Ryoga Rocket
@ryogarocket.bsky.social
I write articles, reviews, and the occasional D&D adventure. One of the things I wrote even won an award. Also plenty of miniature painting, dice making, and cosplay.
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no one ever had to be forced to use *good* tech.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
no one ever had to be forced to use *good* tech.
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I deleted and stopped playing Fortnite recently. It was honestly a big comfort game for me but that comfort was very quickly becoming outmatched by how uncomfortable all their decisions were making me.
SO... I'm pretty much done with Fortnite. There were statements made by Tim Sweeney saying that AI usage doesn't need to be disclosed, and then AI usage was found all over this current season- from art to sprays to in-game songs. Between that, and the upcoming shitty wizard collab... Yeah, I'm done.
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I deleted and stopped playing Fortnite recently. It was honestly a big comfort game for me but that comfort was very quickly becoming outmatched by how uncomfortable all their decisions were making me.
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stand in working class solidarity with voice actors and save your fav media from enshittification in the process
As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
stand in working class solidarity with voice actors and save your fav media from enshittification in the process
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
Painted up this year's Red Gobbo. Merry Grotmas, ya gitz!
November 30, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Painted up this year's Red Gobbo. Merry Grotmas, ya gitz!
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
And this is why voice actors are fighting so hard for AI protections in their contracts.
g33khq.org/amazon-ai-du...
g33khq.org/amazon-ai-du...
Amazon Rolls Out AI Dubs and They're Even Worse Than You Think - G33K-HQ
Amazon is testing AI dubs with "Banana Fish" and "No Game, No Life," and the results are... bad. Really bad.
g33khq.org
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
And this is why voice actors are fighting so hard for AI protections in their contracts.
g33khq.org/amazon-ai-du...
g33khq.org/amazon-ai-du...
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Why are students having learning challenges?
I can't imagine:
I can't imagine:
I just read my tenth #COVID19 research study in the past month or so that demonstrates COVID infections cause brain changes that may accelerate Alzheimer's disease, are associated with cognitive decline, and cause fatigue, memory impairment, and sleep disorders. (1/?)
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Why are students having learning challenges?
I can't imagine:
I can't imagine:
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AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
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The thing about CrunchyRoll’s enshittification is that normally I’m a big proponent of supporting official channels but if the money from subscriptions isn’t being used to pay talent and labour and the quality suffers as a result, then morally what’s the purpose of supporting those official means?
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The thing about CrunchyRoll’s enshittification is that normally I’m a big proponent of supporting official channels but if the money from subscriptions isn’t being used to pay talent and labour and the quality suffers as a result, then morally what’s the purpose of supporting those official means?
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When I'm not painting warhams I run a small press publishing company specializing in horror fiction, occult art books, enamel pins, and even an RPG. Anyway, it's all 25% off this week so give me your filthy dollars.
StrixPublishing
Horror, Scifi, & Games of superior quality since 2015.
strixpublishing.patternbyetsy.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
When I'm not painting warhams I run a small press publishing company specializing in horror fiction, occult art books, enamel pins, and even an RPG. Anyway, it's all 25% off this week so give me your filthy dollars.
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Holy. SHIT. Like........ WOW... It's so much worse than you'd think. Like, before I hit play, I figured it would just be kind of awkward but... wow...
... WOW
... WOW
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Holy. SHIT. Like........ WOW... It's so much worse than you'd think. Like, before I hit play, I figured it would just be kind of awkward but... wow...
... WOW
... WOW
Got some good pulls from the Magic: The Gathering Avatar set recently
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Got some good pulls from the Magic: The Gathering Avatar set recently
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Wanna get some character art for the holidays?
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vgen.co/sonybaloneyart
As of right now, icons are $10.00 off over on my vgen!
Get yourself some personalized tokens for you virtual games, today!
#vgen #commission #vgencommission
vgen.co/sonybaloneyart
Get yourself some personalized tokens for you virtual games, today!
#vgen #commission #vgencommission
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November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Wanna get some character art for the holidays?
vgen.co/sonybaloneyart
vgen.co/sonybaloneyart
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This is in the running for my favorite lecture slide ever
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is in the running for my favorite lecture slide ever
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And while I'm shamelessly plugging my stuff, there's also the Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Whatever sales on Redbubble, including t-shirts and other merch using the artwork from these adventures: www.redbubble.com/people/Robgu...
NBDD Adventures Shop | Redbubble
NBDD Adventures is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.
www.redbubble.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
And while I'm shamelessly plugging my stuff, there's also the Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Whatever sales on Redbubble, including t-shirts and other merch using the artwork from these adventures: www.redbubble.com/people/Robgu...
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Hey, y'all like sales, right? Well, I've got a bundle of four D&D Adventurers League mods featuring the elusive criminal Carmille Santiago for only five bucks! This is a limited-time bundle, so get it now or... wait for next year, I guess.
site.dmsguild.com/product/5037...
site.dmsguild.com/product/5037...
Carmille Santiago's Black Friday Bundle [BUNDLE] - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild
This special bundle product contains the following titles:CCC-NBDD01-02 Where Can She BeRegular price: {display_pri
site.dmsguild.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hey, y'all like sales, right? Well, I've got a bundle of four D&D Adventurers League mods featuring the elusive criminal Carmille Santiago for only five bucks! This is a limited-time bundle, so get it now or... wait for next year, I guess.
site.dmsguild.com/product/5037...
site.dmsguild.com/product/5037...
Celebrating Turkey Day the way it's meant to be enjoyed: watching MST3K and RiffTrax
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Celebrating Turkey Day the way it's meant to be enjoyed: watching MST3K and RiffTrax
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
Remember: when you see a post saying "share this or bad things will happen to you," ethically it's the right decision to not share it and ensure the bad luck ends with you, rather than share it and risk afflicting even more people with misfortune.
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Remember: when you see a post saying "share this or bad things will happen to you," ethically it's the right decision to not share it and ensure the bad luck ends with you, rather than share it and risk afflicting even more people with misfortune.
Hey, y'all like sales, right? Well, I've got a bundle of four D&D Adventurers League mods featuring the elusive criminal Carmille Santiago for only five bucks! This is a limited-time bundle, so get it now or... wait for next year, I guess.
site.dmsguild.com/product/5037...
site.dmsguild.com/product/5037...
Carmille Santiago's Black Friday Bundle [BUNDLE] - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild
This special bundle product contains the following titles:CCC-NBDD01-02 Where Can She BeRegular price: {display_pri
site.dmsguild.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hey, y'all like sales, right? Well, I've got a bundle of four D&D Adventurers League mods featuring the elusive criminal Carmille Santiago for only five bucks! This is a limited-time bundle, so get it now or... wait for next year, I guess.
site.dmsguild.com/product/5037...
site.dmsguild.com/product/5037...
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It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
To whoever needs to hear it:
No, you’re not messing everything up, and people don’t hate you all of a sudden. It’s just getting colder and seasonal depression is kicking in.
No, you’re not messing everything up, and people don’t hate you all of a sudden. It’s just getting colder and seasonal depression is kicking in.
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
To whoever needs to hear it:
No, you’re not messing everything up, and people don’t hate you all of a sudden. It’s just getting colder and seasonal depression is kicking in.
No, you’re not messing everything up, and people don’t hate you all of a sudden. It’s just getting colder and seasonal depression is kicking in.