nine
@kadanine.bsky.social
He/him. Pansexual Aceflux | 🏳️⚧️ - ally | Free Palestine | Honour Te Tiriti | Kiwi | 1/2 of GameJabber | i have a degree from beautiful ethereal princess university | Conflicted fan of Bioware and SquareEnix games | Final Fantasy IX is the best one | Kadan <3
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Epic Games sent a DMCA notice to my online stores for my geology-themed design involving a crossed pickaxe and rock hammer that said "PICKS...or it didn't happen" because they asserted that Epic owned all rights to artwork/mention of pickaxes, right before an SVP annual conference. Eric cost me $$$
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Epic Games sent a DMCA notice to my online stores for my geology-themed design involving a crossed pickaxe and rock hammer that said "PICKS...or it didn't happen" because they asserted that Epic owned all rights to artwork/mention of pickaxes, right before an SVP annual conference. Eric cost me $$$
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November 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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ICYMI: PS5 has now officially outsold every Xbox console ever released. https://t.co/1JTPduUuqJ
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
ICYMI: PS5 has now officially outsold every Xbox console ever released. https://t.co/1JTPduUuqJ
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Here it is with the byline and alt text
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Here it is with the byline and alt text
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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This Bill could invalidate the votes of enough people to swing the next election in favour of the current government for no reason other than that they failed to fill out the correct piece of paper by the "proper" time (as defined by the people who benefit from the rule change).
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This Bill could invalidate the votes of enough people to swing the next election in favour of the current government for no reason other than that they failed to fill out the correct piece of paper by the "proper" time (as defined by the people who benefit from the rule change).
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Final Fantasy VIII ~ ファイナルファンタジーVIII (1999)
Developed by Squaresoft.
Developed by Squaresoft.
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Final Fantasy VIII ~ ファイナルファンタジーVIII (1999)
Developed by Squaresoft.
Developed by Squaresoft.
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Me before Thanksgiving dinner vs. me after Thanksgiving dinner.
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Me before Thanksgiving dinner vs. me after Thanksgiving dinner.
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People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
Opposing Steam’s AI Disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Says Game Stores Should Drop "the AI tag" Because "it makes no sense" When "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent
www.gamesradar.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
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We grew up being told "you'll get more conservative as you age" but it turns out becoming more conservative isn't about aging it's about accruing wealth, which we didn't do as we aged because for most of us home ownership was out of reach
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age, rewriting the rules of Australian politics | RNZ News
The trend has surprised the experts behind the study.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We grew up being told "you'll get more conservative as you age" but it turns out becoming more conservative isn't about aging it's about accruing wealth, which we didn't do as we aged because for most of us home ownership was out of reach
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
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Naughty Dog going from four games on the PS3 to none on PS5 is so funny dude
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Naughty Dog going from four games on the PS3 to none on PS5 is so funny dude
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just asking a question
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
just asking a question
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i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
Buy a solo indie dev's game because I want to support them.
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
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For @aftermath.site, I spoke to @imodrew.bsky.social, the Sucker Punch dev fired after making a Charlie Kirk joke.
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
Two Months After Firing Over Charlie Kirk Comments, Ghost Of Yotei Dev Blames Harassment Campaign, Not ‘Bad Joke’
"I really don’t want this to happen to anyone else, because I feel like with the state of everything, it will absolutely happen to other people," says Drew Harrison
aftermath.site
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
For @aftermath.site, I spoke to @imodrew.bsky.social, the Sucker Punch dev fired after making a Charlie Kirk joke.
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
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Wicked
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: Tokyo Drift
2 Wicked 2 Good
Wicked Five
The Fate of the Wicked
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: Tokyo Drift
2 Wicked 2 Good
Wicked Five
The Fate of the Wicked
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Wicked
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: Tokyo Drift
2 Wicked 2 Good
Wicked Five
The Fate of the Wicked
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: Tokyo Drift
2 Wicked 2 Good
Wicked Five
The Fate of the Wicked
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Paywall now lifted: Christopher Luxon said in 2023 he would ‘draw the line at’ using AI video ads, but after National published two AI videos in the past month, his office now says that only applied to fakes of real people.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...
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National deletes AI video of police seizing gang patches
Christopher Luxon said in 2023 he would 'draw the line at' using AI video ads, but his office now says that only applied to fakes of real people.
newsroom.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Paywall now lifted: Christopher Luxon said in 2023 he would ‘draw the line at’ using AI video ads, but after National published two AI videos in the past month, his office now says that only applied to fakes of real people.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...
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And there's the real reason
Regardless of kayfabe comms and Nat equivocation in media, ACT always says the thing to its red-faced griefer audience
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 AM
And there's the real reason
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After sacking 50% of Te Whatu Ora tech workers. What could possibly go wrong.
Hospitals to move away from paper records to new digital systems
Hospitals to move away from paper records to new digital systems
More than 65 percent of hospitals still use paper notes, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
After sacking 50% of Te Whatu Ora tech workers. What could possibly go wrong.
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I hate every box I see
From Xbox One to 360
No you'll never stop me playing on PC
Oh my god! I was wrong
It was an Xbox all along
From Xbox One to 360
No you'll never stop me playing on PC
Oh my god! I was wrong
It was an Xbox all along
a cartoon of a man kneeling down next to another man
Alt: Animated gif of Troy McClure in the Planet of the Apes musical in the Simpsons.
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I hate every box I see
From Xbox One to 360
No you'll never stop me playing on PC
Oh my god! I was wrong
It was an Xbox all along
From Xbox One to 360
No you'll never stop me playing on PC
Oh my god! I was wrong
It was an Xbox all along
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My "not plotting to roll Christopher Luxon" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
My "not plotting to roll Christopher Luxon" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
Playing this blown up on my giant tv using PS5 was a terrible idea
16 years ago today, Tekken 6 was released on PlayStation Portable in NA. It was developed and published by Namco Bandai Games.
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Playing this blown up on my giant tv using PS5 was a terrible idea
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November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM