cybik
@cybik.moe
Huge nerd addicted to Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail. User of the Pachyderm. C++ enthusiast I guess. Learning some rust when I can be f*cked. Also some JPN?
Starting to be part of the older crew, for good and ill
Starting to be part of the older crew, for good and ill
Pinned
cybik
@cybik.moe
· Jun 12
I'm not in a positive headspace and so many of my cohorts are in the same position.
I was born in the eighties - if I'm not old, I'm certainly getting there faster than not - and as much as, I am likely in the very few lucky ones, many of my colleagues aren't as lucky, if not downright unlucky.
I was born in the eighties - if I'm not old, I'm certainly getting there faster than not - and as much as, I am likely in the very few lucky ones, many of my colleagues aren't as lucky, if not downright unlucky.
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the samizdat 60 minutes report www.theverge.com/policy/84943...
The 60 Minutes report on CECOT that Bari Weiss censored is now internet contraband
Once again, the Streisand effect is Streisanding
www.theverge.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
the samizdat 60 minutes report www.theverge.com/policy/84943...
Cloning tech /s
December 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Cloning tech /s
As a bilingual French Canadian:
Uh... Yes?
If that wasn't ALREADY a thing, it definitely SHOULD be. If you're trying to immigrate to a country, you SHOULD learn the local language (out of bloody respect if nothing else).
Like, if I loved JP enough to move there, I'd ENTHUSIASTICALLY learn 日本語.
Uh... Yes?
If that wasn't ALREADY a thing, it definitely SHOULD be. If you're trying to immigrate to a country, you SHOULD learn the local language (out of bloody respect if nothing else).
Like, if I loved JP enough to move there, I'd ENTHUSIASTICALLY learn 日本語.
It might become a little more challenging to obtain permanent residency in Japan. New reports say the Japanese government may mandate Japanese language testing for all new applicants. Here's what we know so far.
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buff.ly/O6TxlIC
Japan May Require Japanese Language Test for Permanent Residency - Unseen Japan
The Japanese government may also require applicants to take courses in Japanese culture and manners before settling in for the long haul.
unseen-japan.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
As a bilingual French Canadian:
Uh... Yes?
If that wasn't ALREADY a thing, it definitely SHOULD be. If you're trying to immigrate to a country, you SHOULD learn the local language (out of bloody respect if nothing else).
Like, if I loved JP enough to move there, I'd ENTHUSIASTICALLY learn 日本語.
Uh... Yes?
If that wasn't ALREADY a thing, it definitely SHOULD be. If you're trying to immigrate to a country, you SHOULD learn the local language (out of bloody respect if nothing else).
Like, if I loved JP enough to move there, I'd ENTHUSIASTICALLY learn 日本語.
o7 to the Steam Deck LCD. You started the great times.
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
o7 to the Steam Deck LCD. You started the great times.
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Once upon a time, there were a bunch of companies that felt an immediate need to hire storytellers. These storytellers were really just plain old "writers," but the companies did not want to call them writers.
For they had fired all the writers to replace them with AI, and now they felt silly.
For they had fired all the writers to replace them with AI, and now they felt silly.
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
December 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Once upon a time, there were a bunch of companies that felt an immediate need to hire storytellers. These storytellers were really just plain old "writers," but the companies did not want to call them writers.
For they had fired all the writers to replace them with AI, and now they felt silly.
For they had fired all the writers to replace them with AI, and now they felt silly.
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Edna Mode from The Incredibles exists as she is because director Brad Bird recorded some scratch dialogue and everyone said, "Yeah just keep doing that."
So besides people missing out on finding jobs from scratch work, you might miss out on something amazing by removing people from the process.
So besides people missing out on finding jobs from scratch work, you might miss out on something amazing by removing people from the process.
Similar to how voice AI use has been suggested; for 'scratch'
or reference.
I know many actors, myself among them, who got jobs from the scratch work.
Every example of AI being used I've seen is cutting away a job that someone coming up would take or get on their journey.
Maybe that's the point.
or reference.
I know many actors, myself among them, who got jobs from the scratch work.
Every example of AI being used I've seen is cutting away a job that someone coming up would take or get on their journey.
Maybe that's the point.
The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Edna Mode from The Incredibles exists as she is because director Brad Bird recorded some scratch dialogue and everyone said, "Yeah just keep doing that."
So besides people missing out on finding jobs from scratch work, you might miss out on something amazing by removing people from the process.
So besides people missing out on finding jobs from scratch work, you might miss out on something amazing by removing people from the process.
Hopefully I don't get unfollowed by people I respect and have worked with in the past. This issue is a huge mess and Big Tech is making nuanced positions a living hell.
Like, how do I defend the myriad technological near-magic that led us to these tools while simultaneously dunking on the corpos?
Like, how do I defend the myriad technological near-magic that led us to these tools while simultaneously dunking on the corpos?
Hot NUANCED take on #AI :
ON ONE SIDE:
One of the TECHNICAL purposes of "AI", much like automation, is to give people better tools. Much like the invention of assembly lines and the coming of automata to build cars, the *TECHNOLOGY* of "AI" is possibly useful, and may help accelerate things.
ON ONE SIDE:
One of the TECHNICAL purposes of "AI", much like automation, is to give people better tools. Much like the invention of assembly lines and the coming of automata to build cars, the *TECHNOLOGY* of "AI" is possibly useful, and may help accelerate things.
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Hopefully I don't get unfollowed by people I respect and have worked with in the past. This issue is a huge mess and Big Tech is making nuanced positions a living hell.
Like, how do I defend the myriad technological near-magic that led us to these tools while simultaneously dunking on the corpos?
Like, how do I defend the myriad technological near-magic that led us to these tools while simultaneously dunking on the corpos?
Hot NUANCED take on #AI :
ON ONE SIDE:
One of the TECHNICAL purposes of "AI", much like automation, is to give people better tools. Much like the invention of assembly lines and the coming of automata to build cars, the *TECHNOLOGY* of "AI" is possibly useful, and may help accelerate things.
ON ONE SIDE:
One of the TECHNICAL purposes of "AI", much like automation, is to give people better tools. Much like the invention of assembly lines and the coming of automata to build cars, the *TECHNOLOGY* of "AI" is possibly useful, and may help accelerate things.
December 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hot NUANCED take on #AI :
ON ONE SIDE:
One of the TECHNICAL purposes of "AI", much like automation, is to give people better tools. Much like the invention of assembly lines and the coming of automata to build cars, the *TECHNOLOGY* of "AI" is possibly useful, and may help accelerate things.
ON ONE SIDE:
One of the TECHNICAL purposes of "AI", much like automation, is to give people better tools. Much like the invention of assembly lines and the coming of automata to build cars, the *TECHNOLOGY* of "AI" is possibly useful, and may help accelerate things.
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Surprised it's not higher, but that's only because #WutheringWaves launched on Steam mid-year.
December 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Surprised it's not higher, but that's only because #WutheringWaves launched on Steam mid-year.
And just like that, the modicum of interest I had for the next Divinity hammer just vanished.
@larianstudios.com no Generative AI at all. No unless, no until, none of that shit.
The industry has proven it's not ready to use it properly.
@larianstudios.com no Generative AI at all. No unless, no until, none of that shit.
The industry has proven it's not ready to use it properly.
Balder’s Gate isn’t my thing but I respect the hell out of @larianstudios.com accomplishments and how fans love their games.
Hearing them using genAI is fucking depressing. Even such a talented studio as them still wants to utilise shortcuts for no reason at all
Hearing them using genAI is fucking depressing. Even such a talented studio as them still wants to utilise shortcuts for no reason at all
December 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
And just like that, the modicum of interest I had for the next Divinity hammer just vanished.
@larianstudios.com no Generative AI at all. No unless, no until, none of that shit.
The industry has proven it's not ready to use it properly.
