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StrayCatalyst
@straycatalyst.bsky.social
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Game dev of a sort. Currently a Sr. Tech Writer for [REDACTED], working on internal developer docs. Worked QA, technical design, and lead roles previously. Slightly burnt out.

Note: Personal account, comments are mine alone.
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samueldeats.bsky.social
I've been wanting to do a tribute piece for FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: The Ivalice Chronicles for a while now, featuring my main team at the end of the game. 😁

Here's to one of the best games of all time! 🥂❤️
January 13, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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castpixel.bsky.social
I made a tool that makes retro anime sound effects. Meet AnimeVox!
I made it for a game, but it's free to use.

I'm using the forgotten (but popular in 80s japan) Schroeder reverb algo, and some wobble.

If you find it useful consider supporting me on itch :)

castpixel.itch.io/animevox
the anime sfx-making tool! It's called ANIMEVOX, in big letters up top. Then there's the controls: In vertical pairs: Left: Pitch Rise Rise speed Reverb Room size On the right: Wobble Speed Wobble Amount Tone Brightness Volume Next is a row of keys: Randomize - randomizes the sound parameters UNDO/ REDO - go back to parameters you liked Export Wav - self explanatory, it saves a copy of the latest sound to your hard drive. Then the fun buttons, with cute art styles: IMPACT, sparkle, beam, powerUP, PON, BOOM, slash, woosh Each produces a preset sound, which then goes through the fx chain. Hope you enjoy it!
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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countessemilia.bsky.social
🎶If he wants you to do violence, he's a Fed.
If he wants you to do violence, he's a Fed.
If he wants you to start killin'
'Cause his bosses need a villain,
If he wants you to do violence, he's a Fed.🎶
merovingians.bsky.social the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 1h
also, not with anybody you don't know who seems *really* enthusiastic about getting you to agree to do crimes, that's important too
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
straycatalyst.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
straycatalyst.bsky.social
Make sure to read it from the correct distance
January 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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photonmarie.bsky.social
this is genuinely incredible
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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seamau5.bsky.social
Thank you, Yoko Ono, for reminding everyone that John Lennon could be a real ass sometimes <3
Eran Egozy (co-founder and CTO, Harmonix): So there's this one famous scene — and I wasn't in the office at this point — where Yoko Ono comes in to see how things are going with her entourage and all that. She comes in and the animators show her some of the stuff they've been working on with John's models. Josh Randall (studio creative director, Harmonix): I would have meetings where it's like, "OK, Yoko, here is our depiction of your dead husband singing this super impassioned song ... What do you think?" Eran Egozy (co-founder and CTO, Harmonix): And she hates it. She's like, "That looks stupid. He doesn't act like that." Josh Randall (studio creative director, Harmonix): The thing is, she was totally right. I don't know how this happened — I mean, I know how it happens, because videogames are hard. John was less developed by the time Yoko came to visit us, compared to some of the other band members. He looked like a mopey shoe-gazer guy. He was like this, looking down at the ground. We hadn't figured out how to depict his personality. And so in this meeting, she's like, "No, he was a tough guy. He could be mean. Like, that's not him. Who is this guy?" Alex Rigopulos (co-founder and CEO, Harmonix): She was holding the development team to a very high standard with respect to how John was represented in the game — as she should have. She was a tough customer — as she should have been. You know, this was an important project, and we actually were grateful for that level of scrutiny. I mean, she actually made the effort to come all the way up to Cambridge and spend a day in the studio, sitting with our artists focused on minute details of the face modeling and the animations and everything else. So, as you can imagine, the artists and animators are all, like, sweating bullets having to justify the work to Yoko. But she was right! Her criticisms were spot on. And while it was stressful for us, we were really grateful to have her looking over our shoulder at the work, making sure we were doing it well. Josh Randall (studio creative director, Harmonix): I was like, "Well, can we maybe just look at some footage together and talk about it?" And so I put on footage of Shea Stadium, and immediately there's John Lennon standing at the front of the stage looking down his nose at everyone, like balls out rock and roll God not giving a fuck. We saw that, and me and our animation director just had this mind meld. We looked at each other and Chris, the animation director, clicked on the back of John's spine [and lifted him up a bit]. And she's like, "That's John. There he is."
January 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
straycatalyst.bsky.social
Picture me yelling "fight fight fight" as I watch Gemini thrash at itself in the confusion (scroll down to comments)
github.com/google-gemin...
"Allow for session" only allows once for shell commands that include a path · Issue #16750 · google-gemini/gemini-cli
What happened? The agent prompted for confirmation before running commands like tools/autotest.py foo or testing/xvfb.py bar. I select "allow for this session". The agent continues to prompt me for...
github.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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isaiahmn.org
🚨 BREAKING: Over 100 clergy at Target HQ in Downtown Minneapolis demanding justice #ICEOutOfMN #ICEOutForGood #ReneeGood

🎶 “We can stay here all day, we shall not be moved. We are shopping elsewhere, we shall not be moved.”

