GreyDuck
@greyduck.net
Just a little grey duck in a big grey world. He/him. (Not to be mistaken for ho/hum.) If I have a "main topic" it's the game #Satisfactory. My main textual output is (or should be, if I'm behaving myself) over at my not-a-blog: https://greyduck.net
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This!
Which tells me, personally, that if they truly believe that its OK to make a sentient being that they enslave, well, they probably think it's ok to do that to humans.
Which tells me, personally, that if they truly believe that its OK to make a sentient being that they enslave, well, they probably think it's ok to do that to humans.
What I don't get with the whole "AI is sentient" slop that they're trying to sell us is--surely if AI were sentient, it would be a living being and as such humans wouldn't be allowed to exploit AI with no pay, no rest and no workers rights?
October 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This!
Which tells me, personally, that if they truly believe that its OK to make a sentient being that they enslave, well, they probably think it's ok to do that to humans.
Which tells me, personally, that if they truly believe that its OK to make a sentient being that they enslave, well, they probably think it's ok to do that to humans.
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A friend has Covid right now. They have lost their sense of smell and they're having cognitive problems.
This hit me today, as it often does: we made, and continue to make, a huge collective mistake in allowing a virus that impacts the brain to transmit unmitigated globally.
This hit me today, as it often does: we made, and continue to make, a huge collective mistake in allowing a virus that impacts the brain to transmit unmitigated globally.
September 30, 2026 at 6:54 PM
A friend has Covid right now. They have lost their sense of smell and they're having cognitive problems.
This hit me today, as it often does: we made, and continue to make, a huge collective mistake in allowing a virus that impacts the brain to transmit unmitigated globally.
This hit me today, as it often does: we made, and continue to make, a huge collective mistake in allowing a virus that impacts the brain to transmit unmitigated globally.
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I dare you to tell me that The Labyrinth (the one with David Bowie) doesn't still hold up as the best of the entire isekai genre
October 2, 2026 at 6:24 AM
I dare you to tell me that The Labyrinth (the one with David Bowie) doesn't still hold up as the best of the entire isekai genre
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my strategies for dealing with debate perverts remains unmatched
tips:
- block annoying accounts without replying.
- log off if you feel yourself getting upset.
- ignore most discourse.
- if an account keeps arguing with randos, you probably want to unfollow them.
- mute words / phrases that you don’t like.
cleans up the app significantly. 👍
- block annoying accounts without replying.
- log off if you feel yourself getting upset.
- ignore most discourse.
- if an account keeps arguing with randos, you probably want to unfollow them.
- mute words / phrases that you don’t like.
cleans up the app significantly. 👍
October 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
my strategies for dealing with debate perverts remains unmatched
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I truly believe that @yattatachi.com, @animefeminist.com, @okazu.yuricon.com, & @animeherald.com are still around because of spite, determination, sweat & tears, & the power of their communities. They continue to brave the storm. I hope more folks will discover them & help strengthen them.
October 1, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I truly believe that @yattatachi.com, @animefeminist.com, @okazu.yuricon.com, & @animeherald.com are still around because of spite, determination, sweat & tears, & the power of their communities. They continue to brave the storm. I hope more folks will discover them & help strengthen them.
Here's one for the X-Files fans in the audience. I took advantage of a rock-clearing failure in tonight's solo #Satisfactory session to throw a quick meme image together...
October 2, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Here's one for the X-Files fans in the audience. I took advantage of a rock-clearing failure in tonight's solo #Satisfactory session to throw a quick meme image together...
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this is a symptom of what i say on here a lot: stuff u know that feels like stuff "everyone knows" usually isn't. so share it when it comes up.
Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time:
John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team.
(Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team.
(Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
Let me see if I've got this right. The team of lawyers who stole an election in Florida, and gave W the presidency, are now the Scotus team at the center of the GOP theft of our democracy.
October 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM
this is a symptom of what i say on here a lot: stuff u know that feels like stuff "everyone knows" usually isn't. so share it when it comes up.
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I dunno man, it's kind of unsettling to see rampant gushing and uncritical praise for the new Gears of War game while the people who made it are literally being laid off. The very least you could do is mention the layoffs
October 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I dunno man, it's kind of unsettling to see rampant gushing and uncritical praise for the new Gears of War game while the people who made it are literally being laid off. The very least you could do is mention the layoffs
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Yesterday's #Satisfactory co-op stream is now archived on YouTube! Our brains are still recovering. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ShD...
Satisfactory 1.2 Co-op #34 - Brains On Fire
YouTube video by Newbiespud
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Yesterday's #Satisfactory co-op stream is now archived on YouTube! Our brains are still recovering. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ShD...
Going live soon with more Satisfactory co-op! I swear we'll finish this nuclear power plant eventually! twitch.tv/newbiespud
September 30, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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Today in "absolutely not"
“What if we released malware represented in the form of a cute avatar” is an actual business plan now.
Dots are OpenAI's new personal agents and soon you'll be able to control several of them - Engadget
Sure, seems safe.
www.engadget.com
September 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Today in "absolutely not"
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Timeline cleanse
September 27, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Timeline cleanse
This week's #Satisfactory write-up about trucks-and-stuff includes a sneaky link to one of the game session archive videos that @newbiespud.bsky.social made of our old co-op family save. Hint: It involves racing in a game not designed for racing. Enjoy, won't you please?
