Eric Ravenscraft
@lordravenscraft.bsky.social
Clearly fake name. Freelance writer. Video essayist on YouTube. Formerly Lifehacker. Will shitpost for cash.
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Post something random or you'll have an awful December
Somehow this one always gets me
Somehow this one always gets me
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Post something random or you'll have an awful December
Somehow this one always gets me
Somehow this one always gets me
I have so many dumb opinions but for some reason I will never stop getting comments from people who specifically disagree with me for acturately describing war crimes
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I have so many dumb opinions but for some reason I will never stop getting comments from people who specifically disagree with me for acturately describing war crimes
The obvious, knee-jerk reaction is "it's fancy auto-complete, it doesn't know"
but that covers up the real, much dumber reason: which is that we solved this problem with voice assistants that weren't trying to "know" things and just searched for them already
but now, chatbots suck at that I guess?
but that covers up the real, much dumber reason: which is that we solved this problem with voice assistants that weren't trying to "know" things and just searched for them already
but now, chatbots suck at that I guess?
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The obvious, knee-jerk reaction is "it's fancy auto-complete, it doesn't know"
but that covers up the real, much dumber reason: which is that we solved this problem with voice assistants that weren't trying to "know" things and just searched for them already
but now, chatbots suck at that I guess?
but that covers up the real, much dumber reason: which is that we solved this problem with voice assistants that weren't trying to "know" things and just searched for them already
but now, chatbots suck at that I guess?
Jet Force Gemini is a game where you can play as a dog driving a tank. That FLIES. And you murder bugs. It rules.
Except that it sucks. The controls were barely fine for their time and only gotten worse with age
The rare (ha) game where I'd accept a gameplay remaster without a visual remake
Except that it sucks. The controls were barely fine for their time and only gotten worse with age
The rare (ha) game where I'd accept a gameplay remaster without a visual remake
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Jet Force Gemini is a game where you can play as a dog driving a tank. That FLIES. And you murder bugs. It rules.
Except that it sucks. The controls were barely fine for their time and only gotten worse with age
The rare (ha) game where I'd accept a gameplay remaster without a visual remake
Except that it sucks. The controls were barely fine for their time and only gotten worse with age
The rare (ha) game where I'd accept a gameplay remaster without a visual remake
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
as the First Pope of Animorphs, I would like to announce that polyamory is chill and rad, if anyone would like to convert
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
as the First Pope of Animorphs, I would like to announce that polyamory is chill and rad, if anyone would like to convert
when I said "inject that shit into my veins" this is NOT what i had in mind
...I'm not sure why it's not, because this is what that means. I was maybe a little foolish, is what I'm getting at
...I'm not sure why it's not, because this is what that means. I was maybe a little foolish, is what I'm getting at
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
when I said "inject that shit into my veins" this is NOT what i had in mind
...I'm not sure why it's not, because this is what that means. I was maybe a little foolish, is what I'm getting at
...I'm not sure why it's not, because this is what that means. I was maybe a little foolish, is what I'm getting at
ahhhhhh hahahhaha fuck this shit so hard
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
ahhhhhh hahahhaha fuck this shit so hard
they really decided to give me decent lighting while I wait for them to take a piece of my kidneys
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
they really decided to give me decent lighting while I wait for them to take a piece of my kidneys
there IS a middle ground, and it's the one where machine learning has been in use 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 for years and years
but you're not looking for a "middle ground" for an artistic tool, you're waiting for courts to tell you how much plagiarism is legal
which is the coward's route btw
but you're not looking for a "middle ground" for an artistic tool, you're waiting for courts to tell you how much plagiarism is legal
which is the coward's route btw
![“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today,” Jorjani said. “We’re waiting for the courts to decide what is fair use and not, and there may be some similarities to the whole ‘it’s so over’, ‘we’re so back’, black and white takes of everything.
