Raen
@xraen.bsky.social
Video game enthusiast, sound designer (in training), washed up Pokemon TCG player. A leftist that is very angry about the state of the world. He/Him.
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Raen
@xraen.bsky.social
· Apr 22
I enjoy few things more than discovering new music, so I'm going to do something I never do a start a thread for new music discoveries. Will largely be weird experimental and progressive metal stuff, but will include other stuff sometimes too.
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Will I support a vapid transphobe that at the absolute best will maintain the status quo of being completely fucking useless while the other side dismantles democracy?
Fuck no I won't. The only support this loser gets from me is an open invitation to suck my dick from the back.
Fuck no I won't. The only support this loser gets from me is an open invitation to suck my dick from the back.
Will you support Gov. Gavin Newsom for President in 2028? 💙❤️🔥
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Will I support a vapid transphobe that at the absolute best will maintain the status quo of being completely fucking useless while the other side dismantles democracy?
Fuck no I won't. The only support this loser gets from me is an open invitation to suck my dick from the back.
Fuck no I won't. The only support this loser gets from me is an open invitation to suck my dick from the back.
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Stuff like this is so funny like they know ai is a pr nightmare but they want so badly to be able to use it and ruin everything to save money
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Stuff like this is so funny like they know ai is a pr nightmare but they want so badly to be able to use it and ruin everything to save money
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This is bullshit.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is bullshit.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
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sort of incredible to read a review that doesn't just made a vague nod at AI being bad, but actively reckons with the ways in which falling obsessively to AI usage actively obliterates the artistic intent and integrity of the work you've made.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
sort of incredible to read a review that doesn't just made a vague nod at AI being bad, but actively reckons with the ways in which falling obsessively to AI usage actively obliterates the artistic intent and integrity of the work you've made.
Don't you love living in a world that specifically wants to kill poor people so the rich get richer? Very cool, I love it here.
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Don't you love living in a world that specifically wants to kill poor people so the rich get richer? Very cool, I love it here.
Senate Dems can suck my cock, fuck the establishment. No fixing this party.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Senate Dems can suck my cock, fuck the establishment. No fixing this party.
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Crazy how 8 totally pointless people can just decide to make millions of peoples lives worse in one night and it just happens.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Crazy how 8 totally pointless people can just decide to make millions of peoples lives worse in one night and it just happens.
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it is pretty darkly funny seeing posts like URGENT!!!! it is SUNDAY EVENING you must PUT DOWN YOUR DINNER and call your senator IMMEDIATELY to politely request they not press the big button marked "fuck you". this will not actually stop them from pressing the fuck you button. functioning democracy
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
it is pretty darkly funny seeing posts like URGENT!!!! it is SUNDAY EVENING you must PUT DOWN YOUR DINNER and call your senator IMMEDIATELY to politely request they not press the big button marked "fuck you". this will not actually stop them from pressing the fuck you button. functioning democracy
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their plainly stated goal is to starve forty million people until they get what they want, which is to rip health care away from millions more
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
their plainly stated goal is to starve forty million people until they get what they want, which is to rip health care away from millions more
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
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“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business
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Very important factor to this
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Very important factor to this
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It’s incredible that having to wear a bit of cloth over your nose and mouth and not being able to go to TGIFriday’s for 6 weeks drove a not insignificant percentage of the electorate completely insane
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It’s incredible that having to wear a bit of cloth over your nose and mouth and not being able to go to TGIFriday’s for 6 weeks drove a not insignificant percentage of the electorate completely insane
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Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?
$2733.15 a month.
$2733.15 a month.
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?
$2733.15 a month.
$2733.15 a month.
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I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
Looked at the trailer for the Halo remake and honestly I think it looks pretty bad? Adding sprint genuinely ruins the gameplay loop, the visual are super generic looking and have that boring photoreal look going on. Misses what was good about the original.
October 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Looked at the trailer for the Halo remake and honestly I think it looks pretty bad? Adding sprint genuinely ruins the gameplay loop, the visual are super generic looking and have that boring photoreal look going on. Misses what was good about the original.
