Vincent Smyth
@vjsmyth.bsky.social
aka GuyInBlue. IT guy who loves retro gaming. Absolute novice speedrunner. Huge supporter of doing Random Acts of Kindness!
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/vjsmyth
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SRC: https://www.speedrun.com/users/vjsmyth
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Vincent Smyth
@vjsmyth.bsky.social
· Dec 28
Finally got off my ass and joined Bluesky! I was @-TheVincentSmyth over on Twitter
I'm glad I started off the year with some random acts of kindness. Just wish I had more disposable cash to do more 💛
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I'm glad I started off the year with some random acts of kindness. Just wish I had more disposable cash to do more 💛
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every reporter who covers AI should paste their latest piece into it and ask it to tell them if it’s good, and then when it offers obsequious praise, change the prompt to “tear it to shreds,” in order to understand on a personal level that it has no viewpoint and just responds to the prompt
It’s also time to start wondering if some of these reporters are a little cooked by the bots themselves. Reporters aren’t inured to chatbot psychosis. In fact, some of them may have drank too much of the kool aid from sources selling them stuff. We’re in a new world of stupid. Adjust your credulity.
January 3, 2026 at 3:22 AM
every reporter who covers AI should paste their latest piece into it and ask it to tell them if it’s good, and then when it offers obsequious praise, change the prompt to “tear it to shreds,” in order to understand on a personal level that it has no viewpoint and just responds to the prompt
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I know of a nearby village where a couple moved to, thought it was lovely and proceeded to buy the next 11 houses on the market and the urn them into Airbnbs, outbidding several others who wanted to move to the place.
"it's essential to rural Ireland" has become a floating signifier you can use to argue against anything, no matter how nonsensical. Banning fox hunting, doing anything at all for the environment, regulating short-term rental
I'm sure we'll hear that data centres are essential to rural Ireland soon
I'm sure we'll hear that data centres are essential to rural Ireland soon
Healy-Rae urges ‘serious rethink’ of planned short-term lets crackdown
January 2, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I know of a nearby village where a couple moved to, thought it was lovely and proceeded to buy the next 11 houses on the market and the urn them into Airbnbs, outbidding several others who wanted to move to the place.
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Just to be clear he means the people in rural Ireland who own multiple properties not the majority of people in rural Ireland who don't own multiple properties and whose children need somewhere to live.
Healy-Rae urges ‘serious rethink’ of planned short-term lets crackdown
Healy-Rae urges ‘serious rethink’ of planned short-term lets crackdown
Minister of State tells Taoiseach this should happen ‘before irreparable damage is done to rural Ireland’
www.irishtimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Just to be clear he means the people in rural Ireland who own multiple properties not the majority of people in rural Ireland who don't own multiple properties and whose children need somewhere to live.
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I don't think my suggestion of "Strap every AI CEO into a big centrifuge, spin it up, then toss in a brick" is an unreasonable one.
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I don't think my suggestion of "Strap every AI CEO into a big centrifuge, spin it up, then toss in a brick" is an unreasonable one.
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Leaving Home Building to the vagaries of the private sector is one of the greatest public policy disasters in the history of the Irish state
January 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Leaving Home Building to the vagaries of the private sector is one of the greatest public policy disasters in the history of the Irish state
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Ahhhhh I'm climbing the "new & popular" page on Itch - thank you! Apologies for all of the updates, just have never released a solo game and I'm thrilled with the reaction so far 😭
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill... #gamedev #indiegames #irish #ireland
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill... #gamedev #indiegames #irish #ireland
January 2, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Ahhhhh I'm climbing the "new & popular" page on Itch - thank you! Apologies for all of the updates, just have never released a solo game and I'm thrilled with the reaction so far 😭
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill... #gamedev #indiegames #irish #ireland
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill... #gamedev #indiegames #irish #ireland
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I hope 2026 is kind to us all
January 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I hope 2026 is kind to us all
I know I've posted this before, but damn I am happy with my speedrun showcase appearances in 2025- even the ones that went kinda scuffed! I'm genuinely grateful for every show that had me on. Thank you all for the love and support of an idiot who likes playing obscure jank horror games 💛
January 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I know I've posted this before, but damn I am happy with my speedrun showcase appearances in 2025- even the ones that went kinda scuffed! I'm genuinely grateful for every show that had me on. Thank you all for the love and support of an idiot who likes playing obscure jank horror games 💛
Sorry I haven't been online streaming in a bit, just been swamped with stuff. Have been working offline on a new walkthrough for an obscure retro horror adventure game! Hoping to have that completed in next week or so. Already have over 3K words written for it!
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Sorry I haven't been online streaming in a bit, just been swamped with stuff. Have been working offline on a new walkthrough for an obscure retro horror adventure game! Hoping to have that completed in next week or so. Already have over 3K words written for it!
Looking forward to playing this over the weekend!
well here she is! my very first solo game and all about Ireland's best deli choice: the Chicken Fillet Roll. free to play in browser.
