Despair

@despairbear
324 Followers
39 Following
125 Posts

Follow me @crash . This is the backup account.

Using integers and making games. Was @despair on Twitter.

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Primary mastodon@crash
DespairJan 25, 2025
If you are following me here, my primary Mastodon presence is at @crash ; follow me there.
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@crash
Elan (@[email protected])

397 Posts, 32 Following, 614 Followers · Lead engine programmer at @InsomniacGames . Prior: Valve, Naughty Dog, Ion Storm, Maxis.

Gamedev Mastodon
DespairMar 31, 2023

The most dangerous thing about AI is that we might start trusting it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/technology/facial-recognition-false-arrests.html

‘Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn’t Do’

Because of a bad facial recognition match and other hidden technology, Randal Reid spent nearly a week in jail, falsely accused of stealing purses in a state he said he had never even visited.

The New York Times
DespairFeb 8, 2023
Sigh
DespairJan 20, 2023
The problem with fact-checking is that it always comes too late. Will following up with people about misinformation they’ve shared change their willingness to spread misinformation in the future?
Show threadDespairJan 19, 2023
We support remote work in these states and Canadian provinces:
DespairJan 19, 2023

Insomniac Games is hiring for many positions:

https://boards.greenhouse.io/insomniac

All positions let you choose remote, onsite, or hybrid. (But onsite is the most fun imo, we have a pretty nice office.)

Insomniac Games

DespairJan 16, 2023
I wonder if this debt ceiling nonsense would get straightened out more quickly if congressmen were paid in t-bills instead of cash.
DespairJan 13, 2023
I don’t think algorithmic suggestions really improve my timeline. But it seems we can no longer get it to default to chronological mode.
DespairJan 8, 2023
I guess a lot of students are scrambling to get their weekend homework done.
DespairJan 8, 2023
ElanJan 8, 2023

I came across these old bundle ware CDs of Sacrifice, #AquaNox, and #NOLF in storage. Do any of you retrocomputerists / souvenir collectors want them? I’ll just mail them to you if you want.

#retrogame