2026-03-14T21:53:46Z https://yabu.me nina splendorr 🌻🏳️‍⚧️ https://yabu.me/npub1kmhfanehp7f5gfzlgdh0t0u98c6q0lmc23sw29w9s6thxjf826zs8pxyl2 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/015/380/original/a38fdabc72a9d4b1.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/015/380/original/a38fdabc72a9d4b1.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrvmp6jatf0sdxkjmceg0frsx038rsd4d2z3q2nwez6yvundvewgzyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2v0l6js It /does not matter/ if you think AI tools are “useful.”<br/><br/>It is /wrong to use them/. Full stop. Built on theft, lies, burning impossible cash, poisoning communities, barely paying human processors around the world. <br/><br/>Literally damaging your brain and giving bosses a pretense to lay you off.<br/><br/>Stop. 2026-03-14T21:36:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstrpdcnz94094gaw8jsrfn8xdvfj94vnrk4py7rrqvhlsjxzp2dqgzyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2q0kc26 don’t you understand? having constant LLM interruptions while you’re typing, suggestions appearing that you cannot help but read and try to parse<br/><br/>IS LITERALLY INTERRUPTING YOUR EVERY THOUGHT<br/><br/>and shaping the outcome whether you “accept” it or not<br/><br/>you cannot think clearly<br/><br/>you are becoming less You 2026-02-28T05:30:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdfmhc2k9terk4vl3ge4j3adp096lxrq4xlhdeka577q2j0g7eeqgzyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2jt6g7y please name a story that was improved by a subsequently-released prequel<br/><br/>I can’t think of any, but I know there must be a few 2025-12-16T13:05:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz77wlt93qwdn8lnmter6pdcjvnadjr2kay80spwxgavk89q4u6sczyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2t0pa2j entry-level positions should also pay livable wages!<br/><br/>or else you’ll only hire people who are desperate or privileged <br/><br/>all workers deserve fair pay, even if they’re new to the field 2025-12-12T19:53:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0hegfpqcy8g5v4k3hna4wd4jc00l0qzylhfjah8e3u458zx63frszyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg26wwg82 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0d5khjqd9hqsxnfljzuzfvv53gwf8wffj0a298wwfuthgae74mg9aw6vd'>nevent1q…w6vd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>looks cool!! i really like the swooping zoom-in on the shop! 2025-12-10T03:34:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8upnuwtpcfhel9augjmaahkzvls099xcvfuejw4zsdtyvxpg9zsszyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2ysrem6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs97pz3prd0re9e3l5pyujc4uvf8n27zrdevg8yjxchsfqt7wmgh2q4g7x06'>nevent1q…7x06</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is a good set of insights! After thinking of the web as “democratic” and “easy to access” for so many years (which no longer seems true or like a pure good), I appreciate your reminder that browsers and their underpinnings are hugely complex.<br/><br/>Books require more effort to produce, distribute, and acquire. But I treasure and revisit my many books!<br/><br/>sorry I’m half asleep and not fully coherent. thanks for writing! 2025-11-21T12:20:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8n0s7tpdlyynnw3u9lzruxxc8n2lfmpdawp8vq3tt6m6uzjyur5czyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2nm7nh3 “multiple possible endings” has only ever been interesting to me in a few games:<br/><br/>- Chrono Trigger (time travel)<br/>- Radiant Historia (also time travel)<br/>- Metal Gear Solid (polyamory) 2025-11-08T18:49:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8j2r2ckhamd0389fljagat5s04qr0hcqj72k4mz5tl9qmz6zz53gzyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2sa84h9 I’ve never programmed a turn-based RPG system before! But I want to try. Anybody have any tips or favorite resources, especially for #godot? But I can translate from other environments :)<br/><br/>Mostly thinking about combat mechanics, and trying out a few ideas. Thanks! 2025-10-23T02:45:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstdwfhfz0dj75d93hf75gdgg7ezhg6hce4a3r6jadya9fsaepey0gzyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2f8hdeq thinking of a bizarre alternate reality where anything is run by people who have skills and experience rather than just money 2025-10-19T15:33:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83hj3wfyuqlmj08du3xpk83fesf2kjpvzezwqmczg76h4eegefyszyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg20y75ec In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqrjyk6xcm0xvz7dqcdar72902f5lact2fam0fqmz2pc8556dvq9c6lx72r'>nevent1q…x72r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>cool!!! 2025-06-17T20:20:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9t07ly7yqxr9ga5wwummk9gwctu6d36yw36zcev30skmjrl6zvszyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2k695wx is there a search engine that lets me block domains? like, can I clean up my own search