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Viroro-kun
@viroro.bsky.social
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(He/Him) Writer, reviewer, teacher, freelance journalist, Pokémon fan, boogeyman for 4chan's /padt/ thread, and a bunch of other cool stuff. For any questions: https://tellonym.me/Viroro https://neospring.org/@viroro
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shrimposaurus.bsky.social
A grumpy grem for @stressthetic.bsky.social
Thank you so much again!
#art #comm #morgrem
October 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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djmuffintops.com
i love mega dragonite so much
#pokemon #dragonite
July 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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campfireharve.st
I saw an infographic a couple years ago about how to remove source identifiers from links and why it's important, but I can't find it again and too many people I know are sending me links with them so here's an infographic straight from the oven
Header text: "HEY YOU! YES YOU! TAKE THIS SHIT OUT OF LINKS!" This is followed by a couple example urls, with a red square highlighting the sections with source identifiers. The rest of the text is as follows: Source identifiers are used to track your activity on a site. Where you came from, what device you use, and even who you talk to. Whether it's written clearly in the url or tied to a random string of characters, it's assigned to your activity. When you send a link containing a source identifier to somebody and they click it, it signals to the website that you two are connected. And that data goes right back to the website operators, and thus their advertisers. Whenever you select "share" or "copy link" on a social app or website, it creates a link like this. If you give even the smallest shit about online privacy, it's important to remove them. Everything after the "?" symbol can be removed without issue, especially sections starting with "si=" or "utm_source="
July 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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cacomixpod.bsky.social
I need people to understand that AI will replace jobs not because it's better at them, but because capitalists *do not care* (or often even know) about the commodity they're selling. The math works out so that reducing labor costs generates the same profit as a product people want to keep buying.
July 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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punnfunotter.bsky.social
This week we are doing something a bit different! I want to celebrate and thank all of you for 100+ followers on Twitch. It's going to be a chaotic and fun time.

Only at www.twitch.tv/punnfunotter

Hope to see ya there!

#Twitch #PNGTuber
This week’s streaming schedule is all about celebrating and thanking you, the viewers for 100 followers!!! This Wednesday at 3pm EST, YOU get to decide my fate as I return to Super Mario Sunshine. Spend Channel Points or donate to the channel with bits, subs, or direct donations to decide what shines I collect next. Friday at 3pm EST, join my friends and I as I dive blindly into Super Mariomon, a fusion of two of my favorite childhood games Name what I capture and influence my team as I try to fight my way through Alpharad and his team’s gaming fusion.
July 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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saetje.bsky.social
Every Junji Ito anime adaptation showcases how comics aren't some throwaway stepping stone to animation and cinema, and that we should stop treating them as such. Comics, like prose novels, are their own medium that can convey things animation and video cannot.
July 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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hausofdecline.bsky.social
You can only earn your bisexual stripes if you are the sole Cis person in your friend group of Trans people, but you fit in mysteriously well despite no egg vibes
June 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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punnfunotter.bsky.social
Here’s the stream schedule for the week!

This week on Wednesday we are going to be celebrating 50 followers by starting a blind playthrough of the Metroidvania Axiom Verge.

Friday we are moving into the post game of Kirby and the Forgotten land.

Hope to see ya there!

#Twitch #PNGTuber
The cover art of Axiom Verge showcasing what appears to be an armored individual facing a gigantic robotic head. The cover art of Kirby and the Forgotten Land showcasing the curious Kirby looking off towards an abandoned cityscape that has become overgrown with plant life.
June 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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huxleymorgan.bsky.social
Black and white image of Iranian author Marjane Satrapi, smoking a cigarette. "The world is not divided between east and west. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same."
June 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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droolingdemon.bsky.social
susie is just the coolest
June 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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theghosthost.bsky.social
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
June 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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mumsey.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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haychel.bsky.social
Thanks Viroro #furryart #pokemon
May 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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punnfunotter.bsky.social
Now I wish I saved the twitch vod so people could get the context to this, but either way, here is a highlight of yesterday’s stream.
A picture of a mall gotten off of Pixbay that has the text “You can never escape the mall” written over it
May 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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kamabokobun.bsky.social
Keldeo ( and calyrex )
May 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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liddel.bsky.social
My favorite grass type, Floragato!!
#pokemon #pokemonart #pokemonfanart #floragato
April 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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commandersterling.bsky.social
AI bros are the only “artists” who I see repeatedly calling their own work imaginative and going out of their way to stress how creative they are.

Real artists largely treat imagination and creativity as an inherent and obvious value. They’re also not blatant fucking plagiarists.
March 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
go AI, fucking die
ohgodscrewthis.bsky.social The Men Who Stare At Goatse @ohgodscrewthis.bsky.social · Mar 31
Less than a year after a full-throated embrace of AI, NaNoWriMo is shutting down :
A message from NaNoWriMo, shutting down
April 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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sonargoyle.bsky.social
May as well start off the art posts with a familiar Noibat!
October 17, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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limekoga.bsky.social
#フライゴンの日
遅刻
March 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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chocomint-null.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
viroro.bsky.social
#ViroNeospring
Question: Do you think that the lack of the TRio in JN actively harmed Ash's pokemon ? As in because Pikachu got captured in many such plots, Ash used to take out the other mons to save him, increasing their scrrentime. However, given the fact they did appear somewhat and still did not showcase the other Ashmons, would it really not have mattered either way ? Answer (1/2): I wouldn't say that's what harmed Ash's Pokémon, BW also had its moments where TRio were not involved in harming Ash's Pokémon and the show still managed to showcase some of Ash's team (the spotlight issues there were more related to Ash having a larger regional team than usual). The biggest harm was really done on TRio itself, as not having a regular team meant that they had less chance to show some of their better traits, often being reduced to their regular villain act with only few exceptions, and the variety of Pokémon they could use didn't actually do much to mitigate that. In hindsight, pulling a 'Rocket Revengers' from the start would've been better for JN TRio (but it's clear JN wasn't initially intended as Ash and TRio's final series). Back to Ash, however, I feel the real harm was really because of how JN's 'trim the fat' mentality on stories meant that we lost several moments of downtime where the characters could just exist. It takes until close to two years into the show to have moments like the picnic in Stow-on-Side's Gym, and most times we see many Pokémon in downtime it's usually just Goh's in Cerise Park (I wouldn't blame it on Goh, however, as it was never an either/or situation). Answer (2/2): Another issue was the way the show just breezed through the Great Class, robbing Ash of relatively low intensity matches where Ash could've only used a few of his secondary Pokémon, ontop of never having a 3v3 fight until the Raihan match, which further limited the amount of times Ash's Pokémon could shine. And that's all without counting a few baffling instances like Ash sending no Pokémon out in Goh's Pikachu's episode to fight against a Minccino himself, which was as funny as it kinda underscored the issue. All in all, Ash's team issue was a death of a thousand cuts with multiple sources that all worked together in leading to it.
March 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
viroro.bsky.social
Every series has something to like, even the ones I like the least.

#ViroNeospring
Question: What would you say is your favorite aspect of each Pokémon series? Answer (1/2): Off the top of my head... OS: The general early installment weirdness vibe which gave way to several iconic episodes, movies and moments and that the franchise can't get back to ever again. AG: Setting up the standard for how most later shows would develop and be structured, and being a great midpoint between OS's madcap energy and DP's improved writing. DP: Taking all that AG did and improving on it, the smooth transition and well-done development and rivalries with very strategic battles. Generally being one of the most satisfying and well-executed series as a whole. BW: The supporting cast could be pretty fun, having regular mid-series tournaments was a solid way to capitalize on it, and I enjoyed a few of the Pokémon, their relationships with each other and trainers, and the first attempt at more thoroughly developed villain arc. XY: The very good cast, well-done character development, story arcs and action, and generally very confident execution. It's a show that knows what it wants to be and delivers as much as it can, and still my absolute favorite entry of the Ash era. SM: Sophocles and Litten are pretty good, the Ultra Ruin two parter was enjoyable, and generally any time the show was committed to being truly sincere about its subject matter, it could lead to wonderful episodes. Answer (2/2): JN: Goh and Chloe are some of the most conceptually interesting characters in this series that I enjoyed to see develop, and a few returns like Serena's, Paul's and Iris's second one managed to feel like solid capoffs to their journeys. JN's pre-MPM ending also felt like the best spot to wrap the Ash era, for me. HZ: A nice chance to finally revamp the show beyond the trappings defined in the Ash's era. Absolutely the best handling of female characters of the series so far between a wonderful main lead, a great tritagonist, and an interesting plot that manages to intersect with game elements while telling its own story.
March 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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briarbramble.bsky.social
Posting more of my backlog! Here we have more Grovyle who is fighting the Groudon at Fogbound Lake as though it were a boss from BotW/TotK. It’s not quite finished, but I still like it regardless

#pokemonmysterydungeon #grovyle #grovylepmd
Digital drawing of Grovyle from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon fighting the Groudon atop fogbound lake. It’s drawn in a way to resemble a boss fight from Zelda: Breath of the Wild, with a similar user interface layout. There’s harsh sunlight beating down on both Grovyle and Groundon, there’s clouds of dust being kicked up and they’re surrounded by towering sandstone columns. Groudon has lava dripping down the cracks in his body and has his mouth open, charging up a powerful attack
March 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
viroro.bsky.social
While I would be happy to discuss Lillie, SM and related topics more often in the right circumstances and with non-baity premises, I would much prefer to cover questions that are more interesting and enjoyable to discuss nowadays. No reason to keep beating dead horses.

#ViroNeospring
Question: What is it that makes you not want to discuss Lillie, exactly, compared to other characters you may have criticisms for? What is it that makes her character hard to tackle, you think? Answer (1/2): This is an interesting question I feel willing to properly answer. The obvious caveat: my opinions of SM and Lillie back in the day are likely well-known by anyone who'd go out of the way to send me an ask, so I already expect questions like yesterday's asks to be fundamentally there to be mined for 'lol, he's such a loser obsessing over a fictional character' material. It's just not a topic that's fun to discuss. Second, even now that my opinion on SM has heavily softened (it's still not one of my favorites and my opinion of certain elements of it actually worsened, but I was definitely a bit too hardline in some areas), I feel Anime Lillie is just not a character you can discuss with someone in a fun way. She's generally what I would call a 'vibes character': you either love her or don't, and if you really love her, I feel you likely won't see why someone else wouldn't. A lot of her Anime handling is built on the implicit idea you must love her character and think she inherently deserves what she is given, and if you don't feel that way, you're bound to find cracks easier. With characters like say, Serena, Dawn or Liko I can at least point to the way their development and growth was portrayed to say what I like of them in an, if not objective (never objective), at least more structured manner, while Lillie's like is fundamentally tied to your emotional response to her plight. Answer (2/2): So if you like Lillie, good! I'm happy for you! But I feel most discussions we may have would start from fundamentally different points of view, we'll likely not see eye to eye, and I'd rather avoid both of us to have an unenjoyable talk.
March 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM