Formedras
@formedras.bsky.social
Cis(-ish) He/him. ADHD diagnosed, possibly autistic?
Trans women are women. Trans men are men.
I'm a communist. Russia wasn't.
Yes, I do block people quickly.
Follows/likes 18+, might repost, but you can hide that in your settings.
Trans women are women. Trans men are men.
I'm a communist. Russia wasn't.
Yes, I do block people quickly.
Follows/likes 18+, might repost, but you can hide that in your settings.
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Formedras
@formedras.bsky.social
· May 23
Please do not slide into my mentions asking for help if I don't know you, or even if I do. I don't have the resources for it and it gives me lots of anxiety, which is an instant block+mute.
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So the guy himself is saying they arent really even seeing productivity gains? He said they are just using AI because they are afraid of being left behind. He is inviting this public scorn by repeating techbro talking points for no benefit at all. The mind of a CEO is fascinating.
If I had known the two paragraphs about genAI in my article today would be so controversial, I would have expanded them a bit! Here's a rough transcript of the relevant portion of my interview with Swen Vincke, so everyone has all the context. (Full article here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...)
December 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
So the guy himself is saying they arent really even seeing productivity gains? He said they are just using AI because they are afraid of being left behind. He is inviting this public scorn by repeating techbro talking points for no benefit at all. The mind of a CEO is fascinating.
This guy is the reason I loved Opera in its Presto era, and he's why Vivaldi is still one of my primary browsers even though it uses Blink like almost everybody else.
(Yes, I wish there was a Gecko version instead, but that's not my call, is it?.)
(Yes, I wish there was a Gecko version instead, but that's not my call, is it?.)
December 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
This guy is the reason I loved Opera in its Presto era, and he's why Vivaldi is still one of my primary browsers even though it uses Blink like almost everybody else.
(Yes, I wish there was a Gecko version instead, but that's not my call, is it?.)
(Yes, I wish there was a Gecko version instead, but that's not my call, is it?.)
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PSA: Our roadmap for 2026:
December 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
PSA: Our roadmap for 2026:
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Notice how all the crazy speedrunners refer to the Old Testament.
Pointing this out cause the New Testament tells them to not fucking preach and force yourself onto others about religion. ;)
Pointing this out cause the New Testament tells them to not fucking preach and force yourself onto others about religion. ;)
Dude I am officially so done with speedrun leaderboard discourse
December 17, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Notice how all the crazy speedrunners refer to the Old Testament.
Pointing this out cause the New Testament tells them to not fucking preach and force yourself onto others about religion. ;)
Pointing this out cause the New Testament tells them to not fucking preach and force yourself onto others about religion. ;)
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Sorry to the UK for having an incompetent genocidal wanker at the helm, one that was itching to sell the country out to Trump and his cronies at the cost of isolating the country from its EU neighbors. Kind of hilarious to see Trump immediately turn around & use that isolation against Starmer.
UK insists negotiations over US tech deal still 'active'
When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would "shape the futures of millions of people".
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Sorry to the UK for having an incompetent genocidal wanker at the helm, one that was itching to sell the country out to Trump and his cronies at the cost of isolating the country from its EU neighbors. Kind of hilarious to see Trump immediately turn around & use that isolation against Starmer.
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There must be no impunity (except for Israel)
December 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
There must be no impunity (except for Israel)
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Summary:
"The CEO uses genAI in his own writing to try to sound better.
Not improving productivity now, but they're using genAI for future potential.
He thinks it increases iteration & experimenting speed.
Being used for concept art & placeholders (dialogue)."
Yeah, this is all terrible.
"The CEO uses genAI in his own writing to try to sound better.
Not improving productivity now, but they're using genAI for future potential.
He thinks it increases iteration & experimenting speed.
Being used for concept art & placeholders (dialogue)."
Yeah, this is all terrible.
If I had known the two paragraphs about genAI in my article today would be so controversial, I would have expanded them a bit! Here's a rough transcript of the relevant portion of my interview with Swen Vincke, so everyone has all the context. (Full article here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...)
