Andrew Otis Wassail
@thatweissguy.bsky.social
The Spirit of '92 incarnate. Hippie ideals, punk attitude, and a grunge wardrobe.
REMINDER: I don’t fucking work for you.
REMINDER: I don’t fucking work for you.
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Rewatching The World at War and thinking:
1970s documentaries: Dryly understated, narrated by a RSC alum, simple handmade infographics, stodgy experts
2020s docs: IN YOUR FACE, narrated by a 90s standup, CGI up the wazoo, experts who look as if Roger Stone was in a 3rd wave ska band
1970s documentaries: Dryly understated, narrated by a RSC alum, simple handmade infographics, stodgy experts
2020s docs: IN YOUR FACE, narrated by a 90s standup, CGI up the wazoo, experts who look as if Roger Stone was in a 3rd wave ska band
December 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Rewatching The World at War and thinking:
1970s documentaries: Dryly understated, narrated by a RSC alum, simple handmade infographics, stodgy experts
2020s docs: IN YOUR FACE, narrated by a 90s standup, CGI up the wazoo, experts who look as if Roger Stone was in a 3rd wave ska band
1970s documentaries: Dryly understated, narrated by a RSC alum, simple handmade infographics, stodgy experts
2020s docs: IN YOUR FACE, narrated by a 90s standup, CGI up the wazoo, experts who look as if Roger Stone was in a 3rd wave ska band
Finally managed to get this Smilebit JRPG RTS running on Windows 11.
December 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Finally managed to get this Smilebit JRPG RTS running on Windows 11.
Reposted by Andrew Otis Wassail
RSPinUP Champion Edition: Storm (X-Men, 1992, arcade)
December 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM
RSPinUP Champion Edition: Storm (X-Men, 1992, arcade)
Decided to migrate from Redream to Flycast (sepatate from the NAOMI Flycast install I have) for Dreamcast stuff.
A little fiddly but a bit more robust in terms of features. Still bittersweet because Redream was was got me back into retrogaming/emulation a decade ago.
A little fiddly but a bit more robust in terms of features. Still bittersweet because Redream was was got me back into retrogaming/emulation a decade ago.
December 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Decided to migrate from Redream to Flycast (sepatate from the NAOMI Flycast install I have) for Dreamcast stuff.
A little fiddly but a bit more robust in terms of features. Still bittersweet because Redream was was got me back into retrogaming/emulation a decade ago.
A little fiddly but a bit more robust in terms of features. Still bittersweet because Redream was was got me back into retrogaming/emulation a decade ago.
Game journo: “What do you think of the Switch 2?”
Dev of an indie game that could run just fine on a PS1: “Un, it’s good, I guess?”
Dev of an indie game that could run just fine on a PS1: “Un, it’s good, I guess?”
December 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Game journo: “What do you think of the Switch 2?”
Dev of an indie game that could run just fine on a PS1: “Un, it’s good, I guess?”
Dev of an indie game that could run just fine on a PS1: “Un, it’s good, I guess?”
There's a sad sweatiness to game journo discussions of the Switch 2, as if "a more powerful refinement of an incredibly successful concept" is something to be ashamed about.
The problem is that trying to sell it as more than that only exacerbates the perception problem.
The problem is that trying to sell it as more than that only exacerbates the perception problem.
December 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There's a sad sweatiness to game journo discussions of the Switch 2, as if "a more powerful refinement of an incredibly successful concept" is something to be ashamed about.
The problem is that trying to sell it as more than that only exacerbates the perception problem.
The problem is that trying to sell it as more than that only exacerbates the perception problem.
the diplomatic minefield where I really want to say "The Kid's boyfriend is an able-bodied guy in his early 20s and should be shoveling out and cleaning off his own damn car, instead of a pair of middle aged folks with hypertension"
December 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
the diplomatic minefield where I really want to say "The Kid's boyfriend is an able-bodied guy in his early 20s and should be shoveling out and cleaning off his own damn car, instead of a pair of middle aged folks with hypertension"
Another Christmas gift:
December 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Another Christmas gift:
The gun that won the Commonwealth.
