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Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jul 16

That one behind the scenes photo from Thor: Ragnarok:
Cate Blanchett looking imposing in the dramatic makeup and costume of Hela, looking down at director Taika Waititi in a hoodie, holding a tablet in his hand an explaining something intently.
Label on Taika: "Me, explaining Stonetop's rules and setting"
Label on Cate: "My wife, who bought me the books"

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jul 15

Big Tobacco employee baffled we care so much about this cigaratte stuff when other probably worse carcinogens exist

Screenshot of the offending account with a line in bio highlighted: "Technical Product Manager for AI platforms"

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jul 15

My "VIBECODING IS NOT CHEATING" Reddit t-shirt ad is making people ask lots of questions etc etc

A Reddit ad for "Builder Uniforms"

VIBE CODING IS NOT CHEATING. Those who build will recognize the signal.

Obviously GenAI image of a (weirdly jacked) white dude in a tight black t-shirt working at a laptop with an (ugly) text graphic on the upper left that says: "CORE/01
VIBECODING
IS NOT
CHEATING"

Also, for some reason he has an eerie blank black theatre mask on. And everything in the room and on the desk is black as well, that GenAI image tendancy to "overindex the aesthetic" has clearly happened here.

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jul 14

Also: what the fuck are you talking about George

“If you want AI that tells you when something is fake and where it came from, AI can do that,” he says. “Humans can’t, we’re not that smart. The whole idea is you’re a human being, you’re responsible for what you say and what you do, and if you’re doing something that’s illegal you should be punished for that. Whatever you do, you should be recognized. It’s just like real life.”

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jul 13

Meanwhile, Stonetop's procedures are so well-considered for what the purpose of its travel rules are that the GM playbook's concise summary of them are better than D&D's paltry version (let alone all the guidance the full rulebooks offer in their own chapter!)

Expeditions CHART A COURSE When you wish to travel to a distant place, name or describe your destination (“Gor-din’s Delve,” “the hagr’s lair,” or “wherever these tracks lead”). If the route is unclear, tell the GM how you intend to reach it.
The GM will then tell you what’s required, the risks, and how long it will likely take.
When you set out on the journey, the GM will present each of the challenges one at a time—plus any surprises that you couldn’t have seen coming—in whatever order makes the most sense. Address them all and reach your destination.
Requirements You must first travel to ___, and from there to your destination You must wait until ___ You need a knowledgeable guide/ accurate map/detailed directions It’ll take at least ___ days (and a corresponding amount of supplies) You’ll need to bring ___ Challenges You need to watch out for ___ The way is perilous, plagued with danger You risk getting lost You must surmount/cross/brave ___ The terrain itself is treacherous; you risk injury on the way The way will be grueling; you risk exhausting yourselves/your resources You risk drawing the attention of ___ Present each challenge once, at a fitting time/ place. Once overcome, don’t make them deal with it again except as a hard GM move. (“The way is perilous” is an exception, see below.) When the way is perilous On each leg of travel, point to a looming danger or introduce a danger. Maybe roll a Die of Fate.
1d6what happens 1 A danger springs on them, unavoidable 2-3 Introduce a danger, right in front of them 4-5 Point to a looming danger 6 Point to a looming danger, but also present a discovery When they make camp How will you avoid attention/spot danger?
How do you plan to keep warm?
Do you start a fire? What do you use for fuel?
If you know something will happen, it happens.
If you think something might happen, but aren’t sure, then ask someone to roll the Die of Fate.
1d6what happens 1 Something dangerous approaches, inclined to do harm…

