Josiah
@powersurf.bsky.social
PDX. Designer. Theme park fan. Sometimes seminarian.
New hobby: making fun of AI while the Slack AI notes are on to see if it dares to capture it in the recap (so far, no).
January 22, 2026 at 10:45 PM
New hobby: making fun of AI while the Slack AI notes are on to see if it dares to capture it in the recap (so far, no).
“Ok crew, what we’re doing is getting stale and not working. It’s time to try something new: the exact same thing.
#gaming #videogames #ubisoft
insider-gaming.com/ubisofts-new...
#gaming #videogames #ubisoft
insider-gaming.com/ubisofts-new...
Ubisoft's New Model Will Focus on Open World Adventures and GaaS-Native Experiences
Ubisoft has gone through a major restructure, with the new model centered around open-world adventures and GaaS-native experiences.
insider-gaming.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:50 PM
“Ok crew, what we’re doing is getting stale and not working. It’s time to try something new: the exact same thing.
#gaming #videogames #ubisoft
insider-gaming.com/ubisofts-new...
#gaming #videogames #ubisoft
insider-gaming.com/ubisofts-new...
#fypシ #viral #funny #school #trending
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January 21, 2026 at 6:42 PM
If the Chrono Trigger "anniversary year" announced last March amounts to only this vinyl set and a concert, it will be very disappointing.
CHRONO TRIGGER Original Soundtrack Vinyl LP Box (4XLP) up for preorder at Cartridge Thunder ($159) buff.ly/RwfWcLX
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
If the Chrono Trigger "anniversary year" announced last March amounts to only this vinyl set and a concert, it will be very disappointing.
Wondering "did Shaq ever release an album?" turned up this find:
"The discography of former professional basketball player, rapper, and DJ Shaquille O'Neal consists of five studio albums, two compilation albums, two soundtracks, one unreleased album, and 19 singles."
"The discography of former professional basketball player, rapper, and DJ Shaquille O'Neal consists of five studio albums, two compilation albums, two soundtracks, one unreleased album, and 19 singles."
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Wondering "did Shaq ever release an album?" turned up this find:
"The discography of former professional basketball player, rapper, and DJ Shaquille O'Neal consists of five studio albums, two compilation albums, two soundtracks, one unreleased album, and 19 singles."
"The discography of former professional basketball player, rapper, and DJ Shaquille O'Neal consists of five studio albums, two compilation albums, two soundtracks, one unreleased album, and 19 singles."
Finally upgraded to iOS 26.
The whole ethos of the system feels like a kid cleaning their room by pushing everything into a closet to clean their room. So many familiar interactions are now one or two clicks deeper.
There are some impressive visual effects but I hope this doesn’t stay long.
The whole ethos of the system feels like a kid cleaning their room by pushing everything into a closet to clean their room. So many familiar interactions are now one or two clicks deeper.
There are some impressive visual effects but I hope this doesn’t stay long.
January 20, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Finally upgraded to iOS 26.
The whole ethos of the system feels like a kid cleaning their room by pushing everything into a closet to clean their room. So many familiar interactions are now one or two clicks deeper.
There are some impressive visual effects but I hope this doesn’t stay long.
The whole ethos of the system feels like a kid cleaning their room by pushing everything into a closet to clean their room. So many familiar interactions are now one or two clicks deeper.
There are some impressive visual effects but I hope this doesn’t stay long.
I truly think Meta had an Xbox and tried to sell it as an iPhone but didn’t know how to do either very well.
They also have the baggage of…being Meta. I can’t tell you how many people I know who tried a Quest, loved it, but didn’t want to monetarily support “Facebook” 🤷
They also have the baggage of…being Meta. I can’t tell you how many people I know who tried a Quest, loved it, but didn’t want to monetarily support “Facebook” 🤷
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg's Vision Fails
The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.
trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I truly think Meta had an Xbox and tried to sell it as an iPhone but didn’t know how to do either very well.
They also have the baggage of…being Meta. I can’t tell you how many people I know who tried a Quest, loved it, but didn’t want to monetarily support “Facebook” 🤷
They also have the baggage of…being Meta. I can’t tell you how many people I know who tried a Quest, loved it, but didn’t want to monetarily support “Facebook” 🤷
I mean, I get why, but this is such a bummer. I wish they would have stuck to their commitment and made the land more interesting. This is a dizzying direction with timelines of *certain areas* in the land shifting and them acting like it was kinda the vision all along.
#themeparks #disneyland
#themeparks #disneyland
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland is set to expand its timeline to include the original trilogy era, complete with appearances by Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia.
Check out all the new details here: https://bit.ly/3NqgHWH
Check out all the new details here: https://bit.ly/3NqgHWH
January 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I mean, I get why, but this is such a bummer. I wish they would have stuck to their commitment and made the land more interesting. This is a dizzying direction with timelines of *certain areas* in the land shifting and them acting like it was kinda the vision all along.
#themeparks #disneyland
#themeparks #disneyland
A real thorough (and embarrassing for Apple?) audit of the Tahoe icon usage. Lots of good arguments looking at the over-use and the lack of consistency in the system.
#design #UX #productdesign
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
#design #UX #productdesign
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
A real thorough (and embarrassing for Apple?) audit of the Tahoe icon usage. Lots of good arguments looking at the over-use and the lack of consistency in the system.
#design #UX #productdesign
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
#design #UX #productdesign
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
Really interesting dive into just how efficient AI coding might be. Perhaps in the greed to speed things up, could companies…actually be slowing things down?
mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.
mikelovesrobots.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Really interesting dive into just how efficient AI coding might be. Perhaps in the greed to speed things up, could companies…actually be slowing things down?
mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
There are some great wrapped-up #audiodrama podcasts that would be no-brainers if #AppleTV wanted to chase down a horror show:
🚛 Alice Isn’t Dead
🦀 Silt Verses
📜 Out of Place
🧊 The White Vault
www.slashfilm.com/2064584/appl...
