Dana the Elf
@danatheelf.bsky.social
Disabled gay elf princess. Creative type with too many interests.
Loves Zelda and Tolkien way too much; loves Tina even more. <3
You may know me from the HM64 projects/modding scene.
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Loves Zelda and Tolkien way too much; loves Tina even more. <3
You may know me from the HM64 projects/modding scene.
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Dana the Elf
@danatheelf.bsky.social
· Jan 30
For those wondering what I am working on of late, I have been contributing custom assets and user support to various HM64 port projects.
I've also been coordinating with Tolkien Scholars and Font Designers to build consensus and reestablish common encoding of Tolkien's scripts to respect the UCSUR.
I've also been coordinating with Tolkien Scholars and Font Designers to build consensus and reestablish common encoding of Tolkien's scripts to respect the UCSUR.
I'm not sure "it's been in development a super long time" is the boost of confidence you think it is.
That suggests a lack of confidence and clear direction, to me, not "endless polish"...
That suggests a lack of confidence and clear direction, to me, not "endless polish"...
'The Duskbloods' Could Be FromSoftware's Most Ambitious Game Yet, According To Leak.
'The Duskbloods' Could Be FromSoftware's Most Ambitious Game Yet, According To Leak
The Switch 2 exclusive has been a long time coming
www.nintendolife.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I'm not sure "it's been in development a super long time" is the boost of confidence you think it is.
That suggests a lack of confidence and clear direction, to me, not "endless polish"...
That suggests a lack of confidence and clear direction, to me, not "endless polish"...
We need options for the suffering to die with dignity.
We need protections for the disabled to not be simply disposed of as an inconvenience.
Both are solved by education and empathy, and understanding that we have value as people beyond a contribution to the Capitalist machine.
We need protections for the disabled to not be simply disposed of as an inconvenience.
Both are solved by education and empathy, and understanding that we have value as people beyond a contribution to the Capitalist machine.
I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
We need options for the suffering to die with dignity.
We need protections for the disabled to not be simply disposed of as an inconvenience.
Both are solved by education and empathy, and understanding that we have value as people beyond a contribution to the Capitalist machine.
We need protections for the disabled to not be simply disposed of as an inconvenience.
Both are solved by education and empathy, and understanding that we have value as people beyond a contribution to the Capitalist machine.
"Please do this, our very special executives were so proud of it."
You don't get to market yourself up a trendy nickname to sound hip with the kids. I really hate the state of the world; I have a strong feeling kids will latch onto it ironically because it's dumb and goofy.
Self-fulfilling prophecy.
You don't get to market yourself up a trendy nickname to sound hip with the kids. I really hate the state of the world; I have a strong feeling kids will latch onto it ironically because it's dumb and goofy.
Self-fulfilling prophecy.
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
"Please do this, our very special executives were so proud of it."
You don't get to market yourself up a trendy nickname to sound hip with the kids. I really hate the state of the world; I have a strong feeling kids will latch onto it ironically because it's dumb and goofy.
Self-fulfilling prophecy.
You don't get to market yourself up a trendy nickname to sound hip with the kids. I really hate the state of the world; I have a strong feeling kids will latch onto it ironically because it's dumb and goofy.
Self-fulfilling prophecy.
When you know that what you're doing actively hurts people, and decide to bury that and stop looking, you are simply evil.
No other way to spin it.
No other way to spin it.
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts.”
Will they never be held accountable?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Will they never be held accountable?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
When you know that what you're doing actively hurts people, and decide to bury that and stop looking, you are simply evil.
No other way to spin it.
No other way to spin it.
Infinite Growth is an impossible fantasy and anyone who sells it is either lying or completely out of touch with reality. Either way, you should never trust them.
Reminder that removing planned obsolescence and creating modular, open, standards-based tech that is repairable and made to last is one of the goals of "degrowth".
People wont be poorer with good, efficient tech. You just wont be get the bloated growth figures of continually expanding consumption.
People wont be poorer with good, efficient tech. You just wont be get the bloated growth figures of continually expanding consumption.
there has been no meaningful improvement in the devices or their functionality in 10 years in any way that affects what any normal person uses them to do, people only switch when forced updates cause a device which worked fine yesterday to lag so bad you can't type at full speed until you replace it
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Infinite Growth is an impossible fantasy and anyone who sells it is either lying or completely out of touch with reality. Either way, you should never trust them.
LRP: I want to read *more* about games I'm *not* going to play - games I *can't* play. I don't need to be convinced whether to play something, I want to hear about the experience, and what insights you have *about* that experience, if I'm reading about something that wasn't on my radar already.
