The Mad Wizard David
@darkprimus.bsky.social
Once more, with feeling.
Trying to make the best of this damned situation.
he/him
Trying to make the best of this damned situation.
he/him
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making MORE evil last minute ribbons for Anime Los Angeles
December 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
making MORE evil last minute ribbons for Anime Los Angeles
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Chris Person takes a look at Horses, "the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form" (quoted from the article blurb).
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Chris Person takes a look at Horses, "the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form" (quoted from the article blurb).
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
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Comics and manga are just so good.
December 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Comics and manga are just so good.
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That ✨PREDATORY CAPITALISM,✨ bay-bee *jazz hands*
Any lawyer I'd hire would cost me ten times what I'd eventually recover, so just gotta eat the big crock of dog shit and move on.
Any lawyer I'd hire would cost me ten times what I'd eventually recover, so just gotta eat the big crock of dog shit and move on.
Bizarre to me that they can just say “we’re not paying what we owe, gl ig”. If you or I were bankrupt we wouldn’t be allowed to keep a cardboard box to sleep in.
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
That ✨PREDATORY CAPITALISM,✨ bay-bee *jazz hands*
Any lawyer I'd hire would cost me ten times what I'd eventually recover, so just gotta eat the big crock of dog shit and move on.
Any lawyer I'd hire would cost me ten times what I'd eventually recover, so just gotta eat the big crock of dog shit and move on.
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If you're wondering why this act of murder seems to be gaining more traction than others it's because politicians and the media decided to make it a big deal. You have to do that from time to time instead of always going "lol fml freal though" 24/7.
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you're wondering why this act of murder seems to be gaining more traction than others it's because politicians and the media decided to make it a big deal. You have to do that from time to time instead of always going "lol fml freal though" 24/7.
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“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
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They should both resign.
New: Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on Pete Hegseth to resign.
December 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
They should both resign.
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watching a video on apollo 13 and i am in fucking tears over this exchange
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
watching a video on apollo 13 and i am in fucking tears over this exchange
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the HORSES affair is a startlingly low bar to cross to see if people actually care about protecting games from censorship of upsetting themes because it's far tamer and has way more moral clarity than a lot of stuff that doesn't get banned. but it's also very clarifying to see who can't cross it
December 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
the HORSES affair is a startlingly low bar to cross to see if people actually care about protecting games from censorship of upsetting themes because it's far tamer and has way more moral clarity than a lot of stuff that doesn't get banned. but it's also very clarifying to see who can't cross it
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Also, as someone who worked on HORSES and has also made porn games + comics: I really don't appreciate when people put down one thing I made to uplift the other! Especially considering no one at Santa Ragione *ever* framed it in these terms when we were discussing the Steam ban
I am a little disappointed when the conversation is focused around "it's art not porn!" because the adult games devs get very little support but have been dealing with this for far longer, and they've been sounding the alarm for that deplatforming coming for other games (such as LGBTQ+ content).
December 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Also, as someone who worked on HORSES and has also made porn games + comics: I really don't appreciate when people put down one thing I made to uplift the other! Especially considering no one at Santa Ragione *ever* framed it in these terms when we were discussing the Steam ban
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) collaborates with game company to release free realistic Moon exploration sim
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency collaborates with game company to release free realistic Moon exploration sim - AUTOMATON WEST
Japanese game company Historia and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have collaborated to release Real Moon.
automaton-media.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
John Madden John Madden aeiouaeiouaeiouaeiou
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every time amazon get caught doing this, they should have to immediately dub the series in question with real actors, engineers, staff, etc. as an act of contrition. build that shit in the contracts
Kadokawa stated that it did not approve of an AI dub, and Sentai stated that it wasn't aware of the dub beforehand.
Amazon Streamed AI English Dubs on Banana Fish, 'No Game, No Life Zero,' Vinland Saga, Pet Anime
Voice actors speak out against AI dubs, Kadokawa & Sentai Filmworks respond
www.animenewsnetwork.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
every time amazon get caught doing this, they should have to immediately dub the series in question with real actors, engineers, staff, etc. as an act of contrition. build that shit in the contracts
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Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
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if you frame your entire worldview on justifying what is 'within the rights' of the massively wealthy and powerful you will look up one day and find that what rights YOU have are very little indeed
December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
if you frame your entire worldview on justifying what is 'within the rights' of the massively wealthy and powerful you will look up one day and find that what rights YOU have are very little indeed
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new york democrats shouldn't be let anywhere near power. the ideal democratic leader is a guy who won by 2 percent and actually thinks of the GOP, rather than other Democrats, as the enemy.
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
new york democrats shouldn't be let anywhere near power. the ideal democratic leader is a guy who won by 2 percent and actually thinks of the GOP, rather than other Democrats, as the enemy.
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As someone who has worked on Rascal, what the hell?
Distinctly, nearly offensively incorrect AI closed captions on Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus on Crunchyroll.
Distinctly, nearly offensively incorrect AI closed captions on Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus on Crunchyroll.
This insane bit, from the dub of Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus ep 10
The line is actually "I'm enraptured."
The line is actually "I'm enraptured."
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
As someone who has worked on Rascal, what the hell?
Distinctly, nearly offensively incorrect AI closed captions on Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus on Crunchyroll.
Distinctly, nearly offensively incorrect AI closed captions on Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus on Crunchyroll.
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I swear to god none of the people involved here have actually played this game because if they did they’d be embarrassed that this is what they’re afraid of.
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I swear to god none of the people involved here have actually played this game because if they did they’d be embarrassed that this is what they’re afraid of.
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We love a man with hobbies
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We love a man with hobbies
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Valve artist Ayi Sanchez made a great statement concerning "Made With AI" to be removed from Steam.
"(...) Consumers should have the information to decide if they want to buy something (...) depending on its content. The only ppl afraid of this are the ones that know their product is low effort."
"(...) Consumers should have the information to decide if they want to buy something (...) depending on its content. The only ppl afraid of this are the ones that know their product is low effort."
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Valve artist Ayi Sanchez made a great statement concerning "Made With AI" to be removed from Steam.
"(...) Consumers should have the information to decide if they want to buy something (...) depending on its content. The only ppl afraid of this are the ones that know their product is low effort."
"(...) Consumers should have the information to decide if they want to buy something (...) depending on its content. The only ppl afraid of this are the ones that know their product is low effort."
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I have many thoughts about this, one is I can't help but think this is all just shining a light on how games are still being held to wildly different standards than other media like film. I've played very few games like HORSES but watched so many films like it (as a connoisseur of arthouse horror).
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I have many thoughts about this, one is I can't help but think this is all just shining a light on how games are still being held to wildly different standards than other media like film. I've played very few games like HORSES but watched so many films like it (as a connoisseur of arthouse horror).