Xillow
@xillow.bsky.social
- Game Design, Writing and Coordinating
- Ask me about Esports, Webtoons, Video Games, Anime, or any random question!
- Currently Looking For Work
- Biz: [email protected] | 27 He/Him
- Ask me about Esports, Webtoons, Video Games, Anime, or any random question!
- Currently Looking For Work
- Biz: [email protected] | 27 He/Him
Surprisingly tasteful interview from PBS Newshour on The Game Awards youtu.be/FaX2732wZkw?...
A look at some of the best video games of 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Surprisingly tasteful interview from PBS Newshour on The Game Awards youtu.be/FaX2732wZkw?...
I've been doing Advent of Code since I first learned about it this year and day 7 part 2 is definitely challenging the way I think. Got a solution that should come to the correct answer, but it's too slow currently.
December 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I've been doing Advent of Code since I first learned about it this year and day 7 part 2 is definitely challenging the way I think. Got a solution that should come to the correct answer, but it's too slow currently.
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Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
Hogwarts Legacy is free on Epic Games Store. Mystery game is the next title buff.ly/HE94Ti2
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
Beyond Paradise has some great character writing
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Beyond Paradise has some great character writing
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if you are an artist your compatriots are the people that make food and the people that make porno
Saw someone saying you shouldn't interact with NSFW accounts online if your account isn't also purely NSFW and FUCK THAT BULLSHIT.
They can adjust their settings to avoid nudes and porn. You do whatever the fuck you want to do you freaks 😘💙
They can adjust their settings to avoid nudes and porn. You do whatever the fuck you want to do you freaks 😘💙
December 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
if you are an artist your compatriots are the people that make food and the people that make porno
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Look, I'm just gonna tell cishet white people right now--Newsom ain't the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out here. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney's skin.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Look, I'm just gonna tell cishet white people right now--Newsom ain't the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out here. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney's skin.
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I've said before and I'll say again:
The entire, modern tech business model is built on the drug-dealer business model that GenX and late millennials learned in D.A.R.E.:
"The first one is free, kid. Come back when you're hooked to pay the real price."
Social media, Uber, AirBnB, Waymo, AI...
The entire, modern tech business model is built on the drug-dealer business model that GenX and late millennials learned in D.A.R.E.:
"The first one is free, kid. Come back when you're hooked to pay the real price."
Social media, Uber, AirBnB, Waymo, AI...
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I've said before and I'll say again:
The entire, modern tech business model is built on the drug-dealer business model that GenX and late millennials learned in D.A.R.E.:
"The first one is free, kid. Come back when you're hooked to pay the real price."
Social media, Uber, AirBnB, Waymo, AI...
The entire, modern tech business model is built on the drug-dealer business model that GenX and late millennials learned in D.A.R.E.:
"The first one is free, kid. Come back when you're hooked to pay the real price."
Social media, Uber, AirBnB, Waymo, AI...
I wish that pinetime dev kit was available
December 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I wish that pinetime dev kit was available
Racer X to Speed
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Racer X to Speed
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"Generative AI can be a good tool, it just has to be used properly"
Yeah that's exactly what CEOs said, that's why we're running "perfect" OSes with 30+% vibe code and have genAI dubs now
Yeah that's exactly what CEOs said, that's why we're running "perfect" OSes with 30+% vibe code and have genAI dubs now
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"Generative AI can be a good tool, it just has to be used properly"
Yeah that's exactly what CEOs said, that's why we're running "perfect" OSes with 30+% vibe code and have genAI dubs now
Yeah that's exactly what CEOs said, that's why we're running "perfect" OSes with 30+% vibe code and have genAI dubs now
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“[Eventually] humanities depts will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.”
really important thread ⬇️
really important thread ⬇️
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
“[Eventually] humanities depts will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.”
really important thread ⬇️
really important thread ⬇️
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
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random shit, but this was me when i accidentally spilled candle wax on my hand once
like i expected it to HURT and it did not and.. yeah
like i expected it to HURT and it did not and.. yeah
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
random shit, but this was me when i accidentally spilled candle wax on my hand once
like i expected it to HURT and it did not and.. yeah
like i expected it to HURT and it did not and.. yeah
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Having seen this, I’ve got to say, the KPop Demon Hunter fans need to re-discover Final Fantasy X-2, where you play a girl band who changes fighting classes by changing dresses and has no less than two concerts on the way to saving the world from a giant weapon.
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Having seen this, I’ve got to say, the KPop Demon Hunter fans need to re-discover Final Fantasy X-2, where you play a girl band who changes fighting classes by changing dresses and has no less than two concerts on the way to saving the world from a giant weapon.
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Hi ~
One of my best friends started a GoFundMe because she noticed that a huge obstacle to my mental health was watching all of the medical bills roll in.
One of my best friends started a GoFundMe because she noticed that a huge obstacle to my mental health was watching all of the medical bills roll in.
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Hi ~
One of my best friends started a GoFundMe because she noticed that a huge obstacle to my mental health was watching all of the medical bills roll in.
One of my best friends started a GoFundMe because she noticed that a huge obstacle to my mental health was watching all of the medical bills roll in.
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If nearly everyone had an STD, I’d still want people to disclose that shit.
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
r/pcgaming
www.reddit.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If nearly everyone had an STD, I’d still want people to disclose that shit.
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almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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for anyone hypothetically having problems with stubborn burnt-on stains in their skillets etc: barkeepers friend, fill with warm water, heat on stove for a bit, use long-handled sponge to scrub out
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
for anyone hypothetically having problems with stubborn burnt-on stains in their skillets etc: barkeepers friend, fill with warm water, heat on stove for a bit, use long-handled sponge to scrub out
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Not downloading apps and instead logging in in a browser is actually a great way to break your attachment to social media via your phone
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Not downloading apps and instead logging in in a browser is actually a great way to break your attachment to social media via your phone
This topic is always funny cause it boils down to people being incredibly pedantic about definitions. I will say it was one of many arguments that remind me to make sure everyone's using the same definition for a term cause otherwise it create a dumb easily avoidable problem.
jrpg isn't a real genre. its a useful shorthand and comparative term (i.e. if you like tales games you'll probably like falcom games) but when more academically discussing things like whether the genre has "evolved" enough or not it becomes tautologically useless
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This topic is always funny cause it boils down to people being incredibly pedantic about definitions. I will say it was one of many arguments that remind me to make sure everyone's using the same definition for a term cause otherwise it create a dumb easily avoidable problem.