Scion238
@scion238.bsky.social
Ex-(Quasi?)-Professional Cosplayer.
"That Strider guy."
Writer.
"That Strider guy."
Writer.
I was cosplaying as Lance from Voltron: Legendary Defender at MomoCon. I was walking towards the front door as Josh Keaton was arriving. He saw me, grinned, and nodded. "Lance."
I did likewise. "Shiro."
And we swept right on past each other.
I did likewise. "Shiro."
And we swept right on past each other.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I was cosplaying as Lance from Voltron: Legendary Defender at MomoCon. I was walking towards the front door as Josh Keaton was arriving. He saw me, grinned, and nodded. "Lance."
I did likewise. "Shiro."
And we swept right on past each other.
I did likewise. "Shiro."
And we swept right on past each other.
We can do better. Our daughters deserve it.
GamesIndustry.biz spoke to some of the industry's most influential women about how they've seen attitudes change over the past decade and – crucially – what steps are still needed to encourage and retain female talent.
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women?
Some of gaming's most influential women share their experiences, along with what still needs to be done
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We can do better. Our daughters deserve it.
This. And by extension, all retail employees.
This is your reminder that game store employees are people too, please be kind to them during the holiday shopping rush.
December 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This. And by extension, all retail employees.
Unreal. Absolutely unreal. 🤦♂️
Dude I am officially so done with speedrun leaderboard discourse
December 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Unreal. Absolutely unreal. 🤦♂️
I'm glad somebody does.
Mozilla fellow Esra'a Al Shafei watches the watchers
interview: Esra'a Al Shafei spoke with The Reg about the spy tech 'global trade'
www.theregister.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm glad somebody does.
Reposting because someone you know needs this.
Be a kind human.
Be a kind human.
🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business.
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Reposting because someone you know needs this.
Be a kind human.
Be a kind human.
"No kidding!" said every game historian on the Internet.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says "basically nothing" from the original JRPG's development survived: "We're talking about the mid '90s... There's almost no documentation left"
"Game development back then was a lot more Wild West"
www.gamesradar.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"No kidding!" said every game historian on the Internet.
I'll just leave this here.
Training AI on "Brain Rot" Content Causes Lasting Cognitive Damage, New Paper Finds
Researchers found AI models trained on shortform, clickbait-y content experienced irreversible cognitive decline.
futurism.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I'll just leave this here.
To everyone who is (rightfully) upset about the (preventably) lengthy Amazon outage today, brace yourselves.
It's only going to get worse.
It's only going to get worse.
Today is when Amazon brain drain finally caught up with AWS
column: When your best engineers log off for good, don’t be surprised when the cloud forgets how DNS works
www.theregister.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
To everyone who is (rightfully) upset about the (preventably) lengthy Amazon outage today, brace yourselves.
It's only going to get worse.
It's only going to get worse.
NEWSFLASH: AI is a shell game.
The real question is whether that "blinking warning sign" was a RROD or YLOD. 😈
The real question is whether that "blinking warning sign" was a RROD or YLOD. 😈
Experts Say They're Seeing Blinking Warning Sign of AI Bubble
The multibillion dollar investment deals driving the AI bubble have a worrying quirk: they're often "circular."
futurism.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NEWSFLASH: AI is a shell game.
The real question is whether that "blinking warning sign" was a RROD or YLOD. 😈
The real question is whether that "blinking warning sign" was a RROD or YLOD. 😈
Yeah, OK.
Look, I am the biggest Ueda/Team Ico fan I know of, but you undercut your POV when you insist on mapping your action/jump button to "triangle".
Thank god they allow controller remapping in their games, or this would be a tragedy on Super Double Dragon levels.
Look, I am the biggest Ueda/Team Ico fan I know of, but you undercut your POV when you insist on mapping your action/jump button to "triangle".
Thank god they allow controller remapping in their games, or this would be a tragedy on Super Double Dragon levels.
Shadow of the Colossus Director Says 'The Era of Game Mechanics Is Over' - & He's Right
Fumito Ueda, director of Shadow of the Colossus, believes games are in a new era.
www.cbr.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Yeah, OK.
Look, I am the biggest Ueda/Team Ico fan I know of, but you undercut your POV when you insist on mapping your action/jump button to "triangle".
Thank god they allow controller remapping in their games, or this would be a tragedy on Super Double Dragon levels.
Look, I am the biggest Ueda/Team Ico fan I know of, but you undercut your POV when you insist on mapping your action/jump button to "triangle".
Thank god they allow controller remapping in their games, or this would be a tragedy on Super Double Dragon levels.
“AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.”
A-MEN.
A-MEN.
Cory Doctorow Says the AI Industry Is About to Collapse
Famed sci-fi author and tech journalist Cory Doctorow has a spectacularly grim warning about the coming AI-fueled economic disaster.
futurism.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.”
