Ankle Megami Tensei
@stochasticooze.bsky.social
Atheist Jew and alleged commie. Video game enthusiast. Renowned curmudgeon and picker of nits. He / him / "hey ugly".
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Video games I've finished in 2026 (not including repeats)
1) Her Story
This is a neat little mystery game, although the fact that I was years ago spoiled on the twist meant it probably didn't have the same effect on me as people who played it when it came out.
1) Her Story
This is a neat little mystery game, although the fact that I was years ago spoiled on the twist meant it probably didn't have the same effect on me as people who played it when it came out.
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"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
Seattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
Like I've said before, "Vote Blue No Matter Who" has the caveat, expressed sotto voce: "unless they're a leftist."
also i will NEVER forget that when it was Mamdani vs Cuomo, the blue no matter who people didn't say a word about voting for the Democrat no matter what. everyone saw that.
February 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Like I've said before, "Vote Blue No Matter Who" has the caveat, expressed sotto voce: "unless they're a leftist."
I don't like Mayor Pete but at least he doesn't have a Nazi tattoo (well, as far as I know)
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I don't like Mayor Pete but at least he doesn't have a Nazi tattoo (well, as far as I know)
It's strongly implied that the only difference between a well-programmed holodeck character and a living sapient being is processing power
A holographic character with enough processing power and energy dumped into it basically just becomes a person
Hence: The Doctor
A holographic character with enough processing power and energy dumped into it basically just becomes a person
Hence: The Doctor
February 13, 2026 at 6:57 AM
It's strongly implied that the only difference between a well-programmed holodeck character and a living sapient being is processing power
A holographic character with enough processing power and energy dumped into it basically just becomes a person
Hence: The Doctor
A holographic character with enough processing power and energy dumped into it basically just becomes a person
Hence: The Doctor
It's the latter
You see in other episodes that even when the person "playing" doesn't know what to do the program responds as appropriately as possible
Like if you're in a holodeck program set in WWII and you start talking about going to another planet the characters all act like you're nuts
You see in other episodes that even when the person "playing" doesn't know what to do the program responds as appropriately as possible
Like if you're in a holodeck program set in WWII and you start talking about going to another planet the characters all act like you're nuts
February 13, 2026 at 6:57 AM
It's the latter
You see in other episodes that even when the person "playing" doesn't know what to do the program responds as appropriately as possible
Like if you're in a holodeck program set in WWII and you start talking about going to another planet the characters all act like you're nuts
You see in other episodes that even when the person "playing" doesn't know what to do the program responds as appropriately as possible
Like if you're in a holodeck program set in WWII and you start talking about going to another planet the characters all act like you're nuts
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If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
Just realized this article is from eight years ago. Still applies, though.
February 13, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Just realized this article is from eight years ago. Still applies, though.
It's been said a million times, but it bears repeating:
This. Can't. Be. Reformed.
These people are monsters. They need to be disbanded and prosecuted.
This. Can't. Be. Reformed.
These people are monsters. They need to be disbanded and prosecuted.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 5:29 AM
It's been said a million times, but it bears repeating:
This. Can't. Be. Reformed.
These people are monsters. They need to be disbanded and prosecuted.
This. Can't. Be. Reformed.
These people are monsters. They need to be disbanded and prosecuted.
I mostly know her as the crazy chick in Exiles who murders a bunch of people
(I know that's an alternate universe version of her but it's still the first thing I think of)
(I know that's an alternate universe version of her but it's still the first thing I think of)
February 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM
I mostly know her as the crazy chick in Exiles who murders a bunch of people
(I know that's an alternate universe version of her but it's still the first thing I think of)
(I know that's an alternate universe version of her but it's still the first thing I think of)
okay but aren't most of the people at that dinner just like
food critics the dude doesn't like
food critics the dude doesn't like
February 13, 2026 at 3:07 AM
okay but aren't most of the people at that dinner just like
food critics the dude doesn't like
food critics the dude doesn't like
I can't even tell who the one of the right is supposed to be
February 13, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I can't even tell who the one of the right is supposed to be
It was aged pretty poorly at the time!