🚛 Alice Isn’t Dead
🦀 Silt Verses
📜 Out of Place
🧊 The White Vault
www.slashfilm.com/2064584/appl...
Apple TV's Best Thrillers Prove They Need To Focus On The Horror Genre Next - SlashFilm
Apple TV has produced some of the best thrillers in the game, but if the streamer wants to take it to the next level, they need to focus on horror.
www.slashfilm.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
There are some great wrapped-up #audiodrama podcasts that would be no-brainers if #AppleTV wanted to chase down a horror show:
🚛 Alice Isn’t Dead
🦀 Silt Verses
📜 Out of Place
🧊 The White Vault
www.slashfilm.com/2064584/appl...
🚛 Alice Isn’t Dead
🦀 Silt Verses
📜 Out of Place
🧊 The White Vault
www.slashfilm.com/2064584/appl...
I love the approach #Descript attempts, but their video editing is so poorly done that after two days I finally just exported a recording to edit it in another program.
Some bewildering choices and glitches and an AI companion that fully destroyed my video several times.
Some bewildering choices and glitches and an AI companion that fully destroyed my video several times.
January 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I love the approach #Descript attempts, but their video editing is so poorly done that after two days I finally just exported a recording to edit it in another program.
Some bewildering choices and glitches and an AI companion that fully destroyed my video several times.
Some bewildering choices and glitches and an AI companion that fully destroyed my video several times.
I love how Siri calendar suggestions are just clones of meetings you've already dealt with through Calendar, making your calendar needlessly crammed 👍
January 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I love how Siri calendar suggestions are just clones of meetings you've already dealt with through Calendar, making your calendar needlessly crammed 👍
Yes, this is how the finale felt.
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Yes, this is how the finale felt.
I don’t know if I was intended to laugh this much during the #StrangerThings finale. 🤷
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I don’t know if I was intended to laugh this much during the #StrangerThings finale. 🤷
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I, a Hadrosaur Cove truther, refuse to believe this picture is real
This Sunday Jan 4 is the last day to ride Jurassic Park River Adventure. An extensive refurbishment, with reopening scheduled Nov 20.
December 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I, a Hadrosaur Cove truther, refuse to believe this picture is real
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All these stories about AI destroying humanity but nothing about humanity destroying itself arguing over how, whether, and when to use AI
December 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
All these stories about AI destroying humanity but nothing about humanity destroying itself arguing over how, whether, and when to use AI
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
The production design of Bioshock was and is still so incredible.
"Introducing Green Thumb by Ryan Industries! Raise a harvest with a snap of your fingers, or ensnare foes in thorny vines."
Bioshock is still one of my favourite games and I wanted to design my own plasmid poster in the same style. Here it is in its pristine, then post-civil war conditions.
Bioshock is still one of my favourite games and I wanted to design my own plasmid poster in the same style. Here it is in its pristine, then post-civil war conditions.
December 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The production design of Bioshock was and is still so incredible.
Hello and welcome to the final season of Stranger Things, we really hope you’re all up to speed on the Stranger Things: First Shadow stage play or you’re gonna be a little lost!
December 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Hello and welcome to the final season of Stranger Things, we really hope you’re all up to speed on the Stranger Things: First Shadow stage play or you’re gonna be a little lost!
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The jump in storage capacity from Nintendo 64 cartridges to GameCube discs allowed the developers to be astonishingly generous with the storage in comparison. A Super Mario Sunshine cutscene of a single image fading in and out is larger than the entirety of Super Mario 64.
December 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The jump in storage capacity from Nintendo 64 cartridges to GameCube discs allowed the developers to be astonishingly generous with the storage in comparison. A Super Mario Sunshine cutscene of a single image fading in and out is larger than the entirety of Super Mario 64.
Merry Christmas ya’ll youtu.be/Q2icecMsCEk
Animaniacs | The Warners' Christmas Carol | Classic Cartoon | WB Kids
YouTube video by WB Kids
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December 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Merry Christmas ya’ll youtu.be/Q2icecMsCEk
A little underwhelmed by Nolan's Odyssey trailer. Feels a bit more like a big budget A24 movie than a Nolan blockbuster to me.
December 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A little underwhelmed by Nolan's Odyssey trailer. Feels a bit more like a big budget A24 movie than a Nolan blockbuster to me.
Kinda surprised that between Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Fortnite, and Garry's Mod, there isn't more machinima of #EpicTheMusical. The only stuff I saw was…Minecraft 🤷
December 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Kinda surprised that between Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Fortnite, and Garry's Mod, there isn't more machinima of #EpicTheMusical. The only stuff I saw was…Minecraft 🤷
Walmart's weird Grinch ad campaign has these ambiance videos. Having the Walmart logo and giant QR code planted in front of a train of consumer goods is a good idea if YOU'VE NEVER READ THE GRINCH.
#DrSeuss #Walmart #Christmas #Grinch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wpN...
#DrSeuss #Walmart #Christmas #Grinch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wpN...
WhoKnewVille Town Square | Ambient Room
YouTube video by Walmart
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December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Walmart's weird Grinch ad campaign has these ambiance videos. Having the Walmart logo and giant QR code planted in front of a train of consumer goods is a good idea if YOU'VE NEVER READ THE GRINCH.
#DrSeuss #Walmart #Christmas #Grinch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wpN...
#DrSeuss #Walmart #Christmas #Grinch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wpN...