Alex Case
@countzeroor.bsky.social
Blogger, Let's Plays, YouTube Reviews, Podcasts.
https://countzeroor.carrd.co/
He/Him. Autistic. 40-ish
Opinions expressed are my own, and not any of my employers, past or present.
I post about NSFW occasionally, so maybe MDNI.
https://countzeroor.carrd.co/
He/Him. Autistic. 40-ish
Opinions expressed are my own, and not any of my employers, past or present.
I post about NSFW occasionally, so maybe MDNI.
I strongly recommend people listen to the episode of #PopCultureHappyHour where they discuss Heated Rivalry for @ghweldon.bsky.social's discussion of the importance of showing sex in narratives (not just erotica) because of what how it can help with developing character relationships.
December 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I strongly recommend people listen to the episode of #PopCultureHappyHour where they discuss Heated Rivalry for @ghweldon.bsky.social's discussion of the importance of showing sex in narratives (not just erotica) because of what how it can help with developing character relationships.
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 157: My Bag Runneth Over
I get one more bag upgrade.
I get one more bag upgrade.
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 157: My Bag Runneth Over
I get one more bag upgrade.
countzeroor.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 157: My Bag Runneth Over
I get one more bag upgrade.
I get one more bag upgrade.
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The wonderful writer and human David Gerrold needs help, if you can.
www.gofundme.com/f/david-gerr...
www.gofundme.com/f/david-gerr...
Donate to David Gerrold's Health and Leukemia Fundraiser, organized by David Gerrold
Here is a thank you just for coming this far, a link to a short collec… David Gerrold needs your support for David Gerrold's Health and Leukemia Fundraiser
www.gofundme.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The wonderful writer and human David Gerrold needs help, if you can.
www.gofundme.com/f/david-gerr...
www.gofundme.com/f/david-gerr...
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Gender affirming care for trans people is safe, effective, and has a lower regret rate (4%) than almost any major medical procedure. It saves lives. These are facts. The right's talking-points are recycled "they are coming for your children!" scare tactics well over fifty years old at this point.
New research finds trans teens have high satisfaction with gender care
The survey published in JAMA Pediatrics showed that trans teens taking puberty blockers or hormones had very low rates of regret.
www.npr.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Gender affirming care for trans people is safe, effective, and has a lower regret rate (4%) than almost any major medical procedure. It saves lives. These are facts. The right's talking-points are recycled "they are coming for your children!" scare tactics well over fifty years old at this point.
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sheesh, the only thing worse than getting kicked out of the polycule is finding out via jira ticket 😣
![Screenshot of an email:
Subject: [PIPEXP-1192] Login Access Request
To: me
Good morning Kimberly! =^uwu^=;;
I’m sorry to hear that you’re having trouble logging into Jellyfin! It looks like your SSO account was indeed deactivated on 2025 Dec 15.
According to our records,
1. On or about 2025 Nov 15, you were broken up with by ___, who noted this as a “final break” on vis event report sheet. I’m also seeing that Ve ticked the “Unilateral” box, meaning it isn’t contestable.
2. Our Salesforce shows you aren’t close to any other polycule members
Unfortunately, our solo-poly access policy doesn’t allow us to extend resources to unpartnered members after the 30 day grace period following your break. This includes entertainment resources (Jellyfin / *darr / nzbget / Pornhub for Enterprise™ seat), as well as O365™, Adobe CC™, and shell access on the Nix clusters. We’re so sorry for your loss, cutie!! 😭💜
If you have any questions, you can reply to this email to generate another ticket, or you can contact zzzoeee@ from our Partner Infra team (note: three Zs and three Es in their LDAP, we have a lot of Zoes here!)
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Regards,
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Partner Infra Platform Experiences team
As a courtesy, a copy of this email has been sent to your manager listed in Workday™
New name or pronouns? Dating someone new? Just visit go/update-me to update your account!
