Ryan Quintal
@quintal.me
Design, tech, film, music, games, and dissatisfied observations.
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Ryan Quintal
@quintal.me
· Nov 28
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“Stop stealing and start creating” is a real thing an “AI artist” said
December 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“Stop stealing and start creating” is a real thing an “AI artist” said
Guess a simple, very straightforward instruction for Figma Make takes the liberty of burning a plastic bottle. #WhatTheHeckThatOneEggWas40Eggs
December 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Guess a simple, very straightforward instruction for Figma Make takes the liberty of burning a plastic bottle. #WhatTheHeckThatOneEggWas40Eggs
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Super smart year-end take from @bumas.bsky.social: 2025's biggest trend was 2015. Everyone decided this year to take a mulligan on the entire last decade.
www.garbageday.email/p/2025-s-big...
www.garbageday.email/p/2025-s-big...
December 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Super smart year-end take from @bumas.bsky.social: 2025's biggest trend was 2015. Everyone decided this year to take a mulligan on the entire last decade.
www.garbageday.email/p/2025-s-big...
www.garbageday.email/p/2025-s-big...
@geoffkeighley.bsky.social don’t listen to em Geoff, the show was great this year and lots of us are happy that you’ve build this show up over all these years.
December 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
@geoffkeighley.bsky.social don’t listen to em Geoff, the show was great this year and lots of us are happy that you’ve build this show up over all these years.
Jim Nielsen takes issue with icons in menus, and I think makes a lot of good points here, even if it's not something I'm entirely bothered by. blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/icons-i...
I wonder if this is mobile-first design affecting desktop design, and how folks of various reading levels feel.
I wonder if this is mobile-first design affecting desktop design, and how folks of various reading levels feel.
Icons in Menus Everywhere — Send Help
Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.
blog.jim-nielsen.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Jim Nielsen takes issue with icons in menus, and I think makes a lot of good points here, even if it's not something I'm entirely bothered by. blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/icons-i...
I wonder if this is mobile-first design affecting desktop design, and how folks of various reading levels feel.
I wonder if this is mobile-first design affecting desktop design, and how folks of various reading levels feel.
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
The aggressive consumer adoption of web-apps not only weakens the prospects of the iPhone. It's also potentially the trojan horse that tips the scale on Windows in the gaming community as well.
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The aggressive consumer adoption of web-apps not only weakens the prospects of the iPhone. It's also potentially the trojan horse that tips the scale on Windows in the gaming community as well.
I'll be participating to the extent that works for my family, and young child, but I welcome folks to join me in withholding your wallet to send a message — trust me, the deals will remain after this period.
I'm still working, and if I shop I'll do it with small, local businesses. #economicblackout
I'm still working, and if I shop I'll do it with small, local businesses. #economicblackout
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'll be participating to the extent that works for my family, and young child, but I welcome folks to join me in withholding your wallet to send a message — trust me, the deals will remain after this period.
I'm still working, and if I shop I'll do it with small, local businesses. #economicblackout
I'm still working, and if I shop I'll do it with small, local businesses. #economicblackout
What are we even doing?
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking. https://to.pbs.org/4oKQUWW
Meta wins historic antitrust case and won't have to spin off WhatsApp, Instagram
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.
www.pbs.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
What are we even doing?
Jesus
to play the Xbox version of HALO INFINITE on my $1,000 xbox ally x, i just had verify, repair files, end task for Xbox, uninstall Gaming Services, reupdate the Xbox app in the Microsoft store, update Visual C++ redistributables, reinstall Gaming Services and restart. just like a console on Xmas day!
October 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Jesus
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I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
It’s a simple message, and it comes from the heart.
“Believe in yourself”
Cause that’s the place to start.
“Believe in yourself”
Cause that’s the place to start.
October 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It’s a simple message, and it comes from the heart.
“Believe in yourself”
Cause that’s the place to start.
“Believe in yourself”
Cause that’s the place to start.
This…. Seems like a bad trend
More than 1,200 video game journalists have left major publications in the past two years, and not returned to the media, according to data supplied to VGC.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
More than 1,200 games journalists have left the media in the last two years | VGC
According to Press Engine data, the global pool of games journalists has shrunk by 25%
www.videogameschronicle.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This…. Seems like a bad trend
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Learn about the spying technologies police are deploying in our communities at EFF's Street-Level Surveillance hub.
www.eff.org/sls
www.eff.org/sls
Street Level Surveillance
EFF Presents: A Field Guide to Police Surveillance
sls.eff.org
October 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Learn about the spying technologies police are deploying in our communities at EFF's Street-Level Surveillance hub.
www.eff.org/sls
www.eff.org/sls
Just went to #Gamestop to pickup a preorder of Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 and found myself stuck behind a 45min plus line of people trying to buy Pokemon cards.
