Hot take, but I think if you have an audience, you are responsible for that audience because they're a reflection of you. If folks are in your spaces harassing other people, especially on your behalf, and you choose to do nothing about it, you're letting everyone know that's acceptable to you.

this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous this is worth sharing and educating people about

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Viewers/readers/players anticipating your plot twists in advance is GOOD ACTUALLY. YOU DID A GOOD JOB WHY WOULD YOU RUIN IT. YOUR JOB ISN'T TO OUTSMART YOUR AUDIENCE. UNGUESSABLE PLOT TWISTS ARE BAD TWISTS. sorry for the yelling but holy shit

I've been doing this all year but indie journalists have the same issues as indie games. Unless it's a big name, nobody cares.

Hahaha, right?! Or what about mandatory disclosures for the discrepancy between the salaries of the CEO and their lowest paid worker? That would be so funny, right?! Let’s do it as a funny joke!!!

Hey yall not what I wanted to do on my birthday but let it be clear "Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks! Let it Go!

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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

Every developer with a nominated game has the chance to do the funniest thing ever...

This is Sektori! A twin-stick shooter I've been making (and documenting the journey) since April 2021. And it finally launched TODAY on Steam, PS5 and Xbox! Here's a fresh launch trailer, all shares highly appreciated. More game info in replies. #indiegame #ps5 #xbox #steam #indiedev #gamedev

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Finally all of the inner senshi are complete! It will be a while before starting the outers

In the Name of Venus

博麗霊夢 hakurei_reimu

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Source familiar with MasterCard‘s internal workings: The company finds the censorship focus from consumers “profoundly irritating“ amid larger political issues — they want the controversy around paypros censorship to quietly disappear

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

My Ko-fi is very much a do-or-die thing right now, and I really won't be able to continue writing if the subs aren't there to support it. To be clear, this isn't about getting paid my "worth" or w/e, this is "If this can't feed me then I need to find a job that will". Sorry but I'm that desperate.

kind of wild to think that tomorrow (September 23rd) will be the ten year anniversary of the release of Assault Android Cactus on Steam it snuck up on me because I've been very busy but also AAC had, like, 5 significant release dates?? And this isn't the first or last

Fascinating. Microsoft emailed me to say it was raising the price of Microsoft 365, but when i went to cancel it offered me me the old price — without all the AI bullshit. It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.

@hellerphant.pxls.jp they are alive Steve! Alive!

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This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.

Fantastic read. Loved every moment

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Basically traps AI crawlers and sends them down an "infinite maze" of static files with no exit links, where they get stuck and thrash around for months. Once trapped, the crawlers can be fed gibberish data, aka Markov babble, which is designed to poison AI models arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Do not fall for the lies of c-suites. Not making enough money for endless growth goons is not “inherently unprofitable.” Media is very challenging, yes, but the vultures want you to believe these layoffs are inevitable and necessary.

www.twitch.tv/smallvorthos Doing more practice in Bleed 2. Maybe check out new Battlegrounds patch after

Commentating on @jakuts.bsky.social run of Bleed 2 for No Fish 2025. Go fast and raise money for Mind, the mental health charity aiming to make sure no one has to face a mental health problem alone. www.twitch.tv/Channel734

It me. I'm co-commentary!

Think I'm in the mood for some speedruns tonight, to practice for the marathon! Join @blu.pxls.jp and me at around 10:30pm CT, when we'll be showin' off some Story Freestyle Hard runs of Bleed 2!

I was reminded today of that one animation short where Joker (played by Mark Hamill) and Trickster (played by Mark Hamill) kidnap celebrity Mark Hamill (played by Mark Hamill) and is then rescued by Swamp Thing (played by Mark Hamill). A+ meta humour. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL-V...

The Switch 2 was announced, and @hellerphant.pxls.jp pondered how it fits into his life now that devices like the Steam Deck are here. That spawned a new Convo piece from him and @blu.pxls.jp that talks about the new Nintendo handheld, and it's place in the landscape. www.pxls.jp/how-does-the...

Yeah, it's cool that the Switch 2 is a thing, but we've got indies to play! www.pxls.jp/dna-detectiv... Some pretty good looking games on the lineup this week. Plus we are doing a Citizen Sleeper Game Club on our Discord, and @blu.pxls.jp shares one of his favourite AGDQ videos.

A new written series of conversations between @blu.pxls.jp and @hellerphant.pxls.jp begin today! www.pxls.jp/the-joy-of-h... We talk about finding hidden gems, chasing the dopamine rush of new game purchases, and try to examine why we hoard games, or when we choose to go deep.

Happy 2025 everyone! Here's our first #IndieReleaseDispatch for the year! www.pxls.jp/finnish-road... S4U is 100% our jam. My Summer Car looks unhinged for people who are chasing those vibes. The Last Flame looks so much like a @blu.pxls.jp game. Some good ones this week.

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Normalize this reaction #art #artists