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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And housing and veterinarians next...

e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Haven't even finished reading yet but can already share that the @masnick.com piece he shares is also excellent. So much all of this (so far): www.techdirt.com/2026/03/25/a...

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Quite belatedly reading Anil Dash's essay on the open web from March. I think the solutions seem inadequate (not a criticism), but the problems are really well stated. www.anildash.com/2026/03/27/e...

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Endgame for the Open Web - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The conversations have been interesting! That unsettling feeling of realizing you are old enough to become history 😅 It's why I wanted to hear it from others and didn't trust my memory. And should say i am sure it is worse in many places in China.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I think I super get the sentiment. It's a kind of weariness. I have 2k words of a not remotely finished... something... in response to Yahtzee's video from last year (has the game industry "learned anything"?). It's a complicated question. I've been glad to see all the journalism the past few years.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hey Mitch. I'm a fan. But fwiw, I kept hearing this sentiment (it's worse in some places) and bounced it off friends at GDC this past year. There is general agreement that for those of us there at the time -- there is nowhere that it's worse than it was then, at least that I've heard.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Also true. But this is the history and purpose of the internet. It's why I like arguments along the lines of "publicly owned models" or new taxation mechanisms (LLMs subsidize libraries etc) better than "shut it all down". System balance rather than letting them stop our generosity.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

There is a conversation that happens over & over w/ #genAI content: Person: Look at this amazing thing I made with #AI! Expert person: It is not actually good. [why.] We are in a phase with the tech where it is mainly demonstrating how far apart we are in perception. But that lens is interesting.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

a Sunday reminder for Washingtonians out there Washington is the only state where a MAJORITY of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot, all at once a very rare situation no party label on the ballot but candidates are still aligned with parties! important to learn: boltsmag.org/your-state-b...

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you know me, you know someone with long covid. Happy to discuss. And yeah, it is this --v Silver lining, I know a shit ton about my genes now!

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I wanted to say I see him headed for an Elizabeth Holmes style crash, but you're right that his species seems not to experience consequences quite the same way. Especially while our system facilitates escape velocity level wealth. It's wishful thinking...

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Latest note from @garymarcus.bsky.social on OpenAI's misconduct is (as usual) worth a read. I greatly look forward to the time when we can just stop paying attention to anything sama says. Until then, we have Gary's notes.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

All good! I just wanted to make sure you knew! I've heard her talk about it but it's an easy mistake to make if you haven't. :) (I didn't know about her specific preference for years.)

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Holy shit, that's awful. I'm glad it was addressable, but how completely heartbreaking.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

That is completely awful. I'm glad she was able to advocate for herself and get a better doctor. The system's normalization of women's suffering is appalling. I had a full blown autoimmune condition that my pregnancy ob wrote off for the better part of a year as "sorry sometimes pregnancy sucks".

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This, and also... if you're one of many AFAB people with an "on the cusp" autoimmune or chronic illness, peri can shove you right over that cliff. It hits this community harder, which is another reason why 1) better medicine is needed and 2) scams/irresponsible services are especially pernicious.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Or, for that matter -- if you're not here and want one, tell me anyway and if I have enough I'll mail it. :)

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

At #slice2026 with these! Ping if you're here and would like one...

A photograph of a person holding up a handmade zine with a green cover. The cover title is "We hate it here" and the bottom text says understory.gg .

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

That can't be legal? It shouldn't be. Thank you for this work.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Writer of some of my favorite books on writing. Congratulations to Nancy Kress! Much deserved.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Hey! I'll only be there half the day due to childcare but hope to run into you! Would love your thoughts on a thing we're doing.

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Japanese American Citizens League National @jacl-national.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Please read our response to troubling remarks on a recent podcast suggesting the incarceration of Chinese Americans in a hypothetical future war. This rhetoric shows why we must learn our history, especially lessons from the Japanese American experience. Full statement here: buff.ly/P9F3pT9

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Friends coming to #Seattle for #SLICE2026, #SIX2026, #PAXwest or just because -- be advised that our summer #covid wave is here. Urgent care nurses reporting many positives per day and wastewater is high.

A screenshot of the wastewater viral activity dashboard for the Seattle area. There is a map of the region and the seattle city center section is marked dark blue for "very high" levels of covid. Surrounding regions also show elevated rates.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Holy cow! So sorry that happened. Hope you have a safe trip home.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My timeline is just one huge outpouring of awesome internet love for Dolly so I guess I do have this thing calibrated right in some way. An angel on earth now on the other side. There will never be another like her.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The tell of what was coming was the disproportionate carnage in UX research depts in the layoffs of ~2022. For a long time tech tried very hard to understand its world. Then as Trumpism ascended it just threw up its hands and started the stupidest science experiment. UXers knew what would result.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The way the overall debacle of LLM rollout has happened must be some corollary of "you ship your org chart". Products echo people. An LLM has only the context you give it. Big tech increasingly fails to understand its own context in the world. Only slow understanding can change it.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I'm not sure if it's the name change or just the fracture of short post social media (I know a lot of folks that left Twitter and just never replaced it), but I have been very unsuccessful rebuilding over here. (It might be low effort / ambivalent motive. It's probably that.) Appreciate the pack!

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Is there a German word for the feeling of togetherness that comes from Google search suggestions?

A screenshot of Google search suggestions completing the phrase "din tai fung remov". Suggestions include "din tai fung removing rice cakes", "din tai fung removing shanghai rice cakes", and "why did din tai fung remove rice cakes".

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

& this: "it was confusing in terms of goals that MS wanted. Was it subscribers for Xbox Game Pass? High engagement time on Game Pass? Revs and profits from standalone copies sold? Tech demos for the platform?" If you can't tell a studio what success is, yours is the job that should be eliminated.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I am truly baffled at how these things go so sideways. If you can't get at least solid base hits out of a studio like this -- the call is coming from inside the house. Here's hoping these folks can get connected with the right BD to start something new.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Holy shit. This is awful. My xp is a little out of date, but every interaction I had with Id showed they were an absolutely superb team. Amazingly talented. What a phenomenal waste. Sometimes you hear about a shutdown and the internal murmur is, well, yeah. Not this one.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

For anyone who should know this, the epilogue to this obvious AI grift is that Kickstarter responded saying it did not violate policy. 🤷

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

- crabs get scooped out of that adjacent hold bc removing them from the top is more likely to damage them - they get put in baskets ('brailers') & hauled out by crane - they get processed on adjacent factory ship or on that ship; cut in half, gutted, boiled, frozen, shipped off to your grocery store

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Researched this bc I scrolled the entire dang thread & found no answer: - it's a haul of snow crab, prob out of Alaska - the crabs are stored in those vertical holds filled with saltwater during transport - when they get to port the water is drained - the 'bin board' is removed; crabalanche ensues

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The guy has removed a panel ("bin board") that caused the crabalanche and put it on the other side so that the crabs can be shoveled out.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I immediately thought of you when I saw the news. I'm so sorry.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Two ICE agents showed up at a polling place to threaten a poll worker into taking down a social media post about the agent who shot Renée Good. If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

jesus christ NO! NO!!! FUCK

Back Of Gatorade Bottle Features Recipe For Gatorade Casserole

@andrewfleer.com actually collecting the ingredients for this for some reason

It's so wet

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‪@andrewfleer.com‬
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Update: 30 minutes later, it's still very wet.

Maybe 20 more minutes?

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‪@andrewfleer.com‬
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We're going to try just a little longer.

For the record, it smells horrid

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After an hour, I think this is the best we're gonna get

Baked Gatorade "casserole"
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Gatorade casserole soup in a bowl
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‪@andrewfleer.com‬
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Y'all I'm scared to try it

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‪@andrewfleer.com‬
· 22m
It smells like hot tuna, with a lingering sweetness of the Gatorade

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Miz Anthrope @mizanthrope01.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Harvard and Princeton graduate, Grammy winner, and former First Lady Michelle Obama appreciation post

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

One of the odd things about having gone into education and tech (games that sort of slid into tech) is how often I've had students seek me out specifically because of this. Smart enough to want wide options. Game dev skill is way more transferable than we often think.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Glad someone wrote this up. I had been collecting stories for awhile to exactly this effect. For too long we haven't talked about developers who leave the industry. It's as if they disappear. It's part of the dehumanization of the profession.

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I know it's trite to say Spirit Crossing is "inspired by studio ghibli" at this point but @danctheduck.bsky.social has been a strong advocate for "cozy contrast"; in order to feel warmth and safety, the cold, damp and scary must exist to ground it. #spiritcrossing #indiegames

A screenshot from Spirit Crossing: A pastoral mountaintop landscape with layers of trees and cliffs. A tall beacon sits perched above a mesa with a glowing cyan light, as a person in the foreground wearing a modern outfit looks on.

The same character in a foggy storm, surrounded by glowing eyes, face to face with a very large bunny demon lady wielding a large cleaver, with what looks like a glowing turnip in her giant knapsack. In the background, a many-toothed monster lurks in the fog.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Been waiting to see this hit daylight for so many years. <3 Feels like an escape to a better time.

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e. drake kajioka @3sxp.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Still have reservations about genAI images, but interesting stuff is happening with avatar applications. Awhile ago I wanted to study use of this for self image as self actualization for, for example, at-risk youth. Much to be done. www.facebook.com/derekmio/pos...

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