December 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The gun that won the Commonwealth.
The Dems ought to indicate that any ICE or DHS personnel involved in wrongful imprisonment will be prosecuted according to the Federal Kidnapping Act.
December 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Dems ought to indicate that any ICE or DHS personnel involved in wrongful imprisonment will be prosecuted according to the Federal Kidnapping Act.
The "folk horror" theme gelled for similar reasons as the Eurospy one did.
Easy access to props, costumes, and sets/locales that gave a boost to low-budget productions.
See also Dr. Who coasting on the updraft of BBC's period serials during the 70s.
Easy access to props, costumes, and sets/locales that gave a boost to low-budget productions.
See also Dr. Who coasting on the updraft of BBC's period serials during the 70s.
Also, for as much as folk horror (period not content) was lauded for reinventing old things, the stories themselves were new and looked at the moment in relation to the past. Not just somehow adding to an existing franchise.
December 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The "folk horror" theme gelled for similar reasons as the Eurospy one did.
Easy access to props, costumes, and sets/locales that gave a boost to low-budget productions.
See also Dr. Who coasting on the updraft of BBC's period serials during the 70s.
Easy access to props, costumes, and sets/locales that gave a boost to low-budget productions.
See also Dr. Who coasting on the updraft of BBC's period serials during the 70s.
Replacing aging XHDs was less of a chore before I archived half a century of popcult ephemera.
December 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Replacing aging XHDs was less of a chore before I archived half a century of popcult ephemera.
It’s not about “loyalty.”
It’s because he thinks axing people makes him look weak and vulnerable to pressure, and firing incompetents might be crowed about as a “win” by opponents and the media.
He’s faceplanting to save face, so to speak.
It’s because he thinks axing people makes him look weak and vulnerable to pressure, and firing incompetents might be crowed about as a “win” by opponents and the media.
He’s faceplanting to save face, so to speak.
December 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It’s not about “loyalty.”
It’s because he thinks axing people makes him look weak and vulnerable to pressure, and firing incompetents might be crowed about as a “win” by opponents and the media.
He’s faceplanting to save face, so to speak.
It’s because he thinks axing people makes him look weak and vulnerable to pressure, and firing incompetents might be crowed about as a “win” by opponents and the media.
He’s faceplanting to save face, so to speak.
President Learning-in-Real-Time-That-It's-Preferable-for-Folks-to-Think-"Should've-Had-One-More-Season"-Than-to-Say-"It-Jumped-the-Shark-Three-Seasons-Ago"
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
President Learning-in-Real-Time-That-It's-Preferable-for-Folks-to-Think-"Should've-Had-One-More-Season"-Than-to-Say-"It-Jumped-the-Shark-Three-Seasons-Ago"
JRR Tolkien's Fellowship of the LinkedIn
"You shall have my SQL experience!"
"And my core competencies optimized for Salesforce automation!"
"You shall have my SQL experience!"
"And my core competencies optimized for Salesforce automation!"
December 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
JRR Tolkien's Fellowship of the LinkedIn
"You shall have my SQL experience!"
"And my core competencies optimized for Salesforce automation!"
"You shall have my SQL experience!"
"And my core competencies optimized for Salesforce automation!"
It was inevitable based on the success it had, but Stranger Things' arc from a taut Different Seasons novella to ABC's 1994 Original Miniseries Based on Stephen King's The Stand is kinda ludicrous.
December 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It was inevitable based on the success it had, but Stranger Things' arc from a taut Different Seasons novella to ABC's 1994 Original Miniseries Based on Stephen King's The Stand is kinda ludicrous.
Galatea 2288 A.D.
December 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Galatea 2288 A.D.
December 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war.
December 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war.
Christmas Wookie
December 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Christmas Wookie
No regrets, no apologies.
December 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
No regrets, no apologies.