“I find that anything that is [an] AI-related debate in the games industry ends up being on both ends of the spectrum. Either we have Square Enix executives talking about 77% being automated through QA, or we have developers who feel that their livelihood is completely on… the very fabric of their being is being threatened and therefore all AI is bad AI.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wt5cnjsnwwb7mxfac5of2pdo/bafkreigw2u6qe7b2qesux2eizlu5ehvgd753sbbgsag5ysexlozvnad7ui@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
there IS a middle ground, and it's the one where machine learning has been in use 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 for years and years
but you're not looking for a "middle ground" for an artistic tool, you're waiting for courts to tell you how much plagiarism is legal
which is the coward's route btw
but you're not looking for a "middle ground" for an artistic tool, you're waiting for courts to tell you how much plagiarism is legal
which is the coward's route btw
this website is free
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
this website is free
like nah, I'm sorry this is absolute loser behavior. this is bottom of the barrel, knee jerk, pile-on lemming shit
the best case here is y'all are bullying randos for clout, and that's pathetic
worst case, this behavior amplifies ragebait. which isn't the case here, but this is how it happens
the best case here is y'all are bullying randos for clout, and that's pathetic
worst case, this behavior amplifies ragebait. which isn't the case here, but this is how it happens
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
like nah, I'm sorry this is absolute loser behavior. this is bottom of the barrel, knee jerk, pile-on lemming shit
the best case here is y'all are bullying randos for clout, and that's pathetic
worst case, this behavior amplifies ragebait. which isn't the case here, but this is how it happens
the best case here is y'all are bullying randos for clout, and that's pathetic
worst case, this behavior amplifies ragebait. which isn't the case here, but this is how it happens
lazy but you get the idea
anyway I'm high on painkillers lol
anyway I'm high on painkillers lol
November 14, 2025 at 6:54 AM
lazy but you get the idea
anyway I'm high on painkillers lol
anyway I'm high on painkillers lol
just gonna go ahead and save someone the trouble and put these together into one template for the inevitable riffs on this one
![Four panel image:
First: a toilet flushing
Second: a girl says to her mother "Can you hear the voices?
Third: close up of the toilet flushing with a subtitle [murmering]
Fourth: the girl says "it was almost like conversations"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wt5cnjsnwwb7mxfac5of2pdo/bafkreierb6ktr4bzil6hap2jilhsikh7scwmtbcrec6pupbkgkixc4xclu@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 AM
just gonna go ahead and save someone the trouble and put these together into one template for the inevitable riffs on this one
it's not just that it's illegal when Democrats do it
it's that's it's illegal when voters want it
California is the only state that actually asked voters if they want this. They said yes.
I know I never got to vote against Texas redistricting, but that's not illegal because Republicans want it
it's that's it's illegal when voters want it
California is the only state that actually asked voters if they want this. They said yes.
I know I never got to vote against Texas redistricting, but that's not illegal because Republicans want it
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
it's not just that it's illegal when Democrats do it
it's that's it's illegal when voters want it
California is the only state that actually asked voters if they want this. They said yes.
I know I never got to vote against Texas redistricting, but that's not illegal because Republicans want it
it's that's it's illegal when voters want it
California is the only state that actually asked voters if they want this. They said yes.
I know I never got to vote against Texas redistricting, but that's not illegal because Republicans want it
mfer watch me
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
mfer watch me
In today's edition of "every accusation is a confession"
Republicans like Andy Ogles want to strip Mamdani of citizenship by claiming he lied on his application
Andy Ogles, meanwhile, has an entire "Disputed career claims" on his Wikipedia entry for lying about his job qualifications
Republicans like Andy Ogles want to strip Mamdani of citizenship by claiming he lied on his application
Andy Ogles, meanwhile, has an entire "Disputed career claims" on his Wikipedia entry for lying about his job qualifications
![Disputed career claims
Ogles has repeatedly made public claims of being an
"economist."[22/23 After NewsChannel 5 questioned how much formal training in economics Ogles had, he said he was an economist because when "you look at the body of someone's work... I've spent the last decade working on economic policy and tax policy."[71[14 During that time, Ogles had worked for roughly five years as an anti-tax lobbyist with Americans for Prosperity, and then for a year
as the executive director of the Laffer Center, an
organisation run by economist Arthur Laffer. [14 The
executive director position seemed to involve mainly
"administrative" work, reported NewsChannel 5, with Ogles not being named as an author of any economic reports uploaded on the Laffer Center's website. 71[14] Ogles' congressional website claims that "while working at the Laffer Center, Andy became a nationally recognized expert on tax policy and healthcare, having been featured in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal and Investor's Business Daily" 7 NewsChannel 5 questioned this claim, being unable to find any articles in the publications independently citing him as an expert, only finding three columns written by Ogles in these publications, all of which were written when he was a
lobbyist, before he worked for the Laffer Center. 7](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wt5cnjsnwwb7mxfac5of2pdo/bafkreib3lxl3ujseqz3bvvhvx53iiqckgngvxibqaab4nfxcc4ytu5aine@jpeg)
![At a political debate, Ogles called himself "a former
member of law enforcement, worked in international sex crimes, specifically child trafficking", while at a separate forum, he said: "I went into law enforcement. I worked in human trafficking."[71[12) NewsChannel 5 reported that Ogles was a volunteer reserve deputy with the Williamson
County Sheriff's Office from 2009 to 2011, with his position revoked for failing to meet minimum standards,
failing to progress in field training, and failing to attend required meetings.7 The Williamson County Sheriff's Office said that records do not show Ogles trained or worked against international sex trafficking as a reserve deputy. 7 In 2011, Ogles worked as a chief operating officer for Abolition International, a non-profit organisation which described its work as giving grants to "holistic ministries". 7 Ogles indicated that since his stint at Abolition International overlapped his stint as a reserve deputy, "Maybe I created some of the confusion or maybe
it was someone looking to write a story". [15] While Ogles claimed he was "heavily involved in the fight against human trafficking", NewsChannel 5 reported that Abolition International's tax records showed that Ogles worked in a part-time position that paid him $4,000 in total. 7 Ogles' congressional website originally claimed that Ogles was "overseeing operations and investments in 12 countries" for Abolition International; but NewsChannel 5 disputed that number as too large; the website later amended its claim to overseeing operations and investments in "several
countries](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wt5cnjsnwwb7mxfac5of2pdo/bafkreiazkw4vb776autlrybbv6qhvankje4nybb3f7lk2pyihn7uawakcu@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In today's edition of "every accusation is a confession"
Republicans like Andy Ogles want to strip Mamdani of citizenship by claiming he lied on his application
Andy Ogles, meanwhile, has an entire "Disputed career claims" on his Wikipedia entry for lying about his job qualifications
Republicans like Andy Ogles want to strip Mamdani of citizenship by claiming he lied on his application
Andy Ogles, meanwhile, has an entire "Disputed career claims" on his Wikipedia entry for lying about his job qualifications
This is.... actually hilariously bad. For a company of OpenAI's size and scope, less than half a million installs is abysmal for a launch this high profile.
