Fran J. Ruiz
@radioactivejawa.bsky.social
PhiLOLogist. Freelance journalist & wordsmith seen on VG247, SPACE, Skybox, GameWatcher, Popverse, Games Radar, Rolling Stone, and more. Spanish. Read my stuff: https://linktr.ee/frarupe92
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Review – Smooth but Compromised Adventuring | SavePoint Gaming
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition arrives on Switch 2 with strong performance but uneven visuals. A solid port of Lara Croft’s darkest adventure.
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I checked out Tomb Raider: DE on Switch 2, which runs great and gets the basics right. Half-baked control features and baffling visual cutbacks are a disappointment though. My review for @savepointgaming.bsky.social: savepointgaming.co/review/tomb-...
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This is how Digimon digivolutions work.
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is how Digimon digivolutions work.
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• “I didn’t watch it, but TikTok told me it’s problematic.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
November 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
• “I didn’t watch it, but TikTok told me it’s problematic.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
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The team over Wētā Workshop has been sharing a plethora of concept art and behind-the-scenes images of their work on Alien: Earth! #AlienEarth #WetaWorkshop #Alien #Xenomorph #TOcellus #NoahHawley
Weta Workshop Shares Plethora Of Alien: Earth Concept Art & Behind-the-Scenes Images! - Alien vs. Predator Galaxy
Over the course of November, the social outlets for Weta Workshop has been sharing a lot of their work on Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth - which was recently renewed for a second season - including concep...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The team over Wētā Workshop has been sharing a plethora of concept art and behind-the-scenes images of their work on Alien: Earth! #AlienEarth #WetaWorkshop #Alien #Xenomorph #TOcellus #NoahHawley
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They beat jesus with that
November 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
They beat jesus with that
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138 cuerpos recién hallados en Huelva. Es aterrador y profundamente desalentador que cada semana aparezcan nuevas víctimas en fosas comunes, recordándonos que mientras el fascismo crece, la verdad de estas vidas sigue emergiendo.
November 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
138 cuerpos recién hallados en Huelva. Es aterrador y profundamente desalentador que cada semana aparezcan nuevas víctimas en fosas comunes, recordándonos que mientras el fascismo crece, la verdad de estas vidas sigue emergiendo.
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Tom Stoppard, the ingenious Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter whose gift for wordplay led him to a record five Tony Awards for best play, the first for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and the last for Leopoldstadt, and an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, has died. He was 88.
Tom Stoppard, Cerebral Storyteller for Stage and Screen, Dies at 88
Tom Stoppard, the ingenious Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter whose gift for wordplay led him to a record five Tony Awards for best play, the first for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and the last for Leopoldstadt, and an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, has died. He was 88.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Tom Stoppard, the ingenious Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter whose gift for wordplay led him to a record five Tony Awards for best play, the first for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and the last for Leopoldstadt, and an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, has died. He was 88.
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the Michelin man is kinda like a Greek god in the sense that he presides over tires and which restaurants are good
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
the Michelin man is kinda like a Greek god in the sense that he presides over tires and which restaurants are good
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This is why I'm always mad at videogame collections leaving out the bad spin offs and versions. Playing shitty games is part of 1) getting to know a series 2) being a fan of anything 3) enjoying a medium. They want you to think playing the ones that got +80 on Metacritic is the same and it isn't
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This is why I'm always mad at videogame collections leaving out the bad spin offs and versions. Playing shitty games is part of 1) getting to know a series 2) being a fan of anything 3) enjoying a medium. They want you to think playing the ones that got +80 on Metacritic is the same and it isn't
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This is also how you sometimes pick up something that is truly awful and that is part of it too. You can't develop a critical sense if you only watch/read/play stuff that's wildly acclaimed
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is also how you sometimes pick up something that is truly awful and that is part of it too. You can't develop a critical sense if you only watch/read/play stuff that's wildly acclaimed
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There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI
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every day logging on is a race to get a dumb joke off before you read the most terrifying news you’ve ever heard
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
every day logging on is a race to get a dumb joke off before you read the most terrifying news you’ve ever heard
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Stranger Things 5 is...fine and gets right to giving hardcore fans more twists to get excited about. But this thing where TV characters speak almost exclusively in recap-y exposition — which isn’t unique to this show — is getting a little out of hand. My review:
Stranger Things 5 begins with a frantic race to the finish line
Stranger Things 5 begins with a frantic race to the finish line
Netflix’s hit series is finally coming to an end.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Stranger Things 5 is...fine and gets right to giving hardcore fans more twists to get excited about. But this thing where TV characters speak almost exclusively in recap-y exposition — which isn’t unique to this show — is getting a little out of hand. My review:
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They should ruin another one of life's simple pleasures. Original Pringles maybe
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
They should ruin another one of life's simple pleasures. Original Pringles maybe
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I wish all International Organizations Attempting to Arrest Pete Hegseth for Murder a very He Was Killed While Attempting Escape.
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I wish all International Organizations Attempting to Arrest Pete Hegseth for Murder a very He Was Killed While Attempting Escape.
saw an extremely cursed doll
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
saw an extremely cursed doll
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This is one of the biggest problems with so-called "AI". EVERY branch of computer science and thought ever accomplished is now included as part of "AI". It's a gigantic hoax. Guess what? Computers, research and algos all existed before the current hoax.
Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is one of the biggest problems with so-called "AI". EVERY branch of computer science and thought ever accomplished is now included as part of "AI". It's a gigantic hoax. Guess what? Computers, research and algos all existed before the current hoax.
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Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
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The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
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regal.inspiring.thickness
November 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
regal.inspiring.thickness
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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Bluesky repliers really can manage to be annoying about anything
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Bluesky repliers really can manage to be annoying about anything
Hemos venido a un vietnamita y he pedido sin querer su equivalente al combinado español. (No me quejo.)
November 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Hemos venido a un vietnamita y he pedido sin querer su equivalente al combinado español. (No me quejo.)