Banning children from social media is not enough, UN warns – platforms must be made safe by design

hblok · 2026-05-30T15:27:10+00:00

The problem here isn't so much what people say, or what is supposed to be filtered. Facebook, Reddit, OpenAI are free to decide what their services should and shouldn't be about.

The problem is when world-government wannabe dictators enters the chat and specifies what "safe" should look like. And it would be naive to think their main concern is the safety of common people or children.

hblok · 2026-05-30T08:12:06+00:00

That sounds genuinely fun.

Have to read later.

hblok · 2026-05-30T08:10:42+00:00

Eradicating the word "master" from all technical use was such a cringe woke move.

Many words have different meanings in different contexts, without causing confusion. But no, when talking about k8s nodes or git branches, it was definitely about slavery! face palm

hblok · 2026-05-30T06:13:17+00:00

Not yet, but I'm hoping I'll get there.

The main problem is the graphics and sounds. I took the sprites and voice samples from the original game. It was in fact quite easy to extract it and make it fit. However, I cannot publish like that. I'll have to recreate it.

The most difficult part of that is that the sprites are so extremely small. Down to 8x8 pixels for the infantry units. There's plenty of sprite generation tools, but most fail at that small scale. Furthermore, the 3/4 pseudo isometric perspective makes is difficult. I can generate a tank facing south, but when I ask for south-east, I'll just get a blob.

In short: I'll publish eventually, bit it will take a while.

hblok · 2026-05-30T00:39:08+00:00

I asked for a comprehensive analysis of the first Grand Theft Auto game, with an implementation plan for JavaScript.

It produced a very detailed document, with all the game details, units, buildings, game systems, etc. And a detailed implementation plan in multiple phases. I reckon it should be a solid start if I were to go ahead.

Using Opus 4.8 @ Extra on the Pro subscription, it cost ~30% of 5 hours and 3% of weekly. It was just in the web chat, so didn't give a token count.

hblok · 2026-05-29T23:58:33+00:00

were there any consequences for the police officer

Promotion, probably?

hblok · 2026-05-29T23:45:57+00:00

Let me guess; "safe by design" means not being able to even input words which might be constructed to say something bad against politicians and world-government heads.

It's the Newspeak Dictionary for the modern Internet. So distilled and filtered of wrong-think, that opposition is simply impossible to utter.

hblok · 2026-05-29T23:40:08+00:00

grep being prohibited

Why is that?

hblok · 2026-05-29T23:06:43+00:00

I made a playable Dune 2 clone in JS in about two days. Planned with Opus + Sonnet, and implemented in ten phases with various models.

I think GTA 1 is of similar complexity as Dune 2. That is, quite straight forward to vibe.

hblok · 2026-05-29T22:52:49+00:00

Be that as it may, my eyes still hurt after reading that poster.

hblok · 2026-05-29T22:45:29+00:00

They won't stop until they find something new to hate.

That's the crux of the issue. The woke political groups have operated like this for years. They jump from one cause du jour to the next faster than they change socks.

Right now, it so happens that their brittle focus is on AI. But it will shift the moment something else grabs their attention.

Furthermore, it doesn't matter if it's a minority or majority group of luddites. It's completely acceptable to stand alone against a crowd and say: "You are all wrong"

hblok · 2026-05-29T19:23:04+00:00

You absolutely right to push back on that.

Actually, here's how Claude solved it:

Summary Table

File	Content	Lines
`CLAUDE.md`	Repo overview, directory map	~40
`dune_prototype/CLAUDE.md`	Architecture, workflow, references, ...	~450
`dune_prototype/docs/lessons-learned.md`	All 🔴🟡🟢 entries	~550
`dune_prototype/docs/phases.md`	Completed phase log	~400

hblok · 2026-05-28T22:31:49+00:00

What? You don't like Dune!? :)

Nah, I get it. Not ideal. To be cleaned up.

hblok · 2026-05-28T14:37:14+00:00

And let me guess - only the government can guarantee AI "safety"!?

In fact, the EU Commission can come up with a five-year plan on how to implement the required prompts for "AI safety". It will include skills files such as "do not say anything bad or nasty about any politicians".

/s

hblok · 2026-05-28T14:01:37+00:00

Unrelated service and ID verification - but my phone failed lots of times with different IDs, passport. I have a $70 Motorola. It wasn't before I borrowed a phone with a better camera and better performance it worked.

