A person buys a game on Switch 2. They do not realize there might not be any cartridge, and what they'd essentially bought was a box with a download code. They express their irritation online, and are met with people telling them they should've known. What the actual carp is wrong with people?

Our new album is out today! A sincere request to help spread the word!

I was asked to give my thoughts on generative AI usage in games - here they are!

I wrote about Kat.

They made them take down the videos because they would cause "reputational damage" to people like this young man, Nathan Cavanuagh, so definitely don't post this all over the internet with the name Nathan Cavanaugh attached, or this guy might suffer reputational damage. This guy, Nathan Cavanaugh.

Also, be sure not to spread this video of Justin Fox, the other DOGE bro who revealed that he's a malicious moron who caused incredible destruction. Do not hurt Justin Fox's reputation just by linking Justin Fox's name to the sworn testimony Justin Fox gave about what Justin Fox did.

I agree with a lot of this, worth reading: www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you...

So loads of people are sharing an obvious ai "glow up" of an actual photo. I never share ai stuff even to dunk, but in this case I'm sharing a comparison to show the problem. We have to stand against this slop at every level or it becomes normalised. They want us to stop caring. See alt text.

TN is considering a new bill that allows parents to sue large platforms that allow "material harmful to minors"— including sculpture, drawings, photos, music or video games— that describe or depict nudity, sex or "excessive violence" The censorship that started with "porn" is coming for everything.

A broader takeaway I think is nobody should be allowed to be so rich that being told no, or being held accountable, represents such a moral injury to that person's psyche that they feel like their only recourse is to burn the world down.

Dozens of U.S. strikes on Iran. Dunno what to say now other than my thoughts are with the Iranian civilians under fire. What a nightmare.

friends. if I wanted to see all the white grievance meltdown tweets, I’d be on X

Hey so just wondering if we’ve considered having an economy that *isn’t* almost entirely based around deranged hype-fueled grifts, that’s the only economy I’ve ever experienced but I feel like there’s gotta be a better option

A post by @swordsjew.bsky.social about food and solidarity.

72-hour giveawway (grab now, keep forever) on an interesting looking indie SRPG with 100% positive user reviews.

It doesn’t matter that Don Lemon hired a superstar attorney or that the case against him is meritless. There are too many journalists with far less money and far fewer resources than Lemon who will be more cautious going forward. That was the intent, and that’s the main problem.

People will quote a lot of Catherine O'Hara in the next few days and with good reason because she has a lot of quotable lines but I think the main thing she did was permanently change how people say "David"

I hope by now everyone gets that all struggles are intertwined, but if you had any doubt— this bounty hunter model is based off of Texas’ SB8, which was the death knell for Roe— & allowed ppl to pull these same vigilante lawsuits against anyone assisting in someone getting abortion care.

Andrew Wakefield and the journalists and editors who enabled him.

Oooooh that looks super good Go grab

Everybody has two kitchen appliances that will change their life. The problem is, they're different for everybody.

For those of us of a certain age (old), this is absolute gold. Continuous ad-free vintage video streaming. I was 15 again for a moment.

Queen Demon by @marthawells.com. I reread Witch King and then the sequel and loved them both. I love Murderbot but Wells’s fantasy is what holds my heart. I can’t wait to see where Kai goes next, in both timelines. bookshop.org/p/books/quee...

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.

Izolde is a dear member of our local Trans Nerd Meet Up community. She comes to the meetups regularly. Because of (gestures at state of the world) she's been out of work for months. I'm sorry to ask again, but if you can spare a few bucks I'd be seriously grateful.

"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors. Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life. www.mygrandfatherscat.ca

I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.

EARLY CAT: What that? HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them. EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish. HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly- EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON- HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.

Speaking as the president of an NGO and as a trans woman: when orgs decide to abandon a group, to sacrifice them, it is not that group’s job to “understand how hard it would have been to fight.” If trans people hope to survive, it is our job to make that abandonment costly as hell. Make them hurt.

If we are understanding and kind when orgs abandon us, that makes it even easier for the next org to make that same decision. If, instead, abandoning us means your reputation gets trashed, other orgs sever ties with you, and you get protests at yr places - that raises the costs of that decision.

I love Christmas and normally I'd be getting so excited right about now, but this year I'm a little down because it's our first holiday since we lost Fergus. I'm hoping I can spread some cheer and regain a little spirit myself by raising some funds for our local shelter! givebutter.com/n5l31M

Any one of these massive AAA videogame companies could file suit against the 6-piece Chicken McNobody ringleaders harassing their employees, and that they don't is a choice. I said before of goobergate that the industry enjoys having a bunch of unpaid Pinkertons around too much to ever give it up.

this is the most important piece of video game writing since the original SBI piece. read it, and realize that if you're not in the industry, you're being sheltered from a firing squad that picks targets randomly and with impunity, ruining lives with wild abandon

For my Xtra column this month, I wrote about what it's been like living as a trans person in Trump's first year and the outlook moving forward. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

I just want @attackerman.bsky.social to get to write so many more of these until “blistering review of the life of a socially accepted genocidaire” is a genre of obit www.thenation.com/article/poli...

if you're too much of a chicken shit to even name the identity and cultural issues you want to abandon, then maybe you know this is morally wrong.

Not long ago -- in my lifetime -- all trans people faced unspeakable violence, including state-sponsored violence, for simply existing And self-appointed gatekeepers made it as tough as possible for a person to transition. Anyone who wants to bring back the gatekeeping also wants the violence back

Miss Major, one of the mothers of the trans liberation movement, has been in the hospital for 10 days with sepsis and a blood clot. She has looked out for us for generations, now it’s time to look out for her. Donate if you can: fundly.com/missmajor

Here it is, my last piece for @eater.bsky.social: my treatise on the last 20 years of food culture, and how food turned into fandom. I really hope you read it. www.eater.com/food-culture...

The reason why you hate today even though we have real advances that make life better is entirely because of the people running the world, and know that all the good things we have now happened in spite of them. You want better things? Eat the rich, kid.

like, really? this fucking guy? really?

the only two genders are "cis" and "political"

GoFundMe has set up a page for the Texan flood victims. Each campaign has been verified by the company's Trust & Safety experts, which means you know your money is going directly to families. Please consider donating if you can. Their stories are heartbreaking. www.gofundme.com/c/act/flood-...

Needed this reminder today.

Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. (via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)