🔗 Watch live: www.facebook.com/share/v/1ALf...
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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lincolnhello.bsky.social
"From the Top released last month on Steam, and despite the fact that 'Beyblade roguelike' seems like it should be an activation phrase for millions of online millennials, nearly nobody noticed."

www.pcgamer.com/games/roguel...
It's my duty as a child of the early 2000s to let you know a Beyblade-inspired roguelike was released on Steam last month
We've wasted weeks where we could have been letting it rip.
www.pcgamer.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
straycatalyst.bsky.social
Heya #vtuber friends!
zachbussey.tos.gg Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 3h
Bluesky is beta testing a feature that lets you apply a "Live" ring indicator when you're streaming on Twitch.

Once clicked, it takes you directly to their Twitch stream.
January 15, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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pushsquare.com
Cygames, the Japanese company behind Granblue Fantasy, has issued an apology after its announcement of an AI studio was widely criticised. (Repost)
Granblue Fantasy Dev Cygames Apologises for AI Studio Announcement Following Backlash
Cynicalgames
www.pushsquare.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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kuow.org
In 1928, Uwajimaya founders Fujimatsu and Sadako Moriguchi opened their first Japanese grocery store in Tacoma. Now, the company their granddaughter runs is returning to the city where Uwajimaya got its start. Plans are in the works to open a new Tacoma store in 2027.
After 100 years, a Northwest symbol of Japanese culture returns to Tacoma
In 1928, Uwajimaya founders Fujimatsu and Sadako Moriguchi opened their first Japanese grocery store in Tacoma. Now, the company their granddaughter runs is returning to the city where Uwajimaya got i...
www.kuow.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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loreandordure.com
Quite. Everyone panicking about the Wikipedia “AI deal”: this is just making the AI bros pay for what they’ve been stealing until now (and presumably hammering the Wikipedia servers in the process).
molly.wiki Molly White @molly.wiki · 4h
With “Wikimedia Enterprise”, AI companies have to use (and pay for) dedicated APIs to scrape data, which helps to limit the strain on Wikimedia servers. (See eg arstechnica.com/information-...) This is a good thing for Wikimedia and for its readers.
AI bots strain Wikimedia as bandwidth surges 50%
Automated AI bots seeking training data threaten Wikipedia project stability, foundation says.
arstechnica.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
straycatalyst.bsky.social
Measles map for those who need some info about the US hot zones
abcnews.go.com/Health/new-m...
New map shows how to spot the measles risk level in your ZIP code
For the first time, a map allows people to type in their ZIP code and determine the risk of measles in their area based on vaccination coverage.
abcnews.go.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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bsky.app
📢 v1.114 is rolling out!

Today, we're expanding access to the Live Now beta to everyone.

This experimental feature lets you add a temporary LIVE badge to your avatar, helping others discover that you're currently live-streaming on Twitch. They can click it to land directly on your stream page.
A preview of the Live Now feature, showing the popup that appears when someone is live streaming and you click their avatar.
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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brendanlh.bsky.social
So, some news: Yesterday, GameSpot's Commerce section editor, Steven Petite (not on Bsky), was laid off. If you're looking for someone with an encyclopedic knowledge of deals/commerce editorial and price history (I'm not kidding, his memory is iron-clad), he's worth seeking out on LinkedIn.
January 15, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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viridianth.bsky.social
Just in case you need some white noise tonight, I caught Chie purring like an engine when she parked herself on my desk earlier today. #Cats #Tortoiseshell #Tortitude #Purring
January 15, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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moreperfectunion.bsky.social
"Labor share, or the portion of the U.S.’s economic output that workers receive through salary and wages, decreased to 53.8% in the third quarter of 2025, its lowest level since the BLS started recording this data in 1947, according to its labor productivity and costs report published last week."
U.S workers just took home their smallest share of capital since 1947, at least
American workers aren’t just getting the smallest share of GDP since records began. Their share of employment is shrinking and shrinking
finance.yahoo.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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chescaleigh.bsky.social
I have a question.
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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jongraywb.bsky.social
They’re gassing the populace with toxins and apparently its spreading across the city, y’all. This is vile. Those who are there, please stay safe
geekgalgroks.bsky.social Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social · 18h
I was supposed to be in bed an hour ago but sending links and videos to people so they know to avoid the green gas (zinc chloride).

Once a lab steward, always a lab steward.

Seriously, I was a chemist twenty years ago, you do NOT want heavy metal toxicity. It fucks you up in weird ways.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 AM
straycatalyst.bsky.social
Dinner with Fat Pikachu
aarondamigos.bsky.social Aaron Damigos ✨ @aarondamigos.bsky.social · 5h
fat pikachu is coming back for pokemon’s 30th anniversary

plush is produced by takara tomy
An image of a Pikachu plush reminiscent of its original appearance An image of a Pikachu plush reminiscent of its original appearance An image of a Pikachu plush reminiscent of its original appearance sitting with a family for a meal
January 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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whitethorngames.bsky.social
BEFORE // AFTER

@panpipestudio.bsky.social
Two logos for the game Colorbound placed next to each other to demonstrate growth. On top is the old logo which features more abstract concepts and characters. On the bottom is the newer logo which features more detailed pixel figures of the main character Anku and a llama.
January 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
straycatalyst.bsky.social
So how is the Animal Crossing update if I stay on my original Switch?

I don't have a Switch 2, so I'm wondering if I need to make more space or something
January 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM