Fox Harper
@foxharper.bsky.social
Games scholar, college professor, freelance writer, deeply tired all the time
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Fox Harper
@foxharper.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Welcome to my book of philosophy, "Maybe Don't;" it has one doctrine, where you fucking don't
I hadn’t heard about the Davis case ruling yesterday. What a nice unexpected present for me!
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I hadn’t heard about the Davis case ruling yesterday. What a nice unexpected present for me!
As today’s over: thanks for all the birthday well wishes. As far as mile markers on the road to the grave go, it was pretty okay!
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
As today’s over: thanks for all the birthday well wishes. As far as mile markers on the road to the grave go, it was pretty okay!
Feels likely. I logged in, knew nothing about what was going on, and realized all the cool new shit is either locked behind expansions I don't have, and/or requires big piles of skill points to unlock I don't feel like farming.
Alright. I downloaded PSO 2, played it a bit for nostalgia's sake, realized I had 0 interest in actually doing it, uninstalled it in less than a day.
Am now reinstalling Guild Wars 2, and I expect a similar loop.
Am now reinstalling Guild Wars 2, and I expect a similar loop.
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Feels likely. I logged in, knew nothing about what was going on, and realized all the cool new shit is either locked behind expansions I don't have, and/or requires big piles of skill points to unlock I don't feel like farming.
Alright. I downloaded PSO 2, played it a bit for nostalgia's sake, realized I had 0 interest in actually doing it, uninstalled it in less than a day.
Am now reinstalling Guild Wars 2, and I expect a similar loop.
Am now reinstalling Guild Wars 2, and I expect a similar loop.
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Alright. I downloaded PSO 2, played it a bit for nostalgia's sake, realized I had 0 interest in actually doing it, uninstalled it in less than a day.
Am now reinstalling Guild Wars 2, and I expect a similar loop.
Am now reinstalling Guild Wars 2, and I expect a similar loop.
A selection:
-- "cotton thing"
-- "flower thing"
-- "shark guy"
-- "hammer gay" (not a typo)
-- "edgelord sword guy"
-- "roman legion worm"
-- "russian laser dog"
-- "cotton thing"
-- "flower thing"
-- "shark guy"
-- "hammer gay" (not a typo)
-- "edgelord sword guy"
-- "roman legion worm"
-- "russian laser dog"
I was keeping a checklist of achievements in Pokemon Unite and I was working from visuals, not names, meaning a bunch of mons I recognized visually but didn't know the names of are represented in this list by some pretty amazing placeholder names
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A selection:
-- "cotton thing"
-- "flower thing"
-- "shark guy"
-- "hammer gay" (not a typo)
-- "edgelord sword guy"
-- "roman legion worm"
-- "russian laser dog"
-- "cotton thing"
-- "flower thing"
-- "shark guy"
-- "hammer gay" (not a typo)
-- "edgelord sword guy"
-- "roman legion worm"
-- "russian laser dog"
I was keeping a checklist of achievements in Pokemon Unite and I was working from visuals, not names, meaning a bunch of mons I recognized visually but didn't know the names of are represented in this list by some pretty amazing placeholder names
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I was keeping a checklist of achievements in Pokemon Unite and I was working from visuals, not names, meaning a bunch of mons I recognized visually but didn't know the names of are represented in this list by some pretty amazing placeholder names
Playing a fun game called "can my order of wings get here and be eaten BEFORE I have to appear in @halfrobot.com's class in approximately 75 minutes"
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Playing a fun game called "can my order of wings get here and be eaten BEFORE I have to appear in @halfrobot.com's class in approximately 75 minutes"
It is good to discover that things you've been thinking are probably true and good to consider but it's not always fun when the reason WHY is because you did the opposite and are reaping the consequences, haha
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is good to discover that things you've been thinking are probably true and good to consider but it's not always fun when the reason WHY is because you did the opposite and are reaping the consequences, haha
Okay I'm splintering off a friend's thread about a TV show that people in the replies are saying "I know it's bad/slop/whatever but I like it" and like... I get why we say this stuff, but I kinda wish we didn't have to.
If you really enjoy it, is it actually "bad"? Or is it something else?
If you really enjoy it, is it actually "bad"? Or is it something else?
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Okay I'm splintering off a friend's thread about a TV show that people in the replies are saying "I know it's bad/slop/whatever but I like it" and like... I get why we say this stuff, but I kinda wish we didn't have to.
If you really enjoy it, is it actually "bad"? Or is it something else?
If you really enjoy it, is it actually "bad"? Or is it something else?
good afternoon to me
![[sees the word "glompcore" for the first time] NO THANK YOU
[does some googling]
BLOCKQUOTE: Yeah I'm a total tenderpilled hopecel. I'm basically going hyggemode and I'm giving glompcore vibes.
NOPE. Noooooooooooo. Nein. Nyet. Iie.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hlr2nlgrnhrpzu63f7klv2hv/bafkreiewxlhm6jj2mfwev67ldilycuq77ia7bxeqlhp7s44dgaogiyf3ma@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
good afternoon to me
...and Ambrosia Sky. So that's pretty cool.
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
...and Ambrosia Sky. So that's pretty cool.
So I get to share a birthday with both re-released Aftermath...
Despite the ravages of age and an internet steeped in misinformation, your eyes – in this one case – do not deceive you: Website different. It’s taken an immense amount of time and effort, but welcome to Aftermath version 2.0:
aftermath.site/aftermath-rela...
aftermath.site/aftermath-rela...
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
So I get to share a birthday with both re-released Aftermath...
the first to wish me a happy birthday was [checks] the oral surgeon who put in my dental implant
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
the first to wish me a happy birthday was [checks] the oral surgeon who put in my dental implant
Reposted by Fox Harper
Friends! On November 19th at 16:00, in Auditorium 3 at the ITU, we are hosting a talk by Florence Smith Nicholls. The talk is titled How to be a video game archaeologist. You can read about it here: digitalplay.itu.dk/event/floren...
How To Be A Video Game Archaeologist - A talk by Florence Smith Nicholls | Center for Digital Play
How To Be A Video Game Archaeologist - A talk by Florence Smith Nicholls
digitalplay.itu.dk
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Friends! On November 19th at 16:00, in Auditorium 3 at the ITU, we are hosting a talk by Florence Smith Nicholls. The talk is titled How to be a video game archaeologist. You can read about it here: digitalplay.itu.dk/event/floren...
It is kinda funny when strangers reply to me as if I'm some internet rando in my 20s and not a middle-aged professional rounding the bend toward 50.
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 AM
It is kinda funny when strangers reply to me as if I'm some internet rando in my 20s and not a middle-aged professional rounding the bend toward 50.
Alright I definitely gotta buy a replacement 3DS battery and I wish I knew even a little bit how to do that *reliably*
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Alright I definitely gotta buy a replacement 3DS battery and I wish I knew even a little bit how to do that *reliably*
Me: "fuck it I'm reinstalling PSO2" [does so from Steam, where I felt sure I'd linked accounts before]
Steam: this download will be like... an hour give or take?
[time passes]
Me: "alright let's fire up PSO2"
PSO2: "okay but if you wanna play classic not 'new genesis' that's another hour-ish"
Me: 😶
Steam: this download will be like... an hour give or take?
[time passes]
Me: "alright let's fire up PSO2"
PSO2: "okay but if you wanna play classic not 'new genesis' that's another hour-ish"
Me: 😶
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Me: "fuck it I'm reinstalling PSO2" [does so from Steam, where I felt sure I'd linked accounts before]
Steam: this download will be like... an hour give or take?
[time passes]
Me: "alright let's fire up PSO2"
PSO2: "okay but if you wanna play classic not 'new genesis' that's another hour-ish"
Me: 😶
Steam: this download will be like... an hour give or take?
[time passes]
Me: "alright let's fire up PSO2"
PSO2: "okay but if you wanna play classic not 'new genesis' that's another hour-ish"
Me: 😶
My brain tried to remember "Sylia Stingray" just now
And produced "Sylia Sugarbaker" instead
I'm leaving y'all with that image because I won't suffer alone
And produced "Sylia Sugarbaker" instead
I'm leaving y'all with that image because I won't suffer alone
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
My brain tried to remember "Sylia Stingray" just now
And produced "Sylia Sugarbaker" instead
I'm leaving y'all with that image because I won't suffer alone
And produced "Sylia Sugarbaker" instead
I'm leaving y'all with that image because I won't suffer alone
Watching vids of the Dissidia Duellum beta that's happening this weekend and... whuf.
November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Watching vids of the Dissidia Duellum beta that's happening this weekend and... whuf.
MOBAs are a very messy genre but I have been examining why it feels SO good to KO another player who is acting like they can definitely kill you (going by game behaviors, i.e. going all in, etc)
And partly it's just the unfortunately enjoyable smugness of "bitch you thought"
BUT
And partly it's just the unfortunately enjoyable smugness of "bitch you thought"
BUT
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
MOBAs are a very messy genre but I have been examining why it feels SO good to KO another player who is acting like they can definitely kill you (going by game behaviors, i.e. going all in, etc)
And partly it's just the unfortunately enjoyable smugness of "bitch you thought"
BUT
And partly it's just the unfortunately enjoyable smugness of "bitch you thought"
BUT
I've been reading bits of Holy Brownie, and re-reading bits of the final Excel Saga manga volumes, trying my damndest to figure out what the hell is actually HAPPENING in the latter, and I think I've kinda sorta worked it out, maybe? But lord, there's so many gaps.
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I've been reading bits of Holy Brownie, and re-reading bits of the final Excel Saga manga volumes, trying my damndest to figure out what the hell is actually HAPPENING in the latter, and I think I've kinda sorta worked it out, maybe? But lord, there's so many gaps.
Post something random from your phone.
November 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Post something random from your phone.
I'd be okay with any of them winning on GBBO this year, I guess, but some embittered part of me really doesn't want the yuppie twink to win
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I'd be okay with any of them winning on GBBO this year, I guess, but some embittered part of me really doesn't want the yuppie twink to win
sorry this is a great joke but I keep staring at “Brawny” going “is this a Prince Adam situation, do you need to henshin sequence first”
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
November 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
sorry this is a great joke but I keep staring at “Brawny” going “is this a Prince Adam situation, do you need to henshin sequence first”