ColdfireSerge
@coldfireserge.bsky.social
He/him
US Midwest nerd. Anime and speculative fiction fan.
Likely to be playing tabletop games in the corner
US Midwest nerd. Anime and speculative fiction fan.
Likely to be playing tabletop games in the corner
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I think there's a difference between "'AI' being shoved into everything even when it degrades the end product" and "'AI' being part of a varied tool set where it offers material benefit to workflow." We're in the beginning stage of the backlash to the hype era of "AI," which I am very happy about.
Gen ai "is here to stay" is kind of doomery? I feel like progress HAS been made in that it isn't as prevalent as it could be. Pushback has worked in cases.
*shrug*
*shrug*
December 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I think there's a difference between "'AI' being shoved into everything even when it degrades the end product" and "'AI' being part of a varied tool set where it offers material benefit to workflow." We're in the beginning stage of the backlash to the hype era of "AI," which I am very happy about.
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fucking stealing this from tumblr
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
fucking stealing this from tumblr
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New episode of The Anime Business! Final episode of 2025!
Helen McCarthy (@glider.bsky.social) on Discovering Anime, UK Fandom and the Joy of It All!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdEM...
Helen McCarthy (@glider.bsky.social) on Discovering Anime, UK Fandom and the Joy of It All!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdEM...
December 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New episode of The Anime Business! Final episode of 2025!
Helen McCarthy (@glider.bsky.social) on Discovering Anime, UK Fandom and the Joy of It All!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdEM...
Helen McCarthy (@glider.bsky.social) on Discovering Anime, UK Fandom and the Joy of It All!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdEM...
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"we need ai to come up with npc text" ffxiv players are currently bonding and paying tribute to a glitched lvl 1 mob with no name
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"we need ai to come up with npc text" ffxiv players are currently bonding and paying tribute to a glitched lvl 1 mob with no name
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
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Another disaster. This one has actual harmful consequences for trans kids and their families.
Under the proposed rule issued by the Trump Administration today, any Medicare- or Medicaid-participating hospital would be barred from providing gender-affirming care to *any child*, even if the care is not paid for by Medicare or Medicaid.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
December 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Another disaster. This one has actual harmful consequences for trans kids and their families.
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News: Capcom Uploads First Episode of Mega Man Star Force Anime to YouTube, More Weekly
www.rockman-corner.com/2025/12/capc...
www.rockman-corner.com/2025/12/capc...
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
News: Capcom Uploads First Episode of Mega Man Star Force Anime to YouTube, More Weekly
www.rockman-corner.com/2025/12/capc...
www.rockman-corner.com/2025/12/capc...
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this Sunday from noon-7 pm PT, i will be doing a board game charity stream on Twitch, we're raising money for Children's Hospital Los Angeles, also anyone who donates at least $25 will be entered for a drawing for a Nintendo Switch 2, you can donate here www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
this Sunday from noon-7 pm PT, i will be doing a board game charity stream on Twitch, we're raising money for Children's Hospital Los Angeles, also anyone who donates at least $25 will be entered for a drawing for a Nintendo Switch 2, you can donate here www.extra-life.org/participants...
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Thanks to the funneling of all earth’s wealth, technology, and power into this one project, the future is finally here: a hallucinating powerpoint flesher outer lauded as “more or less OK” by people held at gunpoint.
sigh
December 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Thanks to the funneling of all earth’s wealth, technology, and power into this one project, the future is finally here: a hallucinating powerpoint flesher outer lauded as “more or less OK” by people held at gunpoint.
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Harlequin France is canceling contracts with translators to use AI.
Publishers rushing to cut their own feet off befuddles me.
Publishers rushing to cut their own feet off befuddles me.
"Bradage de la traduction, plan social invisible : Harlequin passe à l’IA"
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
December 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Harlequin France is canceling contracts with translators to use AI.
Publishers rushing to cut their own feet off befuddles me.
Publishers rushing to cut their own feet off befuddles me.
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You say you want a mix of Japanese AND Irish folklore?
We got you covered...
@jimzub.bsky.social
amzn.to/4s00tUa
We got you covered...
@jimzub.bsky.social
amzn.to/4s00tUa
December 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
You say you want a mix of Japanese AND Irish folklore?
We got you covered...
@jimzub.bsky.social
amzn.to/4s00tUa
We got you covered...
@jimzub.bsky.social
amzn.to/4s00tUa
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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VERY depressing seeing so many board game publishers and kickstarters fall down this hole. if you can't afford an artist you can't afford to make a game, if you don't have time to make art you dont have time to make your game.
Fantastic video by Pam Walls on the increasing use of AI in board games, and the need (more than ever) to support artists, illustrators and graphic designers in the industry.
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
We need to talk about AI slop in board games
YouTube video by Pam Walls Game Design
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
VERY depressing seeing so many board game publishers and kickstarters fall down this hole. if you can't afford an artist you can't afford to make a game, if you don't have time to make art you dont have time to make your game.
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UPDATE IS FINALLY DONE!