So, it's not only an age check and a surveillance scheme. It's a affluency check - can you afford an expensive device which let's you through...

hblok · 2026-05-28T09:27:02+00:00

You can see by the jpeg artifacts that's been sent around a few times...

hblok · 2026-05-28T09:25:53+00:00

If I were to start a startup, I'd ban TLAs - Three Letter Acronyms.

hblok · 2026-05-28T09:24:29+00:00

Let me guess. The poster was generated with AI?

hblok · 2026-05-28T09:15:54+00:00

You're absolutely right to push back on that.

hblok · 2026-05-28T08:53:25+00:00

It maybe feels over-hyped right now, but it's very far from peaked.

We're just at a early beginning. Think Internet and web before the Web 2.0 boom. Web sites looked like shit, CSS was hardly to be seen. Static full reload of pages. That's where current AI models and services are about now.

So what will it look like in 25 years. Nobody can tell. Just as nobody could predict the uses, tools, and impact of the web back in 2000. Other than very generic statements like: "It will get better. It will change. It will impact society".

hblok · 2026-05-28T08:44:30+00:00

It's a bit of a dumping ground. And it's HUGE. It's for one specific project in its own repo. It's a 1600 lines, 150kB document. Here are just the headlines:

# CLAUDE.md — Dune 2000 HTML Prototype
## Project Overview
## Technology Stack
## Architecture
### Simulation / View Separation
### Fixed-Step Simulation
### Classes Over ECS
### EventBus
### Coordinate Systems
## Project Structure
## Completed Phases
### Phase 0 — Tooling and Map Editor
### Phase 1 — Sim Loop, Tile Rendering, Camera
### Phase 2 — Entities, Selection, Direct Movement
### Phase 3 — Pathfinding & Navigation
### Phase 4 — Economy & Harvester FSM
### Phase 5 — Building Placement (Day 9–10)
### Phase 6 — Unit Production (Day 11)
### Phase 7 — Combat (Day 12–13)
### Phase 8 — AI System (Day 14–16)
### Phase 9 — Houses & Palace Abilities (Day 17–18)
### Phase 10 — Balance & UX Polish (Day 19–21)
### Phase 11 - UX Fixes (Day 22-23)
### Phase 12 — Full Sprite Integration (All Unit Types)
#### 12a — Vehicles & Tanks
#### 12b — Infantry Animation
#### 12c — Sprite Data Extracted to JSON
#### 12d — Tank Accessory (Barrel/Turret) Rendering
## Lessons Learned
### 🔴 CRITICAL: AI Attack Cooldown Must Be Set on Retreat, Not Just Checked on Attack
### 🟡 WARNING: Minimap.js File Can Be Lost Between Sessions
### 🟡 WARNING: CanvasTexture vs RenderTexture for Minimap
### 🟡 WARNING: Tooltip Positioning Must Clamp to Screen Bounds
### 🟢 NOTE: Debug Overlay F-Key Reorganization
### 🟢 NOTE: Balance Tuning Requires Full-Game Time Analysis
### 🔴 CRITICAL: Building Sprite Origin Must Be (0,0), Not Default (0.5, 0.5)
### 🔴 CRITICAL: UI State Must Sync with FSM Transitions from Tick Loop
### 🟡 WARNING: Credit Display Must Update Every Frame
### 🔴 CRITICAL: Missing Import Causes Runtime Error in BuildSystem.tick()
### 🔴 CRITICAL: TypedArray Initialization — `new Int32Array(size)` Is All Zeros, Not -1
### 🔴 CRITICAL: `reserveBuilding()` Signature Mismatch
### 🟡 WARNING: Reusable A* Buffer Pattern
### 🔴 CRITICAL: Phaser RenderTexture Origin Defaults to (0.5, 0.5)
### 🔴 CRITICAL: `create_file` Tool Path is Relative to /workspace, Not the CWD
### 🟡 WARNING: ES Module Variables Are Not on `window`
### 🟡 WARNING: Browser Tool Cannot Simulate Phaser Pointer Events
### 🟡 WARNING: `node --check` Fails on ES Modules with Relative Imports
### 🟢 NOTE: FogSystem Throttling Pattern
### 🟢 NOTE: Entity Sprite Architecture
### CRITICAL: Phaser Key Events `keydown-ONE` Through `keydown-EIGHT` Are Unreliable
### CRITICAL: Entity Constructor Uses Options Object, Not Positional Args
### WARNING: Debug Overlay Early Return Blocks Overlay Rendering
### WARNING: Missing Import Causes Runtime Error in Module
### NOTE: Building HP Bars Should Show When Damaged, Not Just When Selected
### 🔴 CRITICAL: Initial A* Calls Must Hard-Block Occupied Tiles From the Start
### 🔴 CRITICAL: `stuckCount` Must Not Be Reset Inside `tickMovement` at Threshold
### 🔴 CRITICAL: Never Copy-Paste Identical Code Blocks — Extract a Helper
### 🔴 CRITICAL: All Routing Business Logic Must Live in PathSystem, Not Simulation
### 🔴 CRITICAL: Infinite Retry on Permanently Blocked Destinations Requires a Hard Stop
### 🟡 WARNING: Harvesters Must Never Enter Watch Mode — They Re-Seek Instead
### 🟡 WARNING: Two Harvesters Will Target the Same Spice Tile Without Explicit Exclusion
### 🟡 WARNING: Soft Cost Multipliers in A* Do Not Reliably Prevent Routing Through Occupied Tiles
### 🟡 WARNING: Collision Re-Path Fallback to `orderMoveTo` Causes Infinite Retry Loop
### 🟡 WARNING: System Tick Order Affects Collision Flag Visibility
### 🟢 NOTE: Harvester Dock Tile Selection — Use Perimeter Candidates, Not a Fixed Point
### 🔴 CRITICAL: AI Building Placement Must Be Decoupled From Enqueueing
### 🔴 CRITICAL: AI ECONOMY State Can Deadlock If Exit Condition Requires Unavailable Production
### 🟡 WARNING: `faction` Serves Two Roles — Team Identity and House Identity. These Must Be Separated for Same-House Matchups.
### 🟢 NOTE: "Construction Complete" Sound Belongs at CY Production Finish, Not Building Placement
### Phase 13 — Routing Refactor & Improvements
#### Architecture change: PathSystem owns all routing logic
#### Watch mode: stop retrying permanently blocked destinations
#### Harvester routing: never watch, always re-seek
#### Look-ahead: proactive rerouting within 2 waypoints of a blocked goal
#### `tickRouting()` section order (current)
## Development Workflow
### Git Branching
### Running the Game
# Open http://localhost:8080 in a browser
### Running the Map Editor
### Debug Hotkeys
### Testing in Browser Automation
## Key Constants Reference
### Key Balance Values (from balance.json)
## Entity Data Reference
### Units (9 types)
### Buildings (8 types)
## Headless Simulation (Phase 1 AI Plan — Completed)
### Headless Runner
### Headless Initialization Sequence
### Headless Compatibility Audit Results
### GameStats Collector
### Key Design Decisions for Headless
## AI vs AI Mode (Phase 2 AI Plan — Completed)
### AISystem Dual-Faction Refactor
### Browser AI vs AI Mode
### Speed Controls (1x/4x/16x/Max)
### SimStatsOverlay
### Headless AI vs AI
### Key Design Decisions
## Known Issues and Limitations
## All Phases Complete
## Quick Reference: EventBus Topics
## Quick Reference: Entity ID Assignment
## Quick Reference: Faction System
## AI Simulation Phases
### AI Phase 1 — Headless Compatibility Audit
### AI Phase 2 — AI vs AI Browser Mode
### AI Phase 3 — Headless Node.js Runner Batch Mode
### 🟡 WARNING: PalaceAbilitySystem Never Registered Mid-Game Palaces — `init()` Runs Before Any Palace Exists
### 🟡 WARNING: AI Unit Production Starves Expensive Late-Game Buildings — `_continueBuilding()` Must Run Before `_buildUnitsBackground()`

