Steve Streza 🌈
stevestreza.com
Steve Streza 🌈
@stevestreza.com
By day: Helping creators bring projects to life @Kickstarter.com.

By night: Making sweet VTuber merch @DokiDreamers.com. 🍫🍪✨

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I'm Steve, a 37yo programmer in Seattle.

By day I build iOS apps (currently Kickstarter, previously Tumblr and Teams). By night I make VTuber merch with my partner at DokiDreamers.com.

I also do 3D modeling/printing, woodworking, synthesizers, and FFXIV and sim games!

#introduction
Silksong is quite slow and boring for its first couple hours, but I will give it credit, it is far nicer to look at than its predecessor.
December 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Merry Christmas to me in Old-School RuneScape, got the Dragon Scimitar unlocked and the Dragon Defender to drop tonight. #runescape #osrs
December 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
If you are American (or visit America) and need something to share with family during the holiday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o...
Don't Talk to the Police
YouTube video by Regent University School of Law
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"To check the status of your pre-order, join our Discord, make sure to go to the channels and roles tab, check on the column for the product, then wade through 400 messages to find updates tucked somewhere in between memes and mods yelling at people asking what the status is"

We have strayed so far
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
RuneScape guides are funny beacuse they all say stuff like "getting the Falador Hard achievement diary is vital to beating the Giant Mole" so you look up the Falador Hard achievement diary and one of the steps on it is "beat the Giant Mole"
December 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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I think a lot of the discussion around AI isn't specific enough or informed enough, and that's why this piece from @edmondtran.bsky.social is so useful and important. These are actual concept artists spelling out in clear, unambiguous terms why Gen-AI is not only unhelpful, it's a nuisance.
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.

Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.

thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.

And trans lives are grounded in reality.

We see y'all. No matter what.

www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
staring at Shin Megami Tensei 5, Persona 3 Reload, and Metaphor ReFantazio on my wishlist in the Steam Sale and trying to remind myself that playing three massive JRPGs is just... not going to happen
December 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Cringe ass speech
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Don't let people enjoy things. If someone enjoys something you don't, they're wrong. Also you're wrong for thinking they're wrong. Also the thing itself is wrong. Everyone go to jail
December 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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#BREAKING: New drone video from Pacific, WA, on Tuesday morning following a levee failure on the White River at Pacific City Park. Whole neighborhoods are underwater as water continues flowing out of the failed levee. #wawx #flood #drone
December 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The levee in Tukwila (south of Seattle) has failed and they're warning of severe flash flooding #wawx www.king5.com/article/weat...
Green River levee fails, 'life-threatening' flash flooding possible
The National Weather Service says over 46,000 people could be impacted.
www.king5.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Date night with Wake Up Dead Man. Netflix ruined the theatrical release so this one is at home.
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Total level 1000 in Old-School RuneScape 🎉
December 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Have a 6 foot tall piece of tempered glass shatter in my hands

(I am uninjured, don't worry. Always wear PPE eye and hand protection.)
December 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Finally saw the Divinity trailer, and wow do I appreciate that Larian is going full fucked up with the vibes straight from the jump.
December 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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I guess I can finally tell people that I'm writing on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, the spiritual successor to my childhood.

I want to say something clever right now, but my heart's in my stomach and my words are slowly floating into the darkness of space.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAmk...
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Star Wars
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Star Wars is lost in the modern era but I will show up for literally anything set in the Old Republic
December 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Our kitchen sink water filter started leaking, so we got a plumber here fixing stuff. Blessing in disguise, as he's replacing our demon water faucet too.

Never buy Moen MotionSense. It fails incredibly stupidly.
December 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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23 years ago today
December 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
AI hucksters crave the legitimacy of being treated like what they do is comparable to actually doing work. They fundamentally understand they're doing something inferior, so they lie to hide that their output is AI, and then try to assert and convince you it's real work when you point out the slop.
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad

The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'

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December 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I am rapidly becoming a single-issue voter and that issue is "throwing people with poorly aimed, way too bright aftermarket car headlights directly into a wolf den"
December 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Artists always say "you don't need generative AI, pick up a pencil and learn to draw". And turns out they're right and it's fun as hell, even if you suck because you're a beginner. Way more satisfying than ComfyUI. Glad I can contribute to my oshis' art tags.

#AmareAtelier #PIHAKKASO
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
What happens when your team faces Miami in a final and doesn't have Paul Rothrock
Miami wins MLS Cup, 3-1 over Vancouver. De Paul with the game winner, Allende with the nail in the coffin. And Messi finally gets to raise the Philip Anschutz Trophy.

That's a wrap for 2025. And at least here in Seattle, we'll always, always, have this amazing day... youtu.be/UMWvsuJK1U0?...
UNMATCHED: Seattle Sounders FC defeat Inter Miami in 2025 Leagues Cup Final | CINEMATIC RECAP
YouTube video by Seattle Sounders FC
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Hello, South King County! The ribbon has been cut, the confetti
has flown, and three new Link light rail stations are open for travel. The celebration isn’t over. Follow for more at Federal Way Downtown, Star Lake and Kent Des Moines stations🎉
#1Line #SoundTransit #SouthKingLink
December 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM