An AI hater’s guide to keeping LLMs as far from your workflow as possible in 2026 https://www.geekwire.com/2026/an-ai-haters-guide-to-keeping-llms-as-far-from-your-workflow-as-possible-in-2026/

Desktop computers that you can still enforce your will on as to what they do and what they are not allowed to do are the only computers that should exist. The black-boxing of computers into unrepairable, un-upgradeable toys like iPads/Chromebooks has harmed our ability to problem-solve for ourselves

There’s only one elegant solution to this problem of increasingly stupid audiences, and that’s to mandate that every film ends with a closing rap song that lays out all the moral lessons of the movie. There will be a government office that reviews the songs for aural and pedagogical value.

The real theme of the modern age is "Nobody Wants This". AI, ICE in airports, ICE in general, the Iran War, data centers sending actual cities wiht people into blackouts -- "nobody" wants this. And yet here we are.

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

It's been a while (this is entirely our fault) but we have a new Pie in the Skybox comic from @madsmatic.bsky.social Check it out:

Please support @skyboxcritics.com @edgarallanbro.bsky.social @hokutolucas.bsky.social @kriscornelisse.bsky.social and I work SO MANY unpaid hours to make everything Skybox work All because we believe Skybox is what the industry needs Please help us by subscribing on patreon.com/skyboxcritics 💟

Hey, let's talk about money and @skyboxcritics.com, because unless you're one of the big indie outlets, money's hard: Right now, Skybox makes about $180 a month from our Patreon. That's it. That's not a lot! In fact, it doesn't cover our operating costs! Skybox has never made a profit. Ever. 🧵

Beyond the Skybox episode 5 is available on demand! Patreon, Apple, Spotify! We talk about remakes and run the full discourse gamut! What we think is good or not good about remakes, what's the difference between remakes and remasters, so on, so forth! Check it out: www.patreon.com/posts/video-...

I've been meaning to print this out and post it above my writing desk. From Stephen King's DANSE MACABRE: creative talent is a knife. (It's a very Stephen King sort of analogy, and this is from deep within his cocaine years. Even so, this thought has never left me in 30 years.)

being an artist is just decades of going "ugh I wish I knew how to draw" over and over again until you die

Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/learn-2 #smbc

A news post from Sunday; can you assist with some word of mouth audience building assistance?

It is my personal mission to make people put the respect on UNDERWATER's name that it deserves. This should've been a #horror megahit, I deep-dive (heh) into why. @jonathanhatfull.bsky.social @rebecca.ruins.party @emericanjezebel.bsky.social @destinyislands.bsky.social @drspookyer.bsky.social

Dagul Opalok Level 3 Goliath Barbarian

Unwelcome (2022)

Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)

You Only Live Twice (1967)

Goldfinger (don't ask for the lady's name)

Gonna try to do something new this year. Gonna combine something I would be doing anyway-- watching movies and reviewing 'em-- with something I'd really like to be doing more of on the regular-- drawing. So first up, here's something about Death of A Unicorn (2025)

Sickness slowed me down, but I've got a new post up on my indie-gaming newsletter. This week, I've been playing Heart Machine's POSSESSOR(S):

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

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And we're live. tl;dr - I started a newsletter about indie games. Please do subscribe and/or support it. cheating-at-solitaire.ghost.io/return-and-b...

Hi, new folks! We're Skybox, an independent, worker-owned site that writes about games and TV and film. If you like what we do, please consider following and supporting our writers and editors, who are in this lovely little starter pack.

Announcement: #indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column. Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.

If you haven't joined us on Patreon.com/SkyboxCritics yet, I STILL have good news for you! You can listen to the first few episodes of our Patreon-exclusive video game book club & deep dive podcast, Skydive, right now From now on, you can catch EVERY 3-month-old Skydive this way ❤️

If even around 10% of the people who followed us kicked in just $1 a month, Skybox wouldn't really have to worry about money anymore. If you'd like us to survive, we need your help.

I'd rather die, thanks

I did an interview with @davidhallerwrites.bsky.social that you may enjoy; I talk about a few things I don't think I have talked about before. Plus, enjoy a huge picture of my fast-collapsing middle-aged face which I do not even hide with a beard. www.davidhallerwrites.com/post/freeze-...

The Skybox Podcast 16 is out on demand! We talk about Ball x Pit, Sonic the Hedgehog X DC Comics, Lumines Arise, Descent of Lunaris, and the weird, changing landscape of console exclusives. And other stuff, too. Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-16-... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1tLV...

Into the Skybox returns with @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social in a chat with @brianbarnett.bsky.social about her recent article on Yakuza Kiwami 3. Subscribe to our Patreon if you haven't already and check it out! www.patreon.com/posts/into-s...

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I reviewed Bounty Star for @ign.com. It is the most personal review I've written in a long time (maybe ever) and I'm very proud of it. It would mean a lot to me if you read it. Full disclosure: I talk about being suicidal for two years in the opening because I had to. This one hit me pretty hard.

In the meantime, I'm contributing to IGN's guide wiki on SILENT HILL F, so if you're checking that out for spooky season, feel free to stop by if you need a hand.

final fantasy tactics is very good but a lot of stuff about this remaster rubbed me the wrong way

Silent Hill f review: My teen angst bullshit has a body count by @stolisomancer.bsky.social "In its most action-packed moments, SHf looks like Ryuhei Kitamura tried to remake Yojimbo with a budget of whatever he could steal from a construction site." Read the latest Skybox review:

In case you were curious what my opinion is about this week's new entry in the SILENT HILL franchise, I wrote some of my thoughts down for Skybox. I think you'll be able to split the reactions to this down the middle by who likes maddening stamina-combat games and who doesn't. I don't. At all.

Game Night: Punch Every Bug You See in ‘Star Fire: Eternal Cycle’ (Minus World Article) hard-drive.net/news-games/g...

The latest episode of Skydive is about TMNT: Turtles In Time That episode (like all of 'game club' show Skydive and 'behind-the-scenes' Into The Skybox) are currently for Patreon backers only BUT you can check out our Skydive "Pre-Flight Check" for Turtles in Time on Skybox right now! Enjoy. 💟

Get ready for @madsmatic.bsky.social latest "Pie In The Skybox" comic strip, and shoutout to those who understand the final panel I see you 👀 skyboxcritics.com/2025/09/05/p...

It's Friday, so I'm back talking #indiegames at @hard-drive.net. This week, I'm covering the recent release RA RA BOOM, which feels like the '90s arcade brawler adaptation of one of the weird cartoon shows that only ran at 4 AM. Check it out:

Before my recent hospital stay, I wrote a column every week on @hard-drive.net about #indiegames. After some time off, I'm back on the site to talk about last month's HEARTWORM. Check it out: