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If I had a nickel for every time Idolm@ster characters officially sung the Xabungle OP, I'd have two nickels.
Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice (and 19 years apart).
Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice (and 19 years apart).
January 30, 2026 at 6:19 AM
If I had a nickel for every time Idolm@ster characters officially sung the Xabungle OP, I'd have two nickels.
Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice (and 19 years apart).
Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice (and 19 years apart).
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tag yourself i’m I AM MANOEUVRING WITH DIFFICULTY
January 29, 2026 at 6:41 PM
tag yourself i’m I AM MANOEUVRING WITH DIFFICULTY
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god bless none of this is true for the vast, vast majority of Chinese workers.
Then they should deliver China's employelment benefits with it.
Your vacation days follow you throughout your career.
The company is required to pay for your 5 mandatory social insurances: medical maternity, retirement, unemployment, and workplace injury.
You get a House fund.
etc
Your vacation days follow you throughout your career.
The company is required to pay for your 5 mandatory social insurances: medical maternity, retirement, unemployment, and workplace injury.
You get a House fund.
etc
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
god bless none of this is true for the vast, vast majority of Chinese workers.
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9-9-6 was a Chinese term invented mostly to show how depressing and lifeless work culture was; watching softbrained AI guys adopt it as an ideal is ... well, entirely predictable
January 29, 2026 at 8:39 AM
9-9-6 was a Chinese term invented mostly to show how depressing and lifeless work culture was; watching softbrained AI guys adopt it as an ideal is ... well, entirely predictable
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Tankies could at least hide behind the excuse of democratic centralism to explain their commitment to bone headed rhetoric. What's the excuse here? Ukraine doesn't fit into a slogan to end a Reel with?
January 27, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Tankies could at least hide behind the excuse of democratic centralism to explain their commitment to bone headed rhetoric. What's the excuse here? Ukraine doesn't fit into a slogan to end a Reel with?
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Ukraine realising they could repel Russian invasion with increased social spending
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Ukraine realising they could repel Russian invasion with increased social spending
ok made a big misreading here as in the course of my work I saw a company had acquired laser technology from a company called BELKIN and yeah it got me a moment
January 27, 2026 at 4:50 PM
ok made a big misreading here as in the course of my work I saw a company had acquired laser technology from a company called BELKIN and yeah it got me a moment
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gonna put it out there as a certified Linguini Guy that the late 70s through to early 80s period of super robots were when the kid sidekicks were at their fucking worst
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 PM
gonna put it out there as a certified Linguini Guy that the late 70s through to early 80s period of super robots were when the kid sidekicks were at their fucking worst
it's been a few years since it came out but man I remember really being hype about Pacific Rim when it came out but now I think "you know I think I'll just watch one of the dozens upon dozens of tokusatsu/Kaiju/mecha productions that came before it instead", like it had no real lasting impact on me
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
it's been a few years since it came out but man I remember really being hype about Pacific Rim when it came out but now I think "you know I think I'll just watch one of the dozens upon dozens of tokusatsu/Kaiju/mecha productions that came before it instead", like it had no real lasting impact on me
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Also, the PSP was a revolutionary portable media player in the pre-smartphone era. Sure, MP3 players were abundant, and some devices could play videos. But the PSP had that enormous screen that really made watching videos a total delight.
It really cannot be overstated how cool the PSP was.
It really cannot be overstated how cool the PSP was.
January 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Also, the PSP was a revolutionary portable media player in the pre-smartphone era. Sure, MP3 players were abundant, and some devices could play videos. But the PSP had that enormous screen that really made watching videos a total delight.
It really cannot be overstated how cool the PSP was.
It really cannot be overstated how cool the PSP was.
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The PSP is only a failure if your barometer for success is "did it beat it's competitor" which, in the PSP's case, was the juggernaut Nintendo DS, so a resounding "no."
But the PSP sold extremely well, has a huge, interesting library and had some all-time banger games. Sooooo no. Not a failure IMO.
But the PSP sold extremely well, has a huge, interesting library and had some all-time banger games. Sooooo no. Not a failure IMO.
Apparently, The PSP Counts As A Failure To Some People Now.
Apparently, The PSP Counts As A Failure To Some People Now
82 million units sold and you still can't catch a break
www.timeextension.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The PSP is only a failure if your barometer for success is "did it beat it's competitor" which, in the PSP's case, was the juggernaut Nintendo DS, so a resounding "no."
