Looking up any helpful books for me to brush up on my copywriting and having to wade through a deluge of (likely AI written) books about how to best use AI for copywriting. I asked for "copywriting tips", not "best prompts to use in for AI". If anyone has any recommendations, drop them below.

This humorous illustration from Marvel's short-lived Blip magazine in 1983 (https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/da656e05-14c0-4e5f-9ac5-04974063f4c3) miiight have been goofing on the number of Pac-Man spinoffs already in the market, huh?

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I was looking through my books and forgot I had this. You'd expect a book from 1999 to be worn, but it's in such great condition. It's fun to see the singles prices from that era, too.

"Verify your age" My first computer was a hand me down HyperDOS system, before we had a Windows machine years later, with Wolfenstein 3D, Lemmings, and Red Baron as the only games pre-installed. And those were the first 3 games I ever played on PC.

It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.

Two of the best anime OPs of the last five years are both Creepy Nuts.

I would be renting a uhaul immediately to take this home.

everyone seems to be responding positively to this and i hate to burst anyone's bubble, but i recently went to a Luddite festival in NYC and this is something organizers specifically warned about: don't let capitalists sell your hatred of capitalism back to you

Don't pull up the ladder behind you, ya gotta turn around and pull the next person up.

right stuf profitably sold anime for 35 year and crunchyroll drove it into the ground in less than five. I don't even think exclusive drops are a bad idea but I have no idea why they needed to shut down the old store to do that

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Crunchyroll’s recommendations for people who enjoy Fist of the North Star are, very helpfully, just other shows that have “Star” in the title

We have canceled our sponsored stream with SNK. We have heard the concerns from our community regarding this partnership, specifically the company’s majority ownership by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, and the human rights concerns tied to the Saudi government.

Black cat chain (Say hello to Han. He would like you to show him your hands so you can pet him for the rest of time.)

big night if, like me, you only watch UFC fights short enough to be GIFs

I was reminded of Teen Titans and, well, I still think Red X was a time travelling Nightwing, not Jason Todd.

Which video game series do you believe was the most influential to gaming as a whole? A. Super Mario B. DOOM C. Ultima D. Street Fighter 2 E. Minecraft F. Something else Discuss.

My absolute #1 favorite Doctor Who quote.

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I don't care what kind of mental health struggles you are having, if you don't help me solve the sliding block puzzle in the greenhouse we are going to be trapped in this mansion forever!!!

I'm not even joking when I say that, as a former writing teacher, I think even the act of bullshitting through a 10-page paper on a book you only skimmed is also incredibly valuable learning.

“Verify your age” motherfucker it’s on Wikipedia

10 shows that you watched as a kid that shaped you now: 1. Pokemon 2. The Tick 3. So Weird 4. Goosebumps 5. Bill Nye the Science Guy 6. Freakazoid 7. Power Rangers 8. Dragon Ball Z 9. South Park 10. Batman the Animated Series

If you're a professional writer, aspiring to become a pro writer, or just want to brush up on your writing chops, you should follow this account. I'm putting some real effort into this and would love to share my experience and knowledge with you.

Lego Mario: 72051 Donkey Kong Arcade set images leaked online. August, $200. www.reddit.com/r/Legoleak/s...

That's the real Tingle.

I find the story of Hegelochus unreasonably funny. Imagine dying and the only trace of you millennia later is the time you accidentally said you saw a weasel in a tragic play in front of a packed audience, because people mocked you about it for centuries. (Thread for ease)

If anyone is getting smacked with this - just use deer.social or another alternate client. Bsky is just an AT Protocol Client, and your Bsky account is an AT Protocol account - you can use your same Bsky account thru another AT Protocol Client, no migration or loss necessary. Could not be easier.

What a ten year full circle moment to pull off the Mewtwo Times Square bit

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And then everyone stood up and clapped. Just for me.

Just got off a call with Mitch McConnell. He let me know that he spoke with Sony and they're planning to keep putting out physical media. Then he told me Microsoft is planning to rehire all of the laid off devs. It turns out he also knows my uncle at Nintendo that I always told my friends about.

oh boy, I hope this means the digital circus kids will watch ghost in the shell 😄

I finally googled what usmnt stands for I had "us men's" but I kept ending it with ninja turtles because none of the letters seemed like soccer

Girl, get in line.

I worked at an A&W like nearly 20 years ago. They would keep mugs in a special freezer that customers could get and have the drink right from the tap. I ended up buying one and still have it to this day. Still my fave mug to throw in the freezer for drinks. I wanna buy more of them eventually.

Various reports discuss the impact of today's layoff news from XBOX. While there are no changes announced yet for Blizzard, there are indications of deep cuts at ZeniMax and Obsidian, and a rumor that a majority of id Software was let go. More: www.bluesnews.com/s/300158/

BTW, this is why I am hardass about journalists never using personal pronouns like "they/them" for corporations. Companies are an "it". A thing. Not a friend who will help you out when you're in need.

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Hostess Discontinues Physical Twinkies https://theonion.com/hostess-discontinues-physical-twinkies/

that sucks that 1600 people lost their jobs, with 1600 more in the near future, but at least i can re-buy and eventually play the 3rd nearly-identical version of the first halo game to get special new skins even though i can't show it off to anyone since there's no matchmaking at least we have that

i think the industry standard in silicon valley is to throw out an extremely big number and expect the tech press to regurgitate it uncritically and offer no push back. this has worked out pretty well for at least two decades.