sanctumsys
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VR enthusiast (Valve Index). also a writer
i love my wife and girlfriends
please DM if you want to talk more personally. i'm always open to more friends or arch-nemesis..es? archnemeses
https://seaboundsanctuary.bandcamp.com/
23
VR enthusiast (Valve Index). also a writer
i love my wife and girlfriends
please DM if you want to talk more personally. i'm always open to more friends or arch-nemesis..es? archnemeses
https://seaboundsanctuary.bandcamp.com/
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A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
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so when you're writing?
don't be an LLM yourself.
It's deceptively easy to do
don't be an LLM yourself.
It's deceptively easy to do
December 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
so when you're writing?
don't be an LLM yourself.
It's deceptively easy to do
don't be an LLM yourself.
It's deceptively easy to do
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a lot of writers write like AI does. They put stuff in because that's what goes into stuff in the genre. They don't really know why it's there, care why it's there, or anything like that. They're just painting by numbers. The story has this because previous stories also did.
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
a lot of writers write like AI does. They put stuff in because that's what goes into stuff in the genre. They don't really know why it's there, care why it's there, or anything like that. They're just painting by numbers. The story has this because previous stories also did.
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and it's like, okay, when dawn of the dead had its biker gang, it was doing so _with intent_. That's purposeful. That's not just An Ingredient The Dish Requires, that's a specific thing Romero is doing in a specific movie--one of his zombie movies, but not the only one--for specific reasons
December 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
and it's like, okay, when dawn of the dead had its biker gang, it was doing so _with intent_. That's purposeful. That's not just An Ingredient The Dish Requires, that's a specific thing Romero is doing in a specific movie--one of his zombie movies, but not the only one--for specific reasons
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some people get weird and mad and stuff when you're like "oh yeah, the story always does that. why not do something else?" like "well the story ALWAYS does that. that's what you have to do"
like that guy who got FURIOUS with me for suggesting authors try a zombie story ~without~ biker gangs
like that guy who got FURIOUS with me for suggesting authors try a zombie story ~without~ biker gangs
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
some people get weird and mad and stuff when you're like "oh yeah, the story always does that. why not do something else?" like "well the story ALWAYS does that. that's what you have to do"
like that guy who got FURIOUS with me for suggesting authors try a zombie story ~without~ biker gangs
like that guy who got FURIOUS with me for suggesting authors try a zombie story ~without~ biker gangs
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the people who copy are not in conversation, they're just copying a formula and hoping it works. It's the conversation that's interesting. Have something to add. Don't just copy what came before you, don't just replay the hits.
December 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
the people who copy are not in conversation, they're just copying a formula and hoping it works. It's the conversation that's interesting. Have something to add. Don't just copy what came before you, don't just replay the hits.
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and I think it's the two in the middle that are the most interesting. They are intentionally trying to do stuff on a dramatic, compelling level. The thing in 3 understands what 2 is doing, and it knows you can't JUST repeat it. They're in conversation.
December 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
and I think it's the two in the middle that are the most interesting. They are intentionally trying to do stuff on a dramatic, compelling level. The thing in 3 understands what 2 is doing, and it knows you can't JUST repeat it. They're in conversation.
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I think there's a lot of art where it goes:
1) thing
2) thing so good it establishes some tropes everyone copies
3) thing so good at understanding those tropes, it subverts them
4) things that copy the subversion as "this is the genre now" cargo culting the genre
1) thing
2) thing so good it establishes some tropes everyone copies
3) thing so good at understanding those tropes, it subverts them
4) things that copy the subversion as "this is the genre now" cargo culting the genre
December 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I think there's a lot of art where it goes:
1) thing
2) thing so good it establishes some tropes everyone copies
3) thing so good at understanding those tropes, it subverts them
4) things that copy the subversion as "this is the genre now" cargo culting the genre
1) thing
2) thing so good it establishes some tropes everyone copies
3) thing so good at understanding those tropes, it subverts them
4) things that copy the subversion as "this is the genre now" cargo culting the genre
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Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
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this part's interesting because it's easy to want to blame it on one thing, social media or genAI or w/e, but I think it's a combination of a bunch of things (including those two)
When I ask them: "What are you reading? What are you watching? What are you listening to?" Often, the answer is: nothing. Which has a direct effect on their over-use of prompts and AI, because they can't think of ideas, because they are literally not engaging with a single figurative thing.
