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Falko Loeffler

@falko.bsky.social
646 followers 116 following 255 posts

Writer (games, books, screenplays), translator (EN-GER), podcaster (adventurepodcast.de), AI Hater. (German account: bsky.app/profile/falkoloeffler.de).

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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 15h
Until that happens, ours are really cheap atm (in every region, I guess).
Steam store says: both games plus goodies cost 4,25 Euros right now.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026
Lolll I've been doing this shit forever and saying the same exact thing I'm saying right now more than a decade ago and am "being pushed by contrarian media dynamics." 🙄 All of you are hypnotized by talk of fictional machine gods and it's me who has to bring evidence to the contrary.
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Did ... did you grow up in Raccoon City?!
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
wrong account! :D
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The roof The roof The roof is on fire
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I have been yelling since 2021 about how using synthetic text extruding machines for information access is a TERRIBLE IDEA. And yet and yet and yet: they are marketing so heavily that way that people keep falling for it. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Sir, this is REALLY a Wendy's.
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Any sufficiently dumb technology is indistinguishable from incompetence.
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Richard Cobbett @richardcobbett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Turn it into a ‘new talent’ type program, harnessing its potential as an anthology to act as a springboard for both newer creative minded folks and those with experience in other fields to work under skilled TV people, with the goal of making the Doctor a true natural symbol of British creativity.
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Game localisation: 2007: getting flown to London to review a German localisation first-hand at the publisher. 2017: here's an Excel, we need it back tomorrow. 2027: (crickets)
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Adam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was getting increasingly frustrated with the Discourse this week, and then Ed asked me to come on and vent about it. Felt good and hopefully did some good too. (The next day, Cal and I talked about it even more for @dreamingagainstthemachine.com. That episode will be up next week!)
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techaltar.bsky.social @techaltar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The new Apple Watch features Audio Intelligence: it constantly listens, transcribes & analyzes everything around itself, including on Apple's servers. Here's what that means for privacy. Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/techa... YouTube: youtu.be/GyxYEYsNUn4
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm not tired, I'm a Large Languish Model.
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is just a spectacular unintentional self-own
Dude on Threads: If you hate on ai, you better be pretty damn good at whatever you're doing
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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.
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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 01/06/2025
Something to think about before exposing your kids to Star Trek.
Reddit post titled: "My son watched 'Darmok' and now he only speaks in memes."
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
As @hypervisible.blacksky.app puts it: These are technologies of isolation. Big Tech would like to get in between every last one of our interactions to they can monetize them in some way (bare minimum is harvesting data) and create dependency. >>
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
we now cut to the Pepsi Test Chamber
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Half Life Crossfire
ALT: Half Life Crossfire
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Increasingly convinced this is the most important post
Twitter post from January 24, 2019, from @Merman_Melville reading

"Being a billionaire must be insane. You can buy new teeth, new skin. All your chairs cost 20,000 dollars and weigh 2,000 pounds. Your life is just a series of your own preferences. In terms of cognitive impairment it's probably like being kicked in the head by a horse every day."
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Richard Cobbett @richardcobbett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Please buy my game. I am very, very exhausted.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/09/2026
Trade xkcd.com/3290/
Comic. [Person standing holding hammer above raised knee.] PERSON: Listen up, leg. I’ve been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off! [caption] Tariffs
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sadly, I have to skip this year. :( Program looks great, and it's a joy to be among these people.
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Rik Godwin @rikgodwin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
THOSE ARE MY STICK MEN! and they served their purpose every bit as well as any AI slop.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I want to bring back the plastic metaphor here, too. Refusal and creating space for refusal *now*, while we are still relatively early in this process, is especially meaningful. >>
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
e/OS wäre einen Versuch wert. Vielleicht mal auf einem Gebrauchtgerät installieren und dann schauen, ob alles geht. Aber ach, wer hat denn dafür Zeit ... Ich bin schon froh, wenn Linux bei mir funktioniert. :D
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hab es länger mit Here Maps probiert, war grässlich. Überhaupt Android ohne Google-Account schwer möglich. Ecosia: prima.
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I've used Proton as a go-to account for logins and communications for around two years now, while my Gmail is now just an archive. Wish I could get away from Google services completely, doing it one step at a time, but it's a marathon ...
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My next game will be a Decklike Roguebuilder.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Maybe if the AI people yell at me for the 5 millionth time about how I’m not using their dogshit technology that has made everyone’s lives worse I’ll finally start liking it for no conceivable reason.
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Police Academy: Tokyo Drift ... I'd watch this
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The rest of us are still tired from game development.
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
October 2022. Well, I'm sure it's coming along great.
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Rik Godwin @rikgodwin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Rare gaming industry W
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
at least he now has learned what a PLOT TWIST is
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Perfect for
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
In the 80s many young people in Britain were on the spectrum. Others were on the commodore.
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
And it gets worse with every year you age. So fun!
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I always thought that if freelance goes downhill I could still apply for a job, but once again the timeline is full of laid off writers and narrative designers ... probably more than companies are left. Haven't seen the game biz this fierce in 30 years. :/
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Trump awarded FIFA Piss Price
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 25/06/2026
Hi! I'm looking to speak to anyone who is finding ways to resist/work around mandatory AI usage policies at work. Mostly games industry-related, but happy to speak to anyone adjacent as well! Published quotes can of course be anon if desired. DM me here or email at luke@aftermath.site, thanks!
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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 18/06/2026
Me yesterday: I am gonna try to be less angry on BlueSky. Me today:
“Storming the Barricades” painting.
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John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This one really pissed me off. There are almost no classic point-and-click adventures in Next Fest this time, and this one looked lovely. But quickly something seemed wrong about the backgrounds and... yup. Just fucking pay an artist or don't make a game.
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Ah, Bottrop
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Joseph Humfrey @joe.inkle.co · 12/06/2026
Jet lagged 2:30am thought: "Vertical slice" has always been a flawed concept, and the clue was in the name the whole time: you can't have a slice until you've baked the whole damn cake.
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Irgendwas muss man ja über B2B lernen.
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I keep posting AI critical articles on Linkedin, so I guess I'll never work again.
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Captain Pooky @captainpooky.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
As a former fraud analyst I can tell you somewhere at Visa there is a fraud analyst trying to explain to the higher ups how this is a very bad idea and is being ignored.
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
So… this whole ‘we use gen AI to think through an idea before wasting dev cycles making it’ talking point… Like if I take that on the best possible faith, that the chatbot is used before human concepting… Are you publicly owning up to needing AI to do the job of thinking and scribbling some notes?
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dumbcat @dumbcat.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
new version of the advert:
John Romero's
about to make
you his friend
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Falko Loeffler @falko.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
**** COMMODORE 64 BASIC V2 ****
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