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Summary:
"The CEO uses genAI in his own writing to try to sound better.
Not improving productivity now, but they're using genAI for future potential.
He thinks it increases iteration & experimenting speed.
Being used for concept art & placeholders (dialogue)."
Yeah, this is all terrible.
"The CEO uses genAI in his own writing to try to sound better.
Not improving productivity now, but they're using genAI for future potential.
He thinks it increases iteration & experimenting speed.
Being used for concept art & placeholders (dialogue)."
Yeah, this is all terrible.
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Sci-Fi Author: In my book, I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.
Videogame Company: We're going to use the Torment Nexus, but don't worry, it won't affect the final game.
Videogame Company: We're going to use the Torment Nexus, but don't worry, it won't affect the final game.
"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
December 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Sci-Fi Author: In my book, I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.
Videogame Company: We're going to use the Torment Nexus, but don't worry, it won't affect the final game.
Videogame Company: We're going to use the Torment Nexus, but don't worry, it won't affect the final game.
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If you're like me & only make a few hundred off itch sales per year you may wanna withdraw funds & disable your payoneer account as they're gonna be charging an annual fee of $30 to people who make less than $6k a year.
Or you could drop them because of their AI bullshit. That's a valid reason too.
Or you could drop them because of their AI bullshit. That's a valid reason too.
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
If you're like me & only make a few hundred off itch sales per year you may wanna withdraw funds & disable your payoneer account as they're gonna be charging an annual fee of $30 to people who make less than $6k a year.
Or you could drop them because of their AI bullshit. That's a valid reason too.
Or you could drop them because of their AI bullshit. That's a valid reason too.
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I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
Something something high seas.
‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ is scheduled to leave Netflix on February 21, 2026.
(source: www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon...)
(source: www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon...)
December 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Something something high seas.
Thank you, Stevie Richards, for pointing out very important facts about bullying. Shit ain't about violence, it's about abuse of power.
youtu.be/ytpue_pQd74?...
youtu.be/ytpue_pQd74?...
Was John Cena a BULLY?
YouTube video by The Stevie Richards Show
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Thank you, Stevie Richards, for pointing out very important facts about bullying. Shit ain't about violence, it's about abuse of power.
youtu.be/ytpue_pQd74?...
youtu.be/ytpue_pQd74?...
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Zootopia 2 is the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year & Kpop Demon Hunters was Netflix's most popular movie of all time, but fuck animators, am I right? I hate reading about how huge & beloved this stuff is while knowing how hard creators have it & how it still isn't broadly taken seriously
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Zootopia 2 is the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year & Kpop Demon Hunters was Netflix's most popular movie of all time, but fuck animators, am I right? I hate reading about how huge & beloved this stuff is while knowing how hard creators have it & how it still isn't broadly taken seriously
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Please stop playing Fortnite if you support the continued existence of Trans people.
If you've been playing up until now, you have the power to show them that their willingness to support blatant Transphobia comes with serious consequence to the size of their playerbase.
If you've been playing up until now, you have the power to show them that their willingness to support blatant Transphobia comes with serious consequence to the size of their playerbase.
🪄✨ BREAKING: #FortniteWinterfest 2025 Harry Potter crossover CONFIRMED!
Stay tune for more updates at tinyurl.com/56y9bxe4
Patch 39.11 December 18
#Fortnite #HarryPotter #FortniteSkin #WinterfestEvent
#FortniteCrossover #GamingTrends #HarryPotterFortnite #Baskingamer
Stay tune for more updates at tinyurl.com/56y9bxe4
Patch 39.11 December 18
#Fortnite #HarryPotter #FortniteSkin #WinterfestEvent
#FortniteCrossover #GamingTrends #HarryPotterFortnite #Baskingamer
December 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Please stop playing Fortnite if you support the continued existence of Trans people.
If you've been playing up until now, you have the power to show them that their willingness to support blatant Transphobia comes with serious consequence to the size of their playerbase.
