I’m pretty glad that the list that I’m subbed to automatically blocks any new AI account for me. Bluesky is probably my “cleanest” feed in terms of not being able to see AI garbage.

Piracy is for the love of the IP and the creative efforts behind it with disdain for the distributor and profiteers. The only approach to this franchise is suffocation and active shaming of those who offer it oxygen. "Oh HP reminds you of childhood, do you want a 9/11 reboot too, you child?"

Hey y’all! If anyone is going to #NAFanFest, I can print your stickers! I’m working on getting a die-cut sticker cutter but right now I can do 2” circle and square, 2x3 and 3x4 stickers. They’re vinyl so they’re pretty durable and are photo quality! Order them here: forgeaheadimaging.com/stickers

Hey y’all! If anyone is going to #NAFanFest, I can print your stickers! I’m working on getting a die-cut sticker cutter but right now I can do 2” circle and square, 2x3 and 3x4 stickers. They’re vinyl so they’re pretty durable and are photo quality! Order them here: forgeaheadimaging.com/stickers

Hm. Something seems off with this paycheck. I’ll have to check on Friday when I get my pay stub bit absolutely no way I’m going to make rent at this rate. 🫠

People are freaking out for no reason over SE changing the game rating in JP for FFXIV to a higher rating. Why the game is getting bumped up a rating is because Japan’s rating system got much more stricter. They didn’t want gpose to be restricted because of being able to do upskirt shots.

Have the most successful video game in the world Make 1.6 Billion dollars in the last fiscal year Have funding from disney and collabs w/ other major studios STILL don't want to pay people to make the game that earns them money This should ruin them. But it won't. Stop playing Fortnite. Please.

You’d think that paying $4000 a year, plus monthly click charges, that I’d get a little bit better response about an ordering issue I’ve been dealing with that’s not showing on emails and reports with this product I’m trying to launch…

All because Timmy wants to continue lawsuits but also making sure his own pockets are still full. He is really just turning into another flavor of Kotick and has abandoned his programming roots. You wouldn’t have financial issues if you didn’t take Fortnite off of the largest platforms for years.

Post shower vibes. But also, really need to cut my hair because it’s getting unruly. 😵‍💫

Freaking knew it! DLSS 5 is just a freaking AI generative filter over the game. And devs don’t have any control over it either besides some basic settings and some masking. Can bet you this is going to be a dead-end version and majority of devs will not be touching this at all.

Oh, so DLSS 5 is worse than I thought. These demos Nvidia was showing off was using 2 - 5090 graphics cards, which is like $6000 worth of GPUs. Not only is it out of reach for most gamers, it’s going to run pretty bad when it is on for the single-GPU configs. This is just a dead-end feature.

3 events in a row with getting another big set of items. Think it’s safe to say, this might be how seasonal events are going to go now in XIV. I’m glad they’re finally putting more effort into these because it was getting pretty bad. Last year’s egg umbrella for example…

Yeah, not all Matter devices are made the same it seems. Got some TP-Link outlets to use and they would not connect via HomeKit at all. It could see them, it could try and set them up, but it would eventually fail. Even tried firmware updates and full resets and it still wouldn’t work.

Okay, Merchant's Tale (Advance) is content I really enjoy now. Not only is it actually slightly easier than an EX, but we also did 2 of the 3 bosses blind and cleared it all in one lockout. So yeah this is the mid-core content we've been looking for.

Stardust Racers being closed through most of the peak spring break season is very interesting… There’s been a lot of track inspections so I’m wondering if they started finding stress fractures and need to fix them which is uh, not good.

I’ve been buying apples for my juicer and some of these apple varieties are confusing? Like I knew of the basic ones growing up but now there’s like Cosmic, EverCrisp, Wild Twist, Envy?? It’s very confusing.

Had to go back nearly 30 years and decide what games to pick from my lifetime that’s had the biggest impact on me. And I definitely would put all of these in games that I have empire, put a ton of hours into, and replayed over and over again

PSA: if Nvidia is truly launching a 5050 with 9GB of VRAM and/or reintroducing the 3060 8GB, do not use those as upgrades from like a 10 or 16-series card. Unless they’re priced at $250 or lower, they’re not worth the update. A lot of the time the B580 performs a lot better.

- Looks to add a metal printer supplier for adding to product listings. - Gets sample back from printer. - Looks like it was printed with a weird texture in the image and is definitely not in the original. Also so much detail is lost. - Packaged also in just foam and fiber board. 2/10

Lucky Bancho had published new numbers for FFXIV and just like the other expansions before, numbers are back up again as we get closer to 8.0. Going up 110K is pretty good I will say.

Even with the huge negative events going on, I’m glad to see BlueSky come together and help out a friend and their partner who lost everything last night. Some things can never be replaced but having a financial backing is at least enough load off their shoulders after what they experienced.

So - I'm in the unfortunate position of being the person around with the oldest public history of map swaps in XIV. The concept had been around for a while, mostly by more knowledgeable devs who also knew best to keep silent about it and use "safer" methods.

thank you everyone for checking in and doing what you can. i’m here to personally verify this gofundme bri has started. gofund.me/cb718263b

After tonight, I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend anyone living in an older apartment complex, duplex, or any shared living space, PLEASE get a smart smoke detector for your place. Doesn't matter the brand, connectivity, or whatever. Make sure it can send alerts to your phone.

So, the more I see people wear the stupid Meta Ray-Ban glasses, the more I realize that they are horribly ugly depending on the person’s face. Way too thick and I can’t image how terrible those ear pieces are blocking your peripheral vision.

Someone broke down and took at look at the graphic upgrades coming to Winds/Waves and it’s a huge jump. Reflections, proper shadows glowing Pokemon, ambient occlusion, and translucent materials too. And the water looks absolutely amazing compared to the flatness of S/V.

Had made a new Warrior glam and figured it'd work well to use for the screenshot contest. #FFXIVSweepstakes #GlamourItUpSweepstakes

And this is why I don’t think I’m going to produce Metal Prints internally because holy crap these prices have gone up 2-3x in the last 2 years. Even if a UV printer would be good for this. This is ridiculous.

gizmodo.com/sam-altman-k... Sam Altman really is one of the worst gays out there...

STOP USING FUCKING AI AND YES THAT INCLUDES HEARTOPIA Switch 2 price will be increasing, two major HDD/SSD manufacturers are already out of stock for the year, there are no more Steam Decks, and RAM is $1000 "but ChatGPT says-" fuck ChatGPT, fuck you, and fuck your mom

I forgot how delusional Orlando people are with the Disney parks. Trying to come up with excuses on spending so much money to go to a Disney park where it’s all under construction as “progress,” I can’t imagine going to any of them, besides Epcot, right now.

Someone tried to argue with me that going to Magic Kingdom for $200 with half of the park mostly under construction right now was “worth it” versus $50ish for a local park that actually runs and sure some haven’t seen some updates, but that’s few and far between these days.

I was going to make some cheeseburger crunchwraps, but then I realized I forgot to get an onion as I was going to make some caramelized onions to go with them since that’s how the meal kit recipe used to dress them up.

This has become nearly an every other day occurrence that one of my Trådfri accessories stops responding to inputs, even through its own app. I think it might be time for me to eventually phase these out and look at getting more Matter devices instead.

I see Trigun Stargaze is mostly trying to correct some of the complaints about Stampede and comparing it to the original anime. I will say though, it is moving at a bit of a slower pace still.

hate being that person but don't use that kissing animation on xma. it's made by sufferhymn who's known for using AI voices in their youtube videos and making jokes about harming lgbtqia+ folks in the community. when it was brought up they used ai voices they doubled down.

It’s hilarious how much Qualcomm is trying to sell these new laptop chips as “gaming devices” in a thin and “light” machine. I’ve been able to game on a thin laptop for a decade now and “light” just means it’s all plastic. Also, Windows on ARM is still terrible.

Well, after yesterday’s announcement, this makes a whole lot more sense.

Damn, Stevie from Good Mythical Morning will be leaving Mythical on the show’s 3000th episode in March. Apparently when Rhett had some heart issues last year, sort of a call for her to move on and find more creative options out there instead of the admin producer role she had been having.

Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.

Just FYI, Gilded is ran by the Roblox folks and we all know how great they are at protecting kids…

I agree. While we can cut Discord off with our wallets and will be the more effective route, jumping entire communities off to another app is not something that can happen immediately. Some will take years before they grow enough to get to that level again.

Is SqEx planning on betting it all on 2027? Word is that a KH1 remake is being worked on for an early 2027 realize (my bet would be after 8.0) and then another wild one that also came out that KH4 would be late 2027. So would be: Jan-Feb - 8.0 Mar-Apr - KH1 Remake Jun-Aug - FF7R3 Sep-Dec - KH4

Vamp Fatale is down! She's not a bad first tier fight, significantly better 3rd tier first fight than stupid P9S....

I finished Fallout season 2 and damn. They’re doing more for the Fallout universe in this show than they’ve done in the last 3 games. It looks like next season, a lot of gaps in the lore is finally going to be filled in and they’re still leaving the canon endings bit open to interpretation as well.

I love all genders🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Because I have no gender. Especially right now, transgender people are living with a lot of anxiety. Why are transgender people not allowed to freely love the people they want to love? Why can't transgender individuals live their lives with the soul they prefer?

www.reuters.com/business/nvi... Y’all, the OpenAI bubble is heading towards its giant ass explosion. The fact Nvidia is now pulling out, means that it’s going to be a huge trickle effect that should lead to the whole collapse of OpenAI.

Folks are rightfully going to share their favorite roles of Catherine O’Hara but, if you have a few minutes today, I’m going to recommend something a little different: Her eulogy for John Candy — a beautiful testament to him, sure, but an emotional glimpse at who SHE always seemed to be, too.

I used to sell a zine dedicated to Catherine's IMPECCABLE portrayal of Moira Rose on my table at cons. It is is in full.