João de Araujo Neto
@jsaraujo.bsky.social
Living life. Trying to make sense of an insane world. Trying even harder (and failing) to resist the urge of fighting idiots on the internet.
Man this is bullshit. I would be furious. I'm simultaneously glad I got my ceremony done during the Biden admin, and embarrassed at what America has become. What a damn shame.
December 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Man this is bullshit. I would be furious. I'm simultaneously glad I got my ceremony done during the Biden admin, and embarrassed at what America has become. What a damn shame.
Mega Man 2 is garbage. It plays like ass, it's completely unbalanced and just awful. It's a great stepping stone to the true masterpiece (MM4), I really don't understand the obsession.
Also TMNTAG is mid at best, Manhattan Project is vastly superior.
Support the trans/queer scene. They're fun.
Also TMNTAG is mid at best, Manhattan Project is vastly superior.
Support the trans/queer scene. They're fun.
your retro gaming scene if it doesn’t include any trans or queer folks:
“hey guys wasn’t Mega Man 2 cool? wasn’t TMNT the arcade game cool? wasn’t Super Mario Bros 3 cool? wasn’t Contra cool? UP UP DOWN DOWN remember that lol?”
“hey guys wasn’t Mega Man 2 cool? wasn’t TMNT the arcade game cool? wasn’t Super Mario Bros 3 cool? wasn’t Contra cool? UP UP DOWN DOWN remember that lol?”
if you write (or speak) about videogames and you don't just naturally accumulate lots of trans friends and mutuals and readers (or viewers), you're either bad at it, or there's something suspicious going on with you. possibly both
August 7, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Mega Man 2 is garbage. It plays like ass, it's completely unbalanced and just awful. It's a great stepping stone to the true masterpiece (MM4), I really don't understand the obsession.
Also TMNTAG is mid at best, Manhattan Project is vastly superior.
Support the trans/queer scene. They're fun.
Also TMNTAG is mid at best, Manhattan Project is vastly superior.
Support the trans/queer scene. They're fun.
Reposted by João de Araujo Neto
REMEMBER: All the "Don't use em-dashes" "don't use rule of three" advice because it makes your writing "look like AI" is because they stole actual writers work, and their "predict the next thing" stuff just simulates what WE FUCKING DO. Keep writing well. Use every style and trick you have. Fuck AI.
July 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
REMEMBER: All the "Don't use em-dashes" "don't use rule of three" advice because it makes your writing "look like AI" is because they stole actual writers work, and their "predict the next thing" stuff just simulates what WE FUCKING DO. Keep writing well. Use every style and trick you have. Fuck AI.
Remember that today is about celebrating a bunch of people who decided they've had enough of a tyrant telling them what was what and then did something about it.
You can say "there's nothing to celebrate" or you can get up and take your country back.
Happy 4th of July. Pew pew.
You can say "there's nothing to celebrate" or you can get up and take your country back.
Happy 4th of July. Pew pew.
July 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Remember that today is about celebrating a bunch of people who decided they've had enough of a tyrant telling them what was what and then did something about it.
You can say "there's nothing to celebrate" or you can get up and take your country back.
Happy 4th of July. Pew pew.
You can say "there's nothing to celebrate" or you can get up and take your country back.
Happy 4th of July. Pew pew.
Drafting in Magic Arena is super fun, especially those games where you put 15 lands in your 40-card limited deck and draw 12 of those lands from the top 15 cards of your deck.
July 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Drafting in Magic Arena is super fun, especially those games where you put 15 lands in your 40-card limited deck and draw 12 of those lands from the top 15 cards of your deck.
I think I'll be quite alright.
June 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I think I'll be quite alright.
They grow up so fast. Has it really been 10 years already?
June 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They grow up so fast. Has it really been 10 years already?
Reposted by João de Araujo Neto
Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.
I'm so angry.
I'm so angry.
June 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.
I'm so angry.
I'm so angry.
Hello there! What's up?
June 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Hello there! What's up?
This is what you're supposed to do with fascist assholes.
May he rot in jail where he belongs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/w...
May he rot in jail where he belongs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/w...
Jair Bolsonaro Ordered to Face Trial in Brazil for Attempting a Coup
Brazil’s top court ruled that the former president will be tried over his role in a vast plot to cling to power after his 2022 election loss.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This is what you're supposed to do with fascist assholes.
May he rot in jail where he belongs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/w...
