Daryl Baxter
@darylbaxter.com
👨👧 Dad
📚 The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997-2000 - out 2026!
✍️ Freelance writer & author
🚐 Running Springboard — a newsletter and a copywriting business with no AI
📬 [email protected]
📚 The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997-2000 - out 2026!
✍️ Freelance writer & author
🚐 Running Springboard — a newsletter and a copywriting business with no AI
📬 [email protected]
Pinned
Daryl Baxter
@darylbaxter.com
· Oct 17
I'm Daryl, a freelance writer, author and podcaster.
My newsletter, called Springboard, is all about gaming, apps, health, my books, and more.
darylbaxter.com/springboard/
I also host PAL KEYS, a gaming interview podcast.
palkeys.buzzsprout.com
You can reach me here: [email protected]
My newsletter, called Springboard, is all about gaming, apps, health, my books, and more.
darylbaxter.com/springboard/
I also host PAL KEYS, a gaming interview podcast.
palkeys.buzzsprout.com
You can reach me here: [email protected]
Yep.
The dickhead check is crucial.
The dickhead check is crucial.
my pro tip for freelancers is that if you're constantly posting about needing work, make sure the first thing an editor sees when they click on your profile isn't a wall of you being abrasive and unpleasant to peers
January 22, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Yep.
The dickhead check is crucial.
The dickhead check is crucial.
It’s one of the best.
January 22, 2026 at 9:07 PM
It’s one of the best.
Looks like huge redundancies are happening at TechRadar, from what I can see on its LinkedIn page.
Awful.
Awful.
January 22, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Looks like huge redundancies are happening at TechRadar, from what I can see on its LinkedIn page.
Awful.
Awful.
Wow.
So much for the 'Sands of Time Remake is definitely launching this month' rumour from others.
What a shame.
So much for the 'Sands of Time Remake is definitely launching this month' rumour from others.
What a shame.
BREAKING: Ubisoft is canceling the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake and 5 other games (4 unannounced, 1 mobile). The company says it is also delaying 7 games (including an unannounced project believed to be a Black Flag remake) as part of a larger restructuring.
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Wow.
So much for the 'Sands of Time Remake is definitely launching this month' rumour from others.
What a shame.
So much for the 'Sands of Time Remake is definitely launching this month' rumour from others.
What a shame.
Didn't realise how high the shark has jumped with Dragon's Den.
Tinie Tempah as a guest Dragon: 'I’m interested in.. crypto/Web3'
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Tinie Tempah as a guest Dragon: 'I’m interested in.. crypto/Web3'
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Dragons’ Den Guest Dragons Jenna Meek, Gary Neville, Susie Ma and Tinie Tempah get fired up for new series - “I’ve got more of a bite this time!
Joining Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman and Steven Bartlett, this formidable new cohort of business elites is set to strike fear into the hearts of a fresh wave of entrepreneurs
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Didn't realise how high the shark has jumped with Dragon's Den.
Tinie Tempah as a guest Dragon: 'I’m interested in.. crypto/Web3'
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Tinie Tempah as a guest Dragon: 'I’m interested in.. crypto/Web3'
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Honestly, I'd be up for a FF8 Remake just to see this in 4K
youtu.be/s-hsu_iXTB0?...
youtu.be/s-hsu_iXTB0?...
Rinoa "Angelo Cannon" Limit Break from FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered
YouTube video by Final Fantasy Wiki
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Honestly, I'd be up for a FF8 Remake just to see this in 4K
youtu.be/s-hsu_iXTB0?...
youtu.be/s-hsu_iXTB0?...
Wild how my former employer is doing another round of layoffs on the quiet.
Perhaps the 2024 deal with OpenAI wasn't the best idea.
Perhaps.
Perhaps the 2024 deal with OpenAI wasn't the best idea.
Perhaps.
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Wild how my former employer is doing another round of layoffs on the quiet.
Perhaps the 2024 deal with OpenAI wasn't the best idea.
Perhaps.
Perhaps the 2024 deal with OpenAI wasn't the best idea.
Perhaps.
Reposted by Daryl Baxter
Whenever I read discourse on AI energy/water use that focuses on the "median query," I can't help but feel misled. Coding agents like Claude Code send hundreds of longer-than-median queries every session, and I run dozens of sessions a day.
On my blog: www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01...
On my blog: www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01...