February 13, 2026 at 2:47 AM
It was aged pretty poorly at the time!
There's not a single thing this administration does that isn't aimed at causing as much suffering as possible
February 13, 2026 at 2:08 AM
There's not a single thing this administration does that isn't aimed at causing as much suffering as possible
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God the gall of @jaketapper.bsky.social lecturing that Minneapolis small business owner about the meaning of the word "concentration camp" while people are being crammed into poorly resourced buildings by the thousands and shuttled off never to be heard from again
February 12, 2026 at 9:32 PM
God the gall of @jaketapper.bsky.social lecturing that Minneapolis small business owner about the meaning of the word "concentration camp" while people are being crammed into poorly resourced buildings by the thousands and shuttled off never to be heard from again
I do appreciate that even most Trump appointees are willing to call a spade a spade
I suppose it's because they don't want to go down in history as the people who signed off on Holocaust II
I suppose it's because they don't want to go down in history as the people who signed off on Holocaust II
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I do appreciate that even most Trump appointees are willing to call a spade a spade
I suppose it's because they don't want to go down in history as the people who signed off on Holocaust II
I suppose it's because they don't want to go down in history as the people who signed off on Holocaust II
Why did they make Magik look like a little gremlin
February 13, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Why did they make Magik look like a little gremlin
I'll agree that that is often a problem
Although I find that's sometimes a problem in actual 2D sprite games too
Like I remember in that level of Freedom Planet where there's a space battle in the background not being sure what was in the background and what was attacking me
Although I find that's sometimes a problem in actual 2D sprite games too
Like I remember in that level of Freedom Planet where there's a space battle in the background not being sure what was in the background and what was attacking me
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I'll agree that that is often a problem
Although I find that's sometimes a problem in actual 2D sprite games too
Like I remember in that level of Freedom Planet where there's a space battle in the background not being sure what was in the background and what was attacking me
Although I find that's sometimes a problem in actual 2D sprite games too
Like I remember in that level of Freedom Planet where there's a space battle in the background not being sure what was in the background and what was attacking me
hey I finally got my wish: a new Castlevania game made by Motion Twin / Evil Empire!
February 12, 2026 at 11:26 PM
hey I finally got my wish: a new Castlevania game made by Motion Twin / Evil Empire!
I imagine there's no gambling, alcohol or strip clubs
So that leaves... what? Concerts and conventions?
So that leaves... what? Concerts and conventions?
February 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I imagine there's no gambling, alcohol or strip clubs
So that leaves... what? Concerts and conventions?
So that leaves... what? Concerts and conventions?
Isn't it like a city-state deal that's part of a loose alliance of other city-states
February 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Isn't it like a city-state deal that's part of a loose alliance of other city-states
He can be both a spineless centrist and a racist
February 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
He can be both a spineless centrist and a racist
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This is the key point - it's not about Moderna's flu vaccine, it's about sending a signal to the rest of the industry that vaccine development isn't viable in the US. It's all part of the larger anti-vaccine agenda.
FDA's decision not to accept Moderna's flu vaccine filing has sent shock waves through pharma. "When there’s uncertainty about the path to approval & the reliability of the process, that really has pretty serious consequences,” one player told @jasonmast.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry
Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S.
www.statnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is the key point - it's not about Moderna's flu vaccine, it's about sending a signal to the rest of the industry that vaccine development isn't viable in the US. It's all part of the larger anti-vaccine agenda.
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I don't know why, but I swear her butt looks slightly smaller in this version. Probably an optical illusion. a... butt-ockptical illusion.
...I'll see myself out.
...I'll see myself out.
February 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I don't know why, but I swear her butt looks slightly smaller in this version. Probably an optical illusion. a... butt-ockptical illusion.
...I'll see myself out.
...I'll see myself out.