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Jay Brandstetter

@jaybrandstetter.bsky.social

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Middle-aged asexual internet historian with a podcast and a fursona 🐼 (and autism) A block just means I don't want to see your posts, I'm very picky https://shows.acast.com/im-from-the-internet-a-podcast-about-somethingawfulcom

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C. A. Groucutt @casstui.bsky.social · 1h

Reminder that I am looking for paid writing gigs!! My name is C. A. Groucutt and I'm a disabled trans writer. I have a writing degree which covered fiction, non fiction, copy and script, and I have written and proofread for video games, articles, short films and animation! DM or @ me for samples.

C. A. Groucutt @casstui.bsky.social · Sep 8

Just coming back to say that my writing commissions are still open- but because of the British online safety act I cannot read your DMs. Just @ me if you're interested in a scriptwriter, fiction writer, copywriter, or proofreader, and we can discuss contact methods. I will check back once a week.

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 8h

The "working hard or hardly working" of Bluesky

Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 8h

This tweet is a decade old today, I am begging you to find another joke you've had plenty of time

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 1d

I get it, people who think a fiction show is a documentary must be an incredibly easy audience to fleece.

Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 1d

I like that you didn't mention appearance at all yet the comments are full of people jumping at the chance to talk about how much they hate fat people and the unattractive

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 1d

We're doing some behind-the-scenes cleanup with our host so this week I'm unlocking one of the Patreon bonuses! The Angel Quiz is one of my favorite weird still-standing internet relics so getting to inflict on Winslow back in May was a lot of fun shows.acast.com/im-from-the-...

UNLOCKED: The Angel Quiz (Patreon Bonus #34) | I'M FROM THE INTERNET

Call Jesus · Call Obama · Call Dogs

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 1d

This meme is too slight for its own episode but it could be a good excuse to talk about Colin Trevorrow going from Spielberg's hand-picked wunderkind to Hollywood jail thanks to Book of Henry

Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 2d

EVERY THIRD HETERO COUPLE

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Retro Pals @retropals.bsky.social · 2d

Our playthrough of I Will: The Story of London for the LaserActive is NOW on YouTube! Can we find Dr. Ozone's device before it's too late? www.youtube.com/watch?v=su3l...

I Will: The Story of London - Complete Playthrough - Retro Pals

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 2d

I haven't uploaded a youtube video in years and I still have more than twice as many subscribers as Bear Stearns Bravo was able to get out of a 250k+ subscriber YouTube account and a Twitter account with 120k+ followers

Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 3d

My favorite thing about the old Safety Not Guaranteed meme is that the picture of the mulleted man is just an unrelated picture someone tacked on at some point and nobody questions it

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 3d

these must be references to the Canadian TV series I never watched
(Nexus Mods is mostly stuff to make it more movie accurate)

Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 3d

Borderlands is still putting people in masks so they don't have to do faces despite being owned by a billionaire, meanwhile this AA movie tie-in from Poland is rendering an entire 1987 Peter Weller for one scene.

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 3d

I used to work for AutoZone delivering car parts to dealerships. Car dealership people are, as a group, second only to plastic surgeons in terms of the worst groups of human beings I've ever had to interact with professionally. forums.nasioc.com/forums/showt...

Mark Mitsubishi in Scottsdale AZ makes me ashamed to be a "Mark" - NASIOC

Mark Mitsubishi in Scottsdale AZ makes me ashamed to be a "Mark" Dealership Reviews

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 3d

"It's been over 20 years since Mark Mitsubishi happened, I don't want to ruin some guy's life because he was a jerk once when I was in high school"
*checks Yelp reviews of the recently-closed dealership*
"I can't wait to ruin this guy's SEO forever."

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 3d

Though I will say having the Kanemitsu Corporation making a cameo at the very end was really funny, it's like the Robocop equivalent of Scrappy-Doo showing up at the end of the Scooby-Doo movie.

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 3d

and credits. The ending was good enough that I don't want to spoil it, but they really went the extra mile to wrap everything up instead of just being a "What wacky adventure will Robocop get up to next week?" or sequel hook
Great game, so going to New Game+ next time I need a break from factories

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 4d

Kyle rules, I'm a total no-name and he installed Discord to guest on my show and talk about killer ziplines for two hours.

Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 4d

the Robocop game has more dialogue-specific skills than any Bethesda RPG released since I finished high school

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 4d

It has the one shortcoming every Robocop sequel has: it lacks a Clarence Boddicker. Punks with mohawks, bikers, and a stern man in a suit are all well and good but I miss that X factor of a weird little dude that is super mean but not physically tough or imposing

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 4d

and yes, Robocop shooting you in the dick is an instant kill

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 4d

you can grab and throw people like when Robo's interrogating Clarence Boddicker and you can recover your health with electric terminals like in 2. They recreate the cool old computer UIs and the environments have a lot of props that are references but mostly make sense in context

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Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 4d

This feels like a remaster of an Xbox 360 game in the best way possible. Like an artifact from a universe where The Darkness was the model for that gen of FPSes instead of Call of Duty. It has a New Game+ mode and I'm already looking forward to the stuff I missed the first time

Jay Brandstetter @jaybrandstetter.bsky.social · 4d

Also the shooting itself is very fun. It leans into following the flow of Robocop gunfights: you can't jump, crouch, or stick to cover so you tank gunfire while slowly walking forward mowing everyone down. You can customize the Auto 9 so I have infinite ammo no reload and just spray the entire room.