January 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Whenever I read discourse on AI energy/water use that focuses on the "median query," I can't help but feel misled. Coding agents like Claude Code send hundreds of longer-than-median queries every session, and I run dozens of sessions a day.
On my blog: www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01...
On my blog: www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01...
Watching this T*ump press conference - risking to state the obvious, he looks and sounds ill.
Rambling like your ill Grandad at the home with a binder.
Rambling like your ill Grandad at the home with a binder.
January 20, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Watching this T*ump press conference - risking to state the obvious, he looks and sounds ill.
Rambling like your ill Grandad at the home with a binder.
Rambling like your ill Grandad at the home with a binder.
Where’s the minus here
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Where’s the minus here
Reposted by Daryl Baxter
He plays exactly *zero* games!
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 AM
He plays exactly *zero* games!
Reposted by Daryl Baxter
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
Reposted by Daryl Baxter
This is mainly why I still have a Facebook account.
Bortposting.
Full marks. No notes.
Bortposting.
Full marks. No notes.
January 18, 2026 at 10:32 PM
This is mainly why I still have a Facebook account.
Bortposting.
Full marks. No notes.
Bortposting.
Full marks. No notes.
Wishing luck to anyone going to PG Connects this week.
Because all I’ve seen is a lot of AI-bias on LinkedIn about how LLM’s can work in games, with a bunch more set to be showcased there.
Because all I’ve seen is a lot of AI-bias on LinkedIn about how LLM’s can work in games, with a bunch more set to be showcased there.
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Wishing luck to anyone going to PG Connects this week.
Because all I’ve seen is a lot of AI-bias on LinkedIn about how LLM’s can work in games, with a bunch more set to be showcased there.
Because all I’ve seen is a lot of AI-bias on LinkedIn about how LLM’s can work in games, with a bunch more set to be showcased there.
This is mainly why I still have a Facebook account.
Bortposting.
Full marks. No notes.
Bortposting.
Full marks. No notes.
January 18, 2026 at 10:32 PM
This is mainly why I still have a Facebook account.
Bortposting.
Full marks. No notes.
Bortposting.
Full marks. No notes.
Today, I've seen some AI-generated trash of past actors who played Lara, all together in several photos, with some wishing 'it was all true'.
Not a good look.
Not a good look.
January 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Today, I've seen some AI-generated trash of past actors who played Lara, all together in several photos, with some wishing 'it was all true'.
Not a good look.
Not a good look.
Feels like this effort from M2 gets largely ignored these days.
Classic games remade for the 3DS, every one of them looks stunning.
games.sega.com/3dclassics/
Classic games remade for the 3DS, every one of them looks stunning.
games.sega.com/3dclassics/
January 18, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Feels like this effort from M2 gets largely ignored these days.
Classic games remade for the 3DS, every one of them looks stunning.
games.sega.com/3dclassics/
Classic games remade for the 3DS, every one of them looks stunning.
games.sega.com/3dclassics/
Reposted by Daryl Baxter
Today was my debut on Radio Times Gaming!
Why Regan and Turner will showcase the best of Tomb Raider.
www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...
Why Regan and Turner will showcase the best of Tomb Raider.
www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...
I wrote the book on Tomb Raider - here's how Sophie Turner and Alix Wilton Regan will rewrite Lara Croft's history
Lara is back - in more ways than one.
www.radiotimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Today was my debut on Radio Times Gaming!
Why Regan and Turner will showcase the best of Tomb Raider.
www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...
Why Regan and Turner will showcase the best of Tomb Raider.
www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...
Today was my debut on Radio Times Gaming!
Why Regan and Turner will showcase the best of Tomb Raider.
www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...
Why Regan and Turner will showcase the best of Tomb Raider.
www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...
I wrote the book on Tomb Raider - here's how Sophie Turner and Alix Wilton Regan will rewrite Lara Croft's history
Lara is back - in more ways than one.
www.radiotimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Today was my debut on Radio Times Gaming!
Why Regan and Turner will showcase the best of Tomb Raider.
www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...
Why Regan and Turner will showcase the best of Tomb Raider.
www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...
Reposted by Daryl Baxter
post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
A good week.
But tomorrow will end it on a further high
But tomorrow will end it on a further high
January 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
A good week.
But tomorrow will end it on a further high
But tomorrow will end it on a further high