Legs of travel If familiar, short, uneventful: gloss over it.
If unfamiliar: describe it, give impressions.
To create a sense of time passing: ask questions and/or have them Keep Company.
What’s the most striking thing that you notice?
What’s the best/worst/most unexpected thing about this leg of the journey?
What have you heard about this area?
When were you here last? How has it changed?
How are you dealing with the weather?
What are you looking forward to?
What are you thinking/worrying about?
Portray NPCs, add details, answer questions.
Make a soft GM move:
Present a challenge from Chart a Course Present some other encounter Have an NPC/follower get into/cause trouble Stir up conflict between PCs Offer an opportunity to do something as they travel, or arrive at next point of interest “What do you do?” Resolve. Repeat or move on.
Points of interest Landmarks not yet seen in play Where you plan to frame scenes, make moves Their destination If you want to build tension: frame the scene with the location in sight but at a distance. Other-wise, frame the scene with them already there.
If unfamiliar: describe, give impressions. If the PCs know or picked this place, ask them instead?
On the first visit to a landmark, ask questions.
What’s the most striking thing that you notice?
What here tells you that this is a place where/of/that ___?
What have you heard about this place?
When were you here last? How has it changed?
How does this place make you feel?
What are you thinking/worrying about?
Portray NPCs, add details, answer questions.
Maybe draw/provide a map.
If this is just a landmark, with no challeng-es or encounters: offer an opportunity to do something here or else move on to the next leg of travel. Otherwise, make a soft GM move. “What do you do?” Resolve actions. Repeat or move on.
Random weather You decide the weather, but if you want, ask a player to roll the Die of Fate.
1d6late winter/early spring 1 Snow/sleet/hail; an early thudersto…

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jul 10

It's incredible the Platner campaign posted these words *the day the rape allegations broke*

Platner Bluesky post 2026-07-06:
The only direction we need to point fingers is up.
[Video embedded beneath]

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jul 9

The audicity to talk about "fighting the Epstein class" while being *Graham Platner* is... Honestly not surprising actually, this is just like Evangelicals fixating on sinister Taken-style "sex traffickers" and then defending their pastors when accused of rape.

Platner campaign social media post from June:

The only thing the DC establishment can agree on is a love of Jeffrey Epstein — and a hatred of me.

Together, we will take back our government from the Epstein class.

WATCH: Our new TV ad

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jul 7

To everyone who overlooked every single red flag up until now because "Platner was just so persuasive and seemed trustworthy and relatable":

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jul 4

Just imagine.

A still from Andor: Luthen is in his shop, having just heard news that the heist was successful. Relaxed, laughing, hands thrown up in the air, in a way we rarely see him. The background is edited to be black and white, and slightly overlapping him is text in all caps reading "MAYBE IT WILL HAPPEN TODAY"

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jul 1

The "Dodgeball of Prophecy" stock photo (one young woman in focus holding a dodgeball, ready to throw towards one of three young women standing nearby out of focus)

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 29

Two orders of magnitude more pyrotechnics with these geniuses, what could go wrong?

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 24

A long-term nuclear waste warning message easter egg in Stonetop, my god this game really was made for me specifically

A bronze plaque upon a stone slab, the
only notable feature for miles;
untouched by lichen; deeply etched
ideographs begin with the phrase, “This
is not a place of honor”

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 22

Lol this is the most chatbot-ass post, she can't even do this shit herself anymore. "Claude, write me a pretentious racist crashout to obliterate my reputation."

Instead of letting the woman enjoy the moment, O’Dea eviscerated her online. Her first post began: “Being given death stares at a rooftop pool because I swam in it. I understand her frustration. I have disrupted the surface. I have introduced ripples into what was, until my arrival, a flawless simulation of leisure. I am, in the most literal sense possible, making waves. She is furious. I am delighted.”

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 19

New season premiere of our favorite gameshow!!!

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 18

Lol they made AI slop of the place Jared Leto's creepy CEO hangs out in Blade Runner 2049 for their vaporware "medical scanner" spas concept

A set in Blade Runner 2049: a massive room with a pool of water and a platform in the center with a few chairs. It is eerily lit with dim, warm light, causing ripples of light to appear on the walls. The space is too large yet too intimate, organic yet industrial. The domain of a man with the desire to be a god.

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 17

Wow it's wild that a man making bank on "AI" hype thinks we shouldn't pause or think critically about these products and should instead all compulsively use them.

Huang has been optimistic about AI’s potential to rapidly transform society, creating faster economic growth and more scientific breakthroughs. But as the head of a computer chip company now developing AI systems, he and others are confronting a public increasingly concerned about the potential harm the technology might bring. Huang has felt obligated to respond to critics who warn of job losses and threats to humanity itself.

