade of good news. Record numbers? All verticals up? Layoffs?! What a feast, for them, what a feast.
They're written for shareholders, & for them, this text is just a non-stop parade of good news. Record numbers? All verticals up? Layoffs?! What a feast, for them, what a feast.
language like this is so insulting, imo. is it a compulsory thing for CEOs to need to brag while laying people off?
July 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One mistake people make with these letters is assume they're written for humans, but they're not. There's no contrast.
They're written for shareholders, & for them, this text is just a non-stop parade of good news. Record numbers? All verticals up? Layoffs?! What a feast, for them, what a feast.
They're written for shareholders, & for them, this text is just a non-stop parade of good news. Record numbers? All verticals up? Layoffs?! What a feast, for them, what a feast.
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Important to note; Japan has way stricter laws around laying people off. Actual protections from its government that force companies to do things like have execs take pay cuts before doing a mass layoff. The solution to this problem is not a “good” CEO. It’s systemic and complete reform.
I remember a time Nintendo leader Satoru Iwata took a paycut himself to prevent laying off developers. They really don't make the like they used to.
Layoffs begin at Xbox
aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs-july
aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs-july
July 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Important to note; Japan has way stricter laws around laying people off. Actual protections from its government that force companies to do things like have execs take pay cuts before doing a mass layoff. The solution to this problem is not a “good” CEO. It’s systemic and complete reform.
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Meet Nigel 💕
Found wandering behind an apartment building, this baby opossum was rescued by @cwcwildlife, who worked with wildlife officials to bring him to the zoo.
Found wandering behind an apartment building, this baby opossum was rescued by @cwcwildlife, who worked with wildlife officials to bring him to the zoo.
May 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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The ebook of my first novel, last year's Nebula and Ignyte-winning, Le Guin and Hugo-nominated THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS, is on sale at $2.99 right now across most ebook retailers! If you were holding out for a really good deal 👉🏾👉🏾 bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Saint of Bright Doors
Check out The Saint of Bright Doors - <p><b>Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel!</b><br><b>A 2023 <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book</b><br><br><b>“The best book I've read all year. Protean, sin...
bookshop.org
May 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The ebook of my first novel, last year's Nebula and Ignyte-winning, Le Guin and Hugo-nominated THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS, is on sale at $2.99 right now across most ebook retailers! If you were holding out for a really good deal 👉🏾👉🏾 bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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They are Cooking Thee in the Replies, my Lord! My Liege they claim Thy Kingdom is naught but a Duchy!!
May 15, 2024 at 9:51 PM
They are Cooking Thee in the Replies, my Lord! My Liege they claim Thy Kingdom is naught but a Duchy!!
Don't worry it's just the fifth in a lifetime financial crisis
April 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Don't worry it's just the fifth in a lifetime financial crisis
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being a game dev is knowing sometimes 10/10 is too much but 11/10 is just right
April 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
being a game dev is knowing sometimes 10/10 is too much but 11/10 is just right
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work on the sneaking man game with us, we’re looking for a level design director
toronto.ubisoft.com/jobs/#744000...
toronto.ubisoft.com/jobs/#744000...
Jobs - Ubisoft Toronto
Push the boundaries of AAA game development while working with Ubisoft’s most powerful technologies. Learn more about Ubisoft Toronto jobs and apply today!
toronto.ubisoft.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
work on the sneaking man game with us, we’re looking for a level design director
toronto.ubisoft.com/jobs/#744000...
toronto.ubisoft.com/jobs/#744000...
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jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️⚧️
March 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️⚧️
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This rocks from first to last frame.
See if you can figure out what this ad from 1984 is selling before the reveal…
March 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This rocks from first to last frame.