Quandtuniverse
@quandtuniverse.bsky.social
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:: Library Worker :: 2D Animator :: ENG<->PT-BR Translator & Editor :: Community Manager :: Writer :: Gamedev/Joguinista #ProjectDuskpuppy #BeaconingALostCause :: #QUdoesart ::
:: Library Worker :: 2D Animator :: ENG<->PT-BR Translator & Editor :: Community Manager :: Writer :: Gamedev/Joguinista #ProjectDuskpuppy #BeaconingALostCause :: #QUdoesart ::
"Hal would make Marlow hold her umbrella except Marlow is too short to reach over her"
Solution:
#QUdoesart #BeaconingALostCause
Solution:
#QUdoesart #BeaconingALostCause
November 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"Hal would make Marlow hold her umbrella except Marlow is too short to reach over her"
Solution:
#QUdoesart #BeaconingALostCause
Solution:
#QUdoesart #BeaconingALostCause
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now that knifes out 3 is out proper i am reiterating my belief that there should be like 50 benoit blanc movies. they should have a columbo-esque legacy of running on sunday afternoons when their millennial audience all starts hitting 60.
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
now that knifes out 3 is out proper i am reiterating my belief that there should be like 50 benoit blanc movies. they should have a columbo-esque legacy of running on sunday afternoons when their millennial audience all starts hitting 60.
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Welp, a second AI dub on Amazon has apparently been found, and it's a show that already had a perfectly normal (albeit non-union) dub: No Game No Life.
November 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Welp, a second AI dub on Amazon has apparently been found, and it's a show that already had a perfectly normal (albeit non-union) dub: No Game No Life.
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FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
Just calculated how much I will have to pay in self-employment taxes since I've never been a contract employee before and
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
November 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
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I wouldn’t say they hate their customers. They just like money more.
To quote an industry exec I met at an event this year, “Why spend extra money for 100% quality when you can make the same profit with 60% quality?”
It’s about the minimum viable product. Of course it is; they’re businesspeople.
To quote an industry exec I met at an event this year, “Why spend extra money for 100% quality when you can make the same profit with 60% quality?”
It’s about the minimum viable product. Of course it is; they’re businesspeople.
The people in charge of these companies hate their customers.
"Every other company is doing it, and charging cheaper prices for localization. If we don't do this, we will go under."
"Audiences don't care that much about quality. So if we can meet the bare minimum and save money, that's best for everyone."
"Have you run the numbers though? Are you suuuuure?"
"Audiences don't care that much about quality. So if we can meet the bare minimum and save money, that's best for everyone."
"Have you run the numbers though? Are you suuuuure?"
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I wouldn’t say they hate their customers. They just like money more.
To quote an industry exec I met at an event this year, “Why spend extra money for 100% quality when you can make the same profit with 60% quality?”
It’s about the minimum viable product. Of course it is; they’re businesspeople.
To quote an industry exec I met at an event this year, “Why spend extra money for 100% quality when you can make the same profit with 60% quality?”
It’s about the minimum viable product. Of course it is; they’re businesspeople.
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Epic Games sent a DMCA notice to my online stores for my geology-themed design involving a crossed pickaxe and rock hammer that said "PICKS...or it didn't happen" because they asserted that Epic owned all rights to artwork/mention of pickaxes, right before an SVP annual conference. Eric cost me $$$
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Epic Games sent a DMCA notice to my online stores for my geology-themed design involving a crossed pickaxe and rock hammer that said "PICKS...or it didn't happen" because they asserted that Epic owned all rights to artwork/mention of pickaxes, right before an SVP annual conference. Eric cost me $$$
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In case you missed the talks from ThinkyCon, all 35 of them are up on YouTube!
All 35 talks from ThinkyCon 2025 are now available to watch on YouTube · Thinky Games
In case you missed any of our 2nd annual online convention centered around the making of the games we love so much, every presentation from ThinkyCon 2025 has now been uploaded to our YouTube channel so you can pick and choose what to watch whenever you like.
thinkygames.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
In case you missed the talks from ThinkyCon, all 35 of them are up on YouTube!
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Quando eu gravei o vídeo abaixo, eu usei de exemplo um kit de memória RAM que passou 2 anos custando US$ 200 e, por causa da bolha da IA, subiu pra US$ 530 em dois meses.
Uma semana e meia depois, o kit tá custando US$ 790.
Se você quer comprar um videogame ou PC e tem a grana, compre agora.
Uma semana e meia depois, o kit tá custando US$ 790.
Se você quer comprar um videogame ou PC e tem a grana, compre agora.
IA Generativa Vai Encarecer Todos os Videogames
YouTube video by tvPH
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Quando eu gravei o vídeo abaixo, eu usei de exemplo um kit de memória RAM que passou 2 anos custando US$ 200 e, por causa da bolha da IA, subiu pra US$ 530 em dois meses.
Uma semana e meia depois, o kit tá custando US$ 790.
Se você quer comprar um videogame ou PC e tem a grana, compre agora.
Uma semana e meia depois, o kit tá custando US$ 790.
Se você quer comprar um videogame ou PC e tem a grana, compre agora.
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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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SUNDAY
MAKE IT COUNT
CALL MC! CALL VISA!
IF THEY REDIRECT YOU TO YOUR BANK, TELL THEM YOUR BANK DIRECTED YOU TO MC / VISA
MAKE IT COUNT
CALL MC! CALL VISA!
IF THEY REDIRECT YOU TO YOUR BANK, TELL THEM YOUR BANK DIRECTED YOU TO MC / VISA
Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
SUNDAY
MAKE IT COUNT
CALL MC! CALL VISA!
