Ash
@escapingtotheoneplacethathasntbeencorruptedbycapitalism.space
TCG organizer @ sakura-con & kumoricon
fmr. quality uncertainty engineer
sage main / plastic collector / ADHD
fmr. quality uncertainty engineer
sage main / plastic collector / ADHD
on one hand i'm still mad i got banned
on the other hand it was probably the best thing they could have done for me
on the other hand it was probably the best thing they could have done for me
December 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
on one hand i'm still mad i got banned
on the other hand it was probably the best thing they could have done for me
on the other hand it was probably the best thing they could have done for me
[clicking 'next' on the installer as it goes through every step of installation] woah.... is this AGI....?????
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
[clicking 'next' on the installer as it goes through every step of installation] woah.... is this AGI....?????
i would go as far as to argue that a character eating shit is practically a cheat code to get an audience to start giving a fuck
few things get an 'ooooo shit, now what' more reliably than when someone gets dumpstered and then you see them start to rise back up
underdogs are naturally compelling
few things get an 'ooooo shit, now what' more reliably than when someone gets dumpstered and then you see them start to rise back up
underdogs are naturally compelling
December 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
i would go as far as to argue that a character eating shit is practically a cheat code to get an audience to start giving a fuck
few things get an 'ooooo shit, now what' more reliably than when someone gets dumpstered and then you see them start to rise back up
underdogs are naturally compelling
few things get an 'ooooo shit, now what' more reliably than when someone gets dumpstered and then you see them start to rise back up
underdogs are naturally compelling
setting up my bold new venue idea: a call center
December 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
setting up my bold new venue idea: a call center
mfw i return home from my service job to roleplay my beloved ffxiv character's service job
December 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
mfw i return home from my service job to roleplay my beloved ffxiv character's service job
angband mentioned time to play as a ring again
December 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
angband mentioned time to play as a ring again
on par with a certain bsky dev complaining that you need to block or be blocked by thousands of people to curate the experience
it turns out if you explicitly choose to start fights you get punched in the face a lot. i am not sure how this is supposed to be a problem of anyone else's making
it turns out if you explicitly choose to start fights you get punched in the face a lot. i am not sure how this is supposed to be a problem of anyone else's making
December 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
on par with a certain bsky dev complaining that you need to block or be blocked by thousands of people to curate the experience
it turns out if you explicitly choose to start fights you get punched in the face a lot. i am not sure how this is supposed to be a problem of anyone else's making
it turns out if you explicitly choose to start fights you get punched in the face a lot. i am not sure how this is supposed to be a problem of anyone else's making
like many fast food places, it's heavily franchised, and yum doesn't do a lot of corporate price mandates so you'll get insane fluctuation in prices based almost entirely on how greedy the local franchisees are
south of seattle, my local franchisees charge more than *the middle of LA*
south of seattle, my local franchisees charge more than *the middle of LA*
December 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
like many fast food places, it's heavily franchised, and yum doesn't do a lot of corporate price mandates so you'll get insane fluctuation in prices based almost entirely on how greedy the local franchisees are
south of seattle, my local franchisees charge more than *the middle of LA*
south of seattle, my local franchisees charge more than *the middle of LA*
in the meantime take this 5 week training course on how to make the lying machine lie 5% less
December 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
in the meantime take this 5 week training course on how to make the lying machine lie 5% less
just one more model bro. one more model and it'll work. one more model and it'll be able to do anything that anyone with google and a couple hours can do. just one more. one more model and another data center and $5 billion dollars bro and it'll stop lying bro
December 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
just one more model bro. one more model and it'll work. one more model and it'll be able to do anything that anyone with google and a couple hours can do. just one more. one more model and another data center and $5 billion dollars bro and it'll stop lying bro
they love to scream 2008 but so many were not directly exposed to the volatility. it was just one pretty bad year
2025 is year 5 of inescapable strangulation on all fronts while a rotating cast of nepo babies scream IT'S FINE at you, each visualizing their BMW that daddy had to take back after 2008
2025 is year 5 of inescapable strangulation on all fronts while a rotating cast of nepo babies scream IT'S FINE at you, each visualizing their BMW that daddy had to take back after 2008
December 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
they love to scream 2008 but so many were not directly exposed to the volatility. it was just one pretty bad year
2025 is year 5 of inescapable strangulation on all fronts while a rotating cast of nepo babies scream IT'S FINE at you, each visualizing their BMW that daddy had to take back after 2008
2025 is year 5 of inescapable strangulation on all fronts while a rotating cast of nepo babies scream IT'S FINE at you, each visualizing their BMW that daddy had to take back after 2008
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the CEO of larian just pulled the "i'm 12 years old on myspace and my internet girlfriend dumped me" move i'm not kidding
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
the CEO of larian just pulled the "i'm 12 years old on myspace and my internet girlfriend dumped me" move i'm not kidding
for a guy who posts a lot about fail-upward brunchlords copying each other into a hell for workers, it's quite the weird blind spot to miss that it is not just about one single studio when spotlit against a backdrop of an entire industry hanging ass first off the edge of the cliff
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
for a guy who posts a lot about fail-upward brunchlords copying each other into a hell for workers, it's quite the weird blind spot to miss that it is not just about one single studio when spotlit against a backdrop of an entire industry hanging ass first off the edge of the cliff
it's always so unimportant until it's THEIR grandmother's recipe, or THEIR 90s video game advertisement, or THEIR random forum account from 2004
i do not want to live in an archiveless world
i do not want to live in an archiveless world
December 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
it's always so unimportant until it's THEIR grandmother's recipe, or THEIR 90s video game advertisement, or THEIR random forum account from 2004
i do not want to live in an archiveless world
i do not want to live in an archiveless world
highly reinforcing my suspicions that most voters are not getting past halfway at best with games of any length
December 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
highly reinforcing my suspicions that most voters are not getting past halfway at best with games of any length
i'm positive it's for someone but if your trailer makes me gag i'm positive that someone is not me
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
i'm positive it's for someone but if your trailer makes me gag i'm positive that someone is not me
"built from the ground up" moment
December 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
"built from the ground up" moment
#1 being fully part of the outermost border feels more clearly distinct to me - sort of like it's been assembled from two pieces rather than a single entity
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
#1 being fully part of the outermost border feels more clearly distinct to me - sort of like it's been assembled from two pieces rather than a single entity
i would wager a not-insignificant part of it stems from vinesauce vinny's 2016 expedition to Active Worlds
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
i would wager a not-insignificant part of it stems from vinesauce vinny's 2016 expedition to Active Worlds