xnopyt
@xnopyt-aaajjj.bsky.social
Enjoyer of fighting games, tabletop RPGs, distorting spacetime, and computers.
How to pronounce "xnopyt": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMgCBYgVwsI
(he/him)
How to pronounce "xnopyt": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMgCBYgVwsI
(he/him)
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Is there any precedent for powerful people claiming that a nonsentient process has a personality behind it that only they and their fellow experts can understand and speak for and it knows everything and can do anything and wants to help and also it will destroy us if we dont give it what it wants
January 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Is there any precedent for powerful people claiming that a nonsentient process has a personality behind it that only they and their fellow experts can understand and speak for and it knows everything and can do anything and wants to help and also it will destroy us if we dont give it what it wants
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Came across this on Instagram and was immediately annoyed - most people currently alive can’t read most historical documents for a myriad of reasons that far exceed handwriting. That’s why people who actually do read those documents (historians) learn palaeography!
January 2, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Came across this on Instagram and was immediately annoyed - most people currently alive can’t read most historical documents for a myriad of reasons that far exceed handwriting. That’s why people who actually do read those documents (historians) learn palaeography!
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They gentrified the tinfoil hat
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
They gentrified the tinfoil hat
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Declaring 2026 the year of making shit
Back in February, I was looking at some of the new Magic cards in Aetherdrift. I saw Whir of Invention and said, “oh, who did that? Brian Chippendale?"
Who is Brian Chippendale?
📽️: youtu.be/8S47ac9mKmc
Who is Brian Chippendale?
📽️: youtu.be/8S47ac9mKmc
December 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Declaring 2026 the year of making shit
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i made a helpful reference
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
i made a helpful reference
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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The Second-Order Streisand Effect is a social phenomenon where if a party makes an effort to censor information, discussion and news about the censorship paradoxically leads to an increased awareness of Barbara Streisand, a musician whom most "Zoomers" would probably have otherwise never heard of
December 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Second-Order Streisand Effect is a social phenomenon where if a party makes an effort to censor information, discussion and news about the censorship paradoxically leads to an increased awareness of Barbara Streisand, a musician whom most "Zoomers" would probably have otherwise never heard of
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The last few days did not move the main story forward AT ALL. It's just a guy eating little treats and doing nothing. And so many plot holes. He says, "no more little treats," and then he's eating another little treat in literally the next scene.
December 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The last few days did not move the main story forward AT ALL. It's just a guy eating little treats and doing nothing. And so many plot holes. He says, "no more little treats," and then he's eating another little treat in literally the next scene.
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I am a big fan of how the text is the fucking text in these movies, rian is moving like garth merenghi and he's not a coward
December 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I am a big fan of how the text is the fucking text in these movies, rian is moving like garth merenghi and he's not a coward
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They gave Balatro an 18+ only rating because it had poker cards in it.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
Just had to check
December 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
They gave Balatro an 18+ only rating because it had poker cards in it.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
Gävle goat down!
Literally down, it genuinely just fell over this year.
Literally down, it genuinely just fell over this year.
December 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Gävle goat down!
Literally down, it genuinely just fell over this year.
Literally down, it genuinely just fell over this year.
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Odd that Gender is a biological, immutable certainty AND something you can lose if you own the wrong dog.
December 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Odd that Gender is a biological, immutable certainty AND something you can lose if you own the wrong dog.
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I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
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Reminded today of the greatest video I've ever seen on this website (yet sadly could not find the original link to)
December 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Reminded today of the greatest video I've ever seen on this website (yet sadly could not find the original link to)
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
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i had to drop what i was doing to make this
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
i had to drop what i was doing to make this
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why bother getting up in the morning anymore
December 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
why bother getting up in the morning anymore
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
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As predicted the online safety act has succeeded only in making us less safe.
Admit your mistake. Repeal it now.
Admit your mistake. Repeal it now.
Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos | Social media
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/188488/
Government ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat platform among video…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/188488/
Government ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat platform among video…
Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos | Social media - United Kingdom News Beep
Government ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat platform among video gamers, may have been exposed after hackers
www.newsbeep.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
As predicted the online safety act has succeeded only in making us less safe.
Admit your mistake. Repeal it now.
Admit your mistake. Repeal it now.