But the PSP sold extremely well, has a huge, interesting library and had some all-time banger games. Sooooo no. Not a failure IMO.
But the PSP sold extremely well, has a huge, interesting library and had some all-time banger games. Sooooo no. Not a failure IMO.
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finally got around to reading a TTRPG I backed on Kickstarter which at the time was being held up in the way things that lack good translations do as something revolutionary, Ryuutama, and have some Observations about it
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM
finally got around to reading a TTRPG I backed on Kickstarter which at the time was being held up in the way things that lack good translations do as something revolutionary, Ryuutama, and have some Observations about it
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I think a lot about Parmy Olson's observation that AI companies actively push everyone to talk about existential risk, because it distracts from more prosaic current day concerns like copyright theft, conditions for data workers, energy & water use, and their financial situation
‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of AI, says Anthropic chief www.ft.com/content/c309...
‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of AI, says Anthropic chief
Dario Amodei posts 20,000-word essay detailing potentially catastrophic risks from powerful technology in years to come
www.ft.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I think a lot about Parmy Olson's observation that AI companies actively push everyone to talk about existential risk, because it distracts from more prosaic current day concerns like copyright theft, conditions for data workers, energy & water use, and their financial situation
the GQuuuuuuX is basically what happens when you ask someone with a 3d printer STL Patreon to design a gundam equivalent of a proxy army for Warhammer, it's close enough to be recognisable but has fifty million panels and details and floaty bits that look great in CAD but are an ass to paint
January 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM
the GQuuuuuuX is basically what happens when you ask someone with a 3d printer STL Patreon to design a gundam equivalent of a proxy army for Warhammer, it's close enough to be recognisable but has fifty million panels and details and floaty bits that look great in CAD but are an ass to paint
Perhaps it's because I got into gunpla via Warhammer and the "glue and paint it yourself" school of military vehicle kits but I often find myself thinking that outside of a small hardcore customising circle there's a really weird attitude towards the kits doing anything other than being snapfit
January 27, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Perhaps it's because I got into gunpla via Warhammer and the "glue and paint it yourself" school of military vehicle kits but I often find myself thinking that outside of a small hardcore customising circle there's a really weird attitude towards the kits doing anything other than being snapfit
I'm the first to admit I'm *really really bad at talking to people* but I cannot believe how many posts I see online in tabletop etc spaces of "(person) is behaving totally awfully and everybody hates them, we've tried asking them to stop and they just said no and carried on WHAT DO I DO"
January 27, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I'm the first to admit I'm *really really bad at talking to people* but I cannot believe how many posts I see online in tabletop etc spaces of "(person) is behaving totally awfully and everybody hates them, we've tried asking them to stop and they just said no and carried on WHAT DO I DO"
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Yep, they found the DLC check thing and are fixing the bug. Was it because of the modder? Probably not. Gotta remember, you don't just toss fixes out willy nilly to millions of people without testing shit a lot.
Monster Hunter Wilds for PC Steam to fix the DLC check issues, improve texture streaming to reduce VRAM usage, and more later today: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19445-monster-hunter-wilds-steam-dlc-check-performance-issues-fix-patch-notes-pc
January 27, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Yep, they found the DLC check thing and are fixing the bug. Was it because of the modder? Probably not. Gotta remember, you don't just toss fixes out willy nilly to millions of people without testing shit a lot.
was exposed to mind control/psychic warfare conspiracy theory stuff the other day and smiled at an argument that went "don't be ridiculous this has nothing to do with 5g or brain chips there's no physical proof, you haven't considered that the technology is even more advanced"
January 24, 2026 at 9:23 AM
was exposed to mind control/psychic warfare conspiracy theory stuff the other day and smiled at an argument that went "don't be ridiculous this has nothing to do with 5g or brain chips there's no physical proof, you haven't considered that the technology is even more advanced"
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you need to thread the needle of being open enough to EDC stuff that you can get like, good wallets or keyrings, or pocket knifes that meaningfully improve your life in small but constant ways, without going into the abyss of becoming an 'EDC guy' carrying around 15 multitools
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
you need to thread the needle of being open enough to EDC stuff that you can get like, good wallets or keyrings, or pocket knifes that meaningfully improve your life in small but constant ways, without going into the abyss of becoming an 'EDC guy' carrying around 15 multitools