Ended up strolling into Best Buy and walking out with a copy in minutes. 🤷🏻♂️
Both experiences were shitty.
Ended up strolling into Best Buy and walking out with a copy in minutes. 🤷🏻♂️
Both experiences were shitty.
October 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Just went to #Gamestop to pickup a preorder of Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 and found myself stuck behind a 45min plus line of people trying to buy Pokemon cards.
Ended up strolling into Best Buy and walking out with a copy in minutes. 🤷🏻♂️
Both experiences were shitty.
Ended up strolling into Best Buy and walking out with a copy in minutes. 🤷🏻♂️
Both experiences were shitty.
Hey! Congratulations to Xbox on finding my limit. As a very early Xbox Live subscriber, and day-one Game Pass Ultimate subscriber. I can't justify $360/year.
Fortunately I've got lots of stacked codes taking me through about another 12 months of service, I won't renewing. I'll invest elsewhere.
Fortunately I've got lots of stacked codes taking me through about another 12 months of service, I won't renewing. I'll invest elsewhere.
October 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Hey! Congratulations to Xbox on finding my limit. As a very early Xbox Live subscriber, and day-one Game Pass Ultimate subscriber. I can't justify $360/year.
Fortunately I've got lots of stacked codes taking me through about another 12 months of service, I won't renewing. I'll invest elsewhere.
Fortunately I've got lots of stacked codes taking me through about another 12 months of service, I won't renewing. I'll invest elsewhere.
In times like this I always ask, WWEALWD: What would Ed and Lorraine Warren do?
The problem is that the answer is usually “Fuck with ghosts” so it doesn’t totally apply to most situations.
Hope that helps. 👻
The problem is that the answer is usually “Fuck with ghosts” so it doesn’t totally apply to most situations.
Hope that helps. 👻
September 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In times like this I always ask, WWEALWD: What would Ed and Lorraine Warren do?
The problem is that the answer is usually “Fuck with ghosts” so it doesn’t totally apply to most situations.
Hope that helps. 👻
The problem is that the answer is usually “Fuck with ghosts” so it doesn’t totally apply to most situations.
Hope that helps. 👻
One of the latest, more insidious dark patterns in #e-commerce #UX is the modals that offer a discount with your email address, then tell you to claim said discount on a second step by providing your phone number.
Fuck off with that shit.
Fuck off with that shit.
September 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
One of the latest, more insidious dark patterns in #e-commerce #UX is the modals that offer a discount with your email address, then tell you to claim said discount on a second step by providing your phone number.
Fuck off with that shit.
Fuck off with that shit.
I’m a sucker who’s been stashing money in index funds, when I should have been buying up Xbox Series S’
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microso...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microso...
Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again, five months after its last price increase | VGC
A 2TB Xbox Series X now costs more than a PS5 Pro…
www.videogameschronicle.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I’m a sucker who’s been stashing money in index funds, when I should have been buying up Xbox Series S’
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microso...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microso...
It’s a heads-I-win-tails-you-lose proposition that has nothing to do with genuine intellectual discourse.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him”…
www.techdirt.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It’s a heads-I-win-tails-you-lose proposition that has nothing to do with genuine intellectual discourse.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
So...uhh... Randy Pitchford is an example of a leader who has purposefully elevated themselves as a public figure — only to use the platform he has to.... seemingly go to war with his potential #borderlands4 customers?
Strange behavior... www.ign.com/articles/cod...
Strange behavior... www.ign.com/articles/cod...
'Code Your Own Engine and Show Us How It's Done' — Randy Pitchford Goes on the Offensive as Borderlands 4 PC Performance Row Intensifies - IGN
Randy Pitchford is on the offensive when it comes to Borderlands 4 PC performance, responding directly to complaints on social media to Claptrap back at disgruntled fans.
www.ign.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
So...uhh... Randy Pitchford is an example of a leader who has purposefully elevated themselves as a public figure — only to use the platform he has to.... seemingly go to war with his potential #borderlands4 customers?
Strange behavior... www.ign.com/articles/cod...
Strange behavior... www.ign.com/articles/cod...