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Comment on Timasomo 2026: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo
Tygrak LinkI participated in Ludum Dare, the game was a sort of visual novel with some very light cipher solving, to sort of evoke codebreakers at Bletchley Park, for some reason that was the idea that I got...I participated in Ludum Dare, the game was a sort of visual novel with some very light cipher solving, to sort of evoke codebreakers at Bletchley Park, for some reason that was the idea that I got for the theme (Old Tech) of the game jam. I got 70th overall out of 200 compo entries, which is very disappointing for me. Best placement was 23rd in the mood category, which is usually the only category I do ok in, but 23rd is pretty low still too. I made a big mistake that the game was sort of not fully obvious, that always seems to make people dislike games at Ludum Dare sadly. Overall it wasn't my best, but I still like it. Frankly I pretty much like almost every Ludum Dare game I did in the last few years.
After that I wrote a pretty long blogpost about LLMs after that, sort of hating them, but also saying that maybe we shouldn't vilify everyone who uses them, here's the discussion on Tildes about it. I really wanted to reply to some people there but I keep getting distracted whenever I start typing up some response.
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Comment on A lukewarm defense of LLMs in ~tech
Tygrak LinkThis is a blogpost (I guess? idk what to call it) that sort of tries to say that LLMs maybe aren't the worst thing ever created. If you are just tired of the infinite discourse about "ai", I...This is a blogpost (I guess? idk what to call it) that sort of tries to say that LLMs maybe aren't the worst thing ever created. If you are just tired of the infinite discourse about "ai", I completely understand not wanting to see anything more related to it, so to be honest just have a nice day and don't read it. I wrote it after arguing with people about LLMs too much online, which caused me to want to instead organize my thoughts about LLMs in some more productive way. It's probably way too long for the not very revolutionary points it brings. I am not a good writer, but I tried my best for quite a lot of hours to finish it, it probably still has a lot of issues but I could probably keep on rewriting it forever and maybe even just making it worse over time.
The article is as I said too long, but I feel like yapping about something related to this topic a bit more here, I am sorry. I sort of also thought that writing this article is something to do to make me feel like I did more for Timasomo than just make a Ludum Dare game in one weekend. And I am mentioning that because Ludum Dare also reminded me of being conflicted about LLMs too. Basically, the way LD is setup is that to get ratings on your own game you have to rate games other people made. That means I've been playing a lot of random games. Most games are basically the same as all the LDs I did before, some incredible, some... not so incredible. That is completely normal, and every LD I did was like that.
But then there were also a couple that were noticeably "ai" assisted. One didn't even bother to mention it anywhere, which just really annoyed me and made me refuse to play it. According to LD rules you should at minimum opt out of categories you didn't make by yourself, so if you didn't put substantial effort into making the art, or the music, you should opt out of the audio or graphics categories. But this person didn't care at all. And I just don't know what it is, is it that these people are actually just jackasses and always were jackasses? I've seen some people say that it really is "ai" itself that causes this. Anyway, that is alright, I saw 1 game fully slop vibed out with no respect for anyone out of many games, whatever.
The game that actually made me feel really conflicted is a game that I just played. It was honestly quite pretty, I liked quite a lot about it. It had a really good mood. The author of it disclosed that they used "ai" to create the engine for the game. I am ok with that. But where I started being confused is when I saw this middot character (this thing -> "·") in way too many places in the UI of the game. I feel like this thing is such an obvious tell of LLM written text and UIs. I feel like it's much more of a tell than for example em-dashes ever were, I definitely used to see some people use em-dashes normally even before LLMs were a thing. Meanwhile this middot thing I literally never saw anyone use in normal text, literally maybe like ever. Now it's everywhere in every vibecoded UI that exists. But the thing is that the UI and text in the game didn't really feel like stereotypical vibecoded stuff. But seeing that middot thing and also knowing that the author already disclosed they used LLMs elsewhere just made me start thinking about if other stuff might be LLM generated, or even just affected by LLMs. The only character in the game had a name that I feel like is basically what LLMs always pick by default as their very first choice when you ask them to suggest a name of a certain kind. Is it still perfectly plausible that the dev just picked that name? Yes it's definitely possible. In fact I think it's much more likely than that they asked a LLM to help them choose a name. But it just makes me really annoyed at myself that I am thinking about all this. I hate that I am by myself sort of going on this witch hunt in my head when I am playing this random game that I even feel like is one of the better ones I played in this game jam. The creator of the game really could have even used the middots, its not like it isn't a unicode character that exists for a long time, I am guessing someone even here on Tildes will tell me that they used to use it in normal text. And even if they did ask a LLM to help them pick out a name for a character, or even in general write the text, would it be that bad? I just don't know. I really don't know. I also don't really have any point where I am going with this.
