Alex Kerr
@kitarutc.bsky.social
Tetris (TGM1-3 GM, NES Max-Out)・music games (IIDX CSEMP アナコン 八段, DDR Skill Atk 1267)・STG (ガレッガ 1000万)・racing (F-Zero 99 S20)・mahjong (MFC 黄龍 & JPML 初段)・pinball・coding (Scala, Python, 6502)
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KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
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Bemani Update
<- pop'n loctest from summer (pre-"Konami Arcade Games")
-> pop'n at amusement expo
"High Cheers originals that were present in the first loctest" seem to have had BST removed from them! (old songs still have 'em, and you'll note that IIDX songs added yesterday have 'em)
<- pop'n loctest from summer (pre-"Konami Arcade Games")
-> pop'n at amusement expo
"High Cheers originals that were present in the first loctest" seem to have had BST removed from them! (old songs still have 'em, and you'll note that IIDX songs added yesterday have 'em)
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Bemani Update
<- pop'n loctest from summer (pre-"Konami Arcade Games")
-> pop'n at amusement expo
"High Cheers originals that were present in the first loctest" seem to have had BST removed from them! (old songs still have 'em, and you'll note that IIDX songs added yesterday have 'em)
<- pop'n loctest from summer (pre-"Konami Arcade Games")
-> pop'n at amusement expo
"High Cheers originals that were present in the first loctest" seem to have had BST removed from them! (old songs still have 'em, and you'll note that IIDX songs added yesterday have 'em)
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My phone has full optical character recognition of 47,000 photos. I can search individual words.
I cannot search three words in quotes.
Computers used to be powerful. That power meant something. It was power for making your life better in sovereignty to your own interests.
And now we have this.
I cannot search three words in quotes.
Computers used to be powerful. That power meant something. It was power for making your life better in sovereignty to your own interests.
And now we have this.
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
My phone has full optical character recognition of 47,000 photos. I can search individual words.
I cannot search three words in quotes.
Computers used to be powerful. That power meant something. It was power for making your life better in sovereignty to your own interests.
And now we have this.
I cannot search three words in quotes.
Computers used to be powerful. That power meant something. It was power for making your life better in sovereignty to your own interests.
And now we have this.
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I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
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the sega cd kicked so much ass
i have not watched GDT's Frankenstein but i am firm in my belief that it needs a tie-in adventure/fighting game like the 90s Kenneth Branagh one did on the Sega CD. and they need to keep in elizabeth's roll attack
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
the sega cd kicked so much ass
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Wrote a post talking about the design of Shinobi, Rolling Thunder & Elevator Action and how excellent of a run n gun template it was+how it developed over the years. I'd love to see more indie games take a crack at developing this, cuz Shinobi devs sure as fuck won't
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Wrote a post talking about the design of Shinobi, Rolling Thunder & Elevator Action and how excellent of a run n gun template it was+how it developed over the years. I'd love to see more indie games take a crack at developing this, cuz Shinobi devs sure as fuck won't
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
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extremely rude that this wasn't it
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
extremely rude that this wasn't it
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Objects of desire...
The Divers 2000 CX-1 Dreamcast + TV combi, with network capabilities and DreamEye digital camera.
Co-developed by Sega, CSK, and Fuji, it had a tiny production run, numbering just two hundred. The remote is essential as it's the only way to switch it into DC mode.
The Divers 2000 CX-1 Dreamcast + TV combi, with network capabilities and DreamEye digital camera.
Co-developed by Sega, CSK, and Fuji, it had a tiny production run, numbering just two hundred. The remote is essential as it's the only way to switch it into DC mode.
September 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Objects of desire...
The Divers 2000 CX-1 Dreamcast + TV combi, with network capabilities and DreamEye digital camera.
Co-developed by Sega, CSK, and Fuji, it had a tiny production run, numbering just two hundred. The remote is essential as it's the only way to switch it into DC mode.
The Divers 2000 CX-1 Dreamcast + TV combi, with network capabilities and DreamEye digital camera.
Co-developed by Sega, CSK, and Fuji, it had a tiny production run, numbering just two hundred. The remote is essential as it's the only way to switch it into DC mode.
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Everyone guess what First Party PS2 Game this is
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Everyone guess what First Party PS2 Game this is
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If you were wondering how much Baki influenced Capcom and SNK (as well as Ancient for Streets of Rage 2 and Namco for Tekken)
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November 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If you were wondering how much Baki influenced Capcom and SNK (as well as Ancient for Streets of Rage 2 and Namco for Tekken)
xcancel.com/goma_dara2/s...
xcancel.com/eikichi_1994...
xcancel.com/Mr65522620/s...
xcancel.com/goma_dara2/s...
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xcancel.com/eikichi_1994...
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When you email issues to Obsidian Entertainment (the video game company) their AI support hallucinates and tells you to email Obsidian (the note-taking company) instead.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
November 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
When you email issues to Obsidian Entertainment (the video game company) their AI support hallucinates and tells you to email Obsidian (the note-taking company) instead.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
this is the other core aspect i did not directly address in my initial answer to the thread; in addition to whether or not you can validly contest the claim, are you willing to give the claimant your personally identifying information so they decide whether or not to pursue that court battle?
If this process still works how it used to, then you have the option of submitting a counter-claim and reinstating your video, upon which the ball is put back in Nintendo's hands. They can then choose to do one of two things: actually sue you, or drop the issue and leave you alone.
November 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
this is the other core aspect i did not directly address in my initial answer to the thread; in addition to whether or not you can validly contest the claim, are you willing to give the claimant your personally identifying information so they decide whether or not to pursue that court battle?
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What do you think are the chances of me managing to reverse the copyright claim on this old video I'm super super proud of and apparently inspired a feature in Super Meat Boy, which later Nintendo copyright claimed because it showed a romhack and Nintendo apparently invented and own romhacks
November 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What do you think are the chances of me managing to reverse the copyright claim on this old video I'm super super proud of and apparently inspired a feature in Super Meat Boy, which later Nintendo copyright claimed because it showed a romhack and Nintendo apparently invented and own romhacks
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i owe so many video game designers an apology
November 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
i owe so many video game designers an apology
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had a great time at the TGM meetup at @eastcoastcandycrew.bsky.social this weekend. the venue was sick, staff was all super welcoming, plus i got to play a few games of jong on the autotable.
will try to make my way down there again in the future!
will try to make my way down there again in the future!
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
had a great time at the TGM meetup at @eastcoastcandycrew.bsky.social this weekend. the venue was sick, staff was all super welcoming, plus i got to play a few games of jong on the autotable.
will try to make my way down there again in the future!
will try to make my way down there again in the future!
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Next week LinkedIn will use your personal data for AI training by automatically enabling permissions.
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off
November 2, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Next week LinkedIn will use your personal data for AI training by automatically enabling permissions.
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off
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FIGHTING EX LAYER. $0.99. NOVEMBER 2ND. GET GOUGI'D!
October 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
FIGHTING EX LAYER. $0.99. NOVEMBER 2ND. GET GOUGI'D!
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And while you're at it, scroll down further to uncheck this
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
And while you're at it, scroll down further to uncheck this
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Don't forget this hot garbage they tried to sneakily roll out the other week
Settings > Upload defaults > Advanced settings > ❌ Allow automatic dubbing
Settings > Upload defaults > Advanced settings > ❌ Allow automatic dubbing
October 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Don't forget this hot garbage they tried to sneakily roll out the other week
Settings > Upload defaults > Advanced settings > ❌ Allow automatic dubbing
Settings > Upload defaults > Advanced settings > ❌ Allow automatic dubbing
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(a certain arcade company's been going ham with it)
what's interesting is that LRG's using it for the primary purpose of reissuing the game globally, which hasn't been the use case until now—they do have signoffs from Taito where necessary, but how far might they push with other games, I wonder
what's interesting is that LRG's using it for the primary purpose of reissuing the game globally, which hasn't been the use case until now—they do have signoffs from Taito where necessary, but how far might they push with other games, I wonder
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
(a certain arcade company's been going ham with it)
what's interesting is that LRG's using it for the primary purpose of reissuing the game globally, which hasn't been the use case until now—they do have signoffs from Taito where necessary, but how far might they push with other games, I wonder
what's interesting is that LRG's using it for the primary purpose of reissuing the game globally, which hasn't been the use case until now—they do have signoffs from Taito where necessary, but how far might they push with other games, I wonder
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…are equivalent to what you might've paid in licensing fees, and can be paid out if and when a legitimate rights owner emerges
this system was first used for the Jump version of Famicom Mini, and usage has picked up lately after changes were made to streamline the submissions process
this system was first used for the Jump version of Famicom Mini, and usage has picked up lately after changes were made to streamline the submissions process
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
…are equivalent to what you might've paid in licensing fees, and can be paid out if and when a legitimate rights owner emerges
this system was first used for the Jump version of Famicom Mini, and usage has picked up lately after changes were made to streamline the submissions process
this system was first used for the Jump version of Famicom Mini, and usage has picked up lately after changes were made to streamline the submissions process
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note the legals: LRG's using Japan's arbitration system for orphaned games to reissue Little Samson—if you can demonstrate that you've made a genuine effort to contact/identify a potential rights owner to no avail, you can legally commercialise an old game by paying royalties to the JP govt, which…
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
note the legals: LRG's using Japan's arbitration system for orphaned games to reissue Little Samson—if you can demonstrate that you've made a genuine effort to contact/identify a potential rights owner to no avail, you can legally commercialise an old game by paying royalties to the JP govt, which…
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apple reveals new phone with the headphone jack removed TWICE creating a negative headphone jack (it's a hard piece of plastic shaped like a headphone plug that stabs you)
October 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
apple reveals new phone with the headphone jack removed TWICE creating a negative headphone jack (it's a hard piece of plastic shaped like a headphone plug that stabs you)
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it is the time of year where Guys are brought about into this world
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
it is the time of year where Guys are brought about into this world