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They say hang on tight - the future brings hope. But we're all hanging at the very same end of the rope.
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Other places: https://linktr.ee/mechazoidal
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Happy New Year 1997 art from Taito for Fighters' Impact.
December 21, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Happy New Year 1997 art from Taito for Fighters' Impact.
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in the 80s and 90s, the conservatives wanted to use "Leave It To Beaver" as the template for American life. Their clock is always thirty years slow
Fascists truly cannot distinguish fiction from reality
This has ELEVEN THOUSAND likes on the hellsite
This has ELEVEN THOUSAND likes on the hellsite
December 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
in the 80s and 90s, the conservatives wanted to use "Leave It To Beaver" as the template for American life. Their clock is always thirty years slow
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There's a prompt asking "What was your biggest impact on the internet?" So:
Twenty years ago, a certain word filter was implemented on a certain forum. It became so ubiquitous, there's a good chance you've seen it more than once today.
I didn't implement the filter, but I did suggest the word.
Twenty years ago, a certain word filter was implemented on a certain forum. It became so ubiquitous, there's a good chance you've seen it more than once today.
I didn't implement the filter, but I did suggest the word.
December 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
There's a prompt asking "What was your biggest impact on the internet?" So:
Twenty years ago, a certain word filter was implemented on a certain forum. It became so ubiquitous, there's a good chance you've seen it more than once today.
I didn't implement the filter, but I did suggest the word.
Twenty years ago, a certain word filter was implemented on a certain forum. It became so ubiquitous, there's a good chance you've seen it more than once today.
I didn't implement the filter, but I did suggest the word.
This remains "the one that got away" of my DC collection. I drooled over the online trailers' localization, but it never appeared at any store near me by the time the DC market was drying up.
this was an incredible game, btw. actual controls and gameplay were fairly average, but you need to understand that most gundam games up to this point were TERRIBLE. and the story and localization were top-notch!! i would LOVE a White Dingo Team OVA series.
December 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This remains "the one that got away" of my DC collection. I drooled over the online trailers' localization, but it never appeared at any store near me by the time the DC market was drying up.
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Koyaanisqatsi is different than I remember
December 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Koyaanisqatsi is different than I remember
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I assume someone has posted this before but it's my morning intrusive thought
December 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I assume someone has posted this before but it's my morning intrusive thought
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
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"Your Favorite Game Dev Is Probably Using AI"
not MY favorite game dev, they're all defunct
not MY favorite game dev, they're all defunct
December 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"Your Favorite Game Dev Is Probably Using AI"
not MY favorite game dev, they're all defunct
not MY favorite game dev, they're all defunct
I'm appreciating the little touches in this Macross Plus set
December 20, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I'm appreciating the little touches in this Macross Plus set
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Kids think anime has to be about getting isekai’d into a dragon harem or whatever. They don’t know that anime can be about cool things, like smoking and crime.
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Kids think anime has to be about getting isekai’d into a dragon harem or whatever. They don’t know that anime can be about cool things, like smoking and crime.
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RIP Japanese director and somtimes actor Masato Harada. He gave us GUNHED, Bounce Ko Gals, lots more. He was 76. www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
December 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
RIP Japanese director and somtimes actor Masato Harada. He gave us GUNHED, Bounce Ko Gals, lots more. He was 76. www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
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Hideaki Anno just announced via the khara website that Gainax is officially dead and gone as a corporate entity as of December 10th: www.khara.co.jp/2025/12/11/2...
「株式会社ガイナックス」について
2025年12月10日の官報掲載にありますように、アニメーション制作スタジオだった「株式会社ガイナックス」の破産整理が終わり、法人として消滅し、その42年弱の歴史を終えました。 創設期から20年以上籍を置き、今日まで株主として関わっていたものとして誠に残念な最後ですが、静かに受け止めています。 まず、2019年、当時の代表取締役社長巻智博氏の逮捕を受け、弊社と共にガイナックス社の再建、後に整...
www.khara.co.jp
December 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Hideaki Anno just announced via the khara website that Gainax is officially dead and gone as a corporate entity as of December 10th: www.khara.co.jp/2025/12/11/2...
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If you're talking about North American anime fandom, and you try to argue that Robotech was not an essential work in its era, you are repeating a fallacy
Criticize the work or HG - we all do. But without Robotech, there is no anime industry or press as we know it, and a greatly diminished fandom.
Criticize the work or HG - we all do. But without Robotech, there is no anime industry or press as we know it, and a greatly diminished fandom.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you're talking about North American anime fandom, and you try to argue that Robotech was not an essential work in its era, you are repeating a fallacy
Criticize the work or HG - we all do. But without Robotech, there is no anime industry or press as we know it, and a greatly diminished fandom.
Criticize the work or HG - we all do. But without Robotech, there is no anime industry or press as we know it, and a greatly diminished fandom.
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There's a much better way to do age verification
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
There's a much better way to do age verification
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When Netflix takes out a loan while in debt to “make it’s money back” it’s “consolidating power” but when I do it I’m a “gambling addict”
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
When Netflix takes out a loan while in debt to “make it’s money back” it’s “consolidating power” but when I do it I’m a “gambling addict”
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The USPS is NOT a private company; and the USPS losses are not indicative of its inability to do its mission, rather more the fault of its terrible Trump appointed leader, Louis DeJoy.
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The USPS is NOT a private company; and the USPS losses are not indicative of its inability to do its mission, rather more the fault of its terrible Trump appointed leader, Louis DeJoy.
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Just so everyone who hasn't read the article throw blame around, Grasshopper has no involvement with this at all. No idea why GungHo/SUPERTRICK thought a sequel to the only modestly successful Let It Die needed to be Vibe Coded and thus risk sinking their reps forever, but that's their problem.
The Let it Die sequel - Let it Die: Inferno - which is coming out next week (4th December), seems to have been built using a considerable amount of generative AI. https://bit.ly/4ol7lIA
November 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Just so everyone who hasn't read the article throw blame around, Grasshopper has no involvement with this at all. No idea why GungHo/SUPERTRICK thought a sequel to the only modestly successful Let It Die needed to be Vibe Coded and thus risk sinking their reps forever, but that's their problem.
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Captain EO is a Keita Amemiya film
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Captain EO is a Keita Amemiya film
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There is no reality where algorithmically picking projects for maximum shareholder value creates Art like Earth Girls Are Easy
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
There is no reality where algorithmically picking projects for maximum shareholder value creates Art like Earth Girls Are Easy
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“We don’t have a lot of room at the new place, so please pack only the essentials.”
“Say no more.”
“Say no more.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“We don’t have a lot of room at the new place, so please pack only the essentials.”
“Say no more.”
“Say no more.”
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gamesoftrobo.ghost.io/yasuomi-umet...
"That Mr. Elegance— a man whose goal in life is to collect, imprison, own and ogle cute girls while commanding them to do his bidding— is the most unflattering possible representative of the otaku culture should slap you repeatedly in the face."
"That Mr. Elegance— a man whose goal in life is to collect, imprison, own and ogle cute girls while commanding them to do his bidding— is the most unflattering possible representative of the otaku culture should slap you repeatedly in the face."
Yasuomi Umetsu's Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl packs 35 minutes tight with exquisite, artisanal violence
Legendary animator Yasuomi Umetsu (Kite, Mezzo Forte) dreams of girl assassins blasting their way through massive, bloody action movie set-pieces. A craftsman and a perfectionist, he looks to create t...
gamesoftrobo.ghost.io
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
gamesoftrobo.ghost.io/yasuomi-umet...
"That Mr. Elegance— a man whose goal in life is to collect, imprison, own and ogle cute girls while commanding them to do his bidding— is the most unflattering possible representative of the otaku culture should slap you repeatedly in the face."
"That Mr. Elegance— a man whose goal in life is to collect, imprison, own and ogle cute girls while commanding them to do his bidding— is the most unflattering possible representative of the otaku culture should slap you repeatedly in the face."
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this is ALSO why my top advice for younger people is:
Remember everything that happened during COVID lockdowns, during the Gaza War, etc. because we are twenty years out from tons of people trying to retcon these things to fit their agenda. Do not let them do that.
Remember everything that happened during COVID lockdowns, during the Gaza War, etc. because we are twenty years out from tons of people trying to retcon these things to fit their agenda. Do not let them do that.
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
this is ALSO why my top advice for younger people is:
Remember everything that happened during COVID lockdowns, during the Gaza War, etc. because we are twenty years out from tons of people trying to retcon these things to fit their agenda. Do not let them do that.
Remember everything that happened during COVID lockdowns, during the Gaza War, etc. because we are twenty years out from tons of people trying to retcon these things to fit their agenda. Do not let them do that.