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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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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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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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The State of A.I. (spring ’25)
The A.I. bubble has gotten to a point where it’s managed to tick off just about everyone, from the tech folk of Fedi to their crochet-loving grandmas. Generative slop has poisoned the well for any A.I. at all. There are actually a LOT of good uses for A.I., just not generative A.I. And I’m here…
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The wealth of nations
There was a poll on Fedi that just ended asking how a society should be judged. I haven’t asked to link it, and normally I wouldn’t, but the results were: by the rich and powerful (1%) by the average person (5%) by the poorest and least powerful (94%) And while I think the final option…
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Capes and cloaks
While "NO CAPES!" is a very repeatable quote from The Incredibles, unless you’re a superhero (or supervillain), I think these items really need to be reconsidered as part of modern fashion. Why? Well, 1) they’re highly fashionable, 2) they’re actually quite practical, and 3) I know the benefits of having apparel with Wind enjoyment bonuses.…
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Build Me a Train to Everywhere (History of Transportation)
I figure it’s been a while since my notifications blew up due to some logistical enlightenment, and since you can only have so many pinned posts, I figure my blog is the best way to preserve it for posterity (and probably blow it up less; people barely read this thing). I’ve gotten a reminder that…
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Smaller games with worse graphics
Since everyone else is commenting on this NYT article, I thought I’d throw in my 2¢. The answer as I’ve said before is that graphics are a shorthand for system power and have been for so long, we’ve collectively forgotten that. To quote my past self from my writing on FF Wiki where I can’t…
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