Rus McLaughlin
@rusmclaughlin.bsky.social
Marketing/Content Strategist and Raconteur. Was the voice of PlayStation. Also Niantic, Oculus, EA, IGN, GamesBeat, others. My opinions represent everyone (except my employer). Video Games, Science Fiction, Geek Stuff, and that Writer's Life. (He/Him)
Gymkata is the Gymkata of Gymkatas.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Gymkata is the Gymkata of Gymkatas.
Pope’s about to beat some ass.
when you have had it with these iconoclastic snakes on this consecrated plane
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Pope’s about to beat some ass.
Have patience, Gail. It takes them roughly 20-25 years to come up with a new IP.
If Nintendo is so great, why don't they have any memorable mascots?
November 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Have patience, Gail. It takes them roughly 20-25 years to come up with a new IP.
Given the high statistical percentage of C-suite AI use vs. ICs, my three (disguised as two) questions here would be:
• How often do you use AI and what for?
• Why?
Because his answer is so bad, it could’ve been written by AI.
• How often do you use AI and what for?
• Why?
Because his answer is so bad, it could’ve been written by AI.
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Given the high statistical percentage of C-suite AI use vs. ICs, my three (disguised as two) questions here would be:
• How often do you use AI and what for?
• Why?
Because his answer is so bad, it could’ve been written by AI.
• How often do you use AI and what for?
• Why?
Because his answer is so bad, it could’ve been written by AI.
The big takeaway from Lucy Darling's cabaret show: @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social is "hecka fuckable."
Also, gin.
Also, gin.
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The big takeaway from Lucy Darling's cabaret show: @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social is "hecka fuckable."
Also, gin.
Also, gin.
Outraged that she's trans or that she's a Jew? Or both?
Mamdani appoints trans woman, rabbi Abby Stein, to transition team and right-wingers are predictably outraged
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Mamdani appoints trans woman to transition team and the usual suspects are raging
NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed a Jewish trans woman, Abby Stein, to his transition team and transphobes are, predictably, enraged.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Outraged that she's trans or that she's a Jew? Or both?
If this gives rise to a new generation of fan-subbed anime, they'll have nobody to blame but themselves.
Some of those old fan-subbed bootlegs were never surpassed.
Some of those old fan-subbed bootlegs were never surpassed.
Amazon has rolled out AI dubbed anime and I’m truly appalled. Like it or loathe it, the medium has a rich, incredible history of English performances. There’s already a million reasons to hate Amazon, but fuck me.
I wanna hear about your fav dub. Your fav VA. Let’s celebrate these folks. 💜
I wanna hear about your fav dub. Your fav VA. Let’s celebrate these folks. 💜
November 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
If this gives rise to a new generation of fan-subbed anime, they'll have nobody to blame but themselves.
Some of those old fan-subbed bootlegs were never surpassed.
Some of those old fan-subbed bootlegs were never surpassed.
Adios, Tom Stoppard.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead shaped me at an early age, just as thoroughly as Shakespeare himself did.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead shaped me at an early age, just as thoroughly as Shakespeare himself did.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Adios, Tom Stoppard.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead shaped me at an early age, just as thoroughly as Shakespeare himself did.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead shaped me at an early age, just as thoroughly as Shakespeare himself did.
My wife keeps going on about Derek in the new season of Stranger Things and I'm all
a man and a woman are standing next to each other in front of a trolley that says the good place
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November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My wife keeps going on about Derek in the new season of Stranger Things and I'm all
Our 4th Annual International Thanksgiving
Appetizer (PokèMom)
Greece: Cheese Platter w/Homemade Roasted Pepper Dip, Feta-Yogurt Dip, Hummus and Pita
Main (Knives)
San Marino: Roasted Rabbit w/Fennel
Side (Me)
Azerbaijan: Dushbara
Desert (El Jefe)
Columbia: Colombian Pound Cake
Appetizer (PokèMom)
Greece: Cheese Platter w/Homemade Roasted Pepper Dip, Feta-Yogurt Dip, Hummus and Pita
Main (Knives)
San Marino: Roasted Rabbit w/Fennel
Side (Me)
Azerbaijan: Dushbara
Desert (El Jefe)
Columbia: Colombian Pound Cake
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Our 4th Annual International Thanksgiving
Appetizer (PokèMom)
Greece: Cheese Platter w/Homemade Roasted Pepper Dip, Feta-Yogurt Dip, Hummus and Pita
Main (Knives)
San Marino: Roasted Rabbit w/Fennel
Side (Me)
Azerbaijan: Dushbara
Desert (El Jefe)
Columbia: Colombian Pound Cake
Appetizer (PokèMom)
Greece: Cheese Platter w/Homemade Roasted Pepper Dip, Feta-Yogurt Dip, Hummus and Pita
Main (Knives)
San Marino: Roasted Rabbit w/Fennel
Side (Me)
Azerbaijan: Dushbara
Desert (El Jefe)
Columbia: Colombian Pound Cake
If you see this, QTP with a character that permanently altered your brain chemistry 🥴
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
If you see this, QTP with a character that permanently altered your brain chemistry 🥴
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
EXTRA PIE FOR ME
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
EXTRA PIE FOR ME
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
WHY ARE THEY ALWAYS INTERRUPTING MY RAMYON
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
WHY ARE THEY ALWAYS INTERRUPTING MY RAMYON
If you see this post an anime you love
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
If you see this post an anime you love
It's always a slight relief when you send out a meeting invite and people accept it.
a man wearing sunglasses stands in front of a car with a woman in the background
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November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It's always a slight relief when you send out a meeting invite and people accept it.
Oh, is it Star Wars Ranking Day?
Empire
Star Wars (non-Special Edition)
Andor
Rouge One
Return of the Jedi
Everything else to various degrees
…except Solo, which doesn’t make the list.
Empire
Star Wars (non-Special Edition)
Andor
Rouge One
Return of the Jedi
Everything else to various degrees
…except Solo, which doesn’t make the list.
darth vader is making a heart shape with his hands in a star wars costume .
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November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Oh, is it Star Wars Ranking Day?
Empire
Star Wars (non-Special Edition)
Andor
Rouge One
Return of the Jedi
Everything else to various degrees
…except Solo, which doesn’t make the list.
Empire
Star Wars (non-Special Edition)
Andor
Rouge One
Return of the Jedi
Everything else to various degrees
…except Solo, which doesn’t make the list.
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus
tryin’ to make his way
home
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus
tryin’ to make his way
home
But I’m a priest,
I’m Pope Leo…
What the hell am I doing here?
I don’t belong here.
I don’t belong here.
I’m Pope Leo…
What the hell am I doing here?
I don’t belong here.
I don’t belong here.
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus
tryin’ to make his way
home
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus
tryin’ to make his way
home
GOOD MORNING, WIRE MOTHER.
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
GOOD MORNING, WIRE MOTHER.
Yah, we had the Satan on us.
Still do.
Still do.
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Yah, we had the Satan on us.
Still do.
Still do.
Board game night with Torres and just a bunch of castle building and territory control.
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Board game night with Torres and just a bunch of castle building and territory control.