rian c. johnson
@riancj.bsky.social
i study weird, boring videogames and fantasy fiction and teach teens media literacy. phd, writer, cat dad, and football nerd.
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joe burrow is a psy-op.
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
joe burrow is a psy-op.
all you need to know to know about a person to get a good read on them is their takes on cranberry sauce.
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
all you need to know to know about a person to get a good read on them is their takes on cranberry sauce.
as someone with no stakes in the nfc north, I am enjoying this football game.
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
as someone with no stakes in the nfc north, I am enjoying this football game.
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give up a 33-yard receiving touchdown to Jameis where he breaks a tackle, you are hereby eliminated from playoff contention I don't make the rules
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
give up a 33-yard receiving touchdown to Jameis where he breaks a tackle, you are hereby eliminated from playoff contention I don't make the rules
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kirk cousins scrambling for a first down should end the game automatically
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
kirk cousins scrambling for a first down should end the game automatically
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chow yun fat in A BETTER TOMORROW is the coolest a dude has ever looked on film
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
chow yun fat in A BETTER TOMORROW is the coolest a dude has ever looked on film
you may not like it, but this is what peak tnf looks like.
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
you may not like it, but this is what peak tnf looks like.
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"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
i think i was left alone in front of pbs too much as a child because rick steves was my TV hero for a very long time time.
How cool must it be to be Rick Steves
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
i think i was left alone in front of pbs too much as a child because rick steves was my TV hero for a very long time time.
this has been an elite day of football and I have so many takes but one big one is that I dont think I've ever seen jahan dotson catch a normal pass in normal circumstances.
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
this has been an elite day of football and I have so many takes but one big one is that I dont think I've ever seen jahan dotson catch a normal pass in normal circumstances.
shout out to my package and its trip from Ohio to Georgia to New Jersey to Virginia.
November 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
shout out to my package and its trip from Ohio to Georgia to New Jersey to Virginia.
you laugh now but in 3 years some boy genius hc is going to find a dusty justin fields in the jaguars basement and create a monstrosity.
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
you laugh now but in 3 years some boy genius hc is going to find a dusty justin fields in the jaguars basement and create a monstrosity.
I've been playing Story of Seasons/Harvest Moon Grand Bazaar to cope with the end of the semester lately and I really think there's something really important about the complete and total nonviolence of these games vis a vis Stardew and other typically Euroamerican farming and life sims.
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I've been playing Story of Seasons/Harvest Moon Grand Bazaar to cope with the end of the semester lately and I really think there's something really important about the complete and total nonviolence of these games vis a vis Stardew and other typically Euroamerican farming and life sims.
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Seeing the discussion shift from Pokopia of people being excited to the negativity is wild
I've seen it called an asset flip, having no depth and "should be free" all because of the damn Game Key Card.
Nuance is dead.
The internet is actually filled with idiots regurgitating BS from creators
I've seen it called an asset flip, having no depth and "should be free" all because of the damn Game Key Card.
Nuance is dead.
The internet is actually filled with idiots regurgitating BS from creators
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Seeing the discussion shift from Pokopia of people being excited to the negativity is wild
I've seen it called an asset flip, having no depth and "should be free" all because of the damn Game Key Card.
Nuance is dead.
The internet is actually filled with idiots regurgitating BS from creators
I've seen it called an asset flip, having no depth and "should be free" all because of the damn Game Key Card.
Nuance is dead.
The internet is actually filled with idiots regurgitating BS from creators
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Tomlin = late-stage DeNiro
Legendary, sure, just please ignore Rocky & Bullwinkle & the Jags in the Div Rd & The War w Grandpa & the Browns playoff game & ...
Legendary, sure, just please ignore Rocky & Bullwinkle & the Jags in the Div Rd & The War w Grandpa & the Browns playoff game & ...
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Tomlin = late-stage DeNiro
Legendary, sure, just please ignore Rocky & Bullwinkle & the Jags in the Div Rd & The War w Grandpa & the Browns playoff game & ...
Legendary, sure, just please ignore Rocky & Bullwinkle & the Jags in the Div Rd & The War w Grandpa & the Browns playoff game & ...
sometimes I think chris collinsworth and mike tirico are actually married like bert and ernie also they both just seem like puppet people
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
sometimes I think chris collinsworth and mike tirico are actually married like bert and ernie also they both just seem like puppet people
alright its purpling time
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
alright its purpling time
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we should be able to vote on whether a game gets to go into overtime
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
we should be able to vote on whether a game gets to go into overtime
for better or worse, this game is the pinnacle of football. Europe has finally experienced Peak NFL.
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
for better or worse, this game is the pinnacle of football. Europe has finally experienced Peak NFL.
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you all make fun of how terrible this game is like you won’t be wailing and rending your garments BEGGING for a hit of broncos/raiders come june
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
you all make fun of how terrible this game is like you won’t be wailing and rending your garments BEGGING for a hit of broncos/raiders come june
that game was objectively terrible, but i can't lie, i kinda enjoyed it.
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
that game was objectively terrible, but i can't lie, i kinda enjoyed it.
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The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout:
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout:
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
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For whatever reason, people in Japan like this shit, even though it's a button-masher. (Camera zooms out and I'm playing Tower of Druaga stretched to 16:9 on a laptop)
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
For whatever reason, people in Japan like this shit, even though it's a button-masher. (Camera zooms out and I'm playing Tower of Druaga stretched to 16:9 on a laptop)