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Checks and balances need to be in place, for everyone's wellbeing and the project's success. At the very least the auteur should have someone they trust available to, if necessary, take them to one side and tell them they're being a bit of a dick.

I get the need for auteur-led studios, it's good to have one cohesive vision bringing things together. It works well in film, etc. But the auteurs need to remember that they're working with actual people, and with other people's money.

Ah, but do they believe it? :)

MindsEye: How ex-Grand Theft Auto boss’s grand vision became a £200m flop Lesley Benzies was one of the architects behind one of the most successful video games in history.

Oof, BaRB made the normal person's news:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hooo boy, that was close. Acid music entry emailed to TRSAC 2025 with two minutes to spare before the remote deadline. O__o

Note to self: Read website properly next time.

"Release build only"

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

YouTube video by sLASH 1989-a number by Romeo Kinght

"1989 - A Number" by Romeo Knight, originally used in Red Sector's "Follow Me" demo.
youtu.be/iKSZlp0Bja8?...

One of my work-provided WFH monitors just died so I've had to temporarily replace it with one of my own. They're both Dells, but the surrounds are VERY slightly different due to mine being an older model and it's driving me crazy. >__<

Yeah, making their own walled garden is another turn-off. Harder to avoid sadly.

Basically reducing the battery capacity by software after a fairly low number of charge cycles (around 3 years of my usage). That kind of makes the 7 years of security updates moot.

Up to $1800 now it looks like. :)

The NYT Mini Crossword is now behind a paywall. Truely these are the worst of times.

Do not care about gaming, camera or haptics, and _definitely_ don't care about AI. Will be sad to finally have to get a phone without a headphone jack, but there's always adapters.

Was just going to just get another Pixel [N]a but it seems Google are playing silly buggers with the batteries on their more recent phones, so thinking of a Samsung A26 as all I require from a phone is calls, text, internet and long term support.

The thing that finally prompted me to start seriously looking for a new one was the fact that the phone case I'd had on my current one since I bought the phone basically disintegrated and I can't find anyone who sells cases for that phone any more. O__o

It is phone replacement time. In fact TBPH it has been phone replacement time for around four or five years.

This is urgent, please boost. My backpack was stolen and has possibly been dumped somewhere in Köln. I don't have the energy to re-type everything here on bluesky so please check this thread on Chitter for more details: chitter.xyz/@Violet/1150...

I will report back here with further news if found.

Been playing through the Phantom Liberty DLC of Cyberpunk 2077 recently and yeah, that mission Somewhat Damaged can get in the sea. Got better things to do with my time than get killed by an invincible psychic robot.

(Like complaining about it on social media :) )

I heard a deep booming alternating with a screeching, but it was just the neighbours a few doors down arguing.

Feeling slightly hard done by when the South-East of the UK is complaining about a 35°C heatwave when all we get up here is 20°C and overcast.

Hey! Summer! Get up here where you'll be appreciated!

Thirty quid a month?! That's double Netflix. How much energy is that LLM using? :)

YouTube video by sLASH Never Change by Subi (PT-Clone)

My entry to the Oldschool Music Compo at Nova 2025, came second (curse you Virtua Point Zero! :) )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Wm...

Never got on with Borderlands, but it's always a shame to see a popular franchise grind itself into the dust.

Hot dogs are tacos.

King and Queen cheered by thousands at Trooping the Colour Amongst the pomp and pageantry there was a moment of silence in tribute to the Air India crash victims.

Tyrannical leader has his birthday celebrated with a military parade:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Making 1992-style breakbeat hardcore like it's 1992.

Yep, heard one yelling "Chicken! Fight like a robot!" last week. :)

Nice try, but I'm not seeing any symbols floating down the screen. :)

Eh, maybe if they turned Dark Souls into a rhythm action game I'd finally play it. :)