“We need to create new social norms,” Huang said in an interview. “I would advocate that everybody use AI. Just go engage it.”

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 17

Companies like IBM are now using obviously "AI" generated slop in ad copy *as a selling point* for their new ideal customers

Step 4: Replace what's broken
"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to >take away."- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Make sure the validation stays clean, but keeping the old (broken) stuff in there is an easy way to confuse your context. Clean up!

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 17

It's great how vibe coding went from one guy saying "lmao this is okay for personal projects but obviously never do this for important things" to The Way We Apparently Must Make Software Now

Screenshot of Reddit ad

u/ibm
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Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 17

lol oh my god guess who has gotten into the "AI" racket that's right it's Evangelicals!!!!

gloo ai

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What are the Flourishing AI Initiative benchmarks?
The FAI Initiative utilizes two different benchmarks to assess AI alignment based on the dimensions of human flourishing. The FAI General (FAI-G) Benchmark for universal human flourishing and a new worldview-specific benchmark, based on a Christian worldview, the FAI Christian (FAI-C) Benchmark.

The FAI-G benchmark evaluates AI systems on how well they support general human flourishing across seven dimensions, using secular expert personas and universal well-being criteria.

In contrast, FAI-C evaluates AI system responses to the same questions through a Christian worldview, using Christian expert personas and criteria that emphasize biblical grounding, theological coherence, and guidance consistent with Christian beliefs and practices. FAI-C addresses the finding that frontier models tend to default to secular, pluralistic, or humanistic frameworks, lacking explicit theological grounding.

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 17

@postoctobrist: The arc of American history is long but it bends, confusingly, towards Donald Trump getting shot and killed for being a pedophile by a guy who voted for him to stop the pedophiles and who is, himself, a pedophile

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 15

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Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 4

Sorry you do not get to quietly delete this take, buddy

Chris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social
Some people *really* don't like Platner. He's made some bad life choices, that's for sure. Then again, you know what kind of people Itend not to either like or trust? People who have never made a bad life choice. Those are the kind of people we too often have in public office. They suck.

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 3

This part touches on something I've been thinking about for a while: forcing the primary UI format for LLMs to be conversational chatbots feels like a form of manipulation when we know biases like the ELIZA Effect exist.

The only reason to have an LLM emit sentences like “I understand” is to make it more appealing than a search engine and increase the likelihood that a user will return; that is, it’s another way of maximizing customer engagement. This is beneficial to the company selling the LLM, but not to the users. As a design strategy, it’s not all that different from the way slot machines repeatedly give the impression that the player came very close to winning, enticing them to try again. Employing philosophers might endow LLM companies with an air of respectability that slot-machine makers don’t get from the behavioral psychologists they hire, but in both cases the companies are preying on people’s tendency to see something that’s not there.

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 3

Lol so went down a Wikipedia rabbit hole: The "Chariots of the Gods" guy got his manuscript punched up by a Nazi writer, and engaged in comical amounts of fraud. Jesus christ it's like everyone in the cultic milieu has two instincts: be alarmingly cozy with Nazism, and do petty scams.

Following his release, Däniken became a manager of the Hotel Rosenhügel in Davos, Switzerland, during which time he wrote Chariots of the Gods? (German: Erinnerungen an die Zukunft, literally "Memories of the Future"), working on the manuscript late at night after the hotel's guests had retired.[8] The draft of the book was turned down by several publishers. Econ Verlag (now part of Ullstein Verlag) was willing to publish the book after a complete reworking by a professional author, Utz Utermann, who used the pseudonym of Wilhelm Roggersdorf. Utermann was a former editor of the Nazi Party's newspaper Völkischer Beobachter and had been a Nazi bestselling author.[9] The re-write of Chariots of the Gods? was accepted for publication early in 1967, but not printed until March 1968.[8] Against all expectations, the book gained widespread interest and became a bestseller. Däniken was paid 7 percent of the book's turnover, while 3 percent went to Utermann.[10] In 1970, Der Spiegel referred to the hype over Däniken as Dänikitis.[11]

November 1968, Däniken was arrested for fraud, after falsifying hotel records and credit references in order to take out loans[8] for $130,000 over a period of twelve years. He used the money for foreign travel to research his book.[5] Two years later,[8] Däniken was convicted for "repeated and sustained" embezzlement, fraud, and forgery, with the court ruling that the writer had been living a "playboy" lifestyle.[12] He unsuccessfully entered a plea of nullity, on the grounds that his intentions were not malicious and that the credit institutions were at fault for failing adequately to research his references,[5][8][12] and on 13 February 1970 he was sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment and was also fined 3,000 francs.[8][13] He served one year of this sentence before being released.[5][14]

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· Jun 1

@gluesenkampperez.house.gov didn't put out a press release or social media post celebratine Pride or her queer constituents, but we do know she wants to show she cares: yes she voted for the horrible "Gender Ideology" bill, but we can pretend it was good, isn't that nice?

Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on House Gender Ideology Bill
May 22, 2026
Press

“As a parent of a young child, I’m asked to sign off on small things in my kid’s school day, down to whether they get sunscreen at recess. A child’s name and sense of self are not small things. They are fundamental, and on something that important I don’t believe parents should be cut out of the loop. This bill requires schools to get a parent’s consent before changing an elementary or middle school student’s pronouns or name on school forms.

My heart breaks for children who don’t feel safe letting their parents into their world. But divorcing a young child’s school life from their home life doesn’t resolve the underlying problem of an unsupportive family. It can leave that child more alone. I voted for this bill because I believe the answer is to bring families in, and I’ll keep working so every kid in Southwest Washington has support both at school and at home.”

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· May 31

Oh my fucking god, Google set up a fake "new message" notification to try to trick me into using their chatbot This isn't a text message thread, if I tap on it, it tries to get me to enable a bunch of permissions for Gemini Jail, jail for one thousand years

The default SMS app on Android, Google Messages, showing a new message "from Gemini": "Hi, I'm Gemini in Google Messages..."

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· May 29

@baldurbjarnason.com pulled no punches here re: the systemic issues in software and how LLMs accelerate them instead of alleviate them. We have software that does not work and no one cares because it doesn't matter (unless we start making it matter). www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/the-two...

Our current software crisis – we’ve had a few – has been ramping up since the US gave up on regulation after the 2007 crash. Instead of reforming and regulating finance, the US decided to let the finance industry take over all of its industries, which hasn’t been great overall, but for software it’s meant that “quality” stopped mattering.

- Well-funded startups capture market share with subsidised products.
- Big tech is a cluster of oligopolies and monopolies.
- Internal software projects are driven by their potential effects on stock prices (“UGC! No, Web 2.0! No, blockchain! No, AI!”).
- Customer lock-in is a standard tactic.

There is little to no downside to poor software quality. The upside of doing the job well is limited compared to tactics like lock-in, dishonest subscription models, and monopolies

Some corners of the software industry are less affected. Others, such as web dev, are more affected.

To illustrate the lack of a downside:

The stock price of the company that caused worldwide outages and economic havoc, Crowdstrike, even in a stock market affected by the Iran war, is higher today than its peak before the outage.

Massive worldwide economic harm, no real consequences.

This has led to a field whose standard practices are a cluster of bad habits and superstition. Web development is now especially notorious for completely disregarding accessibility, user device capabilities, and regulations. Most of the ideas of user-centred design are alien to modern developers. Misconceptions about test-driven development and pair programming abound. Code review is the norm even though it’s largely useless as practised.

When developers say that LLMs make them more productive, you need to keep in mind that this is what they’re automating: dysfunction, tampering as a design strategy, superstition-driven coding, and software whose quality genuinely doesn’t matter, all in an environment where rigour is completely absent.

They are right. LLMs make work that doesn’t matter easier – it’s all monopolies, subscriptions, VCs, and lock-in anyway – in an industry that doesn’t care, where the only thing that’s measured is some bullshit productivity measure that’s completely disconnected from outcomes.

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· May 29

Threw together a largely improvised lemony pasta salad for a hot day, came out pretty nice

A white bowl with pasta, marinated white beans, slightly blistered grape tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil

Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙@thesnarkygent· May 28

It's just one more step in their very complex and multifaceted plan of diplomacy