Jared Gillis
@setec.bsky.social
Personal account of an all-around nerd and Technical Designer on WoW. Opinions are mine and do not reflect my employer's. He/him. Polyam. @SeTec9 on the old place.
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Jared Gillis
@setec.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Ad Astra, Per Aspera.
Timely reminder that there is copious evidence that The Game Awards suck, and that the people who make it suck. Therefore if you watch it, you suck too!
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Timely reminder that there is copious evidence that The Game Awards suck, and that the people who make it suck. Therefore if you watch it, you suck too!
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Two things can be true: 1.) The Game Awards are meaningless and we shouldn't take them all that seriously. 2.) Award shows of its scale DO rewrite the mainstream history of the art form, whether they deserve to or not, and its okay to care that it's so thoughtless despite having that responsibility.
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Two things can be true: 1.) The Game Awards are meaningless and we shouldn't take them all that seriously. 2.) Award shows of its scale DO rewrite the mainstream history of the art form, whether they deserve to or not, and its okay to care that it's so thoughtless despite having that responsibility.
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In case you writers out there have ever felt imposter syndrome, "From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible" is an actual sentence in whatever this is.
Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor Olivia Nuzzi was a star political correspondent until scandal led her into exile—and to a California up in flames.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In case you writers out there have ever felt imposter syndrome, "From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible" is an actual sentence in whatever this is.
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This is bullshit.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is bullshit.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
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math textbook covers for some reason:
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
math textbook covers for some reason:
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Make bad art. Make uncertain art. Make indifferent art. Make confused, and confusing, art. Make uninspired art. Making bad art is the essential and irreplaceable aspect of making great art, next time
make bad art because some of the worst people you know are making even worse art and literally nothing you make will be that bad.
make bad art!!! it's better than making no art!!!
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Make bad art. Make uncertain art. Make indifferent art. Make confused, and confusing, art. Make uninspired art. Making bad art is the essential and irreplaceable aspect of making great art, next time
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Rebecca Heineman doesn't have much time left. If you can, please donate for her and her family to make end of life arrangements.
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Rebecca Heineman doesn't have much time left. If you can, please donate for her and her family to make end of life arrangements.
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
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My colleague recently adopted wearing a surgical mask out in public and was raving all amazed about how it helped them stop getting sick as often.
Whatever in the nine hells did we learn during COVID and how in the flying spaghetti monster do you forget that?!
Whatever in the nine hells did we learn during COVID and how in the flying spaghetti monster do you forget that?!
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
My colleague recently adopted wearing a surgical mask out in public and was raving all amazed about how it helped them stop getting sick as often.
Whatever in the nine hells did we learn during COVID and how in the flying spaghetti monster do you forget that?!
Whatever in the nine hells did we learn during COVID and how in the flying spaghetti monster do you forget that?!
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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It's not pretty, but I whipped up an arcade cabinet with housing in Warcraft.
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
It's not pretty, but I whipped up an arcade cabinet with housing in Warcraft.
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Video game: [thinly veiled metaphor for how capitalism is bad]
Me: Hell yeah
Another video game: [thinly veiled metaphor for how capitalism is bad]
Me: Hell yeah
Another video game: [thinly veiled metaphor for how capitalism is bad]
Me: Hell y
Me: Hell yeah
Another video game: [thinly veiled metaphor for how capitalism is bad]
Me: Hell yeah
Another video game: [thinly veiled metaphor for how capitalism is bad]
Me: Hell y
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Video game: [thinly veiled metaphor for how capitalism is bad]
Me: Hell yeah
Another video game: [thinly veiled metaphor for how capitalism is bad]
Me: Hell yeah
Another video game: [thinly veiled metaphor for how capitalism is bad]
Me: Hell y
Me: Hell yeah
Another video game: [thinly veiled metaphor for how capitalism is bad]
Me: Hell yeah
Another video game: [thinly veiled metaphor for how capitalism is bad]
Me: Hell y
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some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
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If some motherfucker has a full-time job and qualifies for government assistance, that's welfare being paid to their employer
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If some motherfucker has a full-time job and qualifies for government assistance, that's welfare being paid to their employer
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The thing that gives me hope is that we've more or less fought them to a draw with nothing but heart.
Once again, I have to point out how obviously inorganic the entire anti-trans backlash is. A handful of billionaires are astroturfing the whole thing with enormous amounts of cash.
They're actively paying people to complain now...
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The thing that gives me hope is that we've more or less fought them to a draw with nothing but heart.
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No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
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These incredible fucking assholes.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
SNAP benefits update: Trump admin says ‘everyone’ will have to reapply
Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins told Newsmax on Thursday the plan is to “have everyone reapply for their benefits."
www.newsweek.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
These incredible fucking assholes.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
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I literally just had my yearly check-in and recertification in October. I am disabled, can't work, and am on SSI. I can't afford my medically mandated diet without SNAP, and reapplying is a lot of work, which is made harder by my disability and poor health. This is maddening.
These incredible fucking assholes.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
SNAP benefits update: Trump admin says ‘everyone’ will have to reapply
Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins told Newsmax on Thursday the plan is to “have everyone reapply for their benefits."
www.newsweek.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I literally just had my yearly check-in and recertification in October. I am disabled, can't work, and am on SSI. I can't afford my medically mandated diet without SNAP, and reapplying is a lot of work, which is made harder by my disability and poor health. This is maddening.
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