It's Just Dax
@daxstrife.bsky.social
Unemployed electronic journalist, level 10 snarksmith, political news junkie, Twitter refugee, and occasional reviewer/video maker.
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It's Just Dax
@daxstrife.bsky.social
· Mar 9
Going through old saved pics and totally forgot about my Animal Crossing villager's um, "journey" over the course of the pandemic.
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RICH PEOPLE NEVER EVER LEAVE WHERE THEY WANT TO LIVE IF THEIR TAXES INCREASE FOR THE OBVIOUS REASON THAT THEY CAN EASILY AFFORD IT
I was told everyone was leaving.
@fortune.com #NYC
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December 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
RICH PEOPLE NEVER EVER LEAVE WHERE THEY WANT TO LIVE IF THEIR TAXES INCREASE FOR THE OBVIOUS REASON THAT THEY CAN EASILY AFFORD IT
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Now his new big business genius idea is Sunglasses For Sex Offenders
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Now his new big business genius idea is Sunglasses For Sex Offenders
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While this article goes very rightly into the disrespect actors have faced in dubbing, underneath that is an entire ecosystem of abused and rushed freelancers doing the timecoding, adapting, directing, engineering, and mixing who Amazon also attempted to cut.
www.avclub.com/amazon-ai-an...
www.avclub.com/amazon-ai-an...
Amazon's AI anime dubbing fiasco reminds us that voice actors are severely undervalued
Amazon recently rolled out bad AI-generated dubs for several anime on Prime Video, demonstrating yet again that voice actors are undervalued.
www.avclub.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
While this article goes very rightly into the disrespect actors have faced in dubbing, underneath that is an entire ecosystem of abused and rushed freelancers doing the timecoding, adapting, directing, engineering, and mixing who Amazon also attempted to cut.
www.avclub.com/amazon-ai-an...
www.avclub.com/amazon-ai-an...
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Were the book sales worth it @jaketapper.bsky.social?
You really are an insufferable sellout.
You really are an insufferable sellout.
Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Were the book sales worth it @jaketapper.bsky.social?
You really are an insufferable sellout.
You really are an insufferable sellout.
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WHAT
Light it up, let's go! 🔥
A new song by award-winning guitarist Tom Morello, featuring Beartooth, is making its way onto the Arcadion stage in #FFXIV!
Here's a message from Tom and a preview of the upcoming track, Everything Burns!
A new song by award-winning guitarist Tom Morello, featuring Beartooth, is making its way onto the Arcadion stage in #FFXIV!
Here's a message from Tom and a preview of the upcoming track, Everything Burns!
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
WHAT
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This is why Trump's National Security Strategy is a fantasy.
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is why Trump's National Security Strategy is a fantasy.
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A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
More coverage of our 10,000 Game Assets Pack, this time on Dexerto. We really do appreciate all the support everyone is giving this - basically it makes the last year of working on it full time worthwhile & spurs us on to create more assets!! www.dexerto.com/gaming/indie... #gamedev #indiedev
Indie studio releases 10k human-made game assets so devs “don’t turn to AI” - Dexerto
Indie creators got a boost as a new 10k human-made asset pack launched to help developers avoid relying on AI tools.
www.dexerto.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
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If as a developer/publisher you want to buy into AI gen for development, alright -- but if the result of using it is just your game feeling like you took a bunch of really shitty shortcuts, it can only hurt you and clearly isn't the future you think it is
I shouldn't have to write a lengthy critique of the use of genAI while discussing a series that, historically, has celebrated art & music. Do not buy Let It Die: Inferno, or realistically, any game that uses generative AI. Our review: www.rpgsite.net/review/19037...
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
If as a developer/publisher you want to buy into AI gen for development, alright -- but if the result of using it is just your game feeling like you took a bunch of really shitty shortcuts, it can only hurt you and clearly isn't the future you think it is
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Can't imagine why studios would be hesitant to greenlight a biopic about America's richest thin-skinned toddler.
Author Ashlee Vance, whose Musk project was announced back in 2020, suggests studios are "afraid to make something about Elon."
www.avclub.com/ashlee-vance...
www.avclub.com/ashlee-vance...
Writer says his Elon/SpaceX biographical series has "died" at HBO
Writer says his Elon/SpaceX biographical series has "died" at HBO
www.avclub.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Can't imagine why studios would be hesitant to greenlight a biopic about America's richest thin-skinned toddler.
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Big business opportunity just kinda hanging out and waiting for anybody willing to make "Etsy, but no AI allowed."
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Big business opportunity just kinda hanging out and waiting for anybody willing to make "Etsy, but no AI allowed."
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Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
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Nothing like a room full of white men gathering around and being extremely racist. It's a klan rally without the hoods.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Nothing like a room full of white men gathering around and being extremely racist. It's a klan rally without the hoods.
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.... I'm not sure that "If you're not rich, fuck you." is going to play as well as the GOP thinks it will.
Okay, sure, there's a fair number of not-rich conservatives who, instead of considering themselves poor or middle-class, think that they're "temporarily disadvantaged millionaires", but still.
