Tosh
@toshnina.bsky.social
Do what you love and be who you are. The only sin is harm. Nothing is not art.
Ex-Mormon, Chinese American, art generalist, low-poly defender, indie game elitist, and AI hater.
Ex-Mormon, Chinese American, art generalist, low-poly defender, indie game elitist, and AI hater.
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Tosh
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Umineko music replacement mod for Deep Rock Galactic - mod.io
Without rock, it cannot be stoned. Replaces most music tracks with the Umineko When They Cry soundtrack.
mod.io
here's a DRG mod I've been working on for the last week. mod.io/g/drg/m/umin...
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Yes.
You also risk what I think of as brain pollution. I make sense of things by reading facts and opinions and putting the pieces together. Not every scrap is a source-and-cite-worthy direct contribution, but each shades and sharpens the overall picture.
Reading garbage quietly clouds the lens.
You also risk what I think of as brain pollution. I make sense of things by reading facts and opinions and putting the pieces together. Not every scrap is a source-and-cite-worthy direct contribution, but each shades and sharpens the overall picture.
Reading garbage quietly clouds the lens.
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Yes.
You also risk what I think of as brain pollution. I make sense of things by reading facts and opinions and putting the pieces together. Not every scrap is a source-and-cite-worthy direct contribution, but each shades and sharpens the overall picture.
Reading garbage quietly clouds the lens.
You also risk what I think of as brain pollution. I make sense of things by reading facts and opinions and putting the pieces together. Not every scrap is a source-and-cite-worthy direct contribution, but each shades and sharpens the overall picture.
Reading garbage quietly clouds the lens.
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Wherever did you put?
![pixel art of a white furred cat girl with a bell on her collar. there is inverted color showing her forgotten name, and text reading [THE UNNAMED 771]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mexcs5iz43c6fslw6vk6febd/bafkreiddmg3i5337g5ayqjydobuukwtagfgymdeu7nrpos7q2jv3vysofy@jpeg)
December 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Wherever did you put?
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esrb doesn't abide by the same rules as the mpaa despite the fact that that makes no sense. i'd argue a game should be allowed one for a t rating because games are an art form. saying otherwise implies they're not as "real" as movies, doesn't it
@dcellgames.com question, why was the f-bomb censored in the game?
December 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
esrb doesn't abide by the same rules as the mpaa despite the fact that that makes no sense. i'd argue a game should be allowed one for a t rating because games are an art form. saying otherwise implies they're not as "real" as movies, doesn't it
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Say it with me now- placeholder assets are supposed to be bright and obvious so you DON’T ship with them.
Also it doesn’t matter if no ai-generated assets are in the final executable?? The rising sea levels aren’t gonna be like “oh well no one saw that so the climate change doesn’t count”
Also it doesn’t matter if no ai-generated assets are in the final executable?? The rising sea levels aren’t gonna be like “oh well no one saw that so the climate change doesn’t count”
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive is finding itself in hot water over its use of AI generated assets in developing the game.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 loses a GOTY award over use of gen AI
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive is finding itself in hot water over its use of AI generated assets in developing the game.
www.polygon.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Say it with me now- placeholder assets are supposed to be bright and obvious so you DON’T ship with them.
Also it doesn’t matter if no ai-generated assets are in the final executable?? The rising sea levels aren’t gonna be like “oh well no one saw that so the climate change doesn’t count”
Also it doesn’t matter if no ai-generated assets are in the final executable?? The rising sea levels aren’t gonna be like “oh well no one saw that so the climate change doesn’t count”
y'ever see art of the touhou 20 final boss with a "NO REUPLOAD, NO AI TRAINING" stamp on it?
some among you will not see the irony but I sure do
some among you will not see the irony but I sure do
December 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
y'ever see art of the touhou 20 final boss with a "NO REUPLOAD, NO AI TRAINING" stamp on it?
some among you will not see the irony but I sure do
some among you will not see the irony but I sure do
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👋Been seeing an influx of new folks so it is time for a reminder
🚫 If you support genAI, the Terf Wizarding School, and all associared forms of bigotry, you are not welcome here.
✅️ This is a queer friendly space for actual creatives.
🚫 If you support genAI, the Terf Wizarding School, and all associared forms of bigotry, you are not welcome here.
✅️ This is a queer friendly space for actual creatives.
December 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
👋Been seeing an influx of new folks so it is time for a reminder
🚫 If you support genAI, the Terf Wizarding School, and all associared forms of bigotry, you are not welcome here.
✅️ This is a queer friendly space for actual creatives.
🚫 If you support genAI, the Terf Wizarding School, and all associared forms of bigotry, you are not welcome here.
✅️ This is a queer friendly space for actual creatives.
I spent too long looking through my reposts to find this again.
I love when I can see the work in a piece of art. Practical effects in film, brush strokes on canvas, strange sounds in music, "impossible" visuals in games. It puts me in conversation with the artist. That's why - ethics aside - art created with AI is just so disappointing. There's no work to see.
December 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I spent too long looking through my reposts to find this again.