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A lukewarm defense of LLMs
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Final Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Tygrak LinkI spent a lot of the week writing a blog post. I am not really a good writer at all (it was really funny, on the first version I wrote the word "basically" 40 times in like 4000 words...), but...I spent a lot of the week writing a blog post. I am not really a good writer at all (it was really funny, on the first version I wrote the word "basically" 40 times in like 4000 words...), but after arguing about the topic of the post for way too long with strangers online, I decided that I'll instead write down all my thoughts in a better format. I'll probably post it separately on Tildes in a day or so.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 2 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Tygrak LinkJust finished my 24th Ludum Dare game. Spend half of yesterday outside of my apartment, and also didn't really use up the rest of the time too efficiently, but still happy enough with the result....Just finished my 24th Ludum Dare game. Spend half of yesterday outside of my apartment, and also didn't really use up the rest of the time too efficiently, but still happy enough with the result. Now I need to decide what I'll do in the 2 remaining weeks :D.
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Comment on Denmark tests humanoid robots in supermarkets to help to ease staff workload at night in ~tech
Tygrak Link ParentI do prefer self checkout for example tbh.I do prefer self checkout for example tbh.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
Tygrak LinkStill not sure what I am gonna do exactly. I want to definitely do Ludum Dare as it's coming in a couple of weeks and it's also one of the last ones that are gonna happen. But besides that I'd...Still not sure what I am gonna do exactly. I want to definitely do Ludum Dare as it's coming in a couple of weeks and it's also one of the last ones that are gonna happen. But besides that I'd like to do something else creative, we'll see.
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Comment on Announcing the eighth annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
Tygrak Link Parentyay! sounds good, I am gonna do somethingyay! sounds good, I am gonna do something
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Tygrak LinkZ.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It https://store.steampowered.com/app/4122860/ZATO__I_Love_the_World_and_Everything_In_It/ Very good visual novel, short but very well made. I love...Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4122860/ZATO__I_Love_the_World_and_Everything_In_It/Very good visual novel, short but very well made. I love the art style so much. It's the kind of story that really sticks with you. It's free, so if you like reading and interesting "mysterious" stories you should definitely try it!
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
Tygrak Link Parentoops didnt see it since I thought it'd be under newsoops didnt see it since I thought it'd be under news
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Comment on Treadmill advice in ~health
Tygrak Link ParentIdeally I’d like to do running but yeah maybe doing something else is the answer. What would you recommend specifically?Ideally I’d like to do running but yeah maybe doing something else is the answer. What would you recommend specifically?
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Treadmill advice
I am thinking of buying a treadmill so I can run even when its nigh impossible outside (for example this week most days had slippery snowy goop out, probably still can run most days but coupled...
I am thinking of buying a treadmill so I can run even when its nigh impossible outside (for example this week most days had slippery snowy goop out, probably still can run most days but coupled with how early it gets dark and how cold it is I am just not morivated most days in the winter). Biggest problem I have is that I live in an apartment, so I am scared I couldnt run cause my downstairs neighbors would hate me. Is there any way to make it work? Or does anyone have any ideas how to properly motivate myself to run in winter? I used to go running every other day and I loved it and I want to run more somehow, I barely force myself to do it like once a week now in the winter. Its just annoyingly cold before I warm up, or if I put on too many layers instead I am too sweaty after I warm up. Maybe I need better clothes?