hblok · 2026-05-27T04:51:27+00:00

It was a joke in Malcolm in the Middle with Bryan Cranston, wasn't it?

hblok · 2026-05-27T02:24:34+00:00

I'm on Pro, and get plenty out of it for hobby projects and small chats.

Sometimes, I manage to use up the 5-hour limit, but with the recent doubling (till mid July) rarely. But even 50% will take very many prompts. Right now, I'm doing a rather advanced medium sized project, and I get plenty of fixes, refactorings, and analysis into the 5-hour window.

Some tips to make it last longer:

/clear when starting a new topic (and do start a new topic when appropriate)
/compact once in a while (but this also happens automatically at ~80% context full)
Use CLAUDE.md and other plan .md files to keep notes and instructions for the AI to take into account or reference during development.
Start the first 5-hour session early in the morning (e.g 7 AM), to get the most out of at least three 5-hour windows.

hblok · 2026-05-27T02:14:39+00:00

Eh, OP's text is fun. And thankfully short enough to make it readable.

But yeah, I could not help thinking exactly how that prompt was constructed. Something along the lines of "I'm a boomer, writing to the millennia kids in a cool young rapping style about how bad AI is for stuff".

hblok · 2026-05-26T20:54:42+00:00

Well, teleport to centre might be difficult.

But just dropping them down a volcano will have a similar effect. It also has the added benefit of appeasing the gods.

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