Oh wow Maryland, make sure you're vaccinated, wear a mask, whatever you can do.

Spent the last few days watching AGDQ & practicing FFVI runs. Dealing with the frustration of knowing that I'm learning lots & improving my skills but not seeing the improvement show up in my times. Run after run on PB pace and then falling apart. I'm not even doing hard strats! Game is just mean!

Hey peeps! Those who have followed me for a while will remember that I put out a regular digi-zine until depression and some other issues bit hard in August. Well, a new issue is finally out, our 34th. And it's free-to-everyone to download and read. betweenthescanlines.itch.io/issue-thirty...

Yup. This is one of the classic examples of how racism costs you money. 🤷🏿‍♂️ Over-focus on who you think is shoplifting (Black men), means that you also under-focus on who your own data shows is doing most of the shoplifting (white women). 🙂🙃 And yes, this isn't "race." This is "racism."

Also, if modern genAI/LLM worked well when exclusively trained on a small corpus, it would have existed 20-40 years ago. This is not an exaggeration: the techniques of the era would have done the job. Since that didn't happen 'exclusively trained on (small amount of data)' is either a lie or bad.

i know GDQ is happening rn but does anyone want to organize a pop-up speedrun event to support victims of ICE operations in minneapolis?

My city is currently occupied by a government-sponsored, hostile police force that is kidnapping anyone they think looks like they might be an immigrant, regardless of their legal status. More simply: The federal government is forcibly rounding up people of color. Facism has taken over.

Even as nonbinary, just to minimize explanation, I don't generally use neopronouns. But if you wanna, I'm hir for them.

What #AGDQ2026 does to stocked vending machines.

The reason I love this Reductress joke is that it gets to the essence of what "The Doomscroll" actually is. It's not simply a parade of disinterestedly reported news stories with sober headlines about tragedies. It's everyone else's *commentary* about them.

We were a-born to make history. #AGDQ2026

If you aren't watching this, you're missing one of the coolest runs of the week!

Do not mistake my silence on political issues as acceptance or approval. I abhor this administration and everything it stands for. I abhor the imperialist neoconservative war machine. But it is my strong preference to be the person folks turn to for healing -- to provide, to comfort, to share joy.

Live now!! Come donate and help us reach the goal!! We want to help espie get so much for her invaluable help 🤍🎉

If crashing out is getting uncontrollably angry, then what's crashing in?

i'm so glad someone blew the whistle on this. i get suggested to do doordash as an income stream and while it is money, the more i did it the more diminishing i found my returns to be. the fees you get barely cover gas and they don't tell you your tips for like almost a week after the delivery.

"You can watch the speedrun of I'll Invligate Your Aid and try to cheer Sushi Kishi to victory, if you want. But if you unlock the All Endings incentive, I will do everything in my power to stop him. See you on Thursday! o(≧∇≦o)" --Rea❤️ @GamesDoneQuick #AGDQ2026

Ambassador applications for #FrostFatales 2026 are open today through Jan. 18th!!!! 💛💜 Applications are open to anyone and everyone who'd like to help us raise money for the National Women's Law Center!! Learn more about being an ambassador & apply: https://forms.gle/EJYivEs27iYJyEMR9

a news service for traumatized people, The Dissociated Press

This resource, if you do not know it directly, is one of the largest resources for pinball EVER. It is maintained by one person, and she does her best to ensure there is correct instructions to almost any table you can imagine. It is invaluable as much as espie herself is.

on Saturday, @ashodin.com and I are doing a fundraising stream with, and for, @solar-espeon.bsky.social You may know espie from being the author of The Pinball Primer (pinballprimer.github.io), a guide to nearly 800 pinball machines or from being the Dr. Mario Silver League speed champion

HAPPY NEW YEAR GOOD RIDDANCE 2025

grab 2026 by the throat and make it clear just who's in charge

2025 in review: fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck But y'know, singling out the positives, I survived, kept my job, went to two in-person speedrun events, and met some amazing friends. I learned new runs & got them into events. And I continued to be lucky enough to share a life with @dramaqueenkjf.bsky.social!

I still haven't forgotten. It's been 4 years to the day that you left us. We still miss you. I still miss you. I'm gonna keep doing the work I do in your memory. Like I have been since you left. #GNUthe0nlykyd

I always feel at least some degree of hesitation and doubt submitting something that I've never run in a marathon before. But as people like to quote that one guy quoting that other one guy, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. I wasn't sure I was going to make this one. But I did!

This time last year, I envisioned doing an end of year retrospective on my first year as co-host of On The Record. Sadly, the show was canceled in October (and I was let go). But we broadcast some great stories! And I want to look back at some of them!

Pro tip: Always wear glasses when doing math. It helps with division.

I wanted to learn about why there's a series of trading cards depicting NFL players as monsters. Then I ended up down a looong rabbit hole. The answer is: It was part of a union-busting campaign!

sometimes, being a hater is deeply necessary. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

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I got these socks for Christmas and I feel very attacked

SPEEDRUNNER FRIENDS!!! I am excited to maybe meet someone who could teach me how to run an RPG at AGDQ! ✨Is this you?✨ Do you wanna help route a JP-only SNES RPG? I have never speedrun! I am not a speedrunner! But maybe you can help me start? I'm excited to try to run this game! I'll bring carts!

December 24: Christmas Eve December 25: Christmas Day December 26: My Entire House Is Covered With Glitter Day

We survived, even though -- after we went to bed -- she came out to lay an ADDITIONAL trap, intended to trip us up and make us break our necks if we attempted to climb the stairs and enter the gifting area

Child explained that last year she did NOT believe in Santa, and was merely humoring us, but this year, she IS willing to believe in Santa, and has resolved to catch him by laying a variety of "Home Alone"-style traps

You know how you usually can't read in dreams? Had a dream the other night, I saw a sign saying "this item goths 500🪙" - I could read it. I immediately realized I was dreaming, & it was meant to be "costs" not "goths". But that made sense in a way. Goth fashion is pricey! Boots goth a lot of money!

hallmark really said "we'll give you a lesbian christmas movie but it WILL be about two women finding a baby & learning about the wonders of a nuclear family."

This is the actual divide, more broadly. It's not liberal/leftist, it's "do you know what time it is and are you willing to act like it?" People want fighters. And there are variations on that theme across the left spectrum.

All I'm saying is that we could be serving mulled Dr. Pepper, and the only thing stopping us is fear and also common sense but mostly fear.

redditors will be like "reddit gonna reddit" while they are currently redditing on reddit

I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.

still thinking about her

I absolutely love Deadly Towers but it's such a tough game to love. With a few small changes it could have become an extremely reasonable experience

I think I have a crippling addiction to the Strawberries and Cream Dr. Pepper I think they put drugs in it

I'm up next in the @powerupwithpride.bsky.social Winter Express Raid Train to raise money for @pointofpride.org, will be showcasing Pump It Up Rise for a couple of hours in just a few minutes! www.twitch.tv/zelllooo

It's time for the holiday sing along - ready? Go! 🎵I WANNA BE THE VERY BEST🎵 I guess that means we've made it to our next stop - @leggystarscream.bsky.social doing some Let's Go Pikachu derusting! Check it out at twitch.tv/leggystarscr... (and make sure to give money to pet the Pikachu for me)

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TODAY'S THE DAY! Indie day stream today will ALSO be a stop on @powerupwithpride.bsky.social's Winter Raid Train!! Please join me at 10 pm PST as we raise funds in support of Point of Pride, play rhythm games, and when you donate, wear LOTS of silly hats!!🚂🎩👒🧢