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Philip Harris
@solitarymindset.com
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Game Director and writer. By day, I develop video games. By night, I write urban fantasy and horror novels and screenplays. He/him. Co-chair of Greater Vancouver Chapter of HWA. All opinions my own. http://www.solitarymindset.com
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Thanks to @aplante.com for the awesome prints and stickers, they're perfect.
Two prints and three stickers. The design is of a no parking sign that has been modified to say No AI Anytime.
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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I went into this expecting to feel some sympathy but now I'm just mad.

Yet another example of "I would never use AI for [SOMETHING I CARE ABOUT] but it's fine to use it for [SOMETHING I DON'T CARE ABOUT]"

And no, you don't "have" to factor AI in, you've chosen to.
Accordingly, in an attempt to reduce the budget, Burgess has earmarked AI for use in localization support and QA, as well as animating some of the Renaissance-style paintings found in hell. That said, he's far from a true AI believer. "I'm not waving the flag of AI by any stretch, because I've seen some awful outputs from some of my own work," he says. "I would never allow AI to write any dialogue, ever." Instead, it's all about getting that budget down to a level potential funders might accept. Burgess reckons that without any AI use, he would be having to ask for around $1.8 million, rather than $1.5 million. But there are limits to how far he's willing to go. "I'm not going to sell my soul and be like, 'Yeah, I'll do it by myself, let me prompt this whole game into existence'. No, I want to work with really talented people and make something cool. But if integrating it in a way that doesn't affect creativity, but helps to save a little bit of money and gets the game out there to people, and gives us a chance to make something cool and memorable, and then make something else after that – it's something I have to factor in."
January 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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A what now?
An advert for a "Torborher DvD Player/Camping Shower." The image in the advert looks like some kind of portable DVD player.
January 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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A bit of a mixed bag. #LastFourWatched
Movie posters of the last four films I watched. A House of Dynamite (3 stars), The Glass Castle (4 stars), But I'm a Cheerleader (3 and a half stars), and Blood Simple (4 and a half stars)
November 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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I may be ill but that's not going to stop me celebrating Halloween by watching one of my favorite horror films - Richard Stanley's Dust Devil.
The 4K ultra HD version of Richard Stanley's Dust Devil. Peaches in Maryland in a duster and a cowboy hat standing on a highway.
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Happy National Cat Day from Perlo
A cat curled up asleep in a fluffy cat basket. His right leg is sticking out of the basket. He's mostly white with a striped ginger and white tail and a ginger patch on his back and head.
October 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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The cool thing about being addicted to Kickstarter is that I get these "random" boardgames turning up. Like this cool looking narrative game, Storyfold: Wildwoods.
The box of the Storyfold Wildwoods board game showing a ghostly girl and her ghostly bear in front of a scary looking forest. Plus a box with some custom dice and a bag of deluxe pieces.
September 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Happy gotcha day, Perlo.
A white cat with ginger patches on his nose and ears. He's asleep with his paws tucked up.
September 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Book mail! @jeremycshipp.bsky.social's Familiar. Looking forward to this one.
A copy of Jeremy C. Shipp's book, Familiar. The cover shows an open mouth with lips made of muscle and teeth made of fingers and a tongue made of intestines. In the back of the mouth, there's an eye.
July 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Movie time.
The poster for the Formula 1 movie. Start time is 12pm. Three minutes from this post.
June 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Uh oh.
A receipt for a fast food meal. The order number is 666.
June 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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A side-blep for #caturday
Perlo - A close up of the head of white cat with a smudge of ginger on his nose and a ginger stripey patch by his ear. He's asleep but his little pink tongue is sticking out of the side of his mouth.
June 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Happy Sunday morning.
A mostly white cat with a little ginger patch on his back, another near his ear and a ginger and white stripy tail. He's curled up on a gray blanket with his back legs sticking out. He's also purring.
May 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Happy #caturday, everyone.
I white cat lying on his back on a grey sofa. His legs are sticking out and he's sound asleep. Probably because he spent the evening harassing me for food even though his bowl was full.
May 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Gemini has arrived on Bluesky and it's going about as well as you'd expect.
Two Bluesky posts. The first is a picture of a cartoon fox overlaid with the words die die die die die die die die. The second is Gemini's response which is... Thanks for sharing the video! I'll do my best to understand and respond appropriately given the context. Let me know if you have any specific questions about it!
May 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Happy #caturday
A white cat with a ginger tail curled up on the top of a gray sofa. His head is tucked underneath his paws.
May 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Happy #caturday and goodnight from Perlo.
A white and ginger cat asleep on the back of a grey sofa. His front paws are splayed either side of the sofa back.
March 9, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Cool parcel arrived as promised.
A photo of three boardgames. Dice Throne Season 1 and 2 and Isle of Cats Duel.
February 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Not the parcel I was waiting for, but I just unpacked a new single player card game - Spire's End: Rangitaki.
A photograph of the Spires End: Rangitaki card game with its expansion and playmat.
February 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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This arrived yesterday. I hear it's pretty good.
A photo of the box set of the Twin Peaks TV show.
February 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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My @letterboxd.social Most Recent is looking particularly strong at the moment.
A screenshot showing my most recent activity on Letterboxd. The films are The Godfather Parts 1 and 2, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and Mad Max Fury Road.
January 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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It's #caturday which is the perfect time to donate or repost to help Catoro cat cafe raise enough money to stay open. Catoro does a lot of great work placing cats that can be hard to find homes for. Including this guy, Perlo. www.gofundme.com/f/catoro-cat...
A mostly white cat with orange patches on his head. Curled up in a fluffy grey cat bed. Bed is on a striped red, blue and cream rug.
December 14, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Million Dollar Baby (Amazing), It's What's Inside (Surprisingly good), Role Play (Inoffensive), Lisa Frankenstein (Disappointing) #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
Movie posters for Million Dollar Baby, It's What's Inside, Role Play, and Lisa Frankenstein.
December 13, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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One more night to go.
A photo of BC Place sports stadium with a giant friendship bracelet attached to the side. The bracelet says Taylor Swift The Eras Tour.
December 8, 2024 at 9:06 PM
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Oh yeah. Totally.
A screenshot from a phone showing lots of photos of the same mostly white but with a bit of ginger cat.
December 4, 2024 at 8:09 PM