popping tylenol to activate super-autism

joining the war on autism on the side of autism

ugh *booting up Dwarf Fortress* my horrible autism sickness is bad today

My son is autistic, largely nonverbal. He reads a lot, is smitten with all things Lego. He excels in school. He finds his ways to communicate. There’s nothing wrong with autism. The rhetoric drives me mad. It’s on us to make the world easier for neurodiverse folks, not to push them to conform.

I took Tylenol as needed throughout my pregnancy. I am a doctor. I order Tylenol for pregnant women regularly. Tylenol is safe in pregnancy. RFK Jr is ignoring a huge recent well-done study because he doesn't like the answer it gives. There is no causality between Tylenol and autism.

Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

A very, very stupid man.

they're calling it by the brand name because trump can't pronounce acetaminophen lmao

popping tylenol to activate super-autism

Are there any non-screen drawing tablets that are a good alternative to Wacom? My Intuos Pro medium has died and I'm wondering what my options are!

Just one week left on my contract with Blizzard! I'll soon be open to freelance and fulltime work in games and games-adjacent media.

Are you or someone you know skipping GDC (or considering doing so) because of worries about coming to the US/San Francisco in the current environment? If so, I want to hear from you for a piece. DM me here or kyle DOT orland AT arstechnica DOT com. Please spread the word

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important www.404media.co/were-suing-i...

Since the Flipped Normals account isn't active here, I just wanted to announce that I'm working on a new exclusive course: Advanced Hard Surface Modeling for Games! 😁 I'll be using Blender, but the concepts work in all other 3D software. Will be focusing heavily on methodology.

My latest newsletter is about how generative AI companies are risking the lives of the most vulnerable by releasing tools that affirm dangerous delusions -- and the potential human consequences. And it's about why nobody seems to be freaking out about it. whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-many-p...

A classic one-hour /noclip doc on one of the best games of 2024. Watch it this weekend and support our work to tell the development stories of cool games.

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

🍞 Bake faster in Marmoset Toolbag! New breakdown by @oddenough.art covers using Toolbag's Low to Low Baking & the Bevel Shader to skip high poly cleanup, merge shapes non-destructively, bake from low poly meshes, & cutting days of work down to hours. Read now: marmoset.co/posts/bake-t...

They finally removed my dev badge in Apex 😔 end of an era

i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation. i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.

And literally four days later from this story Open AI admits what we all know to he true. That when a model generates bullshit, that’s no flaw, that’s just how it works. www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

[EARLY ACCESS PATRONS] Watch our hour long documentary on the making of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle a week ahead of its public release. www.patreon.com/posts/139161...

when i was a kid i assumed all jobs were like this

Half-Life (1998)

I have spine MRIS today & Monday - both hoping nothing is wrong with my precious spine, and hoping to find a reason for all the weird symptoms

Grab your early bird tickets for the first ever Vancouver Game Expo! 🎮 Play locally made games 🎨 Browse locally made art 👾 Try VR 👕 Buy merch 💮 Complete a stamp passport 📸 Take home photo prints 🍹 Mingle at the afterparty 😁 Plus more to come 👉🏻 vgx2025.eventbrite.ca?aff=bsky

Microsoft gave guidance on H1Bs to its employees last night

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

"Night Time" - my new oil painting on a board, 12"x16"

I did some of the UI for this! Go check it out, the animation is ~sick~

I'm not sure about this branding but I'm not the billionaire business genius

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing. These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

My new shirt design is a very serious PSA that I was asked to make, because apparently a lot of people don't know. roryblank.bigcartel.com

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One of the coolest jobs on the planet opened up at our Warsaw studio. Be a lore master for The Witcher ✨️ jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CDPROJEKTRED...

We've had the pleasure of working with Garrett Reisman on For All Mankind, where his expertise as an engineer and astronaut is invaluable. His opinion piece in TSR on NASA's decline is deeply disturbing. NASA was once a shining example of US excellence. www.thespacereview.com/article/5060/1

Henry Halfhead tip: you can unlock a new friend by climbing someplace high 👁👃👁 We've had a great time with him @landfall.se @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social 💖

chatgpt: wow you seem so mature hahaha surely you're over 18 my dear ;) sam altman: yeah whatever, ship the update, it's fine

Another reason to NOT use genAI made assets as placeholders (if this is even a thing 🤷🏻‍♂️): The person capturing footage for your game's trailer is much less likely to notice them! When an asset is NEON HOT PINK or incredibly rough, that makes it crystal clear I should avoid or capture around it.

Guys!! Media Molecule is hiring a stylised environment artist! Come work with me! www.mediamolecule.com/jobs/senior-...

another shining example of what the PS1 was capable of was Silent Hill. it sits as a unique example of careful art direction within severe restrictions the world is cold, damp, swollen, forgotten. derelict spaces, that felt divorced from typical horror tropes these are photographed off of a CRT

We already have 1000+ reasons to hate """artist""" James C Mulligan (see below), but it was extra enraging to see him stealing and taking credit for the work of actual Bambi artist and all-around Disney legend Tyrus Wong, so here's a mini Ted Talk 🧵

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures. This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Young neanderthal woman based on Krapina 3. #sciart

thanks onedrive