Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · 5d

Wikipedia has a really handy list with examples en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

1 3 12

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · 7d

I just switched all my desktops over a few days ago! It's refreshing to not see copilot ads everywhere

Reposted by Matt

Cackling O'Brien, Chief Witch-gineer 🔵 @radobrien.myatproto.social · 10d

ok this breakdown of AI writing indicators is incredible. Huge shout-out to the Wikipedia community for this

Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

13 440 990

Reposted by Matt

Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 12d

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at blinkingguy.com

240 9K 21K

Reposted by Matt

Orrin Grey @orringrey.com · 13d

So, I was looking for something entirely unrelated when I found this, which is apparently an ad for a Halloween horror marathon from 1961.

That's plenty great on its own, but for my fellow Kansas City peeps, look at what the participating theaters are...

A 1961 ad for a "Howl-o-we'en Movie Marathon," featuring three participating theaters from the KC area including the Dickinson in Mission, the Aztec in Shawnee, and the Overland in Overland Park.

1 29 150

Reposted by Matt

Heavy Cardboard @heavycardboard.bsky.social · 19d

Why yes, it’s the 30-player only Donut map for #AgeOfSteam.

Yes. Really. 😂🙀🫣🤯

2 1 29

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · 25d

maybe they used something with bleach in it? if it's only the bathroom that sorta makes sense...

2

Reposted by Matt

SDHistCon @sdhistcon.bsky.social · 29d

We're proud to announce the 2025 Bobby Nunes Memorial Award finalists, recognizing exceptional pieces of gaming media from 2024 by @amabel.bsky.social, @fredserval.bsky.social, @charlietheel.bsky.social, and @danthurot.bsky.social. More on their nominated works here: sdhist.com/2025-bobby-n...

1 16 57

Reposted by Matt

Wehrlegig Games @wehrlegig.games · 29d

🚨 The John Company & Molly House Reprint Kickstarter campaign launches October 21st, 2025. www.kickstarter.com/projects/124... /🧵

Two close-up lifestyle photos, one of a John Company tower and metal flag and the other of the Molly House movement dice.

1 19 88

Reposted by Matt

Non-Breaking Space @nbsp1618.bsky.social · Sep 5

really proud of the work developer @joedewhurst.bsky.social put into the solo system. read how it all came together, with influences from the COIN Jacquard system to Ricky Royal's work for John Company by @wehrlegig.games
@gmtgames.bsky.social
#crossbronxexpressway

GMT Games @gmtgames.bsky.social · Sep 4

Check out our latest InsideGMT article from designer Non-Breaking Space and developer Joe Dewhurst: "Cross Bronx Expressway: A Solo Urban Planning Sandbox" @nbsp1618.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social insidegmt.com/cross-bronx-...

Cross Bronx Expressway: A Solo Urban Planning Sandbox

One of the most wonderful things about working with GMT is that GMT One exists, recognizing the value of solo play for historical gamers. There was always going to be a solo system developed for Cr…

insidegmt.com

3 20

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · Sep 1

4 stars in the very last turn smh

The post game summary for Mario Party. Daisy picked up 4 stars on the very last turn

4

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · Aug 23

Yeah, Ubuntu is a good choice, it's compatible with most third party stuff like Steam or other streaming tools. On old PCs Xubuntu is great because XFCE barely uses any resources.

1 4

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · Aug 22

You can find soup cans to throw at the cops in Bloc by Bloc 👀

2

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · Aug 22

Urban Sprawl is super underrated imo

1

Reposted by Matt

Mx. Tiffany Leigh @tiffanyleigh.bsky.social · Aug 20

Update: GMT's CROSS BRONX EXPRESSWAY game is shipping September 2025 👀

The designer (Non-Breaking Space) shared a photo of their game in front of the abandoned building (no longer there) & South Bronx street corner depicted on the box which was visited by Presidents Carter and Reagan 40+ years ago

Photo of GMT's Cross Bronx Expressway game taken by the designer, Non-Breaking Space (NB). The photo is of Charlotte Street in the South Bronx in 2025. The photo on the game's box is of this same street corner view, only at the time 40+ years ago there was an abandoned building there, which was a symbol of the blight and neglect the Bronx suffered as a result of the social and economic policies (negative) that New York City inflicted on the borough of the Bronx, and much of which still affects this borough today. This corner was visited by both Presidents Carter and Reagan, and Reagan remarked he hadn't seen such devastation since the Blitz.

5 18 65

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · Aug 19

Half-Price Books has some awesome stuff from time to time!

Thunderbolt Apache Leader and Red Flag Over Paris

1 2

Reposted by Matt

Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · Aug 19

also i hate talking about this because every time i do it gets picked up somewhere, somehow and i get harassed for weeks but whatever, man. i'm really proud of the work we put into this, the research and the care and the nuance, and i will continue to share it.

www.ign.com/articles/how...

How Black Myth: Wukong Developer’s History of Sexism Is Complicating its Journey to the West - IGN

For an indie studio that has only released mobile titles within China, this widespread acclaim over Black Myth: Wukong is a largely unprecedented feat, particularly for a game that has not been releas...

www.ign.com

8 300 790

Reposted by Matt

Ken Shirriff @righto.com · Aug 9

Intel's 386 processor was popular in late 1980s microcomputers. From the outside, the 386 chip is a boring ceramic square. But I obtained a 3-dimensional CT X-ray scan from Lumafield, revealing six layers of complex wiring hidden inside the ceramic package. Let's take a closer look... 1/N

An X-ray scan of the 386 chip. It shows a square with a grid of 132 pins. In the middle is a square, the silicon die. Blue wires connect the pins to the chip. Spikes stick out all around the perimeter of the package.

3 65 270

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · Aug 6

Just got out of Ghost's KC show. It was a no-phone concert which is a genius idea. Everybody was just hanging out in the moment instead of sitting on their phones. Definitely see them if they're close because the set was awesome!

1

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · Jul 30

I think we lost something when people stopped making websites and started making posts. Even MySpace was a way cooler form of social media that let you customize your page to the nth degree.

Jiikae @jiikae.com · Jul 30

As someone who’s been using the internet since 1999. It is crazy to see how much more restricted it has become

The old internet felt more futuristic than what we have now

Reposted by Matt

BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen 2025 @boardgamewire.bsky.social · Jul 29

Reviewers including No Pun Included and Shut Up & Sit Down are boycotting Codenames publisher CGE for releasing a new Harry Potter-themed game while ignoring JK Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric:

boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

27 380 1.2K

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · Jul 25

My take is if you allow people to build PRs for your project you need to have a process for dialogue and review. That or just turn off PRs because the alternative just feels like stealing people's free labor.

2

Matt @matt.blobfish.zone · Jul 25

Stealing people's work sucks, even if it's one line. I've contributed large PRs to projects that get closed and the author writes the equivalent change themselves, which is a great way to never have anyone bother to contribute to your project again.

1 3

Reposted by Matt

Brian @bwnash.bsky.social · Jul 24

If LLMs were superintelligent, AI companies would use them secretly to build a perfect options trading system, the next Minecraft or Avatar, Gibson's Idoru, their own 'Employee as a Service', and keep every dime of profit.

Instead, the public has to be bullied to use it. It's more an MLM than LLM.

2 9 100

Reposted by Matt

St. Simeon the Pumpkin Spice Holy Fool @simeonthefool.bsky.social · Jul 21

I would personally burn down an antebellum mansion in exchange for one (1) meal of Ethiopian food yes it is in fact that good what is that guy talking about

17 48 1.6K