Notices by Soatok Dreamseeker (soatok@furry.engineer)

@phillip @rawenwolf I often link people to https://harihareswara.net/posts/2024/a-story-about-jessica-by-swiftonsecurity/ by @SwiftOnSecurity

@rawenwolf And it's not even they don't know how to say it. It's that non-experts and experts will talk differently about the same topic.

A user will describe what they can from what they know using the words they're familiar with. They might have a very poignant way of describing an issue. They might have a very roundabout way of gesturing at it.

This is one reason, I believe, why folks with helpdesk or customer service experience tend to make better hackers. The social element is understated.

@lunareclipse You're not imaginary, you're just complex

(Sorry, math joke)

@jimfl @eff It's actually a Live2D avatar!

But my webcam on my laptop decided to break literally 5 minutes into the pre-recording session so it's mostly static :(

On the note of "meet people where they are"

On some level, this does mean techies do need to talk to and listen to real people if they hope to build tech that helps said people.

On a simpler note, it also means building for sex workers, not speculative investors. We don't need more cryptocurrency grifting.

@jimfl @eff Fursuit is an option I'll consider once it's complete

Just had a great conversation with @eff and Luísa Franco Machado from EquiLabs

https://www.youtube.com/live/1hG2kx2w-2o

@spacerog Do it :3

So what can we do?

Stop funding the problem. Microsoft’s products are everywhere but alternatives exist. They’re cheaper, often better, and don’t fund a corp that breaks what it touches. It's impossible to fully escape Microsoft, but most of their software you actively use everyday have counterparts. Use them when you can.
5/N

Making games is hard. Predicting profit? Nearly impossible. Yet, studios are treated like ATMs expected to print money forever in an oversaturated market. A market big companies and corpos oversaturated by chasing unrealistic returns.
3/N

Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, Rare, Double Fine… These layoffs aren’t just bad luck. They’re the cost of greed. The game industry was stupidly flooded with cash during COVID, expecting endless growth. Now, the bill is due.
2/N

Buying a game is a political act. Your money votes for the kind of industry you want. AAA is unsustainable: rising costs, AI threats, $1,000 consoles...
The future is smaller, bolder, and independent.
The talent fleeing big studios will go indie.
7/N

Look at GitHub. Look at Xbox. Look at their military contracts. Microsoft’s priorities are clear: profit over people, always.
We’ve seen this before.
Disney+ subscribers proved consumer power when they canceled en masse over Kimmel’s firing. We, as gamers, have that power too.
6/N

Microsoft and the others saw profit, spent big, then bailed when the next shiny market appeared. The result? Hundreds of talented devs unemployed.
Remember: gaming is still one of the most profitable industries. These layoffs aren’t necessity. They’re choice.
4/N

I have a lot to say about this but I don't really know how to express it. It might end up being a long thread. 🧵

TLDR:
- The future of video games is indie.
- Buying games is a political act.

#gamedev #games #indiegame

https://kotaku.com/psychonauts-hellblade-south-of-midnight-studios-negotiating-xbox-closure-2000706718

@cR0w Yeah agreed

https://dotfurry.org
Nice to see they've come so far to their goal already

@cR0w This makes sense, considering the many ties between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.

Whenever someone enters my home, one of our dogs gets so happy that she makes a gutteral scream and I wish I had the music skills to mix it into a heavy metal track

@terrance_shaw All I think of is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmc4EAnH1AU