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Millennial, He/They
Millennial, He/They
one of my more esoteric game dev takes is that there's an untapped niche for turn based games that let you menu as fast as you can think in a rhythm game flow state-like manner (this is a stealth selling point for DQ HD-2D and Octopath 2).
Escape from Ever After is that but for action commands
Escape from Ever After is that but for action commands
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 AM
one of my more esoteric game dev takes is that there's an untapped niche for turn based games that let you menu as fast as you can think in a rhythm game flow state-like manner (this is a stealth selling point for DQ HD-2D and Octopath 2).
Escape from Ever After is that but for action commands
Escape from Ever After is that but for action commands
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
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#bravelydefault2 bravely default 2 spoilers
local librarian (2022)
local librarian (2022)
January 21, 2026 at 1:18 PM
#bravelydefault2 bravely default 2 spoilers
local librarian (2022)
local librarian (2022)
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 11, 2026 at 5:47 AM
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
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If you can substitute "hungry ghost trapped in a jar" for "AI" in a sentence it's probably a valid use case for LLMs. Take "I have a bunch of hungry ghosts in jars, they mainly write SQL queries for me". Sure. Reasonable use case.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
August 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
If you can substitute "hungry ghost trapped in a jar" for "AI" in a sentence it's probably a valid use case for LLMs. Take "I have a bunch of hungry ghosts in jars, they mainly write SQL queries for me". Sure. Reasonable use case.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
Happy New Years!
did you know that there's a cottage industry of people that resell the expensive high end chairs when a company goes out of business?
www.facebook.com/marketplace/...
did you know that there's a cottage industry of people that resell the expensive high end chairs when a company goes out of business?
www.facebook.com/marketplace/...
January 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Happy New Years!
did you know that there's a cottage industry of people that resell the expensive high end chairs when a company goes out of business?
www.facebook.com/marketplace/...
did you know that there's a cottage industry of people that resell the expensive high end chairs when a company goes out of business?
www.facebook.com/marketplace/...
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Hey guys, bad news about my upcoming appearance on Brightsiders. On the one hand, I wish this would have happened before I got on the plane and missed my brother’s wedding. On the other hand, we don’t hold grudges in the Bright community. It’s not what Daryl and Nick would have wanted.
Sad news everyone, I’m officially pulling the plug on Brightsiders, my super fan podcast for the 2017 movie Bright. I still feel like there were many interesting topics left to discuss but after 7 years of weekly episodes I’ve learned that no one has ever listened to the show.
October 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hey guys, bad news about my upcoming appearance on Brightsiders. On the one hand, I wish this would have happened before I got on the plane and missed my brother’s wedding. On the other hand, we don’t hold grudges in the Bright community. It’s not what Daryl and Nick would have wanted.
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The ideal candidate would have been born into the seat of their forklift like a Mongol horseman
August 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The ideal candidate would have been born into the seat of their forklift like a Mongol horseman
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day 30 of playing umamusume:
August 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
day 30 of playing umamusume:
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"You like Tiz, don't you Agnès?" (BRAVELY DEFAULT)
July 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"You like Tiz, don't you Agnès?" (BRAVELY DEFAULT)
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i think a key belief here is that "worse things aren't possible," that the bottom can't fall out, and that is a huge big if, and by acting like it can't they're increasing the chances that it does *dramatically*
July 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
i think a key belief here is that "worse things aren't possible," that the bottom can't fall out, and that is a huge big if, and by acting like it can't they're increasing the chances that it does *dramatically*
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UKIE doesn’t seem too pleased with payment processors in the Steam / itchio / Collective Shout situation. Sounds like they feel MasterCard & Visa are de facto questioning PEGI’s credibility
www.gamesindustry.biz/ukie-respond...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ukie-respond...
UKIE responds to adult games being pulled from Steam and itch.io after pressure from payment providers
"We believe payment providers and platforms alike should have confidence in trusted age rating systems"
www.gamesindustry.biz
July 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
UKIE doesn’t seem too pleased with payment processors in the Steam / itchio / Collective Shout situation. Sounds like they feel MasterCard & Visa are de facto questioning PEGI’s credibility
www.gamesindustry.biz/ukie-respond...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ukie-respond...
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Currently on the phone with Visa
Instead of starting with a complaint, I approached this as a Confused American Consumer who doesn't understand why they can't buy things off a website they use
The call center rep immediately asked if it was about Steam/itch
(cont)
Instead of starting with a complaint, I approached this as a Confused American Consumer who doesn't understand why they can't buy things off a website they use
The call center rep immediately asked if it was about Steam/itch
(cont)
July 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Currently on the phone with Visa
Instead of starting with a complaint, I approached this as a Confused American Consumer who doesn't understand why they can't buy things off a website they use
The call center rep immediately asked if it was about Steam/itch
(cont)
Instead of starting with a complaint, I approached this as a Confused American Consumer who doesn't understand why they can't buy things off a website they use
The call center rep immediately asked if it was about Steam/itch
(cont)
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Itch comms and payment handling have long left something to be desired, rather infamously so. Thus it was sadly almost guaranteed something like this would go badly, given the general pattern. You're pretty much on point.
