Alex Case
@countzeroor.bsky.social
Blogger, Let's Plays, YouTube Reviews, Podcasts.
https://countzeroor.carrd.co/
He/Him. Autistic. 40-ish
Opinions expressed are my own, and not any of my employers, past or present.
I post about NSFW occasionally, so maybe MDNI.
https://countzeroor.carrd.co/
He/Him. Autistic. 40-ish
Opinions expressed are my own, and not any of my employers, past or present.
I post about NSFW occasionally, so maybe MDNI.
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 161: Home Is What You Fight For
I finish the Martha's Rest questline.
I finish the Martha's Rest questline.
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 161: Home Is What You Fight For
I finish the Martha's Rest questline.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 161: Home Is What You Fight For
I finish the Martha's Rest questline.
I finish the Martha's Rest questline.
Hey, followers in the UK. If you're complaining about why we, in the US, don't use particular swears that starts with C or T in the US the same way you do in the UK or Australia, it's because here those words are particularly nasty gendered slurs that indicate you're a misogynist.
December 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Hey, followers in the UK. If you're complaining about why we, in the US, don't use particular swears that starts with C or T in the US the same way you do in the UK or Australia, it's because here those words are particularly nasty gendered slurs that indicate you're a misogynist.
Looking back at the OGL mess, and looking at all the threads pretty much everywhere about "games you should play other than D&D to fight the monoculture", and if I took a drink every time they were majority PbtA, FitD, or Borg, you'd have to replace my blood with Everclear.
December 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Looking back at the OGL mess, and looking at all the threads pretty much everywhere about "games you should play other than D&D to fight the monoculture", and if I took a drink every time they were majority PbtA, FitD, or Borg, you'd have to replace my blood with Everclear.
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Ten thousand fucking percent.
Like, I get it. I get that you're despairing. Shit is rough. But skeeting "we're so fucked" ten times a day accomplishes nothing, alleviates nothing, and contributes to learned helplessness.
In all seriousness, if you feel that welling up? Log off. You need a break.
Like, I get it. I get that you're despairing. Shit is rough. But skeeting "we're so fucked" ten times a day accomplishes nothing, alleviates nothing, and contributes to learned helplessness.
In all seriousness, if you feel that welling up? Log off. You need a break.
Most of all, drop that "we're fucked" mindset. Time to leave that doomerism bullshit behind and focus on doing good.
I want 2026 to be the year where we collectively stop rewarding negativity. Stop bringing others down to bring yourself up. Stop bringing attention to genuinely awful people. Stop ignoring people bringing positive changes to the world. We need more kindness and empathy. I’m dead serious
December 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Ten thousand fucking percent.
Like, I get it. I get that you're despairing. Shit is rough. But skeeting "we're so fucked" ten times a day accomplishes nothing, alleviates nothing, and contributes to learned helplessness.
In all seriousness, if you feel that welling up? Log off. You need a break.
Like, I get it. I get that you're despairing. Shit is rough. But skeeting "we're so fucked" ten times a day accomplishes nothing, alleviates nothing, and contributes to learned helplessness.
In all seriousness, if you feel that welling up? Log off. You need a break.
Vlog: 2025 Holiday Letter
Yeah, I’m doing two Vlogs in a row - it’s the holiday season, so it’s worth taking the time to do something a little quicker, so I can do some more involved content in subsequent weeks, as I look back at the year that was for me.
Yeah, I’m doing two Vlogs in a row - it’s the holiday season, so it’s worth taking the time to do something a little quicker, so I can do some more involved content in subsequent weeks, as I look back at the year that was for me.
Vlog: 2025 Holiday Letter
Yeah, I’m doing two Vlogs in a row - it’s the holiday season, so it’s worth taking the time to do something a little quicker, so I can do some more involved content in subsequent weeks, as I look back at the year that was for me.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Vlog: 2025 Holiday Letter
Yeah, I’m doing two Vlogs in a row - it’s the holiday season, so it’s worth taking the time to do something a little quicker, so I can do some more involved content in subsequent weeks, as I look back at the year that was for me.
Yeah, I’m doing two Vlogs in a row - it’s the holiday season, so it’s worth taking the time to do something a little quicker, so I can do some more involved content in subsequent weeks, as I look back at the year that was for me.
