HotlineInput
@hotlineinput.bsky.social
Content creator with an inability to settle down on things.
Exploring game development and other creative pursuits nowadays; #VirtualPhotography & #Cyberpunk2077 fan content aspirant back in the day.
Potentially NSFW sometimes.
He/him.
Exploring game development and other creative pursuits nowadays; #VirtualPhotography & #Cyberpunk2077 fan content aspirant back in the day.
Potentially NSFW sometimes.
He/him.
Pinned
I also gave it a try. The new capabilities are beyond stellar.
#Cyberpunk2077PhotoMode #madewithAI #GPT4o #ChatGPT
#Cyberpunk2077PhotoMode #madewithAI #GPT4o #ChatGPT
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I already see how these AI tools in the hands of pros / domain experts are way more efficient than in the hands of novices. Clear enough with software engineering already
Of course, they could help level up people faster (we're seeing some hints in this with eg interns)
Of course, they could help level up people faster (we're seeing some hints in this with eg interns)
October 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I already see how these AI tools in the hands of pros / domain experts are way more efficient than in the hands of novices. Clear enough with software engineering already
Of course, they could help level up people faster (we're seeing some hints in this with eg interns)
Of course, they could help level up people faster (we're seeing some hints in this with eg interns)
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Me too. But, it turns out if you post something that goes viral or gets enough attention, you then attract the anti-AI mob and they beat you down. Then add you to all these block lists. It shouldn't be this catty. I would want my more popular posts to attract a lot of discourse, not the ghouls.
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Me too. But, it turns out if you post something that goes viral or gets enough attention, you then attract the anti-AI mob and they beat you down. Then add you to all these block lists. It shouldn't be this catty. I would want my more popular posts to attract a lot of discourse, not the ghouls.
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"AI is a cult!" Yeah dude. That's where all new and weird stuff comes from. From cults.
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
"AI is a cult!" Yeah dude. That's where all new and weird stuff comes from. From cults.
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I don't see this as any different than one that skips through college cheating and graduates.
That's a human problem, not an AI problem.
I am the kind of person that would be a better engineer if I had AI starting out. Not everyone is like that.
That's a human problem, not an AI problem.
I am the kind of person that would be a better engineer if I had AI starting out. Not everyone is like that.
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I don't see this as any different than one that skips through college cheating and graduates.
That's a human problem, not an AI problem.
I am the kind of person that would be a better engineer if I had AI starting out. Not everyone is like that.
That's a human problem, not an AI problem.
I am the kind of person that would be a better engineer if I had AI starting out. Not everyone is like that.
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The water thing is mostly overblown andymasley.substack.com/p/the-ai-wat...
The electricity and CO2 impact is real and deserves serious attention, which is why it's annoying that the water issue steals so much of that attention
The electricity and CO2 impact is real and deserves serious attention, which is why it's annoying that the water issue steals so much of that attention
The AI water issue is fake
On the national, local, and personal level
andymasley.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The water thing is mostly overblown andymasley.substack.com/p/the-ai-wat...
The electricity and CO2 impact is real and deserves serious attention, which is why it's annoying that the water issue steals so much of that attention
The electricity and CO2 impact is real and deserves serious attention, which is why it's annoying that the water issue steals so much of that attention
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I hope as we move past the first wave of AI criticism ("it doesn't work, all hype") we get a new wave of AI criticism rooted in the acknowledgement that, yes, these systems are very powerful & quite useful and focusing a deep exploration of when AI uses are uplifting and when they are detrimental.
October 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I hope as we move past the first wave of AI criticism ("it doesn't work, all hype") we get a new wave of AI criticism rooted in the acknowledgement that, yes, these systems are very powerful & quite useful and focusing a deep exploration of when AI uses are uplifting and when they are detrimental.
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i've managed to get my daily non-work screen time to sub 1 hour and have realized that being depressed actually existed before we even had screens of any kind. also i'm not posting any updates before the next "chapter" of psycho patrol is mostly done. currently working on a new level and it's awful
July 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
i've managed to get my daily non-work screen time to sub 1 hour and have realized that being depressed actually existed before we even had screens of any kind. also i'm not posting any updates before the next "chapter" of psycho patrol is mostly done. currently working on a new level and it's awful
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Zombie nation 🎶🧟
July 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Zombie nation 🎶🧟
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Rejected names for what became Django:
* superglue
* consolidata
* The Python Web Framework (PWF)
* Tornado Publishing System
* super magic machine
* private dancer
* The Give-a-Damn machine
* boltdozer
* Simon
* fizgig
* festoon
* clerisy
#Django
* superglue
* consolidata
* The Python Web Framework (PWF)
* Tornado Publishing System
* super magic machine
* private dancer
* The Give-a-Damn machine
* boltdozer
* Simon
* fizgig
* festoon
* clerisy
#Django
July 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Rejected names for what became Django:
* superglue
* consolidata
* The Python Web Framework (PWF)
* Tornado Publishing System
* super magic machine
* private dancer
* The Give-a-Damn machine
* boltdozer
* Simon
* fizgig
* festoon
* clerisy
#Django
* superglue
* consolidata
* The Python Web Framework (PWF)
* Tornado Publishing System
* super magic machine
* private dancer
* The Give-a-Damn machine
* boltdozer
* Simon
* fizgig
* festoon
* clerisy
#Django
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The impressive part is how much it sidesteps every possible red flag by putting the absolute dyed-in-the-wool, starry-eyed racehorse freaks in charge of making the game. Not a cynical bone in their bodies, true believers in the industry as a sport and not the wildly abusive gambling machine it is
July 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The impressive part is how much it sidesteps every possible red flag by putting the absolute dyed-in-the-wool, starry-eyed racehorse freaks in charge of making the game. Not a cynical bone in their bodies, true believers in the industry as a sport and not the wildly abusive gambling machine it is
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It's still a bit difficult for me to accept that this is long thought to be lost official mobile port of a legendary Japanese game, and not a meme game from itch.io.
June 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It's still a bit difficult for me to accept that this is long thought to be lost official mobile port of a legendary Japanese game, and not a meme game from itch.io.
I made a sworn oath the week i joined Bluesky that I won't dwelve into politics here, BUT THIS...this is, well, short, to the point, any very, VERY true.
who could have predicted this except everybody
June 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I made a sworn oath the week i joined Bluesky that I won't dwelve into politics here, BUT THIS...this is, well, short, to the point, any very, VERY true.
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Never seen that meme be so on point :')
May 31, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Never seen that meme be so on point :')
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Our team just launched three new tools to help you explore social media data:
🌉NewsBridge – Adds AI-powered context to Facebook posts
🔍 Barney’s Tavern – Search 34B social media posts
🌐 OSoMeNet – Visualize how info spreads across platforms
Learn more and try them out:
osome.iu.edu/research/blo...
🌉NewsBridge – Adds AI-powered context to Facebook posts
🔍 Barney’s Tavern – Search 34B social media posts
🌐 OSoMeNet – Visualize how info spreads across platforms
Learn more and try them out:
osome.iu.edu/research/blo...
Three New Tools to Explore Social Media
The Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe, pronounced “awesome”) is excited to introduce three new tools that will make it easier to study and engage with...
osome.iu.edu
May 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Our team just launched three new tools to help you explore social media data:
🌉NewsBridge – Adds AI-powered context to Facebook posts
🔍 Barney’s Tavern – Search 34B social media posts
🌐 OSoMeNet – Visualize how info spreads across platforms
Learn more and try them out:
osome.iu.edu/research/blo...
🌉NewsBridge – Adds AI-powered context to Facebook posts
🔍 Barney’s Tavern – Search 34B social media posts
🌐 OSoMeNet – Visualize how info spreads across platforms
Learn more and try them out:
osome.iu.edu/research/blo...
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This is a unique time in the development of AI, capabilities are advancing very quickly & over a billion people now use AI, but folks are still eager to hear from subject matter experts about how to apply AI effectively & ethically.
It is why I worry academics “sitting out” AI are missing a moment.
It is why I worry academics “sitting out” AI are missing a moment.
