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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 19h

My correct advice on how to date beautiful women is unchanged from what I told my fraternity brothers eighteen years ago:

Be engaging, kind, polite, and talented — but most importantly, talk with actual women like they’re people worthy of your time (they are!). Don’t waste yourself in fantasy land.

404 Media @404media.co · 20h

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on X Tuesday that ChatGPT is officially getting into the fuckable chatbots game, with “erotica for verified adults” rolling out in December.

🔗 www.404media.co/chatgpt-erot...

ChatGPT’s Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can Fuck

As recent reports show OpenAI bleeding cash, and on the heels of accusations that ChatGPT caused teens and adults alike to harm themselves and others, CEO Sam Altman announced that you can soon fuck t...

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BYCTOM @byctom.bsky.social · 1d

this is the most like a mike tyson's punch out guy i have ever seen anyone look

Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick making an intense face as he prepares to throw the ball

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 1d

First, happy birthday!

Second, as I was once told: you just spent a decade walking into new spaces hoping people liked you. Enjoy your 30s of walking into new spaces hoping instead you find people you like.

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 1d

I might have to get to a theater before the end of the month here...how would you rank the film re: appropriate for a 13 year-old?

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 1d

Lecture recital-style format where you explain the advantages of each before the performance, say you’re inserting an extra repeat solely so the audience can make their own informed decision about it, and then you get to play both?

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Dieting Hippo @dhippo.net · 2d

Newgrounds has a very helpful guide for detecting AI audio over at www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-in... for anyone interested in catching AI-generated music. Don't rely on any service that uses AI for detection, that's just using slop to find slop and you'll get false positives/missed catches.

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 1d

If I printed posts for my office door, this is the one. New motto for the remainder of 2025.

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 1d

People who ain’t doing shit telling me how to do shit is bad content.

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 4d

I’m back to the Cities next month and this is useful, thanks.

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 4d

were this me I would be insufferably pumped about it to Addie and be unassailable as a result haha

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 6d

Been thinking on how much I enjoy the Patreon model of supporting folks.

I've never met Mark Brown / @gamemakerstoolkit.com in person (he's been both kind and informed as you'd expect in messages here and there), but I enjoy that I can be a super small part of helping him and others make a career.

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 6d

I have a difficult time seeing how they expand it; regardless of our differing opinion re: the very end, I suspect we agree the narrative _closes_ haha.

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 7d

I reviewed Tim Summers’ Ocarina of Time book — it is a tremendous resource for anyone looking to model future book-length case studies — and @sarahpcphd.bsky.social’s nostalgia-themed edited collection on the left is also excellent.

The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 7d

Some musical new additions to our shelves thanks to the amazing folks over at @intellectbooks.bsky.social 🙏 💙

For all you #Ludomusicology fans out there, be sure to check out this “Studies in Game Sound and Music” series. 🎶 📚

#GameStudies @ludomusicology.bsky.social

A series of five books related to video game music that are sitting on top of a wooden table. The first one is called nostalgia and video game music and the cover resembles a red game boy the second is called the music of Nobuo Uematsu in the Final Fantasy series, the third book is called analyzing NES music. The fourth book is called. The legend of Zelda ocarina of Time and the final book is called gender, race, and religion in video game

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 7d

Amazing stir fry for supper tonight. Lucky for me that Addie is pretty darn great!

Image of stir fry with meat, broccoli, red peppers

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 8d

this would have been a fascinating class demo to augment our discussion omg hahaha

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 8d

i kept waiting for hades 2's twist, and i wrote about what we got instead aftermath.site/hades-2-endi...

Hades 2's Story Doesn't Change The Status Quo - Aftermath

Melinoë's journey is more about acceptance than change

aftermath.site

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 8d

Uffda, all this sounds awful (I poked around in the quoted thread as well). I have a few books from the publisher and the quality has absolutely been there in the past -- no idea how all this happens. :(

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 8d

Uffda. This needs a kringla and a coffee immediately, the cure for all generational wounds…

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 9d

Incredible concert yesterday hearing @thelongestjohns.bsky.social and @homefreeguys.bsky.social.

I could not believe the second encore when the entire crowd sang the chorus in multiple parts (and well) alongside the unamplified performers — a gift of a moment for everyone in the theater.

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 10d

Not having internet access is a plus for the Analogue Pocket for sure, and I think (?) I have you to thank for recommending the Teenage Engineering Mega Man synth, which is also single-purpose (and a delight).

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 10d

I respectfully submit Straight Outta Lynwood by Weird Al.

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 11d

Neon pink and blue salsa

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OverClocked ReMix (We ♥ video game music!) 🎮🎵 @ocremix.org · 11d

🎉 RebeccaETripp becomes our first-ever contributor to reach 100 OC ReMixes!

Tripp's final segment of her Zelda sky themes mega-medley includes wind instrumentalists Gamer of the Winds, Medllix, and Steven Higbee!

ocremix.org/remix/OCR04910
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom "Nirvana" OC ReMix

OC ReMix presents a FREE video game remix MP3: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom "Nirvana" by RebeccaETripp,Gamer of the Winds,Medllix,Steven Higbee

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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 11d

*clanging bell loudly*

MY UNIVERSITY IS LOCATED IN CANADA. THEY ARE HIRING.

*clanging bell loudly*

University of British Columbia is hiring for 80+ jobs in Vancouver right now

University of British Columbia is hiring for nearly 80 jobs in Vancouver across its departments, with many posted within a week!

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 12d

I want to push back gently to this; when we found out kiddo two was also going to be a boy (which we did privately;gender reveal parties are weird) there were a few moments of mourning the idea we’ll never have a daughter.

We were simultaneously happy to have a second boy to love! Complex feelings.

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 12d

Live on the turn of the hour in five minutes, friends! We're hanging out and looking at Monument Valley III as we take a break from a run of GOTY candidates (so many in 2025 haha).

twitch.tv/bardicknowle...

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