https://bsky.app/profile/nsfwlex.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nsfwlex.bsky.social/post/3mu55teqmrs2gJust had someone reply to a YouTube comment basically saying: > Using Generative AI for code is ok because, unlike art, code is a means to an end. Yeah, moron, do you know what else is a "means to an end"? *Literally everything*28 Aug 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:yi5bcbecfphscp7t4rmv3hkb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu55teqmrs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nsfwlex.bsky.social/post/3msxohyfqrk2fThere is a GDC talk where a designer from Ubisoft talked about their change from subtitles being disabled to enabled by default. They found that in both cases, ~20% of users changed the setting. The takeaway should be that you are expected by companies to never opt-out of anything. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:yi5bcbecfphscp7t4rmv3hkb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxohyfqrk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nsfwlex.bsky.social/post/3msu64oj22c23Regular reminder of the greatest piece of advice I give people: be very selective in who you take advice from (including me). If you're looking for tips or tutorials in art, music, programming, design, or anything else, are your sources professionals or just viral on TikTok for being flashy?12 Aug 2026 03:17 +0000at://did:plc:yi5bcbecfphscp7t4rmv3hkb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msu64oj22c23https://bsky.app/profile/nsfwlex.bsky.social/post/3msnckdlqk22iIf you are a somewhat (or very) technical person and want to have some direct positive impact on your community, please reply! I'm interested in helping people get into community hosting and can give advice and suggestions based on my own experience. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Aug 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:yi5bcbecfphscp7t4rmv3hkb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnckdlqk22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nsfwlex.bsky.social/post/3msimrt2l3k2z"AI is here to stay whether you like it or not" Then why the hell are you wasting your time ranting me about it? If you're *so* confident we're wrong and will *definitely* be proven wrong, why expend energy debating us? Unless you think *you* might be wrong if there's enough pushback. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:yi5bcbecfphscp7t4rmv3hkb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msimrt2l3k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nsfwlex.bsky.social/post/3msijalu3vs2mI've officially requested a refund for a #CrashCourse coin I bought earlier this year and would encourage others and call out recent events around generative AI and effective altruist cult groups as specifically why.07 Aug 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:yi5bcbecfphscp7t4rmv3hkb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msijalu3vs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nsfwlex.bsky.social/post/3mrqr3czp6s2r29 Jul 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:yi5bcbecfphscp7t4rmv3hkb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqr3czp6s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nsfwlex.bsky.social/post/3mqjjbhujn22zIf you have a few minutes this week (and ideally every week), take the time to send an email, DM, or just make a public post directly to the maintainer of an open source project you appreciate.13 Jul 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:yi5bcbecfphscp7t4rmv3hkb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjjbhujn22z