Okay, sure, there's a fair number of not-rich conservatives who, instead of considering themselves poor or middle-class, think that they're "temporarily disadvantaged millionaires", but still.
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
.... I'm not sure that "If you're not rich, fuck you." is going to play as well as the GOP thinks it will.
Okay, sure, there's a fair number of not-rich conservatives who, instead of considering themselves poor or middle-class, think that they're "temporarily disadvantaged millionaires", but still.
Okay, sure, there's a fair number of not-rich conservatives who, instead of considering themselves poor or middle-class, think that they're "temporarily disadvantaged millionaires", but still.
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My Wizarding World video just became slightly more accessible thanks to @marzgurl.com! Captions are live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-va...
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: A Video | Theme Snark
YouTube video by Theme Snark
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December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My Wizarding World video just became slightly more accessible thanks to @marzgurl.com! Captions are live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-va...
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New comic: The listeria league www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Cartoon: The listeria league
This comic was inspired by a recent ProPublica analysis that found inspections of overseas food plants had dropped significantly under Trump despite unsanitary conditions found at several facilities.
www.dailykos.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
New comic: The listeria league www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Dan Bongino just posted a list of shitty things (like shifting FBI away fr public and corruption to hunting migrants, releasing details of criminal investigations and lying about what they show, and eliminating diversity) that he's proud of.
One of them is putting AI in charge of NatSec.
Alarming!
One of them is putting AI in charge of NatSec.
Alarming!
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Dan Bongino just posted a list of shitty things (like shifting FBI away fr public and corruption to hunting migrants, releasing details of criminal investigations and lying about what they show, and eliminating diversity) that he's proud of.
One of them is putting AI in charge of NatSec.
Alarming!
One of them is putting AI in charge of NatSec.
Alarming!
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December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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CATO's report on ICE's increased focus on non-criminals talks about opportunity cost in terms of actual criminals whom ICE leaves alone.
But think, too, how much $$ has been shifted into arresting peaceful neighbors away from things like curing cancer (my annotation).
www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
But think, too, how much $$ has been shifted into arresting peaceful neighbors away from things like curing cancer (my annotation).
www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
CATO's report on ICE's increased focus on non-criminals talks about opportunity cost in terms of actual criminals whom ICE leaves alone.
But think, too, how much $$ has been shifted into arresting peaceful neighbors away from things like curing cancer (my annotation).
www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
But think, too, how much $$ has been shifted into arresting peaceful neighbors away from things like curing cancer (my annotation).
www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
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Here’s my Wrapped for the year.
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Here’s my Wrapped for the year.
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According to this form you can upload 5Gb files.
FBI is soliciting tips on threats to the immigration enforcement operation codenamed "Catahoula Crunch"
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
According to this form you can upload 5Gb files.
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Honestly? The funniest, possibly best explanation.
I was worried the parent companies OK'd this. Knowing they didn't – and that Amazon acted without their approval – is comforting, and also makes me think Amazon got chewed the fuck out.
Honestly, I hope they start losing licenses over this.
I was worried the parent companies OK'd this. Knowing they didn't – and that Amazon acted without their approval – is comforting, and also makes me think Amazon got chewed the fuck out.
Honestly, I hope they start losing licenses over this.
Kadokawa stated that it did not approve of an AI dub, and Sentai stated that it wasn't aware of the dub beforehand.
Amazon Streamed AI English Dubs on Banana Fish, 'No Game, No Life Zero,' Vinland Saga, Pet Anime
Voice actors speak out against AI dubs, Kadokawa & Sentai Filmworks respond
www.animenewsnetwork.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Honestly? The funniest, possibly best explanation.
I was worried the parent companies OK'd this. Knowing they didn't – and that Amazon acted without their approval – is comforting, and also makes me think Amazon got chewed the fuck out.
Honestly, I hope they start losing licenses over this.
I was worried the parent companies OK'd this. Knowing they didn't – and that Amazon acted without their approval – is comforting, and also makes me think Amazon got chewed the fuck out.
Honestly, I hope they start losing licenses over this.
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Elon, in one of the few times he was pressed, described "woke" as being someone who thinks about race all the time. A much better definition for someone who is an unrepentant racist.
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Elon, in one of the few times he was pressed, described "woke" as being someone who thinks about race all the time. A much better definition for someone who is an unrepentant racist.
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This is bigger than "AI companies are buying all the RAM."
This is "AI companies are ruining the larger market because they're bribing RAM manufacturers and no regulators anywhere in the entire world are moving to stop them."
Capitalism is incompatible with society.
This is "AI companies are ruining the larger market because they're bribing RAM manufacturers and no regulators anywhere in the entire world are moving to stop them."
Capitalism is incompatible with society.
December 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is bigger than "AI companies are buying all the RAM."
This is "AI companies are ruining the larger market because they're bribing RAM manufacturers and no regulators anywhere in the entire world are moving to stop them."
Capitalism is incompatible with society.
This is "AI companies are ruining the larger market because they're bribing RAM manufacturers and no regulators anywhere in the entire world are moving to stop them."
Capitalism is incompatible with society.