Cyrus
@digitalvergil.bsky.social
they/them, 26
nb book nerd. Trying to write more. Working on video essays about dungeons and/or dragons
Reading:
• All of the original Conan stories (help me why did i do this)
• Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser
pfp by bug4932 on tumblr
background pic by me
nb book nerd. Trying to write more. Working on video essays about dungeons and/or dragons
Reading:
• All of the original Conan stories (help me why did i do this)
• Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser
pfp by bug4932 on tumblr
background pic by me
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it is 2002 i am cursing chuck schumer for being a feckless weathervane cosigning murder in the global south
it is 2025 i am cursing chuck schumer for al;kjkaslkdg. Ahsingnlsdl;kdfli. Teh. TEH.
it is 2025 i am cursing chuck schumer for al;kjkaslkdg. Ahsingnlsdl;kdfli. Teh. TEH.
its cool that chuck schumer hasn't said a single thing about the president and DoD doing an illegal war *AGAIN*
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
it is 2002 i am cursing chuck schumer for being a feckless weathervane cosigning murder in the global south
it is 2025 i am cursing chuck schumer for al;kjkaslkdg. Ahsingnlsdl;kdfli. Teh. TEH.
it is 2025 i am cursing chuck schumer for al;kjkaslkdg. Ahsingnlsdl;kdfli. Teh. TEH.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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Some friends last weekend kinda landed on a working theory that Important Art Museums are some of the last places random Americans will be exposed to surprise in art that might make them feel something--even if the feeling is distaste--because you go as a Tourist Destination and can't pick the art.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Some friends last weekend kinda landed on a working theory that Important Art Museums are some of the last places random Americans will be exposed to surprise in art that might make them feel something--even if the feeling is distaste--because you go as a Tourist Destination and can't pick the art.
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Write and make games full time
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Write and make games full time
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On the one hand this is heinous, on the other hand under this logic an enterprising Democratic president can declare tech billionaires to be terrorists who are poisoning the American people with their products
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
On the one hand this is heinous, on the other hand under this logic an enterprising Democratic president can declare tech billionaires to be terrorists who are poisoning the American people with their products
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So people demand "AI" sycophancy, refuse to interact w/ *less* sycophantic "AI", & then get increasingly ill-disposed toward interacting w/ other human beings, preferring, again, an "AI" system that is actively locking them into a loop of skills dependency, bias confirmation, & hostility.
SEEMS BAD
SEEMS BAD
October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
So people demand "AI" sycophancy, refuse to interact w/ *less* sycophantic "AI", & then get increasingly ill-disposed toward interacting w/ other human beings, preferring, again, an "AI" system that is actively locking them into a loop of skills dependency, bias confirmation, & hostility.
SEEMS BAD
SEEMS BAD
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Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence
Both the general public and academic communities have raised concerns about sycophancy, the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) excessively agreeing with or flattering users. Yet, beyond isolat...
arxiv.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
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IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS
YOU ARE MY BELOVED FATHER WHO OWNS A SUCCESSFUL "PRESCRIBING 200 POUNDS OF PERCOCET" COMPANY
I AM YOUR HEIR TO THE FAMILY BUSINESS, AND YOU'RE DEMONSTRATING WHAT A PRESCRIPTION FOR 200 POUNDS OF PERCOCET LOOKS LIKE SO I CAN LEARN
YOU ARE MY BELOVED FATHER WHO OWNS A SUCCESSFUL "PRESCRIBING 200 POUNDS OF PERCOCET" COMPANY
I AM YOUR HEIR TO THE FAMILY BUSINESS, AND YOU'RE DEMONSTRATING WHAT A PRESCRIPTION FOR 200 POUNDS OF PERCOCET LOOKS LIKE SO I CAN LEARN
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS
YOU ARE MY BELOVED FATHER WHO OWNS A SUCCESSFUL "PRESCRIBING 200 POUNDS OF PERCOCET" COMPANY
I AM YOUR HEIR TO THE FAMILY BUSINESS, AND YOU'RE DEMONSTRATING WHAT A PRESCRIPTION FOR 200 POUNDS OF PERCOCET LOOKS LIKE SO I CAN LEARN
YOU ARE MY BELOVED FATHER WHO OWNS A SUCCESSFUL "PRESCRIBING 200 POUNDS OF PERCOCET" COMPANY
I AM YOUR HEIR TO THE FAMILY BUSINESS, AND YOU'RE DEMONSTRATING WHAT A PRESCRIPTION FOR 200 POUNDS OF PERCOCET LOOKS LIKE SO I CAN LEARN
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The sequel to My Summer Car has LLM generated content in it and I'm like, how do you miss so hard that part of the charm of the thing you made is the homemade quality of it in a game about *assembling a shitty little car*
November 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The sequel to My Summer Car has LLM generated content in it and I'm like, how do you miss so hard that part of the charm of the thing you made is the homemade quality of it in a game about *assembling a shitty little car*
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Love that wants only to get, to possess, is a monstrous thing.