December 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
this part's interesting because it's easy to want to blame it on one thing, social media or genAI or w/e, but I think it's a combination of a bunch of things (including those two)
reading the replies on any given wario64 industry news post is kind of insane because they're always full of people who didn't bother to actually read the article linked and make wild assumptions based on two sentences
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
reading the replies on any given wario64 industry news post is kind of insane because they're always full of people who didn't bother to actually read the article linked and make wild assumptions based on two sentences
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Helldivers 2 on PC has reduced installation size from 154GB to 23GB thanks to support from Nixxes buff.ly/YvXQnW6
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Helldivers 2 on PC has reduced installation size from 154GB to 23GB thanks to support from Nixxes buff.ly/YvXQnW6
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hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.
noplayersonline.net/statement
noplayersonline.net/statement
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.
noplayersonline.net/statement
noplayersonline.net/statement
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most of the playdate library is really reminiscent of that early mobile gaming period where devs felt encouraged to make the sorts of arcade-y games that fell out of vogue in the industry. it's one of the best aspects of the dev scene around it imo
November 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
most of the playdate library is really reminiscent of that early mobile gaming period where devs felt encouraged to make the sorts of arcade-y games that fell out of vogue in the industry. it's one of the best aspects of the dev scene around it imo
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the nice thing about the playdate library is that almost everything is short and cheap. it's easier for me to impulse buy random new games in the store that look interesting to me with no friend recommendations to go off of when they're only $4 and probably not much of a time investment
November 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
the nice thing about the playdate library is that almost everything is short and cheap. it's easier for me to impulse buy random new games in the store that look interesting to me with no friend recommendations to go off of when they're only $4 and probably not much of a time investment
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thing i've been enjoying on my playdate today: The Moon Is Our Friend, in which you use the crank to rotate the moon around the earth and redirect meteor trajectories with your gravitational pull. has both an endless mode and missions with lots of variations on the rules to mix things up, very fun
November 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
thing i've been enjoying on my playdate today: The Moon Is Our Friend, in which you use the crank to rotate the moon around the earth and redirect meteor trajectories with your gravitational pull. has both an endless mode and missions with lots of variations on the rules to mix things up, very fun
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i read somewhere on here that ppl who struggle finding content are coming from sites where you wait on algorithm to give u content (tiktok, twitter ). while ppl who find content easily remember their experience with social media where you had to search w/ no algorithm (old tumblr)
December 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
i read somewhere on here that ppl who struggle finding content are coming from sites where you wait on algorithm to give u content (tiktok, twitter ). while ppl who find content easily remember their experience with social media where you had to search w/ no algorithm (old tumblr)
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Remember, "mistakes" are only ever a mistake if they bring you further from what you're trying to draw in that moment. Otherwise, nothing is inherently wrong.
The only goal of this is to give you another tool to diagnose what you're drawing so you can decide if it's something you want or not!
The only goal of this is to give you another tool to diagnose what you're drawing so you can decide if it's something you want or not!
December 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Remember, "mistakes" are only ever a mistake if they bring you further from what you're trying to draw in that moment. Otherwise, nothing is inherently wrong.
The only goal of this is to give you another tool to diagnose what you're drawing so you can decide if it's something you want or not!
The only goal of this is to give you another tool to diagnose what you're drawing so you can decide if it's something you want or not!
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And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
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Admin are continually pressuring us to make the course "more accessible," by which they mean "devastatingly easy to complete," but it's not about access. Many students refuse to read or write in any capacity that isn't tech-aided, no matter how simple the assignment, no matter how process-based.
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Admin are continually pressuring us to make the course "more accessible," by which they mean "devastatingly easy to complete," but it's not about access. Many students refuse to read or write in any capacity that isn't tech-aided, no matter how simple the assignment, no matter how process-based.
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It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
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• “I didn’t watch it, but TikTok told me it’s problematic.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
November 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
• “I didn’t watch it, but TikTok told me it’s problematic.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
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As annoying as a collective of yacht obsessed libertarians with the worst management structure is, it turns out that they still just hammer any publicly traded company on any practical and ethical level. 🫠
November 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
As annoying as a collective of yacht obsessed libertarians with the worst management structure is, it turns out that they still just hammer any publicly traded company on any practical and ethical level. 🫠
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Valve sucks and any competitor has, in theory, a massive leg up if they just do things welll, give devs a fairer shake, and keep their mouths shut... and they can't do any of those three.
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Valve sucks and any competitor has, in theory, a massive leg up if they just do things welll, give devs a fairer shake, and keep their mouths shut... and they can't do any of those three.
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The last time Sweeney was cool is when he released ZZT.
November 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The last time Sweeney was cool is when he released ZZT.