Dylan Alford
@overally.bsky.social
ilovetheworkonitcando.itch.io
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In the mid-1990s, at the time Jay Bolter and I were writing Remediation, articles like this began to appear in the media about the dangers of the Internet for children--not only discussion boards and forums and online predators, but also text-based games like MUDs and MOOs.
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Her daughter was unraveling, and she didn’t know why. Then she found the AI chat logs.
A majority of teens are interacting with AI companions, and many of their parents have no idea.
wapo.st
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In the mid-1990s, at the time Jay Bolter and I were writing Remediation, articles like this began to appear in the media about the dangers of the Internet for children--not only discussion boards and forums and online predators, but also text-based games like MUDs and MOOs.
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when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. n.pr/4pNYnVN
U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
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Her whole thing is “No, it is the executives who are actually oppressed.”
Once you view any decision she makes through that lens, everything makes sense, including how she’s gotten to where she is.
Once you view any decision she makes through that lens, everything makes sense, including how she’s gotten to where she is.
In 2022, Bari Weiss ran this viral first-person piece by a top Levi’s executive. She claimed she was hounded out of the company because of her vocal stance on COVID restrictions.
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a “no comment.”
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a “no comment.”
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
Yesterday I Was Levi’s Brand President. I Quit So I Could Be Free.
I turned down $1 million severance in exchange for my voice.
www.thefp.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Her whole thing is “No, it is the executives who are actually oppressed.”
Once you view any decision she makes through that lens, everything makes sense, including how she’s gotten to where she is.
Once you view any decision she makes through that lens, everything makes sense, including how she’s gotten to where she is.
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Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
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a solid 25% of generative ai responses are "how would tom waits answer this question"
Google Gemini Pro: please generate a map of the western united states showing cities of over 250K population
December 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
a solid 25% of generative ai responses are "how would tom waits answer this question"
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We may still see a few more layoffs added for 2025 as I learn of ones I may have missed (there are always some of those) or new ones emerge (not all regions take the last weeks of the month off) but a few more won't make a dramatic change now so behold the state of games industry layoffs. 🧵
December 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM
We may still see a few more layoffs added for 2025 as I learn of ones I may have missed (there are always some of those) or new ones emerge (not all regions take the last weeks of the month off) but a few more won't make a dramatic change now so behold the state of games industry layoffs. 🧵
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Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward.
Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward
The 'Anduril Chromatic' is the final straw
www.timeextension.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward.
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the political class in this country, the ostensible left, is going to continue to demand you ignore what you know to be moral and true because it doesn't represent "sound optics"
December 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
the political class in this country, the ostensible left, is going to continue to demand you ignore what you know to be moral and true because it doesn't represent "sound optics"
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It was Jazzpunk in 2014, and it's still Jazzpunk now.
Quote this with what you would have said your game of the year was at the end of 2014, if you had one, and what you would say your favourite game of 2014 is now, if it differs
Localisations and early access count, remasters don't. Remakes depend
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations and early access count, remasters don't. Remakes depend
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It was Jazzpunk in 2014, and it's still Jazzpunk now.
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
i don't care about the tv
December 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
i don't care about the tv
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America has deindustrialized so much they can't even manufacture consent
I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
December 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
America has deindustrialized so much they can't even manufacture consent
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while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article
December 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article
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the CEO of larian just pulled the "i'm 12 years old on myspace and my internet girlfriend dumped me" move i'm not kidding
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
the CEO of larian just pulled the "i'm 12 years old on myspace and my internet girlfriend dumped me" move i'm not kidding
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Washed 👍 time vindicates the hater
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Washed 👍 time vindicates the hater
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company full of dungeon masters but u gotta bounce ideas off ai? no way man
December 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
company full of dungeon masters but u gotta bounce ideas off ai? no way man
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also not lost on me that many of the same people who say stuff like "we used to be the party of the factory floor" are dinosaur Clintonite or Atari Democrat shitheads. When did the "used to be" start?
i am once again asking who the "leftist extremists in the faculty lounge" shaping democratic party priorities are, and what policies it is that they are instituting
December 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
also not lost on me that many of the same people who say stuff like "we used to be the party of the factory floor" are dinosaur Clintonite or Atari Democrat shitheads. When did the "used to be" start?
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If you’re interested in a grand sokoban adventure that’s not made by a massive bigot (which I’m bringing up for no reason of course!), might I suggest Isles of Sea and Sky? One of the best games of last year by a lot!
store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...
Isles of Sea and Sky on Steam
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that p...
store.steampowered.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If you’re interested in a grand sokoban adventure that’s not made by a massive bigot (which I’m bringing up for no reason of course!), might I suggest Isles of Sea and Sky? One of the best games of last year by a lot!
store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...
i amn't game awards
December 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
i amn't game awards
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remembering chris murphy just openly tweeting that we tried to coup venezuela in trump's first term and he did this not to condemn it but to just grouse about trump bumbled the job
Chuck Schumer won't say if he opposes regime change in Venezuela.
JAKE TAPPER: Do you disagree with President Trump's ultimate goal of regime change in Venezuela?
CHUCK SCHUMER: President Trump throws out so many different things in so many different ways, you don't even know what the heck ...
JAKE TAPPER: Do you disagree with President Trump's ultimate goal of regime change in Venezuela?
CHUCK SCHUMER: President Trump throws out so many different things in so many different ways, you don't even know what the heck ...
December 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
remembering chris murphy just openly tweeting that we tried to coup venezuela in trump's first term and he did this not to condemn it but to just grouse about trump bumbled the job
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An entire thesis about the consequences of the digital attention economy could be written based on this post alone
We first started this story after noticing streamer Vitaly Zdorovetskiy playing Stake casino games while doing his "pedophile catch" videos, where he would sometimes play on his phone *with* the alleged predators on stream.
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
An entire thesis about the consequences of the digital attention economy could be written based on this post alone
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ME: miss you grandma.. the thoughts are getting to me
CHATBOT MODELED AFTER MY DEAD GRANDMOTHER: Remember what I told you sweetie — God has chosen you as His instrument and those thoughts are His command. You should buy a gun.
CHATBOT MODELED AFTER MY DEAD GRANDMOTHER: Remember what I told you sweetie — God has chosen you as His instrument and those thoughts are His command. You should buy a gun.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
ME: miss you grandma.. the thoughts are getting to me
CHATBOT MODELED AFTER MY DEAD GRANDMOTHER: Remember what I told you sweetie — God has chosen you as His instrument and those thoughts are His command. You should buy a gun.
CHATBOT MODELED AFTER MY DEAD GRANDMOTHER: Remember what I told you sweetie — God has chosen you as His instrument and those thoughts are His command. You should buy a gun.
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all of the shit about how if you allow people to transition kids are going to be peeing in litter boxes was just the mirror image of the reality: as soon as you enshrine immutable gender difference in law you're going to have legally required Lady Meals For Her
December 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
all of the shit about how if you allow people to transition kids are going to be peeing in litter boxes was just the mirror image of the reality: as soon as you enshrine immutable gender difference in law you're going to have legally required Lady Meals For Her
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