austin_walker
@austinwalker.bsky.social
Writer, Podcaster, Game Designer | Friends at the Table | A More Civilized Age | Shelved by Genre | Formerly: Possibility Space, Waypoint, Giant Bomb, Paste Games
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bushido blade / psx
lightweight, 1997
lightweight, 1997
November 27, 2024 at 7:49 AM
bushido blade / psx
lightweight, 1997
lightweight, 1997
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Sunday reading from me over at @inverse.com on the ongoing strength of "friendslop" and the ways in which players continue to expand online spaces beyond developer intentions.
People feel isolated and anxious RN but keep seeking fresh ways to connect online.
www.inverse.com/gaming/frien...
People feel isolated and anxious RN but keep seeking fresh ways to connect online.
www.inverse.com/gaming/frien...
Friendslop Is The Biggest Gaming Trend in 2025 — And It’s Just Getting Started
2025 is the year gaming embraced friendslop. From new games like R.E.P.O and Peak to the friendslop-ification of Fortnite & GTA, it's just getting started.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Sunday reading from me over at @inverse.com on the ongoing strength of "friendslop" and the ways in which players continue to expand online spaces beyond developer intentions.
People feel isolated and anxious RN but keep seeking fresh ways to connect online.
www.inverse.com/gaming/frien...
People feel isolated and anxious RN but keep seeking fresh ways to connect online.
www.inverse.com/gaming/frien...
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If you’re not watching @austinwalker.bsky.social’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords™️ Restored Content Modification v. 1.8.6 Let’s Play, you’re only getting HALF of the story!
November 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If you’re not watching @austinwalker.bsky.social’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords™️ Restored Content Modification v. 1.8.6 Let’s Play, you’re only getting HALF of the story!
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Look how good this @sifsweetman.bsky.social piece is. One of the many extremely normal moons of Realis, Halfmoon Twaincut.
If you’re at PAX Unplugged, be sure to grab a postcard from the Possible Worlds booth!
If you’re at PAX Unplugged, be sure to grab a postcard from the Possible Worlds booth!
@austinwalker.bsky.social found some fancy swag at unplugged!
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Look how good this @sifsweetman.bsky.social piece is. One of the many extremely normal moons of Realis, Halfmoon Twaincut.
If you’re at PAX Unplugged, be sure to grab a postcard from the Possible Worlds booth!
If you’re at PAX Unplugged, be sure to grab a postcard from the Possible Worlds booth!
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As promised, we have arrived... to a totally normal planet. With totally normal people. In totally normal relationships. youtu.be/xkXR6-UsJ5E
Let's Play KOTOR II - 14 - Finale
YouTube video by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As promised, we have arrived... to a totally normal planet. With totally normal people. In totally normal relationships. youtu.be/xkXR6-UsJ5E
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Of course. This may in fact happen by midnight. The thing is that Mamdani will be able to say 'well that's not what he said when I met with him' and keep it moving.
Thing is, when Mamdani does something early next year that challenges some Trump admin nonsense, you *know* that Trump is going be extra angry and suggest it's a backstabbing, noting how "nice" he was to him in the Oval Office as if that means Mamdani should now agree to all of Trump's demands.
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Of course. This may in fact happen by midnight. The thing is that Mamdani will be able to say 'well that's not what he said when I met with him' and keep it moving.
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Next time a Republican whines when they get called a fascist, just remind them that Trump says he doesn't mind the label!
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Next time a Republican whines when they get called a fascist, just remind them that Trump says he doesn't mind the label!
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The first annual Post Games Thanksgiving Special!
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
18 reasons to be thankful for video games (19 special guests!) | Post Games
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November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The first annual Post Games Thanksgiving Special!
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
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It’s very stupid on a basic level, which is “the market is not actually liquid or transparent and doesn’t capture all the world’s information”
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It’s very stupid on a basic level, which is “the market is not actually liquid or transparent and doesn’t capture all the world’s information”
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Following Matt Levine's column on prediction markets, and the conclusion is that they're not getting big because of techbro philosophy.
Prediction markets are big because they schmoozed into being unregulated sports gambling. Literally, bookmaking on sporting events. That's the money influx.
Prediction markets are big because they schmoozed into being unregulated sports gambling. Literally, bookmaking on sporting events. That's the money influx.
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Following Matt Levine's column on prediction markets, and the conclusion is that they're not getting big because of techbro philosophy.
Prediction markets are big because they schmoozed into being unregulated sports gambling. Literally, bookmaking on sporting events. That's the money influx.
Prediction markets are big because they schmoozed into being unregulated sports gambling. Literally, bookmaking on sporting events. That's the money influx.
There's a lot to say about the Roblox CEO interview, and the right place to start is definitely his answers on children's safety, because that's kind of the fire that is hottest and closest.
However, I have to also say, the polymarket stuff is real 'summation of our neoliberal dumpster fire' shit.
However, I have to also say, the polymarket stuff is real 'summation of our neoliberal dumpster fire' shit.
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
There's a lot to say about the Roblox CEO interview, and the right place to start is definitely his answers on children's safety, because that's kind of the fire that is hottest and closest.
However, I have to also say, the polymarket stuff is real 'summation of our neoliberal dumpster fire' shit.
However, I have to also say, the polymarket stuff is real 'summation of our neoliberal dumpster fire' shit.
We ARE the Weeping Gorilla.
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We ARE the Weeping Gorilla.
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The new episode of Media Club Plus covering After Earth is out. It's a much much different movie than previous two, so that's pretty good news. Glad to have @austinwalker.bsky.social joining us for this one for reasons that become obvious in the first few minutes. Mediaclub.plus or your podcast app!
Media Club Plus
Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us, as always we are brought to you by Friends at the Table. This season, we're watching...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The new episode of Media Club Plus covering After Earth is out. It's a much much different movie than previous two, so that's pretty good news. Glad to have @austinwalker.bsky.social joining us for this one for reasons that become obvious in the first few minutes. Mediaclub.plus or your podcast app!
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FYI: turning off "Smart features" also turns off spell check and the promotions and social tabs. And more.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
FYI: turning off "Smart features" also turns off spell check and the promotions and social tabs. And more.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
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far and away my most hated software trend of the last 3 years is bundling old, useful features alongside LLM horseshit i don't want and putting them all under one fucking setting.
gmail now has gemini tied directly to their existing email categorization feature! can't have one without the other!
gmail now has gemini tied directly to their existing email categorization feature! can't have one without the other!
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
far and away my most hated software trend of the last 3 years is bundling old, useful features alongside LLM horseshit i don't want and putting them all under one fucking setting.
gmail now has gemini tied directly to their existing email categorization feature! can't have one without the other!
gmail now has gemini tied directly to their existing email categorization feature! can't have one without the other!
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Checking in on MechaHitler
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Checking in on MechaHitler
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i'm always thinking this
I gotta get back to caves of qud, man. Game is one of the best in history.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
i'm always thinking this
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The KOTOR 2 LP recording is in the can! Going to get through the edit tonight and it should be up tomorrow!
November 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The KOTOR 2 LP recording is in the can! Going to get through the edit tonight and it should be up tomorrow!
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every time i talk about my job with normal people i feel like her
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
every time i talk about my job with normal people i feel like her
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It is funny that this paper (on rhyming prompts supposedly "jailbreaking" LLMs more successfully than prose) begins by alluding to Plato's republic making poetry illegal, which I presume is also going to be the policy response to wide adoption of this type of attack against slop machines.
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It is funny that this paper (on rhyming prompts supposedly "jailbreaking" LLMs more successfully than prose) begins by alluding to Plato's republic making poetry illegal, which I presume is also going to be the policy response to wide adoption of this type of attack against slop machines.
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🌒🌓🌔Realis! Coming soon!!!🌖🌗🌘
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🌒🌓🌔Realis! Coming soon!!!🌖🌗🌘
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The Thousand Moons approach
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The Thousand Moons approach
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designing a mech for a religious cult whose devotees venerate the syncing of their pulses was very very exciting for me. fingers for feet, nail motifs abundant. angels are just demons that shine.
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
designing a mech for a religious cult whose devotees venerate the syncing of their pulses was very very exciting for me. fingers for feet, nail motifs abundant. angels are just demons that shine.
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A few years back @friends-table.bsky.social brought me on to illustrate a series of in-universe pulp novel covers for their mecha season ‘Palisade’. Initially these shipped out as postcards to their patreon subs. Excited to be sharing these. heres the first..
‘Key Roseate by Alise Breka’
‘Key Roseate by Alise Breka’
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A few years back @friends-table.bsky.social brought me on to illustrate a series of in-universe pulp novel covers for their mecha season ‘Palisade’. Initially these shipped out as postcards to their patreon subs. Excited to be sharing these. heres the first..
‘Key Roseate by Alise Breka’
‘Key Roseate by Alise Breka’