Not to sound "back in my day" but we had internet safety rules rammed in our heads in computer class on elementary on what to do and not to do. Now they're asking teenagers addresses on google forms??
February 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Not to sound "back in my day" but we had internet safety rules rammed in our heads in computer class on elementary on what to do and not to do. Now they're asking teenagers addresses on google forms??
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
Not saying this would’ve stopped the layoffs but laying off employees while having money to throw into tournament prize pools is why I hate this eSports-centric era of fighting game development
Not saying this would’ve stopped the layoffs but laying off employees while having money to throw into tournament prize pools is why I hate this eSports-centric era of fighting game development
"Teen-by-Default" is such a hilariously grim way to talk about your userbase like, usually companies aren't this up-front about how they think we're all dumb children.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
"Teen-by-Default" is such a hilariously grim way to talk about your userbase like, usually companies aren't this up-front about how they think we're all dumb children.
Every business right now thinks its such an essential part of your life that you'd give them anything to keep using it and brother I am here to tell you I don't need a chat app that bad
Every business right now thinks its such an essential part of your life that you'd give them anything to keep using it and brother I am here to tell you I don't need a chat app that bad
at the very least, the incredibly long commute to work (~20min by city bus + ~35min by work bus) gives me the opportunity to get back into listening to story podcasts.
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
at the very least, the incredibly long commute to work (~20min by city bus + ~35min by work bus) gives me the opportunity to get back into listening to story podcasts.
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
It's not just Roleplay Mode but Easier. You become a battlefield historian and scavenger, a manipulator of reputation and a hoarder of books. Violence will still come for you, but it'll be more of a surprise and you'll have to choose when and where to engage more carefully.
February 3, 2026 at 7:10 PM
It's not just Roleplay Mode but Easier. You become a battlefield historian and scavenger, a manipulator of reputation and a hoarder of books. Violence will still come for you, but it'll be more of a surprise and you'll have to choose when and where to engage more carefully.