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You don't need to be able to read every pore and eyelash on a character's face for "good" graphics. You need good art direction and design. Those are what ensure your game still looks striking and memorable even decades later.
When you consider that this beauty runs on 25 year old hardware, the possibilities for us are still endless.
December 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You don't need to be able to read every pore and eyelash on a character's face for "good" graphics. You need good art direction and design. Those are what ensure your game still looks striking and memorable even decades later.
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AI is a cancer.
New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI-generated misinformation
Cape Breton musician was set to perform in Nova Scotia before a search summary incorrectly described him as a sex offender
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
AI is a cancer.
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Your mission for 2026, should you choose to accept it, is to bully Larian into utterly eviscerating anything with even the faintest whiff of ai from their entire portfolio. Hard to believe the volume of pushback against ai still doesn't seem loud enough!
December 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Your mission for 2026, should you choose to accept it, is to bully Larian into utterly eviscerating anything with even the faintest whiff of ai from their entire portfolio. Hard to believe the volume of pushback against ai still doesn't seem loud enough!
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Done! You can fill out this survey too, whether you work in the industry or are just a reader and enjoyer of Sci-fi and fantasy
Please take the @sfwa.org survey and tell them to ban "A.i." entirely. If they don't, they don't deserve our membership or support.
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Tell the SFWA to ban “A.i.” entirely - gregpak.net
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association recently announced new guidelines that left a door open for works using “A.i” to be eligibl...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Done! You can fill out this survey too, whether you work in the industry or are just a reader and enjoyer of Sci-fi and fantasy
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 160: Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos
The Duke of Oriflamme has come to Northreach to make it the new seat of the Empire, and not everyone is happy with his plans.
The Duke of Oriflamme has come to Northreach to make it the new seat of the Empire, and not everyone is happy with his plans.
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 160: Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos
The Duke of Oriflamme has come to Northreach to make it the new seat of the Empire, and not everyone is happy with his plans.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 160: Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos
The Duke of Oriflamme has come to Northreach to make it the new seat of the Empire, and not everyone is happy with his plans.
The Duke of Oriflamme has come to Northreach to make it the new seat of the Empire, and not everyone is happy with his plans.
My hot take: Self hosted cloud storage is great - it's good to not be dependent on big companies for storage and access to your data, and it may save you some money in the long run
It is not a replacement for an off site backup.
It is not a replacement for an off site backup.
December 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My hot take: Self hosted cloud storage is great - it's good to not be dependent on big companies for storage and access to your data, and it may save you some money in the long run
It is not a replacement for an off site backup.
It is not a replacement for an off site backup.
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WHOOPS
That CBS 60 minutes episode that got pulled is available for streaming via a VPN provider using a Canadian IP address - the international broadcaster didn't pull it. watch.globaltv.com/series/2893d...
Home | Global TV App | Watch Shows, Movies and Live TV
The Global TV App is home to some of the most watched Canadian channels. Watch full episodes, Live TV and Global News.
watch.globaltv.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
WHOOPS
A humble suggestion to game UI designers who are considering using LLMs to generate placeholder text for testing: Grab something off Project Gutenberg instead.
December 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A humble suggestion to game UI designers who are considering using LLMs to generate placeholder text for testing: Grab something off Project Gutenberg instead.
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So uh… a relative of mine fucked up big times and because of their fuckup I have to pay 2000€. And I have nobody I can lean on except myself in my life.
I apologize but I will be prioritizing big commissions, the more costly ones. No character sketch.
You can apply through the same form as usual.
I apologize but I will be prioritizing big commissions, the more costly ones. No character sketch.
You can apply through the same form as usual.
December 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So uh… a relative of mine fucked up big times and because of their fuckup I have to pay 2000€. And I have nobody I can lean on except myself in my life.
I apologize but I will be prioritizing big commissions, the more costly ones. No character sketch.
You can apply through the same form as usual.
I apologize but I will be prioritizing big commissions, the more costly ones. No character sketch.
You can apply through the same form as usual.
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This is profoundly is a profoundly dishonest headling. Vance has taken the side of explicit white supremacy and a decade into a white supremacist revival the “paper of record,” still can’t say it plainly.
This is NYT headline morning after JD’s grotesque hot blast of white supremacist nativism at Turning Point’s hate-fest?!
