LPearcylaw
@lpearcylaw.bsky.social
Lawyer, geek and all-around epic procrastinator (He/Him)
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Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/
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A whole lot of not thinking things through with this policy.
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m 15 years old and have a disability. Social media has been a lifeline – why is the government kicking me off? | Ezra Sholl
As I come to terms with life as a quadriplegic, Instagram and TikTok are a reminder I’m not alone
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A whole lot of not thinking things through with this policy.
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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it’s not just AI slop: they’re breaking shit constantly now
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
December 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
it’s not just AI slop: they’re breaking shit constantly now
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
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“Anti-trans activist and Binary Australia spokesperson Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 in fines and issue a public apology after she was found to have vilified two trans women earlier this year.”
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Anti-Trans Activist Kirralie Smith Ordered To Pay Almost $100k & Issue Public Apology Following Vilification Ruling - Star Observer
Anti-trans activist Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 and issue a public apology after vilifying two trans women.
www.starobserver.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
“Anti-trans activist and Binary Australia spokesperson Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 in fines and issue a public apology after she was found to have vilified two trans women earlier this year.”
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
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If as a developer/publisher you want to buy into AI gen for development, alright -- but if the result of using it is just your game feeling like you took a bunch of really shitty shortcuts, it can only hurt you and clearly isn't the future you think it is
I shouldn't have to write a lengthy critique of the use of genAI while discussing a series that, historically, has celebrated art & music. Do not buy Let It Die: Inferno, or realistically, any game that uses generative AI. Our review: www.rpgsite.net/review/19037...
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
If as a developer/publisher you want to buy into AI gen for development, alright -- but if the result of using it is just your game feeling like you took a bunch of really shitty shortcuts, it can only hurt you and clearly isn't the future you think it is
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Huh. Another Mechwarrior 5: Clans expansion dropped today. A 20-mission story campaign.
Glad to see Mechwarrior 5 (both Mercs and Clans) both growing still. Very inherently modular games.
Pour one out for Harebrained Schemes' Battletech. At least the community are looking after that one now.
Glad to see Mechwarrior 5 (both Mercs and Clans) both growing still. Very inherently modular games.
Pour one out for Harebrained Schemes' Battletech. At least the community are looking after that one now.
MechWarrior 5: Clans - Wolves of Tukayyid on Steam
Join Natasha Kerensky's Wolf Spiders in a 20-mission campaign as ComStar faces the Clan threat. Field six powerful Mechs, call in Arrow IV Artillery and Tactical Strikes, and fight through the Battle ...
store.steampowered.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Huh. Another Mechwarrior 5: Clans expansion dropped today. A 20-mission story campaign.
Glad to see Mechwarrior 5 (both Mercs and Clans) both growing still. Very inherently modular games.
Pour one out for Harebrained Schemes' Battletech. At least the community are looking after that one now.
Glad to see Mechwarrior 5 (both Mercs and Clans) both growing still. Very inherently modular games.
Pour one out for Harebrained Schemes' Battletech. At least the community are looking after that one now.
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One of the girl guide leaders has set up this petition to oppose the decision - there's a lot of backlash from within girl guiding www.change.org/p/allow-tran...?
Sign the Petition
Allow transgender women and girls back into GirlGuiding UK
www.change.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
One of the girl guide leaders has set up this petition to oppose the decision - there's a lot of backlash from within girl guiding www.change.org/p/allow-tran...?
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On Saturday December 13th, I will be hosting:
“The Worst Charity Stream”
For every 1000 dollars we raise, I will play Shenmue 3: Enhanced Edition for an additional hour
There will be guests. There Will be a punishment wheel.
Money raised will be in aid of Palestine
www.twitch.tv/supereyepatc...
“The Worst Charity Stream”
For every 1000 dollars we raise, I will play Shenmue 3: Enhanced Edition for an additional hour
There will be guests. There Will be a punishment wheel.
Money raised will be in aid of Palestine
www.twitch.tv/supereyepatc...
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
On Saturday December 13th, I will be hosting:
“The Worst Charity Stream”
For every 1000 dollars we raise, I will play Shenmue 3: Enhanced Edition for an additional hour
There will be guests. There Will be a punishment wheel.
Money raised will be in aid of Palestine
www.twitch.tv/supereyepatc...
“The Worst Charity Stream”
For every 1000 dollars we raise, I will play Shenmue 3: Enhanced Edition for an additional hour
There will be guests. There Will be a punishment wheel.
Money raised will be in aid of Palestine
www.twitch.tv/supereyepatc...
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A tough read when even a vet of the games industry can’t get funding.
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
After 40 years of adventure games, Ron Gilbert pivots to outrunning Death
Interview: Storied designer talks lost RPG, a 3D Monkey Island, “Eat the Rich” philosophy.
arstechnica.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A tough read when even a vet of the games industry can’t get funding.
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
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While this article goes very rightly into the disrespect actors have faced in dubbing, underneath that is an entire ecosystem of abused and rushed freelancers doing the timecoding, adapting, directing, engineering, and mixing who Amazon also attempted to cut.
www.avclub.com/amazon-ai-an...
www.avclub.com/amazon-ai-an...
Amazon's AI anime dubbing fiasco reminds us that voice actors are severely undervalued
Amazon recently rolled out bad AI-generated dubs for several anime on Prime Video, demonstrating yet again that voice actors are undervalued.
www.avclub.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
While this article goes very rightly into the disrespect actors have faced in dubbing, underneath that is an entire ecosystem of abused and rushed freelancers doing the timecoding, adapting, directing, engineering, and mixing who Amazon also attempted to cut.
www.avclub.com/amazon-ai-an...
www.avclub.com/amazon-ai-an...