May he rot in jail where he belongs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/w...
Rebecca made me cheesecake. I made her a burger. That's why we're the perfect couple. I won't be taking any questions.
March 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Rebecca made me cheesecake. I made her a burger. That's why we're the perfect couple. I won't be taking any questions.
Lost one of my cats today. Had him for 15 years. I'm going to miss that old bastard waking us up in the morning for food.
He was a trooper to the end. Had diabetes. Had to endure 2 shots of insulin a day for the past two years. He was loved, happy, and had a great run.
See you someday, Caesar.
He was a trooper to the end. Had diabetes. Had to endure 2 shots of insulin a day for the past two years. He was loved, happy, and had a great run.
See you someday, Caesar.
February 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Lost one of my cats today. Had him for 15 years. I'm going to miss that old bastard waking us up in the morning for food.
He was a trooper to the end. Had diabetes. Had to endure 2 shots of insulin a day for the past two years. He was loved, happy, and had a great run.
See you someday, Caesar.
He was a trooper to the end. Had diabetes. Had to endure 2 shots of insulin a day for the past two years. He was loved, happy, and had a great run.
See you someday, Caesar.
Being good at doing something and enjoying doing something are different things.
Be good at your job. Like your hobbies. No one's paying for "passion", they're paying for competence.
Sometimes these things overlap at work, but not always. Always get paid to do what you're GOOD at doing.
Be good at your job. Like your hobbies. No one's paying for "passion", they're paying for competence.
Sometimes these things overlap at work, but not always. Always get paid to do what you're GOOD at doing.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
February 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Being good at doing something and enjoying doing something are different things.
Be good at your job. Like your hobbies. No one's paying for "passion", they're paying for competence.
Sometimes these things overlap at work, but not always. Always get paid to do what you're GOOD at doing.
Be good at your job. Like your hobbies. No one's paying for "passion", they're paying for competence.
Sometimes these things overlap at work, but not always. Always get paid to do what you're GOOD at doing.
If you read nothing else on this subject, read this.
As the sole provider for my family, I agonized over the decision of signing that petition. What if they fired everyone on that list?
What would I do if I was forced to find another job? How would I pay my bills? (Cont.)
As the sole provider for my family, I agonized over the decision of signing that petition. What if they fired everyone on that list?
What would I do if I was forced to find another job? How would I pay my bills? (Cont.)
Ok lets get into it then. Hi I'm Valentine, I was one of the employees who led most of the walkouts and who was part of the original group pushing for unionization at Blizzard, especially on the WoW team where I worked at the time.
www.eurogamer.net/bobby-kotick...
The trauma, discrimination, and abuse that our coworkers and former coworkers endured is not fake or a "plan to drive union membership". Our unions were born from the very real and harmful way executives reacted when made aware of these situations.
The trauma, discrimination, and abuse that our coworkers and former coworkers endured is not fake or a "plan to drive union membership". Our unions were born from the very real and harmful way executives reacted when made aware of these situations.
February 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
If you read nothing else on this subject, read this.
As the sole provider for my family, I agonized over the decision of signing that petition. What if they fired everyone on that list?
What would I do if I was forced to find another job? How would I pay my bills? (Cont.)
As the sole provider for my family, I agonized over the decision of signing that petition. What if they fired everyone on that list?
What would I do if I was forced to find another job? How would I pay my bills? (Cont.)
My favorite movie is Back to the Future. Idk if that means people will judge me or not, but it is what it is. I watch it a minimum 5-6 times a year, every year. It never gets old.
if i ask you your favorite movie and it’s an award winning smart person movie i am judging you
January 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM
My favorite movie is Back to the Future. Idk if that means people will judge me or not, but it is what it is. I watch it a minimum 5-6 times a year, every year. It never gets old.
If you've enjoyed "I'm still here", you will also likely enjoy 1997's "Four days in September" a film about the kidnapping of the American ambassador in Brazil in the late 60s.
Incidentally, Fernanda Torres and Selton Melo are in that movie, appearing as two of the anti-regime kidnappers.
Incidentally, Fernanda Torres and Selton Melo are in that movie, appearing as two of the anti-regime kidnappers.
January 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM
If you've enjoyed "I'm still here", you will also likely enjoy 1997's "Four days in September" a film about the kidnapping of the American ambassador in Brazil in the late 60s.
