Chris Butler
@avalix.bsky.social
Lead Programmer @ ZA/UM on Disco Elysium for Mobile | Ex-Freelance Indie Dev |🟥🟪🟦|🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️| Unity/C#/C++ | Board games | Cat Dad
🏳️⚧️ Trans Rights are Human Rights 🏳️⚧️
🏳️⚧️ Trans Rights are Human Rights 🏳️⚧️
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One of the producers on Guilty Gear Strive said it was basically impossible to source player feedback on balance changes online because nobody had original opinions and would just parrot what the most popular content creators said and so they had to rely on data and I think about that every day.
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM
One of the producers on Guilty Gear Strive said it was basically impossible to source player feedback on balance changes online because nobody had original opinions and would just parrot what the most popular content creators said and so they had to rely on data and I think about that every day.
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
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[pacing extremely slowly toward the center stage at TEDx before clearing my throat]
"AI"
"AI"
February 12, 2024 at 4:09 PM
[pacing extremely slowly toward the center stage at TEDx before clearing my throat]
"AI"
"AI"
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Folks, if you haven’t looked up “Liz England Door Problem” I beseeeech you to do so.
So in Arc Raiders there is a door glitch. You don't need to know what it is, just that the gamers are brainstorming all the "easy" ways to "fix" the doors and it's simultaneously hilarious and horrifying. My two favorite solutions are "add a kill volume" and "put a second door behind the door".
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Folks, if you haven’t looked up “Liz England Door Problem” I beseeeech you to do so.
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Another Member of Scottish Parliament (@ross-greer.bsky.social was at a demo two weeks ago as well) joins the fired workers outside Rockstar North in Edinburgh.
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
I attended the protest outside of Rockstar North in Edinburgh this evening to stand in solidarity with the more than 30 workers across the UK, including a number of my constituents who have been sacked.
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Another Member of Scottish Parliament (@ross-greer.bsky.social was at a demo two weeks ago as well) joins the fired workers outside Rockstar North in Edinburgh.
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
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Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
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This seems kind of amazing, after the shit show of other UK trans healthcare services in recent years.
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This seems kind of amazing, after the shit show of other UK trans healthcare services in recent years.
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Also from the leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social on TdoR
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Also from the leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social on TdoR
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Labour policy: Helping families who've been utterly hammered by greedy energy companies? ❌️
Helping thieving AI companies who profit off everyone else amd continually target creative industries? ✅️
If I describe the rage I just felt reading this, I would be banned from this site.
Helping thieving AI companies who profit off everyone else amd continually target creative industries? ✅️
If I describe the rage I just felt reading this, I would be banned from this site.
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal. 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal. 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies while families struggle
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal.
www.thenational.scot
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Labour policy: Helping families who've been utterly hammered by greedy energy companies? ❌️
Helping thieving AI companies who profit off everyone else amd continually target creative industries? ✅️
If I describe the rage I just felt reading this, I would be banned from this site.
Helping thieving AI companies who profit off everyone else amd continually target creative industries? ✅️
If I describe the rage I just felt reading this, I would be banned from this site.
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
goodlaw.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
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i'm quoting this interview a lot but it's full of incredible moments
the lesson you have to draw from this is:
you HAVE to be unapologetic about what you do. "fuck the rest of the world, we love furries and we're gonna show them that they love them too" is an inspiring attitude
the lesson you have to draw from this is:
you HAVE to be unapologetic about what you do. "fuck the rest of the world, we love furries and we're gonna show them that they love them too" is an inspiring attitude
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
i'm quoting this interview a lot but it's full of incredible moments
the lesson you have to draw from this is:
you HAVE to be unapologetic about what you do. "fuck the rest of the world, we love furries and we're gonna show them that they love them too" is an inspiring attitude
the lesson you have to draw from this is:
you HAVE to be unapologetic about what you do. "fuck the rest of the world, we love furries and we're gonna show them that they love them too" is an inspiring attitude
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when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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This guy thinks optimization middleware is the same thing as generative AI. He wants to force this product down our throats and he has no idea what it even *is*.
CEOs ladies and gentlemen.
CEOs ladies and gentlemen.
November 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This guy thinks optimization middleware is the same thing as generative AI. He wants to force this product down our throats and he has no idea what it even *is*.
CEOs ladies and gentlemen.
CEOs ladies and gentlemen.
Lol Cloudflare down in London - Starting to think having everything run off like 3 things is bad
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Lol Cloudflare down in London - Starting to think having everything run off like 3 things is bad
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authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
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How is this person missing the fact that the cat figured out a way to say, "this sucks."
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
How is this person missing the fact that the cat figured out a way to say, "this sucks."
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Your regular reminder that there is absolutely nothing "hard" or "tough" about targeting the poorest, most vulnerable, and least able to defend themselves groups of people on the entire planet
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Your regular reminder that there is absolutely nothing "hard" or "tough" about targeting the poorest, most vulnerable, and least able to defend themselves groups of people on the entire planet
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The trick is to always feel like you have collected two Aku Aku masks. You're not invincible, but you are protected.
CBT stands for Crash Bandicoot Therapy. It's when you imagine Crash Bandicoot spinning all your automatic negative thoughts and cognitive distortions away.
a video game character is spinning in the sand near a red cube with the letter r on it
ALT: a video game character is spinning in the sand near a red cube with the letter r on it
media.tenor.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The trick is to always feel like you have collected two Aku Aku masks. You're not invincible, but you are protected.
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The way Labour are talking about migrants validates far right narratives of dehumanisation *at a time of far right riots and racist violence*. The leadership group responsible needs to be removed right now as a matter of public safety. This is simply a factual description of the situation before us.
Honestly, the potential case for getting rid of Starmer before was the lack of any political project and absence of charisma. But now No.10 is creating a moral imperative for the PLP to act as well.
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The way Labour are talking about migrants validates far right narratives of dehumanisation *at a time of far right riots and racist violence*. The leadership group responsible needs to be removed right now as a matter of public safety. This is simply a factual description of the situation before us.
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Demonstrations against Rockstar and Take-Two will continue tomorrow, when game workers and supporters intend to gather outside Rockstar North's office in Edinburgh at 5pm (GMT) before marching to Holyrood (Scottish Parliament headquarters).
'Our solidarity will always emerge stronger:' Protests against Rockstar continue in London, Edinburgh, and Paris
'Our solidarity will always emerge stronger:' Protests against Rockstar continue in London, Edinburgh, and Paris
'Unions have always faced repression, the last resort of the weak to try to delay what is bound to happen.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Demonstrations against Rockstar and Take-Two will continue tomorrow, when game workers and supporters intend to gather outside Rockstar North's office in Edinburgh at 5pm (GMT) before marching to Holyrood (Scottish Parliament headquarters).
My daughter is such a beautiful singer <3 <3 <3
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
My daughter is such a beautiful singer <3 <3 <3
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v good thread to show to your cis people who don’t understand the kafkaesque web of insane bureaucratic nonsense that british trans people have been trapped in for decades
I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
August 31, 2025 at 9:27 AM
v good thread to show to your cis people who don’t understand the kafkaesque web of insane bureaucratic nonsense that british trans people have been trapped in for decades