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HEY REMEMBER WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS MORNING
NOW THERE'S ONLY *TWO* MAJOR RAM MANUFACTURERS BECAUSE MICRON IS ABANDONING THE CONSUMER MARKET TO EXCLUSIVELY MANUFACTURE "AI" RAM
NOW THERE'S ONLY *TWO* MAJOR RAM MANUFACTURERS BECAUSE MICRON IS ABANDONING THE CONSUMER MARKET TO EXCLUSIVELY MANUFACTURE "AI" RAM
Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business investors.micron.com/news-release...
December 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
HEY REMEMBER WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS MORNING
NOW THERE'S ONLY *TWO* MAJOR RAM MANUFACTURERS BECAUSE MICRON IS ABANDONING THE CONSUMER MARKET TO EXCLUSIVELY MANUFACTURE "AI" RAM
NOW THERE'S ONLY *TWO* MAJOR RAM MANUFACTURERS BECAUSE MICRON IS ABANDONING THE CONSUMER MARKET TO EXCLUSIVELY MANUFACTURE "AI" RAM
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been shopping for a spotify alternative this week and this is grim stuff. its either volatile small guys who will be dead or bought out in 18 months or trying to decide which major tech platform you hate the least
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
been shopping for a spotify alternative this week and this is grim stuff. its either volatile small guys who will be dead or bought out in 18 months or trying to decide which major tech platform you hate the least
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Someone please hire Kelpana, she's a genius, but is struggling to find work at the moment
I'm looking for any games, mobile or even web dev work. I can code in multiple programming languages (C/Java/Python/Lua & more). I am familiar with Godot & Unreal I can do mobile & retro dev. Anything, contracting, freelance, if you know any leads or if anyone is looking to hire. Shares appreciated.
Alanna Kelly - Beaglier Systems | LinkedIn
Experience: Beaglier Systems · Education: Waterford Institute of Technology · Location: Galway · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Alanna Kelly’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 bi...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Someone please hire Kelpana, she's a genius, but is struggling to find work at the moment
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I think it's worth pointing out that very few video-game companies are as transparent as Shovel Knight maker Yacht Club Games, and I appreciate that the studio was so candid about their story and why their next game, Mina the Hollower, has taken so long
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment
Yacht Club Games needs its next title, Mina the Hollower, to be a success.
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I think it's worth pointing out that very few video-game companies are as transparent as Shovel Knight maker Yacht Club Games, and I appreciate that the studio was so candid about their story and why their next game, Mina the Hollower, has taken so long
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Oof, that's rough! Glad to see No Players Online back on Steam, though.
Y'all should check it out. It's one of those games that I don't want to spoil ANY part of, and probably even the store page and trailers tell you a bit much.
Y'all should check it out. It's one of those games that I don't want to spoil ANY part of, and probably even the store page and trailers tell you a bit much.
hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.
noplayersonline.net/statement
noplayersonline.net/statement
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Oof, that's rough! Glad to see No Players Online back on Steam, though.
Y'all should check it out. It's one of those games that I don't want to spoil ANY part of, and probably even the store page and trailers tell you a bit much.
Y'all should check it out. It's one of those games that I don't want to spoil ANY part of, and probably even the store page and trailers tell you a bit much.
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Oh @rianjohnson.bsky.social played all innocent "I'm not doing a muppet thing with Knives Out" he knew HE KNEW
'Forks Out': A Benoit Blanc Sesame Street Mystery | Wake Up Dead Man | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
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December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Oh @rianjohnson.bsky.social played all innocent "I'm not doing a muppet thing with Knives Out" he knew HE KNEW
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Very cool radioactive fungus news
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability
The Chernobyl exclusion zone may be off-limits to humans, but ever since the Unit Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded nearly 40 years ago, other forms of life have not only move...
www.sciencealert.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Very cool radioactive fungus news
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
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BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
Get more from Beneath Ceaseless Skies on Patreon
creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast
www.patreon.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
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Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
"IT IS ... UNFAIR.
‘That’s life, master.’
BUT I’M NOT.
‘I meant this is how it’s supposed to go, master,’ said Albert.
NO. YOU MEAN THIS IS HOW IT GOES."
"IT IS ... UNFAIR.
‘That’s life, master.’
BUT I’M NOT.
‘I meant this is how it’s supposed to go, master,’ said Albert.
NO. YOU MEAN THIS IS HOW IT GOES."
Discworld QOTD, from The Truth
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
"IT IS ... UNFAIR.
‘That’s life, master.’
BUT I’M NOT.
‘I meant this is how it’s supposed to go, master,’ said Albert.
NO. YOU MEAN THIS IS HOW IT GOES."
"IT IS ... UNFAIR.
‘That’s life, master.’
BUT I’M NOT.
‘I meant this is how it’s supposed to go, master,’ said Albert.
NO. YOU MEAN THIS IS HOW IT GOES."
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I have more followers now so let's make this happen.
🙏 Once again asking Games Workshop to let me write a Drukhari story.
November 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I have more followers now so let's make this happen.
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ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔯 𝔉𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔦
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔯 𝔉𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔦
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This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
"Woke is ruining D&D". Meanwhile Dimension 20, one of the wokest real play shows around, just sold out Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl for live shows and brings armies of new players to RPGs.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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Some bad news. The great film and culture writer Nathan Rabin was in a serious car accident. He is expected to recover, but he has a rough path ahead. Now is a great time to buy his new book (I just did, looks cool!) - a thorough investigation of movies about movies.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Fractured Mirror: Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to American Movies About Filmmaking
Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to American Movies About Filmmaking
bookshop.org
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Some bad news. The great film and culture writer Nathan Rabin was in a serious car accident. He is expected to recover, but he has a rough path ahead. Now is a great time to buy his new book (I just did, looks cool!) - a thorough investigation of movies about movies.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...