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Week 2 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Tygrak LinkUhhh I kinda didn’t do much week 1. I did Ludum Dare but I made something that didnt fit the theme well and it feels kinda like a failure. But I did return to a project I worked on in the past....Uhhh I kinda didn’t do much week 1. I did Ludum Dare but I made something that didnt fit the theme well and it feels kinda like a failure.
But I did return to a project I worked on in the past. Though I sadly feel like I won’t be able to share it here. Still happy to be doing something creative, whatever it is!
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
Tygrak LinkI am going to make something in this month! This coming weekend is going to be Ludum Dare 58, if I like the game from it I’ll continue working on it, otherwise I’ll move onto another project...I am going to make something in this month! This coming weekend is going to be Ludum Dare 58, if I like the game from it I’ll continue working on it, otherwise I’ll move onto another project afterwards.
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Comment on Announcing the seventh annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
Tygrak LinkI am in! Not sure what I'll make, maybe a video game again. I have some different ideas too and some projects I started and could work on more, we will see!I am in! Not sure what I'll make, maybe a video game again. I have some different ideas too and some projects I started and could work on more, we will see!
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Comment on Rupert's snub cube and other math holes in ~comp
Tygrak LinkTom7 is definitely of the highest quality youtubers there are. 10/10 video, highly recommend.Tom7 is definitely of the highest quality youtubers there are. 10/10 video, highly recommend.
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Comment on iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air announced in ~tech
Tygrak Link ParentI had my previous phone before the 13 mini for 8 years. I wont mind having this one for as long too, but I am scared that there wont be a replacement even after all that time.I had my previous phone before the 13 mini for 8 years. I wont mind having this one for as long too, but I am scared that there wont be a replacement even after all that time.
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Comment on What's your current PC wallpaper? in ~tech
Tygrak LinkI change it maybe about every half a year, sometimes less often. Almost always it's art from some game, I'd say most of my wallpapers were from Magic: The Gathering. Despite everything, the art...I change it maybe about every half a year, sometimes less often. Almost always it's art from some game, I'd say most of my wallpapers were from Magic: The Gathering. Despite everything, the art for MTG always was incredible -- here's the official site where they put up new wallpapers regularly and have been doing so for years. Other times it's just some cool art from some other game, currently it's Mizuki from Arknights.
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Comment on What's your quirk? in ~talk
Tygrak Link ParentJust started watching Haibane Renmei, thanks for the recommendation, it seems so unique just from the first episode!Just started watching Haibane Renmei, thanks for the recommendation, it seems so unique just from the first episode!
I tried playing around with it, and it looks pretty nice, though the vibecoding is very noticeable and in some places a bit overwhelming -- it feels like quite a lot of places are usable just for the LLM but not obvious for a human. For example in the scenarios tab the text just cuts off for some of the scenarios, and it doesn't seem like you can read it any way (well except by inspecting the element with developer tools...), so for example the supernova scenario says "Select th..." at the end, so you can't even know what the scenario wants you to do. Same for many other scenarios, I even got interested trying to read about some exoplanet, but nope, the text just cuts off, I instead went and read about the Lich on wikipedia. I tried the "planet torn apart by a star" scenario and it was very pretty.
I have a question, the sizes aren't to scale with the real world right? I looked at Jupiter and the moons around it seemed absolutely ginormous which I didn't expect, not like I am super familiar with astronomy but it really feels like there's no way it's moons are that big compared to Jupiter. I'd sort of expect a simulation like this to be at proper real world scales, so maybe the moons really are just that huge?
The galaxy map view also looks very pretty. I am a bit confused by how the milky way kind of pops in when you zoom out a bit as a big plane, and then disappears again when you zoom out even more.
If I could give one recommendation it'd be to focus on a few features and making them really nice and polished, even for humans. I see there's like a billion features in the whole website, but it feels like you are spreading yourself too thin, like there seems to be some kerbal space program thing even in it, I don't think you'll be able to focus on making a whole video game like KSP while also making the site be good. It definitely was fun to click around it though!