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So look man if we're just gonna be online here watching all these big studios come out and lay down on the tracks about Gen AI going "I have to do this for some reason." then I think it's more important than ever to celebrate games from based devs who are out here openly posting "Nuh uh, fuck that."
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So look man if we're just gonna be online here watching all these big studios come out and lay down on the tracks about Gen AI going "I have to do this for some reason." then I think it's more important than ever to celebrate games from based devs who are out here openly posting "Nuh uh, fuck that."
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My machine that turns live puppies inside out is solar powered and carbon neutral what are you mad about
this is what i was talking about when I said we need to ground anti-ai arguments in a rejection of the goals.
what makes it wasteful isn't a specific measurable quantity, (although that's also still a lot)
what makes it wasteful is *what it's used for*
we need to kirby this argument
what makes it wasteful isn't a specific measurable quantity, (although that's also still a lot)
what makes it wasteful is *what it's used for*
we need to kirby this argument
saw some angry responses to this piece, which is fine, but it is abundantly clear that the pro-AI faction in this country is about to start hammering hard on the line that water fears are overblown, using Masley as a source
December 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My machine that turns live puppies inside out is solar powered and carbon neutral what are you mad about
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if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
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After years, this still seems to be my most popular blog post about game development - how to develop an input buffer for a fighting game! It required a lot of work to get right and I'm happy it's still so well liked and referenced!
andrea-jens.medium.com/i-wanna-make...
andrea-jens.medium.com/i-wanna-make...
I wanna make a fighting game! A practical guide for beginners — part 6
Input buffers — or how to read and make sense of that list of mashed buttons.
andrea-jens.medium.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
After years, this still seems to be my most popular blog post about game development - how to develop an input buffer for a fighting game! It required a lot of work to get right and I'm happy it's still so well liked and referenced!
andrea-jens.medium.com/i-wanna-make...
andrea-jens.medium.com/i-wanna-make...
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Polar nights and the endless darkness not enough for you?
Try Void Stranger/ZeroRanger as well, now on sale.
Try Void Stranger/ZeroRanger as well, now on sale.
December 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Polar nights and the endless darkness not enough for you?
Try Void Stranger/ZeroRanger as well, now on sale.
Try Void Stranger/ZeroRanger as well, now on sale.
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Fixed the arrow feathers. Less lines and is now sharing the hair properties. This time a spin around in a test environment (this is a store asset for visual tests). I think I will do some environment concepting next (I'm totally am not putting off programing...) #indiedev #gamedev #unity #blender
December 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Lunch break scribble.
It's always the quiet ones...
It's always the quiet ones...
December 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Lunch break scribble.
It's always the quiet ones...
It's always the quiet ones...
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how much water does it take to disrupt the careers of millions of people? how much water does it take to make deepfakes of underage kids? how much water does it take to exacerbate people's mental health crises? is there a good number? is there an acceptable number?
December 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
how much water does it take to disrupt the careers of millions of people? how much water does it take to make deepfakes of underage kids? how much water does it take to exacerbate people's mental health crises? is there a good number? is there an acceptable number?
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If i had a dollar for everyone who died because of the insurance, i'd have a lot of dollars
but not as many as blue cross*
*uhc in this case but they're all like this
but not as many as blue cross*
*uhc in this case but they're all like this
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If i had a dollar for everyone who died because of the insurance, i'd have a lot of dollars
but not as many as blue cross*
*uhc in this case but they're all like this
but not as many as blue cross*
*uhc in this case but they're all like this
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if you need AI to do your powerpoints or write your emails you shouldnt be in your job. those things ARE your job.
Also I'm sorry but "fleshing out powerpoint presentations"? Who the fuck are you even employing that they need AI for a fuckass powerpoint presentation? Shit makes me feel insane
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
if you need AI to do your powerpoints or write your emails you shouldnt be in your job. those things ARE your job.
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the CEO of larian just pulled the "i'm 12 years old on myspace and my internet girlfriend dumped me" move i'm not kidding
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
the CEO of larian just pulled the "i'm 12 years old on myspace and my internet girlfriend dumped me" move i'm not kidding
thinking about this again after looking at unbeatable's steam achievements and the challenge folios and how their descriptions are la mulana degrees of cryptic except a couple of them literally tell you nothing.
the actual achievements list might Actually Kill Me.
the actual achievements list might Actually Kill Me.
but let me tell you, if your standards for "as punk as the game itself" are these, i think the actual achievements list will Actually Kill You
December 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
thinking about this again after looking at unbeatable's steam achievements and the challenge folios and how their descriptions are la mulana degrees of cryptic except a couple of them literally tell you nothing.
the actual achievements list might Actually Kill Me.
the actual achievements list might Actually Kill Me.
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Been loving #unbeatable, had to make a model!
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Been loving #unbeatable, had to make a model!
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Finished unbeatable today and I don't think I'll be able to stop thinking about it for the rest of my life
December 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Finished unbeatable today and I don't think I'll be able to stop thinking about it for the rest of my life