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 AM
LRP: I want to read *more* about games I'm *not* going to play - games I *can't* play. I don't need to be convinced whether to play something, I want to hear about the experience, and what insights you have *about* that experience, if I'm reading about something that wasn't on my radar already.
Reposted by Dana the Elf
If you're thinking "I'm never going to play this, so what's the point?" - I want to show you something special, and I want you to enjoy your time reading about it too. Come see my sidequest struggles. Let me tell you why the characters are fun and battles are exciting. Let me share this with you.
"This is not the well-worn path of a hero paved in noble deeds, but an innocent person’s life upended forever for reasons far beyond their control, a peaceful future unfairly stolen."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/06/20/y...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/06/20/y...
You Cheng Huan Jian Lu: Walkthrough with me
I did a bit of research before starting 2001’s You Cheng Huan Jian Lu, the middle release of Dynasty’s Tiandi Jie Xu Zhuan series. This Taiwan-made PC exclusive appears to be famous for…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
If you're thinking "I'm never going to play this, so what's the point?" - I want to show you something special, and I want you to enjoy your time reading about it too. Come see my sidequest struggles. Let me tell you why the characters are fun and battles are exciting. Let me share this with you.
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I do like how there are a bunch of votes at the UN that are basically this now.
The US has voted in favor of torture and fascism, while voting against food as a human right and ending sanctions on Cuba.
The US has voted in favor of torture and fascism, while voting against food as a human right and ending sanctions on Cuba.
Out of 178 countries, only the US, Israel & Argentina opposed a UN Vote against the use of Torture.
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I do like how there are a bunch of votes at the UN that are basically this now.
The US has voted in favor of torture and fascism, while voting against food as a human right and ending sanctions on Cuba.
The US has voted in favor of torture and fascism, while voting against food as a human right and ending sanctions on Cuba.
I think they might be the Baddies.
I do like how there are a bunch of votes at the UN that are basically this now.
The US has voted in favor of torture and fascism, while voting against food as a human right and ending sanctions on Cuba.
The US has voted in favor of torture and fascism, while voting against food as a human right and ending sanctions on Cuba.
Out of 178 countries, only the US, Israel & Argentina opposed a UN Vote against the use of Torture.
November 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I think they might be the Baddies.
The size of screen you need to actually see the difference between HD and 4K at a normal viewing distance is absurd. Unless you're using a big monitor at work desk distance, and you really need a lot of pixel real-estate for like, video editing or programming, you DO NOT need 4K.
you don't need 4k and you certainly dont need 8k. if you tell me you can tell the difference i will simply not believe you
November 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The size of screen you need to actually see the difference between HD and 4K at a normal viewing distance is absurd. Unless you're using a big monitor at work desk distance, and you really need a lot of pixel real-estate for like, video editing or programming, you DO NOT need 4K.
I was miserable and wanted to die; everyone told me I could never do what I wanted - it's not possible, you can never be good enough.
Seeing @polygoncherub.bsky.social's constant improvement as an artist, and development as a 3D artist through college showed me it WAS possible, so I stuck it to 'em.
Seeing @polygoncherub.bsky.social's constant improvement as an artist, and development as a 3D artist through college showed me it WAS possible, so I stuck it to 'em.
November 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I was miserable and wanted to die; everyone told me I could never do what I wanted - it's not possible, you can never be good enough.
Seeing @polygoncherub.bsky.social's constant improvement as an artist, and development as a 3D artist through college showed me it WAS possible, so I stuck it to 'em.
Seeing @polygoncherub.bsky.social's constant improvement as an artist, and development as a 3D artist through college showed me it WAS possible, so I stuck it to 'em.
I've noticed a really disappointing trend with modern media - I don't know if it's just because Media Literacy is so low, but I see all these things setting up an obvious social commentary... but not going anywhere with it.
Like "here's the situation! ... Kinda sucks, right? ... Yeah..."
Like "here's the situation! ... Kinda sucks, right? ... Yeah..."
November 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I've noticed a really disappointing trend with modern media - I don't know if it's just because Media Literacy is so low, but I see all these things setting up an obvious social commentary... but not going anywhere with it.
Like "here's the situation! ... Kinda sucks, right? ... Yeah..."
Like "here's the situation! ... Kinda sucks, right? ... Yeah..."
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The myth is circulating again that it was more radical otg activists and assimilationist gays ("boots and suits") teaming up that was responsible for queer communities' gains late '60s on.
The history doesn't back this up. What actually happened is more revealing. 🧵
Let's start with Stonewall...
The history doesn't back this up. What actually happened is more revealing. 🧵
Let's start with Stonewall...
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The myth is circulating again that it was more radical otg activists and assimilationist gays ("boots and suits") teaming up that was responsible for queer communities' gains late '60s on.
The history doesn't back this up. What actually happened is more revealing. 🧵
Let's start with Stonewall...
The history doesn't back this up. What actually happened is more revealing. 🧵
Let's start with Stonewall...
Guys. GUYS.
It's a *Shakespeare RPG*.
What the heck is wrong with you!? This should be selling a bajillion copies!!
Genuinely stunned to hear it sold poorly!
It's a *Shakespeare RPG*.
What the heck is wrong with you!? This should be selling a bajillion copies!!
Genuinely stunned to hear it sold poorly!
This Way Madness Lies is a great game and barely anybody bought it. It should be played by more people. If everybody here on @bsky.app banded together and bought a Steam copy and played it, well, that'd be a miracle and I would be forever grateful.
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Guys. GUYS.
It's a *Shakespeare RPG*.
What the heck is wrong with you!? This should be selling a bajillion copies!!
Genuinely stunned to hear it sold poorly!
It's a *Shakespeare RPG*.
What the heck is wrong with you!? This should be selling a bajillion copies!!
Genuinely stunned to hear it sold poorly!
"Discipline in recruitment" or "we've fired everyone we could, and will be squeezing those who remain harder to make up the difference"
Ubisoft has announced H1 earnings "ahead of expectations" and confirmed it is on track to close its €1.16 billion partnership deal with Tencent
www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-anno...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-anno...
Ubisoft announces H1 earnings "ahead of expectations", confirms Tencent deal to close "in coming days"
Restructuring, 1,500 job losses, and "discipline in recruitment" expected to deliver €100 million in savings
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Discipline in recruitment" or "we've fired everyone we could, and will be squeezing those who remain harder to make up the difference"
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I love Chinese & Taiwanese Wuxia RPGs, not only for the cool martial arts setting but also for playing differently from Western & Japanese RPGs.
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I love Chinese & Taiwanese Wuxia RPGs, not only for the cool martial arts setting but also for playing differently from Western & Japanese RPGs.
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
Reposted by Dana the Elf
I will argue that Elon is insouciantly doing a good thing here. He is proving incontrovertibly that "AIs" can and will lie for the people who created them. He is exposing the human agency behind "AI," whose success depends on that human agency being hidden.
the thread just keeps getting better from here
this is easily the funniest way Elon has ever broken Grok, you can get it to choose him over anyone for anything in a hypothetical scenario
*anything*
this is easily the funniest way Elon has ever broken Grok, you can get it to choose him over anyone for anything in a hypothetical scenario
*anything*
oh my god i take it back, grok is amazing
November 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I will argue that Elon is insouciantly doing a good thing here. He is proving incontrovertibly that "AIs" can and will lie for the people who created them. He is exposing the human agency behind "AI," whose success depends on that human agency being hidden.
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Buckle up because I'm going to say more shit that you don't like.
The whole "has MeToo gone too far?" and the hysteria/moral panic over the potential for false rape allegations all boils down to terror of women being able to speak freely.
It is absolute terror at the specter of equality.
The whole "has MeToo gone too far?" and the hysteria/moral panic over the potential for false rape allegations all boils down to terror of women being able to speak freely.
It is absolute terror at the specter of equality.
You don’t want to fear false rape allegations?
Cool. Start making a world in which rape allegations are unlikely to be true.
But you won’t, because most men, deep down, see themselves as having more in common with men who maybe just… didn’t listen to a no than with the woman who said it.
Cool. Start making a world in which rape allegations are unlikely to be true.
But you won’t, because most men, deep down, see themselves as having more in common with men who maybe just… didn’t listen to a no than with the woman who said it.
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Buckle up because I'm going to say more shit that you don't like.
The whole "has MeToo gone too far?" and the hysteria/moral panic over the potential for false rape allegations all boils down to terror of women being able to speak freely.
It is absolute terror at the specter of equality.
The whole "has MeToo gone too far?" and the hysteria/moral panic over the potential for false rape allegations all boils down to terror of women being able to speak freely.
It is absolute terror at the specter of equality.
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Zork I, II, and III are now open source. Microsoft has released the classic Infocom text adventures under the MIT license! opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
opensource.microsoft.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Zork I, II, and III are now open source. Microsoft has released the classic Infocom text adventures under the MIT license! opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
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🐭PSA for no reason whatsoever: if you're ever talking about a trans person you knew before they became trans, their new name and pronouns retroactively get applied to back then too. it's very disrespectful to call them by their dead name, even if that's how you knew them back then
November 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
🐭PSA for no reason whatsoever: if you're ever talking about a trans person you knew before they became trans, their new name and pronouns retroactively get applied to back then too. it's very disrespectful to call them by their dead name, even if that's how you knew them back then
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There is an extended version of it
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There is an extended version of it
We all knew it to be the case, but if you ever needed irrefutable proof that these clowns are just living out violent fantasies, here it is.
Half surprised they don't have video of them quoting Schwarzenegger as they go ham.
Half surprised they don't have video of them quoting Schwarzenegger as they go ham.
DHS claimed that agents were forced to use riot munitions to disperse an "unruly mob" on September 19.
In fact, "the scene [was] quiet," and then "almost immediately and without warning, agents lob flashbang grenades, tear gas, and pepper balls, stating 'fuck yea!' as they do so."
In fact, "the scene [was] quiet," and then "almost immediately and without warning, agents lob flashbang grenades, tear gas, and pepper balls, stating 'fuck yea!' as they do so."
![For example, Defendants directed the Court to two videos of agents outside the Broadview facility the evening of September 19, 2025. Doc. 232 at 1. In those videos, agents stand behind a fence preparing to leave the facility’s gates and disperse what Defendants described as an unruly mob. Axon Body 3 Video 2025-09-19 2045 X60AB474J; Axon Body 3 Video 2025-09-19 2045 X60AB375H. The scene appears quiet as the gate opens, revealing a line of protesters standing in the street holding signs. Axon Body 3 Video 2025-09-19 2045 X60AB474J at 1:30; Axon Body 3 Video 2025-09-19 2045 X60AB375H at 1:45. Almost immediately and without warning, agents lob flashbang grenades, tear gas, and pepper balls at the protesters, stating, “fuck yea!”, as they do so, and the crowd scatters. Axon Body 3 Video 2025-09-19 2045 X60AB474J at 1:30–6:30; Axon Body 3 Video 2025-09-19 2045 X60AB375H at 1:45–3:20. This video disproves Defendants’ contentions that protesters were the ones shooting off fireworks, refusing orders, and acting violently so as to justify the agents’ use of force. [FN 7] See Doc. 172-8 (CBP use of force report for evening of September 19, 2025);
[FN 7]: 7 In one of the videos, someone throws a projectile back at agents, which one individual tells agents another person did to protect the crowd from the agents’ use of force. Axon Body 3 Video 2025-09-19 2045 X60AB375H at 4:00–5:00. This is also mentioned in the use of force report, although it is reported that the crowd threw “dangerous objects” at agents “[w]ithout provocation.” Doc. 172-8 at 19, 21. The BWC footage disproves the representation that the crowd threw objects “without provocation,” and the fact that protestors threw objects at agents after they deployed force cannot be used as justification for the use of force that preceded it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreig4qz3vzcukthnaqgcwjwjbhibbdires2m3cwnw4q6mbzsu57fyza@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
We all knew it to be the case, but if you ever needed irrefutable proof that these clowns are just living out violent fantasies, here it is.
Half surprised they don't have video of them quoting Schwarzenegger as they go ham.
Half surprised they don't have video of them quoting Schwarzenegger as they go ham.
Reposted by Dana the Elf
It is now clear when Albo said "no-one left behind", he really meant:
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
Gambling ruins lives. It is absolutely unacceptable that the Albanese government will continue to choose vested interests over the wellbeing of Australians and hide behind a watered-down policy - if they ever introduce one. We need action on gambling harms now.
Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban
Political and industry sources expect Communications Minister Anika Wells to crack-down on illegal offshore gambling websites.
www.afr.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It is now clear when Albo said "no-one left behind", he really meant:
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
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Got a fresh article on my site for everyone to read! New indie shmup BIRDCAGE is a polished game brimming with potential and I'm sure that in time it'll spread its wings and fly:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/11/20/b...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/11/20/b...
Birdcage: Learning to fly
One minute I’m diving through a gauntlet of narrow gaps that are either completely blocked by metal barriers or contain bullet-spewing enemies, the next I’m picking my way through a puz…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Got a fresh article on my site for everyone to read! New indie shmup BIRDCAGE is a polished game brimming with potential and I'm sure that in time it'll spread its wings and fly:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/11/20/b...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/11/20/b...
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