Depressed Cryptid Ryu
@doublestormryu.bsky.social
Amateur TTRPG designer and aspiring writer. Massive video game nerd. a.k.a. Ryumaru on Ao3. He/him | banner by BlackOwlNebula on tumblr | avatar by InvaderHonk on tumblr
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It's "should have", "could have", "would have",
not "should of", "could of", "would of".
Yes, it still is.
It's "y'know", not "yanno". That second one reads like the first syllable should be accented, like if there were a show about Japanese cops & the main guy's catchphrase was "Book 'em, Yanno."
not "should of", "could of", "would of".
Yes, it still is.
It's "y'know", not "yanno". That second one reads like the first syllable should be accented, like if there were a show about Japanese cops & the main guy's catchphrase was "Book 'em, Yanno."
It’s “by accident,” not “on accident.”
It’s “psych,” not “sike.”
It’s “toe the line,” not “tow the line.”
It’s “never mind,” not “nevermind,” unless you mean the Nirvana album.
Horses don’t “chomp” at the bit, they “champ.”
It’s “psych,” not “sike.”
It’s “toe the line,” not “tow the line.”
It’s “never mind,” not “nevermind,” unless you mean the Nirvana album.
Horses don’t “chomp” at the bit, they “champ.”
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
January 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
It's "should have", "could have", "would have",
not "should of", "could of", "would of".
Yes, it still is.
It's "y'know", not "yanno". That second one reads like the first syllable should be accented, like if there were a show about Japanese cops & the main guy's catchphrase was "Book 'em, Yanno."
not "should of", "could of", "would of".
Yes, it still is.
It's "y'know", not "yanno". That second one reads like the first syllable should be accented, like if there were a show about Japanese cops & the main guy's catchphrase was "Book 'em, Yanno."
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It’s “by accident,” not “on accident.”
It’s “psych,” not “sike.”
It’s “toe the line,” not “tow the line.”
It’s “never mind,” not “nevermind,” unless you mean the Nirvana album.
Horses don’t “chomp” at the bit, they “champ.”
It’s “psych,” not “sike.”
It’s “toe the line,” not “tow the line.”
It’s “never mind,” not “nevermind,” unless you mean the Nirvana album.
Horses don’t “chomp” at the bit, they “champ.”
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
January 1, 2026 at 11:39 PM
It’s “by accident,” not “on accident.”
It’s “psych,” not “sike.”
It’s “toe the line,” not “tow the line.”
It’s “never mind,” not “nevermind,” unless you mean the Nirvana album.
Horses don’t “chomp” at the bit, they “champ.”
It’s “psych,” not “sike.”
It’s “toe the line,” not “tow the line.”
It’s “never mind,” not “nevermind,” unless you mean the Nirvana album.
Horses don’t “chomp” at the bit, they “champ.”
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I hate that this is actually a pretty solid life philosophy
It is GOOD
It is GOOD
January 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I hate that this is actually a pretty solid life philosophy
It is GOOD
It is GOOD
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People with trauma histories often interpret neutral cues as negative.
"You can come if you want." sounds to them like the person doesn't actually want them to come.
Affirming that you want them there helps remove any doubts.
"You can come if you want." sounds to them like the person doesn't actually want them to come.
Affirming that you want them there helps remove any doubts.
December 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
People with trauma histories often interpret neutral cues as negative.
"You can come if you want." sounds to them like the person doesn't actually want them to come.
Affirming that you want them there helps remove any doubts.
"You can come if you want." sounds to them like the person doesn't actually want them to come.
Affirming that you want them there helps remove any doubts.
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thank you for all the home cooked meals ❤️
January 1, 2026 at 8:59 AM
thank you for all the home cooked meals ❤️
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I was compelled to redraw this. Happy New Year! Let us survive together.
January 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
I was compelled to redraw this. Happy New Year! Let us survive together.
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I will never understand why they replaced community submitted subtitles for this nonsense
Real human people were happy and willing to make subtitles in a variety of languages for free, and the creator had full control of what submissions were used
And they GOT RID OF IT
Real human people were happy and willing to make subtitles in a variety of languages for free, and the creator had full control of what submissions were used
And they GOT RID OF IT
It finally happened. I finally ran into a Youtube video with that awful auto-dubbing feature turned on.
The video is an interview and it's... not even watchable now. Like the auto-dubbing is just saying random nonsensical words. 😭
Why did they ever think this was a good feature to implement?
The video is an interview and it's... not even watchable now. Like the auto-dubbing is just saying random nonsensical words. 😭
Why did they ever think this was a good feature to implement?
December 31, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I will never understand why they replaced community submitted subtitles for this nonsense
Real human people were happy and willing to make subtitles in a variety of languages for free, and the creator had full control of what submissions were used
And they GOT RID OF IT
Real human people were happy and willing to make subtitles in a variety of languages for free, and the creator had full control of what submissions were used
And they GOT RID OF IT
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December 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Hell yeah, this was a kickass app.
Someone has lifted the QuickTimeVR movie files from 1994's "Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual", upscaled them then built an in-browser replica of the ITM's "Tour" module. mijofr.github.io/st-panorama/
#StarTrek
#StarTrek
Trekorama!