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Love that wants only to get, to possess, is a monstrous thing.
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this man has an approval rating in the mid-30s and dropping, everything he does turns to shit, you do not have to do this
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
this man has an approval rating in the mid-30s and dropping, everything he does turns to shit, you do not have to do this
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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Now that most Black Friday shopping is done online, stores should add fighting games to their websites where you have to defeat other real-life shoppers to add a sale item to your cart.
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Now that most Black Friday shopping is done online, stores should add fighting games to their websites where you have to defeat other real-life shoppers to add a sale item to your cart.
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the rally cry of a generation
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
the rally cry of a generation
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“Mr. Trump, I’m from Donbas — why should I give my home and my region to Russia? Donbas is Ukraine.”
A Ukrainian soldier from Donetsk wrote this on a ruined wall. This isn’t politics; it’s a life tied to a street, a graveyard, a school.👇
A Ukrainian soldier from Donetsk wrote this on a ruined wall. This isn’t politics; it’s a life tied to a street, a graveyard, a school.👇
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“Mr. Trump, I’m from Donbas — why should I give my home and my region to Russia? Donbas is Ukraine.”
A Ukrainian soldier from Donetsk wrote this on a ruined wall. This isn’t politics; it’s a life tied to a street, a graveyard, a school.👇
A Ukrainian soldier from Donetsk wrote this on a ruined wall. This isn’t politics; it’s a life tied to a street, a graveyard, a school.👇
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you can literally just flip these things over. noone can stop you.
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
you can literally just flip these things over. noone can stop you.
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I know everyone is dunking on the robot here but look at how much space is devoted to cars in this scenario. The sidewalk should be bigger and the road smaller.
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I know everyone is dunking on the robot here but look at how much space is devoted to cars in this scenario. The sidewalk should be bigger and the road smaller.
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Every single one is hilarious and chaotic. The run-up to her daughter's engagement and marriage was like something out of Real Housewives. But this? THIS? The story of her new son-in-law's um...not arm?
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Every single one is hilarious and chaotic. The run-up to her daughter's engagement and marriage was like something out of Real Housewives. But this? THIS? The story of her new son-in-law's um...not arm?
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Reading letters from the Princess Liselotte of Palantine, the German sister-in-law of Louis XIV, and it's wild because she had this super informal writing style that almost sounds like modern texts
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Reading letters from the Princess Liselotte of Palantine, the German sister-in-law of Louis XIV, and it's wild because she had this super informal writing style that almost sounds like modern texts
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
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Putting a data center in space is the dumbest idea I have ever heard and the more you know about data centers the dumber the idea gets
How do any of these people get paid money to have ideas like this
How do any of these people get paid money to have ideas like this
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Putting a data center in space is the dumbest idea I have ever heard and the more you know about data centers the dumber the idea gets
How do any of these people get paid money to have ideas like this
How do any of these people get paid money to have ideas like this
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Valve has decided to provide additional context. The context is that yeah we're killing this game studio, but two years ago we discussed it a lot internally without talking to the studio before deciding to kill it and not tell them why or allow them to change anything.
The additional context is that Valve is still killing a beloved games studio, still tried to weasel out of making a press statement, still didn't allow a second review, and still did not communicate with the developer beyond vague references to their terms.
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
Valve responds with "additional context" following Horses Steam ban controversy
Following Valve's decision to ban first-person horror adventure Horses from distribution on Steam, the company has provided "additional context" in a statement.
www.eurogamer.net
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Valve has decided to provide additional context. The context is that yeah we're killing this game studio, but two years ago we discussed it a lot internally without talking to the studio before deciding to kill it and not tell them why or allow them to change anything.
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')