Queer nerd who makes stuff for video games (they/them). Current: Wizards of the Coast. Formerly: Crop Circle Games, Playable Worlds, Blizzard. Opinions posted here do not reflect the opinions of my employers either present or past.https://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mtajhik2ik2gWatching a wave of articles go up this week about how young people are living with their parents because they cant afford rent/houses. The articles keep being like "this is gonna cause a market boom when they eventually buy" and I'm like... how delusional is that thinking.17 Aug 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtajhik2ik2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mt2ngalq5s27There are a few things that seem funny about Claude watermarking: 1. LLMs feeling they have a right to own their IP is funny 2. LLMs basically being RNG and wanting to own IP is more funny 3. The algorithm for it sfaik seems resistant to patching/updating lol 4. Its gonna make outputs worse14 Aug 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2ngalq5s27https://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mswz5u4htc2lCan we get a crossover with Ted Lasso and Shorsey as team coaches?13 Aug 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswz5u4htc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3msjbmx3c3k2tHonestly so annoyed how much of recent/upcoming queer rep in media is hyperfixated on queer traumas. Setting all the plots around disease or times when gay guys had to be in the closet. Every time I see some new show announced with gay guys in it, it feels like its always truama now.07 Aug 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjbmx3c3k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3ms4lvr4yv22tFinally watching Person of Interest. Theres a point where the machine is running through a hundreds of thousands of scenarios for a path forward, and I love that it takes time to ship two of the people together as part of the simulation. So me coded tbh.02 Aug 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4lvr4yv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mqapd5de3k2o"Commitment to maximum employment" team hires the person who just did massive layoffs and two AI tech bros trying to create tools to reduce human workforce. This is basically the plot of an Outer Worlds questline. https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/us-federal-reserve-taps-xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-who-just-laid-off-3-200-employees-to-lead-task-force-on-jobs/09 Jul 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqapd5de3k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mq2z2y47uk2gThe effects of the Xbox layoffs yesterday are going to ripple for years to come. There is so much heartbreak, grief, and anger coming from all directions of my network right now. I am so incredibly sad for what is going on in our industry.07 Jul 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2z2y47uk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mprdpwlgpc2aYearly reminder, if you want to be an ally, assume that all characters in media are gay unless explicitly told otherwise.03 Jul 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprdpwlgpc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mpmpceqxfk25As of today our vote has been officially certified! ^_^ https://www.nlrb.gov/case/19-RC-385755 Our next step is to get ourselves into a local and begin voting on representatives ^_^.01 Jul 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmpceqxfk25https://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mp5kcj66lc2pJust remember, any time a headline is phrased as a question, the answer to the question is usually "no."25 Jun 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5kcj66lc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mp2gc22gis2pLiterally crazy that the autopay interest reduction for student loans only applies to loans that originated after 2012. So those of us who have been paying the longest but still have crazy payments because of ridiculous interest rates dont get any benefit.24 Jun 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2gc22gis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3moydh3ifas2jWe have won the union vote by a huge margin! ^_^ So excited, looking forward to the certification at the end of this week and then moving on to contract negotiations! Thank you so much to everyone in our community supporting us!23 Jun 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moydh3ifas2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3moe34xepnk2fWhen you and your SO both work in the games industry, the truism is that you shouldn’t work at the same company. You don’t want to both get laid off at the same time. Everyone in our industry basically lives with the 1/10 chance every year of getting laid off, best you can hope is to stagger them.15 Jun 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moe34xepnk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3moe2hxon422fBeen watching Resident Alien for 5 seasons. Its been cute and silly. I didn't expect for season 6 to hit me in my soul. I've been crying. What a blindside this season is, I was not expecting it.15 Jun 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moe2hxon422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mo4w75n6jk2vSo anyway Rogue is still in superhell while the Doctor turned into his ex situationship then the show ended. Rogue deserved better.12 Jun 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4w75n6jk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mnsdv5r7bc2rThe anti lgbt folks are having a Very Normal Time of it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsdv5r7bc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mnpsunhzbs2rExcited for Persona 6 but not expecting it for 3-5 years since no trailer or release date was given. Very excited for the new Fable with that trailer. Clockwork Revolution looks like an interesting gameplay mechanic, and I'm excited to try Metro for the first time if its co-op.07 Jun 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpsunhzbs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mnpouieaec2rDrinking game, drink every time a game uses the term Spartan in the Xbox showcase07 Jun 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpouieaec2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mnl36siixc2nWorst part of AI is that all the sci fi we were fed was like “you will be pressured into using it” but irl it’s worse than that. There’s no opt in or even opt out in most AI, everything you use is putting AI in place of itself without any consent.05 Jun 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnl36siixc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mnktwxoes22aEvery time a cis person asks me about being trans, I ask them how their gender is working out for them. Every time they basically just describe the plot of The Enigma of Amigara Fault to me.05 Jun 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnktwxoes22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mnkdnebdss2khttps://kotaku.com/wizards-of-the-coast-trans-employees-magic-the-gathering-arena-200070203905 Jun 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkdnebdss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mnfzt2qnwk25Been an interesting slew of new movies/shows that are explicitly homoromantic but ultimately pull a "no homo" in the end: DTF St Louis Half Man Peacemaker Humpday Stranger Things Saltburn Challengers Where the relationships are either one sided, or ultimately decide neither is gay.03 Jun 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfzt2qnwk25https://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mnfrjwaf7k25Saw someone recommend "Off Campus" if you liked Heated Rivalry. Looked it up and Off Campus is a straight romance set in the world of hockey. Imagine thinking people liked Heated Rivalry because of hockey... wild misread my dude.03 Jun 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfrjwaf7k25https://bsky.app/profile/valentineirl.bsky.social/post/3mnd7jzawn22oSo after openly deadnaming all our trans folks last week, leadership apologized, but then did not update employee's names for the vote today. This means our trans employees are being forced to openly deadname themselves in order to vote in today's union election. This is deeply fucked.02 Jun 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:oad7xe6dlk2h6h752luh66v6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnd7jzawn22o