Franzo
@upgamerfranzo.bsky.social
Posts about the games I play, the comics I read, and the anime I watch.
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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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hello! company sysadmin here. please do not recommend people install shady scripts from random people on the internet on their work devices, thank you.
people please, spare your colleagues and do not run random scripts from random people on your work devices.
people please, spare your colleagues and do not run random scripts from random people on your work devices.
"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
hello! company sysadmin here. please do not recommend people install shady scripts from random people on the internet on their work devices, thank you.
people please, spare your colleagues and do not run random scripts from random people on your work devices.
people please, spare your colleagues and do not run random scripts from random people on your work devices.
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Its cheaper than all the modern tech they expect us to buy every year, with increasingly aggressive designed-obsolescence
It typically just works
You don’t have to deal with forced built-in Ai/LLM bullshit, or mandatory ads
Often very easy to jailbreak/homebrew, making it fully customisable
It typically just works
You don’t have to deal with forced built-in Ai/LLM bullshit, or mandatory ads
Often very easy to jailbreak/homebrew, making it fully customisable
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Its cheaper than all the modern tech they expect us to buy every year, with increasingly aggressive designed-obsolescence
It typically just works
You don’t have to deal with forced built-in Ai/LLM bullshit, or mandatory ads
Often very easy to jailbreak/homebrew, making it fully customisable
It typically just works
You don’t have to deal with forced built-in Ai/LLM bullshit, or mandatory ads
Often very easy to jailbreak/homebrew, making it fully customisable
Not only do I easily decide when the computer updates, I can keep using it while it's updating.
what’s one Linux feature you swear by but no one else talks about?
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Not only do I easily decide when the computer updates, I can keep using it while it's updating.
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welcome to linux, please pick your starter distro:
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
welcome to linux, please pick your starter distro:
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
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when cloud services hound me to pay for the 50th time
September 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
when cloud services hound me to pay for the 50th time
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I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"
August 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"
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My Castlevania-like "Lady Dracula" will be releasing an official Demo soon.
Wishlist on Steam now: store.steampowered.com/app/3624840/Lady_Dracula/
Glitch art and footage by @glitchwolfe.studio
Music by @mikhailagkonov.bsky.social
Game by me
#indiegame #castlevania #glitchart #pixelart #vampire
Wishlist on Steam now: store.steampowered.com/app/3624840/Lady_Dracula/
Glitch art and footage by @glitchwolfe.studio
Music by @mikhailagkonov.bsky.social
Game by me
#indiegame #castlevania #glitchart #pixelart #vampire
August 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
My Castlevania-like "Lady Dracula" will be releasing an official Demo soon.
Wishlist on Steam now: store.steampowered.com/app/3624840/Lady_Dracula/
Glitch art and footage by @glitchwolfe.studio
Music by @mikhailagkonov.bsky.social
Game by me
#indiegame #castlevania #glitchart #pixelart #vampire
Wishlist on Steam now: store.steampowered.com/app/3624840/Lady_Dracula/
Glitch art and footage by @glitchwolfe.studio
Music by @mikhailagkonov.bsky.social
Game by me
#indiegame #castlevania #glitchart #pixelart #vampire
I signed it over a year ago.
EU citizens, sign here if you haven't already: eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
#StopKillingGames
EU citizens, sign here if you haven't already: eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
#StopKillingGames
July 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I signed it over a year ago.
EU citizens, sign here if you haven't already: eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
#StopKillingGames
EU citizens, sign here if you haven't already: eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
#StopKillingGames
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Epic doesn't support my operating system
i really don't understand why gamers don't support the epic store more.
they beat apple in court, take less than half the cut steam does, and now this? hell yeah, my indie dev friends.
they beat apple in court, take less than half the cut steam does, and now this? hell yeah, my indie dev friends.
Epic Games Store Updates Revenue Share: Keep 100% of the First $1M Per Product, Per Year
store.epicgames.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Epic doesn't support my operating system
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Epic Games:
Laid off 850 people last year
Sells off Bandcamp after they unionize, briefly leaving them in jeopardy
Allows Crypto/NFT games
Still pushing into the Metaverse years too late
Promotes GenAI content in Fortnite and their engine as the future of game development
Tim Sweeney is an idiot
Laid off 850 people last year
Sells off Bandcamp after they unionize, briefly leaving them in jeopardy
Allows Crypto/NFT games
Still pushing into the Metaverse years too late
Promotes GenAI content in Fortnite and their engine as the future of game development
Tim Sweeney is an idiot
i really don't understand why gamers don't support the epic store more.
they beat apple in court, take less than half the cut steam does, and now this? hell yeah, my indie dev friends.
they beat apple in court, take less than half the cut steam does, and now this? hell yeah, my indie dev friends.
Epic Games Store Updates Revenue Share: Keep 100% of the First $1M Per Product, Per Year
store.epicgames.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Epic Games:
Laid off 850 people last year
Sells off Bandcamp after they unionize, briefly leaving them in jeopardy
Allows Crypto/NFT games
Still pushing into the Metaverse years too late
Promotes GenAI content in Fortnite and their engine as the future of game development
Tim Sweeney is an idiot
Laid off 850 people last year
Sells off Bandcamp after they unionize, briefly leaving them in jeopardy
Allows Crypto/NFT games
Still pushing into the Metaverse years too late
Promotes GenAI content in Fortnite and their engine as the future of game development
Tim Sweeney is an idiot
Delta rune? Delta isn't a rune, it's part of the Greek alphabet you silly billy!
June 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Delta rune? Delta isn't a rune, it's part of the Greek alphabet you silly billy!
Old anime looks pretty nice on an old TV
May 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Old anime looks pretty nice on an old TV
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Y’all ever reach the point where you go “dang, I’ve been talking about video games so much lately I forgot to play video games” and it’s been like three weeks since you made meaningful progress?
Yeah me neither weird of you to ask hahaha anyway…
Yeah me neither weird of you to ask hahaha anyway…
May 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Y’all ever reach the point where you go “dang, I’ve been talking about video games so much lately I forgot to play video games” and it’s been like three weeks since you made meaningful progress?
Yeah me neither weird of you to ask hahaha anyway…
Yeah me neither weird of you to ask hahaha anyway…
Cleared Ninja Gaiden for the first time. What a brilliant rage game, just what I wanted to play this weekend.
May 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Cleared Ninja Gaiden for the first time. What a brilliant rage game, just what I wanted to play this weekend.
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Surviving hardships 101
May 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Surviving hardships 101
Cool to see Pewdiepie switched to linux. I hope the OS grows so that developers are incentivized to provide better support for it.
April 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Cool to see Pewdiepie switched to linux. I hope the OS grows so that developers are incentivized to provide better support for it.