Reposted by ianEvilToaster @eviltoaster.bsky.social · 11hI've seen a lot of programmers really disrespect themselves thinking that genAI is "fine" when it comes to coding or w/e because it's not "art" Programming is an art. It requires creativity. And you're literally programming graphics, it's visual art. It's just art. It counts. AI coding is AI "art" 10870245
Reposted by ianBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yes, computers do everything at our company but don't worry, there's always a human reviewer. Nothing goes out the door without one of our highly trained shruggers briefly glancing at it and clicking Approve 405089694
ian @slomobo.com · 04/10/2026the only thing holding me back is not getting Painter + Talonite every single run 000
ian @slomobo.com · 28/09/2026I think I could finally get into The Silmarillion if it was in the form of podcast sketches about charging JO crystals 020
ian @slomobo.com · 23/09/2026the hard parts are what makes a hobby worthwhile. diving into a rabbithole, getting sidetracked, pulling your hair out trying to perfect some detail that no-one else will see. those are the moments where your own human spirit is suffused into your work. without that, I'm afraid it's just slop 011
ian @slomobo.com · 23/09/2026the various hobby slack channels at work are now a flood of "look at how I used Claude to replace my own hard work on this personal project" 100
ian @slomobo.com · 23/09/2026its sad but unsurprising how many techies I encounter that are happily using AI in their personal lives, even amongst coworkers who are agitated against the use of AI at work 100
Reposted by ianlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 21/09/2026if you're a moderately competent desktop computer user with the means to buy a few hard drives i think you have a duty to your iphone friends to become "the plex guy" 1284511780
ian @slomobo.com · 18/09/2026sometimes not sure if I actually like playing video games or I just like installing and configuring mods 000
Reposted by ianA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Same people who seem to think it’s bad for China to beat us at AI are perfectly fine with China beating us at high speed rail, solar energy, wind energy, shall we go on 8585382213
ian @slomobo.com · 17/09/2026"what is it streaming on?" what are you, a child? install qbittorrent 011
Reposted by ianDandyman @throneofsalt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Every year, without fail, until there is no one is left to repeat the message.static.klipy.comHomestar Runner: Todaybor Day is Labor Day!Alt: Homestar Runner: Todaybor Day is Labor Day! 263
Reposted by ianBrett Codes @brettcodes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I wrote an essay about why I'm done using AI for coding, even if it costs me my job and career: brettcodes.com/im-done-usin... The basic gist is: AI made me a worse, apathetic programmer. I think it's bad for humanity, the planet, and the craft of software engineering. And I'm done using it.brettcodes.comI'm done using AIWhy I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels. 783275943
Reposted by ianUser with this avatar just got blocked @avijustgotblocked.bsky.social · 27/08/2026An account with this avatar was just blocked. 04128792
Reposted by iandonni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 22/08/2026When I read posts I feel confused and unsettled but when I read a book I feel calm enjoyment. Ah well, time to read several hundred posts 91402305
Reposted by ianChance the Lawyer @chancethelawyer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026say what you will about the myriad valid concerns with current LLMs but I personally will never get over the fact that Aaron Swartz was prosecuted to his literal death for downloading JSTOR and then a decade later, they downloaded & ingested the entire world and our IP laws just went ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 4645471568
Reposted by ianBugs, Yaoist @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 21/08/2026if you use ai you should feel shame actually 12518101
Reposted by ianjon rosenberg @jonrosenberg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Maybe I'm in the minority here but if people who support AI are being shamed into silence then it's working. The shame is working as intended. The left's biggest problem is that it's afraid to hurt the feelings of folks who need to have their feelings hurt. Let them experience introspection for once 2752571400
Reposted by ianZoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 13/08/2026store.steampowered.com/publisher/Sa... here I made it easy for you. Click on this little gear on the link and then choose Ignore this Creator from the menu that pops up as shown 22928391
Reposted by ianFio Fiorello @fiofiorello.bsky.social · 12/08/2026ME: i believe there's been a jizunderstanding (a misunderstanding about jizz) RECEPTIONIST AT THE SPERM BANK: yeah i know what a jizunderstanding is 05517
Reposted by ianKauzigg @kauzigg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026If you have any love of beat em ups that go down real smooth then I'm begging you to play Absolum. It's a self published game with hand drawn art and animation and an insane amount of polish that I would *kill* for some more playable character DLCs 4368
Reposted by ianceej @ceej.online · 12/11/2025the one-two punch of reading If on a winter’s night a traveler and Invisible Cities back to back at nineteen made me feel both like my mind was literally expanding toward a new understanding of what writing could be and more viscerally annoying to be around than ever before 91858
ian @slomobo.com · 05/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxBV... I can't hear the word turgid without thinking about NL talking about discovering kiwisyoutube.comYou wanted to see it (Tiny Rogues)YouTube video by Northernlion 000
ian @slomobo.com · 31/07/2026woke up 4 minutes before an interview I was supposed to give. too sleepy to listen to the candidate so they get a freebie from me 000
ian @slomobo.com · 03/07/2026I wasn't meant to vibecode, man. I should be writing bespoke typescript for the Sultana 010
Reposted by ianEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 26/06/2026as a general note, I automatically block anybody who sends me any AI outputs. anyone who thinks it's cute to share "what gemini thinks" or whatever needs to realize i do not care 24122463
Reposted by ianA Goddam Virginian @goddamvirginian.bsky.social · 26/06/2026at a hibachi restaurant and the guy is fully re-enacting 9/11 with onion slices and shrimp. its in bad taste but super impressive so we're still clapping and stuff 2171
Reposted by ianpuke (was almost in Priscilla) @slowpuke.bsky.social · 16/09/2025I’m on a Dubai chocolate diet, i see chocolate and i Do Buy it! 333539
Reposted by ianUnited Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union! 13255081737
ian @slomobo.com · 20/06/2026eating a kiwi over the sink like Gollum eating some sort of blind cave-dwelling eel >>>>> 050
Reposted by ianAdriaan @adriaan.games · 17/06/2026Godot: - is free & yours to modify - isn’t run by shareholders with a different agenda - doesn’t support genAI - is easy to transition to - is very capable - has its own quirks - exports to desktop & mobile, and to console through 3rd party services (for now) lmk if you need help transition to it 17833178
Reposted by ianMichael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · 07/06/2026nogamesforgenocide.comnogamesforgenocide.comNo Games For GenocideThe games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest. 424171572
