Z-Rune
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Birthdays and holidays being missed is a thing that was a lot more forgivable when I was a kid because the majority of people only had a paper book with dates they had to manually keep track of to remember.
But today we all have computers in our pockets with a feature to automatically remind us.
But today we all have computers in our pockets with a feature to automatically remind us.
February 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Birthdays and holidays being missed is a thing that was a lot more forgivable when I was a kid because the majority of people only had a paper book with dates they had to manually keep track of to remember.
But today we all have computers in our pockets with a feature to automatically remind us.
But today we all have computers in our pockets with a feature to automatically remind us.
The BB unit was somehow simultaneously everything great and terrible about MGS’s bosses.
It was also something that made me so damned uncomfortable as a teenager doing my first nonlethal run.
It was also something that made me so damned uncomfortable as a teenager doing my first nonlethal run.
With more people getting the opportunity to play Metal Gear Solid 4, it means more people will understand one of my favorite posts online
February 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
The BB unit was somehow simultaneously everything great and terrible about MGS’s bosses.
It was also something that made me so damned uncomfortable as a teenager doing my first nonlethal run.
It was also something that made me so damned uncomfortable as a teenager doing my first nonlethal run.
So this is a bit of a weird rant but it's been cooking for a few years now, starting by watching my best friend play RDR2 and slowly switch her opinions on Abigail and Sadie a couple years ago.
I don't think I "get" Sadie better than anyone, but my read is... different. She just wants to die.
I don't think I "get" Sadie better than anyone, but my read is... different. She just wants to die.
February 13, 2026 at 12:58 PM
So this is a bit of a weird rant but it's been cooking for a few years now, starting by watching my best friend play RDR2 and slowly switch her opinions on Abigail and Sadie a couple years ago.
I don't think I "get" Sadie better than anyone, but my read is... different. She just wants to die.
I don't think I "get" Sadie better than anyone, but my read is... different. She just wants to die.
Modern JRPG's need to slow the fuck down. They just do. I don't need the turn based ones to have an auto battle system that auto kills weaker foes. I don't need a function that cuts game out of the game. I get not wanting to waste time, but it's on you if you're in an area you're way stronger than.
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Modern JRPG's need to slow the fuck down. They just do. I don't need the turn based ones to have an auto battle system that auto kills weaker foes. I don't need a function that cuts game out of the game. I get not wanting to waste time, but it's on you if you're in an area you're way stronger than.
Hey. Hey you. Listen to me: 7% increase or decrease in any major statistic is actually huge.
If mother mortality for the country increased 7%, that’d mean an ADDITIONAL ~6 million mothers died.
If the number of cancer remissions increased by 7%, then we have 1.3 million MORE survivors.
If mother mortality for the country increased 7%, that’d mean an ADDITIONAL ~6 million mothers died.
If the number of cancer remissions increased by 7%, then we have 1.3 million MORE survivors.
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Hey. Hey you. Listen to me: 7% increase or decrease in any major statistic is actually huge.
If mother mortality for the country increased 7%, that’d mean an ADDITIONAL ~6 million mothers died.
If the number of cancer remissions increased by 7%, then we have 1.3 million MORE survivors.
If mother mortality for the country increased 7%, that’d mean an ADDITIONAL ~6 million mothers died.
If the number of cancer remissions increased by 7%, then we have 1.3 million MORE survivors.
I saw a dumb podcast clip of some middle aged finance bro asking "Would you rather have someone hand you a million dollars or EARN that million" and like... Dumb question.
Anyone, and I do mean anyone, would take a free million without question. From rich to poor, ANYONE would take the free one.
Anyone, and I do mean anyone, would take a free million without question. From rich to poor, ANYONE would take the free one.
February 7, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I saw a dumb podcast clip of some middle aged finance bro asking "Would you rather have someone hand you a million dollars or EARN that million" and like... Dumb question.
Anyone, and I do mean anyone, would take a free million without question. From rich to poor, ANYONE would take the free one.
Anyone, and I do mean anyone, would take a free million without question. From rich to poor, ANYONE would take the free one.
I fully get needing to pad out runtime on a video. Longer videos make more money, capitalism is (supposedly, but I’ve been burned before) in its death throes so you gotta get cash where and when you can.
But I don’t need the full history of the company you’re covering, dude. Just discuss the topic
But I don’t need the full history of the company you’re covering, dude. Just discuss the topic
February 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I fully get needing to pad out runtime on a video. Longer videos make more money, capitalism is (supposedly, but I’ve been burned before) in its death throes so you gotta get cash where and when you can.
But I don’t need the full history of the company you’re covering, dude. Just discuss the topic
But I don’t need the full history of the company you’re covering, dude. Just discuss the topic
A battle I'm never going to win but always fight is how spoiled people who mass consume mainstream media just do not understand what a bad movie, show, or game is. And they don't. Statistically, you, the person reading this, has a high chance of not knowing what a bad movie or game is.
February 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
A battle I'm never going to win but always fight is how spoiled people who mass consume mainstream media just do not understand what a bad movie, show, or game is. And they don't. Statistically, you, the person reading this, has a high chance of not knowing what a bad movie or game is.
