Jean-Michel Deruty
@stormancer.com
Interested in science, geopolitics and pretty much everything in between. Amateur writer
As good as a boss as I can, I design & maintain complex online infrastructures, for instance for multiplayer games .
As good as a boss as I can, I design & maintain complex online infrastructures, for instance for multiplayer games .
People keep saying that AI works for software dev, and it makes me mad. Like everywhere else it "almost" works. But hasn't the devil always been in the details?
Hasn't the last 10% of projects been what takes 90% of dev time? Ironing out the myriad of small things nobody thought about beforehand.
Hasn't the last 10% of projects been what takes 90% of dev time? Ironing out the myriad of small things nobody thought about beforehand.
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
People keep saying that AI works for software dev, and it makes me mad. Like everywhere else it "almost" works. But hasn't the devil always been in the details?
Hasn't the last 10% of projects been what takes 90% of dev time? Ironing out the myriad of small things nobody thought about beforehand.
Hasn't the last 10% of projects been what takes 90% of dev time? Ironing out the myriad of small things nobody thought about beforehand.
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Le VIH adresse un grand merci à tout ceux qui s'opposent aux cours d'éducation sexuelle et qui cherchent à nuire au planning familial
🇫🇷📈 VIH : forte hausse des diagnostics chez les 15-24 ans
Selon les nouvelles données de Santé publique France, les jeunes sont de plus en plus touchés par le VIH.
+41 % de diagnostics chez les 15-24 ans en dix ans, alors que la prévention stagne.
Selon les nouvelles données de Santé publique France, les jeunes sont de plus en plus touchés par le VIH.
+41 % de diagnostics chez les 15-24 ans en dix ans, alors que la prévention stagne.
VIH : hausse des diagnostics chez les 15-24 ans, les jeunes HSH en première ligne - Association STOP homophobie
Les diagnostics VIH progressent fortement chez les 15-24 ans, en particulier chez les jeunes HSH, selon Santé publique France.
www.stophomophobie.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Le VIH adresse un grand merci à tout ceux qui s'opposent aux cours d'éducation sexuelle et qui cherchent à nuire au planning familial
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And another fundraiser that could use some love.
Archita is having a truly terrible time between family and house issues.
Archita is having a truly terrible time between family and house issues.
Thank you to everyone who's shared & donated for your generosity. But support has fallen a lot. Please help Archita reach her goal and get some semblance of security in this terrible time for her and her mother. I'm the only one who's donated in 3 days:
Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
And another fundraiser that could use some love.
Archita is having a truly terrible time between family and house issues.
Archita is having a truly terrible time between family and house issues.
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I know times are hard for everyone but consider helping Harry if you can spare the money?
Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly.bsky.social) is one of my fave authors.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
A Very Bad Month
Okay. So. I need to update everyone on where things stand for me, why I have made almost no progress on the new novel in the past month, and how things are looking for the future. What I don’…
harryjconnolly.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I know times are hard for everyone but consider helping Harry if you can spare the money?
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Monopolies, even 'good' ones as Steam often is referred to, leave a marketplace that stifles potential because it becomes the ultimate arbiter, minimizing the ability to expand the artistic potential of a medium
It's hard to name a solution like 'other storefronts' either, because many won't move
It's hard to name a solution like 'other storefronts' either, because many won't move
Valve responds with "additional context" following Horses Steam ban controversy
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Monopolies, even 'good' ones as Steam often is referred to, leave a marketplace that stifles potential because it becomes the ultimate arbiter, minimizing the ability to expand the artistic potential of a medium
It's hard to name a solution like 'other storefronts' either, because many won't move
It's hard to name a solution like 'other storefronts' either, because many won't move
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If you're looking for an LGBTQ-themed manga series which have people of various sexualities and identities actually appearing, I (a trans nonbinary queer Japanese person FROM Japan) translated Vol 2 & 3 of "Last Gender" for Kodansha/PRH back in 2023.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/1DG/l...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/1DG/l...
Last Gender
Buy books online and find book series such as Last Gender written by Rei Taki from PenguinRandomHouse.com
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
If you're looking for an LGBTQ-themed manga series which have people of various sexualities and identities actually appearing, I (a trans nonbinary queer Japanese person FROM Japan) translated Vol 2 & 3 of "Last Gender" for Kodansha/PRH back in 2023.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/1DG/l...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/1DG/l...
Oh ce meme est parfait 😱
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Oh ce meme est parfait 😱
My tourist operating mode is "wide eyed, interested in everything, looking for the most 'unknown to me' things on the menu"
The funniest part is if you embrace being a tourist with full chest the locals are way more likely to be nice to you than if you run around pretending you aren't because that's all you are to them anyway but now you're also delusional
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My tourist operating mode is "wide eyed, interested in everything, looking for the most 'unknown to me' things on the menu"
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Bloomberg has published the transcript of a conversation between Putin’s negotiators about the peace plan before it was handed over to the United States.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Bloomberg has published the transcript of a conversation between Putin’s negotiators about the peace plan before it was handed over to the United States.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Pour les 25 ans de Gamekult, des anciens vont passer une tête pour revenir sur l’un de leurs tests dans L’Ajuste Note. Et c’est le sieur @amaebi.bsky.social qui ouvre le bal, et je le remercierai jamais assez d’avoir été le premier à répondre à mon appel.
