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He/Him.
Critter.
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Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo.
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My viewpoint is my own.
I will shamelessly steal and repost with ALT any "image of text without ALT", so don't bother complaining.
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paercebal.bsky.social
WTF ???

Are you kidding me? These ****** are publishing the game?
😱

Please tell me the dev team keeps ownership of the IP.
Please tell me this is not to become an Hasbro IP.
😢
December 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
I love how Kyle Hill insert that article extract about AI techbros demanding less regulation for their industry, at the same moment he says:

"Better for a worldchanging technologies regulations to be tedious than to be non-existent."
💯
Photo of Sam Altman, for the article: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Pushes for More AI 'Freedom', Less Regulation The ChatGPT boss has been calling on lawmakers to make it easier for AI models to be trained using copyrighted material. by Soan Burch, May 9, 2025 The article can be read here: https://www.thewrap.com/openai-ceo-sam-altman-ai-freedom-chatgpt/
December 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
IMHO, Dan Houser made a real good point, here, and made it very accurately.

Source: www.gamesindustry.biz/dan-houser-s...
"Some of these people trying to define the future of humanity, creativity or whatever it is using AI are not the most humane or creative people," Houser said. "They're saying we're better at being human than you are and it's obviously not true. That's one of the other things is that humanity is being pulled in a certain direction by a group of people who maybe aren't fully rounded humans." - Dan Houser
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
For example, this one unraveling the "inspiration" for some of Ravenloft's domains of dread...

The screenshots are but a small examples she tells us about these.

See the short video for more...

www.youtube.com/shorts/B_bwJ...
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
Working on my first #Shadowdark "dungeon" of #FoundryVTT.

After choosing a 2-level battlemap (slightly modified from an original from Seafoot Games), I need now to visit the "monsters" section of the Shadowdark rulebook for suitable encounters.
Region map designed with Wonderdraft, with the center being visible to the group, and the rest being a yellow-ish, map-like for of war. 2-level RPG battlemap (from Seafoot Games)
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
paercebal.bsky.social
Oh, look at that: Four MEN who inherited their magic from their FATHERS, who escape the SALEM WITCH TRIALS.

From the get go, this movie seems wrong.

Or maybe it's a joke movie?
Page of the Netflix movie The Covenant, with the following teaser text: "Four boys tap into the supernatural powers they inherited from their fathers, who escaped the Salem Witch Trials by forming a covenant of secrecy."
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
Josh Johnson, on Trevor Noah's podcast...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0hr...
Josh Johnson, on Trevor Noah's podcast: YOU DON'T GET PAID TO "DO YOUR JOB" YOU GET PAID **NOT** TO RIOT THEY PAY YOU **JUST BEFORE** RIOT IF THEY PAID YOU ANY LESS, YOU'D RIOT Josh Johnson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0hre6S4LKc
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
I'm amazed at #cpp and #VisualStudio where the mix of constexpr and static_assert actually executes non-trivial constexpr functions in the IDE, as I type the code, and directly shows the errors by underlining the static_assert.
🤯

With that, who needs runtime tests? Just compile!
🤩
The following C++ code extract: { constexpr t::sized_string<5> src{t::truncate_if_needed_t{}, "ABCDE"}; constexpr t::sized_string<5> dest{src, pos, count}; constexpr string_sizes_t s_sizes{dest}; static_assert((s_sizes == string_sizes_t{2, 5, false}), "constexpr error!"); static_assert(dest == "BC", "constexpr error!"); }
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
Translation:

"Holy shit. Today I saw a WOMAN! She had breasts and cleavage. It made my pipi so hard I was ashamed of myself.

I hate everything that makes me ashamed, so I had to share. Am I the only one to have SEXUAL THOUGHTS?

Shouldn't women BURN in hell because of MY thoughts?"
Dale Partridge @dalepartridge Today, my family went on a family trip to Flagstaff. We walked into a quaint sandwich shop, and a young woman approached to take our order. She was wearing a sports bra and crack-sucking leggings. It was the kind of outfit our grandmothers would see as lingerie. Had I not been with my family, I would have said something like, "Ma'am, do you not know how inappropriate your outfit is? Are you not ashamed to be wearing that in public?" So, when I got home, I wrote the owner. This won't change until we make it change. Make sin shameful again. Remember, shame pushes people to see their need for forgiveness-in Christ.
October 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
Mais quelle surprise, alors ! Qui l'eut crû ?
😏
Trois photos de Manuel Valls, à différentes dates: - 2017, photo de campagne pour être élu député socialiste, avec le texte "toujours avec vous !" - 2019, couverture du livre de M. Valls, écrit en espagnol, avec le titre "Barcelone, je rentre à la maison", lorsqu'il est parti après sa branlée électorale - 2021, couverture du livre de M. Valls, écrit en français, avec le titre "Pas une goutte de sang français, mais la France coule dans mes veines", écrit lorsqu'il est revenue de Barcelone, après s'être fait dégager comme le malpropre qu'il a toujours été
October 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
IMHO, the most important mod in #DivinityOriginalSin2, i.e. Pet Revival, from LadyCassandra.

www.nexusmods.com/divinityorig...

