Luke M.
@geekelite.geekerific.com
SFF Author. Board Game Nerd. Comic Book Geek. Video game dork. Moviephile. Foodie. I swear a lot. Quitting social media platforms since 2016. He/Him.
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Here are my predictions for the prices of the new Steam hardware, so I can refer back to them when pricing is announced (all in USD):
Steam Controller: $99.99
Steam Machine: $499.99 (512GB)/$699 (2TB)
Steam Frame: $899.99
The Steam Frame prediction is a bit wishful thinking, but I like the others.
Steam Controller: $99.99
Steam Machine: $499.99 (512GB)/$699 (2TB)
Steam Frame: $899.99
The Steam Frame prediction is a bit wishful thinking, but I like the others.
"Calibri font the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman"
Could this, perhaps, be a headline from @theonion.com?
Nope: FUCKING ASSOCIATED PRESS
Could this, perhaps, be a headline from @theonion.com?
Nope: FUCKING ASSOCIATED PRESS
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"Calibri font the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman"
Could this, perhaps, be a headline from @theonion.com?
Nope: FUCKING ASSOCIATED PRESS
Could this, perhaps, be a headline from @theonion.com?
Nope: FUCKING ASSOCIATED PRESS
A great benefit of this effort has been to play Pokemon Legends: Arceus for the first time on Switch 2.
I know from my experience with Scarlet that had I played it on Switch 1, I'd've been aggravated by the performance issues.
Playing it now, with how it runs on Switch 2? It's GREAT.
I know from my experience with Scarlet that had I played it on Switch 1, I'd've been aggravated by the performance issues.
Playing it now, with how it runs on Switch 2? It's GREAT.
One of the best things I've done for myself over the last several years is break myself of FOMO. I no longer care about playing then newest game, seeing a movie on release, reading a book immediately. It's extremely freeing, and allows me to look at my media in a whole different light.
December 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A great benefit of this effort has been to play Pokemon Legends: Arceus for the first time on Switch 2.
I know from my experience with Scarlet that had I played it on Switch 1, I'd've been aggravated by the performance issues.
Playing it now, with how it runs on Switch 2? It's GREAT.
I know from my experience with Scarlet that had I played it on Switch 1, I'd've been aggravated by the performance issues.
Playing it now, with how it runs on Switch 2? It's GREAT.
One of the best things I've done for myself over the last several years is break myself of FOMO. I no longer care about playing then newest game, seeing a movie on release, reading a book immediately. It's extremely freeing, and allows me to look at my media in a whole different light.
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
One of the best things I've done for myself over the last several years is break myself of FOMO. I no longer care about playing then newest game, seeing a movie on release, reading a book immediately. It's extremely freeing, and allows me to look at my media in a whole different light.
Good night, Bluesky. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely quit you in the morning.
December 6, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Good night, Bluesky. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely quit you in the morning.
I think this is going to be the first World Cup in a couple decades I just won't watch.
It's a little hilarious to see people talking about how ugly and awful and dystopian the whole thing is... only to then start talking about the draws and what games they're interested in.
It's a little hilarious to see people talking about how ugly and awful and dystopian the whole thing is... only to then start talking about the draws and what games they're interested in.
December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I think this is going to be the first World Cup in a couple decades I just won't watch.
It's a little hilarious to see people talking about how ugly and awful and dystopian the whole thing is... only to then start talking about the draws and what games they're interested in.
It's a little hilarious to see people talking about how ugly and awful and dystopian the whole thing is... only to then start talking about the draws and what games they're interested in.
Good night, Bluesky. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely quit you in the morning.
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Good night, Bluesky. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely quit you in the morning.
Pokemon Sword/Shield are the best Pokemon games of the Switch generation so far. I feel confident in that opinion.
(With the caveat that I haven't played Legends Z-A yet.)
(With the caveat that I haven't played Legends Z-A yet.)
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Pokemon Sword/Shield are the best Pokemon games of the Switch generation so far. I feel confident in that opinion.
(With the caveat that I haven't played Legends Z-A yet.)
(With the caveat that I haven't played Legends Z-A yet.)
My foray back into Pokemon Scarlet has even gotten me to go back to Pokemon Shield.
Apparently I completed the main Pokedex, but never finished Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra.
Well, I'm 'bout to rectify that problem!
Apparently I completed the main Pokedex, but never finished Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra.
Well, I'm 'bout to rectify that problem!
December 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My foray back into Pokemon Scarlet has even gotten me to go back to Pokemon Shield.
Apparently I completed the main Pokedex, but never finished Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra.
Well, I'm 'bout to rectify that problem!
Apparently I completed the main Pokedex, but never finished Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra.
Well, I'm 'bout to rectify that problem!
Booting up Pokemon Scarlet on Switch 2 has gotten me fully hooked back in.
Granted, it still doesn't LOOK good, but it RUNS *perfectly*. Solid 60fps, solid draw distance, faraway NPCs don't move at 4fps.
I never completed my Pokedex because of how horribly it ran. I'm back at it like a bad habit.
Granted, it still doesn't LOOK good, but it RUNS *perfectly*. Solid 60fps, solid draw distance, faraway NPCs don't move at 4fps.
I never completed my Pokedex because of how horribly it ran. I'm back at it like a bad habit.
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Booting up Pokemon Scarlet on Switch 2 has gotten me fully hooked back in.
Granted, it still doesn't LOOK good, but it RUNS *perfectly*. Solid 60fps, solid draw distance, faraway NPCs don't move at 4fps.
I never completed my Pokedex because of how horribly it ran. I'm back at it like a bad habit.
Granted, it still doesn't LOOK good, but it RUNS *perfectly*. Solid 60fps, solid draw distance, faraway NPCs don't move at 4fps.
I never completed my Pokedex because of how horribly it ran. I'm back at it like a bad habit.
Good night, Bluesky. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely quit you in the morning.
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Good night, Bluesky. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely quit you in the morning.
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving weekend! I'm logging out until at least Monday.
Be good to each other.
But don't put up with any bullshit.
Be good to each other.
But don't put up with any bullshit.
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving weekend! I'm logging out until at least Monday.
Be good to each other.
But don't put up with any bullshit.
Be good to each other.
But don't put up with any bullshit.
If continuing to use a product while it's still quite functional and not succumbing to the hype cycle of manufacturers telling you what you need every year is "costing [the] economy", then maybe economies were a mistake.
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
If continuing to use a product while it's still quite functional and not succumbing to the hype cycle of manufacturers telling you what you need every year is "costing [the] economy", then maybe economies were a mistake.
Ugh, not Rothrock! Not surprised by any of the others. Frei and Joao Paulo are, frankly, nearing the ends of their careers, so those come as no shock. Honestly don't know much about bell.
But Rothrock has been a very important part of the team, so I hope they're still able to retain him.
But Rothrock has been a very important part of the team, so I hope they're still able to retain him.
No big surprises here. Kim Kee-hee was probably the biggest question mark, but it looks like Sounders picked up his option (I assume at a similar amount to last year). Bell, JP, Rothrock and Frei all remain out of contract. www.soundersfc.com/news/sounder...
Sounders FC Announces Roster Decisions to Conclude 2025 Season | Seattle Sounders
Sounders FC’s 2026 roster begins to take shape, as options are exercised on several players, with 22 members of the 2025 side returning for next season; End-of-season press conference at the Providenc...
www.soundersfc.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Ugh, not Rothrock! Not surprised by any of the others. Frei and Joao Paulo are, frankly, nearing the ends of their careers, so those come as no shock. Honestly don't know much about bell.
But Rothrock has been a very important part of the team, so I hope they're still able to retain him.
But Rothrock has been a very important part of the team, so I hope they're still able to retain him.
🎶Au ju's not supposed🎶
🎶to look like maple syrup🎶
🎶to look like maple syrup🎶
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
🎶Au ju's not supposed🎶
🎶to look like maple syrup🎶
🎶to look like maple syrup🎶
You know what legitimate courts DON'T need to spell out explicitly in their statements?
"This matter will be handled in compliance with military law, ensuring due process and impartiality."
Why'd you need to say that, Petey?
"This matter will be handled in compliance with military law, ensuring due process and impartiality."
Why'd you need to say that, Petey?
I would love to see Kegseth try to spin how the retired Navy Captain, Astronaut, and hero is somehow a military criminal. That Courts Martial needs to be live-streamed just so I can see the expression on the jury's faces. (A jury made up of 8 other officers of similar experience and training.)
November 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
You know what legitimate courts DON'T need to spell out explicitly in their statements?
"This matter will be handled in compliance with military law, ensuring due process and impartiality."
Why'd you need to say that, Petey?
"This matter will be handled in compliance with military law, ensuring due process and impartiality."
Why'd you need to say that, Petey?
If someone is advocating for theft - especially from artists who are already looked down on by our shitty society - they should feel bad. Make them feel bad.
They're terrible people. Make sure they know it.
They're terrible people. Make sure they know it.
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
If someone is advocating for theft - especially from artists who are already looked down on by our shitty society - they should feel bad. Make them feel bad.
They're terrible people. Make sure they know it.
They're terrible people. Make sure they know it.
Oh NO! They blocked me! Whatever shall I do?
Imagine, for a moment, being *this wrong* with your FULL CHEST in public.
It's a sign, to me, of how bass-ackwards the liberal attitude toward art has become. "Everyone needs art. But seriously, fuck the artists who make it."
Using poverty as an excuse to steal from poor artists is reprehensible.
It's a sign, to me, of how bass-ackwards the liberal attitude toward art has become. "Everyone needs art. But seriously, fuck the artists who make it."
Using poverty as an excuse to steal from poor artists is reprehensible.
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Oh NO! They blocked me! Whatever shall I do?
Imagine, for a moment, being *this wrong* with your FULL CHEST in public.
It's a sign, to me, of how bass-ackwards the liberal attitude toward art has become. "Everyone needs art. But seriously, fuck the artists who make it."
Using poverty as an excuse to steal from poor artists is reprehensible.
It's a sign, to me, of how bass-ackwards the liberal attitude toward art has become. "Everyone needs art. But seriously, fuck the artists who make it."
Using poverty as an excuse to steal from poor artists is reprehensible.
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Imagine, for a moment, being *this wrong* with your FULL CHEST in public.
It's a sign, to me, of how bass-ackwards the liberal attitude toward art has become. "Everyone needs art. But seriously, fuck the artists who make it."
Using poverty as an excuse to steal from poor artists is reprehensible.
It's a sign, to me, of how bass-ackwards the liberal attitude toward art has become. "Everyone needs art. But seriously, fuck the artists who make it."
Using poverty as an excuse to steal from poor artists is reprehensible.
"We don't know who struck first, us or them. But we do know it was a bunch of unregulated techbro dipshits who scorched the sky."
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat.
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"We don't know who struck first, us or them. But we do know it was a bunch of unregulated techbro dipshits who scorched the sky."
Good night, Bluesky. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely quit you in the morning.
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Good night, Bluesky. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely quit you in the morning.
For some reason, I've been thinking a lot about when a not-insignificant portion of the board gaming internet showed their WHOLE DAMNED ASS about the fakir cards in Five Tribes.
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
For some reason, I've been thinking a lot about when a not-insignificant portion of the board gaming internet showed their WHOLE DAMNED ASS about the fakir cards in Five Tribes.
Just saw a YouTube video titled "How To Build An OFFLINE Music Library" and now I just want to crawl directly into the earth an never return to this cursed mortal realm.
November 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Just saw a YouTube video titled "How To Build An OFFLINE Music Library" and now I just want to crawl directly into the earth an never return to this cursed mortal realm.
"...new writer, artist, and setting"
Nah. I'm good.
I just can't get into any Usagi Yojimbo stuff not by Stan Sakai. None of Usagi Yojimbo's appearances in any other medium by any other creative team capture the soul that Sakai infuses into his stories, so Usagi always falls flat in them, for me.
Nah. I'm good.
I just can't get into any Usagi Yojimbo stuff not by Stan Sakai. None of Usagi Yojimbo's appearances in any other medium by any other creative team capture the soul that Sakai infuses into his stories, so Usagi always falls flat in them, for me.
The legend of Usagi Yojimbo is alive in the '80s with Usagi Yojimbo: Kaito '84. Polygon shares the exclusive details: https://bit.ly/4p1cQxh
The new series kicks off next March and is written by Zack Rosenberg, and drawn and lettered by @jaredcullum.bsky.social
The new series kicks off next March and is written by Zack Rosenberg, and drawn and lettered by @jaredcullum.bsky.social
Exclusive preview: Usagi Yojimbo gets a new writer, artist, and setting
This miniseries follows the spirit of Netflix's Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles and Usagi's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossovers.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"...new writer, artist, and setting"
Nah. I'm good.
I just can't get into any Usagi Yojimbo stuff not by Stan Sakai. None of Usagi Yojimbo's appearances in any other medium by any other creative team capture the soul that Sakai infuses into his stories, so Usagi always falls flat in them, for me.
Nah. I'm good.
I just can't get into any Usagi Yojimbo stuff not by Stan Sakai. None of Usagi Yojimbo's appearances in any other medium by any other creative team capture the soul that Sakai infuses into his stories, so Usagi always falls flat in them, for me.
Something I wish everyone was taught in school, that I feel like we've lost: The ability to critically differentiate between technology that is genuinely helpful, if different, and technology that has a thin veneer of useful appearance over a deep core of useless hype.
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Something I wish everyone was taught in school, that I feel like we've lost: The ability to critically differentiate between technology that is genuinely helpful, if different, and technology that has a thin veneer of useful appearance over a deep core of useless hype.
The people of 1970's Florence, Oregon have a solution all ready to go for you.
A dead sperm whale has washed up on Nantucket for the first time in decades. It’s too big to move — at least until officials figure out a plan.
Dead Sperm Whale on Nantucket Is Too Big to Move, for Now
A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The people of 1970's Florence, Oregon have a solution all ready to go for you.