Tech & Industry
Games, AI, platforms, labour, management and companies making expensive mistakes.
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Circus ratingThe Whole CircusCompany conductLayoff DividendCompany conductWorker Meat GrinderAlso earned๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐ฑโ๐๐ง ๐๐+5GenAI hyperscalersโ Q2 reports prove one thing: spending must go up
tech talksThe Q2 2026 hyperscaler reports proved one thing with remarkable consistency: whatever these companies thought GenAI would cost, the answer is always several billion more.
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Circus ratingFull Clown ModeCompany conductBait & SwitchProduct and platform abuseSeason Pass ScamAlso earned๐ซด๐ฐ๐๐ญโฌ๏ธ๐ฉ๐๏ธ๐ข๐โฐ๐ข+6Tripwire monetised itself into a dead end
tech talksTripwire built Killing Floor 3 around season passes, abandoned KF2, and trapped itself supporting a live-service sequel almost nobody plays.
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Circus ratingThe Whole CircusMoney and managementTouch Grass NeededMasayoshi Son is the premium GenAI clown
tech talksMasayoshi Son, GenAIโs premium clown, missed Amazon, sold Nvidia, tried to sell Arm and now bets $64.6bn on OpenAI while calling bubble fears blasphemy.
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Circus ratingThe Whole CircusCompany conductSnake MoveCompany conductMask Off MomentThe public benefit corporation that did โnothing wrongโ is paying $1.5 billion for โnothing wrongโ
tech talksAnthropic has finally been ordered to fund its full $1.5 billion copyright settlement. The self-appointed responsible adult of AI still admits no wrongdoing, despite knowingly downloading millions of pirated books and keeping them anyway.
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Circus ratingFull Clown ModeQualityDead On ArrivalCompany conductCash Grab CertifiedAlso earned๐ฉ๐๏ธ๐ข๐๐๐ธ๏ธ๐ง ๐ข๐ฉโจ๏ธ๐๐ช+6Bandai Namco with another flopper from a guaranteed IP
game thoughtsFollowing the Code Vein 2 disaster, Bandai Namco fumbles another easy win. Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad features empty open worlds and exhausting, rigid gameplay.
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Circus ratingFull Clown ModeA $3.6 billion USD company
game thoughtsAfter a decade of unhinged mismanagement, Bungie is firing half its staff. Destiny 2 is over, and Marathon's disastrous Season 2 proves Sony bought a flop.
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QualityDead On ArrivalAnother AAA live-service crown jewel from Sony, everybody
game thoughtsMarathon just had its Season 2 free week and the SteamDB numbers are pathetic. Sony and Bungie are watching their big-budget live service walk off a cliff.
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Budget and jankAAAA DisasterCompany conductBait & SwitchAlso earned๐ฉ๐๏ธ๐ข๐โฐ๐ข๐๐ธ๏ธ๐ง ๐ข๐ฉโจ๏ธ+26I finally played the 'AAAA' Game
game thoughtsYear 3 of Skull and Bones proves this pirate game has zero future. It is a tangled mess of hostile UI, boring gameplay, and pure live-service delusion.
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Breaking News: Apparently Only Men Can Be Abusive in 2026
entertainmentWhy do UK ads like "Enough" and "Stop It Now" still paint men as the enemy in 2026? A look at how these government campaigns erase male victims and why this one-sided narrative is actively dangerous for society.
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Infu5.2d: A Nuanced Deep Dive into the Tapestry of My 100% Organic Human Thoughts
entertainmentI (100% organic human), take a look at the peak of 2025's SOTA LLMs writing capabilities.
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I Just Watched - Superman (2025)
entertainmentThe big one is here. James Gunn's Superman has landed, tasked with rebooting an entire cinematic universe. Itโs a colourful, messy, and overstuffed film that gets a lot right, but itโs also completely undermined by one of the most baffling acts of character assassination Iโve seen in a blockbuster. I just watched it.
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I Just Watched - Venom: The Last Dance
entertainmentThe billion-dollar, brain-eating trilogy is finally over. Venom: The Last Dance is here to cap off Tom Hardy's chaotic double-act that critics hated and audiences paid to see. I just watched it.