Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him)

Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him)

@nygaard.bsky.social

[slow heavy metal music plays] Anti-racist ogre Actually Autistic Double depression, losers Unions lift everyone up Pharmacy Automation Tech Systems & game design for inclusion and accessibility FIRST NOT qualified to give legal/medical advice

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Sweeney tries to make out he's saying this in defence of the beleaguered indie devs who want to use AI, but remember that his company laid off 1000 people earlier this year before pivoting to AI. He's taking this stance for one reason: he loves money

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China’s first AI-generated theatrical film, ‘Sanxingdui: Future Past’, has bombed at their domestic box office, only making $121,000 USD against a budget of $1.5M USD. In contrast, the crudely animated ‘Niu Lai’ made nearly $10M USD against a budget of $200-500 USD.

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A late autism diagnosis can be like "watching a movie that has a surprise ending, except the movie is your life. So now, when you go back and rewatch the movie of your life, you know the ending & therefore see everything in a new light." CN: Eating disorders: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/eati...

psychologytoday.comThe Impact of a Late Autism DiagnosisReceiving an autism diagnosis later in life brings up complex emotions. For those with eating disorders, it could be the key to recovery.

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the idea phase is the easiest and least valuable part of professional creativity. read the first draft of the first Star Wars if you doubt me Great art is made in the grinding, often miserable collision between the ethereal substance of an idea and the mud and blood and friction of reality

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Dammit. I really wanted meta to lose this in open court. This is the "Social Media Harms" trial that would have literally destroyed that company; looks like they finally realized that, too. That said, Meta will enact substantive changes to (& i want to stress this) *teens'* fb & Instagram accounts…

wired.comMeta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not AllIn addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.

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“Publishers know what players want better than—“ Nope. We’re all just guessing and pretending to know better Make art you love. Work hard to get better at making art you love. The rest is admin

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Given the recent wave of B.S. claims about autistic people being "over diagnosed," it's important to point out how many autistic people remain not just undiagnosed—but MISdiagnosed. TY to @autsciperson.bsky.social, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2022/10/adul... #autism #neurodiversity #autistic

thinkingautismguide.comAdult Misdiagnosis: The Default Path to an Autistic IdentityThis post is about the hundreds and thousands of autistic people who experience misdiagnosis everyday by psychiatrists & other professionals.

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we’re at costco and my husband ordered a hot dog from the cashier and the guy said “what flavor” and my husband said wat and costco guy said “jk there’s only one flavor. it’s hot dog” and my husband said dammit you did this to me last time and the costco cashier collapsed in giggles

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NEW: Over the last few months, Meta has run dozens of paid ads that included AI-generated CSAM. The ads, some of which were linking out to “nudify” apps, targeted men in the US, UK, and a dozen European countries. Some were running in the last few days

wired.comMeta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse ImageryMore than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.

Okay, I have a gaming session tonight. I need an image of three people standing in an ancient ruin. The keys to the puzzle must be hidden within it. We start in a couple hours. I refuse to describe a scene to my players, and they refuse to listen to description. Narrative is for pussies.

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I sincerely believe that men cannot handle this. women may be falling in love with their chat bots, too. But I don't think they are categorically attached to its flattery to the same degree.

Kotaku@kotaku.com

YouTuber Hank Green Admits He Has Unhealthy Relationship With AI After Facing Backlash Over Recent Video 'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Green

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Replying to @drstevenkapp.bsky.social

Calling out systemic bias against autistic ppl's physical ill health threatens the career of autistic women like @dr-t-a-mcdonald.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/when-autisti..., leaving a powerful man of "extreme male brain" fame offering to try to fill gap: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

thetransmitter.orgWhen autistic kids grow upAn autistic researcher’s paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life.

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Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social

After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson's bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game's success across "all milestones" www.eurogamer.net/ea-boss-38-m...

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We just had to take on $10,000 of debt so on top of my regular pet portraits I'm gonna offer some quicker versions at half price: $50 for a 9x12 or $100 for 12x16 in this style. DM me to grab a spot, I'm only going to take a handful to start with. And please share if you can!