Erick
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Game Developer. Writer. Software Engineer. Eternally sleep deprived.
I think we have a real media literacy problem on the left (I'm praying people didn't just read the headline and go with it)
This video and what people in the replies are saying the video said are just not the same. At all.
This video and what people in the replies are saying the video said are just not the same. At all.
October 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I think we have a real media literacy problem on the left (I'm praying people didn't just read the headline and go with it)
This video and what people in the replies are saying the video said are just not the same. At all.
This video and what people in the replies are saying the video said are just not the same. At all.
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Making video games is a joy. It's a hard job, a desk job, and involves a marathon runner attitude, but it is a joy. Watching a game develop stage by stage, feature by feature is an incredibly stimulating process.
The industry? Absolutely garbage truck full of used needles driven by psychopaths.
The industry? Absolutely garbage truck full of used needles driven by psychopaths.
September 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Making video games is a joy. It's a hard job, a desk job, and involves a marathon runner attitude, but it is a joy. Watching a game develop stage by stage, feature by feature is an incredibly stimulating process.
The industry? Absolutely garbage truck full of used needles driven by psychopaths.
The industry? Absolutely garbage truck full of used needles driven by psychopaths.
Peacemaker S2 reminds me of Vinland Saga S2, in that the show slows down and tries to focus on the character and say something about an overarching theme...
And people complain about the show not being action packed and nothing happening.
And people complain about the show not being action packed and nothing happening.
September 26, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Peacemaker S2 reminds me of Vinland Saga S2, in that the show slows down and tries to focus on the character and say something about an overarching theme...
And people complain about the show not being action packed and nothing happening.
And people complain about the show not being action packed and nothing happening.
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🚨ACLED: 94% of Palestinians Killed Since March Are Civilians
New data from ACLED, the UN- and Western-backed conflict tracker, shows Israel’s post-ceasefire campaign in Gaza has produced one of the highest civilian death rates of the war, with roughly 15 civilians killed for every fighter.
New data from ACLED, the UN- and Western-backed conflict tracker, shows Israel’s post-ceasefire campaign in Gaza has produced one of the highest civilian death rates of the war, with roughly 15 civilians killed for every fighter.
September 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨ACLED: 94% of Palestinians Killed Since March Are Civilians
New data from ACLED, the UN- and Western-backed conflict tracker, shows Israel’s post-ceasefire campaign in Gaza has produced one of the highest civilian death rates of the war, with roughly 15 civilians killed for every fighter.
New data from ACLED, the UN- and Western-backed conflict tracker, shows Israel’s post-ceasefire campaign in Gaza has produced one of the highest civilian death rates of the war, with roughly 15 civilians killed for every fighter.
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currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter
September 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter
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Trump’s tariffs are negatively impacting gamers like you and me.
BREAKING: Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles in the US again. Xbox console prices are going up in October, making an Xbox Series X $649.99. Full details on price increases here 👇 www.theverge.com/news/782079/...
Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles in the US again
Xbox console prices are going up in October, making an Xbox Series X $649.99.
www.theverge.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Trump’s tariffs are negatively impacting gamers like you and me.
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The suspect who killed Charlie Kirk said his rifle-cartridge messages were all "a big meme," according to messages just released in court.
"if I see 'notices bulge uwu' on fox new I might have a stroke," he said.
So, yeah, it was all a shitpost. More here on the meanings: bsky.app/profile/drew...
"if I see 'notices bulge uwu' on fox new I might have a stroke," he said.
So, yeah, it was all a shitpost. More here on the meanings: bsky.app/profile/drew...
September 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The suspect who killed Charlie Kirk said his rifle-cartridge messages were all "a big meme," according to messages just released in court.
"if I see 'notices bulge uwu' on fox new I might have a stroke," he said.
So, yeah, it was all a shitpost. More here on the meanings: bsky.app/profile/drew...
"if I see 'notices bulge uwu' on fox new I might have a stroke," he said.
So, yeah, it was all a shitpost. More here on the meanings: bsky.app/profile/drew...
society has fallen so much the past 10 years that DC Comics esque rogues are starting to pop up
A Disney Springs restaurant was robbed by a scuba man 🤿
• He swam up to the restaurant after it closed
• Spray painted the security cameras
• Stole up to $20K while staff were counting cash for deposit
• Dove back into the water and escaped before police arrived
(via WFTV 9)
• He swam up to the restaurant after it closed
• Spray painted the security cameras
• Stole up to $20K while staff were counting cash for deposit
• Dove back into the water and escaped before police arrived
(via WFTV 9)
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
society has fallen so much the past 10 years that DC Comics esque rogues are starting to pop up
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games in general now, not even just aaa games, are way too concerned with the player getting stuck or upset or whatever. why give a shit. The Player is not gonna put the game down as soon as they hit any friction, most of them won't even stop when the game actively makes their life worse
September 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
games in general now, not even just aaa games, are way too concerned with the player getting stuck or upset or whatever. why give a shit. The Player is not gonna put the game down as soon as they hit any friction, most of them won't even stop when the game actively makes their life worse
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We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
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Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).
September 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).
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What execs are going to take away from Silksong: More layoffs! Smaller teams! Make Metroidvanias!!
What they should take away instead: Devs working on a game they're passionate about with no interference from execs and the time they need to get it done without shareholder pressure
What they should take away instead: Devs working on a game they're passionate about with no interference from execs and the time they need to get it done without shareholder pressure
September 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What execs are going to take away from Silksong: More layoffs! Smaller teams! Make Metroidvanias!!
What they should take away instead: Devs working on a game they're passionate about with no interference from execs and the time they need to get it done without shareholder pressure
What they should take away instead: Devs working on a game they're passionate about with no interference from execs and the time they need to get it done without shareholder pressure
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"but crime is a real issue, people are worried about crime and you have to take that seriously"
No you don't! If people are getting more scared about crime while crime is happening less frequently, it's a made up issue and you should make a point of yelling that all the time
No you don't! If people are getting more scared about crime while crime is happening less frequently, it's a made up issue and you should make a point of yelling that all the time
August 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"but crime is a real issue, people are worried about crime and you have to take that seriously"
No you don't! If people are getting more scared about crime while crime is happening less frequently, it's a made up issue and you should make a point of yelling that all the time
No you don't! If people are getting more scared about crime while crime is happening less frequently, it's a made up issue and you should make a point of yelling that all the time
this ain't just for sports either
Denzel Washington says sports media folks need to 'shut up'
"We live in a world of opinionaires ... these guys [who] haven't played ... sitting around getting fat, thinking they know how to do it just because they sit behind a desk and chitchat ... learn how to be actually good at something"
"We live in a world of opinionaires ... these guys [who] haven't played ... sitting around getting fat, thinking they know how to do it just because they sit behind a desk and chitchat ... learn how to be actually good at something"
August 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
this ain't just for sports either
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Denzel Washington says sports media folks need to 'shut up'
"We live in a world of opinionaires ... these guys [who] haven't played ... sitting around getting fat, thinking they know how to do it just because they sit behind a desk and chitchat ... learn how to be actually good at something"
"We live in a world of opinionaires ... these guys [who] haven't played ... sitting around getting fat, thinking they know how to do it just because they sit behind a desk and chitchat ... learn how to be actually good at something"
August 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Denzel Washington says sports media folks need to 'shut up'
"We live in a world of opinionaires ... these guys [who] haven't played ... sitting around getting fat, thinking they know how to do it just because they sit behind a desk and chitchat ... learn how to be actually good at something"
"We live in a world of opinionaires ... these guys [who] haven't played ... sitting around getting fat, thinking they know how to do it just because they sit behind a desk and chitchat ... learn how to be actually good at something"
Test audiences are cowards 💔
"We showed it to test audiences and some people did not like the squirrel." said Superman director James Gunn. "They’re like, ‘Why the fuck is he saving a squirrel?'" https://bit.ly/4eWWS2V
July 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Test audiences are cowards 💔
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Me at 16: “Hideo Kojima named a character Psycho Mantis? That’s cool as hell!”
Me at 25: “These silly character names ruin the story by undermining the game’s serious themes regarding the military industrial complex.”
Me at 41: “Hideo Kojima named a character Psycho Mantis? That’s cool as hell!”
Me at 25: “These silly character names ruin the story by undermining the game’s serious themes regarding the military industrial complex.”
Me at 41: “Hideo Kojima named a character Psycho Mantis? That’s cool as hell!”
For the last 24 hours Twitter has been full of people mocking the everloving shit out of this “fantasy author” for trying to dunk on one of Hideo Kojima’s best creations: FAT MAN. If you’re wondering why everyone is making Orc City jokes, this is why:
July 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Me at 16: “Hideo Kojima named a character Psycho Mantis? That’s cool as hell!”
Me at 25: “These silly character names ruin the story by undermining the game’s serious themes regarding the military industrial complex.”
Me at 41: “Hideo Kojima named a character Psycho Mantis? That’s cool as hell!”
Me at 25: “These silly character names ruin the story by undermining the game’s serious themes regarding the military industrial complex.”
Me at 41: “Hideo Kojima named a character Psycho Mantis? That’s cool as hell!”
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In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
Good to feel a little hope again!
June 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Good to feel a little hope again!
Refuse to get my hopes up. NYC PLEASE
June 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Refuse to get my hopes up. NYC PLEASE
People saying this a false equivalence are silly.
It's the exact same thing. Einstein is in that fucking movie, we know who Eisntein is, he's only there to serve that story.
It's the exact same thing. Einstein is in that fucking movie, we know who Eisntein is, he's only there to serve that story.
Superman takes place in a fictional world in which superheroes and villains are already established, but writer and director James Gunn isn't concerned about causing confusion for the audience. bit.ly/46b0bRL
June 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
People saying this a false equivalence are silly.
It's the exact same thing. Einstein is in that fucking movie, we know who Eisntein is, he's only there to serve that story.
It's the exact same thing. Einstein is in that fucking movie, we know who Eisntein is, he's only there to serve that story.
Sucks that people feel the need to say this because they have issues with a game. I think critique, and discourse/disagreements with that critique are what make this whole medium go round. We're supposed to go back and forth on these things, it's what art is for.
If you dislike a game, dislike it with your whole chest. Say that shit and mean it! It's ok and more people should be ok with that!! We don't need hype men we need critics
June 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Sucks that people feel the need to say this because they have issues with a game. I think critique, and discourse/disagreements with that critique are what make this whole medium go round. We're supposed to go back and forth on these things, it's what art is for.