Pella
@pellamore.bsky.social
I do narrative design. You might have heard of the game; you haven't heard of me. | She/her. 日本語 OK
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Pella
@pellamore.bsky.social
· Oct 18
I'm Pella! 🌸 You've probably seen me other places. I stream VERY sporadically on twitch.tv/pellamore. Shame about that other site.
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I’m gonna disagree with this one.
What we’re calling “AI” doesn’t replace cognition. It replaces pattern matching, but on its own has no idea which patterns are important or why.
We are nowhere close to an actual thinking machine.
What we’re calling “AI” doesn’t replace cognition. It replaces pattern matching, but on its own has no idea which patterns are important or why.
We are nowhere close to an actual thinking machine.
The plow, the steam engine, electricity — all replaced muscle. AI replaces cognition. If you spend your day “reading lots of stuff and turning it into straight English,” well… so does the machine. The goal now is to learn from history and cushion the blow better than last time.
November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I’m gonna disagree with this one.
What we’re calling “AI” doesn’t replace cognition. It replaces pattern matching, but on its own has no idea which patterns are important or why.
We are nowhere close to an actual thinking machine.
What we’re calling “AI” doesn’t replace cognition. It replaces pattern matching, but on its own has no idea which patterns are important or why.
We are nowhere close to an actual thinking machine.
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'ai is here to stay,' insists industry that's facing so much criticism for this dogshit that it has to pretend it's an accident
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
'ai is here to stay,' insists industry that's facing so much criticism for this dogshit that it has to pretend it's an accident
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god these women are so much braver than any of the talking heads or politicians trying to minimize this.
> www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
> www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
god these women are so much braver than any of the talking heads or politicians trying to minimize this.
> www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
> www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
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everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result
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That was the entire point of #metoo. That one woman wasn't even enough. That a man had to derail the careers of dozens before people started saying "oh yeah maybe we shouldn't let him ruin the careers of so many people."
November 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
That was the entire point of #metoo. That one woman wasn't even enough. That a man had to derail the careers of dozens before people started saying "oh yeah maybe we shouldn't let him ruin the careers of so many people."
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If you’d like to enter this giveaway head to desertbus.org, create a donor account and pledge any multiple of $8.51 This prize will be drawn at 4:25pm PST and every dollar goes to Child’s Play Charity!
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
If you’d like to enter this giveaway head to desertbus.org, create a donor account and pledge any multiple of $8.51 This prize will be drawn at 4:25pm PST and every dollar goes to Child’s Play Charity!
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Erika selected two engrossing military history books to give away this year from Legacy Books Press. Chart a course to our site and donate $8.17 for an opportunity to win before 3pm.
Military History Book Bundle
A delight of selecting prizes for Desert Bus is selecting prizes that would not work for other fundraisers, but will certainly find an audience at Desert Bus. Or at least that is Erika's excuse for...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Erika selected two engrossing military history books to give away this year from Legacy Books Press. Chart a course to our site and donate $8.17 for an opportunity to win before 3pm.
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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Vote with your wallet. Send the message that this is simply unacceptable. And I hope the German government rakes them over the coals for taking 6M Euros from a cultural fund and then using AI localization.
It’s one Eff You after another to players and now cultural institutions.
It’s one Eff You after another to players and now cultural institutions.
Ubisoft admits AI-generated loading screen "slipped through" into final build of Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Vote with your wallet. Send the message that this is simply unacceptable. And I hope the German government rakes them over the coals for taking 6M Euros from a cultural fund and then using AI localization.
It’s one Eff You after another to players and now cultural institutions.
It’s one Eff You after another to players and now cultural institutions.
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Lol yeah man all that panic over "a Big Mac will cost $15!" if we raise the minimum wage. Well we didn't raise the minimum wage but a Big Mac is $15 now.
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Lol yeah man all that panic over "a Big Mac will cost $15!" if we raise the minimum wage. Well we didn't raise the minimum wage but a Big Mac is $15 now.
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Folks, a famous author isn't ever going to contact you out of the blue to offer you literary services. It's always a scam. Also, speaking as an at least semifamous author, you wouldn't want any services we did offer, we're just barely handling our own shit, much less anyone else's.
I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
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November 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Folks, a famous author isn't ever going to contact you out of the blue to offer you literary services. It's always a scam. Also, speaking as an at least semifamous author, you wouldn't want any services we did offer, we're just barely handling our own shit, much less anyone else's.
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It was nice hanging with all of you today and guarding the Dawn! Tune in again tomorrow, and don't forgot to submit your local good news stories at goodnews.desertbus.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It was nice hanging with all of you today and guarding the Dawn! Tune in again tomorrow, and don't forgot to submit your local good news stories at goodnews.desertbus.org
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Some say that the Lord of the Rings was a prototype for Desert Bus, except y'know they walked because Mordor public transit wasn't properly funded. Anyhoo, you can fund our transit by donating a $9.15 before 11:45am for shot at winning this immaculate tapestry depicting the Journey of the Ring.
Journey to Mordor: A Tablet Woven Tapestry
Last year I found that indeed, one does not simply weave into Mordor! However, with perseverance I've reached this journey’s end, but its tale is not yet over, for like the One Ring, it seeks a new...
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November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Some say that the Lord of the Rings was a prototype for Desert Bus, except y'know they walked because Mordor public transit wasn't properly funded. Anyhoo, you can fund our transit by donating a $9.15 before 11:45am for shot at winning this immaculate tapestry depicting the Journey of the Ring.
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Hey folks, I've known Tanya, aka Cypheroftyr, since the City of Heroes days 20 years ago. She's a TRULY stand-up person, the first person I think of when it comes to putting in the work toward intersectionality. She's been having a ROUGH time finding work, if you can spare some cash or boost, help?
So I did the thing before I chickened out (or came to my senses) and threw up a GFM as a stop gap measure. I hate doing it more than anyone will hate seeing another fund raiser.
gofund.me/f5615787f
gofund.me/f5615787f
Donate to Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt., organized by Tanya DePass
Like many of those in the games industry, I was laid off back… Tanya DePass needs your support for Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt.
gofund.me
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Hey folks, I've known Tanya, aka Cypheroftyr, since the City of Heroes days 20 years ago. She's a TRULY stand-up person, the first person I think of when it comes to putting in the work toward intersectionality. She's been having a ROUGH time finding work, if you can spare some cash or boost, help?
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People getting mad here about anyone saying it's good that MTG and Trump are fighting. I teach democratization every semester. The first slide says 'elite fracture.' That's always where it starts. It's good when people with bad politics are fighting one another.
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
People getting mad here about anyone saying it's good that MTG and Trump are fighting. I teach democratization every semester. The first slide says 'elite fracture.' That's always where it starts. It's good when people with bad politics are fighting one another.
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For those of you too young to understand the qp below: Jimmy Carter was essentially forced to sell his farm in order to avoid just the appearance of conflict of interest when he became president.
Public servants should never be able to profit from their own service.
Public servants should never be able to profit from their own service.
Jimmy Carter’s peanut farm says hi.
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
For those of you too young to understand the qp below: Jimmy Carter was essentially forced to sell his farm in order to avoid just the appearance of conflict of interest when he became president.
Public servants should never be able to profit from their own service.
Public servants should never be able to profit from their own service.
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Been on the perplexity hater train for years, glad to see people are agreeing. But also uhh kind of weird to see a major ai conference vote that they think OpenAI is likely to flop!
A survey of 300 attendees at the Cerebral Valley AI Conference asking which AI startup attendees thought was most likely to fail ranked Perplexity in the top position.
Second place? OpenAI.
Second place? OpenAI.
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Been on the perplexity hater train for years, glad to see people are agreeing. But also uhh kind of weird to see a major ai conference vote that they think OpenAI is likely to flop!
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this article *is* surprisingly good, in a ‘wow, what a surprise everyone who was ever a target of ‘me too’ just so happened to be on email lists with each other, and also Jeffrey Epstein’.
The article itself is actually pretty good. That's the clubby atmosphere that created Trump.
I'd like to see the emails related to the current PR effort between Megyn Kelly, Alan Dershowitz, the owners of News Nation etc.
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...
I'd like to see the emails related to the current PR effort between Megyn Kelly, Alan Dershowitz, the owners of News Nation etc.
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...
November 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
this article *is* surprisingly good, in a ‘wow, what a surprise everyone who was ever a target of ‘me too’ just so happened to be on email lists with each other, and also Jeffrey Epstein’.
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Hello fellow nerds! I've got a hypothesis about the intersectionality of gamers and disabilities I'm trying to test. Even if you're not a gamer or disabled, please take 10 minutes and fill this out!
Thanks so much, and feel free to ask me any questions.
forms.gle/S7F7iSGMAMd7...
Thanks so much, and feel free to ask me any questions.
forms.gle/S7F7iSGMAMd7...
Gaming Habits, Conventions, and Disability Intersectionality
Hi all! My name is Sara Winters. I am blind (due to a genetic condition called ocular albinism), a disability accessibility consultant, and gamer, and while I've done a ton of work in the accessibilit...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hello fellow nerds! I've got a hypothesis about the intersectionality of gamers and disabilities I'm trying to test. Even if you're not a gamer or disabled, please take 10 minutes and fill this out!
Thanks so much, and feel free to ask me any questions.
forms.gle/S7F7iSGMAMd7...
Thanks so much, and feel free to ask me any questions.
forms.gle/S7F7iSGMAMd7...
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updated my banner image to this little edit I made of some of my work and shots from games I've worked on ✨
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
updated my banner image to this little edit I made of some of my work and shots from games I've worked on ✨
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Want to remember the joy of #DB2025 and support @childsplaycharity.bsky.social?
Check out the merch and shirt!
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Check out the merch and shirt!
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Desert Bus For Hope
Started in 2007 by internet sketch comedy group LoadingReadyRun, Desert Bus for Hope combines video games and tedium to benefit charity. Desert Bus is the world's longest running internet-based fundra...
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November 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Want to remember the joy of #DB2025 and support @childsplaycharity.bsky.social?
Check out the merch and shirt!
store.desertbus.org
shirt.desertbus.org
Check out the merch and shirt!
store.desertbus.org
shirt.desertbus.org
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The holidays are coming! Support a small business and get your loved ones gifts you know came from the hands of someone who loves what she does!
Don't forget about my Etsy store! Looooooots of very pretty, one of a kind pieces of jewelry for good prices! Not to mention the made to order soap and candles! Christmas and other gift giving holidays are here, spend your money with me! www.etsy.com/shop/NimuesT... with promo code BLUESKY
November 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The holidays are coming! Support a small business and get your loved ones gifts you know came from the hands of someone who loves what she does!
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The TWENTIETH strike?! The US is now murdering boat crews so often, it has stopped making headlines. Imagine any other democracy doing this? (If we’re still calling it a democracy)
Updated: Our tracker on the military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, with 20th strike disclosed by Southcom, the Pentagon outpost in Miami.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks
In two months, the Trump administration has killed dozens of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The TWENTIETH strike?! The US is now murdering boat crews so often, it has stopped making headlines. Imagine any other democracy doing this? (If we’re still calling it a democracy)
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DAY ONE OF DAWN GUARD AND WE HIT $12 MIL LIFETIME!!! Thank you so much for your contribution to our work, we appreciate each and every one of you for getting us here! Now let's keep going to $13 million!
November 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
DAY ONE OF DAWN GUARD AND WE HIT $12 MIL LIFETIME!!! Thank you so much for your contribution to our work, we appreciate each and every one of you for getting us here! Now let's keep going to $13 million!