Include this line in your email to comment on the ticket: 250e084a-b937-47a6-948d-b519112ad35a](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rhtazgvloflondzburvubdft/bafkreids254lgwtdyd62paodq5ynb5tatkemp5l77ynw6udhshedj6pab4@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
sheesh, the only thing worse than getting kicked out of the polycule is finding out via jira ticket 😣
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Heads up: 'Sunset To Reform Section 230 Act'(H.R. 6746) has been introduced in the house. its sole goal is to repeal section 230
Its only introduced, so we dont yet know how actually threatening it is, but keep this in mind and advocate for sec 230 to your reps
www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...
Its only introduced, so we dont yet know how actually threatening it is, but keep this in mind and advocate for sec 230 to your reps
www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...
December 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Heads up: 'Sunset To Reform Section 230 Act'(H.R. 6746) has been introduced in the house. its sole goal is to repeal section 230
Its only introduced, so we dont yet know how actually threatening it is, but keep this in mind and advocate for sec 230 to your reps
www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...
Its only introduced, so we dont yet know how actually threatening it is, but keep this in mind and advocate for sec 230 to your reps
www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...
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It was never, it is never and it will never be about protecting kids, it will always be an excuse to harvest more of your data, hamper your ability to access information and doing the bidding of corporations.
So, an agency that wants to run ads for gambling funded Australia’s (terrible, misguided, authoritarian) campaign to ban teens from social media because now the government is abandoning a plan to ban gambling ads citing the age verification law as a rationale www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/p...
Teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months funded and co-staffed by firm making gambling ads
The revelation comes as the government is expected to abandon plans for an online gambling ad ban, using the teen social media ban as cover.
www.crikey.com.au
December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It was never, it is never and it will never be about protecting kids, it will always be an excuse to harvest more of your data, hamper your ability to access information and doing the bidding of corporations.
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Note they are not just shutting it down they are tearing it apart so we can’t have science. Is there any end to this evil?
Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science
Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Note they are not just shutting it down they are tearing it apart so we can’t have science. Is there any end to this evil?
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Support workers, not slop. bsky.app/profile/prop...
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Support workers, not slop. bsky.app/profile/prop...
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Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science
Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
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In my furious revulsion at what Trump said about Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, I missed that it was Michele who took the flattering cover photo of Trump for his book, The Art of the Deal. Impossibly, this makes his reaction even worse.
December 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In my furious revulsion at what Trump said about Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, I missed that it was Michele who took the flattering cover photo of Trump for his book, The Art of the Deal. Impossibly, this makes his reaction even worse.
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An Arizona Republican just introduced a bill forcing Creationism in science class. (Seriously.)
He says it's not based on evidence, just "what I know in my heart is true."
That’s not how science works.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-arizona...
He says it's not based on evidence, just "what I know in my heart is true."
That’s not how science works.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-arizona...
An Arizona Republican is trying to force Creationism back into science classes
State Sen. David Farnsworth's latest bill attacks evolution, the scientific method, and decades of settled law
www.friendlyatheist.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
An Arizona Republican just introduced a bill forcing Creationism in science class. (Seriously.)
He says it's not based on evidence, just "what I know in my heart is true."
That’s not how science works.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-arizona...
He says it's not based on evidence, just "what I know in my heart is true."
That’s not how science works.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-arizona...
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While the media chums it up with Greene, reminder that she has a bill going before the House today to make it a *federal crime* to provide or advocate for healthcare for trans youth.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "What I'd like to see from the president is empathy for Americans. Donald Trump is a billionaire and he's the president. When he looks into a camera and says 'affordability is a hoax,' he's talking to Americans that are suffering and have been for many years now."
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
While the media chums it up with Greene, reminder that she has a bill going before the House today to make it a *federal crime* to provide or advocate for healthcare for trans youth.
Vlog: Actual 2025 Holiday Greeting
So, I uploaded the video titled “2025 Holiday Greeting” in 2024. Here’s my holiday greeting that I’ve recorded for the holidays that are chronologically in 2025.
So, I uploaded the video titled “2025 Holiday Greeting” in 2024. Here’s my holiday greeting that I’ve recorded for the holidays that are chronologically in 2025.
Vlog: Actual 2025 Holiday Greeting
So, I uploaded the video titled “2025 Holiday Greeting” in 2024. Here’s my holiday greeting that I’ve recorded for the holidays that are chronologically in 2025.
countzeroor.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Vlog: Actual 2025 Holiday Greeting
So, I uploaded the video titled “2025 Holiday Greeting” in 2024. Here’s my holiday greeting that I’ve recorded for the holidays that are chronologically in 2025.
So, I uploaded the video titled “2025 Holiday Greeting” in 2024. Here’s my holiday greeting that I’ve recorded for the holidays that are chronologically in 2025.
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disappointed to see cbc front burner do such a trash episode on puberty blockers, especially at a time when alberta is weaponizing right-wing disinformation to cut off trans youth’s access to care
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
disappointed to see cbc front burner do such a trash episode on puberty blockers, especially at a time when alberta is weaponizing right-wing disinformation to cut off trans youth’s access to care
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 156: Ragnarok and Roll
I take on another side quest for Blackthorne & get a sword upgrade again.
I take on another side quest for Blackthorne & get a sword upgrade again.
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 156: Ragnarok and Roll
I take on another side quest for Blackthorne & get a sword upgrade again.
countzeroor.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 156: Ragnarok and Roll
I take on another side quest for Blackthorne & get a sword upgrade again.
I take on another side quest for Blackthorne & get a sword upgrade again.
On the one hand, I get it. On the other, some of that is really volatile, in terms of making them available to historians. (Also, arguably, some core concepts for niche communities, not just weeb shit, should break some level of containment).
“But how do we document the history of our communities?”
Through blogs from community members, through discussion boards, through academics within the in group covering it. Not mainstream press. It just introduces way too much risk, too much instability, can negatively affect niche communities
Through blogs from community members, through discussion boards, through academics within the in group covering it. Not mainstream press. It just introduces way too much risk, too much instability, can negatively affect niche communities
December 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
On the one hand, I get it. On the other, some of that is really volatile, in terms of making them available to historians. (Also, arguably, some core concepts for niche communities, not just weeb shit, should break some level of containment).
I'm not caught up on Chainsaw Man yet, but I feel confident saying at this point that this manga, when it ends, is basically going to end the way the Devilman manga (and Devilman Crybaby) did.
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I'm not caught up on Chainsaw Man yet, but I feel confident saying at this point that this manga, when it ends, is basically going to end the way the Devilman manga (and Devilman Crybaby) did.
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I'm giving out this star, so get it while you can folks
December 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm giving out this star, so get it while you can folks
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I also lost my YouTube due to mass harassment & reporting. YT doesn’t give a fuck. Only way to protect yourself on YouTube is personally knowing someone. The platform is so ass to queer creators
I thought it was bad enough that my old channel got demonetized because assholes kept saying I have a "fa**y voice" on my dorky little Cave Story mods.
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I also lost my YouTube due to mass harassment & reporting. YT doesn’t give a fuck. Only way to protect yourself on YouTube is personally knowing someone. The platform is so ass to queer creators
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VERY depressing seeing so many board game publishers and kickstarters fall down this hole. if you can't afford an artist you can't afford to make a game, if you don't have time to make art you dont have time to make your game.
Fantastic video by Pam Walls on the increasing use of AI in board games, and the need (more than ever) to support artists, illustrators and graphic designers in the industry.
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
We need to talk about AI slop in board games
YouTube video by Pam Walls Game Design
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
VERY depressing seeing so many board game publishers and kickstarters fall down this hole. if you can't afford an artist you can't afford to make a game, if you don't have time to make art you dont have time to make your game.
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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The entirety of the original 1983 Daicon IV SF convention pamphlets have now been scanned and properly archived in 4K/HD. To view the books in their original glory, please visit the Internet Archive link in the thread. Many of these books have not been properly documented in this quality:
December 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The entirety of the original 1983 Daicon IV SF convention pamphlets have now been scanned and properly archived in 4K/HD. To view the books in their original glory, please visit the Internet Archive link in the thread. Many of these books have not been properly documented in this quality:
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So this account got hacked...
"How can you tell?"
Oh... I'm a VERY good detective...
"How can you tell?"
Oh... I'm a VERY good detective...
December 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
So this account got hacked...
"How can you tell?"
Oh... I'm a VERY good detective...
"How can you tell?"
Oh... I'm a VERY good detective...