Gareth Clarke
@lockonandfire.bsky.social
Welshman born in Cornwall. A player of games. Frequently opinionated. Bullish retweeter. He/him.
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December's traditions. This time of year, there's only one question that matters, and only one cover of a song that asks it frequently enough;
youtu.be/-k4yjCo8JWs?...
youtu.be/-k4yjCo8JWs?...
Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody but all the lyrics are 'are you hanging up your stocking...
YouTube video by Michael M
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November 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
December's traditions. This time of year, there's only one question that matters, and only one cover of a song that asks it frequently enough;
youtu.be/-k4yjCo8JWs?...
youtu.be/-k4yjCo8JWs?...
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Sim-pleee
Haaav-ing
A dreadful winter cold
On the extremely minor plus side, this fleece fits me better now than it ever has before. The joys of being diabetic and on Mounjaro
Haaav-ing
A dreadful winter cold
On the extremely minor plus side, this fleece fits me better now than it ever has before. The joys of being diabetic and on Mounjaro
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Sim-pleee
Haaav-ing
A dreadful winter cold
On the extremely minor plus side, this fleece fits me better now than it ever has before. The joys of being diabetic and on Mounjaro
Haaav-ing
A dreadful winter cold
On the extremely minor plus side, this fleece fits me better now than it ever has before. The joys of being diabetic and on Mounjaro
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They're all kicking off.
The last gaps of the old broken system that protected their power & wealth.
Change is coming.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The last gaps of the old broken system that protected their power & wealth.
Change is coming.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They're all kicking off.
The last gaps of the old broken system that protected their power & wealth.
Change is coming.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The last gaps of the old broken system that protected their power & wealth.
Change is coming.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Just think it’s a bit weird that society has been brainwashed in to thinking that rich people and massive corporations having a bit less money is the main thing we need to avoid no matter what.
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Just think it’s a bit weird that society has been brainwashed in to thinking that rich people and massive corporations having a bit less money is the main thing we need to avoid no matter what.
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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A must read, particularly for voters in Wales! No policies, no standards and no shame. Get rid in 2026.
We have written a special report looking at the people behind Reform in Wales.
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
Special report: Who are Reform in Wales?
We dived into the wild world of Reform UK in Cymru
willhaywardwales.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A must read, particularly for voters in Wales! No policies, no standards and no shame. Get rid in 2026.
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Really bad news. And completely irresponsible given where we are.
Can’t decide who this is worse for, the EU or the UK. But the real looser, of course, is European defence. So all of us.
on.ft.com/4pb0xP6
UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
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UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
Discussions fail after Britain refuses to pay billions of euros in fees
on.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Really bad news. And completely irresponsible given where we are.
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Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'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 4:50 AM
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
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Perfect 👌 as usual from @zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚💚💚
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Perfect 👌 as usual from @zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚💚💚
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Where do I sign up?
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Where do I sign up?
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All the naysayers about crypto, the metaverse, NFTs, and AI were 100% on the money to call bullshit.
Hey, remember when we were all going to go to work in the metaverse wearing VR goggles? And how that certainly happened, and the haters were completely wrong? It's the future, don't be left behind!
Hey, remember when we were all going to go to work in the metaverse wearing VR goggles? And how that certainly happened, and the haters were completely wrong? It's the future, don't be left behind!
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
All the naysayers about crypto, the metaverse, NFTs, and AI were 100% on the money to call bullshit.
Hey, remember when we were all going to go to work in the metaverse wearing VR goggles? And how that certainly happened, and the haters were completely wrong? It's the future, don't be left behind!
Hey, remember when we were all going to go to work in the metaverse wearing VR goggles? And how that certainly happened, and the haters were completely wrong? It's the future, don't be left behind!
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“AI is here to stay” from the visionaries who brought you “NFTs are the future.”
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“AI is here to stay” from the visionaries who brought you “NFTs are the future.”
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I thoroughly reject that generative AI is something we are going to have to accept, it's simply not going to be true even in the wildest dreams of AI evangelists, and we have plenty of examples of games where AI generated elements were removed, so we know for a fact it can be done successfully.
November 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I thoroughly reject that generative AI is something we are going to have to accept, it's simply not going to be true even in the wildest dreams of AI evangelists, and we have plenty of examples of games where AI generated elements were removed, so we know for a fact it can be done successfully.
