Depressed Cryptid Ryu
@doublestormryu.bsky.social
Amateur TTRPG designer and aspiring writer. Massive video game nerd. a.k.a. Ryumaru on Ao3. He/him | banner by BlackOwlNebula on tumblr | avatar by InvaderHonk on tumblr
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“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”
~J.R.R. Tolkien
~J.R.R. Tolkien
February 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”
~J.R.R. Tolkien
~J.R.R. Tolkien
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Commercial break
February 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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I have no idea what MAHA stands for and at this point I don't want to know, I'm going to continue reading it in the same voice as that one obsessive character from The Amanda Show and that's all I will ever do with it.
February 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I have no idea what MAHA stands for and at this point I don't want to know, I'm going to continue reading it in the same voice as that one obsessive character from The Amanda Show and that's all I will ever do with it.
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Chinese GF has informed me this is called "scrubbing the wok" (hence why there's foamy water in the middle) and you can see a million more of these videos if you search 越野刷鍋 (off-road hot pot).
February 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Chinese GF has informed me this is called "scrubbing the wok" (hence why there's foamy water in the middle) and you can see a million more of these videos if you search 越野刷鍋 (off-road hot pot).
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Magic the gathering community, can we all agree that no one will hype up or buy the Harry Potter sets
Like MTG trying to support their marginalized players? Awesome!
MTG also giving money to a known transphobe who as literally used her money to create transphobic legislation? Boooooo
Like MTG trying to support their marginalized players? Awesome!
MTG also giving money to a known transphobe who as literally used her money to create transphobic legislation? Boooooo
February 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Magic the gathering community, can we all agree that no one will hype up or buy the Harry Potter sets
Like MTG trying to support their marginalized players? Awesome!
MTG also giving money to a known transphobe who as literally used her money to create transphobic legislation? Boooooo
Like MTG trying to support their marginalized players? Awesome!
MTG also giving money to a known transphobe who as literally used her money to create transphobic legislation? Boooooo
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Yeah, let what is happening to Discord radicalize you against the encroaching of puritan fascism we are seeing in laws world wide.
The US, Canada and a good chunk of the EU like Spain are looking into making laws that will actively do the same for a more expansive area of the internet.
The US, Canada and a good chunk of the EU like Spain are looking into making laws that will actively do the same for a more expansive area of the internet.
A very good point. While calling out corporations is important, our government is trying to force av laws like KOSA and SCREEN on EVERYONE under the guise of "protecting kids". Call your reps + tell them to OPPOSE these bad bills. #SaveSpeech #Stopageverification #StopKOSA
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Yeah, let what is happening to Discord radicalize you against the encroaching of puritan fascism we are seeing in laws world wide.
The US, Canada and a good chunk of the EU like Spain are looking into making laws that will actively do the same for a more expansive area of the internet.
The US, Canada and a good chunk of the EU like Spain are looking into making laws that will actively do the same for a more expansive area of the internet.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
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you consulted chatGPT
you consulted Grok
you consulted Gemini
i consulted the bones of the long dead, and they say your bloodline is weak and your lies forgotten in the dusts of time
you consulted Grok
you consulted Gemini
i consulted the bones of the long dead, and they say your bloodline is weak and your lies forgotten in the dusts of time
February 11, 2026 at 6:12 PM
you consulted chatGPT
you consulted Grok
you consulted Gemini
i consulted the bones of the long dead, and they say your bloodline is weak and your lies forgotten in the dusts of time
you consulted Grok
you consulted Gemini
i consulted the bones of the long dead, and they say your bloodline is weak and your lies forgotten in the dusts of time
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So AI is
- A zero-profit money sinkhole
- Slowing down workers who have to keep fixing its hallucinations
- Filling the internet with lies and deception
- Fighting creativity
- Ruining the customer tech market
- Killing open source software
- Destroying education
But for some reason we "need" it?
- A zero-profit money sinkhole
- Slowing down workers who have to keep fixing its hallucinations
- Filling the internet with lies and deception
- Fighting creativity
- Ruining the customer tech market
- Killing open source software
- Destroying education
But for some reason we "need" it?
Sora 2 apparently cost something like $5 billion to run every year and so far made OpenAI around $1.4 million.
February 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
So AI is
- A zero-profit money sinkhole
- Slowing down workers who have to keep fixing its hallucinations
- Filling the internet with lies and deception
- Fighting creativity
- Ruining the customer tech market
- Killing open source software
- Destroying education
But for some reason we "need" it?
- A zero-profit money sinkhole
- Slowing down workers who have to keep fixing its hallucinations
- Filling the internet with lies and deception
- Fighting creativity
- Ruining the customer tech market
- Killing open source software
- Destroying education
But for some reason we "need" it?
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that's better
Relooted Is A Big Black Middle Finger To History Controlled By White People:
Relooted Review: A Thrilling Heist Game Turns Crime Into Justice
Hear me out, what if it doesn’t belong in a museum?
kotaku.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:35 PM
that's better
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So... I'm actually pretty grossed out by the idea that Discord is now going to be running an 'age inference model' on me.
What does this entail? To what extent does Discord think it has the right to paw through my personal information? How about fuck off?
What does this entail? To what extent does Discord think it has the right to paw through my personal information? How about fuck off?
this is a nothing statement and not a walk back, they're just repeating what was already in the initial press release and they said the same thing in the interviews they gave to certain outlets
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
So... I'm actually pretty grossed out by the idea that Discord is now going to be running an 'age inference model' on me.
What does this entail? To what extent does Discord think it has the right to paw through my personal information? How about fuck off?
What does this entail? To what extent does Discord think it has the right to paw through my personal information? How about fuck off?
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I would not call this a walkback at all, more like they are mansplaining to us that we are overreacting and what they want to do isnt that bad - still keep up the heat tho.
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
February 10, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I would not call this a walkback at all, more like they are mansplaining to us that we are overreacting and what they want to do isnt that bad - still keep up the heat tho.
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“We’re writing our worst attributes into its source code, and it’s generating so much stuff back into the internet that it’s starting to drink its own piss.”
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
“We’re writing our worst attributes into its source code, and it’s generating so much stuff back into the internet that it’s starting to drink its own piss.”
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Tell you what, Discord. I'll provide my age verification if every single one of the people working at, and managing your company sends me their photo ID to verify that they're adults.
You also have to verify through a Canadian secure ID company.
Sound fair?
You also have to verify through a Canadian secure ID company.
Sound fair?
February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Tell you what, Discord. I'll provide my age verification if every single one of the people working at, and managing your company sends me their photo ID to verify that they're adults.
You also have to verify through a Canadian secure ID company.
Sound fair?
You also have to verify through a Canadian secure ID company.
Sound fair?
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This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
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Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
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Youve gotta bother the shit out if your representatives about the issue of online ID laws, its not a discord only problem nor is it limited to nsfw content
Please get involved
Please get involved
I’m glad to see people protesting Discord forcing IDs for age verification, but what I need everyone to understand is that there’s immense bipartisan pressure to make the entire internet like this, and they are likely going to succeed unless something drastic happens
February 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Youve gotta bother the shit out if your representatives about the issue of online ID laws, its not a discord only problem nor is it limited to nsfw content
Please get involved
Please get involved
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my take on Dess holiday 🦌❄️🖤
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
my take on Dess holiday 🦌❄️🖤
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"Don't worry about the Discord thing, it's only NSFW servers and channels that will require age verification! :)"
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"Don't worry about the Discord thing, it's only NSFW servers and channels that will require age verification! :)"
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
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Just sharing this again for no reason: hothardware.com/news/death-s...
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Just sharing this again for no reason: hothardware.com/news/death-s...
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As many people are pointing out, they never tell Republicans that voting does no good.
Looks like the anti-voting bots are in full force. You'd have to be an utter idiot to fall for posts like these.
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 AM
As many people are pointing out, they never tell Republicans that voting does no good.
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.