Reposted by Jevon Wright 💙💛myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026Everyone can tell you used AI to do it. They just aren't saying anything about it because they want to be polite. (Do you know someone who needs this thought to pop unbidden into their head?) 41037 37
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026Omg #Auckland finally has a subway system, I feel so weirdly proud. You did it! It's like being in the 21st century! 010 1
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026We're so close to 100%!! (The only non-renewable power we're generating right now is co-generation, too.) #newzealand #power 031 3
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026We're really at the "you should die for your country in order to pay your landlord's rent" stage? www.tickaroo.com/e/GWHgTcjz2LFBY6Xe / www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361036026/… #nzpol (Also, NZ's […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 182 8
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026YES yes yes yes to all of this, I am so sick of my hard work being fucking stolen by LLM companies www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_electio…rnz.co.nzLabour promises to set up AI regulator, copyright rules if electedLabour is promising to set up an AI office, an online safety regulator, copyright rules that ensure creators are paid for their work, and impose rules on data centres. 010 1
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026Gosh I am such a UI nerd, I'm getting excited adding keyboard shortcuts #gamedev 0102 10
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026Science cares not for politics, and I guess we'll make coral reefs extinct. FFS leaders, get your fucking shit together. www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/1229… #climatechange #parisrnz.co.nzGlobal warming will inevitably overshoot 1.5°C Paris Agreement target - UN reportGlobal warming beyond 1.5°C is now inevitable and the world must limit the 'overshoot' as much as possibly before reversing it, a new report says. 000 0
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026I was initially pleasantly surprised with #Xero's automated file-to-bill pipeline using #AI - it looked good. And then as I dug in further, I realised that's all it was - it _looked_ good, but I spent much longer reviewing the output, doing workarounds, fixing errors, and redeveloping context - […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000 0
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026I went for a little walk yesterday! It was, uh, a bit chilly #newzealand 010 1
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026The dopamine hit of writing three lines of code that improved test suite performance by 40%, holy heck #gamedev 0151 15
Reposted by Jevon Wright 💙💛Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026Wow. "AI adoption raises homework scores by 18% and reduces completion time by 30%, but lowers monthly exam scores by 20% within six months. High-stakes entrance-exam scores fall by 18 and 24%, with the full penalty emerging only after about two years. " […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 1118147 147
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026RE: mastodon.social/@civillibertynznews… :(mastodon.social 000 0
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026A quick reminder that training #AI models on content that hasn't been licensed from the copyright holders is THEFT #noai 011 1
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026Gosh #Linux has come a long way. I remember installing Gentoo back in... well, back when Celerons were a thing. Ubuntu 26.04 installed _so_ flawlessly on an old Macbook and heck it looks so GOOD 110 1
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026Ugh imagine relying on #GitHub in 2026 D: #gamedev 051 5
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026Omg #Dropout Improv tonight was AMAZING, I couldn't stop smiling and laughing the entire time. And such nice peeps, too. ♥️ 140 4
Reposted by Jevon Wright 💙💛James Smith 💾 @floppy.org.uk · 28/07/2026RE: mastodon.me.uk/@Floppy/116940067151… This is actually happening; we're building a community to execute a bigotry-free #Rails fork (29 people and increasing at time of writing). Come join us, we need your help and expertise. matrix.to/#/#amiko:matrix.org 9790 90
Reposted by Jevon Wright 💙💛Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21/07/20261. In an incredible new landmark review, the Health Council of the Netherlands has declared that gender-affirming care for trans youth works, reducing wait times is "morally urgent," and regret is rare. It is the latest of many Euro countries to advance care. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comLandmark Official Dutch Review Recommends Trans Youth Care, Call For Expanding TreatmentThe review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits. 2340011338 4K
Reposted by Jevon Wright 💙💛Tim Bray 🇨🇦 @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026Wanna read a maximally-anti-#GenAI screed? Here ya go: hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mania-is-ev… I now only rarely work behind the doors of companies doing major tech deployments so won’t comment on how accurate-vs-overblown this piece is, but the writing is lucid.hermit-tech.comAI Mania Is Eviscerating Global DecisionmakingThe reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively. 2513 13
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2026Whoops, accidentally broke my MX records for jevon.org for like... three days. I hope I didn't miss anything important! 100 1
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026Me: Why has this month been _so_ mentally difficult and draining? NIWA: 110 1
Reposted by Jevon Wright 💙💛Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 01/07/2026NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g... 4426551466 2.7K
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026Thank you #AirNewZealand for making the flight search experience dreadful. This is such UX garbage 010 1
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026Wow, those are some _gusts_... (watches as the fence is nearly blown over) #Wellington 000 0
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2026This is brilliant. Congratulations, #Xero. (Trying to do GST returns and it's clear the underlying code is not doing so hot right now.) 100 1
Reposted by Jevon Wright 💙💛Glyph @glyph.im · 18/06/2026Okay so I have a lot of issues with a lot of Freddie De Boer's takes, but this one is a must-read top to bottom. Maybe you'll manage to get yourself a good deal on a smoke detector, too freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/google…freddiedeboer.substack.comGoogle Made a Sad Boomer Mark Out of Me and There's Nothing I Can Do About ItI hate writing this so much 147 7
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026Went to #MIT's graduation ceremony today... it was so nice being back around academia and celebrating people who all wanted to learn and to grow 🥹 000 0
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026I miss writing and publishing #Ruby. 010 1
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2026Nothing says "I trust you and respect you to make the best decisions for this company" as much as "I'm dictating that you must use this tool every single day from now on" #ai #gitlab 021 2
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/05/2026Wow, my first Play by Play and the Pavs has been really amazing 💖 I feel like my cup has been filled, my breath has been caught, and my battery has quick charged. Thank you NZ gamedevs for being so, so lovely and welcoming <3 280 8
Reposted by Jevon Wright 💙💛tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026"There are no more juniors. There was a funeral for their passing in 2024. Nobody came. The machine does what they do now, but cheaper. Of course, juniors weren't valuable for what they produced, they were valuable for who they would become: the senior engineer who knows where the bodies are […]tldr.nettime.orgOriginal post on tldr.nettime.org 2774 74
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/04/2026Some lessons I'm learning after five years of #gamedev: 1. I didn't realise just how important Steam reviews are. A positive review is HUGE 2. Platforms other than Steam are rarely worth the effort 3. [Most] games are really, really cheap for the value and entertainment they provide 4. Reply to […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 081 8
Reposted by Jevon Wright 💙💛Adam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Quote of the day, from a friend who founded a software startup: "You can’t use an LLM in any context where being wrong is a problem." 30344120 344
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/04/2026I am giving a talk at a conference in a few weeks time... about generative AI! I'm trying to collect some real-world data, so I would love your input. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc… I'm trying to collect as many answers as […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 043 4
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026Lol, #infinitecraft does make me giggle 000 0
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2026No _you're_ the one pushing last-minute fixes at 9pm on a Friday night #yolo #gamedev 183 8
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026Starting the music with @viusmusic <3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-O9-6pC3IM 000 0
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2026OH MY GOD WHAT THEY RELEASED NEW CONTENT FOR DIABLO 2 RESURRECTED WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT Literally my favourite game of all time. I hope they didn't screw this up :c news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/242… 000 0
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026Me on the Steam "Wishlist Actions" page today #gamedev Just three days to gooooo 031 3
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026Listening to unreleased music for the first time 🥹 #gamedev 030 3
Reposted by Jevon Wright 💙💛Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 09/01/2026Absolutely phenomenal read 020827 208
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2026(2024 Jevon) Why would it ever take so long for a game to go from "polished playable demo" to "ready for release"? Surely there can't be _that_ many remaining bugs to fix? (2026 Jevon) Ohhhhhhhhhh 050 5
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/12/2025I got the The Oracle archetype! mastodon.social/@soundasleep/wrapst… #Wrapstodon2025mastodon.socialWrapstodon 2025 for Jevon Wright 💙💛See how Jevon Wright 💙💛 used Mastodon this year! 000 0
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/11/2025The joy and buzz after using all your skills and experience with a massive code base to carefully and reliably improve performance by a factor of 10. 🥰 #gamedev 061 6
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/11/2025Wee that was good little boogie #eqnz 010 1
Jevon Wright 💙💛 @soundasleep.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/10/2025Currently at inbox 220, so close to zero... 010 1