For me the most boring part of modern Digimon games is when the story has to ease us into the concept of Digimon as creatures.
Guys. This is the second biggest monster collecting franchise. They're monsters that live in computers and the internet. Earlier games got it just fine.
Guys. This is the second biggest monster collecting franchise. They're monsters that live in computers and the internet. Earlier games got it just fine.
February 4, 2026 at 1:41 PM
For me the most boring part of modern Digimon games is when the story has to ease us into the concept of Digimon as creatures.
Guys. This is the second biggest monster collecting franchise. They're monsters that live in computers and the internet. Earlier games got it just fine.
Guys. This is the second biggest monster collecting franchise. They're monsters that live in computers and the internet. Earlier games got it just fine.
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Improving slowly on pixel art and I realized I haven't posted much of anything on this little journey I'm going on so here's a portrait for a griffon. Or a really long-necked eagle if you wanna be imaginative.
January 31, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Improving slowly on pixel art and I realized I haven't posted much of anything on this little journey I'm going on so here's a portrait for a griffon. Or a really long-necked eagle if you wanna be imaginative.
At this point, for every two hours of Silent Hill 2 video essay produced recently, there's maybe a minute of something I haven't heard and I'm being very generous.
Ya gotta understand, in the early 2000's, this was baby's first game analysis. Everyone with a PS2 and internet access did it.
Ya gotta understand, in the early 2000's, this was baby's first game analysis. Everyone with a PS2 and internet access did it.
January 29, 2026 at 11:12 PM
At this point, for every two hours of Silent Hill 2 video essay produced recently, there's maybe a minute of something I haven't heard and I'm being very generous.
Ya gotta understand, in the early 2000's, this was baby's first game analysis. Everyone with a PS2 and internet access did it.
Ya gotta understand, in the early 2000's, this was baby's first game analysis. Everyone with a PS2 and internet access did it.
I just learned there’s an AI powered calculator that’s being touted as “the most accurate calculator”.
Not only is that a lie (because AI) but I need some data on regular calculators being inaccurate. Best as I can tell, they’re pretty fucking accurate.
Don’t lie to me twice, guys.
Not only is that a lie (because AI) but I need some data on regular calculators being inaccurate. Best as I can tell, they’re pretty fucking accurate.
Don’t lie to me twice, guys.
January 28, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I just learned there’s an AI powered calculator that’s being touted as “the most accurate calculator”.
Not only is that a lie (because AI) but I need some data on regular calculators being inaccurate. Best as I can tell, they’re pretty fucking accurate.
Don’t lie to me twice, guys.
Not only is that a lie (because AI) but I need some data on regular calculators being inaccurate. Best as I can tell, they’re pretty fucking accurate.
Don’t lie to me twice, guys.
I think something kinda funny about officially trained Keyblade masters, like the organized kind, is there is a test that I am absolutely sure has lead to seekers of darkness in the past.
Darkness in KH is simultaneously an element of the universe and also negative feelings and actions winning out
Darkness in KH is simultaneously an element of the universe and also negative feelings and actions winning out
January 24, 2026 at 12:11 PM
I think something kinda funny about officially trained Keyblade masters, like the organized kind, is there is a test that I am absolutely sure has lead to seekers of darkness in the past.
Darkness in KH is simultaneously an element of the universe and also negative feelings and actions winning out
Darkness in KH is simultaneously an element of the universe and also negative feelings and actions winning out
So I've seen that a character was confirmed to be a lesbian in Hazbin Hotel and there are folks upset because this is "just like Rowling and Dumbledore."
And first off, that probably one of the meanest comparisons you can make to a creative, but also:
The show isn't over yet. It's 2/5 done.
And first off, that probably one of the meanest comparisons you can make to a creative, but also:
The show isn't over yet. It's 2/5 done.
January 23, 2026 at 12:48 PM
So I've seen that a character was confirmed to be a lesbian in Hazbin Hotel and there are folks upset because this is "just like Rowling and Dumbledore."
And first off, that probably one of the meanest comparisons you can make to a creative, but also:
The show isn't over yet. It's 2/5 done.
And first off, that probably one of the meanest comparisons you can make to a creative, but also:
The show isn't over yet. It's 2/5 done.
I think back fondly of 2016 if only because there was a time where the GOP was desperate for anyone other than Trump to win the nomination for republican candidate.
It’s just nice to remember a time where establishment republicans actually pointed out he sounded like an obscene lunatic.
It’s just nice to remember a time where establishment republicans actually pointed out he sounded like an obscene lunatic.
January 21, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I think back fondly of 2016 if only because there was a time where the GOP was desperate for anyone other than Trump to win the nomination for republican candidate.
It’s just nice to remember a time where establishment republicans actually pointed out he sounded like an obscene lunatic.
It’s just nice to remember a time where establishment republicans actually pointed out he sounded like an obscene lunatic.
I find myself feeling like there is a level of niche with gaming tastes that kinda... disqualifies you(?) from helping decide if a game is good or not.
