Wendy
@branwenshoop.com
lesbo cybersplatterpunk / early koei apologist / game dev in pgh @pinkhoneycomb.com. extremely retired from songwriting + the record business. bumouts/minors/AI dipshits d.n.i.
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Wendy
@branwenshoop.com
· Nov 26
Digging through photos from 15ish years ago and I stumbled across this bumper sticker that goes HARD AS FUCK
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i expected wizards & warriors 3 to troll jeff somewhat but this bit here is one of the best/worst trolls i've maybe ever seen in an nes game. www.twitch.tv/jeffgerstman...
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
January 24, 2026 at 12:49 AM
i expected wizards & warriors 3 to troll jeff somewhat but this bit here is one of the best/worst trolls i've maybe ever seen in an nes game. www.twitch.tv/jeffgerstman...
Heard this in the trailer for a Robert Carradine movie a few days ago and decided it's my anthem for the year: youtu.be/Y6eJsNdMphg
Electric Light Orchestra - So Fine (Audio)
YouTube video by ELOVEVO
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Heard this in the trailer for a Robert Carradine movie a few days ago and decided it's my anthem for the year: youtu.be/Y6eJsNdMphg
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love it when i get fresh oats in my nosebag
January 22, 2026 at 2:38 AM
love it when i get fresh oats in my nosebag
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Seconding this. Geocities was so popular that they couldn't keep up with demand at first.
LiveJournal had to close off applications for a year because folks overwhelmed them
Something Awful had to start charging for forum access to deal with the load.
And so on.
LiveJournal had to close off applications for a year because folks overwhelmed them
Something Awful had to start charging for forum access to deal with the load.
And so on.
I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Seconding this. Geocities was so popular that they couldn't keep up with demand at first.
LiveJournal had to close off applications for a year because folks overwhelmed them
Something Awful had to start charging for forum access to deal with the load.
And so on.
LiveJournal had to close off applications for a year because folks overwhelmed them
Something Awful had to start charging for forum access to deal with the load.
And so on.
this and downpour are still my favorites of the series.
It's been a long times since I played SH4 and on my recent revisit, I came away from the experience with a few mind blowing revelations. Please check out my SH4 video as we dissect and uncover the game's hidden real life nightmares and meaning!
youtu.be/x1lXPIMdnTc?...
youtu.be/x1lXPIMdnTc?...
SILENT HILL 4 The Horror of Being Seen
YouTube video by The Sphere Hunter
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 11:35 PM
this and downpour are still my favorites of the series.
counterargument: eat shit in hell
AI sits in billions of phones. Refusing to engage won't stop it, just leaves vulnerable people without knowledge. Demand ownership and control, not abstinence.
Abstinence From AI Is Not the Answer
Opinion | Refusing to use AI won’t protect society. Responsible resistance must include gaining knowledge about it.
f.mtr.cool
January 20, 2026 at 11:33 PM
counterargument: eat shit in hell
They hired somebody somewhere to check backwards compatibility from between Switches (and put in sufficient work to catch some odd edge cases), so they can clearly put a butt in a seat long enough to determine "these specific games are garbage made by toilet people, get lost".
Platform holders need to crack down on shovelware before AI-generated slop renders digital storefronts useless to all but the major publishers, says Rob Fahey. www.gamesindustry.biz/shovelware-i...
January 20, 2026 at 2:13 PM
They hired somebody somewhere to check backwards compatibility from between Switches (and put in sufficient work to catch some odd edge cases), so they can clearly put a butt in a seat long enough to determine "these specific games are garbage made by toilet people, get lost".
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and remember, pop the ALBUM cut of Power and The Passion on, not the single/music video cut for the full thing
Vale to a most amazing person and musician. I hope you're beating the crap out of a drumkit, somewhere, Rob. Thank you for the immense joy and inspiration you've provided. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer and founding member, dies aged 70
Musician who drove much of the band’s ferocious sound and co-wrote many of its biggest hits was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:58 AM
and remember, pop the ALBUM cut of Power and The Passion on, not the single/music video cut for the full thing
Literally the greatest there ever was. 💔 RIP.
I wrote this some time ago - with all of us knowing this day would come, and Rob, of course, fighting like the bloody-minded bastard he was to the very end. He irrevocably changed my life - and how our country saw itself. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Rob Hirst was a force of nature, a born showman who led Midnight Oil from the back
Phenomenal drummer and percussionist was an equally accomplished songwriter who embodied the band’s bloody-minded spirit
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Literally the greatest there ever was. 💔 RIP.
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John Boorman is 93.
This anecdote about him & Lee Marvin has quite the punchline.
This anecdote about him & Lee Marvin has quite the punchline.
January 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM
John Boorman is 93.
This anecdote about him & Lee Marvin has quite the punchline.
This anecdote about him & Lee Marvin has quite the punchline.
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"Frogger: A puzzle of Flesh"
January 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"Frogger: A puzzle of Flesh"
Today, I'm here at my ranch, exercising some of my polo ponies.
January 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Today, I'm here at my ranch, exercising some of my polo ponies.
Please hold your applause until the Sock Cylinder has stopped rotating.
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Please hold your applause until the Sock Cylinder has stopped rotating.
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Mommy covered her face with her hands and now she’s lost media 💔
We have to take the phrase "Lost Media" away from YouTubers for awhile until they reeducate themselves on what that actually means.
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Mommy covered her face with her hands and now she’s lost media 💔
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greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
If there's ever a podcast about Tim Robinson, and there's an episode covering the work... the discography... the oeuvre... the métier... of Wazey Waynes, I need to be on that.
January 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
If there's ever a podcast about Tim Robinson, and there's an episode covering the work... the discography... the oeuvre... the métier... of Wazey Waynes, I need to be on that.
This is The Rover. When I was really tired late last night I accidentally started calling it "the buggy" and layer had to find/replace every instance of "buggy" with "rover".
January 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This is The Rover. When I was really tired late last night I accidentally started calling it "the buggy" and layer had to find/replace every instance of "buggy" with "rover".
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roe is red
violet flow the vapors
violet flow the vapors
January 4, 2026 at 6:17 PM
roe is red
violet flow the vapors
violet flow the vapors
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I received the very rare Nintendo Home Race game this week, and it is in absolute great condition - never been played with
Until now!
Please witness its first race, 60 years after it left the Nintendo factory...
Until now!
Please witness its first race, 60 years after it left the Nintendo factory...
January 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I received the very rare Nintendo Home Race game this week, and it is in absolute great condition - never been played with
Until now!
Please witness its first race, 60 years after it left the Nintendo factory...
Until now!
Please witness its first race, 60 years after it left the Nintendo factory...
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With David Rosen's death, bad information about Sega as a company is starting to re-emerge across the internet.
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
January 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
With David Rosen's death, bad information about Sega as a company is starting to re-emerge across the internet.
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
I'd trade away a lifetime of my Tetris and Doom skills to be way better at Herzog Zwei.
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I'd trade away a lifetime of my Tetris and Doom skills to be way better at Herzog Zwei.
I like the idea of those Framework laptops *in theory*, but I'd rather just have a ton of ports and be done with it. It would be weird to be in the middle of something and realize you bought one USB module too few or whatever. And one's taken up by the charger!
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I like the idea of those Framework laptops *in theory*, but I'd rather just have a ton of ports and be done with it. It would be weird to be in the middle of something and realize you bought one USB module too few or whatever. And one's taken up by the charger!
That doesn't even sound like a real donut...
January 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
That doesn't even sound like a real donut...