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The State of A.I. (spring ’25) The Sequel
So because this all moves so fast, a bit of an addendum to this Rant. A small update, but an update nonetheless. Fortnite is a thing that still exists and by abusing a natural language model, a generative language model, and text to speech, you can now speak almost in real time with Darth Vader,…
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Bluesey’s Console Controller Tier List
Everyone loves tier lists, right? At least on YouTube? Well, I guess I saw someone besmirch a certain controller one time too many, so here’s every first-party controller I own and some I’ve spent time with, in order of release date, by company, because I’m not a masochist. Nintendo NES controller Laugh all you like;…
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Mah Jongg -V-G-A-
First off, this one is totally free, having been released as freeware by the original maker. You can get it, along with a bunch of tilesets, here. Second off, DOSBox-X has the ability to run its killer feature: dual-head display, i.e. a second screen used to display text graphics. Third off, it comes with a…
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Why Linux isn’t the solution to the Windows 10 sunset
Linux people, I know you mean well. Windows 11 has issues. Microsoft is being a pain. But you are simply not addressing the right issues. In case it wasn’t clear, this will be a call for introspection as delivered as a biting critique. You have been warned. Leaving an ecosystem is HARD! You cannot throw…
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, first impressions
Warning: this game is rated M for Mature and so I’m not going to hold back on swearing. It feels like this is the Bethesda game I’ve been waiting for. And I have to wonder if it wasn’t part of those esoteric hints from prior trailers. I don’t think this is honestly The Elder Scrolls…
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Why Final Fantasy XVI Isn’t the Future of the Franchise (and Why Square Enix Might Think It Is)
It’s important to consider your fandom critically and TBQH, FF16 gave me real concern that Final Fantasy was taking a new direction that I wouldn’t be able to follow. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth restored my hope, but I think it’s important to consider them in relation to each other, seeing as they both hit within…
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I taste tested 3 salsa brands so you don’t have to!
So yeah, Herdez got a puff piece recently and naturally I gave it a try for both its casera and salsa verde varieties. Then I decided to see how a couple other brands stacked up. There’s a clear winner here and it’s not what you’d expect. Just to get this out of the way, I…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6
Bro, why is that laminated brick making you miserable? | Huh? What brick? / /Dude. Because it’s a phone! This one is going to be a doozy. I got this thing because a) morbid curiosity about the folding aspect and b) because my then-current phone had gotten a…
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Apparently this blog has made it! Sort of!
It’s always good to know you’re getting traffic and in that interest, I’ve been using a post counter for a bit now. So imagine my surprise when my Rogue Galaxy review suddenly got 90 hits in a day. Something, somehow, had caused my blog to gain reach outside of Fedi. Well, today I found out…
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Main and mobile site update: HTTPS
I needed to renew HTTPS for the blog anyway, so I decided to finally bite the bullet and do it for the rest. I don’t know if it actually needs it, but there we go! Check it at www.bluestarcreations.net!
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