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πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ 🎲 πŸ–ŒοΈ Playing and painting Warhammer miniatures - Software Engineer and Ph.D. in Computer Sciences - Living in Nantes, France.

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It is very easy to read statements like this as a joke.

This is not a joke.

We have proven with AI, completely by accident, what knowledgeable people have been saying for decades: the environment that rich people live in gives them a very specific personality disorder.

13.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 6423 πŸ” 2534 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 37
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More mechanicum robots with some castellax! πŸ€– #nerdlings #paintingwarhammer #warhammer40k

13.03.2026 09:42 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This clip show's Palentir's Maven platform acting as the "brain" during a military op. In the Iran war so far, AI has turned torrents of battlefield data into thousands of strikes.

Read the story in today's #FTEdit πŸ‘‰ The AI-driven 'kill chain’ transforming how the US wages war ft.trib.al/oOhkW77

12.03.2026 08:06 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 8
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Former Overwatch Lead claims he was given a horrid ultimatum: meet revenue goals or 1,000 developers would lose jobs In at interview with Lex Fridman, former Overwatch lead Jeff Kaplan claims he was told to hit revenue targets or 1,000 developers would lose their jobs.

The funny (terrible) thing about this is of course that these days a 1000 developers easily can loose their jobs even if the games do well.

www.eurogamer.net/former-overw...

12.03.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI My speech for U Washington’s Neuroscience, AI and Society lecture series.

β€œAI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more.”

Chilling but brilliant article, @doctorow.pluralistic.net

doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...

10.03.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lily the Spider Maid

09.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 3925 πŸ” 874 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 1

Medical transition for trans kids is now banned for new referrals on the NHS. Trans kids in the UK can still go private or DIY (for now).

This means the new clinics that replaced GIDS are close to useless at best, conversion therapy at worst. 1/5

09.03.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 2136 πŸ” 810 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 24
your chronically ill friend...

    isn't lazy - they're sick.

    isn't "making excuses" - they're sick.

    isn't flaky - they're sick.

    isn't avoiding you - they're sick.

    isn't attention-seeking - they're sick.

    isn't faking it - they're sick.

    isn't "too young" - they're sick.

    isn't "negative" - they're sick.

    doesn't "just need to try harder."

    isn't failing - they're surviving.

    doesn't need your judgment - they need your support.

    isn't a burden - they're doing their best to carry one.

Spoonie Saga - Not medical advice

your chronically ill friend... isn't lazy - they're sick. isn't "making excuses" - they're sick. isn't flaky - they're sick. isn't avoiding you - they're sick. isn't attention-seeking - they're sick. isn't faking it - they're sick. isn't "too young" - they're sick. isn't "negative" - they're sick. doesn't "just need to try harder." isn't failing - they're surviving. doesn't need your judgment - they need your support. isn't a burden - they're doing their best to carry one. Spoonie Saga - Not medical advice

@spooniesaga on insta

07.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm on a series of large models lately, here are the latest: an imperial Knight inspired by the Knight Amarantine, and a Vulturax automata. #nerdlings #paintingwarhammer #warhammer40k

07.03.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Arc Raiders - Discord SDK Data Exposure Summary During gameplay of Arc Raiders, private Discord Direct Message (DM) conversations between two users were found being written in plaintext to a local game log file. Additionally, a full Discord...

So Arc Raiders is malware, basically.

If you use Discord either uninstall the game or stop using Discord because that "game" is accessing way too much data it shouldn't, even reading your DMs and sending them to the devs.

Super fun thing to find when Discord wants access to everyone's IDs.

05.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 274 πŸ” 193 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 22

Just to note, invalidating Jews' passports was about where the inflection point where the Nazis started rounding up jews.

26.02.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 207 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Reinforcements have arrived for New Antioch… - Trench Crusade The new Trench Crusade boxes are here! New Antioch is sending in reinforcements, in the form of both the legendary Prussian Stosstruppen and elite Sniper Priests.

++ REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED ++
The new Trench Crusade boxes are here: Sniper Priests and Prussian Stosstruppen are now available for pre-order! www.trenchcrusade.com/news/reinfor... #trenchcrusade

24.02.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 163 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

while it is a relief to see Discord is no longer partnering with Persona and the age verification rollout has been delayed, that fact they still plan to go through with it is not great. Age verification doesn't ever reduce harm to children, just makes it easier to track people online.

24.02.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 1239 πŸ” 716 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's all the Heretic Legion I've painted this month, right on time for the start of the campaign at my local club ! I'm just missing a few mercenaires to paint and that warband will be complete.
#nerdlings #trenchcrusade #paintingwarhammer

23.02.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit searches French office of Musk's X The Paris prosecutor's office said a search was underway at the French offices of Elon Musk's social media network X on Tuesday as part of an investigation opened in January 2025.

Paris prosecutors raid the offices of Elon Musk's X.

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

03.02.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 1061 πŸ” 316 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 114
WIP of Thanatar Cavas miniature

WIP of Thanatar Cavas miniature

Backshot of the same miniature

Backshot of the same miniature

WIP from this weekend, a Thanatar Cavas for Horus Heresy. It's missing quite a lot of shading and highlights, but I'm happy about the color scheme, it's quite outside of my comfort zone 😁 #nerdlings #paintingwarhammer #horusheresy

25.01.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SHE’S HERE!! SHE’S LIVE!!! The youtooz Eldritch Darling plush is here in all her cute and spooky glory! πŸ’–πŸ‘πŸ’– She’s only available for 27 days!!

youtooz.com/products/eld...

20.01.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 297 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Un art trumpien de la guerre Nous allons Γ©voquer ici la maniΓ¨re dont le prΓ©sident Donald Trump a employΓ©, et continue d’employer, la force armΓ©e Γ  l’extΓ©rieur des fronti...

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19.01.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
An Heretic priest of Mammon and a Commando

An Heretic priest of Mammon and a Commando

A chorister of Mammon

A chorister of Mammon

Three Annointed with heavy weapons

Three Annointed with heavy weapons

Some more Trench Crusade, with the start of an Heretic Legion warband dedicated to Mammon #trenchcrusade #paintingwarhammer #nerdlings

18.01.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Warhammer Owner Games Workshop Bans Its Creative Staff From Using GenAI A "few senior managers" are testing the tech but remain unexcited, says CEO

Warhammer Owner Games Workshop Bans Its Creative Staff From Using GenAI.

13.01.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 914 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 107
A new Antioch lieutenant in machine armor and a combat engineer

A new Antioch lieutenant in machine armor and a combat engineer

An ammo monk and a Communicant Tank huntress

An ammo monk and a Communicant Tank huntress

A new Antioch blind accordion player, the fierce Sir Wolfgang Von Antioch

A new Antioch blind accordion player, the fierce Sir Wolfgang Von Antioch

My holidays are quite productive on the hobby front, I've painted more miniatures for Trench Crusade, including Wolfgang Von Antioch, the fierce accordion player πŸͺ—
#trenchcrusade #nerdlings #paintingwarhammer

04.01.2026 11:49 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two trench crusade miniatures: a new Antioch lieutenant and a trench priest

Two trench crusade miniatures: a new Antioch lieutenant and a trench priest

Two trench crusade miniatures: machine armors

Two trench crusade miniatures: machine armors

Two trench crusade miniatures: a sniper priestess and a combat medic

Two trench crusade miniatures: a sniper priestess and a combat medic

Two trench crusade miniatures: yeomens with bolt rifles

Two trench crusade miniatures: yeomens with bolt rifles

A few Trench crusade models that I painted last month for my new Antioch warband. All models are from Trench Stench awesome Red brigade range. #trenchcrusade #nerdlings #paintinwarhammer

02.01.2026 11:56 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy new year πŸŽ‰ My last model painted in 2025 was this beast: the Dwarf Guild's Combat Excavator for #onepagerules I've never painted something that big before, it was fun but also exhausting. The next ones will be smaller πŸ˜… #nerdlings #paintingwarhammer

01.01.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pierre Bordage, auteur de best-sellers de science-fiction, est mort Γ  l’Òge de 70Β ans L’écrivain, nΓ© enΒ 1955 Γ  La RΓ©orthe, en VendΓ©e, a contribuΓ© Γ  populariser la SF franΓ§aise Γ  partir des annΓ©es 1990, alors que le secteur Γ©tait largement dominΓ© par les auteurs anglo-saxons.

