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ehhhh.....less awful than straight petrol cars

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

That but studio staff experience. A new small studio with staff that have years of experience with other companies also proves capability among other factors.

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Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature

Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

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A Twisted Tale ➡️ Chapter 1 on Steam @taletwisted.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Yes which is why a good dev will make themselves present and visible.

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Today I received an invitation to an #AI Gaming Conference promising to show devs how to go from prototype to #Steam launch in three months. As the #solodeveloper of a #handdrawn, frame-by-frame animated 90s-style #pointandclick adventure, I had some thoughts. So I replied.

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eerie dickgirl @eigenvectrix.northsky.social · 08/09/2026

And this is why I have a rule of thumb, don't buy early access games. To get me to break that rule means you have to meet an insanely high bar for me including offering a demo and proof of capability, ability and progress for delivery

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All you need to know about Disability Enployment Services in Australia is that my non-Disability job consultant willingly did my appointments by phone whereas my Disability job consultant keeps resetting them to face-to-face no matter what

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Depends what "foreign" means. I don't trust the govt to not abuse this

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What I hear is its free target practice

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Defining what Soon means is critical to earning player trust. If soon is 1.0 then I need to see the roadmap and progress so far to 1.0.

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Kenney @kenney.nl · 08/09/2026

Not just reddit but yes a developer with or without a community manager that actively enagages the community is a good sign

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Tiny Factory is out now! 130+ tiles to create factory & warehouse games. The visuals are easy to replicate/expand and it's completely free to use in any sort of project! 🏗️ kenney.nl/assets/tiny-...

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Firedingo @firedingo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The app tends to discard it for me when jumping back and forth between apps while writing my post

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Wasn't it about journalist ethics?

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Firedingo @firedingo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I should get one, one day.....Also hi......I found you here after X 😁😋

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026

Good news: he lost.

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Firedingo @firedingo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I get all the scam clothes ones still

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And we are sleep-walking towards a catastrophe, a population consuming hate and gore as easy entertainment in bite sized chunks, available in a click

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Attention spans and analytical abilities are dropping as content becomes churning passive liquid junk

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So I’ve just scrolled twenty short videos in the recommended category and these videos have shown up, each supposedly from a different creator, all AI, all hating on welfare recipients. And yes, I block them as they pop up. And it keeps reappearing from different sources

“POV: just an average day in a UK council-estate household”

“POV: Benefit fraud charges his lodger for the stairs”

“POVd the average benefit fakers be like”

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Over the last 24 hrs TikTok’s algorithm started showing a series of AI animated shorts hating on poor people, people in housing commissions, people with disabilities, people on welfare… Media outlets worry about the effect of social media on children, but this is poisonous for *anyone*

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Tom Studans @maximumwelfare.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I would approach gently. They're not wrong but they're not right either. I see them doing it one day but not yet. Robotics is at the right level now, it's the AI intelligence that isn't ready. Technically flying cars exist they're just not commercially ready yet.

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Hello re: I am my wife

Through several days in the witness box, Dwyer established that Charles Perrottet did work through his wife's company and treated it as his own, sometimes signing "Cheers, Charles" on emails sent from Anita Perrottet's work email account. Other times he performed tasks as if he was his wife.

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not just there. Asher said it's windy where she is and it's definitely windy where I am. up to 56km/hr winds so far and 6mm of rain also haven't seen this last icon before on BOM

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Lisa @hotchipsandmayo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

the entire review system needs work. Review bombing was and still is to some degree effective. It'd be nice to see some users have a greater weight when calculating statuses. A 10 yr old account holds more weight than a 1 yr old account or a brand new account as an example.

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So, most of Western Sydney & surrounds are blacked out...It's going to be a long night. We have candles & power banks but this will probably go on for a lot longer than their eta.

Endeavour Energy's map of electricity outages. Most of Western Sydney & the Blue Mountains are blacked out.

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turnleft2024 @turnleft8.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

western sydney hit by mini cyclone fence pailings and panels flying, nearly crushed by a trampoline wicked witch style - i dont know how far that traveled the neighbours dont have kids, line washing from all over the suburb is airbourne - clean up will be time consuming but probably not costly

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Chequered Ink @chequered.ink · 04/09/2026

If you know anyone who would like a lot of fonts for a very small price please do share this with them! This pack + our game asset pack are the main things keeping us eating lol ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack

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1200+ Fonts for Commercial Use

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Fairly gusty up here in Orange. Some rain also.

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yeah that's my minister and his wife. Every time.

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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It may be that the developer doesn't know they should have accessibility or they're bad at implementing it. I'd first like to ask why before we skewer the devs.

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Everybody complains about the weather but nobody appeases the sky gods with a sacrifice

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Abd one year they came 16th in the state for netball.....because the team was filled with players from Orange whom Orange rejected and blocked for less skilled and talented players cause corruption. So the rejected players played for Cootamundra and came 16th all up......

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Some are still ok but agree. Sentinals Of The Store Still seems to be useful to follow. Occassionally you might see something else good but yes mostly it's pretty dead now

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How do you convince someone who’s at risk of AI psychosis that having a AI friend isn’t a good idea? I’m genuinely worried after they told me today that in 2030 the AI will be downloaded into a real body. When I tried to push back they hung up on me

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

They have a history of poor mental health they live in a different state to me and I know that they are lonely but they genuinely get mad at me for not getting into AI with them.

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we have some residents from a local nursing home who now join us also. It doesn't fix the problem of loneliness but it helps.

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I would encourage them to engage in local activities that interest them to make human friends. Loneliness isn't easy to fix but trying helps. Animals are companions. Lots of activities don't require big efforts. I take my dad to my church's seniors morning tea so he gets connection and companionship

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These facts may help said friend to hold AI with a grain of salt. The main aim should be to ensure said friend always defaults to checking on important information and doesn't trust AI for decision making. 6/6

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Models also have significant biases in them from training data and learned data from the user meaning you can't get a well rounded answer either. 5/6

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It's worth being aware many models employ psychologically manipulative tactics to convince you they're right all the time such as gaslighting. Architecturally genAI by design will always hallucinate so nothing it says can be guaranteed to be true. 4/6

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The more they're grounded in reality, the more they won't be manipulated by AI. Factors that contribute is fanatical zealous agreement, authoritative language, the encouragement to keep engaging such as asking follow up questions and the fact the models can sound human like. 3/6

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