I mean, getting your black cat stealthily killed during a conversation is cruel beyond insanity.
How did you dare, @larianstudios.com !
😁
A screenshot of Divinity: Original Sin 2, with the party of four, and the two pets. In particular, the black cat, who was recently revived using a mod.
October 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
Skillup on the Microsoft/Activision merger that resulted in higher prices and layoffs, as predicted by Lina Khan, from the FTC, who challenged Microsoft in court.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs5I...
Screenshot of a tweet from Lina Khan @linamkhan: Microsoft's acquisition of Activision has been followed by a significant price hikes and leyoffs, harming both gamers and developers. As we've seen across sectors, increasing market consolidation and increasing prices often go hand-in-hand. As dominant firms become too-big-to-care, they can make things worse for their customers, without having to worry about the consequences. Screenshot of a tweet from Lee Hepner (@LeeHepner): ============================= In March 2023, Microsoft told a court "Game Pass prices will not increase as a result of the [Microsoft-Activision] Merger" On July 10, 2023, a federal judge (whose son works at Microsoft!) rejected the FTC's challenge to the merger. Once again: Lina Khan was right. ============================= This comes with a graph comparing the monthly prices of Microsoft Game Pass ve. Netflix premium showing that, even as Microsoft remained lower, the two curves behaved essentially the same way until 2020, when Game Pass remained constant (while Netflix increases)... until the date when the Judge rejects FTC's effort to block the merger. From that point, Game Passe's price starts increasing again drastically, easily overtaking Netflix's curve, whose increase remained constant during the whole period. In other words: A judge's decision in a monopoly challenge resulted in Microsoft prices drastically going up once it acquired Activision. What a surprise...
October 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
paercebal.bsky.social
So, the dates for this end of the world will be:
- 3 Days of darkness, starting October 4th
- The rapture will start between October 6th and 7th.

No news yet about the NEXT end of the world. We'll keep you posted.

If you still see the sun during these days of darkness, you are delusional, I guess.
Screenshot of a religious moron saying that: 3 Days of darkness, starting October 4th The rapture will start between October 6th and 7th.
October 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
Reposting with ALT text.
Also, I 100% agree.
Screenshot of a tweet by Justine (@sentientdolphin@tec...) ================================================== Re: deadnaming I explained to my mother that deadnaming and misgendering is like farting. Il you do it by accident, and you apologize, people will forgive you. If you keep doing it, people will suggest you get taht taken care of, maybe recommend you seek treatment, and ultimately avoid you. If you bend over, stick your ass in their face, and let it rip through, then you shouldn't be surprised people think you're a clueless, hostile asshole.
October 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
paercebal.bsky.social
Epic quote from Mahesh Shenoy's video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcOL...
To the left, a photo of Hermann Minkowski. To the right, his quote about spacetime: "Henceforth space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows, and only a kind of union of the two will preserve an independent reality."
September 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
Left: Commander Shepard, from Mass Effect
Right: Momo Ayase from Dan Da Dan

Coincidence?
I don't think do.
Reincarnation is what it is.

Bonus: What would that make Okarun and Kaidan? I'm not sure I want to entertain the idea...
Portraits of: - Left: Commander Shepard, from Mass Effect - Right: Momo Ayase from Dan Da Dan
September 21, 2025 at 7:37 AM
paercebal.bsky.social
(Repost with ALT text)
Science is hard. You gotta prove it, test it, and reproduce the results. Pseudoscience is easy. You make it up, add some fear, and watch ignorant people spread it.
August 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
You can say whatever you want, but if its anything contrary to #Reacher + Roscoe were meant to be together, you're wrong, and that's a fact.
"Officer Roscoe offering Reacher a cup of coffee as he waits behind bars." Reacher S01E01 - Welcome to Margrave (2022)
August 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
Maybe I'm slow, but when I searched for something like a starter kit, out of curiosity, the first time, it wasn't obvious.

Also... Isn't there a logo for Draw Steel?

Because now, my Draw Steel folder feels intimidated by the others.
😁
August 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
paercebal.bsky.social
Hello @hellomcdm.bsky.social

Newcomer, here.

Just to say that, looking at Draw Steel, it took me viewing the whole video of Matt Colville up to ("For 10 bucks, you can start to play tonight") to realize there was indeed a starter kit for Draw Steel.
Cover for the "Draw Steel" starter kit, "The Delian Tomb", which can be bought for $10 at MCDM's website.
August 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
paercebal.bsky.social
So... that black knight was Cuomo's ancestor, there...
It figures...
August 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
paercebal.bsky.social
Repost with ALT text.
A 19th century man and woman, wearing early 19th century clothes, sitting together at a time. The man says: "No man wants a woman who..." He is interrupted by the woman, who says "We don't care."
August 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
We've had horrendous tragedies because a bug escaped testing. So many tragedies avoided because of design, review, and testing.

And some morons really want to ditch all that so they can "vibe" at the expense of others?

It's your funeral.

At least, you'll have ended there getting "vibed".
Thumbnail of Kill Hill's video on Therac-25. Be warned: This is not a funny video. And if you are a software developer, you might to see it anyway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap0orGCiou8
July 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
And she's absolutely right.

Imagine going to your medical doctor, and getting a vibe-prescription? Imagine sitting on a plane whose software was vide-coded? Or its hardware was vibe-assembled?

Do you feel the "vibe", now?
Screenshot of the Boeing plane door who was blown mid-air Screenshot of the moment a landing gear wheel fell off a boeing during take-off Thumbnail of a video explaining why the Boeing 737 MAX's MCAS fought against pilots, to the point of making the plane crash.
July 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
paercebal.bsky.social
Just got a good look at the cover of the #DnD Dungeon Master's Guide 2024 and... I'm sorry, but, even ignoring Hasbro is trying to push their toys, that cover is ridiculous

Someone glued a horn on the left side of Venger's head without him noticing.

And the warrior looks so cartoonish...
🙄
D&D Dungeon Master's Guide 2024 cover, with: 1 - Venger at the top, with his one-sided horn 2 - Skylla, middle left, a female spellcaster obviously enjoying necromancy 3 - Warduke, middle right, a He-man like buff of a warrior with red eyes under a helmet, and a flaming sword 4 - a legion of animated skeletons at the bottom
July 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM