Daniel Kaszor
@dkaszor.bsky.social
A former journalist and current writer and editor. Used to trick a national newspaper into letting me run a videogames vertical, back when videogames verticals were a thing. Avatar doodled by Chip Zdarsky in 2015.
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Metroid Prime 4 absolutely feels like the third sequel to a Gamecube game (mostly derogatory) and it's kind of wild that it's the end product of a fraught near decade development and not something they quickly had to iterate out quickly over existing templates to hit the next Christmas.
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Metroid Prime 4 absolutely feels like the third sequel to a Gamecube game (mostly derogatory) and it's kind of wild that it's the end product of a fraught near decade development and not something they quickly had to iterate out quickly over existing templates to hit the next Christmas.
Metroid Prime 4 absolutely feels like the third sequel to a Gamecube game (mostly derogatory) and it's kind of wild that it's the end product of a fraught near decade development and not something they quickly had to iterate out quickly over existing templates to hit the next Christmas.
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Metroid Prime 4 absolutely feels like the third sequel to a Gamecube game (mostly derogatory) and it's kind of wild that it's the end product of a fraught near decade development and not something they quickly had to iterate out quickly over existing templates to hit the next Christmas.
Pluribus is a show that on the surface has very few mysteries and that seems to have broken the brains of an entire class of people watching it.
December 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Pluribus is a show that on the surface has very few mysteries and that seems to have broken the brains of an entire class of people watching it.
Surprised how much Metroid Prime 4 really does feel like a FOUR. It's in conversation with the other 3 games, and it follows some of the (imo pretty iffy) design directions started in MP3. Very weird for a sequel where there are now college students who weren't born yet when the last one came out.
December 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Surprised how much Metroid Prime 4 really does feel like a FOUR. It's in conversation with the other 3 games, and it follows some of the (imo pretty iffy) design directions started in MP3. Very weird for a sequel where there are now college students who weren't born yet when the last one came out.
I like logging in here and seeing someone clearly talking about today's main character and having no idea what they are talking about.
December 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I like logging in here and seeing someone clearly talking about today's main character and having no idea what they are talking about.
Also: I do wonder if they uploaded that wrong version of the 4K version as a stealth way to advertise the fact that there now is a 4K version.
Going to say something contrary here as someone who just finished a Mad Men rewatch: Mad Men, a show always composed in 16:9 and HD but mastered sloppily in a way filled with compression artifacts (even on bluray) ~absolutely~ needed a new remaster from source.
HBO Max’s 'Mad Men' Vomit Scene Proves ‘Remastered’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Better’
The errors in one of the most beautiful shows ever made continue a modern tradition of reformatting things that are better off left alone.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Also: I do wonder if they uploaded that wrong version of the 4K version as a stealth way to advertise the fact that there now is a 4K version.
Going to say something contrary here as someone who just finished a Mad Men rewatch: Mad Men, a show always composed in 16:9 and HD but mastered sloppily in a way filled with compression artifacts (even on bluray) ~absolutely~ needed a new remaster from source.
HBO Max’s 'Mad Men' Vomit Scene Proves ‘Remastered’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Better’
The errors in one of the most beautiful shows ever made continue a modern tradition of reformatting things that are better off left alone.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Going to say something contrary here as someone who just finished a Mad Men rewatch: Mad Men, a show always composed in 16:9 and HD but mastered sloppily in a way filled with compression artifacts (even on bluray) ~absolutely~ needed a new remaster from source.
I just earnestly said "Hbomberguy is the Isaac Chotiner of nerd shit" very earnestly in a conversation.
December 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I just earnestly said "Hbomberguy is the Isaac Chotiner of nerd shit" very earnestly in a conversation.
Just saw a "y'all ever see a take so bad you are forced to immediately go to sleep?" take about Plurbis and it's ruining my day
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just saw a "y'all ever see a take so bad you are forced to immediately go to sleep?" take about Plurbis and it's ruining my day
Not even sure it's a knock on it, but the new Stranger Things has big "storytelling lifted directly from a high production AAA videogame" energy.
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Not even sure it's a knock on it, but the new Stranger Things has big "storytelling lifted directly from a high production AAA videogame" energy.
Still bugs me that the original plan for the Picard show was "retired Picard solves small stakes Agatha Christie style mysteries in rural France" and the powers that be (either Paramount/Viacom or Patrick Stewart) nixed that.
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Still bugs me that the original plan for the Picard show was "retired Picard solves small stakes Agatha Christie style mysteries in rural France" and the powers that be (either Paramount/Viacom or Patrick Stewart) nixed that.
Man, searching for music on YouTube really is running you into slop these days huh?
(No this revelation was not spurred on by searching for "Maybe Tomorrow: Metal Cover" why do you ask?)
(No this revelation was not spurred on by searching for "Maybe Tomorrow: Metal Cover" why do you ask?)
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Man, searching for music on YouTube really is running you into slop these days huh?
(No this revelation was not spurred on by searching for "Maybe Tomorrow: Metal Cover" why do you ask?)
(No this revelation was not spurred on by searching for "Maybe Tomorrow: Metal Cover" why do you ask?)
Finally finished my Mad Men rewatch. Still amazing to me that the show could do an ending as genuinely hopeful and genuinely cynical as that and not have either aspect really cancel the other out in any way.
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Finally finished my Mad Men rewatch. Still amazing to me that the show could do an ending as genuinely hopeful and genuinely cynical as that and not have either aspect really cancel the other out in any way.
I sort of love the angle this book comes at Star Wars history conceptually: It's a history of the Galactic Empire from the perspective of a member of the rebellion/resisitance who tries to keep academic distance, but can't quite keep his dislike of more radical elements of the rebellion fully hidden
For those who enjoy ebooks on Kindle, it seems that 'Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' is *massively* discounted today down to $1.99 in the US and £7.99 in the UK. Which feels like a pretty good deal really.
US: www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Ri...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Ri...
US: www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Ri...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Ri...
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I sort of love the angle this book comes at Star Wars history conceptually: It's a history of the Galactic Empire from the perspective of a member of the rebellion/resisitance who tries to keep academic distance, but can't quite keep his dislike of more radical elements of the rebellion fully hidden
So much of Mad Men would be solved if Don had even the mildest of modern anti-depressants and a c-pap machine
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
So much of Mad Men would be solved if Don had even the mildest of modern anti-depressants and a c-pap machine
Wait, that super milquetoast and perfectly boring star wars ranking has started a ~discourse~? THAT did it? Don't do anything stupid today folks, bluesky is out there begging for a main character.
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Wait, that super milquetoast and perfectly boring star wars ranking has started a ~discourse~? THAT did it? Don't do anything stupid today folks, bluesky is out there begging for a main character.
2 factors behind people holding onto phones longer that go beyond "world is just bad":
- Phone tech slowed. If a phone from 5y ago is in working order, it's utility is not that different from a new phone. Wasn't true 10y ago.
- Battery lifespans MUCH better now, mostly because of better software.
- Phone tech slowed. If a phone from 5y ago is in working order, it's utility is not that different from a new phone. Wasn't true 10y ago.
- Battery lifespans MUCH better now, mostly because of better software.
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
2 factors behind people holding onto phones longer that go beyond "world is just bad":
- Phone tech slowed. If a phone from 5y ago is in working order, it's utility is not that different from a new phone. Wasn't true 10y ago.
- Battery lifespans MUCH better now, mostly because of better software.
- Phone tech slowed. If a phone from 5y ago is in working order, it's utility is not that different from a new phone. Wasn't true 10y ago.
- Battery lifespans MUCH better now, mostly because of better software.
I believe it's still canon in The Matrix universe that Morpheus died in a limited time event in an MMO that's now been shuttered for 16 years.
After "film trilogy that dropped a critical plot point exclusively via timed Fortnite event" and "video game series whose story only makes sense if you're aware of the events of a canon pachinko machine", I feel like there are whole frontiers of user-hostile narrative design waiting to be explored.
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I believe it's still canon in The Matrix universe that Morpheus died in a limited time event in an MMO that's now been shuttered for 16 years.
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As an elder millennial it's pretty chilling to know statistically that someone close to me is almost certainly going to die of cancer because the testing/rollout of mRNA cancer treatments is going to be delayed by 5 years to a decade.
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
Personalized Cancer Vaccines Are Almost Here—But Federal Funding Cuts Could Derail Them
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
As an elder millennial it's pretty chilling to know statistically that someone close to me is almost certainly going to die of cancer because the testing/rollout of mRNA cancer treatments is going to be delayed by 5 years to a decade.
Honestly, I kind of hate that a 4chan term that basically means "hobby-grade masturbation" has made it into the mainstream lexicon.
Young Mormons Built an App to Help Men Quit Gooning
The Relay app allows users to track their porn-free streaks and get group support. Its creators say they’re taking a stand against porn and AI erotica.
www.wired.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Honestly, I kind of hate that a 4chan term that basically means "hobby-grade masturbation" has made it into the mainstream lexicon.
As an elder millennial it's pretty chilling to know statistically that someone close to me is almost certainly going to die of cancer because the testing/rollout of mRNA cancer treatments is going to be delayed by 5 years to a decade.
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
Personalized Cancer Vaccines Are Almost Here—But Federal Funding Cuts Could Derail Them
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
As an elder millennial it's pretty chilling to know statistically that someone close to me is almost certainly going to die of cancer because the testing/rollout of mRNA cancer treatments is going to be delayed by 5 years to a decade.
Doing a Mad Men rewatch: the arc of Pete Campbell is a fascinating one. He's a genuinely better and more seasoned person at the end of the show than he was at the start ... but he gets there without suffering any major consequences for his bad/abhorent behaviour over the course of the show
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Doing a Mad Men rewatch: the arc of Pete Campbell is a fascinating one. He's a genuinely better and more seasoned person at the end of the show than he was at the start ... but he gets there without suffering any major consequences for his bad/abhorent behaviour over the course of the show
If there is one (1) thing that I wish BlueSky would apply from algorithmic feeds is I wish I had a setting to make it so I don't see a post reposted more than once. If it's been in my feed while I was looking, I don't see it again.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 AM
If there is one (1) thing that I wish BlueSky would apply from algorithmic feeds is I wish I had a setting to make it so I don't see a post reposted more than once. If it's been in my feed while I was looking, I don't see it again.
I love how you see people posting about their "fail meals" and it's like a 10-step recipe that involves three different fresh ingredients, a bunch of chopping, and 40+ minutes cook time.
November 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I love how you see people posting about their "fail meals" and it's like a 10-step recipe that involves three different fresh ingredients, a bunch of chopping, and 40+ minutes cook time.
You don't need to re-share the engagement-farming hate-share. It was written that way to get you to hate share it. You don't need to do it. You don't.
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
You don't need to re-share the engagement-farming hate-share. It was written that way to get you to hate share it. You don't need to do it. You don't.