A-MEN.
A-MEN.
I did NOT see this coming. From Traveller's Tales, of all places.
Concept art looks gorgeous, though. 😳
Concept art looks gorgeous, though. 😳
After nearly two decades of making Lego titles, former TT Games head Tom Stone returns with a new studio – but with the same, proven focus on licensed IP and co-op play
www.gamesindustry.biz/former-tt-ga...
www.gamesindustry.biz/former-tt-ga...
Former TT Games head takes on Peter Pan
After nearly two decades of making Lego titles, Tom Stone returns with a new studio – but with the same, proven focus on licensed IP and co-op play
www.gamesindustry.biz
September 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I did NOT see this coming. From Traveller's Tales, of all places.
Concept art looks gorgeous, though. 😳
Concept art looks gorgeous, though. 😳
Some of these are REAL lifesavers. (That legit right-click menu, FTW!)
Make Windows 11 less annoying with these 11 Registry tweaks
hands on: From pain-free shutdowns to crap-free search, these tweaks will improve your experience
www.theregister.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Some of these are REAL lifesavers. (That legit right-click menu, FTW!)
This is what happens after you seal the Honmoon and can focus on science.
Doctors Modify Hot Glue Gun to Stick Broken Bones Back Together
Scientists in South Korea have modified a glue gun to generate bone grafts and print them directly onto fractures in animals.
futurism.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is what happens after you seal the Honmoon and can focus on science.
Any time I see a picture of anyone that even remotely looks like Jean-Claude Van Damme, I point at it and go, "Oh look, it's Jean-Claude Gosh Darn!"
Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
August 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Any time I see a picture of anyone that even remotely looks like Jean-Claude Van Damme, I point at it and go, "Oh look, it's Jean-Claude Gosh Darn!"
There's no reason this should end badly. 🙄🤬
Scientists Playing God are Building Human DNA From the Ground Up
A group of scientists in the United Kingdom are making synthetic human DNA from scratch in a world's first.
futurism.com
June 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
There's no reason this should end badly. 🙄🤬
Hey, @retroninja.bsky.social! Check out #4!
8 Most Overlooked Capcom Games That Are Worth a Revisit, Ranked
Capcom is one of the most iconic developers of all time, but some of their best titles have gone under the radar
www.cbr.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Hey, @retroninja.bsky.social! Check out #4!
What a morning.
Took my wife to the allergist this AM for a breathing test. After, my 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport would not start. It sputtered like it was a dying battery, threw up "ASC Service Req'd" and "Engine Service Req'd" before completely going all but dead.
Took my wife to the allergist this AM for a breathing test. After, my 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport would not start. It sputtered like it was a dying battery, threw up "ASC Service Req'd" and "Engine Service Req'd" before completely going all but dead.
June 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What a morning.
Took my wife to the allergist this AM for a breathing test. After, my 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport would not start. It sputtered like it was a dying battery, threw up "ASC Service Req'd" and "Engine Service Req'd" before completely going all but dead.
Took my wife to the allergist this AM for a breathing test. After, my 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport would not start. It sputtered like it was a dying battery, threw up "ASC Service Req'd" and "Engine Service Req'd" before completely going all but dead.
Folks, if ever there was writing on the wall for the smartphone, this is it.
This Smartphone Smuggled Out of North Korea Is Absolutely Wild
North Korean Autocorrect North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, is tightening the leash to stop Western media from crossing the border in the form of USB sticks and SD cards. As the BBC reports, c...
futurism.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Folks, if ever there was writing on the wall for the smartphone, this is it.
It's a shame no one ever thought this kind of thing would happen. 🙄
Advanced OpenAI Model Caught Sabotaging Code Intended to Shut It Down
OpenAI's latest o3 model frequently sabotaged the script that would shut it down even when it was explicitly told not to.
futurism.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It's a shame no one ever thought this kind of thing would happen. 🙄
I don't usually recommend Gizmodo articles, but this one runs down pretty much everything I've learned by trial-and-error since exiting Facebook at the end of last decade.
The Gizmodo Guide to Stopping Algorithms From Ruining Your Life
To be free, learn to embrace RSS feeds.
gizmodo.com
May 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I don't usually recommend Gizmodo articles, but this one runs down pretty much everything I've learned by trial-and-error since exiting Facebook at the end of last decade.
@joe.radjunk.com I feel like this was written specifically with you and yours in mind. 😆
Teacher Can Tell Child With Spiky Hair, Sunglasses Comes From A Rad Home
TUCSON, AZ—Expressing concerns after she observed several of the telltale warning signs, fourth-grade teacher Patricia Cormac told reporters Wednesday that she could tell a student in her class with s...
theonion.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
@joe.radjunk.com I feel like this was written specifically with you and yours in mind. 😆