results by blocking obvious AI shit 2025-06-05T17:57:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2pz3a9dgjww0vpf6cfyk242w332elft9xqz869587qzu9wrnf34gzyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg20sxxhy ditching moderated, threaded, time-sorted conversations (email, bbs, forums, even comments) for unthreaded, lightly-moderated streams of single posts (discord, basically all social media) was probably a huge mistake 2025-04-30T21:49:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswt0h9n353y3530z3d5v5mryrkfhmnqhgg4tq5mfs5cx7xh3myacgzyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2nc008e feelin real bad about my bod lately. and lamenting that I’ve never had a chance to “feel hot.” I never liked my body pre-transition; even at my fittest, when could run 5 miles a day, the only reason I felt okay was my partner saying I looked good. <br/><br/>but post-covid exertion malaise and depression has meant I’m in the worst shape of my life. it’s not that I weigh more; I just FEEL bad. and want the chance to look cute in a dress. but everything feels wrong on me 😑 2025-03-28T23:56:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyf8xz50vgsez04k7uq0jls4la6acndvxraa72j6tj6mykncyllzgzyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2ppv3rs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjgmymdn4gwj8a9gntln9h0l689nnwuvah02zuvzlnk7wrs40jggyw6p8z'>nevent1q…6p8z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes to both!! I’m over halfway through DQ Threemake, and it’s delightful! Really lovely use of 3d environments that keep the vibe right. I also really enjoyed the first rpg-style Like a Dragon! :D 2025-03-15T19:43:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvm7jcdu3c6th6rnjzlcuruutc6pdxce6c6c9s42pla9kf5y80w5czyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2arlp7c Are there any good turn-based RPGs on PS4/5 or Switch? akin to SNES games like Chrono Trigger or Dragon Quest? I’ve played and loved Chained Echoes. <br/><br/>I don’t want action-rpg; the whole point for me is to avoid time pressure. I also, honestly, don’t want to have to read a whole bunch (I have books, thanks)<br/><br/>I feel like there’s a whole genre missing, which would be rpgs that don’t try to tell a huge story, but invest in mechanics 2025-03-14T19:44:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vdl4492z2krvjnk7t8r99us409ta7akfq5cxpurn6g595ft08hszyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2n65yl3 their parents are selfish, conservative assholes who make every interaction a living hell, and respond to criticism with toddler tantrums, while voting for people who are really and truly saying out loud in public that they want to kill us 2024-10-14T16:21:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstdygf0tjswkyngp95gh52ldluyqp5ag72ycwaz9jcgkf70x2mewgzyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2emd7e3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvygh3k8sxqxj72n83t9kmfaau9ndk3ahe4k04xwgc4tf5y9mc49qc45hyv'>nevent1q…5hyv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>a little expanded here: <a href="http://splendorr.com/panel/pages/posts+your-untouchable-face">http://splendorr.com/panel/pages/posts+your-untouchable-face</a> 2024-09-21T23:04:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvygh3k8sxqxj72n83t9kmfaau9ndk3ahe4k04xwgc4tf5y9mc49qzyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2j5us5v not me putting on Ani DiFranco&#39;s &#34;Dilate&#34; and flashing back immediately the summer before I turned 18, sitting in the parking lot of my job, crying softly to this album out of an inexpressible sadness that I couldn&#39;t sound like her, couldn&#39;t have the queer experiences that led to these songs, that I was so moved but felt that it wasn&#39;t *for* me, a dorky suburban &#34;boy&#34; <br/><br/>growing up unknowably trans was punctuated so often by moments like this<br/><br/>anyway give this album a listen, it&#39;s powerful! 2024-09-21T22:54:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8kacvr65jz928yrvstruz4kmlc0f9amnak0e2yfujzjf4smkdvkczyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2q7fa6w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9jgwna0mf4jsde00xhvp47nz3q9exxdgug8xcakdwdh9svlzdfhcfqkwfs'>nevent1q…kwfs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>starting out with &#34;diffusion can produce an entire game&#34; and ending with &#34;it only generates 3 seconds of gameplay after watching infinite footage of an existing game that only fools people 40% of the time&#34; including nividia&#39;s marketing assertion that in 5 to 10 years ALL game graphics will be generated this way... is such an enormous stretch that it verges on journalistic malpractice :) 2024-08-28T17:15:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxt5gfe6aug3s3dz38nyykelyjsujlf9awchse2hsh89689rnvdtqzyzmwa8k0xu8ex3pytapkaadls5lrgpll0p2xpeg4ckrfwu6fyatg2ughugv i remember being so excited about computers, and encouraging everyone I knew to use them. oops!!! 2024-08-11T04:43:30Z