L'ajuste note - « J'ai relu ton test. T'es sûr de ton 8 ? »
Quand Raggal régale
www.gamekult.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Pour les 25 ans de Gamekult, des anciens vont passer une tête pour revenir sur l’un de leurs tests dans L’Ajuste Note. Et c’est le sieur @amaebi.bsky.social qui ouvre le bal, et je le remercierai jamais assez d’avoir été le premier à répondre à mon appel.
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Santa Ragione are a well-known studio, covered by a great many mainstream outlets. Their latest game will not be releasing on Steam for... reasons? Steam won't tell them why, won't tell them what needs fixing, and won't communicate in general.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Santa Ragione are a well-known studio, covered by a great many mainstream outlets. Their latest game will not be releasing on Steam for... reasons? Steam won't tell them why, won't tell them what needs fixing, and won't communicate in general.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
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There's a growing number of games that have apparently fallen foul of Steam's 'No because we say so' rule that are still being happily sold on other major storefronts like GOG.
Also recently DreadXP-published game Vile was outright rejected by Steam too, despite containing *nothing* objectionable.
Also recently DreadXP-published game Vile was outright rejected by Steam too, despite containing *nothing* objectionable.
Vile Is Banned
Developer Statement: VILE: Exhumed is a game about searching through an old computer, uncovering dark secrets, and experiencing the horrors […]
dreadxp.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
There's a growing number of games that have apparently fallen foul of Steam's 'No because we say so' rule that are still being happily sold on other major storefronts like GOG.
Also recently DreadXP-published game Vile was outright rejected by Steam too, despite containing *nothing* objectionable.
Also recently DreadXP-published game Vile was outright rejected by Steam too, despite containing *nothing* objectionable.
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embrace scrolling past posts you think are annoying and not building a whole analytic framework around People Who Post Bad. simply think, "hmm, what a silly thing to say" and continue with your day
if you can't stop yourself from dwelling, you should probably mute it! sounds harmful to your brain.
if you can't stop yourself from dwelling, you should probably mute it! sounds harmful to your brain.
exactly - i too not infrequently disagree with Will Stancil, but the way people openly make up absolutely batshit stuff about him all the time is just ridiculous.
this doesn't mean 'disagreeing with Will.' I disagree with Will moderately often! it means people lying about and harassing him, who appear largely to be dealing with a made-up hate figure in their heads.
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
embrace scrolling past posts you think are annoying and not building a whole analytic framework around People Who Post Bad. simply think, "hmm, what a silly thing to say" and continue with your day
if you can't stop yourself from dwelling, you should probably mute it! sounds harmful to your brain.
if you can't stop yourself from dwelling, you should probably mute it! sounds harmful to your brain.
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The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
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Sur @franceinfo j’ai rappelé combien les propositions #LR contre l’islamisme et, de fait, contre l’islam tout court, étaient lâches et contre-productives.
J’ai rappelé combien elles alimentaient le discours des endoctrineurs et combien elles poussaient aux replis.
#Laicite #Voile
J’ai rappelé combien elles alimentaient le discours des endoctrineurs et combien elles poussaient aux replis.
#Laicite #Voile
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
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OH SWEETFUCK THERE ARE ARGUMENTS YOU NEVER MAKE, EVEN IF THEY HAVE THEORETICAL MERIT.
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
OH SWEETFUCK THERE ARE ARGUMENTS YOU NEVER MAKE, EVEN IF THEY HAVE THEORETICAL MERIT.
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This is likely unlawful command influence
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is likely unlawful command influence
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The FBI requesting fiber-optic drones is incredibly dumb and also very funny
Yall think your threat model is “jamming with electronic warfare weapons” and not “your barely-trained pilot wraps your way over-priced American made fiber optic drone cable around a Chick-Fil-A drive through sign??”
Yall think your threat model is “jamming with electronic warfare weapons” and not “your barely-trained pilot wraps your way over-priced American made fiber optic drone cable around a Chick-Fil-A drive through sign??”
FBI Wants To Add Fiber Optic Drones To Its Arsenal
Fiber-optic-controlled drones, ubiquitous on the battlefield in Ukraine, could be headed to the FBI's armory.
www.twz.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The FBI requesting fiber-optic drones is incredibly dumb and also very funny
Yall think your threat model is “jamming with electronic warfare weapons” and not “your barely-trained pilot wraps your way over-priced American made fiber optic drone cable around a Chick-Fil-A drive through sign??”
Yall think your threat model is “jamming with electronic warfare weapons” and not “your barely-trained pilot wraps your way over-priced American made fiber optic drone cable around a Chick-Fil-A drive through sign??”
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Mark Zuckerberg is profoundly evil. This has been incredibly obvious for a very long time
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is profoundly evil. This has been incredibly obvious for a very long time
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We now have leaders of allied nations unable to trust a word the US tells them.
We are witnessing one of the greatest diplomatic and foreign relations blunders of our lifetimes.
We are witnessing one of the greatest diplomatic and foreign relations blunders of our lifetimes.
November 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We now have leaders of allied nations unable to trust a word the US tells them.
We are witnessing one of the greatest diplomatic and foreign relations blunders of our lifetimes.
We are witnessing one of the greatest diplomatic and foreign relations blunders of our lifetimes.
That's true, I learnt latin at school and it was a problem.
November 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
That's true, I learnt latin at school and it was a problem.
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