James B. Jones
@jamesbjones.com
Award-winning video game wordslinger | not-so-award-winning author | Oxford comma enthusiast | baseball nut | son of Detroit | DMs [regrettably] Open
"Sammy Salazar"
I had this whole spiel about Tommy adopting the surname of the former dictator of Portugal ready to go, but truth be told I think the doofus just likes alliteration.
I had this whole spiel about Tommy adopting the surname of the former dictator of Portugal ready to go, but truth be told I think the doofus just likes alliteration.
December 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"Sammy Salazar"
I had this whole spiel about Tommy adopting the surname of the former dictator of Portugal ready to go, but truth be told I think the doofus just likes alliteration.
I had this whole spiel about Tommy adopting the surname of the former dictator of Portugal ready to go, but truth be told I think the doofus just likes alliteration.
It’s wild how these companies are shoving this shit into everything we do on our computers, and the general response from your average person has ranged from “this shit sucks” to “I’ll find alternatives that don’t use this ‘AI’ slop” to, in cases like mine, saying “fine I’ll just use my PC less.”
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It’s wild how these companies are shoving this shit into everything we do on our computers, and the general response from your average person has ranged from “this shit sucks” to “I’ll find alternatives that don’t use this ‘AI’ slop” to, in cases like mine, saying “fine I’ll just use my PC less.”
Insomnia Thought #919: “Game of the Year” should roll over to the next year and be treated like Heavyweight Boxing championships.
I don’t care about the 20XX Game of the Year; I wanna see “fourteen-time reigning, defending Game of the Year winner…”
I don’t care about the 20XX Game of the Year; I wanna see “fourteen-time reigning, defending Game of the Year winner…”
November 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Insomnia Thought #919: “Game of the Year” should roll over to the next year and be treated like Heavyweight Boxing championships.
I don’t care about the 20XX Game of the Year; I wanna see “fourteen-time reigning, defending Game of the Year winner…”
I don’t care about the 20XX Game of the Year; I wanna see “fourteen-time reigning, defending Game of the Year winner…”
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The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Look, when even the money people are all but saying “yeah, people are going to go to jail before this is over,” y’know…
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Look, when even the money people are all but saying “yeah, people are going to go to jail before this is over,” y’know…
Me, hearing “Last Christmas” in the apartment lobby for the third time today, knowing that Whamageddon approaches…
a group of south park characters are sitting in a classroom with a sign that says math is universal
Alt: Eric Cartman, realizing his fate, utters: “Oh my god… I’m not gonna make it…”
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Me, hearing “Last Christmas” in the apartment lobby for the third time today, knowing that Whamageddon approaches…
I've used Yarn Spinner while prototyping a few different ideas and, honestly... it's a pretty dope tool. Is it the most robust thing in the world? No! But if you need something as powerful as Articy: Draft, have whichever AAA studio you're working at pay for it.
For everyone else? Give this a look.
For everyone else? Give this a look.
We’re part of @itch.io’s creator day and Black Friday sale! Grab all our stuff and help us make more cool things!
itch.io/s/168368/bla...
itch.io/s/168368/bla...
Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by Yarn Spinner
A bundle by Yarn Spinner, $80.00 for Yarn Spinner for Unity, Speech Bubbles for Yarn Spinner, Dialogue Wheel for Yarn Spinner
itch.io
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I've used Yarn Spinner while prototyping a few different ideas and, honestly... it's a pretty dope tool. Is it the most robust thing in the world? No! But if you need something as powerful as Articy: Draft, have whichever AAA studio you're working at pay for it.
For everyone else? Give this a look.
For everyone else? Give this a look.
Reposted by James B. Jones
For the next ~9 hours, @itch.io doesn't take a cut of our sales! This is a phenomenal time to support us!
We’re part of @itch.io’s creator day and Black Friday sale! Grab all our stuff and help us make more cool things!
itch.io/s/168368/bla...
itch.io/s/168368/bla...
Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by Yarn Spinner
A bundle by Yarn Spinner, $80.00 for Yarn Spinner for Unity, Speech Bubbles for Yarn Spinner, Dialogue Wheel for Yarn Spinner
itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
For the next ~9 hours, @itch.io doesn't take a cut of our sales! This is a phenomenal time to support us!
Wrestling with the urge to buy a Steam Deck real bad tonight.
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Wrestling with the urge to buy a Steam Deck real bad tonight.
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Absolutely co-signed. Glory’s arc in Dragonfall is one of my high water marks for NPCs/companions, but there’s a lot of good stuff on an arc by arc basis. (Samuel Beckenbauer is my favorite minor NPC that I can think of right now.)
If you're trying to get better at writing interactive dialogue, it's hard to beat the Shadowrun games by Harebrained Schemes as a reference point. Every dialogue has some element of conflict and tension, and some interesting choice about which way you push the relationship with the NPCs.
