Ruben Bañuelos
@rbanuelos.bsky.social
Failed attempt at physicist, ENNIE-nominated writer. (He/him)
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Ruben Bañuelos
@rbanuelos.bsky.social
· Feb 5
2025 books, films, tv series and games
While my position on this issue hasn't changed and I do think it is a complex issue that ought not be sloganized, the more I read and find stuff out about the Nakba, plan Dalet, etc., the harder it is for me to empathize with anyone who thinks that what's happening in Gaza is anything but genocide.
May 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
While my position on this issue hasn't changed and I do think it is a complex issue that ought not be sloganized, the more I read and find stuff out about the Nakba, plan Dalet, etc., the harder it is for me to empathize with anyone who thinks that what's happening in Gaza is anything but genocide.
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I want to read the Bible says so.
April 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I want to read the Bible says so.
Shout out to all the people working their asses off to claw back power from the fascists
April 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Shout out to all the people working their asses off to claw back power from the fascists
While China plays Weiqi, America is playing connect four.
April 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
While China plays Weiqi, America is playing connect four.
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
Today I saw a cybertruck face to face for the first time and man that thing is ugly. It truly looks like something someone put together in their garage. Made me think of Geoff from Top Gear.
April 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Today I saw a cybertruck face to face for the first time and man that thing is ugly. It truly looks like something someone put together in their garage. Made me think of Geoff from Top Gear.
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104% tariffs on imports from China goes into effect at midnight tonight.
My most recent game quote from a major US manufacturer? 470% of the per-unit cost in China, ~3000% higher set-up costs, MOQ 5x higher.
So China is STILL more viable than the US (but not more viable than some other countries)
My most recent game quote from a major US manufacturer? 470% of the per-unit cost in China, ~3000% higher set-up costs, MOQ 5x higher.
So China is STILL more viable than the US (but not more viable than some other countries)
So I'm seeing the question on tariffs pop up again. I have managed production for boardgames for over a decade. I regularly get quotes from the US, China, and occasionally other countries. No, the proposed tariffs won't move game manufacturing to the US.
TL;DR - tariffs are paid by consumers
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TL;DR - tariffs are paid by consumers
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April 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
104% tariffs on imports from China goes into effect at midnight tonight.
My most recent game quote from a major US manufacturer? 470% of the per-unit cost in China, ~3000% higher set-up costs, MOQ 5x higher.
So China is STILL more viable than the US (but not more viable than some other countries)
My most recent game quote from a major US manufacturer? 470% of the per-unit cost in China, ~3000% higher set-up costs, MOQ 5x higher.
So China is STILL more viable than the US (but not more viable than some other countries)
I miss 00's internet
April 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I miss 00's internet
In the far future humanity becomes extinct but leave robots behind. The aliens come with robots of their own. Human robots wage war on the alien robots in the name of humanity. Eventually aliens also become extinct. Alien and human robots keep fighting until they have an existential crisis
What's your favorite piece of media that sounds ridiculous if described? Mine: "It's a song that starts as a sentimental expression of regret but gradually reveals the speaker to be incapable of anything but selfishness and destruction ... by a vampire ... in a failed musical comedy ...
April 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In the far future humanity becomes extinct but leave robots behind. The aliens come with robots of their own. Human robots wage war on the alien robots in the name of humanity. Eventually aliens also become extinct. Alien and human robots keep fighting until they have an existential crisis
My two favorite parts of brewing with an Aeropress
April 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My two favorite parts of brewing with an Aeropress
Apparently an experience I don't seem to share with outer autistic people is April Fool's. As someone who has to figure whether to take someone literally or both having the calendar being a huge context clue makes it easier and more enjoyable to appreciate the humor.
April 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Apparently an experience I don't seem to share with outer autistic people is April Fool's. As someone who has to figure whether to take someone literally or both having the calendar being a huge context clue makes it easier and more enjoyable to appreciate the humor.
Recently I've been going on long walks and whenever I was in a bad mood, the walk seemed to help. But now it seems that my bad mood is able to sustain itself through those walks. I wish I was as resilient as my bad mood.
March 31, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Recently I've been going on long walks and whenever I was in a bad mood, the walk seemed to help. But now it seems that my bad mood is able to sustain itself through those walks. I wish I was as resilient as my bad mood.
Standart issue 38 got here and with it a delicious sample of coffee.
March 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Standart issue 38 got here and with it a delicious sample of coffee.
So I made a quasi-controversial post showing how ChatGPT committed heresy when asked about a certain religious doctrine. I anticipated some backlash from Christians but I had a couple of nice chats with them. It was the ChatGPT cultists that were truly awful.
March 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
So I made a quasi-controversial post showing how ChatGPT committed heresy when asked about a certain religious doctrine. I anticipated some backlash from Christians but I had a couple of nice chats with them. It was the ChatGPT cultists that were truly awful.
I used Linux back when you could give Canonical your home address and they would ship you a LiveCD with Ubuntu for free.
March 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I used Linux back when you could give Canonical your home address and they would ship you a LiveCD with Ubuntu for free.
You get to an age when you go to bed and roll the dice, and when a bad result comes up, you'll spend the following day in pain.
March 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
You get to an age when you go to bed and roll the dice, and when a bad result comes up, you'll spend the following day in pain.
At this pace, nuclear latent countries will stop being latent.
March 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
At this pace, nuclear latent countries will stop being latent.
I hate the fact that people who was raised by parents who fully immunized them, and grew up just fine are choosing to stop immunizing their children. There is an outbreak of Whooping Cough. Whooping freaking Cough.
March 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I hate the fact that people who was raised by parents who fully immunized them, and grew up just fine are choosing to stop immunizing their children. There is an outbreak of Whooping Cough. Whooping freaking Cough.
Funny how 4D chess is indistinguishable from someone crapping themselves and drooling over the chessboard.
February 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Funny how 4D chess is indistinguishable from someone crapping themselves and drooling over the chessboard.
So an asteroid might be heading towards earth and in case of an impact it would likely hit the ocean or somewhere in central American central Africa or India. Even in cosmic cataclysm the global south gets the short end of the stick.
February 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
So an asteroid might be heading towards earth and in case of an impact it would likely hit the ocean or somewhere in central American central Africa or India. Even in cosmic cataclysm the global south gets the short end of the stick.
2025 books, films, tv series and games
February 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
2025 books, films, tv series and games