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Virtual Scallop
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[it/she/they] - Certified gremlin, and maker of weird things. Also comes in Tumblr, YouTube, and Twitch flavors

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this kind of thing is always hilarious to me
"source: trust me"
A cropped screenshot from a github page. It depicts a warning reading: "If your antivirus software flas the game, it is a false positive. Builds downloaded from this page will always be safe."
January 25, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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It's an iteration of the "This is Ultra Lord!!!" meme, but been edited to read as the following: Sheen: "This is KANTO!!!" Ms. Fowl: "TPC... this is the 7th week in a row you've shown Kanto in class." In Sheen's hand is a cropped image of Lego announcing that Lego Pokemon is coming soon. Models of Charizard, Venasaur, Blastoise, Pikachu, and Eevee are visible.
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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I've also disliked the smirk on that first render for an additional reason: It just doesn't look right to me, in certain contexts...

The curves on the ends of his mouth read to me less like the ends of his smile... but moreso a continuation of that smile... like he has an awkward, pained expression
The Sonic 4 render, but completely desaturated. A hot pink markup portrays what the mouth is supposed to be perceived as. The word "ACTUAL" is printed below his face. The same prior desaturated render. However, now the hot pink line is more curved and exaggerated. At this point, it's no longer a smile. The word "PERCEIVED" is printed below his face.
December 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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As much as I got into Sonic with Generations... and as much as I love a good 3D model...

I gotta say, I think the 3D key art for Sonic during the 2010s is some of the worst high profile key art I've ever seen.

It always looks so awkward and dead. There's a zombie-like hollowness to it.
A render of Sonic for Sonic 4: Episode 1. It's that one promo piece used on everything, with his little awkward smirk... upwards pointed finger... hand awkwardly resting on his hip... A render of Amy for Sonic Runners. She may have a big smile, but there's no life behind it. She looks head empty in a corporate way. A render of Vector for Sonic Runners. I'm not sure what they're trying to convey with this render... confidence? Ruggedness? Regardless, he's blankly staring at the camera with an open mouth, and a hand awkwardly partially placed on his belly. A render of Classic Sonic for Sonic Generations. He's in the pose he uses for the covers of Sonic 1. There's something uncanny about the rotundness of his body, and it's lit.
December 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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this is me being tongue and cheek with someone, and not meant to be taken TOO seriously, but

my views on OSes previously vs my views on OSes now
Two very simple flow charts, starting from the bottom and going on up. On the left side, you have "Beginner: Mac" to "Intermediate: Windows" to "Advanced: Linux" On the right side, it still starts with "Beginner: Mac", but then branches out into "If you care about yourself: Linux" and "If you hate yourself: Windows"
December 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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chat, how do you dislike an e-mail
this was the saddest attempt at promotional material I've seen in a long while
An image from a promotional e-mail sent out by Nintendo. The festively decorated iamge reads: "Through every adventure, you brought the smiles! Thanks for playing! Happy Holidays"
December 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Incredible. I love technology enshittification.
A cropped screenshot from the Samsung Galaxy settings app. It depicts side button options. Double press is toggled on and set to camera. Long press is set to "Digital Assistant (None)"
December 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Completely normal way to program things.
A cropped screenshot of some Portal 2 visual settings... The topmost option reads "Aspect Ratio - Widescreen 16:9"... The bottom one reads "Display Mode - Full Screen"... The notable element here is the middle one: "Resolution 3840x1080 (Native)" (the resolution of two 1920x1080 monitors horizontally)
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Ayyy, you too.

On top of this, Portal 2 REALLY didn't like my dual monitors. It's the only game I've ever seen go "hey, we should apply the resolution of both monitors combined to one of the monitors in fullscreen, right?"
A screenshot of a late game title screen in Portal 2. The notable thing here is that the menu assets are horizontally squished, and the background is awkwardly cropped.
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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This ranking is 0/10 because it doesn't use this image
An image of Pokemon Black and Pokemon White sharing a box art image, shared almost down the middle. The image is split in a way so that it reads "Pokemon Whack Version"
November 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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But that last one doesn't cover every case (non-Steam games) or cover every case how I would do it