If you've been playing up until now, you have the power to show them that their willingness to support blatant Transphobia comes with serious consequence to the size of their playerbase.
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Horrifying but expected antisemitism from Australian government here, allowing flags representing a genocide at a memorial for the Jewish people shot at the Bondi beach massacre, while barring a Jewish woman supporting the victims of the genocide.
www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
Police remove keffiyeh-wearing Jewish woman from Bondi memorial site
Police removed Jewish activist Michelle Berkon from the Bondi memorial site after she wore a keffiyeh to mourn victims.
www.aljazeera.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Horrifying but expected antisemitism from Australian government here, allowing flags representing a genocide at a memorial for the Jewish people shot at the Bondi beach massacre, while barring a Jewish woman supporting the victims of the genocide.
www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
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Cereal costs $11 now.
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Cereal costs $11 now.
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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I really want to emphasize that this is a winnable fight, but everyone has to chip in in order to do so! Please dont sit it out expecting others to stand in your place!
And dont ignore local/state level stuff! As these state laws get overturned, the narrative behind the Fed ones lose steam!
And dont ignore local/state level stuff! As these state laws get overturned, the narrative behind the Fed ones lose steam!
#SaveSpeech
Netchoice won their legal battle against Age verification in louisiana! This follows similar rulings in AK and OH!
This is huge!
These laws can be stopped, they can be overturned. Do not give in to dooming! Keep calling your reps and support orgs that fight these laws in court!
Netchoice won their legal battle against Age verification in louisiana! This follows similar rulings in AK and OH!
This is huge!
These laws can be stopped, they can be overturned. Do not give in to dooming! Keep calling your reps and support orgs that fight these laws in court!
NetChoice Wins Permanent Block of Louisiana Age Verification Law, Protecting Free Speech and Parental Rights - NetChoice
BATON ROUGE, La.—Today, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana granted NetChoice’s motion for summary judgment in NetChoice v. Murrill, striking down Louisiana’s Act 456. The cou...
netchoice.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I really want to emphasize that this is a winnable fight, but everyone has to chip in in order to do so! Please dont sit it out expecting others to stand in your place!
And dont ignore local/state level stuff! As these state laws get overturned, the narrative behind the Fed ones lose steam!
And dont ignore local/state level stuff! As these state laws get overturned, the narrative behind the Fed ones lose steam!
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Legendary game developers having trouble with funding. Ron Gilbert not being able to get a good publishing deal for an RPG he wanted to make. Keita Takahashi having to move back to Japan after To a T doesn't sell well.
Somebody needs to bankroll these people to make games for the world.
Somebody needs to bankroll these people to make games for the world.
December 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Legendary game developers having trouble with funding. Ron Gilbert not being able to get a good publishing deal for an RPG he wanted to make. Keita Takahashi having to move back to Japan after To a T doesn't sell well.
Somebody needs to bankroll these people to make games for the world.
Somebody needs to bankroll these people to make games for the world.
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As long as people use the same standards and refuse to buy anything FNAF related as well. Amazing how so many people who (rightly) stand up against JK Rowling will give Scott Cawthorn a free pass.
December 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
As long as people use the same standards and refuse to buy anything FNAF related as well. Amazing how so many people who (rightly) stand up against JK Rowling will give Scott Cawthorn a free pass.
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I'm giving out this star, so get it while you can folks
December 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm giving out this star, so get it while you can folks
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Writers who use genAI for illustrations are class traitors. We all have to fight this beast TOGETHER. We are not just trying to save SOME of our livelihoods.
Self-published authors are unfortunately very rapidly becoming my most-blocked demographic on here due entirely to the rampant use of hideous AI generated book covers
Just in case it wasn't clear: If I click on your profile and see that you've used AI to make something, you get blocked.
April 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Writers who use genAI for illustrations are class traitors. We all have to fight this beast TOGETHER. We are not just trying to save SOME of our livelihoods.