boozysmurf
@boozysmurf.antipathy.ca
I play video games, wrench on cars, bust my knuckles on power tools, fight traffic on a bicycle, and read cereal boxes if I can't find a book. he / him. Canadian. Never 51.
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Now THAT'S how you talk about AI.
Literally all of society hates this abominable scam homunculus and the weird little death cult bubble of vampiric losers who spewed it forth upon the world. Take a break from bragging about how gullible you are and give yourself a swirlie and stuff yourself in a locker and sort yourself out.
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Now THAT'S how you talk about AI.
Box? Singular?
It is to laugh.
😆 🤣
It is to laugh.
😆 🤣
Bluesky, how big is your box of old cables? If you know you know.
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Box? Singular?
It is to laugh.
😆 🤣
It is to laugh.
😆 🤣
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Well, on a whirlwind decision, I posted my RX7800XT gpu on Marketplace.
6 days later, I'd gotten $600 for it, which went towards the RX9070XT which now resides in my case.
Immediately better ray-tracing, and ~3x the framerate (steady around 145fps)
6 days later, I'd gotten $600 for it, which went towards the RX9070XT which now resides in my case.
Immediately better ray-tracing, and ~3x the framerate (steady around 145fps)
I did some settings tweaking and got that to a fairly steady 58-65fps at 5120x1440.
There is some occasional stuttering, but not bad, by any means.
I'd love to see what an RX9070XT can produce, but that upgrade is not in the cards right now.
There is some occasional stuttering, but not bad, by any means.
I'd love to see what an RX9070XT can produce, but that upgrade is not in the cards right now.
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Well, on a whirlwind decision, I posted my RX7800XT gpu on Marketplace.
6 days later, I'd gotten $600 for it, which went towards the RX9070XT which now resides in my case.
Immediately better ray-tracing, and ~3x the framerate (steady around 145fps)
6 days later, I'd gotten $600 for it, which went towards the RX9070XT which now resides in my case.
Immediately better ray-tracing, and ~3x the framerate (steady around 145fps)
4600 hours in Civ6 alone, probably upwards of 15,000hrs in the franchise.
That's depressing, when I put it like that 😆
That's depressing, when I put it like that 😆
Name a videogame you've played for 1250+ hours.
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
4600 hours in Civ6 alone, probably upwards of 15,000hrs in the franchise.
That's depressing, when I put it like that 😆
That's depressing, when I put it like that 😆
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
Subscribed! Looking forward to this!
Last season and this of @wilwheaton.net's podcast have been jam packed with critters, creatures, and entities. He was busy recording this season when I asked if he'd have any furry stories like LeVar Burton's podcast. The result is better than any answer he could have given. wilwheaton.net/podcast/
It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton
You may recognize Wil Wheaton’s name from his acting work in television shows like The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, or 1985’s timeless classic, Stand B…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Subscribed! Looking forward to this!
I've noticed some of this behavior recently, too. Not this egregious, but not good.
So far, waze appears not to have succumbed but it's not a good for distance.
So far, waze appears not to have succumbed but it's not a good for distance.
Google Maps literally told me to drive off a bridge the other day. Wanted me to turn onto the road 50ft below me.
How much you want to bet they've crammed "AI" into the routing algorithm?
How much you want to bet they've crammed "AI" into the routing algorithm?
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I've noticed some of this behavior recently, too. Not this egregious, but not good.
So far, waze appears not to have succumbed but it's not a good for distance.
So far, waze appears not to have succumbed but it's not a good for distance.
So.... "The Long Walk" was fucking stellar. Brutal, horrific, way too relevant, and beautifully shot.
Also, every one of the actors playing walkers deserves a huge ongoing career.
It's different than the book, but no less effective and poignant, and that's rare.
Also, every one of the actors playing walkers deserves a huge ongoing career.
It's different than the book, but no less effective and poignant, and that's rare.
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So.... "The Long Walk" was fucking stellar. Brutal, horrific, way too relevant, and beautifully shot.