May 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This is a unique time in the development of AI, capabilities are advancing very quickly & over a billion people now use AI, but folks are still eager to hear from subject matter experts about how to apply AI effectively & ethically.
It is why I worry academics “sitting out” AI are missing a moment.
It is why I worry academics “sitting out” AI are missing a moment.
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the biggest mistake i see beginner gamedevs make is to not make the core thing that you spend 98% of the game doing feel satisfying
Tested several card games this weekend and it’s clear that some people understand “game feel” and some do not.
The minute to minute gameplay of your game should feel fun. It needs tuning. It needs good sfx. It needs “juice”. Well ok not all games but most do!
The minute to minute gameplay of your game should feel fun. It needs tuning. It needs good sfx. It needs “juice”. Well ok not all games but most do!
May 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
the biggest mistake i see beginner gamedevs make is to not make the core thing that you spend 98% of the game doing feel satisfying
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just paid off my student loan with gamedev money. The philosophy degree and 15 years of anxiety has been redeemed by you the players of achra
April 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
just paid off my student loan with gamedev money. The philosophy degree and 15 years of anxiety has been redeemed by you the players of achra
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Cyberpunk 2077
#Cyberpunk2077 #PhantomLiberty #Cyberpunk2077PhotoMode #VirtualPhotography #ThePhotoMode
#Cyberpunk2077 #PhantomLiberty #Cyberpunk2077PhotoMode #VirtualPhotography #ThePhotoMode
April 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I also gave it a try. The new capabilities are beyond stellar.
#Cyberpunk2077PhotoMode #madewithAI #GPT4o #ChatGPT
#Cyberpunk2077PhotoMode #madewithAI #GPT4o #ChatGPT
April 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I also gave it a try. The new capabilities are beyond stellar.
#Cyberpunk2077PhotoMode #madewithAI #GPT4o #ChatGPT
#Cyberpunk2077PhotoMode #madewithAI #GPT4o #ChatGPT
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cruelty squad becoming as successful as it is was pretty much pure luck, just strange coincidences one after another. so it’s a bit weird when people ask me how i ”did it”
March 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
cruelty squad becoming as successful as it is was pretty much pure luck, just strange coincidences one after another. so it’s a bit weird when people ask me how i ”did it”
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Yet more evidence that people can’t accurately detect well-prompted AI writing (and AI can’t accurately detect well-prompted AI writing, either). arxiv.org/pdf/2407.08853
January 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Yet more evidence that people can’t accurately detect well-prompted AI writing (and AI can’t accurately detect well-prompted AI writing, either). arxiv.org/pdf/2407.08853
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It occurs to me, after reading posts getting it spectacularly wrong, that there are a lot of misconceptions over how game studios organize and, in particular, who makes the actual decisions about what ends up in your game. Much of it is by folks who don't *try* to get it... but not all, surely. 1/🧵
December 22, 2024 at 3:24 AM
It occurs to me, after reading posts getting it spectacularly wrong, that there are a lot of misconceptions over how game studios organize and, in particular, who makes the actual decisions about what ends up in your game. Much of it is by folks who don't *try* to get it... but not all, surely. 1/🧵
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What’s art to you, isn’t to me.
What’s fun to you, isn’t to me.
Let people enjoy their things.
I’m a former “real” artist.
Stop gatekeeping.
#aiart #aiartcommunity #generativeart #aiartist #aiartists #digitalart #QueenCaffeine
What’s fun to you, isn’t to me.
Let people enjoy their things.
I’m a former “real” artist.
Stop gatekeeping.
#aiart #aiartcommunity #generativeart #aiartist #aiartists #digitalart #QueenCaffeine
December 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM
What’s art to you, isn’t to me.
What’s fun to you, isn’t to me.
Let people enjoy their things.
I’m a former “real” artist.
Stop gatekeeping.
#aiart #aiartcommunity #generativeart #aiartist #aiartists #digitalart #QueenCaffeine
What’s fun to you, isn’t to me.
Let people enjoy their things.
I’m a former “real” artist.
Stop gatekeeping.
#aiart #aiartcommunity #generativeart #aiartist #aiartists #digitalart #QueenCaffeine
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January 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM