kobold labor union

ah yeah that was what I figured. Either that or the frame doesn't actually have a bottom.

how'd you keep the cardboard from catching fire

Warframe notably is 100% free to play.

If you do multiplayer co-op, both Split Fiction and Warframe are tons of fun.

SOMA is very much horror though

I know it's hard if you work full time, but try for stuff like "I will be taking time to go to a professional development & networking function on X day; I'll take unpaid time if necessary" because technically, none of that is a lie! You are developing professionally and networking!

The Salvation Army is not a charity. They are an evangelical church that uses donated money to actively oppress gay rights. They've been especially cruel to trans people.

It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.

Alas, you have this little thing called a conscience. And a basic understanding of the social contract.

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

That list of HORSES’ content going around as some kind of condemnation is particularly ridiculous, because you know what else has blood, gore, torture, full frontal nudity, depiction of slavery and implied sexual assault?

Baldur’s Gate 3! And somehow no issues being sold. I wonder why (it’s money).

Really good choice; Nightfall's setting is *fantastic*.

And play together

I did go back to it a few years ago to finish some stuff... Hmm

Omg you too!?

This game was my teen years. Family was too poor for a WoW or EQ sub but I wanted to play something co-op. I had just gotten a laptop as a gift to go off to college, & so my brother & I would sit in the basement "computer room"

I have heard the question over and over, like a gotcha: "How can you possibly prove conclusively that an LLM *isn't* a human-level intelligence?"

And I believe I now have an answer to this: an LLM cannot be a human level intelligence because it cannot possibly derive the meaning of its inputs

trans people *making* ttrpgs :0

Oh I love that church! It has some Final Fantasy endboss looking statues

Student randomly gave me a plant! I have no idea what it is as it's just labeled "foliage." Anybody got an ID? And care requirements? Lani Novak ?

My cubicle has no windows, but the office kitchen does, if it needs lots of light. Also wondering if I need to re-pot or... Yeah.
#PlantID

pixel art screenshot from a game w/ an adventure exploration interface. shows two men sitting at a desk looking bored. one man, laying back in his chair with sunglasses on and half-asleep, says: "Look, it's december. Don't ask me to do shit at work until at least January 20th, at the earliest

Frog knocked at Toad’s door. “Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!”

“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”

A solemn, olive-skinned woman with a sweeping white robe holds a staff and gazes into the distance. The background is lush green vegetation. Text reads: Preposterously Luscious.

We can only describe our character designs as preposterously luscious!

Here's a detailed look at how we created the neighbours you'll be meeting in our upcoming game, Mandrake.

#indiedev #indiegames (Please do share!)

Failbetter Games' AI Transparency Statement: We do not use generative AI in the creation of any of our games. When we say Fallen London contains over 4.5 million words, please imagine fifteen-plus years of graft by a team of writers around the world: their calloused typing-fingers, their candles low and guttering, their hair and clothing rent over the use of an em-dash. Also if you see artwork in Fallen London with too many eyes or fingers, rest assured that those are there on purpose.

this is from April of this year, but it's so cheering I thought I'd repost - FBG's AI statement

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielwski

Reminder: now's a good time to clear out stuff you don't use anymore. Everybody's broke & buying stuff for the holidays. Drop good stuff to thrift stores/ buy nothing/fb marketplace BEFORE the holidays hit.

It's good for climate & just being nice to each other.

I'm clearing out old cameras today.

One of the reasons I haven't quit my current awful job to go back to freelancing. (The other is healthcare in the US)

shareholders

Predatory monetization (like ads, microtransactions/in-app purchases, Gacha, lootboxes, energy mechanics, etc)

Damn

Patton from the movie Patton

Well, it's after American Thanksgiving. You know what that means:

A FULL BARRAGE OF HALLOWEEN ADS! Christmas won't expect an ANTICHRONAL ATTACK on its TIMEWARD FLANK.

I WANNA SEE SKELETONS DANCING IN THE SNOW GODDAMNIT. FILL THOSE BASTARDS SO FULL OF CHRISTMAS SPIRITS THEY'LL RUN FOR THE DOORS

Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you