LMK what roll you decide to make & if you get the feels or a laugh, even better.
this is a roll-driven game. made lovingly in Twine
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill...
LMK what roll you decide to make & if you get the feels or a laugh, even better.
this is a roll-driven game. made lovingly in Twine
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill...
January 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Looking forward to playing this over the weekend!
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well here she is! my very first solo game and all about Ireland's best deli choice: the Chicken Fillet Roll. free to play in browser.
LMK what roll you decide to make & if you get the feels or a laugh, even better.
this is a roll-driven game. made lovingly in Twine
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill...
LMK what roll you decide to make & if you get the feels or a laugh, even better.
this is a roll-driven game. made lovingly in Twine
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill...
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM
well here she is! my very first solo game and all about Ireland's best deli choice: the Chicken Fillet Roll. free to play in browser.
LMK what roll you decide to make & if you get the feels or a laugh, even better.
this is a roll-driven game. made lovingly in Twine
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill...
LMK what roll you decide to make & if you get the feels or a laugh, even better.
this is a roll-driven game. made lovingly in Twine
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill...
New Year, New Speedrunning Marathon- I'm taking part in RGLtv's JANKuary on Sat Jan 17th! I'll be showcasing both The Abyss: Incident at Europa & Stephen King's The Mist. Come say hi and check out all the fun jank games being run! The full schedule in your local time is linked in the original post.
January 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM
New Year, New Speedrunning Marathon- I'm taking part in RGLtv's JANKuary on Sat Jan 17th! I'll be showcasing both The Abyss: Incident at Europa & Stephen King's The Mist. Come say hi and check out all the fun jank games being run! The full schedule in your local time is linked in the original post.
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A message for you all to carry through the year
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
A message for you all to carry through the year
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Merry New Year all ❤️
January 1, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Merry New Year all ❤️
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Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
January 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
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starting 2026 off right by becoming a nightcry world record speedrunner. mainly because there was no one else in this category. but it still counts right
happy new year folks
happy new year folks
January 1, 2026 at 2:04 AM
starting 2026 off right by becoming a nightcry world record speedrunner. mainly because there was no one else in this category. but it still counts right
happy new year folks
happy new year folks
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It took me 17 hours but I beat the entire Chrysler Building in Parasite Eve from a New Game fresh file BUT WE DID IT.
Happy New Years Parasite Eve Everyone!
Happy New Years Parasite Eve Everyone!
December 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It took me 17 hours but I beat the entire Chrysler Building in Parasite Eve from a New Game fresh file BUT WE DID IT.
Happy New Years Parasite Eve Everyone!
Happy New Years Parasite Eve Everyone!
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Sorry but we literally debunked this like last month when he did this dog whistle. Fintan O'Toole literally did the maths, in the Times no less, that showed that this isn't true.
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
Simon Harris claims ‘significant number’ in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have housing right’
Simon Harris claims ‘significant number’ in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have housing right’
Homeless executive chief rejects Tánaiste’s view, saying people who ‘can’t establish a right to housing ... are sent on their way’
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Sorry but we literally debunked this like last month when he did this dog whistle. Fintan O'Toole literally did the maths, in the Times no less, that showed that this isn't true.
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
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Wow who could have ever predicted that the bullshit robot would somehow become just another vehicle for advertising
“This could look like a user asking how much ibuprofen to take for a headache receiving a promoted ad for Advil in the chatbot’s response. Meanwhile, actual results on correct dosage may be brushed to the side, or buried under a mountain of ad text…”
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Wow who could have ever predicted that the bullshit robot would somehow become just another vehicle for advertising
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Oh noes, OpenAI think we're not the bestest of countries
December 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Oh noes, OpenAI think we're not the bestest of countries
We already have Aountú and they keep getting hammered in the polls for being racist bigots hiding behind "just asking questions", led by a racist bigot who left other parties for not being racist or bigoted enough. Get the fuck outta here, nobody wants this shit.
December 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We already have Aountú and they keep getting hammered in the polls for being racist bigots hiding behind "just asking questions", led by a racist bigot who left other parties for not being racist or bigoted enough. Get the fuck outta here, nobody wants this shit.
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I am proud of getting Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 into Frost Fatales.
Not just because I have a bunch of records in it, but because I've found so many glitches, tested so many routes, and put so much of it together. I'm happy that I get to be the one to show off all this work!
Not just because I have a bunch of records in it, but because I've found so many glitches, tested so many routes, and put so much of it together. I'm happy that I get to be the one to show off all this work!
December 31, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I am proud of getting Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 into Frost Fatales.
Not just because I have a bunch of records in it, but because I've found so many glitches, tested so many routes, and put so much of it together. I'm happy that I get to be the one to show off all this work!
Not just because I have a bunch of records in it, but because I've found so many glitches, tested so many routes, and put so much of it together. I'm happy that I get to be the one to show off all this work!