GreyDuck
@greyduck.bsky.social
Just a little grey duck in a big grey world. He/him. (Not to be mistaken for ho/hum.) If I have a "main topic" it's the game #Satisfactory. My main textual output is (or should be, if I'm behaving myself) over at my not-a-blog: https://greyduck.net
Nothing quite like getting a Phase products factory fully operational so you know that soon(-ish) you'll be able to unlock a whole new set of fun toys in #Satisfactory.
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Nothing quite like getting a Phase products factory fully operational so you know that soon(-ish) you'll be able to unlock a whole new set of fun toys in #Satisfactory.
Please allow me to be the 386th-or-so person to note the "Someone is WRONG on the Internet" callback in this video.
Can you power your computer by typing?
What the latest What If? video in collaboration with
@minuteearth.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L44...
What the latest What If? video in collaboration with
@minuteearth.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L44...
Can you power your computer by typing?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
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December 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Please allow me to be the 386th-or-so person to note the "Someone is WRONG on the Internet" callback in this video.
... okay, my expectations were kinda low but the "Hero Without A Class" anime is managing to limbo-dance below the bar anyway. I'm three episodes in and may be done. Potato-kun has the superpower of... learning stuff really fast that should be impossible to learn, through The Power of Hard Work.
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
... okay, my expectations were kinda low but the "Hero Without A Class" anime is managing to limbo-dance below the bar anyway. I'm three episodes in and may be done. Potato-kun has the superpower of... learning stuff really fast that should be impossible to learn, through The Power of Hard Work.
It's #Satisfactory Tues... er, Monday! Come watch us if you wanna, as Ficsmas kicks off!
Due to scheduling conflicts, our family co-op night is moving to Mondays, so let's jump back into Satisfactory! twitch.tv/newbiespud
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's #Satisfactory Tues... er, Monday! Come watch us if you wanna, as Ficsmas kicks off!
It's the most wonderful time of the Pioneer's year on MASSAGE-2(A-B)b. #Satisfactory
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the Pioneer's year on MASSAGE-2(A-B)b. #Satisfactory
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COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
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This is me politely asking you all to review this skeet and, as a result, think twice before engaging in "smell-this 'activism.'"
DID YOU SEE THIS AWFUL THING THIS AWFUL MAN SAID
HOW ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE GUY, ISN'T IT HE TERRIBLE
OK, so... why are you his street team? Why are you signal-boosting?
DID YOU SEE THIS AWFUL THING THIS AWFUL MAN SAID
HOW ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE GUY, ISN'T IT HE TERRIBLE
OK, so... why are you his street team? Why are you signal-boosting?
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is me politely asking you all to review this skeet and, as a result, think twice before engaging in "smell-this 'activism.'"
DID YOU SEE THIS AWFUL THING THIS AWFUL MAN SAID
HOW ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE GUY, ISN'T IT HE TERRIBLE
OK, so... why are you his street team? Why are you signal-boosting?
DID YOU SEE THIS AWFUL THING THIS AWFUL MAN SAID
HOW ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE GUY, ISN'T IT HE TERRIBLE
OK, so... why are you his street team? Why are you signal-boosting?
This week's #Satisfactory write-up revisits a topic from several weeks ago, and details the latest changes made to my first "real" blueprinted machinery rig.
Satisfactory: Design Iteration
A few posts back I wrote about my adaptation of TotalXclipse's diluted packaged fuel power plant, including the blueprinted apparatus I came up with based (somewhat) on his design. In the co-op game w...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This week's #Satisfactory write-up revisits a topic from several weeks ago, and details the latest changes made to my first "real" blueprinted machinery rig.
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Don't even show me AI "art" to make fun of it. The sooner it's all gone, the better
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Don't even show me AI "art" to make fun of it. The sooner it's all gone, the better
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This is the thing. You can't demand nuanced conversations without acknowledging clear power differential between sides. If one side has hundreds of billions of dollars, flattering media coverage, waves of lies, and Government Fascists behind it, is it really Bluesky Poster's job to Be Reasonable?
It's not the public's fault that marketing has shoved dozens of different technologies that have nothing to do with each other under the umbrella of "AI."
Blame that on the marketers and the techbro hype. They've poisoned the well and you can't explain to every single individual the differences.
Blame that on the marketers and the techbro hype. They've poisoned the well and you can't explain to every single individual the differences.
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This is the thing. You can't demand nuanced conversations without acknowledging clear power differential between sides. If one side has hundreds of billions of dollars, flattering media coverage, waves of lies, and Government Fascists behind it, is it really Bluesky Poster's job to Be Reasonable?
Welcoming Spud to the how-the-hell-have-I-spent-four-digit-numbers-of-hours-in-this-game club.
November 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Welcoming Spud to the how-the-hell-have-I-spent-four-digit-numbers-of-hours-in-this-game club.
I do, but I'm afraid there would be no survivors when my hunger attacked.
November 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I do, but I'm afraid there would be no survivors when my hunger attacked.
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Pretty much the same as I already do, but in a better, less feral society.
Probably enjoy the art being made, smile at the kids with more security in their lives, shop at the stores made more viable by there being more money in their customers’ pockets.
Probably enjoy the art being made, smile at the kids with more security in their lives, shop at the stores made more viable by there being more money in their customers’ pockets.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Pretty much the same as I already do, but in a better, less feral society.
Probably enjoy the art being made, smile at the kids with more security in their lives, shop at the stores made more viable by there being more money in their customers’ pockets.
Probably enjoy the art being made, smile at the kids with more security in their lives, shop at the stores made more viable by there being more money in their customers’ pockets.
Not *entirely* certain why I'm working so hard (relatively speaking) as I'm reasonably certain *most* of my coworkers have done absolutely nothing work-related today, but here I am.
Anyway, let's see if I can knock out one more ticket before calling it good...
Anyway, let's see if I can knock out one more ticket before calling it good...
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Not *entirely* certain why I'm working so hard (relatively speaking) as I'm reasonably certain *most* of my coworkers have done absolutely nothing work-related today, but here I am.
Anyway, let's see if I can knock out one more ticket before calling it good...
Anyway, let's see if I can knock out one more ticket before calling it good...
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Is there anything more anticlimactic than Black Friday, a day that has been happening for weeks?
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Is there anything more anticlimactic than Black Friday, a day that has been happening for weeks?
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This shit is why I'm getting less and less work on anime and having to scramble to ask around with YouTubers for help letting me do their CCs just to pay my damn rent. There's enough anime to caption out there that I should not be fucking struggling.
After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This shit is why I'm getting less and less work on anime and having to scramble to ask around with YouTubers for help letting me do their CCs just to pay my damn rent. There's enough anime to caption out there that I should not be fucking struggling.
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Why did the turkey get thrown out of the football stadium?
Tryptophan.
Tryptophan.
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Why did the turkey get thrown out of the football stadium?
Tryptophan.
Tryptophan.
What good is a Thursday holiday if you can't doze through part of it, I ask you.
Taking a nap on Thanksgiving? You freakin' bet I am
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
What good is a Thursday holiday if you can't doze through part of it, I ask you.
If I have a day off, am I spending part of it in #Satisfactory? Probably! My Phase 3 build project is coming along nicely after putting nearly my entire morning into it...
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
If I have a day off, am I spending part of it in #Satisfactory? Probably! My Phase 3 build project is coming along nicely after putting nearly my entire morning into it...
Anime to get to know me
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Mouretsu Pirates
Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai
Wotakoi
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Recovery of an MMO Junkie
My-HiME
Tenchi Muyo OVA 1 & 2
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Apothecary Diaries
My Dress-Up Darling
R.O.D. OVA
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Mouretsu Pirates
Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai
Wotakoi
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Recovery of an MMO Junkie
My-HiME
Tenchi Muyo OVA 1 & 2
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Apothecary Diaries
My Dress-Up Darling
R.O.D. OVA
Anime to get to know me
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Thunderbolt Fantasy
Chihayafuru
Golden Kamuy
Descending Stories
Apothecary Diaries
Princess Jellyfish
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
Delicious In Dungeon
Inuyasha
Utena
Keijo!!!!!!!!
