All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI. I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".

We heard on the grapevine that if we get 1000 subscribers before it hits 1000 days since the last new battle was printed, we’ll get a new battle.* We are 64 subscribers, or 58 days away. youtube.com/@casualcompl... *we probably won’t. I can dream. -G #MTG

ChatGPT may be one of the most fucking evil inventions on Earth

eternal reminder @rhysticstudies.bsky.social

12 minutes until this happens Come and hang out on a Thursday night

oh no I think I’m slowly falling into an anime hole again

This was an absolute delight

While Gramps was off on a secret mission, @chillybin.online was hard at work at #PAXAus putting together an amazing body of work to show off the show, and got to talk to some absolutely incredible people. Check out the recap: youtu.be/jcm8DYukUnU?...

According to the bot I wrote for the @casualcompliance.bsky.social Discord, it has now been 900 days since the last new Battle was printed for MTG. When will this unfortunate hiatus end?

In honour of the new Pick 2 draft, and also because we got so much cool #gifted product from @magic.wizards.com we speedran making two more #EDH decks from #MTGxSpiderMan in 30 minutes. youtu.be/SzJYoMBGLsY Swing on over!

Ed continues to do incredible work. Every day this bullshit bubble continues makes me hate the industry I work in more and more.

Oh there’s a video version of the episode out now too if you’re that way inclined 👀

Cannot overstate how much I appreciate @shivambhatt.bsky.social giving me the opportunity to chat about our show and some of the history of Commander. This episode was an absolute blast to do and I’m so happy to be able to share it!

The video is an uncomfortable watch, but an important one nonetheless. Hearing Cathy tell the story of what happened to her is an important part of Magic: The Gathering's history, one that needs to be known about and acknowledged: youtu.be/-WVnrKRsuqI?... #MagicTheGathering

Our newest episode today has a very special guest! @kirabobeera.bsky.social from @raisemtg.bsky.social joins us to talk about why Golos is such a nice playable card and why we can totally unban it in Commander since it is in every other format~! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lols...

Attention fellow AUSTRALIANS! 🇦🇺 We now have an official petition to parliament to STOP MASTERCARD and VISA from its campaign of censorship, restricting what legal products we can buy. Please sign it now, and if you're not an Aussie, spread the word! www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

I love the early days of spring when I can smell the neighbours doing their first barbecues of the season

Hello it’s me Sam Altman I have a zillion dollar idea it’s a chat bot that tells teenagers to kill themselves and you can generate csam with it and it poisons the air and water and it’s wrong most of the time and we’re going to put it in your refrigerator and stuff 👍 I need more money for this btw

please let this be true I am beyond ready for this monumental grift to be over

Beyond stoked to announce that I'll be attending #PAXAUS as a Content Creator this year! I'll be representing @casualcompliance.bsky.social and trying to make the most of all the Magic that PAX has to offer. Maybe after 4 years of playing Magic, I'll actually be able to get some games in at PAX too?

As a long-time Boulder and Katana user, looks like it's time for me to start looking at alternatives. Such a weird move to try and sneak this out there, almost like they knew it wouldn't go down well.

Don’t be bamboozled by spoilers for future sets, EOE is a rad limited environment and you should try to get to a prerelease this weekend.

please, I'd like to at least go to an EOE prerelease before we start revealing Spiderman cards

All aboard the Good Ship Casual Compliance

My latest newsletter is about why being anti-genAI is to be pro-human. It's about why it's time to fight. Why we need to fight. And it's about the cost of failure. whatwelost.substack.com/p/people-are...

This, a thousand times over

so pumped for MTG in space dude wowee

Commandfest Sydney done and dusted. Had a few people across the weekend recognise me for the show and say hi - if that was you, please know that shit means the world to me, I’m just still getting used to that happening and how to react when it does 😅

Commandfest Sydney got that leaderboard tech? I’ll be keeping an eye out for the weirdest builds

Qantas clearly knows fuck all about the inside of their own planes

Ok this rules But while we’re adding new things, this sure seems like a good setting to introduce a second Battle subtype

Are you tired of pack opening after pack opening on your screens? How about something a little bit different. We open some #MTGxFINALFANTASY collector boosters that were #Gifted to us and then spend 30 minutes using the cards from the packs to build #EDH decks! Check it out! youtu.be/B3pbB_1QPxk

I have, at last, put this combo into a deck.

Commandfest next week means finally making overdue deck tweaks this week.

2 big posts in a week! What is this? A business? YES, that's exactly that it is. We're now small business owners... with a WEBSITE... that you can support! Check out our announcement for more deets www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Po... Or have a cheeky peek at casualcompliance.fun

It’s time! This #MTGxFINALFANTASY precon will make you feel like a Blitzball player! Thank you again Wizards of the Coast for this #gifted Precon to start our Precon Precons! youtu.be/RgBCzVJI0iE

big milestone for the channel here, full video coming about as soon as I can finish the last bits on this edit

OH MY FUCKING GOOOODDDDDDDDD MATSUNO YOU ARE THE ETERNAL GOAT

Remember when they told us we'd all be going to work in the MetaVerse™️ by now? The MetaVerse™️ doesn't even exist anymore. This AI / LLM shit is not "inevitable".

What a funny day for people to start finding this @casualcompliance.bsky.social clip from January youtube.com/shorts/B7Nla...

I cannot wait to bring up cursed combos I already found in one of our earlier episodes and campaign to put things back on the banlist

In honour of Hayao Miyazaki I've implemented the biggest update to the GenAI mute/block list in a few months. Clear your feed. Let me know of any missed accounts and any false positive I might have swept up. I'm not perfect and happy to review mistakes. bsky.app/profile/eidy...

Really enjoyed Dragonstorm prerelease today. Clan themed kits seemed to gave good foundations and direction for deckbuilding, and things generally felt pretty balanced. Never had a better time going 1-2.

my curse is that I now need to try and assemble this garbage deck

just some of the best people getting what they deserve, get around em

This video has single-handedly inspired me to build a true group hug deck in this style at some point, purely because I’m sick of playing motherfuckers who misrepresent a Kwain deck

If there is one thing you should take from today's very special episode of Casual Compliance, it's consider taking a break from Magic to remind yourself just how darn good Final Fantasy is! A giant thanks to @tomlinau.bsky.social for sitting with us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlMh...

Making this episode, including running a Conspiracy draft, was a ton of fun

strong urge to engage in Magic and Gathering related activities

We’re back on our fortnightly business after the commander announcements with something new! @rubeeplays.bsky.social joins us to kick start our Casual Chats, where we talk to magic players in the community and learn more about what makes them tick! youtu.be/iQbuZvn4Who