I rebuilt my Book Controller to play SCH/SMN with! 📘🧑🎓
Queue up abilities by pressing the corresponding button in the book ➡️ activate the ability with motion controls ➡️ rest your arms as the book is heavy!
Fun side project to work on and I have more on the way
#ffxiv
I rebuilt my Book Controller to play SCH/SMN with! 📘🧑🎓
Queue up abilities by pressing the corresponding button in the book ➡️ activate the ability with motion controls ➡️ rest your arms as the book is heavy!
Fun side project to work on and I have more on the way
#ffxiv
December 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
UPDATE IS FINALLY DONE!
I rebuilt my Book Controller to play SCH/SMN with! 📘🧑🎓
Queue up abilities by pressing the corresponding button in the book ➡️ activate the ability with motion controls ➡️ rest your arms as the book is heavy!
Fun side project to work on and I have more on the way
#ffxiv
I rebuilt my Book Controller to play SCH/SMN with! 📘🧑🎓
Queue up abilities by pressing the corresponding button in the book ➡️ activate the ability with motion controls ➡️ rest your arms as the book is heavy!
Fun side project to work on and I have more on the way
#ffxiv
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I love being able to publish articles like this, that explore fandom that's outside of the North American sphere. It's a huge world, and there are countless anime fans, and I love sharing their stories.
Huge props to Amal Hasan, who wrote this piece, and Kerine Wint, who was a fantastic editor.
Huge props to Amal Hasan, who wrote this piece, and Kerine Wint, who was a fantastic editor.
Hi everyone, it's new article day. 🥰
This week, we have an article by Amal Hasan, who explores the history of the Spacetoon TV channel, and the impact that it's had on Arabic anime fandom and pop culture. It's a great read, and we hope you enjoy it.
#anime #fandom
This week, we have an article by Amal Hasan, who explores the history of the Spacetoon TV channel, and the impact that it's had on Arabic anime fandom and pop culture. It's a great read, and we hope you enjoy it.
#anime #fandom
From Spacetoon to Subtitles: How Arabic-Dubbed Anime Shaped a Generation
Even now, the initial sounds of the time-honored Arabic opening theme of Detective Conan or a Grendizer figurine in a shop window can induce a profound wave of wonder from childhood. It is living evidence that a brightly colored channel from our youth did a great deal more than shape our viewing habits; it defined a generation's sense of wonder, belonging, and identity.
hera.fyi
December 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I love being able to publish articles like this, that explore fandom that's outside of the North American sphere. It's a huge world, and there are countless anime fans, and I love sharing their stories.
Huge props to Amal Hasan, who wrote this piece, and Kerine Wint, who was a fantastic editor.
Huge props to Amal Hasan, who wrote this piece, and Kerine Wint, who was a fantastic editor.
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woah!!
....this weird streaming portal dropped a new detective conan spinoff dub like 3 weeks ago
it's not bad! pretty OK voices.
wow, kaito's a little asshole, haha
....this weird streaming portal dropped a new detective conan spinoff dub like 3 weeks ago
it's not bad! pretty OK voices.
wow, kaito's a little asshole, haha
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
woah!!
....this weird streaming portal dropped a new detective conan spinoff dub like 3 weeks ago
it's not bad! pretty OK voices.
wow, kaito's a little asshole, haha
....this weird streaming portal dropped a new detective conan spinoff dub like 3 weeks ago
it's not bad! pretty OK voices.
wow, kaito's a little asshole, haha
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AP on Trump now, and Biden in June 2022.
For Trump, declining to 36 percent approval is “good news.”
For Biden, holding steady at 41% is “a source of concern.”
For Trump, declining to 36 percent approval is “good news.”
For Biden, holding steady at 41% is “a source of concern.”
December 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
AP on Trump now, and Biden in June 2022.
For Trump, declining to 36 percent approval is “good news.”
For Biden, holding steady at 41% is “a source of concern.”
For Trump, declining to 36 percent approval is “good news.”
For Biden, holding steady at 41% is “a source of concern.”
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It’s as if Anne Frank was describing the state sanctioned terror in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
December, 2025
December, 2025
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It’s as if Anne Frank was describing the state sanctioned terror in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
December, 2025
December, 2025
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don't claim it.
doesn't matter that it's free.
Don't.
doesn't matter that it's free.
Don't.
Hogwarts Legacy is free on Epic Games Store. Mystery game is the next title buff.ly/HE94Ti2
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
don't claim it.
doesn't matter that it's free.
Don't.
doesn't matter that it's free.
Don't.
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This whole thing should simply be a commercial. Frankly, if the Democrats have any sense at all, they will take this clip and pay to air it, unedited, across 90 seconds of Superbowl airtime
Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported?
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
December 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This whole thing should simply be a commercial. Frankly, if the Democrats have any sense at all, they will take this clip and pay to air it, unedited, across 90 seconds of Superbowl airtime
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this is crazy, these people are 2nd grade-level liars
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
this is crazy, these people are 2nd grade-level liars