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ADIOS. HARDSPACE. PARATOPIC. Narrative Designer. Creative Director. Game design consultant. http://patreon.com/docgames http://medium.com/@docseuss http://paypal.me/stompsite

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · Aug 30

If you like my essays on docseuss.medium.com and think my life should suck a little less, while paypal.me/stompsite or ko-fi.com/stompsite are the best ways to help, there's also my amazon wishlist

my birthday's coming up at the end of the month

www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Doc Burford – Medium

Read writing from Doc Burford on Medium. I do some freelance work, game design consulting, and I’ve worked on games Hardspace: Shipbreakers and created games like Adios and Paratopic.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 10h

i love this website actually

Mr. Cait @chas.bsky.social • 13h
Gavin Newsom would take a puppy from an orphan, rip the puppy apart with his bare hands and eat it while the orphan screamed if he thought it would win him one vote in Wisconsin.

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@illegitprez.bsky.so... • 13h
there is something wrong with you.

cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social • 10h
"anti far left" in bio, hard pass

ILLEGIT PREc & E @illegitprez.bsky.so... • 10h no one invited you

cait (and adonis)
@cait.bsky.social
that's my husband you dumb bitch

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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heathcliff, but frog @hopcliff.heathcliff.cat · 1h

hands up if you are a true bug and suck sap from plants

Shivaphis celti, the Asian woolly hackberry aphid, also known as Shivaphis (Shivaphis) celti, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.

Pictured is schivapis celti, a small white bug that looks like a speck of lint, sitting on a leaf

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13m

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 12m

"Rather than potentially 'hallucinate' contract language, the agent works within established template structures that have been battle-tested in real legal scenarios. We believe it is this combination of AI with trusted legal foundations that makes vibe lawyering viable for real businesses use."

O. AI Services Limitations
1. Our AI Services:

May produce content that appears accurate but contains errors, omissions, or inaccuracies
Are not guaranteed to be complete, current, or legally sufficient
May "hallucinate" or generate content that is factually incorrect
Cannot replace human legal judgment or professional legal advice
May not reflect the most recent changes in law or legal practice

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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 12m

Nick: "Vibe lawyering means you can chat naturally about your legal needs and watch contracts be created or reviewed in seconds."

The T&C:

2. AI Services Disclaimer

GitLaw’s AI Services may produce content that appears accurate but may contain errors, omissions, or outdated information. You must exercise independent professional judgment and obtain appropriate legal review before relying on any AI-generated content. GitLaw does not warrant that the AI Services will meet your requirements, be error-free, or produce legally sufficient or current results.

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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 12m

The bros are at it again! and make no mistake, they are LITERALLY calling it "Vibe Lawyering"

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 3h

this is how I, a resident of LA, found out that the Palisades fire was arson, that they caught the guy, and that he used gen AI to work his way up to doing the crime

niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 4h

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 50m

This is why I love Chicago so much. Their “we will fuck with you” reserves are BOTTOMLESS.

NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 2h

This is amazing.

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 13m

oh no, for shame is shutting down? that one was really useful. i need an alternative

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 17m

Another casualty that definitely isn't connected to the Bluesky CEO's ongoing meltdown.

Totally just a coincidence.

Excerpt from article:

Third update: The Follow Tracker labeller — the tool that showed who was following nine prominent racists, transphobes, and other figures popular with the US alt-right — is shutting down. Its operator insists this isn’t because of Bluesky’s CEO (and thus, presumably, not because the labeller identified her as following two well known anti-trans activists), but rather “because some of you can’t be trusted to use this information reasonably and responsibly,” which is a curious justification coming from an account literally named @for.shame.wtf.

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 6h

Cops used 83,000 cameras to track a single abortion patient — on her abuser’s tip.

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip

Turns out the cop was also an abuser

jessica.substack.com

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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 32m

if you follow the logic of shareholder capitalism far enough, trying to cut costs to maximize profits, whittling down every corner to juice returns, eventually you end up in a situation where a company that once built houses ends up trying to sell toothpicks that cost a million dollars

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 9h

It's crazy how saving and quitting in videogames is still frustrating to do. Even in games released within the last year!

Here is an explanation of how to design a save dialogue, with a bunch of examples over the decades: rystorm.com/blog/save-ga...

There is no reason to still mess this up.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 38m

"Some House Democrats have a new worry as concerns about lawmakers’ safety continue: That they won’t be able to rely on local law enforcement for help if they need it." -- welcome to the world everyone else lives in

Matt Henry 🥄 @matthenry.fyi · 18d

When the nazis were coming into power, there was a lag before local law enforcement was fully on board. People were able to get police protection from nazi-aligned paramilitaries. Here, today, police look at rising fascism and say “Finally. We’ve been waiting for this.” www.notus.org/democrats/me...

Democrats' New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection

“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me,” said Rep. Steven Horsford.

www.notus.org

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Kitty-Bit Games and Cosplay ฅ⁠^⁠•⁠ﻌ⁠•⁠^⁠ฅ @kittybitgames.bsky.social · 1h

Tip to get the workout going when you don't wanna

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 40m

good frames

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 42m

do you know why i said "on pc"

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Annalee @flowerhorne.com · 9h

This, and also the opposite: most wheelchair drivers are ambulatory. Most cane users can walk at least a few steps without a cane.

Most of us are also aware that complete strangers will whip out their phones and film us without permission if they see us doing something "normal."

Schuyler @mrtowne.bsky.social · 9h

I would add that the social pressure to perform ability is huge. My employees and boss all had visceral reactions to my use of a cane, it took a lot for me, just emotionally, to use it on days I needed it. Until I had more confidence I would often go without, exacerbating my issues.

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 9h

Will do

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 10h

Gonna go to the gas station so I can get some crackers and Doritos, calling in snack bauer

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 12h

Oh @taito.co.jp, why did you do this?

An AI abomination. If it was a real person it would probably be wondering why it was now sat in front of a "Wamus" machine.

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 11h

more like 'wack bauer'

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 12h

oooh yeah, that was weird

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 13h

no, I have zero interest in roguelikes

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 13h

other than renamon being a male in the game (yes that doesn't make sense to me either) i don't remember any other odd pronoun use. but digimon survive was... yeah the story wasn't great

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