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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 2h

Just saw an AWS advert on TV. You really gotta wonder about the point of marketing something like that

Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 13h

Also the amount of scams, like it's one thing to push a pill with disputed benefits but the amount of Nigerian price level shit you get is kinda insane

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 16h

Hello I am AMD, to download the Battlefield 6 drivers you must answer my three riddles thee

Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 16h

why is the marker in Battlefield 6 a separate DLC install what the fuck is going on here

Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 20h

fuck it, bought Battlefield 6.

Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly I don't think it feels that different from using it in SNES9x or whatever. Think just using modern optical mice to emulate games made for old ball mice is gonna feel iffy. DOSBox has the same issue

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like you could at least bullshit some evidence for the Tylaneol thing but like what is the possible rationale here

𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 1d

So now circumcisions cause autism.

This guy is off his fucking rocker.

Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 1d

is this article from the 70s or some shit

bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 1d

wtaf are you talking about

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 1d

it does at least feel like the model future games could've improved upon instead of the wannabe CoD stuff

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 1d

Fire Emblem Heroes has an artist that is straight up credited under the Alan Smithee name

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 1d

I have a soft spot for bad company 1 though it's probably not aged that well

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao

Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 2d

Also for a fun non-game example the English translation of Don Quixote that's on Project Gutenberg is from the 1800s and starts with a translator's note talking about the original English translation

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 2d

Ace Attorney Investigations 2 and Cave Story. The latter especially got a lot of heated arguments in spite of the fact the fan translation and the official one are not actually that different

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 3d

I'm not opposed to AI dubbing as a feature honestly but it's insane it's just the default

Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 3d

Super Mario Bros. made the same mistake. "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels" is the wonkiest subtitle of all time

EKK0💽 @ekk0.digital · 3d

they really pranked themselves into a corner by naming the game that way

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 3d

TIL that one of the co-creators of Wizardry, Robert Woodhead, also co-founded AnimEigo. That's neat

Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 3d

The fuckin FEMA translation is so insane

Mato @clydemandelin.bsky.social · Aug 14

Back in 2018 I wrote an article about "political references added to video game translations"

Then I did it again, a few weeks ago in 2025, so here is PART 2!
legendsoflocalization.com/articles/pol...

#translation #politics #翻訳

Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 3d

I think if cohost was actually ran by professionals they would've noticed that their main funding plan was impossible before they launched their website and not like a year in

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 3d

In what fucking dimension were the cohost people overly professional

Kayin @kayin.moe · 4d

We sometimes made fun of the cohost team for being overly professional about everything. Which isn't to say they were perfect at all, but that professional barrier was important... Cause like obviously the alternative is a bunch of people with far FAR more funding turning into total clowns in public

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 4d

The problem is that most social media that doesn't have venture capital sucks ass presently

Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 4d

and it turns out - bsky is self-evident proof of this - that most people would rather just use the site run by venture capital, no matter how much anyone says "venture capital is gonna turn it to shit eventually"

Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 4d

I think people got used to being on post-Elon The Everything App for long enough that they forgot that it's pretty easy to get banned if you run your mouth too much

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 4d

remembering when people were confidently saying that Biden would pardon Trump

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 4d

Also can I be slightly controversial and say I think it's kinda weird people keep defending him by mentioning that he's black

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Error 52 @error52.bsky.social · 4d

controversial opinion: don't make vague death threats to the CEO of the website you are on and be indignant when you're banned

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