If your only criteria for a game (or really anything) is just one super specific thing, I don't think you're bringing anything to the conversation
If your only criteria for a game (or really anything) is just one super specific thing, I don't think you're bringing anything to the conversation
January 21, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I find myself feeling like there is a level of niche with gaming tastes that kinda... disqualifies you(?) from helping decide if a game is good or not.
If your only criteria for a game (or really anything) is just one super specific thing, I don't think you're bringing anything to the conversation
If your only criteria for a game (or really anything) is just one super specific thing, I don't think you're bringing anything to the conversation
There's a tweet saying when we were kids Surf Dracula would be a show that's about weeks episodes of the title character surfing in various adventures but today's model would waste all of season 1 just establishing how and why he surfs before ever grabbing a board.
And it's true.
And it's true.
January 21, 2026 at 4:55 AM
There's a tweet saying when we were kids Surf Dracula would be a show that's about weeks episodes of the title character surfing in various adventures but today's model would waste all of season 1 just establishing how and why he surfs before ever grabbing a board.
And it's true.
And it's true.
The power of stories is the left hand to propaganda's right.
I am of the personal belief that most (not all) stories of any sort of content or theming can be enjoyable if it's told well and consistently.
The same rings true for propaganda. If it's done properly and hits you just right, it works.
I am of the personal belief that most (not all) stories of any sort of content or theming can be enjoyable if it's told well and consistently.
The same rings true for propaganda. If it's done properly and hits you just right, it works.
January 20, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The power of stories is the left hand to propaganda's right.
I am of the personal belief that most (not all) stories of any sort of content or theming can be enjoyable if it's told well and consistently.
The same rings true for propaganda. If it's done properly and hits you just right, it works.
I am of the personal belief that most (not all) stories of any sort of content or theming can be enjoyable if it's told well and consistently.
The same rings true for propaganda. If it's done properly and hits you just right, it works.
If I could have tweaked the Lion King 2 ever so slightly, I'd have had the inexplicable Scar loyalist lions (he starved everyone and his only political stance seemed to be just jerking himself off over how he's in charge. What the hell is there to be loyal to?) be hyenas who raised an abandoned lion
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 AM
If I could have tweaked the Lion King 2 ever so slightly, I'd have had the inexplicable Scar loyalist lions (he starved everyone and his only political stance seemed to be just jerking himself off over how he's in charge. What the hell is there to be loyal to?) be hyenas who raised an abandoned lion
I think we as a collective need to overhaul how we deal with the right. We keep expecting civility, shame, and common sense to pull through when it never will. More importantly: just because a lot of people on the right listen to someone, that doesn't mean they're worthy of public debate. Like Pearl
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I think we as a collective need to overhaul how we deal with the right. We keep expecting civility, shame, and common sense to pull through when it never will. More importantly: just because a lot of people on the right listen to someone, that doesn't mean they're worthy of public debate. Like Pearl
So I dunno if you knew this about me, but Scrubs was for the longest time my favorite show. I can quote pretty much any scene from the first five seasons without much thought and if you gave me 30 seconds, I could quote seasons six through eight pretty well too. It's coming back soon-ish.
January 16, 2026 at 4:44 AM
So I dunno if you knew this about me, but Scrubs was for the longest time my favorite show. I can quote pretty much any scene from the first five seasons without much thought and if you gave me 30 seconds, I could quote seasons six through eight pretty well too. It's coming back soon-ish.
Yamcha and Hercule are cursed. They're cursed to be inhumanely stronger than any normal person, but because they're weak compared to characters like Goku and Vegeta, a significant number of real people think they can take these characters in a fight.
Hercule put a hole in a bus with his hand.
Hercule put a hole in a bus with his hand.
January 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Yamcha and Hercule are cursed. They're cursed to be inhumanely stronger than any normal person, but because they're weak compared to characters like Goku and Vegeta, a significant number of real people think they can take these characters in a fight.
Hercule put a hole in a bus with his hand.
Hercule put a hole in a bus with his hand.
So in Persona 3 Reload there's a trophy for getting all the twilight fragments in town.
If you didn't know, these fragments are a semi-rare item you can use to open locked chests and heal mid-dungeon.
I thought this trophy a very daunting task at first. It isn't, but I thought it was.
If you didn't know, these fragments are a semi-rare item you can use to open locked chests and heal mid-dungeon.
I thought this trophy a very daunting task at first. It isn't, but I thought it was.
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
So in Persona 3 Reload there's a trophy for getting all the twilight fragments in town.
If you didn't know, these fragments are a semi-rare item you can use to open locked chests and heal mid-dungeon.
I thought this trophy a very daunting task at first. It isn't, but I thought it was.
If you didn't know, these fragments are a semi-rare item you can use to open locked chests and heal mid-dungeon.
I thought this trophy a very daunting task at first. It isn't, but I thought it was.
As someone who is a cis man who actively tries to look inward (though not as much as I should) I would like everyone to understand that the title of “good man” is causing harm. It’s a shield. More often than not, it’s an excuse to prevent self-improvement and check unresolved sexism.
December 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
As someone who is a cis man who actively tries to look inward (though not as much as I should) I would like everyone to understand that the title of “good man” is causing harm. It’s a shield. More often than not, it’s an excuse to prevent self-improvement and check unresolved sexism.