IF THEY REDIRECT YOU TO YOUR BANK, TELL THEM YOUR BANK DIRECTED YOU TO MC / VISA
MAKE IT COUNT
CALL MC! CALL VISA!
IF THEY REDIRECT YOU TO YOUR BANK, TELL THEM YOUR BANK DIRECTED YOU TO MC / VISA
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BIG HUGE THANK-YOU and a write-up on what's next for Amadeus!
THANK YOU!!! (Launch Week Postmortem + 2026 Plans)
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz' s launch has exceeded all expectations I had for it. To everyone who has supported the project at any point, I want to give a HUGE thank-you. I've worke...
arcanaxix.itch.io
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
BIG HUGE THANK-YOU and a write-up on what's next for Amadeus!
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You too can play the game with an absurd music-to-playtime ratio full of dynamic tracks, way too many art assets for its length, writing stacked with unsubtle metaphors, aptly described as "creatively dense" under a big fat "recommended" label 👍👍👍
November 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
You too can play the game with an absurd music-to-playtime ratio full of dynamic tracks, way too many art assets for its length, writing stacked with unsubtle metaphors, aptly described as "creatively dense" under a big fat "recommended" label 👍👍👍
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As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
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 5:07 AM
As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
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Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/
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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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RUN DON’T WALK - to #WakeUpDeadMan now in theaters! See my pinned post for a theater finder link 🎟️💀⏰🥰
November 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
RUN DON’T WALK - to #WakeUpDeadMan now in theaters! See my pinned post for a theater finder link 🎟️💀⏰🥰
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SÓ MAIS 5 VAGAS para a Maré das Minas Game Jam! Uma jam presencial só para minas cis, trans e não-bináries com premiação de MIL REAIS, sorteios e mentorias com cientistas do mar! Dias 13 e 14 de dez no Parque Tecnológico de Santos! Es jammers já estão à todo vapor no zap! forms.gle/iD5JM7mfSxBs...
November 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
SÓ MAIS 5 VAGAS para a Maré das Minas Game Jam! Uma jam presencial só para minas cis, trans e não-bináries com premiação de MIL REAIS, sorteios e mentorias com cientistas do mar! Dias 13 e 14 de dez no Parque Tecnológico de Santos! Es jammers já estão à todo vapor no zap! forms.gle/iD5JM7mfSxBs...
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Hey Bluesky!
I'll lose my job in ~1 month, and I'm not eligible for any unemployment benefits. The job market in Belgium really sucks rn, so I could definitely use some work as a freelance.
If you're looking for AI-free, high quality French localisation for your indie game, I'd love to help! 👋
I'll lose my job in ~1 month, and I'm not eligible for any unemployment benefits. The job market in Belgium really sucks rn, so I could definitely use some work as a freelance.
If you're looking for AI-free, high quality French localisation for your indie game, I'd love to help! 👋
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Hey Bluesky!
I'll lose my job in ~1 month, and I'm not eligible for any unemployment benefits. The job market in Belgium really sucks rn, so I could definitely use some work as a freelance.
If you're looking for AI-free, high quality French localisation for your indie game, I'd love to help! 👋
I'll lose my job in ~1 month, and I'm not eligible for any unemployment benefits. The job market in Belgium really sucks rn, so I could definitely use some work as a freelance.
If you're looking for AI-free, high quality French localisation for your indie game, I'd love to help! 👋
today is Hal's canon birthday! If she were a real person she'd be 115 years old. In-universe, she was named after Halley's comet because it appeared the year of her birth in 1910.
#ProjectDuskpuppy #BeaconingALostCause
#ProjectDuskpuppy #BeaconingALostCause
November 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
today is Hal's canon birthday! If she were a real person she'd be 115 years old. In-universe, she was named after Halley's comet because it appeared the year of her birth in 1910.
#ProjectDuskpuppy #BeaconingALostCause
#ProjectDuskpuppy #BeaconingALostCause
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Very grateful that the Tate allowed me to be miniaturized and film from inside the painting
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Very grateful that the Tate allowed me to be miniaturized and film from inside the painting
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one insidious thing about gen AI is it's not just causing us to mistrust dodgy images, it's also making us mistrust images that look perfectly normal. this is gaslighting in a very literal sense bc the technology is undermining the trust we have in our own ability to perceive reality!
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
one insidious thing about gen AI is it's not just causing us to mistrust dodgy images, it's also making us mistrust images that look perfectly normal. this is gaslighting in a very literal sense bc the technology is undermining the trust we have in our own ability to perceive reality!
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"O BRASIL NÃO IRÁ ACEITAR A PRISÃO DO MITO"
O Brasil:
O Brasil:
November 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"O BRASIL NÃO IRÁ ACEITAR A PRISÃO DO MITO"
O Brasil:
O Brasil:
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Play the role of a prosecutor in this compelling historical detective game that explores the objectivity of truth.
The Darkest Files is a powerful and compelling detective game that asks you to question truth and justice · Thinky Games
Set in postwar Germany, The Darkest Files is a historical detective game about prosecutor Fritz Bauer’s attempts to bring war criminals to justice. It explores the objectivity of truth through its mechanics.
thinkygames.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Play the role of a prosecutor in this compelling historical detective game that explores the objectivity of truth.
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[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
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I'VE SEEN SANDA, AND PARU ITAGAKI
I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH YOUR GAME, AND SORRY I EVER DOUBTED YOU
I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH YOUR GAME, AND SORRY I EVER DOUBTED YOU
November 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I'VE SEEN SANDA, AND PARU ITAGAKI
I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH YOUR GAME, AND SORRY I EVER DOUBTED YOU
I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH YOUR GAME, AND SORRY I EVER DOUBTED YOU