360° of Star Trek
mijofr.github.io
December 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Hell yeah, this was a kickass app.
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quick silly Disco Elysium edit for everyone to post underneath every "HRT is bourgeoise" post you see
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
quick silly Disco Elysium edit for everyone to post underneath every "HRT is bourgeoise" post you see
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"Bari Weiss accidentally resurrects LimeWire" was not on my 2025 bingo card
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
“Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment
Redditor jokes LimeWire is now a "champion against the darkness."
arstechnica.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"Bari Weiss accidentally resurrects LimeWire" was not on my 2025 bingo card
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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tl;dr: GenAI and game design concepts traditionally referred to as "AI" (enemy behaviors, pathfinding, etc.) are not the same thing, and I'm on my knees begging people to learn the difference, lest we see more bullshit claims like what The Escapist put out re: Blue Prince.
Weird weekend, huh? Took a crack at breaking down the whole Clair Obscur genAI situation, and its bizarre fallout, as best as possible. My main takeaway right now is that people really need to figure out exactly what they're criticizing or it's going to get messy. www.polygon.com/clair-obscur...
The debate over gen AI in games is about to get a lot messier in 2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's GOTY retraction signals the start of something huge
www.polygon.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
tl;dr: GenAI and game design concepts traditionally referred to as "AI" (enemy behaviors, pathfinding, etc.) are not the same thing, and I'm on my knees begging people to learn the difference, lest we see more bullshit claims like what The Escapist put out re: Blue Prince.
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Let’s just tell Donald Trump we’re naming the new class of invisible stealth battleships after him. He’d absolutely believe that.
December 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Let’s just tell Donald Trump we’re naming the new class of invisible stealth battleships after him. He’d absolutely believe that.
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they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
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Make sure everyone at your job understands this
December 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Make sure everyone at your job understands this
In what I think is the most realistic move possible, I made the "medic" character for my theoretical game someone who uses super-tech to transform their stress and anger into healing energy. They heal better the worse everyone else is doing!
December 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
In what I think is the most realistic move possible, I made the "medic" character for my theoretical game someone who uses super-tech to transform their stress and anger into healing energy. They heal better the worse everyone else is doing!
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My ‘I don’t listen to the guy who made the worst Doom 2 levels’ policy is very specific, and you wouldn’t think it would come up much, but Sandy Petersen does talk a lot of shit so…
“Literally funded by EU tax dollars”.
No "dollars" involved, and the EU pre-production arts grant was under 5% of Dustborn’s total budget.
Watching an "industry professional" (ex-iD, Chaosium, Microprose) recycle culture-war rage bait is pretty bleak. This is how disinformation spreads.
No "dollars" involved, and the EU pre-production arts grant was under 5% of Dustborn’s total budget.
Watching an "industry professional" (ex-iD, Chaosium, Microprose) recycle culture-war rage bait is pretty bleak. This is how disinformation spreads.
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
My ‘I don’t listen to the guy who made the worst Doom 2 levels’ policy is very specific, and you wouldn’t think it would come up much, but Sandy Petersen does talk a lot of shit so…
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A reminder that The Escapist that people remembered does not exist anymore. Almost all the core staff packed up and left. Most reformed as Second Wind, which is doing decent work.
The Escapist now exists to promote online gambling and act as a mouthpiece for unhinged venture capitalists. Let it die
The Escapist now exists to promote online gambling and act as a mouthpiece for unhinged venture capitalists. Let it die
The Escapist accused Blue Prince developer Dogubomb of using generative AI. This is patently false and an utterly gross accusation.
The story has since been amended, but the damage has been done. You can search out the current version if you want, but here’s the original.
archive.ph/CKiOB
The story has since been amended, but the damage has been done. You can search out the current version if you want, but here’s the original.
archive.ph/CKiOB
archive.ph
December 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
A reminder that The Escapist that people remembered does not exist anymore. Almost all the core staff packed up and left. Most reformed as Second Wind, which is doing decent work.
The Escapist now exists to promote online gambling and act as a mouthpiece for unhinged venture capitalists. Let it die
The Escapist now exists to promote online gambling and act as a mouthpiece for unhinged venture capitalists. Let it die
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Making a stance against Microsoft's open support of genocide can feel insignificant, but altering your spending habits can hurt these companies in measurable ways. nogamesforgenocide.com
No Games For Genocide
The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.
nogamesforgenocide.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Making a stance against Microsoft's open support of genocide can feel insignificant, but altering your spending habits can hurt these companies in measurable ways. nogamesforgenocide.com
... wow, okay, fuck off Rocket League.
December 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
... wow, okay, fuck off Rocket League.
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This is basically how you need to treat fascism.
god damn the opposite camera's views of each of their faces is peak schadenfreude
December 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This is basically how you need to treat fascism.
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Damn son. Instant Karma
jake paul entered a boxing match wearing the logos of a irl massive racist and then got his jaw broken by a black man.
i think that's beautiful
i think that's beautiful
December 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Damn son. Instant Karma
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"we need ai to come up with npc text" ffxiv players are currently bonding and paying tribute to a glitched lvl 1 mob with no name
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"we need ai to come up with npc text" ffxiv players are currently bonding and paying tribute to a glitched lvl 1 mob with no name