Pierre Bordage, auteur de best-sellers de science-fiction, est mort Γ  l’Òge de 70Β ans

29.12.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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I've been working on an insanely large piece, the combat excavator from #onepagerules This thing took ages to print, but it will be rad as hell when finished. Oh, and it's so going to be called Doretta, because readons ⛏️ #nerdlings #paintingwarhammer

27.12.2025 11:19 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A young woman with red hair in light blue power armor holding a chain-axe.

A young woman with red hair in light blue power armor holding a chain-axe.

A woman wearing armor decorated with hunting trophies, wielding a spear with golden ornaments.

A woman wearing armor decorated with hunting trophies, wielding a spear with golden ornaments.

An older woman holding a ritual staff, and wearing a leather cloak. A raven sits on her armors backpack.

An older woman holding a ritual staff, and wearing a leather cloak. A raven sits on her armors backpack.

Have some Space Wolves.

23.12.2025 10:38 πŸ‘ 900 πŸ” 229 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 2
Qianjiadong Reservoir in southern Hunan, China, produces a double harvest: solar energy and yellow carp. The solar farm produces up to 80 megawatts of power while the fish forage beneath the panels. With a massive scale-up of solar and wind at home and cheap exports of the technology, China is driving a worldwide surge of renewable energyβ€”Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.

Qianjiadong Reservoir in southern Hunan, China, produces a double harvest: solar energy and yellow carp. The solar farm produces up to 80 megawatts of power while the fish forage beneath the panels. With a massive scale-up of solar and wind at home and cheap exports of the technology, China is driving a worldwide surge of renewable energyβ€”Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.

Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.

Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx

18.12.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 1263 πŸ” 529 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 115

Day 337; restate my assumption: billionaires made AI talk like that because that’s how everyone talks to them and it’s shaped their worldview.

For the low low price of $200 per month for ChatGPT Pro you can have your own, personal, Yes Man.

04.12.2025 10:23 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:

[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]

1
CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 

2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.

3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free 
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-

BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister 

4
BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?

5
HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill

6
HITLER:
What we are proposing -

CHURCHILL:
Hang on

7
HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -

8
CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here

BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate

9
CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate 
You don't debate fascists

10
HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!

11
HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...

CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-

12
HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!

BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak

[ends]

Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows: [scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech] 1 CHURCHILL: The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 2 CHURCHILL: Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. 3 CHURCHILL: If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun- BBC PRESENTER: Thank you prime minister 4 BBC PRESENTER: Mr hitler, your response? 5 HITLER [in the studio]: Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill 6 HITLER: What we are proposing - CHURCHILL: Hang on 7 HITLER: Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement - 8 CHURCHILL: What's he doing here BBC PRESENTER: It's important we hear both sides of the debate 9 CHURCHILL: This isn't a debate You don't debate fascists 10 HITLER: Oh here we go with ze Godwins law! 11 HITLER: Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'... CHURCHILL: Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit- 12 HITLER [standing up, saluting]: RAUSS! BBC PRESENTER: *Please* Mr Churchill let him speak [ends]

09.03.2025 09:15 πŸ‘ 5579 πŸ” 2670 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 149
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«Avec Mediapart, Marianne et Le Monde on se disait : "Mais aucun autre journaliste ne vient? Personne ne va rien comprendre quand le jugement va tomber, ils vont tous crier au juge rouge!"» se souvient @thierryleveque qui a couvert le procès Sarkozy pour Les Jours. Bingo.

πŸ‘‰ u.lesjours.fr/sarkozy

21.10.2025 12:00 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5