Vangelus
@vangelus.bsky.social
Freelance mediaperson, editor, and host
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🖤🤍💜h-ro demi-grey calamity~ (he/him)
https://www.youtube.com/@Vangelus
https://linktr.ee/vangeluscentral
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There's some very useful context in this (excellent) reporting on the Ryan Dancey blowup.
Ryan Dancey, a more than 30-year veteran of the tabletop gaming industry, has lost his COO job at publisher AEG a day after saying AI could generate game ideas as good as his company’s titles Tiny Towns and Cubitos:
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
February 19, 2026 at 4:34 PM
There's some very useful context in this (excellent) reporting on the Ryan Dancey blowup.
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and it's *so little* money
for us, the difference between "good headspace, able to get life done and create things" and "total burnout" is like $800/mo
most artists aren't asking to be rich. seriously, just make life a little fucking easier and we'll handle the rest and keep you entertained.
for us, the difference between "good headspace, able to get life done and create things" and "total burnout" is like $800/mo
most artists aren't asking to be rich. seriously, just make life a little fucking easier and we'll handle the rest and keep you entertained.
this is why the whole “oh, suffering creates great art” thing is bullshit
you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table
you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from
you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table
you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
February 19, 2026 at 2:47 AM
and it's *so little* money
for us, the difference between "good headspace, able to get life done and create things" and "total burnout" is like $800/mo
most artists aren't asking to be rich. seriously, just make life a little fucking easier and we'll handle the rest and keep you entertained.
for us, the difference between "good headspace, able to get life done and create things" and "total burnout" is like $800/mo
most artists aren't asking to be rich. seriously, just make life a little fucking easier and we'll handle the rest and keep you entertained.
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Awfully hard to square the claims that ICE is focused on removing violent criminals that are so dangerous we can't let them be around with the fact that ICE tricks their targets by pretending to need help and waiting for neighborly types to respond by offering to help a stranger for free.
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Awfully hard to square the claims that ICE is focused on removing violent criminals that are so dangerous we can't let them be around with the fact that ICE tricks their targets by pretending to need help and waiting for neighborly types to respond by offering to help a stranger for free.
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And after all that, the Pitt/Cruise AI fight scene appears to have been just digital BG and face replacement on multi-angle green screen reference videos of two real live human stuntees fighting.
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
February 19, 2026 at 1:18 AM
And after all that, the Pitt/Cruise AI fight scene appears to have been just digital BG and face replacement on multi-angle green screen reference videos of two real live human stuntees fighting.
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
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If you were that close and grateful to work with a sexist and now apparently an AI shill, I doubt your priorities were that misaligned.
In case anyone forgot, this is also the guy who thinks women aren’t resilient enough to get their games published.
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
In case anyone forgot, this is also the guy who thinks women aren’t resilient enough to get their games published.
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
Women underepresented in board game design because they’re ‘socialised to avoid harsh criticism’ – Alderac COO -
Male board game designers vastly outnumber their female counterparts because women are socialised in the West to avoid situations involving harsh criticism, the chief operating officer of veteran game...
boardgamewire.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:43 PM
If you were that close and grateful to work with a sexist and now apparently an AI shill, I doubt your priorities were that misaligned.
In case anyone forgot, this is also the guy who thinks women aren’t resilient enough to get their games published.
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
In case anyone forgot, this is also the guy who thinks women aren’t resilient enough to get their games published.
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
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Today I want to share that Ryan Dancey and AEG have parted ways.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
February 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Today I want to share that Ryan Dancey and AEG have parted ways.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
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Reposting with ALT because this kind of phenomenal disdain and disrespect from within the industry literally against two of their own titles and the designer who made them is important to recognize.
