MayMaystorm (Knight of Despair)
@mmaystorm.bsky.social
I do lurk around sometimes. She/Her
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Seeing OTHER anime being AI dubbed, including shows that have already been dubbed proper by other studios no less (No Game No Life and Dororo via Sentai Filmworks) is such a telling sign of how greedy Amazon is being.
Disrespectful to the creators, clients, studios AND the audience when you use AI.
Disrespectful to the creators, clients, studios AND the audience when you use AI.
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Seeing OTHER anime being AI dubbed, including shows that have already been dubbed proper by other studios no less (No Game No Life and Dororo via Sentai Filmworks) is such a telling sign of how greedy Amazon is being.
Disrespectful to the creators, clients, studios AND the audience when you use AI.
Disrespectful to the creators, clients, studios AND the audience when you use AI.
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We all agree that these "dubs" suck.
But once again, that's not the core problem here. The quality will inevitably improve, though I personally doubt to the quality of a dub made by actual humans who care.
The problem is that these exist AT ALL. They're an offense to art, and always will be.
But once again, that's not the core problem here. The quality will inevitably improve, though I personally doubt to the quality of a dub made by actual humans who care.
The problem is that these exist AT ALL. They're an offense to art, and always will be.
Welp, a second AI dub on Amazon has apparently been found, and it's a show that already had a perfectly normal (albeit non-union) dub: No Game No Life.
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We all agree that these "dubs" suck.
But once again, that's not the core problem here. The quality will inevitably improve, though I personally doubt to the quality of a dub made by actual humans who care.
The problem is that these exist AT ALL. They're an offense to art, and always will be.
But once again, that's not the core problem here. The quality will inevitably improve, though I personally doubt to the quality of a dub made by actual humans who care.
The problem is that these exist AT ALL. They're an offense to art, and always will be.
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read irregular god by etherealnyx on ao3. got me drawing flowers like my life depends on it
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
read irregular god by etherealnyx on ao3. got me drawing flowers like my life depends on it
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oh people are deconstructing isekais on the feed? guess its time to trot out my old classic then.
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 AM
oh people are deconstructing isekais on the feed? guess its time to trot out my old classic then.
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luz didn't you know that any media that doesn't appeal to my particular tastes is fascist and any media that does appeal to my particular tastes is communist. it's dialectics
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
luz didn't you know that any media that doesn't appeal to my particular tastes is fascist and any media that does appeal to my particular tastes is communist. it's dialectics
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it's @itch.io Creator Day, which means 100% of proceeds go to creators!
in celebration, i'm having a 20% off sale, plus even cheaper if you buy the bundle of all 4 TTRPGs! 🎲 if you've been considering picking up my games, now is a great time!
🔗: itch.io/s/170188/jum...
in celebration, i'm having a 20% off sale, plus even cheaper if you buy the bundle of all 4 TTRPGs! 🎲 if you've been considering picking up my games, now is a great time!
🔗: itch.io/s/170188/jum...
you can find all my games on my @itch.io page: jumpgategames.itch.io
this includes the CRIT Awards Best GMless Game of the Year going rogue 2e, and the @ipr.bsky.social bestselling game I Have the High Ground!
hear about my work by signing up for my email newsletter: jessfrom.online/newsletter
this includes the CRIT Awards Best GMless Game of the Year going rogue 2e, and the @ipr.bsky.social bestselling game I Have the High Ground!
hear about my work by signing up for my email newsletter: jessfrom.online/newsletter
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
it's @itch.io Creator Day, which means 100% of proceeds go to creators!
in celebration, i'm having a 20% off sale, plus even cheaper if you buy the bundle of all 4 TTRPGs! 🎲 if you've been considering picking up my games, now is a great time!
🔗: itch.io/s/170188/jum...
in celebration, i'm having a 20% off sale, plus even cheaper if you buy the bundle of all 4 TTRPGs! 🎲 if you've been considering picking up my games, now is a great time!
🔗: itch.io/s/170188/jum...
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When we share our story, we’re asking for one thing: to be seen.
And the truth is: ignoring us isn’t neutrality, it’s a silent form of resentment that borders on hatred.
So if you don’t hate us, why ignore us?
Every donation even the smallest says: I see you, and I won’t leave you alone.🙏🏻🤍🤝🏻
And the truth is: ignoring us isn’t neutrality, it’s a silent form of resentment that borders on hatred.
So if you don’t hate us, why ignore us?
Every donation even the smallest says: I see you, and I won’t leave you alone.🙏🏻🤍🤝🏻
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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this is insane both on its face and with several more insane details once you read the full thing
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
this is insane both on its face and with several more insane details once you read the full thing
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I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
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Once again reiterating to westerners that not every reader in the world has access to libraries. Which is not to defend piracy or imply everyone pirating lacks access. I'm a writer, & do lose sales to piracy, but care more about structural efforts to devalue our labour than individuals pirating.
I'm pretty much just blocking anyone I see do the ol' "people who pirate books/movies can't afford to buy them" tango, but for the love of all that is good, I must reiterate that that situation is what THE LIBRARY is for!
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Once again reiterating to westerners that not every reader in the world has access to libraries. Which is not to defend piracy or imply everyone pirating lacks access. I'm a writer, & do lose sales to piracy, but care more about structural efforts to devalue our labour than individuals pirating.
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frustrating that this piracy discourse is the same goddamn thing every time, has been for years, while discussion of exploitation of writers by publishers tends to remain very faint. it feels like this is a frequent steam valve for frustration, a group that can be yelled at without risking jobs.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
frustrating that this piracy discourse is the same goddamn thing every time, has been for years, while discussion of exploitation of writers by publishers tends to remain very faint. it feels like this is a frequent steam valve for frustration, a group that can be yelled at without risking jobs.
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Ourobobus
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Ourobobus
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What happens when one no longer desires even desire? What is it not even want wanting?
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
What happens when one no longer desires even desire? What is it not even want wanting?
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November 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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This is why Kentucky Route Zero and 1000xResist are the goats
There should be more games inspired by avant-garde stage design.
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is why Kentucky Route Zero and 1000xResist are the goats
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This makes me even more rageful that a friend just had to pay $800 because her insurance denied coverage of her 19 year old's HPV vaccine, claiming that it is no longer recommended. Appeals were denied. I can only assume RFK Jr had something to do with this???
This is wonderful news, and also means it’s time for me to beat the drum I always do when HPV vaccines make the news:
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This makes me even more rageful that a friend just had to pay $800 because her insurance denied coverage of her 19 year old's HPV vaccine, claiming that it is no longer recommended. Appeals were denied. I can only assume RFK Jr had something to do with this???
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Fresh from Captain Wayne, I decided to give another piratey FPS a look - Davy x Jones, which just got its first big Early Access update.
I'm still deep in tutorial-ville, but wow, this is a weird one. It has a very floaty, aquatic feel to it. It feels dreamlike and surreal. Deffo gonna dig deeper.
I'm still deep in tutorial-ville, but wow, this is a weird one. It has a very floaty, aquatic feel to it. It feels dreamlike and surreal. Deffo gonna dig deeper.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Fresh from Captain Wayne, I decided to give another piratey FPS a look - Davy x Jones, which just got its first big Early Access update.
I'm still deep in tutorial-ville, but wow, this is a weird one. It has a very floaty, aquatic feel to it. It feels dreamlike and surreal. Deffo gonna dig deeper.
I'm still deep in tutorial-ville, but wow, this is a weird one. It has a very floaty, aquatic feel to it. It feels dreamlike and surreal. Deffo gonna dig deeper.
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Remember when there was this unbelievably weird 'Gege Akutami is very private, they must secretly be a woman cause of how great JJK's female cast is!' bend for like a year
that sure went away huh
that sure went away huh
The thing you need to do understand when you like a new manga is to never go “this is different” “this is the best female cast in a shonen” it is either A.not true or B. Will be disproven to you in the funniest way possible
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Remember when there was this unbelievably weird 'Gege Akutami is very private, they must secretly be a woman cause of how great JJK's female cast is!' bend for like a year
that sure went away huh
that sure went away huh
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my boring unpopular answer is that there are literally thousands of actively running manga at any given time and if you're looking for well realized female characters you should go somewhere other than McShonenJump.
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
my boring unpopular answer is that there are literally thousands of actively running manga at any given time and if you're looking for well realized female characters you should go somewhere other than McShonenJump.
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people really do call any work of fiction that's even moderately popular online "reddit" now as a pejorative, it's crazy. just saying shit to say shit. why are you so afraid to be perceived as corny for liking something other people like
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
people really do call any work of fiction that's even moderately popular online "reddit" now as a pejorative, it's crazy. just saying shit to say shit. why are you so afraid to be perceived as corny for liking something other people like
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Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art