Also, every one of the actors playing walkers deserves a huge ongoing career.
It's different than the book, but no less effective and poignant, and that's rare.
Also, every one of the actors playing walkers deserves a huge ongoing career.
It's different than the book, but no less effective and poignant, and that's rare.
I've waited forty years to see "The Long Walk" on the big screen.
So off to The Mayfair tonight to see it!
And I'm so glad I'm hearing such good things about it.
So off to The Mayfair tonight to see it!
And I'm so glad I'm hearing such good things about it.
November 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I've waited forty years to see "The Long Walk" on the big screen.
So off to The Mayfair tonight to see it!
And I'm so glad I'm hearing such good things about it.
So off to The Mayfair tonight to see it!
And I'm so glad I'm hearing such good things about it.
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Just cuz I suspect it's gonna be relevant: "underage women" is a contradiction in terms. There are adults and there are minors, who are children. Ditto "nonconsensual sex." That's rape. The only reason to play semantic games is because you benefit from obscuring the simplicity of these terms.
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Just cuz I suspect it's gonna be relevant: "underage women" is a contradiction in terms. There are adults and there are minors, who are children. Ditto "nonconsensual sex." That's rape. The only reason to play semantic games is because you benefit from obscuring the simplicity of these terms.
This is, frankly, awesome.
This is the Canadian Premier League soccer finals and we have a bicycle kick goal in the middle of a blizzard … and that’s the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen 😂
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is, frankly, awesome.
Also, I'm ranting about winter tires again, over at The Drunken Wrench.
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(Using Winter Tyre Reviews testing for data)
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(Using Winter Tyre Reviews testing for data)
Ranting About Winter Tires. Again.
Honestly, this one is pretty simple. the TL:DR is “buy the winter tires, use them”. If we’re going to get a little deeper, gain a little more nuance to the conversation, yes, you …
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November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Also, I'm ranting about winter tires again, over at The Drunken Wrench.
thedrunkenwrench.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/r...
(Using Winter Tyre Reviews testing for data)
thedrunkenwrench.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/r...
(Using Winter Tyre Reviews testing for data)
You ever put off playing through / finishing the story in a game, because you just don't want it to end, and complete that first-time experience in a game?
Apparently, that's where I'm at with Borderlands 4. Best BL game since BL2.
Apparently, that's where I'm at with Borderlands 4. Best BL game since BL2.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You ever put off playing through / finishing the story in a game, because you just don't want it to end, and complete that first-time experience in a game?
Apparently, that's where I'm at with Borderlands 4. Best BL game since BL2.
Apparently, that's where I'm at with Borderlands 4. Best BL game since BL2.
Y'all forgot how to drive again, huh, Ottawa?
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Y'all forgot how to drive again, huh, Ottawa?
It was fantastic seeing Kimi Antonelli fight for that podium today.
100%v deserved it.
100%v deserved it.
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It was fantastic seeing Kimi Antonelli fight for that podium today.
100%v deserved it.
100%v deserved it.
How did I come to do a 24 gameathon every year for 14 years?
By mistake, I think?
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By mistake, I think?
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Team Bombshelter – 14 Years of ExtraLife
So, here’s a story (and a request) for you, as I delve back into using the blog. How did I get to fourteen years of Extra Life (which, if you can throw a donation to, you can do here. D…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
How did I come to do a 24 gameathon every year for 14 years?
By mistake, I think?
markramsden.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/1...
By mistake, I think?
markramsden.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/1...
Yes, I'm begging! I'm about seven and a half hours into the ExtraLife gameathon (Team Bombshelter). Fourteenth year (and I can't remember if I posted my blog psost about it)
But every dollar helps!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
But every dollar helps!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Yes, I'm begging! I'm about seven and a half hours into the ExtraLife gameathon (Team Bombshelter). Fourteenth year (and I can't remember if I posted my blog psost about it)
But every dollar helps!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
But every dollar helps!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Jesus fuck. The fuck is wrong with the NYT?
What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Jesus fuck. The fuck is wrong with the NYT?
TOMORROW is game day. I'll be streaming, and the link is on my donation page.
Unrelated, I'm bad at streaming.
If you can throw five bucks (or more) to help us help CHEO, it would be hugely appreciated.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Unrelated, I'm bad at streaming.
If you can throw five bucks (or more) to help us help CHEO, it would be hugely appreciated.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
TOMORROW is game day. I'll be streaming, and the link is on my donation page.
Unrelated, I'm bad at streaming.
If you can throw five bucks (or more) to help us help CHEO, it would be hugely appreciated.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Unrelated, I'm bad at streaming.
If you can throw five bucks (or more) to help us help CHEO, it would be hugely appreciated.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
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...Real talk, though:
If you've ever thought "I want to read more graphic novels, but I have no idea where to even start?"
I put together a booklist of my top favorite, absolute-must-read graphic novels!! 👇👇 It's like a list of potential holiday gifts for comic fans!
bookshop.org/lists/must-r...?
If you've ever thought "I want to read more graphic novels, but I have no idea where to even start?"
I put together a booklist of my top favorite, absolute-must-read graphic novels!! 👇👇 It's like a list of potential holiday gifts for comic fans!
bookshop.org/lists/must-r...?
You: Please act normal; you need these people to like you.
Me: Ok!
People: hi.
Me: You heard of these things called graphic novels?? They’re like comic books that are the length of novels, and employ compositional storytelling to—here, I’ll just start you off with these 20 first, you got a pen?
Me: Ok!
People: hi.
Me: You heard of these things called graphic novels?? They’re like comic books that are the length of novels, and employ compositional storytelling to—here, I’ll just start you off with these 20 first, you got a pen?
You: Please act normal; you need these people to like you.
Me: Ok!
People: hi.
Me: So Bionicle is a metaphor for cancer. One LEGO designer, while being treated for a brain tumor, imagined the pills he was taking contained tiny warriors that would battle the monsters inside his body...
Me: Ok!
People: hi.
Me: So Bionicle is a metaphor for cancer. One LEGO designer, while being treated for a brain tumor, imagined the pills he was taking contained tiny warriors that would battle the monsters inside his body...
November 14, 2023 at 2:10 AM
...Real talk, though:
If you've ever thought "I want to read more graphic novels, but I have no idea where to even start?"
I put together a booklist of my top favorite, absolute-must-read graphic novels!! 👇👇 It's like a list of potential holiday gifts for comic fans!
bookshop.org/lists/must-r...?
If you've ever thought "I want to read more graphic novels, but I have no idea where to even start?"
I put together a booklist of my top favorite, absolute-must-read graphic novels!! 👇👇 It's like a list of potential holiday gifts for comic fans!
bookshop.org/lists/must-r...?
Four days until game day. I still have to (same as every year) figure out streaming.
If you can make a donation, it's hugely appreciated, and every dollar counts, there is no "too small" donation.
If you can make a donation, it's hugely appreciated, and every dollar counts, there is no "too small" donation.
Ten days until RXTRA-LIFE game day! 24 hours of gaming, in my case to raise funds for the Children's Hospital Of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), here in Ottawa.
If you can spare a few bucks, it's hugely appreciated
www.extra-life.org/participants...
If you can spare a few bucks, it's hugely appreciated
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Four days until game day. I still have to (same as every year) figure out streaming.
If you can make a donation, it's hugely appreciated, and every dollar counts, there is no "too small" donation.
If you can make a donation, it's hugely appreciated, and every dollar counts, there is no "too small" donation.
Teen Vogue political coverage has been next level for years. The dissolution of that is absolute balls.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Teen Vogue political coverage has been next level for years. The dissolution of that is absolute balls.
Holy God, it's me in 1997. So much frog.
I wrote about The Ivalice Chronicles and my undying love of turning Final Fantasy Tactics' Mandalia Plains into a endless grind fest. For @aftermath.site aftermath.site/final-fantas...
October 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Holy God, it's me in 1997. So much frog.