Dave Knowles

Remember the adage ‘If you died tomorrow, the company would replace you in a week?’ Isn’t that quaint now? Of course they wouldn’t. They’d leave the role open, claim difficulty hiring, and split your work between remaining coworkers, offering pizza parties for their ‘flexibility’ Replace you, lol.

Whilst I’m game-ranting, HOW do we not have a modern version of Splinter Cell, with the level of interaction and environmental awareness a modern lighting engine could provide, and including the rad asymmetric multiplayer? Like, that IP is right there Ubi. Surely someone must want to?

Outside of the endless boring culture wars, I actually think on a work or personal level, cultural integration is far better than it was growing up. In my immediate team I have Indians, Chinese, Iranians, Irish, Ukrainians, Filipino, German and British in my Australian business. And nobody cares.

Finished this, and for their first release, it's bloody excellent. There's loads of ways for this to improve; Tonnes of minor niggles, but for a first release? Hugely promising for Rebel Wolves.

“We should quit while we’re ahead, shouldn’t we?” Tim Booth, @wearejames.bsky.social. No you fuckin’ should not Tim, but that might be one of the best renditions of Tomorrow ever. 🩵

Here we go again @wearejames.bsky.social! 🩵

Three Kookas doing their best impression of an 80’s Mum toilet artwork. Took in Kilkivan whilst camping last week.

@wilcornish.bsky.social Amazing who you find by tracking back through the 'bad site' and realising who you missed... Hello!

*Apparently* calling out the Meat Proxy who has deferred their entire role to the robots and now speaks entirely in Copilotese is me being problematic. Apparently.

The corporate grind continues again. Medicate, Meeting, Masticate, Manipulate, Margarita, Migrate.

One week until we get to see the lovely @wearejames.bsky.social again in Brisbane! Folks - If you're willing to have a Hello and a hug with a few Mancs lost down under after the gig, we'd love to know how! Last time at The Tivoli was magic.

Reminder that the only people who benefit from these sPoOkY AI stories are the tech companies developing them. They *want* permissive regulatory control, so they can do what they want, and no 2026 Linus Torvalds equivalent rug pulls them. That’s why they get such signal & reach.

Physics question: Is the curvature of spacetime instant? Does it take any time to bend? Even at stellar scales? Like, if I deleted the sun instantaneously, does everything stop orbiting there and then, or does it take noticeable time? I have no idea why I’m asking, or how you’d prove it, mind you.

Good morning Australia, where, thanks to the toxic combination of performative Government actions on safety and American assumptions on banking systems… …as of yesterday my 22 year old Steam account needs a credit card to prove I’m over 18 years old.

Read somewhere this morning that ‘Real wealth is mental health’ So fuck, now I’m poor by two measures.

Hey @kierongillen.bsky.social! D1E: e-sports?

I'm sure some horrible AI could make the duck version I have in my head, but I won't do that, and I don't have the skills to, so instead, have a bunch of other cool artists making homage to the Akira bike slide!

Wordle 1,900 X/6 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ I genuinely don’t know how this is possible without doing it on purpose. And I wasn’t doing it on purpose.

Dear @playstation.com - since, according to the terms you just reminded us all of, I’m NOT buying but merely RENTING digital games for an undetermined and totally arbitary amount of time, you should not be allowed to use the word “Buy” or “Purchase” anywhere.

In the nicest possible tone, Wordle can go fuck itself on this one. Wordle 1,899 X/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩

Because the very notion of being able to utilise Police time to do this definitely isn't a sign of corporate interests controlling the State. "To Protect and Serve. Us, megacorps, from you, slaves."

Peacock Dick Smiths, reporting in.

I'm not crying, you're crying! (It's me, I'm crying.)

*Slams the RT button so hard it breaks*

The tragedy of the FGC: Rising Thunder died so 2XKO could limp away and bleed out.

Thanks @unburntwitch.com for pointing out that they COULD make a Titanfall, Populous, Megalomania or Clive Barker's Undying game, and just don't because, I dunno, capitalism? Come on Saudi; Give us back these pieces of game bedrock. Daddy needs a new Syndicate game, at least.

I just found out Zoom's in-meeting AI assistant is called 'ZoomMate'. Excuse me, I'll be finishing this ritual circle outside so I can summon the meteor.

*Laughs to avoid breaking down sobbing* There’s the urge to jovially do the whole ‘I’m in this article and I don’t like it’ but it’s just too close, too big, too real. How do you even BEGIN to tackle this? What a slam dunk of an article.

@justicar.xyz Ah, there's another one I meant to follow on the move from the 'Bad Site'.

I have to work with AI. I work in Tech, it's now career existential to not. However, what I can't abide is the rising dual insanities that: 1. If you didn't use AI, you're somehow making it harder (As opposed to wanting a quality outcome.) 2. You can dismiss anything you don't like as 'made by AI'.

@mikebithell.bsky.social As I see your face, that reminded me to go do this. SEE MIKE, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?

Was it the 'cause' of the rightwing backlash though, or just the background radiation to the ongoing fuckin' miserable crunch of the tank treads of a Murdoch based media and the grift train that rides it? Like, who exactly is doing the blaming, eh?

Suggested we replace a coworker with an open can of Pedigree Chum, because logically it’ll attract a stray dog that’ll either do a better job, or in the worse case at least we’ll have a dog now. Apparently this was ‘unproductive feedback.’

*laughs in MSP / MSSP* We haven’t even got a reasonable outlet to Patreon on, help, the bus is on fire, the doors are locked and that looks like an approaching cliff edge!

Genuinely might be the most annoyed at Wordle I’ve ever been. Five in a row of just one letter and no way to improve but guesswork. Wordle 1,885 X/6 🟨⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩

The entire Souls movement. I'm fine with games being hard. I'm not fine with pretending your clunky movement was some kind of 4D chess planned feature, as opposed to just opportunistic bandwagoning.

I have zero reach or credibility in this space. Regardless, Kirk write good word. You pay Kirk, he write you good word. Good word make big dollar happy time. So, big dollar happy time come from pay Kirk.

How do you know your brain is games-rotten? When you see a ranndom Reel in front of a door and immediately say out loud 'Coastline, Rainbow Six Siege'. IFYKYK.

Okay, went through a flurry of fetching mutuals out of 'The Old Site That Went Bad'. If you're just noticing my Follow, Hi! I followed you back there, and have zero intent of being any more interesting or socially acceptable now!

@thechirurgeon.bsky.social *Waves at a Goon*

If Dr. Doom doesn’t do at least ONE Foot Dive for the FGC, there’s no justice in the world. #Doomsday #Evo

I'm wasted in Cybersecurity, honestly.

Reminder: If you’re ever bored at work, just find a generic resignation letter, fill it out with a coworkers name then print it and leave it on the printer. Guaranteed comedy from some basic office terrorism.

I'll take it. britmonkey.com/2020s-politi...

That there’s no US Democratic candidate organising ‘Drain The Swamp’ chants now at rallies is such an incredible missed opportunity. “Oh, you didn’t mean the swamp you made? Riiiiiigggght.”

Whether Marathon (and/or Bungie, and I hope not) dies or not, the new Vandal cinematic is actually fuckin' rad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiAu...