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Glad I saved this by @longwall26.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Glad I saved this by @longwall26.bsky.social
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As some of you are aware, part of Dragon Age day was to thank the DA Devs for all the hard work they put into the series we love so much.
This is also the first DA Day where we have no DA team, as they were laid off earlier this year.
So let's make an effort to support their new projects!🧵
This is also the first DA Day where we have no DA team, as they were laid off earlier this year.
So let's make an effort to support their new projects!🧵
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
As some of you are aware, part of Dragon Age day was to thank the DA Devs for all the hard work they put into the series we love so much.
This is also the first DA Day where we have no DA team, as they were laid off earlier this year.
So let's make an effort to support their new projects!🧵
This is also the first DA Day where we have no DA team, as they were laid off earlier this year.
So let's make an effort to support their new projects!🧵
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the thing about extreme content in video games is that the most appalling taboo porn game on the internet is still more artstically valid and has more reason to exist than Roblox
December 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
the thing about extreme content in video games is that the most appalling taboo porn game on the internet is still more artstically valid and has more reason to exist than Roblox
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I haven’t seen any of the Avatar movies but I still hope that in the new one the humans finally manage to kill those awful blue monsters
December 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I haven’t seen any of the Avatar movies but I still hope that in the new one the humans finally manage to kill those awful blue monsters
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ok time to get started on those 2025 new year resolutions
December 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
ok time to get started on those 2025 new year resolutions
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I heard folks taking like "you've gotta check out this 'slurmcore' stuff, the videos are so surreal, there's definitely something wrong with the Gen Z kids", and then I looked it up and it's literally identical to the shitty animutations I was watching on Flash portals in 2001.
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I heard folks taking like "you've gotta check out this 'slurmcore' stuff, the videos are so surreal, there's definitely something wrong with the Gen Z kids", and then I looked it up and it's literally identical to the shitty animutations I was watching on Flash portals in 2001.
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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i am not a christian but i have no idea why there isn't some big panic about a guy called "mr. beast" amassing tremendous amounts of fame and influence by literally getting people to do dangerous and degrading things
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 AM
i am not a christian but i have no idea why there isn't some big panic about a guy called "mr. beast" amassing tremendous amounts of fame and influence by literally getting people to do dangerous and degrading things
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The subcategorization/tropefication of popular fiction has been very bad in general, both for authors and readers.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The subcategorization/tropefication of popular fiction has been very bad in general, both for authors and readers.
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Now that most Black Friday shopping is done online, stores should add fighting games to their websites where you have to defeat other real-life shoppers to add a sale item to your cart.
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Now that most Black Friday shopping is done online, stores should add fighting games to their websites where you have to defeat other real-life shoppers to add a sale item to your cart.
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this is, again, a case of someone who has not done any kind of real work in decades (maybe ever, she has a degree in political science and has been doing HR her entire career) who think the bullshit they sleepwalk through every day is work and don't understand why real human beings get tired by it
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
this is, again, a case of someone who has not done any kind of real work in decades (maybe ever, she has a degree in political science and has been doing HR her entire career) who think the bullshit they sleepwalk through every day is work and don't understand why real human beings get tired by it
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i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
Buy a solo indie dev's game because I want to support them.
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
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You go to Disney World and see someone dressed up as Mickey Mouse and you're like "ok, a guy in a Mickey Mouse costume." You see someone puppeteering Kermit and you're like "holy shit. It's him. It's Kermit the Frog."
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
You go to Disney World and see someone dressed up as Mickey Mouse and you're like "ok, a guy in a Mickey Mouse costume." You see someone puppeteering Kermit and you're like "holy shit. It's him. It's Kermit the Frog."
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
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guy who found god in prison: life is hard but through his grace we can conquer all
atheist who saw a ghost: i can explain this through science
guy whose grandpa invented Velcro: my dad says we can’t borrow his boat for Labor Day weekend so me and Tyler are gonna kill him
atheist who saw a ghost: i can explain this through science
guy whose grandpa invented Velcro: my dad says we can’t borrow his boat for Labor Day weekend so me and Tyler are gonna kill him
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
guy who found god in prison: life is hard but through his grace we can conquer all
atheist who saw a ghost: i can explain this through science
guy whose grandpa invented Velcro: my dad says we can’t borrow his boat for Labor Day weekend so me and Tyler are gonna kill him
atheist who saw a ghost: i can explain this through science
guy whose grandpa invented Velcro: my dad says we can’t borrow his boat for Labor Day weekend so me and Tyler are gonna kill him
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Little sketch commish of @linnybobinny.bsky.social’s lovely Willy grabbing the Bull by his horns. SMOOCH
| #DragonAge | #ironwilly | #Nixmoriarty |
| #DragonAge | #ironwilly | #Nixmoriarty |
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Little sketch commish of @linnybobinny.bsky.social’s lovely Willy grabbing the Bull by his horns. SMOOCH
| #DragonAge | #ironwilly | #Nixmoriarty |
| #DragonAge | #ironwilly | #Nixmoriarty |
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saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
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‘Look, I’ve had a miserable week or two. Don’t test me, because I am losing my patience.’
Aka first date ideas (followup comic doodle in the reply) 💕😌
#dragonage
Aka first date ideas (followup comic doodle in the reply) 💕😌
#dragonage
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
‘Look, I’ve had a miserable week or two. Don’t test me, because I am losing my patience.’
Aka first date ideas (followup comic doodle in the reply) 💕😌
#dragonage
Aka first date ideas (followup comic doodle in the reply) 💕😌
#dragonage
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It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
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I lost a job for calling Charlie Kirk a Nazi, but this is cool.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I lost a job for calling Charlie Kirk a Nazi, but this is cool.
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![Extra two panels to the meme
1: Guard on the tower saying [bluesky post by Qsy
@qsy.bsky.social
"Oh yeah btw the reason why Vine is being relaunched with great fanfare and no Al is because it's jointly operated with an Al company and they probably don;t want to pollute their scrap pile with stuff they've already shat out."]
2: Guy in blue tunic pulling the lever and shouting "CLOSE THE GATE".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:56la2acetaj5pkcx5qf6opds/bafkreif4rrdte5uq37ad6hrsa77crbvkkafdshqgcsjcecq6wtssw365ii@jpeg)
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i think that people who use headphones in public places like trains are selfish. keeping all your cool music and podcasts to yourself is genuinely sociopathic and deranged behavior. play it on your phone's speaker and let everyone enjoy it, or don't play it at all
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
i think that people who use headphones in public places like trains are selfish. keeping all your cool music and podcasts to yourself is genuinely sociopathic and deranged behavior. play it on your phone's speaker and let everyone enjoy it, or don't play it at all
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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I’ve never met a woman who wasn’t sexually harassed or abused at least once in her life (usually before she even turned 18) and I feel like we as a society aren’t mad enough about it.
November 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I’ve never met a woman who wasn’t sexually harassed or abused at least once in her life (usually before she even turned 18) and I feel like we as a society aren’t mad enough about it.