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Nicolas Noble

@nicolas.grumpycoder.net
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[ he/him ] [ Software Engineer by day and by night ] [ French-American living in the USA ] [ Current maintainer of pcsx-redux.consoledev.net ] [ pfp by @lartist.bsky.social ] [ views are my own, not my employer's ]

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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 22/12/2025
I'm a French native speaker. Some non-French co-workers have insisted I must not know the language properly as I was pointing out absolutely horrendous translation mistakes done by an LLM on a product, saying it should be infallible. The amount of rage this discussion induced was off the charts.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 26/11/2025
(spoilers) Episode 2 was 100% "ChatGPT"-style, with the hive mind more than eager to please, and to try and cosplay into a little kid, but also blurting out gynecological facts when asked. We realized this mid-watch and it hit us like a freight train. The rest makes total sense after that.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 19/11/2025
A quote from the 12th Doctor, saying "Never be cruel, never be cowardly... Remember: hate is always foolish, love is always wise. Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind."
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 15/10/2025
I got suggested to follow you from my NSFW alt yesterday :D
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 11/10/2025
You tease.
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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Let’s talk about AI art. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
theoatmeal.com
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 24/09/2025
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 24/09/2025
Be careful what you wish for...
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 24/09/2025
Why is Teams so terrible?
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 18/09/2025
GLUG GLUG GLUG
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 18/09/2025
bsky.app/profile/mari...
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 17/09/2025
Hey I recognize that critter! 🐱
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 17/09/2025
I love how @sonicinternet.bsky.social claims that my house is covered, especially with AT&T fiber already present, and some neighbors already subscribed with them, and that they are "Planning" my request for connection since March. Doesn't really bode well for their actual service...
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 17/09/2025
If I fit, I sit?
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 17/09/2025
Ugh. Let's hope this is just a mistake from @bsky.app's moderation team, and not a genuine ban. Pretty wild that the second most popular labeler can just go poof in an instant tho. Not sure this bode well for this platform.
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Kurt Busiek @kurtbusiek.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
"I don't care that he's dead." "He's not a hero." "He's a scumbag." "He shouldn't be celebrated." No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd. Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 12/09/2025
Les investisseurs, voyons. bsky.app/profile/shen...
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 12/09/2025
The amount of times I keep being called out by this comic is unbearable.
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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue approaches Green, who is reading something on his phone with keen interest.
Blue: So, what did you find out?

Green turns away from his phone screen to look at Blue.
Green: Did you know that some whales' blow holes are shaped just like any other mammals' nostrils?
Blue: I meant about when that store opens.

Green turns back to his phone, as Blue looks at him, speechless.
Green: Right! I forgot to look it up!
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Olivier Cyran @oliviercyran.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Donc la France "exprime sa vive émotion" pour la mort d'un sac à merde nazi qui appelait à lapider les homosexuels et faisait l'apologie de l'esclavage, qui réclamait que les les hommes soient propriétaires des femmes et que les exécutions capitales soient diffusées en direct dans les écoles.
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FlareRune @flarechess.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
BLUESKY GIVEAWAY: - 1 Bigscreen Beyond 2e: @vrchat.com Edition (no 10 years of VRC+, sorry). As long as Bigscreen can ship to you, you're eligible. RULES: - must be following me on Bluesky - must RT this post you must be comfortable with me ordering it for you!
Bigscreen Beyond 2e: VRChat Edition Shopping screen
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 11/09/2025
They still hired 3 folks from the listing anyway, so...
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 10/09/2025
Thanks, but too late.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 09/09/2025
How do I know? I'm an immigrant myself. I had to work with my employer years ago to craft a job listing that was matching my profile perfectly, but also, formulating it in a way that it's asking for too much, so they could reject candidates on the spot. I couldn't have become an immigrant otherwise
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 09/09/2025
Not trying to excuse it or anything, far from it, but the government also has a part to play in ghost jobs. Due to the law on immigration, job-sponsored green card and H1B visas need to prove no American could do the job instead, and so they have to open job listings for this reason. bit.ly/4m48KSH
newsweek.com
Tech companies accused of bending H-1B rules with newspaper job listings
Positions meant to be advertised widely still appear to target immigrants, based on recent listings obtained by Newsweek.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 07/09/2025
The best anti-AI post I've seen in a while is bsky.app/profile/ques... It perfectly describes what AI agents will never be able to replace: silliness and quirks. Our urge to just go derp sometimes. That's what makes us unique. That's what makes us irreplicable and irreplaceable.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 07/09/2025
Holy fuck. Are we truly this cooked?
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 07/09/2025
Holy fuck.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 07/09/2025
The best anti-AI post I've seen in a while is bsky.app/profile/ques... It perfectly describes what AI agents will never be able to replace: silliness and quirks. Our urge to just go derp sometimes. That's what makes us unique. That's what makes us irreplicable and irreplaceable.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 07/09/2025
Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr.
media.tenor.com
a cartoon character is dancing in a room with a sign that says ' r ' on it
Alt: Dr. Johnathan Alfred Zoidberg scurrying around.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 07/09/2025
I'm sure this will win him points with the Nobel prize committee.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 06/09/2025
Win!
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 04/09/2025
And we have a Senate that won't pull a McConnell and leave the seat vacant for several years in the hope of a Republican president next.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 04/09/2025
Definitely not harmless. Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology share.google/WKRflekqDToJ...
share.google
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact
MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 04/09/2025
We definitely don't have the same definition of the word "harmless". share.google/WKRflekqDToJ...
share.google
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact
MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 04/09/2025
I have nothing against foxes, but there's definitely not enough otters out there.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 03/09/2025
Can he even finish his second one...?
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 03/09/2025
bsky.app/profile/smoo...
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 03/09/2025
Strongly worded letters incomming?
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 03/09/2025
The question being, did you generate it yourself, or did you pick it up from one existing AI slop poster?
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 03/09/2025
Okay, please explain to me the rationale of using AI slop to promote an article disparaging AI slop, because this makes zero sense to me right now.
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Dane will return at NYCC H-05 @monkeyminion.com · 03/09/2025
I was next to (one of) the AI slop booths at DragonCon and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. So, as you may or may not know, there was a booth selling AI slop images printed on acrylic panels at DragonCon. They were in booth a-10. I was in a-11. Here’s what happened from my perspective.
Image of a skeet of a picture of a table with a sign on it that says “vendor removed for selling AI art”
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 02/09/2025
It is. It's such a plague on everyone, they are just now offering this for free.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 02/09/2025
There was this video from Kurzgesagt some time ago, and I think the village idea is spot on: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuFl...
youtube.com
The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What?
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 02/09/2025
...... WAFWAF?
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 02/09/2025
I usually laugh, then report to @aimod.social
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Kelly McKernan @kellymckernan.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
✏️ Happy Labor Day! 🖌️ Did you know that AI “art” is labor theft? Hi. I’m a professional traditional artist of over 15 years & I was able to make a decent living until 3 years ago. In May 2023, over 50 of my paintings had been scraped without my consent to fuel AI image generators like Midjourney.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 02/09/2025
Emergency champagne bottle here.
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 02/09/2025
"challenge accepted"
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Nicolas Noble @nicolas.grumpycoder.net · 02/09/2025
"Bon Appétit"
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