Edward
@omnibalsamic.bsky.social
candy-ass word-style hero / video game & ttrpg knucklehead since old times / social worker / dad / just doing his best
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
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A new thing to add to the pile of things to handle with tongs from the mind of Chris Avellone alongside Planescape Torment's (originally Late Rites) review document sent to journos prior to release in 1999.
Never been able to look at PST the same way since I first shared bits from it last year.
Never been able to look at PST the same way since I first shared bits from it last year.
December 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A new thing to add to the pile of things to handle with tongs from the mind of Chris Avellone alongside Planescape Torment's (originally Late Rites) review document sent to journos prior to release in 1999.
Never been able to look at PST the same way since I first shared bits from it last year.
Never been able to look at PST the same way since I first shared bits from it last year.
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good a place as any to leave the defining description of don draper while we're at it
January 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
good a place as any to leave the defining description of don draper while we're at it
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"Well, he's a dictator whose people don't actually want him in charge" is an interesting precedent for this guy to set
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"Well, he's a dictator whose people don't actually want him in charge" is an interesting precedent for this guy to set
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We had a good run
2026 could be great. We simply don't know.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
We had a good run
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Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
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"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
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I say this with all sincerity: the rest of the world has to punish us severely. We should be an international pariah until further notice.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I say this with all sincerity: the rest of the world has to punish us severely. We should be an international pariah until further notice.
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I don’t want
thick blood
pouring through my heart
I want nice
thin blood
pouring through my heart
does that make
sense
thick blood
pouring through my heart
I want nice
thin blood
pouring through my heart
does that make
sense
January 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I don’t want
thick blood
pouring through my heart
I want nice
thin blood
pouring through my heart
does that make
sense
thick blood
pouring through my heart
I want nice
thin blood
pouring through my heart
does that make
sense
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the most expensive netflix show of all time uses some fun AI filters for its end credits instead of paying an actual artist
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
the most expensive netflix show of all time uses some fun AI filters for its end credits instead of paying an actual artist
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i made a helpful reference
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
i made a helpful reference
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One of the best to ever do it
December 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
One of the best to ever do it
Le Carré PBTA: “Okay, you rolled a 7. That means you accomplish your goal, but you become sad in a way you can never express or fully understand.”
if you made a le carré game, social intelligence sim or 60s James Bond rich oldies would be tripping themselves to buy that stuff and it’s kind of annoying that people continue to be like how can we trap 15 year olds with literally zero money in our walled garden until they have no friends
December 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Le Carré PBTA: “Okay, you rolled a 7. That means you accomplish your goal, but you become sad in a way you can never express or fully understand.”
it’s my fault for even still listening to *** *******, but how are there still people in 2025 saying shit like “Kojima’s games are impossible to understand”
December 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
it’s my fault for even still listening to *** *******, but how are there still people in 2025 saying shit like “Kojima’s games are impossible to understand”
Four games that defined my 2025
December 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Four games that defined my 2025
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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These people live in a world where people don't have a massive back catalog or there isn't a crowded indie scene of stellar releases.
December 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
These people live in a world where people don't have a massive back catalog or there isn't a crowded indie scene of stellar releases.
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'you can't just not play any game that uses AI in any way at all'
Fuckin' watch me, bitch
Fuckin' watch me, bitch
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
'you can't just not play any game that uses AI in any way at all'
Fuckin' watch me, bitch
Fuckin' watch me, bitch
These movies are garbage, and they always have been. This blistering takedown by @mangiotto.bsky.social is extremely well-deserved.
FFC review: AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (2025), by Walter Chaw (@mangiotto.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2025/12/avat...
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) - FILM FREAK CENTRAL
ZERO STARS/****starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winsletscreenplay by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silverdirected by James Cameron by Walter Chaw I think, for white ...
filmfreakcentral.net
December 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
These movies are garbage, and they always have been. This blistering takedown by @mangiotto.bsky.social is extremely well-deserved.
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HEY!
If you want 2026 to be THE year that labor gets the upperhand on corporations forcing AI culture, then you need to learn from the early wins.
Here's voice actor union rep @selmaleh.bsky.social explaining how gaming voice actors fought (for over a year!!) to guarantee protections from AI.
If you want 2026 to be THE year that labor gets the upperhand on corporations forcing AI culture, then you need to learn from the early wins.
Here's voice actor union rep @selmaleh.bsky.social explaining how gaming voice actors fought (for over a year!!) to guarantee protections from AI.
How to fight brilliant (and stupid) AI
Plus, an interview about gaming voice actors' year-long strike for AI protections
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December 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
HEY!
If you want 2026 to be THE year that labor gets the upperhand on corporations forcing AI culture, then you need to learn from the early wins.
Here's voice actor union rep @selmaleh.bsky.social explaining how gaming voice actors fought (for over a year!!) to guarantee protections from AI.
If you want 2026 to be THE year that labor gets the upperhand on corporations forcing AI culture, then you need to learn from the early wins.
Here's voice actor union rep @selmaleh.bsky.social explaining how gaming voice actors fought (for over a year!!) to guarantee protections from AI.
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