Incidentally, Fernanda Torres and Selton Melo are in that movie, appearing as two of the anti-regime kidnappers.
Incidentally, Fernanda Torres and Selton Melo are in that movie, appearing as two of the anti-regime kidnappers.
No one's ever made a song titled "fuck the firefighters"
January 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
No one's ever made a song titled "fuck the firefighters"
Remember when those jerks stormed the capitol to stop the election from being certified, this very day a few years ago?
Yeah, I'll never forget it, because it happened on my birthday. Anyways I'm a year older.
Yeah, I'll never forget it, because it happened on my birthday. Anyways I'm a year older.
January 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Remember when those jerks stormed the capitol to stop the election from being certified, this very day a few years ago?
Yeah, I'll never forget it, because it happened on my birthday. Anyways I'm a year older.
Yeah, I'll never forget it, because it happened on my birthday. Anyways I'm a year older.
Selton Melo (the actor behind Fernanda Torres) is all of us.
I'm actually surprised and delighted that she wasn't snubbed like her mom was 25 years ago. Never gonna be not salty at "Shakespeare in love" getting that award instead of Central Station.
But hey, slow change is better than no change.
I'm actually surprised and delighted that she wasn't snubbed like her mom was 25 years ago. Never gonna be not salty at "Shakespeare in love" getting that award instead of Central Station.
But hey, slow change is better than no change.
January 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Selton Melo (the actor behind Fernanda Torres) is all of us.
I'm actually surprised and delighted that she wasn't snubbed like her mom was 25 years ago. Never gonna be not salty at "Shakespeare in love" getting that award instead of Central Station.
But hey, slow change is better than no change.
I'm actually surprised and delighted that she wasn't snubbed like her mom was 25 years ago. Never gonna be not salty at "Shakespeare in love" getting that award instead of Central Station.
But hey, slow change is better than no change.
"Some Brazilian influencers now say things like “in 1998 we were all playing Pokémon on original hardware and trading monsters at school with the Link Cable”
I never met a single person in Brazil in 1998 that owned a gameboy, lol.
Awesome read. Imma go play some Bomba Patch.
I never met a single person in Brazil in 1998 that owned a gameboy, lol.
Awesome read. Imma go play some Bomba Patch.
Here we go, something I've been drafting for a long, long time: how the US-centric approach to video games and their history / culture basically gaslights us who come from other realities:
felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrifi...
AKA, why LAN Houses, PokéTibia & Bomba Patch rule.
felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrifi...
AKA, why LAN Houses, PokéTibia & Bomba Patch rule.
The Gentrification of Video Game History
We’re not all suburban kids who got a Nintendo 64 for Christmas
felipepepe.medium.com
January 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"Some Brazilian influencers now say things like “in 1998 we were all playing Pokémon on original hardware and trading monsters at school with the Link Cable”
I never met a single person in Brazil in 1998 that owned a gameboy, lol.
Awesome read. Imma go play some Bomba Patch.
I never met a single person in Brazil in 1998 that owned a gameboy, lol.
Awesome read. Imma go play some Bomba Patch.
People acting like Gladiator is Citizen Kane is so funny. It was a mid movie at best, and the sequel is the same. 6.5/10 too much water.
November 25, 2024 at 2:58 AM
People acting like Gladiator is Citizen Kane is so funny. It was a mid movie at best, and the sequel is the same. 6.5/10 too much water.
I feel this. I mostly lurk here. Generally I have a tendency to go "OH NO, SOMEONE'S WRONG ON THE INTERNET, MUST CORRECT THEM".
In here, I've been trying the tried and true "write it, erase it, don't send". I actually feel better doing that.
In here, I've been trying the tried and true "write it, erase it, don't send". I actually feel better doing that.
Twitter "taught" us all that the normal way to communicate in these spaces is to constantly dunk on one another, and good god is that tiring, whether I agree with the person's politics or not
November 20, 2024 at 6:03 AM
I feel this. I mostly lurk here. Generally I have a tendency to go "OH NO, SOMEONE'S WRONG ON THE INTERNET, MUST CORRECT THEM".
In here, I've been trying the tried and true "write it, erase it, don't send". I actually feel better doing that.
In here, I've been trying the tried and true "write it, erase it, don't send". I actually feel better doing that.
I was a Brazilian user of Bsky before it was cool.
September 1, 2024 at 5:54 AM
I was a Brazilian user of Bsky before it was cool.