Paul Buttle

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[VGDB.co @VGDB_co]

📅 On this day, 4 October 1995 / Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island on SNES. The last great 2D Mario platformer, and Mario barely features in it. https://t.co/Qb0SCglATL

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

ShadCN has become an absolute lynchpin for us. We evaluated so many design systems at our company and we fell in love with the features, the breadth and the AI knowledge of it.

We took it onboard and have not looked back. Thank you for all the time and effort that you’ve put into making something so intuitive.

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

Been building https://t.co/vhsuHgfGak in the background for the last year and wondered if any gamer would be so kind to try it out and provide feedback.

Be much appreciated…

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

@worldofray @sama They manage to roll out the new pro 500 plan out instantly though 🫣

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

@OpenAI Thanks for completely destroying my trust in your company. Cancelling my Codex 200x and sticking with my 200x Anthropic plan!

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

It’s a step in the right direction, but we still need to do more.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

In a difficult and dangerous world, a decade on from Brexit, there is a risk that Britain loses the confidence to lead and stand up for its values.

I’m not prepared to let that happen. It is more important than ever that Britain stands for something.

We have called for years for a two-state solution in the Middle East, but we must recognise that those words are meaningless unless we back them up with action.

For too long, we have been hesitant to act, fearful of being accused of being anti-Israel.

Today we are announcing carefully judged, targeted steps that are not aimed at the Israeli people, but at the unacceptable policies of the current Israeli government.

The suffering of the Palestinian people is a scar on the conscience of the world. Innocent Palestinians, including children, continue to be killed in Gaza. And there is still a humanitarian crisis, with far too little aid getting in.

The scale of destruction is hard to comprehend. More than 70,000 people lie dead - at least 20,000 of them children. Families and communities have been torn apart. Millions displaced. And the population of Gaza is now penned into just one third of the territory.

I know that people across the UK feel very deeply about this issue - and so do I.

Before I became Prime Minister, I said our country’s response had been too slow and simply not good enough. That’s why I committed to changing the government’s approach.

I will not stand by as the horrific suffering continues to grow and the prospect of a two-state solution - the best hope for peace and stability in the region - comes under attack.

More settlements have been approved under the four years of this Israeli government than in the previous 20 years. The UN has reported more than 1,500 incidents of settler violence so far this year, aimed at driving out Palestinians. And the situation is growing worse, fast.

The Israeli government has now approved 104 new settlements since it took office in December 2022, and ahead of the October elections in Israel, it is allowing tenders for the construction of the E1 mega settlement to go ahead. This would cut a swathe through the heart of the West Bank - snuffing out the hope of realising a two-state solution. It cannot be allowed to happen.

That’s why we are announcing a new package of tough measures to put pressure on the Israeli government:

First, we will ban the trade in goods with illegal settlements in Palestine.

Second, we have formally changed the view of the British government to say for the first time that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful - independent of, but in line with, the conclusion of the international court of justice.

And third, we will sanction individuals and companies that support, facilitate or profit from illegal settlements. That includes any businesses or investors that take part in the construction of the E1 settlement.

In addition, we are announcing a new package of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza.

We are taking these steps because it is the right thing to do.

I have condemned the monstrous terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 in the strongest possible terms - and continue to condemn Hamas. However, it does not justify the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza or the West Bank.

The measures we are taking are about targeting illegal settlements and increasing the pressure on the Israeli government to change course. We are not imposing sanctions on Israel as a whole, which would punish the Israeli people, many of whom disagree with their government’s position.

The Israeli people are not responsible for the actions of their government. And nor is the Jewish community in the UK. Blaming British Jews for the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is wrong, plain and simple. And it is antisemitism, plain and simple.

I met the representatives of the Jewish community just last week. I know the fear they live with day by day. My government will stop at nothing to ensure they are safe and to stamp out antisemitism in every part of our society.

The measures we are announcing today are about protecting the only solution that could see the Israeli and Palestinian people living side by side in peace and security - something that people up and down the UK desperately want to see.

The government I lead will keep working with our partners around the world to keep that hope alive.

[Claude @claudeai]

We're making Claude Sonnet 5's introductory pricing permanent.

We launched Sonnet 5 in June at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens through August 31, and that price will remain unchanged.

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

@Elifbenad 127

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

@liadreaamy 81?

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

@claudeai amazing! This is the news I wanted to hear…

[Boris Cherny @bcherny]

This is our first time telling the story of how we first built and launched Claude Code, starting with its origins in Anthropic safety research.

So much more to do. We are 1% done.

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

@asha_shar The fact that you have said that you want one billion players a day on Xbox shows the knowledge you have in this market space. That’s roughly 24 times that of Steam peak player count - this is simply delusional.

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

@VGDB_co Blur is the game that deserved so much better. Was such a great competitive game!

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

May reinstall!

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

My other half was obsessed with The Sims - especially when she learnt about Motherlode.

[VGDB.co @VGDB_co]

📅 On this day, 2 June 2009 / The Sims 3, PC & Mac. 🏠 / https://t.co/I2lNMyVqiV

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

It’s been 20 years since Half-Life 2: Episode One! Please, please, please @valvesoftware, @Steam give us a small hint that either Episode 3 or Half-Life 3 is in development! 🫶🏼

[VGDB.co @VGDB_co]

📅 On this day, 1 June 2006
Half-Life 2: Episode One on Windows.
Valve promised three episodes would be "the equivalent of Half-Life 3". We're still waiting. 🔧
https://t.co/Vi85UED9J3

[VGDB.co @VGDB_co]

Sad day when what were supposed to be premium games get silently turned off: https://t.co/RB3nVUYGmU

Need the game preservation group to push for the ability to have server code when games are turned off.

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

Setting up Claude Code in a way that will actively help you, produce well written and secure code is an art form… now all I need is for @claudeai to make it so that it follows you to every computer you use.

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

@VGDB_co @IOInteractive @IOInteractive created a brilliant franchise with Hitman. There have been a few blooper moments, but the latest incarnation is a game that I will forever return too. Just the initial sniper teaser mission gave me hours of fun.

[Paul Buttle @thetokengeek]

@VGDB_co Played this at almost every LAN event we went to. One of the greatest hidden gems in gaming history! 🚗💨