@larianstudios.com no Generative AI at all. No unless, no until, none of that shit.
The industry has proven it's not ready to use it properly.
Not that I should do anything about it myself, but @gavinverhey.bsky.social I'm curious, is there any way someone at Wizards can answer Hololive's requests for streaming permissions? One of their talents (Takanashi Kiara) tried to get perms for MTGA 4 years ago and didn't get a response.
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Not that I should do anything about it myself, but @gavinverhey.bsky.social I'm curious, is there any way someone at Wizards can answer Hololive's requests for streaming permissions? One of their talents (Takanashi Kiara) tried to get perms for MTGA 4 years ago and didn't get a response.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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My heart just burst for Jennifer English. That speech was honestly touching. #thegameawards #clairobscur
December 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
My heart just burst for Jennifer English. That speech was honestly touching. #thegameawards #clairobscur
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Clair Obscur's massive success at The Game Awards and just generally should embolden more medium to large studios to make games with tragic stories. "Good Endings" shouldn't be mandatory.
December 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Clair Obscur's massive success at The Game Awards and just generally should embolden more medium to large studios to make games with tragic stories. "Good Endings" shouldn't be mandatory.
I could have bought an @ayn.hk Thor instead of all this card stock this year my gods
December 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I could have bought an @ayn.hk Thor instead of all this card stock this year my gods
I had store credit lol
MTG Final Fantasy Commander event at Game Kastle Santa Clara let's fucking GO
December 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I had store credit lol
MTG Final Fantasy Commander event at Game Kastle Santa Clara let's fucking GO
December 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
MTG Final Fantasy Commander event at Game Kastle Santa Clara let's fucking GO
December 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I hope this craze crashes hard enough that Sam Altman is prosecuted across the planet. This shit is ridiculous.
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I hope this craze crashes hard enough that Sam Altman is prosecuted across the planet. This shit is ridiculous.
Stupid idea:
A @steampowered.com Fremont / Machine *without DDR5 and NVMe*.
A bare-bones unit, if you will.
'cause I just ordered a Frame.work laptop with one 16gb SODIMM as I hope to the fates (and the 2025 writers room) that the AI boom will crash to hell and restore some balance to tech spend.
A @steampowered.com Fremont / Machine *without DDR5 and NVMe*.
A bare-bones unit, if you will.
'cause I just ordered a Frame.work laptop with one 16gb SODIMM as I hope to the fates (and the 2025 writers room) that the AI boom will crash to hell and restore some balance to tech spend.
Introducing the Framework Desktop and newest Framework Laptop 13
Choose between our latest Framework Laptop 13 powered by Ryzen™ AI 300 Series processors or our brand new Framework Desktop with Ryzen™ AI Max Series processors.
Frame.work
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Stupid idea:
A @steampowered.com Fremont / Machine *without DDR5 and NVMe*.
A bare-bones unit, if you will.
'cause I just ordered a Frame.work laptop with one 16gb SODIMM as I hope to the fates (and the 2025 writers room) that the AI boom will crash to hell and restore some balance to tech spend.
A @steampowered.com Fremont / Machine *without DDR5 and NVMe*.
A bare-bones unit, if you will.
'cause I just ordered a Frame.work laptop with one 16gb SODIMM as I hope to the fates (and the 2025 writers room) that the AI boom will crash to hell and restore some balance to tech spend.
Fun fact: @bazzite.gg on my HTPC using a Powercolor Reaper RX 9060 XT, an ASRock (ew) X670E Steel Legend modified with an Intel AX200 WiFi+BT card, a Ryzen 9 7900, and a CableCreation ACTIVE DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter (www.amazon.com/dp/B082C7BHK8) ...
www.amazon.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fun fact: @bazzite.gg on my HTPC using a Powercolor Reaper RX 9060 XT, an ASRock (ew) X670E Steel Legend modified with an Intel AX200 WiFi+BT card, a Ryzen 9 7900, and a CableCreation ACTIVE DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter (www.amazon.com/dp/B082C7BHK8) ...