Derek AKA "Kinkaido"
@kinkaido.bsky.social
Terminally online leftist who plays video games a lot. I also write things sometimes.
Currently trapped in the mid-tier hellscape that is Ohio.
Currently trapped in the mid-tier hellscape that is Ohio.
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Using genAI for concept art is so fucking stupid because like... that's where you get the cool shit. Thats the blue sky phase where artists make pieces of art that will be seen by a teenager later and change their life forever. Why would you want to start from mediocre. Why would you do that.
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Using genAI for concept art is so fucking stupid because like... that's where you get the cool shit. Thats the blue sky phase where artists make pieces of art that will be seen by a teenager later and change their life forever. Why would you want to start from mediocre. Why would you do that.
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because Jurassic Park is trans rep
December 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
because Jurassic Park is trans rep
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I think I got the idea of DIO doing this from someone else shitposting about JJBA somewhere, but it just popped back into my head and I had to draw it
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I think I got the idea of DIO doing this from someone else shitposting about JJBA somewhere, but it just popped back into my head and I had to draw it
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Remember, if you accidentally misgender or deadname someone, it's very easy to just say "Shit, sorry," and then say the correct name or pronoun.
The two important follow-ups are to not rend your garments and make it all about you and to then also make sure you work hard on not doing it again.
The two important follow-ups are to not rend your garments and make it all about you and to then also make sure you work hard on not doing it again.
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Remember, if you accidentally misgender or deadname someone, it's very easy to just say "Shit, sorry," and then say the correct name or pronoun.
The two important follow-ups are to not rend your garments and make it all about you and to then also make sure you work hard on not doing it again.
The two important follow-ups are to not rend your garments and make it all about you and to then also make sure you work hard on not doing it again.
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Why are all the bad things "here to stay" and all the things I love up for constant debate until they're eroded out of life altogether?
Blum too. At least find a new way to say "it's here to stay" jfc
October 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Why are all the bad things "here to stay" and all the things I love up for constant debate until they're eroded out of life altogether?
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Can't find a single thing wrong with this...
September 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Can't find a single thing wrong with this...
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Online age verification is not like "showing ID to buy alcohol" because
a) the liquor store doesn't get to scan your ID and store a digital copy of it forever in a database that will inevitably get hacked
b) you don't have to show ID to go to the library because they have cocktail recipe books
a) the liquor store doesn't get to scan your ID and store a digital copy of it forever in a database that will inevitably get hacked
b) you don't have to show ID to go to the library because they have cocktail recipe books
August 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Online age verification is not like "showing ID to buy alcohol" because
a) the liquor store doesn't get to scan your ID and store a digital copy of it forever in a database that will inevitably get hacked
b) you don't have to show ID to go to the library because they have cocktail recipe books
a) the liquor store doesn't get to scan your ID and store a digital copy of it forever in a database that will inevitably get hacked
b) you don't have to show ID to go to the library because they have cocktail recipe books
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ME: hey so what's this process consuming all my CPU
WINDOWS: oh that's our Microsoft Search Indexer, it's building a search index of your files
ME: neat, so if I do a search on my files, will I get prompt, useful resul—
WINDOWS: [punches me in the face]
WINDOWS: oh that's our Microsoft Search Indexer, it's building a search index of your files
ME: neat, so if I do a search on my files, will I get prompt, useful resul—
WINDOWS: [punches me in the face]
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
ME: hey so what's this process consuming all my CPU
WINDOWS: oh that's our Microsoft Search Indexer, it's building a search index of your files
ME: neat, so if I do a search on my files, will I get prompt, useful resul—
WINDOWS: [punches me in the face]
WINDOWS: oh that's our Microsoft Search Indexer, it's building a search index of your files
ME: neat, so if I do a search on my files, will I get prompt, useful resul—
WINDOWS: [punches me in the face]
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"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
April 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
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Since MB doesn't seem active on here and it's worth seeing a crosspost
August 20, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Since MB doesn't seem active on here and it's worth seeing a crosspost
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"Trans people existing does literally nothing negative to your lives you crybaby wimps.
Your life is getting harder and costlier because of the oligarchs, not trans people"
Sticker spotted in Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA
Your life is getting harder and costlier because of the oligarchs, not trans people"
Sticker spotted in Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA
August 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"Trans people existing does literally nothing negative to your lives you crybaby wimps.
Your life is getting harder and costlier because of the oligarchs, not trans people"
Sticker spotted in Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA
Your life is getting harder and costlier because of the oligarchs, not trans people"
Sticker spotted in Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA
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Be kind to each other
November 7, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Be kind to each other
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It is so, so important to learn to understand the difference between A Gross Thing That Freaks Me Out, versus A Thing Which Causes Actual Harm In The World
because as long as you can't navigate the difference, your disgust is a lever that can be used to manipulate you
because as long as you can't navigate the difference, your disgust is a lever that can be used to manipulate you
This remains evergreen.
July 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
It is so, so important to learn to understand the difference between A Gross Thing That Freaks Me Out, versus A Thing Which Causes Actual Harm In The World
because as long as you can't navigate the difference, your disgust is a lever that can be used to manipulate you
because as long as you can't navigate the difference, your disgust is a lever that can be used to manipulate you
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payment processors strike again
July 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
payment processors strike again
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If "AI" was as valuable as they say it is, they wouldn't be selling it to you. They'd be using it themselves in secret to make the next Minecraft, the next Avatar, the next Hello Kitty and then they'd sell that to you.
They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.
They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.
July 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
If "AI" was as valuable as they say it is, they wouldn't be selling it to you. They'd be using it themselves in secret to make the next Minecraft, the next Avatar, the next Hello Kitty and then they'd sell that to you.
They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.
They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.
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free video essay topic: I think there's a thru line between ""live action"" movie remakes, hyper-realistic AAA games, & the shallow aesthetics of conservative art (kinkade paintings, AI art, etc)
something something "the only value in art is to look realistic"(but it has to be an idealized realism)
something something "the only value in art is to look realistic"(but it has to be an idealized realism)
July 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
free video essay topic: I think there's a thru line between ""live action"" movie remakes, hyper-realistic AAA games, & the shallow aesthetics of conservative art (kinkade paintings, AI art, etc)
something something "the only value in art is to look realistic"(but it has to be an idealized realism)
something something "the only value in art is to look realistic"(but it has to be an idealized realism)
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If someone shows you a list of cool games that you probably haven't played and your reaction is to complain about it... sorry but you don't like video games
Jesus, the comments are getting more and more hostile with each hidden gem roundup I do for PC Gamer.
Folks get upset at even *hearing* about games that haven't sold big.
Folks get upset at even *hearing* about games that haven't sold big.
July 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
If someone shows you a list of cool games that you probably haven't played and your reaction is to complain about it... sorry but you don't like video games
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A good reminder that while Metal Gear Rising was incredibly loud and completely devoid of subtlety, people mistook that for being dumb.
It is not. It's one of the most clear-eyed and pointed political satires AND most plausible takes on cyberpunk around.
It is the Rage Against The Machine of games
It is not. It's one of the most clear-eyed and pointed political satires AND most plausible takes on cyberpunk around.
It is the Rage Against The Machine of games
Thinking on this moment written by @jacobgeller.com for no particular reason today.
July 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A good reminder that while Metal Gear Rising was incredibly loud and completely devoid of subtlety, people mistook that for being dumb.
It is not. It's one of the most clear-eyed and pointed political satires AND most plausible takes on cyberpunk around.
It is the Rage Against The Machine of games
It is not. It's one of the most clear-eyed and pointed political satires AND most plausible takes on cyberpunk around.
It is the Rage Against The Machine of games
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hey, i made a terrible comic instead of working #makeaterriblecomicday2025
June 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
hey, i made a terrible comic instead of working #makeaterriblecomicday2025
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