Satisfactory: Six-Wheelers
I finished the Packaged Fuel (and other products) facility this week. I'm using this opportunity to introduce trucks to my transportation system. Explorer pictured partly for size comparison, but most...
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September 27, 2026 at 5:10 PM
This week's #Satisfactory write-up about trucks-and-stuff includes a sneaky link to one of the game session archive videos that @newbiespud.bsky.social made of our old co-op family save. Hint: It involves racing in a game not designed for racing. Enjoy, won't you please?
Oh boy. @shadowtodd.bsky.social went at (yeah, I admit it) my favorite Rick Springfield album, and...
... no, yeah, 100% fair, I can't really argue with anything he's said in the video. (I was 13 when that album dropped; all that synth chaos was *directly* in my brain's strikezone. What can I say?)
... no, yeah, 100% fair, I can't really argue with anything he's said in the video. (I was 13 when that album dropped; all that synth chaos was *directly* in my brain's strikezone. What can I say?)
September 27, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Oh boy. @shadowtodd.bsky.social went at (yeah, I admit it) my favorite Rick Springfield album, and...
... no, yeah, 100% fair, I can't really argue with anything he's said in the video. (I was 13 when that album dropped; all that synth chaos was *directly* in my brain's strikezone. What can I say?)
... no, yeah, 100% fair, I can't really argue with anything he's said in the video. (I was 13 when that album dropped; all that synth chaos was *directly* in my brain's strikezone. What can I say?)
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It my birthday todaaay
whee!
whee!
September 26, 2026 at 9:02 PM
It my birthday todaaay
whee!
whee!
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I've been incidentally learning far more about modern finance as a result of keeping an eye on the GenSlop situation, and, like...
Guys, it feels like some of these financial mechanisms are abominations that should not have existed in the first place, even before the GenSlop bubble.
Guys, it feels like some of these financial mechanisms are abominations that should not have existed in the first place, even before the GenSlop bubble.
September 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I've been incidentally learning far more about modern finance as a result of keeping an eye on the GenSlop situation, and, like...
Guys, it feels like some of these financial mechanisms are abominations that should not have existed in the first place, even before the GenSlop bubble.
Guys, it feels like some of these financial mechanisms are abominations that should not have existed in the first place, even before the GenSlop bubble.
So my "Fortune's Weave Staycation" has netted me a couple of chapters' worth of progress on Leda's route, and I'll probably eke out another chapter or so over the weekend.
Clearly I'm not racing to the finish on this one. I'm not that kind of gamer.
Clearly I'm not racing to the finish on this one. I'm not that kind of gamer.
September 25, 2026 at 8:53 PM
So my "Fortune's Weave Staycation" has netted me a couple of chapters' worth of progress on Leda's route, and I'll probably eke out another chapter or so over the weekend.
Clearly I'm not racing to the finish on this one. I'm not that kind of gamer.
Clearly I'm not racing to the finish on this one. I'm not that kind of gamer.
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Anyone know if that cruel angel ever got their degree
September 24, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Anyone know if that cruel angel ever got their degree
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TAPS THE SIGN
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d
apnews.com
September 24, 2026 at 1:49 AM
TAPS THE SIGN
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I already have a Tamagotchi-like device that is equipped with AI, it's called "my phone"
Meta Charm is a Tamagotchi-like device with Muse AI.
Meta put Muse in a Tamagotchi like 'Charm' device - Engadget
www.engadget.com
September 24, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I already have a Tamagotchi-like device that is equipped with AI, it's called "my phone"
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One of these stupid cars drove through a farmers market over the weekend, and because there's no driver... There's no one to ticket?
So they can just like, break whatever traffic laws for the time being because the city didnt put laws in place before allowing this company to operate.
So they can just like, break whatever traffic laws for the time being because the city didnt put laws in place before allowing this company to operate.
I just don't think there should be cars on the road with less than one person in them...and I don't think that's a particularly radical pov.
The goal should be fewer cars with more people in them, and we seem to somehow added cars with zero people into the mix?
The goal should be fewer cars with more people in them, and we seem to somehow added cars with zero people into the mix?
September 23, 2026 at 9:02 PM
One of these stupid cars drove through a farmers market over the weekend, and because there's no driver... There's no one to ticket?
So they can just like, break whatever traffic laws for the time being because the city didnt put laws in place before allowing this company to operate.
So they can just like, break whatever traffic laws for the time being because the city didnt put laws in place before allowing this company to operate.
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Disable gambling ads:
September 23, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Disable gambling ads:
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The biggest challenge for the US political system is reforming itself so that it can work with regular alternation in party control without either party trying to murder the other party's voters with secret police outside the law or, more generally, ignoring our Constitution.
September 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The biggest challenge for the US political system is reforming itself so that it can work with regular alternation in party control without either party trying to murder the other party's voters with secret police outside the law or, more generally, ignoring our Constitution.
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video games as a whole make hundreds of billions of dollars a year and apparently somehow nobody can make any money on them or pay anyone to make them
September 23, 2026 at 3:07 PM
video games as a whole make hundreds of billions of dollars a year and apparently somehow nobody can make any money on them or pay anyone to make them