Do not lie to me, outlander. If you want to see a bot fight, you have to bring me ten pieces of scrap metal.

It's not the worst thing about AI, but it's so irritating how it's made people suspicious of basic procgen.

Wes Streeting should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity

Autistic people enjoy parallel play? Well, first of all it's called Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

tfw you're fine

just heard a guy on youtube say "in the grand scream of things"

"you need to learn how to use gAI or you'll get left behind!" counterpoint! the absolute fastest way to render yourself unemployable is to build your skillset around a tool that does your thinking for you, that everyone has access to, and that one company can change or take away at any time

skyrim dragonbone horse armour

You asked for it! The long-awaited sequel to You Are Jeff Bezos is finally here: YOU ARE ELON MUSK 200+ passages. 7 endings. Secrets. In-jokes. Giant robots. All with the purpose of doing one thing: SPENDING ALL OF ELON MUSK'S FUCKING MONEY direkris.itch.io/elon

a single paragraph guide to taking pleasure in both the games you play and the material you put into the world. via @meredithgran.com meredithgran.com/perfect-tide...

The NYT style guide

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

underappreciated but very funny gorton and denton sideplot: the conservatives nominating literal sex matters (uk terf group) trustee charlotte cadden, only for her to get the worst result for the conservatives in by-election history and lose her deposit

Good morning. If you've just woken up, the politics of hope just crushed the politics of fear and hatred (Labour-Reform). It wasn't even close. 40.6% for the Greens. Reform second on 28.7%, Labour third on 25.4%.

Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here."

Oh wow oh fuck what if it turns out good things are still possible on this blighted star?

Then you’ll love this shot

i love you Alysa you deserve to drop f-bombs on live tv #FigureSkating #MilanoCortina2026

She did what she wanted, ate what she wanted, styled her hair how she wanted, got the piercings she wanted. She didn’t play by any ice princess rules and she’s the OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST #MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating

my fave part of the event: misha's coach whispering in his ear that he just made the olympic podium and his full 10 seconds of buffering #MilanoCortina2026

Got unreasonably upset when the commentators in the ice dancing were like "ooh, a little stumble," life is so fucking hard right now can't you guys just be cool for a minute

He was an old man. He wasn't going to live forever.

you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

sometimes i think about that thing a disco elysium dev said in response to someone asking why choosing fascist options lowers your morale. that being a fascist is miserable, since it requires you to believe that you are being dominated by the weak and unworthy in everything you do.

If, for whatever reason, you do want to think about Neil Gaiman, this very long and consistently fascinating read explores his background and goes in depth on Sandman and on patterns in his life and behaviour. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-cud...

i know several people who started playing morrowind and never stopped

“Are the arts important?” Humanity practiced them long before they had use for science and will practice them long after math is gone. Is the dawn important? Is dusk?

A new collection added to Exhibit:Play 👀 Deciphering Languages Featuring games from @inkle.co, @rundisc.bsky.social, @kevindu.itch.io, @playismen.bsky.social @lizardrydev.bsky.social and more. 11 games in total and always on the lookout for more.

Cafe at The Portland art museum has Rothko no. 5 cakes. Something intellectually meaty about seeing the painting in person, and then eating a cake copy. The complete experience. Full spectrum.

Will this take long?

We want your games! Black folks making games, we want to see and share your dope trailers for your upcoming releases! OR some developer commentary over gameplay. Only requirements are - game must not be out (or released in the last few weeks) AND footage must be dope.

🚨 6 DAYS LEFT 🚨 We have just one week to stop Sex Matters infiltrating a vote to ban conversion therapy. Over 5,000 have taken action. Will you join them? https://action.goodlawproject.org/stop-sex-matters-infiltrating-the-council-of-europe

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my version is that the two lower boxes are swapped.

heated rivalry... yuri on ice... roller derby... truly shoes which go fast are the dominion of the queers

stop what you're doing and let Amber Glenn take you to church #USPrevagenChamps #figureskating

i miss when this guy was the only LLM

Bristol Antifascists call out against the racist anti-migrant hate group, "Bristol Patriots," this Saturday, 10th January, at 10 am at The Cenotaph. We go again, Bristol. It is the Year of Our Lord 2026, and every day is the Battle of Cable Street. Happy New Year motherfuckers. Let's fucking go.

Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.

progress isn't a straight line sometimes on its way up it's from time to time gonna falter and go down a bit no lower than that though yeah still going down wow okay yeesh that's pretty fast is everyone else seeing this I kinda thought the bottom of the graph was what it's going down even faster now

When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?

THIS. Did you know sickle cell is curable, now? FULLY curable. If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.

Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead. I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.

"I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive."

The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."

I like games that give you tough choices