I need that good manual sorting.
As it is, with only one saved configuration, this is the monstrosity I'm currently maintaining.
A view of my steam library categories, uncollapsed. It's a hefty list, containing: Favorites Misc - Demos Misc - Legacy Versions Misc - Library Sharing Misc - Mods Misc - Non-Steam Games Misc - Not Functional Misc - VR Amazing - Blue Moon Amazing - Replay/Chip Bold - Blue Moon Bold - Replay/Chip Content - Blue Moon Content - Replay/Chip Dour - Blue Moon Dour - Replay/Chip Ewww - Replay/Chip In-Progress - Active In-Progress - Backburner In-Progress - Backburner 100 Percent In-Progress - Chipping Linux Native Replay on Stream Unplayed - Paid - Own Time Unplayed - Paid - Stream Unplayed - Paid - Unknown Unplayed - Freedeems - Own Time Unplayed - Freedeems - Stream Unplayed - Freedeems - Unknown
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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I've been getting into the Mega Man series in recent years... and some of my favorite games include games like Mega Man 4. I don't love Mega Man 4 because it redefined what it means to be a Mega Man with a bold new take... I love Mega Man 4 because it's a really polished take on Mega Man.
A Mega Man tier chart I've been keeping over the past few years. The Y axis is defined by rankings, starting at the bottom with E, and peaking at S... The X axis is defined by years, and entries within those years. Furthermore, different lines and colors are dedicated to different sub-series... which include: The classic saga, the X saga, the World (Game Boy) saga, the Legends saga, the DOS duo, and Mega Man Soccer. Currently, the chart goes from 1987 to 2000. While nothing has managed to hit S tier yet, there's still entries hitting some good spots at high B tier, and A tier amongst the later classic saga, X2, X4, Legends 1, and Tron Bonne.
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Chat do you think I have a problem?
In image of 30 installed official and unofficial Sonic games in my library, which are: The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic Forever Sonic 2 Absolute Sonic 3 AIR Sonic Adventure DX Sonic Adventure 2 Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing Sonic and the Fallen Star Sonic CD Sonic Chrono Adventure Sonic Forces Sonic Frontiers Sonic Generations Sonic X Shadow Generations Sonic GT Sonic Lost World Sonic Mania Sonic Omens Project 06 Sonic Robo Blast 2 Sonic Superstars Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II Sonic Before the Sequel Sonic After the Sequel Sonic Time Twisted Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit Unleashed Recompiled Team Sonic Racing
November 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Only the best collection of hedgehogs
A cropped screenshot depicting a portion of my Steam library... namely some non-Steam games added through it, with custom library art. The list includes: Sonic Forever, Sonic 2 Absolute, Sonic 3 AIR, Sonic Omens, Project 06, Sonic Robo Blast 2, and Unleashed Recompiled... at the front of the list however, is an itch.io copy of Celeste
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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idk when YouTube added a pronoun field, but it's kind of pathetically hilarious how limited this thing is
An screenshot of me attempting to add my pronouns (it/she/they) to what is ultimately a pronoun search field in YouTube Studio. The search box has denied my request with "No matches found - We are periodically reviewing pronouns which may become available in the future."
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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So I've tried adding some non-Steam Windows games to Steam for Proton
See if it's that easy.
And so far it is.

But when I tried bringing in Project 06... It accidentally created the most Sonic 06 image ever
The title screen of Sonic the Hedgehog, but instead of the usual background at the grassy ruins of Kingdom Valley, it has been replaced with the color bars and static that's associated with technical difficulties.
October 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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According to the in game settings, it was set to the COMBINED RESOLUTION OF MY MONITORS (3040x1080)

Even when I got past that, the game displayed the worst screen tearing artifacts I've ever seen in my life.
A cropped screenshot of Portal 2 video settings, focused on Aspect Ratio, Resolution, and Display Mode. The UI is also horizontally squished. The notable element here is that Resolution is set to "3840x1080 (Native)".
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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My experience with Steam games on Linux so far

Do note that I am getting the troublemakers running, I just find this EXTREMELY funny... Especially for Valve's own stuff
A meme using the format of a quality looking Mickey and Disneyland, and a low quality Goofy and backroom. The high quality Mickey side is labeled "Windows games running through Proton" The low quality goofy side is labeled "Linux native games" Additionally, on the low quality side, there are logos of Team Fortress 2, Portal 2, and Open Hexagon
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
A screenshot of Super Hexagon in my Steam library Notable elements: PLAY TIME: 85 minutes ACHIEVEMENTS: 6 of 6
October 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
A screenshot of the victory screen from Super Hexagon It's mostly black, save for a white hexagon outline in the center, with the player triangle beside it. Overlaying it is text reading: CONGRATULATIONS GAME COMPLETE PRESS A TO CONTINUE
October 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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This is what old 3D games look like to me when they have their resolution bumped into HD
A side by side comparison of a character in a jester hat. On the left, a character labelled "The OG Fella" is are round and soft looking, with an eager smile On the right, that same character is jagged looking, with off looking details. They are labelled "THE POWER OF THE FUTURE"
October 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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why are you me, I'M me
A cropped image of Superbrothers Sword & Sorcery in my Steam library, depicting the install button, and general stats. It shows Last Played as "Fed 19, 2017", and Play Time as "50 minutes"
September 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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...something strange...
A picture of the Dreemurr residence in Deltarune. It has been edited to contain a line that portrays the journey of Undertale, with different areas labelled. They are mapped as so: - STAIRS - Mt. Ebott Hole...? - FLOOR - Ruins...? - FRIDGE - Snowdin - SINK - Waterfall - STOVE - Hotland - MICROWAVE - CORE...? - WINDOW - New Home & Barrier...? - LOWER STOVE - True Lab...? - TRASH CAN - ...True Lab?
July 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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HEY WAIT A DAMN SECOND
I'm... probably very late to any sort of speculation on this...
But this optional dialogue from Chapter 3 has me realizing...
A picture of several text boxes from Deltarune Chapter 3, reading as such: * In the once upon a time, there was a land like purple cliffs. * A frozen waste, a water basin, a metal desert. * But, this theater was built upon that. . . and, it grew. * Not everyone liked the change. Some people left. * Of course, that was in the days of the black-and-white.
July 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM