Joseph Cassano
@jplc.ca
He/Him. Canadian. Born 1990. Video game developer; Technical Animator at Ubisoft Toronto. Sometimes I type things. Opinions are mine.
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Joseph Cassano
@jplc.ca
· Nov 5
Otacon: What was she fighting for? What am _I_ fighting for? What are _you_ fighting for!?
Snake: If we make it through this, I'll tell you
Snake, later: So I'm pretty sure I was genetically engineered to be addicted to getting combat high
Snake: If we make it through this, I'll tell you
Snake, later: So I'm pretty sure I was genetically engineered to be addicted to getting combat high
I typically dislike the adage of "this game gets better N hours in", but for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, it's unfortunately true. But that's because they give you a bit too much freedom too early; you have all these systems that don't really make sense until you get things from the back half of the game
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I typically dislike the adage of "this game gets better N hours in", but for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, it's unfortunately true. But that's because they give you a bit too much freedom too early; you have all these systems that don't really make sense until you get things from the back half of the game
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
Apropos of nothing in particular, just wanted to say that, personally, I think voice actors and mocap actors are actors just like any other and their very human performances are very important to video game development 🙂
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Apropos of nothing in particular, just wanted to say that, personally, I think voice actors and mocap actors are actors just like any other and their very human performances are very important to video game development 🙂
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listening to my team in a meeting today
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
listening to my team in a meeting today
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Jebus, the absolute worst part of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is its overreliance on RNG. Want all the Blades (i.e., characters)? You gotta play gacha! Except it's a single player game with no monetization. So it's just wasting your time for fun 🙃
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Jebus, the absolute worst part of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is its overreliance on RNG. Want all the Blades (i.e., characters)? You gotta play gacha! Except it's a single player game with no monetization. So it's just wasting your time for fun 🙃
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has been troublesome to get through (I've been trying on and off for like 8 years, jeez), but I really have come to enjoy the main cast and the dynamic they have with each other. I love these goobers
November 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has been troublesome to get through (I've been trying on and off for like 8 years, jeez), but I really have come to enjoy the main cast and the dynamic they have with each other. I love these goobers
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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Hi excuse me I need an instant cure for my failing health so I can make a graphic novel about this guy. Thanks. Glad we have an understanding.
November 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Hi excuse me I need an instant cure for my failing health so I can make a graphic novel about this guy. Thanks. Glad we have an understanding.
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We need more animated remakes of live action things! Not this! Give me anime Dune!
November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We need more animated remakes of live action things! Not this! Give me anime Dune!
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Would you believe me if I told you that what anime & manga fans like are drawings
Sony Pictures Steps Up Plans for More Live-Action Anime and Manga Movies
Sony Pictures Steps Up Plans for More Live-Action Anime and Manga Movies
The global anime craze isn’t slowing down anytime soon, and Sony Pictures wants in on the action in a big way. During the Tokyo International Film Festival, Shebnem Askin , head of Sony Pictures International...
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Would you believe me if I told you that what anime & manga fans like are drawings
When I was a teen, I was super into webcomics and, as a result, a deep user of RSS to get my comic feeds. But then Google Reader died, RSS kinda fell out of fashion, and microblogging grew. However, it seems like RSS is maybe making a small comeback? Maybe it's time to try it out again
November 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
When I was a teen, I was super into webcomics and, as a result, a deep user of RSS to get my comic feeds. But then Google Reader died, RSS kinda fell out of fashion, and microblogging grew. However, it seems like RSS is maybe making a small comeback? Maybe it's time to try it out again
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study after study after study shows that literally just handing people money and telling them "do what you want with this" reduces homelessness, increases food security for children, makes it more likely people will find and retain jobs.1
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
study after study after study shows that literally just handing people money and telling them "do what you want with this" reduces homelessness, increases food security for children, makes it more likely people will find and retain jobs.1
@djara.dev Are there any plans for the Wafrn mobile app to be able to display the Bluesky/ATProto character limit when composing a post like the Wafrn web app does? Just think it would be useful info when typing when talking to people that are specifically on Bsky/ATProto
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
@djara.dev Are there any plans for the Wafrn mobile app to be able to display the Bluesky/ATProto character limit when composing a post like the Wafrn web app does? Just think it would be useful info when typing when talking to people that are specifically on Bsky/ATProto
Today's Animal Crossing New Horizons surprise update trailer feels strangely targeted at me
Maybe this will be the attempt where I finally finish Xenoblade Chronicles 2, the game I've been playing on and off for, like, almost 8 years now?
*Tries to ignore Metroid Prime 4 looming on the horizon*
*Tries to ignore Metroid Prime 4 looming on the horizon*
October 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Today's Animal Crossing New Horizons surprise update trailer feels strangely targeted at me
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And she did it after getting bored of having drug fuelled threesomes with Percy Shelley and Byron.
Fucking punk rocker.
Fucking punk rocker.
It's incredible that Mary Shelley was just 18 years old when she wrote "Frankenstein" and 200 years later people are still thinking about it and talking about it and remaking it.
How many works of art have that kind of lasting impact?
How many works of art have that kind of lasting impact?
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
And she did it after getting bored of having drug fuelled threesomes with Percy Shelley and Byron.
Fucking punk rocker.
Fucking punk rocker.
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It's incredible that Mary Shelley was just 18 years old when she wrote "Frankenstein" and 200 years later people are still thinking about it and talking about it and remaking it.
How many works of art have that kind of lasting impact?
How many works of art have that kind of lasting impact?
October 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It's incredible that Mary Shelley was just 18 years old when she wrote "Frankenstein" and 200 years later people are still thinking about it and talking about it and remaking it.
How many works of art have that kind of lasting impact?
How many works of art have that kind of lasting impact?
Maybe this will be the attempt where I finally finish Xenoblade Chronicles 2, the game I've been playing on and off for, like, almost 8 years now?
*Tries to ignore Metroid Prime 4 looming on the horizon*
*Tries to ignore Metroid Prime 4 looming on the horizon*
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Maybe this will be the attempt where I finally finish Xenoblade Chronicles 2, the game I've been playing on and off for, like, almost 8 years now?
*Tries to ignore Metroid Prime 4 looming on the horizon*
*Tries to ignore Metroid Prime 4 looming on the horizon*
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
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Furthermore public transit teaches you how to live with temporary minor annoyances and cars teach you that you're god's most special baby and your moment-to-moment comfort is the only important thing in the world
October 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Furthermore public transit teaches you how to live with temporary minor annoyances and cars teach you that you're god's most special baby and your moment-to-moment comfort is the only important thing in the world
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i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
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When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.