I've never raged at a fighting game like 2XKO. I never understand why I lose, I never feel in control, I hate sitting through long combos and getting 2 touched off everything.
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I've never raged at a fighting game like 2XKO. I never understand why I lose, I never feel in control, I hate sitting through long combos and getting 2 touched off everything.
Fellowship is excellent. A great way to get a WoW dungeon experience without the subscription and WoW baggage.
October 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Fellowship is excellent. A great way to get a WoW dungeon experience without the subscription and WoW baggage.
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I genuinely wonder when people are gonna start voting with their wallets and stop rewarding companies for using AI, Arc Raiders using it for genAI voices is frankly disgusting and it blows my mind that some people will defend it, and now Arc Raiders is sitting at 3rd top selling on Steam
October 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I genuinely wonder when people are gonna start voting with their wallets and stop rewarding companies for using AI, Arc Raiders using it for genAI voices is frankly disgusting and it blows my mind that some people will defend it, and now Arc Raiders is sitting at 3rd top selling on Steam
Look: protests are very good. I'm glad they are happening! But ultimately, protests like happened today are sort of not that helpful. Protests only really work when you can't ignore them; when they are disruptive to normal life. Excessively orderly, undisruptive protests are just ignored.
October 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Look: protests are very good. I'm glad they are happening! But ultimately, protests like happened today are sort of not that helpful. Protests only really work when you can't ignore them; when they are disruptive to normal life. Excessively orderly, undisruptive protests are just ignored.
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I worked at two of these things, I cannot express how absurdly lax the security was once you were through the initial point of entry/bag check.
Basically no barrier between any of these streamers and the 100,000+ attendees, most of whom are completely para-socially inept.
Stop going to Twitchcon
Basically no barrier between any of these streamers and the 100,000+ attendees, most of whom are completely para-socially inept.
Stop going to Twitchcon
Someone assaulted Emiru at her Meet & Greet at Twitchcon.
Security pushes the perpetrator away, but then turns back and allows the man to walk away. (???)
Emiru comes back shortly after to continue meeting fans.
Security pushes the perpetrator away, but then turns back and allows the man to walk away. (???)
Emiru comes back shortly after to continue meeting fans.
October 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I worked at two of these things, I cannot express how absurdly lax the security was once you were through the initial point of entry/bag check.
Basically no barrier between any of these streamers and the 100,000+ attendees, most of whom are completely para-socially inept.
Stop going to Twitchcon
Basically no barrier between any of these streamers and the 100,000+ attendees, most of whom are completely para-socially inept.
Stop going to Twitchcon
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“When they rob us of art and emotion, that leads us towards the aesthetics of fascism. In this film, all the sets are real, the decor is human-sized, there are painstakingly created miniatures... It’s there to remind us that art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go fuck itself!”
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
"Art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go f*ck itself!” Guillermo del Toro is a guest of honour at this year’s Lumière Film Festival. He presents his adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", which audiences got to see on the big screen before it streams on Netflix next month.
l.euronews.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
“When they rob us of art and emotion, that leads us towards the aesthetics of fascism. In this film, all the sets are real, the decor is human-sized, there are painstakingly created miniatures... It’s there to remind us that art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go fuck itself!”
Since there was a 0% chance of me ever giving money to Embark (they use AI VO, fuck that), since there is so much hype around Arc Raiders I figured I'd try the beta just to see. And it sucks! It sucks ass! Extraction games suck massively!
October 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Since there was a 0% chance of me ever giving money to Embark (they use AI VO, fuck that), since there is so much hype around Arc Raiders I figured I'd try the beta just to see. And it sucks! It sucks ass! Extraction games suck massively!
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seriously cancel your fucking spotify subscription. use literally anything else. even piracy is better for both artists and the world than spotify
October 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
seriously cancel your fucking spotify subscription. use literally anything else. even piracy is better for both artists and the world than spotify
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(The other way was murder, of course. It's Israel, they brutally murder Palestinians every day, whether that day is October 6th or October 8th)
October 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
(The other way was murder, of course. It's Israel, they brutally murder Palestinians every day, whether that day is October 6th or October 8th)