This is really well worth a read.

We must raise our voices for them. I’ll continue to try and follow Rob’s example as an artist and a humanitarian. I hope you do too. I don’t know what else to do other than try to cherish every moment we are alive, to be of service to every aspect of our existence and to never give up.

Lotta talk at the moment about AI voice theft chatbots atm. Not linking to sites because fuck that. Those familiar with my opinion on AI can probably guess my response, but to be clear: I consider the users of such chatbots to be hollow wastes of breath who are actively murdering their own souls.

As shit goes down in Sydney, what I want to remember is scenes like this. The queue of people to donate blood today.

The worst advice I ever got was that only literary fiction is worth writing, everything else is a waste of time. From a creative writing tutor of all people.

Due to the unavailability of both whiskey and vengeance, I require more tea.

Just caught up with the Divinity 3 trailer and…uh…they were not kidding about the “for adult audiences only” thing. Bloody hell.

@alasdairstuart.bsky.social for being a great creative lead and getting our team through…let’s say trying conditions.

As AI continues to ruin the internet I wonder if we’ll see a swing back to libraries and analog media as trusted repositories of information.

Hey @andrewjack.bsky.social @tincanaudio.co.uk @gejwatts.bsky.social and every other audio producer I know.

So…I’m not a physicist but this is a terrible idea, right? Like, purely logistically speaking this is not workable?

Currently no replies to this and the call closes today so now's the time, everyone.

Something I have to reiterate is that you are being straight up lied to about trans people and our healthcare on an unfathomable scale, this instance reporting is already being torn to shreds by other people commenting, but the frequency of this kind of reporting is astonishing, it's neverending.

“One’s a priest, the other’s a dead saint. Together they solve crime.”

They don’t even put in the effort of making *good* generations. If you go on YouTube, you can find much higher quality AI videos generated by random users. But when big companies do this, the AI isn’t just a cost-cutting mechanism: it’s a rejection of quality as such.

Poor Harry went downhill suddenly last night and we had to let him go. He was a massive, ridiculous cat who saw a braincell once but didn’t like it. We loved him so much. Hug your pets for me.

some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think

She began writing in her forties and went on to publish over 200 books. Don't ever let anyone tell you it's too late to chase your dreams.

I think they were on to something because I’ve just dug two graves and now I’m too exhausted to get my revenge

Every writer I know, every artist I follow, is in the fucking trenches trying to survive this shit. GenAI is not the future because if it keeps going there is no future, and even if it was that would be no excuse.

If some guy stole my shit and made millions off it while wiping out my job prospects, and you, as my friend, bought that guy's cheap mass market replica of my shit, you and i would for obvious reasons have a problem. It being a massive company, not a guy, actually makes it even more of a problem.

I don't just shitpost. I also write books.

My poor cat Harry has cancer. I’m not sure how long he has. The last two months have really sucked.

This is an impressively bad idea.

The Darkside Detective is currently free on Epic! Tell your friends and enemies! store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-...

No shade to Neal Stephenson, but it really fucking sucks that the future from a sci-fi novel that came true is Snow Crash.

Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

Hey, want to hear a brilliant narrator absolutely nail a story by one of horror's modern greats? With excellent audio production and a host who grew up somewhere a lot like this?

Good morning! I have an article up on The Guardian this morning about game development in New Zealand: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...

At first you're like, why does this have a wiki page Then you find out it might be the best wiki page ever

As a producer I can not fathom for a second why you would want to put members of your cast and crew in the line of fire of someone with a past of sexual assault or pestery. Those people are your responsibility. Choosing to forgive is one thing; putting people at risk is just fucking reckless.

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild: - Sea snake - Kererū (humongous wood pigeon). - Moray eel - Dolphin - Funnel web spider

AI generated content of any kind undermines the credibility of whatever is being communicated

I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.

I would, on top of this, like to remind the world of the existence of libraries (and services like Libby if you’re after audio/ebooks). At no point is stealing the work of a writer struggling to make ends meet the right call.

almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.

You will never guess what this is in reference to.

new “you cannot kill me in a way that matters” just dropped

So, um, if anyone has any pennies in the couch cushions they could send my way, my neighbor just found these in his shed. He knows I “help kittens” and well, here we are. They’re underweight and filthy, and the smallest one worries me, but we’ll get him bathed and fed and figure things out. /1

Blue Harry…you know what I’ll take it.

One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical. You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!

OH HEY THAT’S ME catch me on the newest episode of The Patrick Scott Patterson Project that just dropped! I talked to old my pro wrestling nemesis about my trip from our glory days in the ring to surviving the perils of being a writer in various industries. Had a great time! Thanks, man!

"I code so others can dream." Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer. Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...

I’m hardly an IT expert…but I’m almost certain critical infrastructure shouldn’t have single points of failure.

It's not just that he's a pedophile, he was the least popular pedophile

THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS

What a line-up of incredible ANZ nominees! 🤩 @dave.powerhoof.com @deepfieldgames.bsky.social @witchbeam.com.au @teamcherry.bsky.social @ianmaclarty.com @cmddx.itch.io Don't miss the @indiegameawards.gg on December 19th ANZ local time! 10:30am AEDT / 12:30pm NZDT

I can vouch for this family. Please donate if you can. gofund.me/b4655d2b7

Apropos of nothing in particular: SHOES Per the FEMA training I took 30 years ago, the one thing that best ensures your survival in a disaster is whether you made it out of the building with shoes on. Everything else can just be scrap-wraps, but shoes are high-tech. Put them on first, then run.