Romantic Killer
Sailor Moon
The World God Only Knows
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Thunderbolt Fantasy
Chihayafuru
Golden Kamuy
Descending Stories
Apothecary Diaries
Princess Jellyfish
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
Delicious In Dungeon
Inuyasha
Utena
Keijo!!!!!!!!
Romantic Killer
Sailor Moon
The World God Only Knows
Anime to get to know me
Wicked City
Utena
Doomed Megalopolis
Violence Jack
Ghost In The Shell
Ninja Scroll
Vampire Hunter D
Zetsuai
Twilight of the Darkmasters
Devilman
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Biohunter
The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Wicked City
Utena
Doomed Megalopolis
Violence Jack
Ghost In The Shell
Ninja Scroll
Vampire Hunter D
Zetsuai
Twilight of the Darkmasters
Devilman
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Biohunter
The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Anime to get to know me
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Mouretsu Pirates
Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai
Wotakoi
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Recovery of an MMO Junkie
My-HiME
Tenchi Muyo OVA 1 & 2
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Apothecary Diaries
My Dress-Up Darling
R.O.D. OVA
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Mouretsu Pirates
Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai
Wotakoi
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Recovery of an MMO Junkie
My-HiME
Tenchi Muyo OVA 1 & 2
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Apothecary Diaries
My Dress-Up Darling
R.O.D. OVA
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New blog! SECRETS OF THE SILENT WITCH is an exercise in executing familiar fantasy tropes in very engaging and refreshing ways, and no one exemplifies that better than its supposedly "overpowered" heroine Monica. Read my analysis here!
Secrets of the Silent Witch: An “Overpowered” Fantasy Protagonist Done Right
In my years of reviewing anime, I find I come back to a few recurring trends: I often catch myself critiquing shows where “everything is easy for the protagonist”, whether that means they’re alread…
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November 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
New blog! SECRETS OF THE SILENT WITCH is an exercise in executing familiar fantasy tropes in very engaging and refreshing ways, and no one exemplifies that better than its supposedly "overpowered" heroine Monica. Read my analysis here!
It's kind of amusing how in a multiplayer game stream, the "camera operator's" experience can be *wildly* divergent from what everyone else spent their time doing.
The results are great, though: Max-speed & max-capacity depots. Heck yeah.
The results are great, though: Max-speed & max-capacity depots. Heck yeah.
Yesterday's #Satisfactory co-op stream in which I go on an obscenely long odyssey of collectible hunting is now archived on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhEA...
Satisfactory 1.1 Co-op #5 - Jetpack Tour
YouTube video by Newbiespud
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It's kind of amusing how in a multiplayer game stream, the "camera operator's" experience can be *wildly* divergent from what everyone else spent their time doing.
The results are great, though: Max-speed & max-capacity depots. Heck yeah.
The results are great, though: Max-speed & max-capacity depots. Heck yeah.
... I sure got a lot of likes for noting that I was taking a day off yesterday. Thank you, friends and a slew of random strangers...?
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
... I sure got a lot of likes for noting that I was taking a day off yesterday. Thank you, friends and a slew of random strangers...?
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New newsletter: DOGE remains, SolarWinds got away with it, Apple inserts its AI into apps that don’t have AI, Kawaiicon’s literal anti-virus system rules, Arduino’s new terms hate #hackers, TryHackMe’s #cyber advent calendar is a weenie roast, and more.
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Cybersecurity: November 25, 2025 | Threat Model
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November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
New newsletter: DOGE remains, SolarWinds got away with it, Apple inserts its AI into apps that don’t have AI, Kawaiicon’s literal anti-virus system rules, Arduino’s new terms hate #hackers, TryHackMe’s #cyber advent calendar is a weenie roast, and more.
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Phase 2 should go up shortly. #Satisfactory time again, come watch!
Going live with more Satisfactory co-op as we enter the petroleum age! twitch.tv/newbiespud
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Twitch is the world
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November 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Phase 2 should go up shortly. #Satisfactory time again, come watch!