December 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is profoundly is a profoundly dishonest headling. Vance has taken the side of explicit white supremacy and a decade into a white supremacist revival the “paper of record,” still can’t say it plainly.
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 159: Thank You For Your Cooperation
I help one of the Cursebearers take down her former master.
I help one of the Cursebearers take down her former master.
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 159: Thank You For Your Cooperation
I help one of the Cursebearers take down her former master.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 159: Thank You For Your Cooperation
I help one of the Cursebearers take down her former master.
I help one of the Cursebearers take down her former master.
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Love that the famous Akihabara import store Chaos Shop (aka Trader) is so excited about stocking MKLK
December 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Love that the famous Akihabara import store Chaos Shop (aka Trader) is so excited about stocking MKLK
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Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better
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the number one requirement for the next Dem president is that they are willing to look back
with a flamethrower
with a flamethrower
There's a series of things (like the ballroom, Gulf of America) that we're going to have to *undo* the moment this guy is out of office.
And yet I can already hear future Democrat presidents saying "I'm focused on the people's work, not the knucklehead stuff" and just leave this man's shit up.
And yet I can already hear future Democrat presidents saying "I'm focused on the people's work, not the knucklehead stuff" and just leave this man's shit up.
The president's name was added to the sign outside the performing arts center.
December 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
the number one requirement for the next Dem president is that they are willing to look back
with a flamethrower
with a flamethrower
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Santa broke so many Federation laws to bring me my gift this year
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Santa broke so many Federation laws to bring me my gift this year
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For the record, the law states that "No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
For the record, the law states that "No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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NYC Council approves JACK KIRBY WAY permanent street name
NYC Council approves JACK KIRBY WAY street
After much effort, the legendary comic creator gets a true NYC honor!
www.comicsbeat.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NYC Council approves JACK KIRBY WAY permanent street name
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The flip side of this is that a lot of left-leaning Gen Z’ers are also the same way. They don’t read traditional news media, they watch Hasan
This is exactly why I said what I said — independent journalism is competing with YouTube, polTwitch, or established indies like Erin Reed & Taylor Lorenz
This is exactly why I said what I said — independent journalism is competing with YouTube, polTwitch, or established indies like Erin Reed & Taylor Lorenz
Folks, I don't think these Gen Z Republicans are going to switch to traditional news media, even when they get older.
Via that Manhattan Institute focus group, which asked them (among other things) "Where do you get your political news?"
www.city-journal.org/article/manh...
Via that Manhattan Institute focus group, which asked them (among other things) "Where do you get your political news?"
www.city-journal.org/article/manh...
December 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The flip side of this is that a lot of left-leaning Gen Z’ers are also the same way. They don’t read traditional news media, they watch Hasan
This is exactly why I said what I said — independent journalism is competing with YouTube, polTwitch, or established indies like Erin Reed & Taylor Lorenz
This is exactly why I said what I said — independent journalism is competing with YouTube, polTwitch, or established indies like Erin Reed & Taylor Lorenz
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Time to fact-check the US Congress!
S230 (Section 230) does none of these things
S230 (Section 230) does none of these things
The letter, signed by most of the S230 repeal bill sponsors, claims the following:
- S230 causes the grooming of US children and deepfake porn
- S230 means “drug traffickers are selling fentanyl-laced pills to teenagers”
- S230 caused body dysmorphia in youth
- S230 allows for terrorist recruitment
- S230 causes the grooming of US children and deepfake porn
- S230 means “drug traffickers are selling fentanyl-laced pills to teenagers”
- S230 caused body dysmorphia in youth
- S230 allows for terrorist recruitment
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Time to fact-check the US Congress!
S230 (Section 230) does none of these things
S230 (Section 230) does none of these things
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🗣️ We hosted week of action against online ID checks, building on the work we’ve done to grow a coalition of nearly a hundred groups & released an open letter calling on lawmakers to reject age verification mandates. Our campaign has since become a central hub for a year of viral actions!
December 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🗣️ We hosted week of action against online ID checks, building on the work we’ve done to grow a coalition of nearly a hundred groups & released an open letter calling on lawmakers to reject age verification mandates. Our campaign has since become a central hub for a year of viral actions!