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One of the reasons I've never bought into AI doomerism, is that to believe "it's here to stay, get used to it!" you have to buy into the idea that AI generated elements are so hardcoded or integral as to be permanent, when they really aren't.
You can simply remove it, and it's gone just like that.
You can simply remove it, and it's gone just like that.
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
One of the reasons I've never bought into AI doomerism, is that to believe "it's here to stay, get used to it!" you have to buy into the idea that AI generated elements are so hardcoded or integral as to be permanent, when they really aren't.
You can simply remove it, and it's gone just like that.
You can simply remove it, and it's gone just like that.
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A “trigger warning” for comedy has always existed. Poster design, say, acts as a social tag. You won’t go to a show that isn’t *for* you.
That’s a good old WMC tradition. “Too BLUE for TV”. I mean, surely PK gets that. Or is the martyrdom too tasty for all these guys?
That’s a good old WMC tradition. “Too BLUE for TV”. I mean, surely PK gets that. Or is the martyrdom too tasty for all these guys?
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A “trigger warning” for comedy has always existed. Poster design, say, acts as a social tag. You won’t go to a show that isn’t *for* you.
That’s a good old WMC tradition. “Too BLUE for TV”. I mean, surely PK gets that. Or is the martyrdom too tasty for all these guys?
That’s a good old WMC tradition. “Too BLUE for TV”. I mean, surely PK gets that. Or is the martyrdom too tasty for all these guys?
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Any of these people could talk about the barriers to creative expression based on class and income if they fucking wanted to.
But I imagine that doesn’t really pop into their brains that much.
But I imagine that doesn’t really pop into their brains that much.
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Any of these people could talk about the barriers to creative expression based on class and income if they fucking wanted to.
But I imagine that doesn’t really pop into their brains that much.
But I imagine that doesn’t really pop into their brains that much.
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Would love to hear a comic being asked “do you think you were phenomenally lucky to be able to build your reputation during a time that encouraged and rewarded creative freedom? And why do you think that stopped?” And NOT answer “humans outside my core audience started objecting to being bullied.”
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Would love to hear a comic being asked “do you think you were phenomenally lucky to be able to build your reputation during a time that encouraged and rewarded creative freedom? And why do you think that stopped?” And NOT answer “humans outside my core audience started objecting to being bullied.”
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I think everyone should have x1 (one) home and if you want to have a second one it should be taxed to fuck, yes. "but I can't afford the property taxes on a second home," OK no second home for you then? stop buying avocados maybe
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I think everyone should have x1 (one) home and if you want to have a second one it should be taxed to fuck, yes. "but I can't afford the property taxes on a second home," OK no second home for you then? stop buying avocados maybe
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"It's now unaffordable to have a second home" uh, good?
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"It's now unaffordable to have a second home" uh, good?
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KNOW YOUR FRIDAYS:
Good Friday: the Messiah is dead
Black Friday: capitalism is alive
TGI Fridays: high chance of bowling or cinema nearby
Man Friday: there’s only two of us on this island and you’re a racist
Good Friday: the Messiah is dead
Black Friday: capitalism is alive
TGI Fridays: high chance of bowling or cinema nearby
Man Friday: there’s only two of us on this island and you’re a racist
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
KNOW YOUR FRIDAYS:
Good Friday: the Messiah is dead
Black Friday: capitalism is alive
TGI Fridays: high chance of bowling or cinema nearby
Man Friday: there’s only two of us on this island and you’re a racist
Good Friday: the Messiah is dead
Black Friday: capitalism is alive
TGI Fridays: high chance of bowling or cinema nearby
Man Friday: there’s only two of us on this island and you’re a racist
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Then we should do as its title suggests
Made with AI - Let it Die sequel Inferno discloses substantial generative AI use www.eurogamer.net/made-with-ai...
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Then we should do as its title suggests
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Like we’re all clear this is as dangerous as it is farcical right
The lengths the British government will go to please the Israeli government.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Sally Rooney books may be pulled from UK, court told
Normal People author Sally Rooney's books may have to be withdrawn from sale and none of her new works published in the UK due to "uncertainty" caused by the ban on Palestine Action, the British High ...
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Like we’re all clear this is as dangerous as it is farcical right
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It's fucking ridiculous that it's cheaper to get a plane from London to Glasgow than a train.
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It's fucking ridiculous that it's cheaper to get a plane from London to Glasgow than a train.
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No, she wants serfs that never have a life and work 996.
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
No, she wants serfs that never have a life and work 996.