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Brian Barnett | Ribnax
@brianbarnett.bsky.social
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He/Him Co-Founder & Editor-at-Large @skyboxcritics.bsky.social SkyboxCritics.com https://www.patreon.com/c/skyboxcritics Writer @ IGN, GameSpot, Kotaku, etc. Podcaster | Singer | Drummer http://linktr.ee/ribnax | Inquiries: [email protected]
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · Nov 25
Hey, everyone! I'm Brian Barnett. I am a singer, drummer, songwriter, & video game critic, podcaster, & guide writer

I write for @ign.com, GameSpot, @kotaku.bsky.social, etc, & was full-time on the IGN Wiki team for a bit

Community is incredibly important to me, so I try to build it wherever I can
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 17h
Brother, YOU are the ones fighting hardest against preservation
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Aubezz @aubezz.bsky.social · 20h
For a company that files game mechanic patents, and also has sued YTers for literally playing their games, their opinions about preservation is beyond irrelevant.
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 18h
I’m really happy that my grandpa lived to see Mahomes’ run on the Chiefs

And that I’m getting to watch Ohtani for the Dodgers
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 18h
This reminds me of the fan-made game with the new type: nuclear
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 21h
Alright. Anyone playing fft ivalice chronicles know what the button for “permanently pivot view” is?

I know what it is on m+k but I cannot find it anywhere on controller
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ACLU @aclu.org · 2d
If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.
"KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS You don’t need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don’t need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you’re not obstructing traffic or access to buildings. When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police. If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries. If you get stopped by the police, ask if you’re free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away. If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don’t sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present. If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement office at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you’ll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney — no matter your citizenship or immigration status."
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 2d
Incredible
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 2d
Bro I can’t believe it

“Why don’t you loudly proclaim how smart you were for copying your neighbors homework and exam answers in school while you’re at it?”

Absolute buffoons, Rami
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 2d
But I want a “get off me” option!

Oh, alright…
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Miss Havisham’s Ghost @therealjocelynj.bsky.social · 2d
Hey quick question why do I pay federal taxes
tonyromm.bsky.social tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 2d
NEW: White House announces it's going to pause, and potentially cancel, $11 billion in infrastructure funding (via the Army Corps of Engineers), specifically citing cities, like New York, represented or led by Democrats. More to come.
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 2d
Combo potential got me

I’d add “Invincible reversal”
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 2d
GDI

I read that as “dad breast large”

RIP my addled brain
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 2d
…I suppose one should accept support (😏) wherever it comes from
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 2d
No creator worth their salt uses generative AI

If you do, that’s a skill issue AND a moral failing

Uematsu-san clears the low bar, as expected 👍
stealth40k.bsky.social Stealth40k @stealth40k.bsky.social · 2d
Legendary Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu says he’s never used generative AI, and never will.

"I think it still feels more rewarding to go through the hardships of creating something myself."

automaton-media.com/en/news/fina...
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 2d
Dang. I just prefer to use speech to text when I can’t type with a keyboard.

It seems like it tries to count for accents, but it’s not even picking up my southern California accent right now
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 2d
“Christians” have a basic understanding of the Gospel challenge: impossible difficulty
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe" Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 2d
Apple speech-to-text is ASS

Any ideas how to get it working better?
It asked me to calibrate on launch when I got it, but I can’t find that option anywhere
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 3d
This is the fist I’m hearing of megabonk but ball x pit RIIIIIIPS
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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 3d
Reminder:

Check to make sure the games you wishlist on Steam aren't riddled with AI Slop.

Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is sadly packed with Gen AI trash and its broken my little horror loving heart
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 4d
@runslikedeb.bsky.social and I died at “Gal Dente”
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 6d
THE GODLIKE LORE DROP

GIO WTF
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Steve Watts @sporkyreeve.bsky.social · 6d
“It’s roots are too deep” is conservative crank speak for “it has become too popular which we knew would happen and that’s why we tried so hard to prevent it”
jamescdownie.bsky.social James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 6d
Mike Johnson: It's Obama's fault that we can't repeal Obamacare.
Jake Sherman: "JOHNSON this AM: 'Can we completely repeal and replace Obamacare? Many of us are skeptical about that now, because the roots are so deep, it was really sinister, the way it was created. I believe Obamacare was created to implode upon itself, to collapse upon itself.'”
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 7d
Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.
FORM A CROWD STAY LOUD PROTECT EACH OTHER CODE I: ICE NEARBY BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM: PRE-PRE-PRE! → ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA. ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS • A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS. • LOUD. RECOGNIZABLE. IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE. • OUR VOICES ARE STRONGER TOGETHER. WHISTLES GUIDE PEOPLE TO: • FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS • CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD • ALERT NEIGHBORS TO JOIN IN NOISE = VISIBILITY. CODE 2: CODE RED BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS: PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE! → ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE. FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD. DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT. WHY IT WORKS • INSTANT ALERT SYSTEM • FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA • TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY ACTION ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY: WHAT YOU CAN DO • WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK TEACH FAMILY EIGHBORS TH CODES • USE IT WHEN ICE IS SPOTTED • PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD. THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY: PROTECT RP • @PROTECTRP_
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 7d
If you succeed I can’t wait to see it
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 8d
Every day
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