July 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Itch comms and payment handling have long left something to be desired, rather infamously so. Thus it was sadly almost guaranteed something like this would go badly, given the general pattern. You're pretty much on point.
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On the other site I said Visa and Mastercard are the unwilling de facto rulers of the adult industry.
In this thread, we’ll dig into adult industry’s most exciting layer: financial plumbing! and explore weird content banned not by law, but by interpretation of card rules. 🧵
In this thread, we’ll dig into adult industry’s most exciting layer: financial plumbing! and explore weird content banned not by law, but by interpretation of card rules. 🧵
June 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
On the other site I said Visa and Mastercard are the unwilling de facto rulers of the adult industry.
In this thread, we’ll dig into adult industry’s most exciting layer: financial plumbing! and explore weird content banned not by law, but by interpretation of card rules. 🧵
In this thread, we’ll dig into adult industry’s most exciting layer: financial plumbing! and explore weird content banned not by law, but by interpretation of card rules. 🧵
waiting to see how things shake out but this is probably the least worst move for itch to make.
finding different payment processors for adult content creators publishing things visa and mastercard banned that aren't illegal is noticeably better than steam giving them a global veto.
finding different payment processors for adult content creators publishing things visa and mastercard banned that aren't illegal is noticeably better than steam giving them a global veto.
July 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
waiting to see how things shake out but this is probably the least worst move for itch to make.
finding different payment processors for adult content creators publishing things visa and mastercard banned that aren't illegal is noticeably better than steam giving them a global veto.
finding different payment processors for adult content creators publishing things visa and mastercard banned that aren't illegal is noticeably better than steam giving them a global veto.
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I'm reading the decision. Quick thread with initial, maybe insufficiently caffeinated, thoughts.
tl:dr
1: Better for AI companies than authors, but not the complete win most AI companies needed.
2: Unexpected user rights wins within the decision.
3: But far better for corporations than people.
tl:dr
1: Better for AI companies than authors, but not the complete win most AI companies needed.
2: Unexpected user rights wins within the decision.
3: But far better for corporations than people.
Major decision out of the Northern District of California. AI training on copyrighted material is fair use under the copyright act. This will have major implications for the AI industry and artists having their work stolen by AI companies.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I'm reading the decision. Quick thread with initial, maybe insufficiently caffeinated, thoughts.
tl:dr
1: Better for AI companies than authors, but not the complete win most AI companies needed.
2: Unexpected user rights wins within the decision.
3: But far better for corporations than people.
tl:dr
1: Better for AI companies than authors, but not the complete win most AI companies needed.
2: Unexpected user rights wins within the decision.
3: But far better for corporations than people.
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i don't know who this is for. but i hope whoever it is uses it for what they need it for.
May 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
i don't know who this is for. but i hope whoever it is uses it for what they need it for.
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I wanted to doing something for the 10th anniversary of Bravely Second and this scene was one the best for me so far.
(I still playing the game right now hehe)
Thank you
@square-enix-games.com
and the team Asano for this game.
#Bravelysecond #Bravelydefault #videogame #Magnolia
(I still playing the game right now hehe)
Thank you
@square-enix-games.com
and the team Asano for this game.
#Bravelysecond #Bravelydefault #videogame #Magnolia
April 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I wanted to doing something for the 10th anniversary of Bravely Second and this scene was one the best for me so far.
(I still playing the game right now hehe)
Thank you
@square-enix-games.com
and the team Asano for this game.
#Bravelysecond #Bravelydefault #videogame #Magnolia
(I still playing the game right now hehe)
Thank you
@square-enix-games.com
and the team Asano for this game.
#Bravelysecond #Bravelydefault #videogame #Magnolia
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gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.
BREAKING: Sen. Mitch McConnell says he won't seek re-election in 2026, ending a 40-year Senate career. nbcnews.to/4i5uZ9p
February 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.
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Sure looks like Google News caught the Latin Times using a large language model to write an article picking up on my latest report
February 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Sure looks like Google News caught the Latin Times using a large language model to write an article picking up on my latest report
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taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
February 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
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so special ed programs are getting gutted because their internal documentation used the term "transition" when talking about helping disabled kids enter the working world. they're literally striking at that word wherever they see it.
the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
February 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
so special ed programs are getting gutted because their internal documentation used the term "transition" when talking about helping disabled kids enter the working world. they're literally striking at that word wherever they see it.
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as a software engineer my biggest fear is that a malevolent penguin will surreptitiously activate the evil mode that I embed in all my work
December 27, 2024 at 9:35 PM
as a software engineer my biggest fear is that a malevolent penguin will surreptitiously activate the evil mode that I embed in all my work