Eric Houstoun
@ehoustoun.bsky.social
Film guy. Enjoy my various musings while remembering that like most of the people on the internet, I'm probably an idiot.
Seems like the more jaded we get the more you hear the refrain "the internet was a mistake."
I don't think that's true, but "Algorithm driven social media was a mistake." doesn't exactly roll off the tongue to be fair.
I don't think that's true, but "Algorithm driven social media was a mistake." doesn't exactly roll off the tongue to be fair.
December 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Seems like the more jaded we get the more you hear the refrain "the internet was a mistake."
I don't think that's true, but "Algorithm driven social media was a mistake." doesn't exactly roll off the tongue to be fair.
I don't think that's true, but "Algorithm driven social media was a mistake." doesn't exactly roll off the tongue to be fair.
If you've got some time you should give this article a read, it's a really interesting look at the challenges that AI poses on the hiring and recruitment process.
macleans.ca/technology-3...
macleans.ca/technology-3...
AI Has Broken the Hiring Process - Macleans.ca
ChatGPT-written applications don’t fool recruiters. They just make hiring slower, harder and less human.
macleans.ca
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you've got some time you should give this article a read, it's a really interesting look at the challenges that AI poses on the hiring and recruitment process.
macleans.ca/technology-3...
macleans.ca/technology-3...
Apart from the obviously grotesque argument he's making, can we just take a moment to acknowledge what an incredibly fucking dull podcast this is? I was worried I would pass out listening to this and end up having nightmares about being lectured by racist morons.
WATCH: Elon Musk is upset that Somalian Americans in Minnesota get to vote.
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Apart from the obviously grotesque argument he's making, can we just take a moment to acknowledge what an incredibly fucking dull podcast this is? I was worried I would pass out listening to this and end up having nightmares about being lectured by racist morons.
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Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied:
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied:
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
Call it: asses or asses
people.com/donald-trump... I just knew this was coming. And if you think this doesn’t end with a massive gold trump statue in DC you’re not paying attention
Donald Trump Is Putting His Face on Both Sides of a New Coin. U.S. Treasury Reveals 'First Drafts'
The U.S. Treasury revealed the draft of a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump on both sides.
people.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Call it: asses or asses
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virtue signalling is good actually
Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
virtue signalling is good actually
I think it really speaks to the intelligence of the average voter in the US that despite inflation/affordability being a key issue so many voted for trump despite his key policies being ones that would very obviously make that issue worse:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gas to groceries: Has Trump kept his promise to tackle rising prices?
President Trump promised to bring down inflation. One year on from his victory, BBC Verify revisits some of his claims.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I think it really speaks to the intelligence of the average voter in the US that despite inflation/affordability being a key issue so many voted for trump despite his key policies being ones that would very obviously make that issue worse:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Folks, saying ABOLISH ICE isn't hard. Quite easy. The water is warm here. Jump in. Mainstream it. People will follow.
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Folks, saying ABOLISH ICE isn't hard. Quite easy. The water is warm here. Jump in. Mainstream it. People will follow.
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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Bieber picks up $16M option to return to Blue Jays
Bieber picks up $16M option to return to Blue Jays
Blue Jays RHP Shane Bieber has exercised his $16 million player option for 2026.
dlvr.it
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Bieber picks up $16M option to return to Blue Jays
It really sucks to think that the Dodgers are likely going to be in this position many times over the next 8 or so years since they've basically ensured they can stack their lineup while still having the most expensive player on their baseball team.
November 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
It really sucks to think that the Dodgers are likely going to be in this position many times over the next 8 or so years since they've basically ensured they can stack their lineup while still having the most expensive player on their baseball team.
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I gotta say, #baseballsky is pretty fun 😂 Like, that's a pretty cool thing to learn
November 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I gotta say, #baseballsky is pretty fun 😂 Like, that's a pretty cool thing to learn
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Congrats to the Toronto Blue Jays. The “underdog” that took the leagues most expensive roster to extra innings in Game 7 of the World Series. If life was fair the Jays should have won. Also, the owner of the Dodgers is a major investor in Ice Facilities. Do with that what you will.
November 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Congrats to the Toronto Blue Jays. The “underdog” that took the leagues most expensive roster to extra innings in Game 7 of the World Series. If life was fair the Jays should have won. Also, the owner of the Dodgers is a major investor in Ice Facilities. Do with that what you will.
Dave Roberts would have put Yamamoto out there til his arm fell off. This was a series of a team that believed in their stars and a team that believed in each other. It sucks that it worked out this way but what can you do...
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Dave Roberts would have put Yamamoto out there til his arm fell off. This was a series of a team that believed in their stars and a team that believed in each other. It sucks that it worked out this way but what can you do...
Sometimes the better team doesn't win. What can you say.
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Sometimes the better team doesn't win. What can you say.
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Man, this one feels really important in a way that normally it doesn't. And it doesn't seem like it's just because I'm from Toronto so I'm seeing more of it. The whole timeline is going bananas.
November 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Man, this one feels really important in a way that normally it doesn't. And it doesn't seem like it's just because I'm from Toronto so I'm seeing more of it. The whole timeline is going bananas.
Is there anyone named Will Smith that people actually like?
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Is there anyone named Will Smith that people actually like?
Dodgers strategy: bring in Yamamoto to pitch every game.
Brilliant. 🙄
Brilliant. 🙄
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Dodgers strategy: bring in Yamamoto to pitch every game.
Brilliant. 🙄
Brilliant. 🙄
I can't take how bad this dodgers team has looked despite hanging in on this game. They don't deserve this world series but that doesn't mean they won't win it...
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I can't take how bad this dodgers team has looked despite hanging in on this game. They don't deserve this world series but that doesn't mean they won't win it...
Dodgers literally playing four aces to try and win this game. Just the definition of desperation. I hope Yamamoto is gassed and kirk sends one into the 500s off him.
November 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Dodgers literally playing four aces to try and win this game. Just the definition of desperation. I hope Yamamoto is gassed and kirk sends one into the 500s off him.
To say that Homer sucks is the understatement of the century. Damn.
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
To say that Homer sucks is the understatement of the century. Damn.
Vladdys defense this game has been amazing. 2 diving grabs and turning that double play...just unreal. He's not just a special hitter, dude is just special.
November 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Vladdys defense this game has been amazing. 2 diving grabs and turning that double play...just unreal. He's not just a special hitter, dude is just special.
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That was some BS from Wrobleski there. Three pitches up and in to Gimenez, fine. But don't come down off the mound screaming after one of them hits the guy. #Bluejays
November 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
That was some BS from Wrobleski there. Three pitches up and in to Gimenez, fine. But don't come down off the mound screaming after one of them hits the guy. #Bluejays
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NOT GEORGE SPRINGER HITTING HIM BACK
November 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
NOT GEORGE SPRINGER HITTING HIM BACK