For comparison, Threads got 40 *million* installs on its first day, and there's no way that many people actually care about Facebook's Twitter
For comparison, Threads got 40 *million* installs on its first day, and there's no way that many people actually care about Facebook's Twitter
November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is.... actually hilariously bad. For a company of OpenAI's size and scope, less than half a million installs is abysmal for a launch this high profile.
For comparison, Threads got 40 *million* installs on its first day, and there's no way that many people actually care about Facebook's Twitter
For comparison, Threads got 40 *million* installs on its first day, and there's no way that many people actually care about Facebook's Twitter
this is stupid, but also worth keeping in mind: this is contingent on Musk hitting a litany of absolutely insane targets
if he doesn't ship 1M humanoid robots
if he doesn't ship 20M vehicles
if he doesn't get 10M FSD subscriptions
also if he stops being CEO
deal's off
lol. lmao, even
if he doesn't ship 1M humanoid robots
if he doesn't ship 20M vehicles
if he doesn't get 10M FSD subscriptions
also if he stops being CEO
deal's off
lol. lmao, even
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
this is stupid, but also worth keeping in mind: this is contingent on Musk hitting a litany of absolutely insane targets
if he doesn't ship 1M humanoid robots
if he doesn't ship 20M vehicles
if he doesn't get 10M FSD subscriptions
also if he stops being CEO
deal's off
lol. lmao, even
if he doesn't ship 1M humanoid robots
if he doesn't ship 20M vehicles
if he doesn't get 10M FSD subscriptions
also if he stops being CEO
deal's off
lol. lmao, even
This is the fucking funniest thing to read, btw.
While at WIRED, I had a manager:
- mock my physical tics during a large meeting
- shout at me and slam his laptop in the middle of the Conde cafeteria
- Shout at me at a bar after hours for raising ethical concerns
+more with zero consequences
While at WIRED, I had a manager:
- mock my physical tics during a large meeting
- shout at me and slam his laptop in the middle of the Conde cafeteria
- Shout at me at a bar after hours for raising ethical concerns
+more with zero consequences
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is the fucking funniest thing to read, btw.
While at WIRED, I had a manager:
- mock my physical tics during a large meeting
- shout at me and slam his laptop in the middle of the Conde cafeteria
- Shout at me at a bar after hours for raising ethical concerns
+more with zero consequences
While at WIRED, I had a manager:
- mock my physical tics during a large meeting
- shout at me and slam his laptop in the middle of the Conde cafeteria
- Shout at me at a bar after hours for raising ethical concerns
+more with zero consequences
its honestly so much worse than that. green screen suits with a couple half-assed tracking stickers. like I can't think of anything that would be worse for tracking complex body movements during dance numbers
given the context, it's a miracle the FX looked as good as they did
given the context, it's a miracle the FX looked as good as they did
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
its honestly so much worse than that. green screen suits with a couple half-assed tracking stickers. like I can't think of anything that would be worse for tracking complex body movements during dance numbers
given the context, it's a miracle the FX looked as good as they did
given the context, it's a miracle the FX looked as good as they did
what the ever loving fuck are we even doing here?
how the fuck do you uncritically parrot the words "homeless industrial complex" in your writing and not immediately die of shame and incompetence?
how the fuck do you uncritically parrot the words "homeless industrial complex" in your writing and not immediately die of shame and incompetence?
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
what the ever loving fuck are we even doing here?
how the fuck do you uncritically parrot the words "homeless industrial complex" in your writing and not immediately die of shame and incompetence?
how the fuck do you uncritically parrot the words "homeless industrial complex" in your writing and not immediately die of shame and incompetence?