Pinny

have to figure out why the alpha isnt working on the texture but look! theyre alive!

I feel like "academic hiring" discourse is always kind of downstream of the fact that in the 50s we started building a giant public system to make a college education almost universally available and in the 80s and 90s we started taking it apart to go back to the only-the-rich model

It's our picks for the best Chinese movie of 2025! This year, we have two kick-ass animated films at the top of our list, and Ne Zha 2 is, surprisingly, not one of them. We also have 6 honourable mentions to further boost your movie backlog. Come check it out! youtu.be/phV7FnJpD58 Happy Holidays!

Quantic Foundry does legit trustworthy analysis of gamer behaviour, and these survey results are shockingly negative toward genAI, to the point where I’m more hopeful that data driven mobile and AAA backpedals on their uses.

Lucknow: Kebabs, biryani and much more in Indian city on Unesco culinary list

finally finished this Vangers triptych – one of the biggest and most interesting commissions I've ever worked on! big thanks to @tegiminis.bsky.social for commissioning this one, it was a great pleasure ✨

Huge news: he has a livestream www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1VO...

i mean it's fine. the legislation specifically said they couldn't do that but what is congress going to do

so after being bedridden for 16months due to a hernia, I've finally got my surgery! now I'm bedridden for recovery, fun! I'm still about 1300$ away from paying all my storage bills, so if you've got a couple dollars, it'd help me get through this last stretch. Thanks so much! ko-fi.com/fooneturing

realistic ichthyosaurs

ended up drawing more goat

Steam Client Update: - The Steam client is now 64-bit on Windows 11 & Windows 10. - Support for Nintendo Switch 2 controllers connected over USB on Windows. - Suspicious or harassing group chat messages can now be reported directly in the chat window. And more: steamcommunity.com/games/593110...

Preorders are live! missmonster.myshopify.com

But my favourite bit is that about half of the sections have this introductory bit that always ends with “maybe don’t ACTUALLY use it for this though”.

If you haven't read it, I wrote a thorough essay on how to eliminate crunch in the games industry. It's really easy for the folks in power, you just... do it. www.austinkelmore.com/blog/how-to-...

This holiday season we're excited to launch the first official DLCs for Trombone Champ: "UNDERTALE + DELTARUNE," "Celeste," and "Pizza Tower!" We worked hard to do each of these legendary games justice! All three are available on Steam today! 🎉

Very disappointed in the new Nebula Award eligibility information from SFWA that allows partially-generated works to be on the ballot. See 9.11.2. www.sfwa.org/complete-neb... This shouldn't be difficult. #noAI

David Walliams' reputation was an open secret, junior staff were told to meet him in pairs & never visit his home, yet HarperCollins only dropped him when a Telegraph investigation came out. The problem is not just him. HarperCollins knowingly promoted & funded a guy sexually harassing junior staff.

Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president at conservative event

Sony is buying a majority stake in the Peanuts franchise, which includes world famous cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown. https://bit.ly/3Y3yLbu

AI is basically the same category of those adverts where a product is only the solution if you're wildly stupid and abdnormally clumsy. Like, for $45.99, you too can buy this tool that will help you stop dropping plates on your head whenever you try to cook pasta.

When you join a team already on the back foot. (I'll post cringe gamer clips if I want. It's not all Bunnies and Mechs.)

Eyyooo the Bluey vid is officially officially one of the official best videos of the year, officially www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.

Bronze Age Dwaves.

oh man rip facebook lmao

🚨 THE FINAL TWO 🚨 From thirty-two candidates, we’ve now made it to the final round where Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will face off for the crown. Who will win? You decide! 🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-final

Lol my alma mater just established a "college of AI" and the letter I sent was like "please 'remain competitive' by fixing your shit, everyone hates this, it's like a college of subprime mortgages."

Come on man

I have no idea where this is originally from or if my friend made it but they sent it to me once; and I love it

A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas. Be a love, and pay it today.

Little 2025 wrap up! My favourite minis I’ve ever sculpted, my biggest terrainpiece/dm screen, the best day of the year where I got to touch 500 year old books, organising Kamping Kitbash and other crafting mayhem.

Reading "Stop Treating ‘AGI’ as the North-star Goal of AI Research" by Blili-Hamelin et al and particularly struck by this passage: icml.cc/virtual/2025... Short 🧵>>

Things are going great over at X, The Everything App

when I say 2025 had many bangers, this is what I mean thank you so so much to everyone who supported me in any way, you all made this year really special to me (also the selfie is kinda old but 2025 was a constant bad hair day) #artvsartist #ArtVsArtist2025

once again screaming at people about her public document full of historical clothing references and resources (which had it's most recent update on the 12th of january last year!) heystacks.com/doc/1247/cla...

The Indie Game Awards starts in less than 20min! youtu.be/lixLgd1WV2E?...

"Why is everyone SO OBSESSED with the Epstein Files," whined the guy who is in the Epstein Files. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Marathon Art Director Leaves Bungie Just Months Before Launch:

If you're one of the authors published by them see if you can make a fuss? This is a terrible decision (and AI is a terrible translator)

absolutely wild move by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov to allow comments on the dropbox folder with the epstein photos

Fortnite Leaker Wanted To 'Ruin' Harry Potter Surprise Because J.K. Rowling's A Transphobe https://kotaku.com/fortnite-harry-potter-skins-leak-jk-rowling-transphobia-2000654659

Epic giving away free games, and Steam's weird points store/cards/etc nonsense really kills my desire to buy anything during the Steam sales.