taking the concept of "low-background steel" and applying it to web search results and llm slop. digging up a sunken website from beneath the waves to salvage its ai free content

holy shit lmao

Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important. We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."

anyway writing for games is uniquely challenging and broadly misunderstood by people who are not game writers

I run customer-facing teams and getting a deluge of complaint calls between Thanksgiving and NYE is literally a nightmare scenario that risks turning into a cascade (a couple people quit, more work for the rest, so a couple more quit, etc) we will NEVER have more leverage than now through NYE

The average medieval peasant could not buy a gas station delta 9 gummy and watch “Scooter Fail Compilation 5” on YouTube, which makes it difficult to compare GDP across time

imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like

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and you might be asking, stan, haven't you not worked at a studio in over a year (because no one can get a job anymore)? what could you possibly have done to get onto breakthrough? this lithobreakers.itch.io/latex-leathe...

dwarf fortress patch notes that could have been an entire mid-80s Stephen King novel

This is a hill I’ve died on several times.

Aha, you see! Some righteous customer has returned the total to its natural state of integer innocence! Wonderful. Hopefully we get no more perverts adding decimals from now on.

Back in college, a friend working for a mobile games company told me they needed new writers and I should apply. I'd never written an interactive script before. Well, I applied anyway, and that script became the one they used to compare to new hires for the future. I wrote for them for 5 years.

incredible moment of confusion seeing someone use 'tboi' as shorthand for The Binding of Isaac

ever since i was a little girl i've always wanted to exceed the damage cap of 9999 with my Critical Attacks...

The reason you see AI pushed so hard in products, ads and promoted posts is that they know people don't WANT to use it but they are desperate to recoup on their millions in investments. They wouldn't be over-saturating your feed with AI tools if people were buying these things on their own.

if you replace voice actors with AI, we’ll have less lesbians, which is a crime against humanity

trans day of making it to the next one

disappointed that game devs are bringing back ps1 and ps2 era graphics without also bringing back fmv cutscenes in wildly different artstyles

Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door. This is who it was:

It's my birthday Play my game officialelectric.itch.io/ruin

fyi I don't want to see anyone who isn't materially affected by transphobia engaging in the catharsis of suffering that is TDoR without materially supporting trans people. instead of doing a weepy "we support you" post, send $50 to a gofundme or something.

Big bunch of Eastern Jack-o'-lantern mushrooms. 🎃🍄 Besides their orange color, they earn their name by way of their bioluminescent gills, which are thought to glow to attract insects, which will then spread the mushroom's spores. (13 October 2025 / Rock Creek Park / Washington, DC, USA)

In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.

Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives. If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜

COVID is still a thing. Wear an N95 at the convention, nerds!

i turned down gale for lae'zel and after coming back from camp this is where i ended up. just me and gale. i guess he was not as cool with it as he claimed. my bad dude

welcome to the club, wolves

Picked this up earlier and really enjoying it so far. A more slick and modern Persona 2 (this is a compliment, I love Persona 2) and a madcap protagonist.

toxic yuri pride flag

女帝

'Skeleton Wearing a Top Hat Playing the Shamisen for a Small Dancing Yōkai' (circa 1870) Kawanabe Kyōsai

oh they're on a date!! #pokemon #art

Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.

Execs are trying to muddy the waters around Gen-AI as a ‘push against all AI’ because they hear the unified dissent and they want to crush it via division. Don’t let them. Say it louder. Every time you see a statement like this, push back harder. Let them know you see them exactly for who they are.

i love when people use search engines in movies but i love when people use search engines in hallmark movies most of all

Oh, I see through goal on our bundle (itch.io/b/3364/poiso...) has gone up again. Excellent! Thank you, everyone. Hmm. Hang on... The decimals are coming from within the building!

Just want to pass along a bit of wisdom it, admittedly, took me a long time to learn but you don’t have to hate-read things. You can just not read some things! In fact, sometimes, the best response to utter trash is deafening silence!

malort is chicago ayahuasca. it is to be enjoyed for emphasis, with reverence. i've seen many a compatriot scoff at its slyness; by the end of the night they had spilled their guts in every way possible. it's simply not meant to be done with this frequency. this will turn you into the toxic avenger

My piece for @coloursofthegate.bsky.social ! It was so wonderful to be able to contribute 💜💕 #baldursgate3 #bg3 #Aylin #Isobel #bg3pride

I'm pleased to announce the release of Ren'Py 8.5, a major release of Ren'Py. Major releases include new features, major improvements, and fixes. Some of the major changes in Ren'Py 8.5 are: * Live2D models are now supported on the Web platform. 1/5

Don’t worry, in trying to keep the ad payout model working they will create several hate movements

Karlach x Hellboy

“Actually, it isn’t a ‘house fire’ until at least 51% of the floor plan is in flames. Ideally half the rooms or more. Before that it’s only ‘architectural burning with house fire architectural characteristics.’”