Despair

@despairbear
324 Followers
39 Following
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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
Show threadDespairFeb 8, 2023
@Hirsutable tbh a daily limit would probably be good for the service, people’s mental health, and society at large
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
@msinilo or Canada.
Show threadDespairJan 19, 2023
@mistressmousey it’s taken a while to get this far. SIE has been chipping away at it steadily.
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.