February 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Reposting with ALT because this kind of phenomenal disdain and disrespect from within the industry literally against two of their own titles and the designer who made them is important to recognize.
following up a toronto winter storm with a toronto winter storm is ummm ROTE and PREDICTABLE, do better writers tsk tsk tsk lazy lazy 😏
February 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM
following up a toronto winter storm with a toronto winter storm is ummm ROTE and PREDICTABLE, do better writers tsk tsk tsk lazy lazy 😏
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The pro-AI, anti-game-designer nonsense Suz is quoting below is on LinkedIn, in the comments on a post by the SAME PERSON about how AI told him to *walk* to the car wash. (The cognitive dissonance is killing me!) Here's what I replied over there:
February 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The pro-AI, anti-game-designer nonsense Suz is quoting below is on LinkedIn, in the comments on a post by the SAME PERSON about how AI told him to *walk* to the car wash. (The cognitive dissonance is killing me!) Here's what I replied over there:
as a spectating UB enjoyer this is such dogwater awful set design, likely mandated down from executive levels
were tmnt bigtime important to me, I would be excited to see 4 ninja turtles commanders, and then tickled by the 5 colour conjoined commander card
5+ versions of each one is just messy
were tmnt bigtime important to me, I would be excited to see 4 ninja turtles commanders, and then tickled by the 5 colour conjoined commander card
5+ versions of each one is just messy
There will be at least twice as many commander cards for TMNT's 4 titular Turtles (~32) than there were legendary creatures in Lorwyn Eclipsed (16)
*sigh* a turtle in every pack
February 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
as a spectating UB enjoyer this is such dogwater awful set design, likely mandated down from executive levels
were tmnt bigtime important to me, I would be excited to see 4 ninja turtles commanders, and then tickled by the 5 colour conjoined commander card
5+ versions of each one is just messy
were tmnt bigtime important to me, I would be excited to see 4 ninja turtles commanders, and then tickled by the 5 colour conjoined commander card
5+ versions of each one is just messy
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Open up my torso and you'll find this etched onto my ribcage like the zinger to some cosmic horror novel.
I think a lot board gamers underestimate the depth of light games and overestimate the depth of heavy games. More moving parts does not necessarily mean a game has more strategy. It often just means there's more noisiness obscuring the impact of your decisions.
February 17, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Open up my torso and you'll find this etched onto my ribcage like the zinger to some cosmic horror novel.
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Also signal boosting this again! Once again thanks to everyone that has contributed or shared the link. Hoping to recover just a bit more of the costs as I can and ideally help my sister out with any extra
Okay since a couple people reached out here is a PayPal link to help contribute to funeral and burial costs for my mom. paypal.me/hupla absolutely no pressure in doing so but anything does help!
Pay ryan giamos using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/hupla and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
February 17, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Also signal boosting this again! Once again thanks to everyone that has contributed or shared the link. Hoping to recover just a bit more of the costs as I can and ideally help my sister out with any extra
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So to make this toy even better, we now know this guy's real name is Crispin Killgore and he's a wealthy South African who wanted to own a real dinosaur ever since he was a spoiled little brat, and works with Cobra exclusively because they were willing to fund his sketchy cloning project.
February 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
So to make this toy even better, we now know this guy's real name is Crispin Killgore and he's a wealthy South African who wanted to own a real dinosaur ever since he was a spoiled little brat, and works with Cobra exclusively because they were willing to fund his sketchy cloning project.
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I am also a freelance video/audio editor and voiceover person, so please feel free to inquire about rates for those services ✨
fyi for folks doing youtube stuff who have a channel running but don't enjoy postproduction so much, rough cuts and simple audio passes are among my available services 🙌
fyi for folks doing youtube stuff who have a channel running but don't enjoy postproduction so much, rough cuts and simple audio passes are among my available services 🙌
February 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I am also a freelance video/audio editor and voiceover person, so please feel free to inquire about rates for those services ✨
fyi for folks doing youtube stuff who have a channel running but don't enjoy postproduction so much, rough cuts and simple audio passes are among my available services 🙌
fyi for folks doing youtube stuff who have a channel running but don't enjoy postproduction so much, rough cuts and simple audio passes are among my available services 🙌
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open to offers & tfcon toronto pickups btw
Sales thread! business has not been booming & I need a bump!
Prices (Canadian dollars) and details are in alt texts
Shipping is not included & will be via Canada Post, expect that to be $20+ CAD depending on your location
Local pickup in Toronto is possible/preferred if you can use TTC!
Prices (Canadian dollars) and details are in alt texts
Shipping is not included & will be via Canada Post, expect that to be $20+ CAD depending on your location
Local pickup in Toronto is possible/preferred if you can use TTC!
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 AM
open to offers & tfcon toronto pickups btw
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Wheeljack! From the movie! He's dead!
February 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Wheeljack! From the movie! He's dead!
it has begun!
today at 2pm eastern I am resurrecting the boostershred stream to rip a box of flesh and blood compendium of rathe, a sextuplet of words that absolutely form the shape of proper nouns
youtube.com/live/hVIt7e7...
#fabtcg
youtube.com/live/hVIt7e7...
#fabtcg
Boostershredding the Compendium of Rathe - February 15 2026
YouTube video by Vangelus
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February 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
it has begun!
today at 2pm eastern I am resurrecting the boostershred stream to rip a box of flesh and blood compendium of rathe, a sextuplet of words that absolutely form the shape of proper nouns
youtube.com/live/hVIt7e7...
#fabtcg
youtube.com/live/hVIt7e7...
#fabtcg
Boostershredding the Compendium of Rathe - February 15 2026
YouTube video by Vangelus
youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
today at 2pm eastern I am resurrecting the boostershred stream to rip a box of flesh and blood compendium of rathe, a sextuplet of words that absolutely form the shape of proper nouns
youtube.com/live/hVIt7e7...
#fabtcg
youtube.com/live/hVIt7e7...
#fabtcg
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It scared one guy, the screenwriter of DEADPOOL, and I've seen like a dozen separate articles that all state that this one guy now represents all of Hollywood.
February 15, 2026 at 6:48 AM
It scared one guy, the screenwriter of DEADPOOL, and I've seen like a dozen separate articles that all state that this one guy now represents all of Hollywood.
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I contracted as a paid media strategist at agencies for many years, basically auditing efficiencies for PPC clients. Throughout 24-25, they axed me because various AI tools made my job “unnecessary”. Seeing this contextualizes the “how’ve you been” text I got from a former colleague last week lol
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I contracted as a paid media strategist at agencies for many years, basically auditing efficiencies for PPC clients. Throughout 24-25, they axed me because various AI tools made my job “unnecessary”. Seeing this contextualizes the “how’ve you been” text I got from a former colleague last week lol
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I've had that dream
February 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
I've had that dream
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Folks, I cannot overstate how badly I want this ridiculous #Transformers Cyberworld Scourge as a pirate ship! #ACTIONFIGURES #toys #Hasbro #ToyFairNY
February 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Folks, I cannot overstate how badly I want this ridiculous #Transformers Cyberworld Scourge as a pirate ship! #ACTIONFIGURES #toys #Hasbro #ToyFairNY
I uhhh wonder if walmart canada decides to pick this up haha
Next up - Transformers Deluxe Class Star Eagle 🦅🇺🇸
Celebrating Americas 250th Anniversary.
Many more images in the thread. Appears to be a Walmart Exclusive.
#Transformers #ToyFair 1/4
Celebrating Americas 250th Anniversary.
Many more images in the thread. Appears to be a Walmart Exclusive.
#Transformers #ToyFair 1/4
February 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I uhhh wonder if walmart canada decides to pick this up haha
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Hearts of Steel
(2012 MMC vs 2025 Hasbro)
(2012 MMC vs 2025 Hasbro)
February 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Hearts of Steel
(2012 MMC vs 2025 Hasbro)
(2012 MMC vs 2025 Hasbro)
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Happy Valentims! Should be full sized for current-and-future Valentine's use! (Four cards for free! Just don't use them for commercial/monetary gain)
February 14, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Happy Valentims! Should be full sized for current-and-future Valentine's use! (Four cards for free! Just don't use them for commercial/monetary gain)