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Writer, Crafter, Public Librarian with a focus on Makerspaces/3d Printing Specialist. Compelled to help stray cats. He/Him
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@crw-scribbler.bsky.social
· Jul 11
The year in projects, a thread
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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you already know what's up
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
December 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
you already know what's up
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
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I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!”
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!”
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
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I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages."
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages."
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
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Guess I'll post this again
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Guess I'll post this again
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This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default.
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
Anyone who supports this is an embarrassment. "Instead of typing it out they'll generate their idea"? Are you insane?
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default.
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
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this is to me the same issue in terms of why I was upset about Larian: a pattern of behaving badly towards the labor that makes a game possible
NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’
The Sony-owned gamemakers have been racing to hit a December deadline
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
this is to me the same issue in terms of why I was upset about Larian: a pattern of behaving badly towards the labor that makes a game possible
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finding out AI was in a game i enjoyed feels like when people "prank" vegetarians by sneaking bacon grease into their food or whatever
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
finding out AI was in a game i enjoyed feels like when people "prank" vegetarians by sneaking bacon grease into their food or whatever
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Being responsible and empowering workers: paying technofascists to use their plagiarism machine because stick figure diagrams are beneath you; subjecting most working narrative people to insane hiring practices and requiring emigration because you don’t believe in remote work
After days of backlash, Larian's CEO says it would be "irresponsible" not to experiment with AI:
Baldur's Gate 3 Director Says It Would Be 'Irresponsible' Not To Experiment With AI - Kotaku
The Larian CEO has been facing backlash from angry fans
kotaku.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Being responsible and empowering workers: paying technofascists to use their plagiarism machine because stick figure diagrams are beneath you; subjecting most working narrative people to insane hiring practices and requiring emigration because you don’t believe in remote work
@universusccg.bsky.social Does the Borderlands bundle have 4 copies of the non-character cards?
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
@universusccg.bsky.social Does the Borderlands bundle have 4 copies of the non-character cards?
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anyway becoming communist will not make you happier, will not make your goals any more achievable and it won't make you more liked or respected. but you will be able to win more arguments online which if he was alive today is what karl marx would care most about
December 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
anyway becoming communist will not make you happier, will not make your goals any more achievable and it won't make you more liked or respected. but you will be able to win more arguments online which if he was alive today is what karl marx would care most about
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not to be glib but a lot of discussions about AI will be solved very quick if you just become communist
December 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
not to be glib but a lot of discussions about AI will be solved very quick if you just become communist
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"Starting 01/21/2026, AI Companion features will be automatically enabled for your account."
Zoom is planning to auto enable AI on all accounts in January. You CAN disable this tech now and you CAN click a setting to not auto-enable it in the new year. Check your Settings.
Zoom is planning to auto enable AI on all accounts in January. You CAN disable this tech now and you CAN click a setting to not auto-enable it in the new year. Check your Settings.
December 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"Starting 01/21/2026, AI Companion features will be automatically enabled for your account."
Zoom is planning to auto enable AI on all accounts in January. You CAN disable this tech now and you CAN click a setting to not auto-enable it in the new year. Check your Settings.
Zoom is planning to auto enable AI on all accounts in January. You CAN disable this tech now and you CAN click a setting to not auto-enable it in the new year. Check your Settings.
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Wild concept: Maybe raise your children in such a way that, when you're not in charge anymore and can no longer force them to, they still, voluntarily, hang out with you.
'I'm upset this grown adult has boundaries and won't let me do what I want to them, like I did when they were a kid'
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Wild concept: Maybe raise your children in such a way that, when you're not in charge anymore and can no longer force them to, they still, voluntarily, hang out with you.
I spent some time this year modeling out the Mimickey (from @loottavern.bsky.social) The Mimic spell books are next on my list from them, but it'll be a minute.
December 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I spent some time this year modeling out the Mimickey (from @loottavern.bsky.social) The Mimic spell books are next on my list from them, but it'll be a minute.
Regardless of how dogshit I think my 3d models look, I always feel better about my work when I see AI generated models. Lifeless trash every single time.
December 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Regardless of how dogshit I think my 3d models look, I always feel better about my work when I see AI generated models. Lifeless trash every single time.
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the larian stuff sucks to hear a lot. you have to be a true all-timer loser to think generative AI is useful for concepting ideas or artwork. you let the machine do the fun part you dumbass. it doesnt tell me you think efficiently it tells me youre a fuckass who's given up on being interesting
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
the larian stuff sucks to hear a lot. you have to be a true all-timer loser to think generative AI is useful for concepting ideas or artwork. you let the machine do the fun part you dumbass. it doesnt tell me you think efficiently it tells me youre a fuckass who's given up on being interesting
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when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
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there's zero reason to point out the hypocrisy of our government.
regardless of party, they know how to fix things.
they know how to feed us.
they know how to care for us.
they know how to house people.
they actively CHOOSE not to.
that's all there is to it. it's really that simple.
regardless of party, they know how to fix things.
they know how to feed us.
they know how to care for us.
they know how to house people.
they actively CHOOSE not to.
that's all there is to it. it's really that simple.
December 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
there's zero reason to point out the hypocrisy of our government.
regardless of party, they know how to fix things.
they know how to feed us.
they know how to care for us.
they know how to house people.
they actively CHOOSE not to.
that's all there is to it. it's really that simple.
regardless of party, they know how to fix things.
they know how to feed us.
they know how to care for us.
they know how to house people.
they actively CHOOSE not to.
that's all there is to it. it's really that simple.
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Another good boy in the works
Lots of evolution in this construction! Dual petg and LW-PLA 3dprint for strength and weight in the perfect balance which worked really nicely. New systems for ears and eyes too and minor updates in other areas, such as a jaw stop to avoid scratching paint on the teeth.
Lots of evolution in this construction! Dual petg and LW-PLA 3dprint for strength and weight in the perfect balance which worked really nicely. New systems for ears and eyes too and minor updates in other areas, such as a jaw stop to avoid scratching paint on the teeth.
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Another good boy in the works
Lots of evolution in this construction! Dual petg and LW-PLA 3dprint for strength and weight in the perfect balance which worked really nicely. New systems for ears and eyes too and minor updates in other areas, such as a jaw stop to avoid scratching paint on the teeth.
Lots of evolution in this construction! Dual petg and LW-PLA 3dprint for strength and weight in the perfect balance which worked really nicely. New systems for ears and eyes too and minor updates in other areas, such as a jaw stop to avoid scratching paint on the teeth.
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Haul photos? How about a whole haul blog. With photos.
Caelyn came away from Dragonmeet with a pretty hefty bag of loot. Come and see what she picked up and why.
Caelyn’s Dragonmeet 2025 Haul
A veritable treasure hoard.
www.rascal.news
December 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Haul photos? How about a whole haul blog. With photos.
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What is death? Is it the ruination of the flesh? Surely, that is death, but it is only one facet of the truth. True death... is the death of the soul.
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
What is death? Is it the ruination of the flesh? Surely, that is death, but it is only one facet of the truth. True death... is the death of the soul.
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I had a very stupid dunbine idea
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I had a very stupid dunbine idea