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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 12h

Video games were a “silly hobby” too. Went that wen’t mainstream, we got the best AND the worst of it: a bigger industry, a larger community, but also cash grabs and low effort pandering.

Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 12h

Is the furry fandom meeting the same fate? On one hand, it could be a good thing. Fursuits and furry art will be taken more seriously by outsiders, and furries will be more open about their hobbies.

On the other hand, it’s just another market to sell slop to.

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 12h

Geek culture went mainstream in the 2000s. When that happened, the quirky glasses-wearing computer nerd who watches Star Trek and plays video games stopped being your next door neighbor and became a wildly outdated stock character, simply because geek hobbies aren’t that niche anymore.

Spazzy 📎 @spazzy.bsky.social · 18h

Between this and the Spirit Halloween masks, it's amusing but also the nightmare of furry going mainstream. 💀

Gross furry shirts at Spencer's. s: @R0rek (X)

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wolpy 🐺 @wolfymode.net · 1d

look at
this wolf!!!

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 1d

That car you drew in second grade is a US postal truck now.

Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 2d

genuinely squealed like I saw a celebrity

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 2d

🌶️Share a video game hot take.🌶️

Turn-based combat should never require real-time inputs.

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 2d

Alternatively:

The hero gains a position of power/respect by making a false claim, does a good job keeping up the illusion of their abilities, is revealed to be a fraud during the climax, and must save the day without resorting to deception.

For some reason, this happens a lot in animated films.

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 3d

Did he get that Mar-a-Lago surgery? His face looks like it would melt right off if you held a fire to it.

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 4d

🌶️Share a video game hot take.🌶️

Character levels are a relic of TTRPG design and have no place in modern RPGs. Running around and killing things to make an XP number go up doesn’t feel fun or engaging, and makes it harder to get invested in the story and characters.

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve heard good things about Pillowfort. Will everyone be flocking to that?

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 5d

Because foreign language music has never been popular in America, right?

*Gangnam Style intensifies*

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 6d

Yay! Wolfylion's coming to town!

Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 6d

Will you be at BLFC?

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Comfortdoggo @comfortdoggo.bsky.social · 7d

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Polo Yote! @poloyote.bsky.social · 7d

Oh no! There’s yotes in the woods! 🐾

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 8d

I’m thinking about joining Pillowfort. Would anyone follow me there?

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 8d

iOS 26 in a nutshell. #Apple #iOS26

A Mancala board with multiple glass pebbles.

Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 9d

I added that article to the “unusual articles” index (just like I did with Bad Dragon).

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 11d

It’s also worth noting that metal (the music genre) hadn’t taken off yet. Before the “Big Four” (Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer) came into the scene, most “metal” music was closer to hard rock.

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 11d

The word “Metal” in the title isn’t referring to the music. It’s intended to convey the idea of something being “hardcore” (as in “That’s so metal!”).

Similar to how various sci-fi genres use the -punk suffix (steampunk, cyberpunk, atompunk).

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 11d

Heavy Metal is one of my favorite films, but I do agree that it’s a product of its time. It’s based on an erotic sci-fi/fantasy magazine, and all the creativity and bizarre imagery translated well to the screen. But let’s face it: it’s rooted squarely in the early 80s, feeding off the late 70s.

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Moxie Meow @moxiemeow.bsky.social · 14d

Kind reminder that autism isn't just a thing that kids have.

Millions of autistic adults exist. I am one of them.

Autism— and ADHD— don't magically stop existing on your 18th birthday.

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Bally @ballythedog.bsky.social · 13d

I propose that a "Contains AI generated content" sticker be plastered on the box of every game that uses it, so I know which ones to avoid.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

Over half of Japanese game companies are using AI in development according to a new survey, including Level-5 and Capcom

A survey of Japanese game companies showed that AI use has reached a tipping point.

www.pcgamer.com

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Paco Panda @pandapaco.bsky.social · 13d

Deep within the Feywild, the party launches a desperate rescue: Nini’s daughter Gamow is torn from Eliza’s clutches. When Nini, the bugbear, bursts in, Eliza, the hag, scolds him for breaking her door, Nini claims it's her fault for not building a stronger one.... (1/3)

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Reese 🌻🦝 🔜 CFF @raccsnaccreese.bsky.social · 14d

Let’s take acetaminophen together

📸 @heliossnowcat.snep.world
🪡 @primalrootscrafts.bsky.social
#FursuitFriday
🌻🦝

Photo of a cinnamon raccoon fursuiter reaching out her hand paw to offer you pain pills

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