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Absolutely co-signed. Glory’s arc in Dragonfall is one of my high water marks for NPCs/companions, but there’s a lot of good stuff on an arc by arc basis. (Samuel Beckenbauer is my favorite minor NPC that I can think of right now.)
You know, considering it’s an open secret that Epic Games is hemorrhaging talent because people are working 80+ hour weeks until they hit exhaustion and take FMLA (or they ride out the perpetual crunch until they can go on sabbatical and just, y’know, not come back), I get why Tim is turgid for AI.
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
You know, considering it’s an open secret that Epic Games is hemorrhaging talent because people are working 80+ hour weeks until they hit exhaustion and take FMLA (or they ride out the perpetual crunch until they can go on sabbatical and just, y’know, not come back), I get why Tim is turgid for AI.
I love that the Lions play on Thanksgiving because it allows me to eat my fucking feelings without judgment.
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I love that the Lions play on Thanksgiving because it allows me to eat my fucking feelings without judgment.
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What if we threw every person involved in private equity into the ocean:
aftermath.site/splash-damage-...
aftermath.site/splash-damage-...
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
What if we threw every person involved in private equity into the ocean:
aftermath.site/splash-damage-...
aftermath.site/splash-damage-...
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this is pretty solid spiritual advice tbh
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
this is pretty solid spiritual advice tbh
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
Reposted by James B. Jones
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Venture capitalists are evil; societal locusts that leave nothing but death and destruction in their wake.
Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of extensive layoffs: www.gamesindustry.biz/splash-damag...
Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of redundancies
Splash Damage has announced a consultation process affecting all staff at the Bromley-based studio, which will conclude…
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Venture capitalists are evil; societal locusts that leave nothing but death and destruction in their wake.
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anyway new website just dropped, hire me: emmkid.info
(the eagle eyed will notice i'm using screenshots from my tga video spot because lol)
(the eagle eyed will notice i'm using screenshots from my tga video spot because lol)
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
anyway new website just dropped, hire me: emmkid.info
(the eagle eyed will notice i'm using screenshots from my tga video spot because lol)
(the eagle eyed will notice i'm using screenshots from my tga video spot because lol)
It's easy to shit on Brian Cashman for how he's handled the Yankees in the 21st Century, but when you read about stuff like this it becomes pretty difficult to outright dislike the guy.
He's done this every November for the last 20 years, all to raise awareness (and money) to help homeless youths.
He's done this every November for the last 20 years, all to raise awareness (and money) to help homeless youths.
Yanks GM Cashman sleeps outside for annual charity event
NEW YORK -- The sidewalk has been cold, wet, and noisy -- sometimes all at the same time. But in his 14th year participating in the Covenant House’s annual Sleep Out initiative, Yankees general manage...
www.mlb.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It's easy to shit on Brian Cashman for how he's handled the Yankees in the 21st Century, but when you read about stuff like this it becomes pretty difficult to outright dislike the guy.
He's done this every November for the last 20 years, all to raise awareness (and money) to help homeless youths.
He's done this every November for the last 20 years, all to raise awareness (and money) to help homeless youths.
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Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN
Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...
www.ign.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
This came up on my YouTube recommendations and… yeah. “I built this algorithm brick-by-brick” or whatever it is that the children say.
Could Bronny James Have Stopped the Mongolian Conquest of Baghdad?
YouTube video by DocuDubery
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This came up on my YouTube recommendations and… yeah. “I built this algorithm brick-by-brick” or whatever it is that the children say.
Insomnia Thought #719: I wish SEGA would make another console.
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Insomnia Thought #719: I wish SEGA would make another console.
Ah, the holidays just wouldn’t be complete without the traditional family fight.
I’m impressed that we got it out of the way so early this year, tho. Well done, fam.
I’m impressed that we got it out of the way so early this year, tho. Well done, fam.
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Ah, the holidays just wouldn’t be complete without the traditional family fight.
I’m impressed that we got it out of the way so early this year, tho. Well done, fam.
I’m impressed that we got it out of the way so early this year, tho. Well done, fam.
There were more porn games released for the 3DO than games published by The 3DO Company.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
There were more porn games released for the 3DO than games published by The 3DO Company.
It is once again time for me to contemplate switching back to Android.
I love my Mac. I love my iPad. I LOVE my Apple Watch. But the phone… I’m so over this device.
I love my Mac. I love my iPad. I LOVE my Apple Watch. But the phone… I’m so over this device.
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
It is once again time for me to contemplate switching back to Android.
I love my Mac. I love my iPad. I LOVE my Apple Watch. But the phone… I’m so over this device.
I love my Mac. I love my iPad. I LOVE my Apple Watch. But the phone… I’m so over this device.
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Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox