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simple kid @simplekid.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I would put a lot of free, open-source software in that category. Unfortunately AI is shitting up that space pretty bad at the moment.

simple kid @simplekid.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I need them to make the doner kebab version of the AI World Clocks website. New fucked up doner every minute. clocks.brianmoore.com

clocks.brianmoore.com

AI World Clocks

The current time as rendered by 9 different AI models. By Brian Moore.

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simple kid @simplekid.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

So what would be the equivalent affirmation for a cis character? Or are they treated as "default" and not granted characterization based on their gender identity? I'm not trying to be argumentative, to be clear. I'm trying to understand the line between meaningful representation and pandering here.

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simple kid @simplekid.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Meaning what? What visual representations do you feel are lacking? I wish you would expand on your thoughts. I'm trying to understand you.

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simple kid @simplekid.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

And within the playing of the video game, how does that manifest? I'm trying to understand what it is you're looking for. In my experience, the cis-ness of the characters rarely comes up in games. So who's to say 90% of characters aren't already trans if you, the player, says they are?

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simple kid @simplekid.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

What would be the functional difference in a typical big-budget game between a cis and trans character?

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simple kid @simplekid.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

And you'll also notice that the conversation rarely focuses on fixing the harmful things about social media. We act like social media is some immutable thing and the only solution is a ban that requires mass surveillance for everyone that only serves to slightly delay that harm for children.

simple kid @simplekid.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I don’t know what you’re talking about. The ancient Egyptians didn’t even have video games!

simple kid @simplekid.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I like how far they went in the opposite direction too. Instead of chasing high tech trends they just released a bare-bones, affordable laptop and it sold like hotcakes.

simple kid @simplekid.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

There are three types of people in this world...

Stability requires balance. Our current environmental impact points towards our current population being past the point of balance, causing instability. Increasing that instability isn't going to get us back to the necessary balance.

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Continued existence doesn't require infinite growth.

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I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. I'm pointing out that a solution is available. Update your software if your current version doesn't fit your needs or convert the WebP to something you can use. The world isn't going to stop just because you want to use software a decade out of date.

Okay? What does moaning about it do though? We can only live in the present. Things change. We adapt. That's humanity's whole thing.

No need to be unpleasant about it.

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Yeah, they're typically 25-35% smaller than JPEGs. They also support transparency and lossless compression, neither of which is supported by JPEG. There's a whole world of free graphic software outside of GIMP these days.

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You sure do like to complain, huh? There are quite a few free ones on that list. Krita, GIMP, Aseprite (if you compile it yourself), to name a few. Feel free to click around the list yourself if you want to find more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebP#Gr...

en.wikipedia.org

WebP - Wikipedia

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I just tested it and MS Paint absolutely has WebP support. What else?

Which programs specifically? It looks like all the major ones have support at this point.

Wikipedia list of graphics software with WebP support.

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Where are you trying to use it that it's not working?

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It' the same issue USB-C had. Adoption was slow enough that it caused occasional friction with people. It took the Windows Photo app more than a decade to add support, for example. But like USB-C, I don't think we'll see anyone clamoring to go back to the old standards once adoption is wide enough.

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Oh I don't expect the concept of nations to die in my lifetime or anything. It would take many, many generations just to lay the groundwork for the possibility of that ever happening, and I don't think it's the kind of thing that could be done by force. It would require humanity to choose it.

I very much hope they do. I'm a "one human race without borders" kind of guy. Nations served their purpose for a time, but we're in the post-internet era now and I don't think we've stepped back and taken the time to reckon with what that connected world should mean for human governance.

California's population density is a bit of an outlier that isn't representative of the country at large. Imagine the current population of Germany spread out across 6 or 7 times as much land and you'll have a better picture of the typical population density in the US.

I hear what you're saying, but there is a large logistical issue to consider: France: 543,941 km², 67 million people, 23% of which live in the metro area surrounding the capital city. US: 9,833,520 km², 342 million people, 2% of which live in the metro area surrounding the capital city.

I feel that’s a distinction without a difference in practice when the scales of power are as unbalanced as they’ve become, unfortunately.

We have coffee already. But it’s not making the line go up fast enough, so we have to do whatever it takes to boost productivity towards infinity while also doing everything we can to reduce costs to zero. It’s not realistically attainable, but that’s the modern CEO mindset and they have the power.

To use your drug analogy, the way LLMs are being positioned is similar to a CEO laying off half the company because it’s cheaper to give the remaining half cocaine to up their productivity rather than retaining a larger staff. It ends up hurting both those who were laid off and those who remain.

I’ll also add that we’re seeing it on a smaller scale too with people coming out in numbers to protest against data centers being built in their communities and being ignored.

It’s great that’s happening, but oligarchs are realizing more and more that there is little consequence to ignoring protests and just pushing through what they want. We had the largest protest in US history back in March and it led to absolutely no change. I worry that will spread to Europe soon.

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I would liken it to nuclear technology. The technology isn’t inherently dangerous, but when the only people with the capital to leverage that technology are choosing to use it in dangerous ways rather than for the common good, you have to start weighing the actual practical benefit. Not the theory.

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