Capt. Spike 2099
@spikepoint.bsky.social
🏳️🌈. Mental health. Comics. Gaming. Sports. Slasher films. Twin Peaks. He/Him. Bay Area. Millennial (but one of the old ones, obviously).
Podcasts. See also: @gamebuoy.org
Podcasts. See also: @gamebuoy.org
I read a review for this game (eurogamer?) that noted that using AI voice acting the way it does felt like it undercut the game’s story/theme of fighting robots after the AI apocalypse. I hesitate to talk about dissonant or discordant narrative experiences in games, but that’s a yikes.
I don’t want to be a Debbie downer but I DO love being the friend that’s too woke. ARC Raiders uses generative AI for its character voices, and this is stated on its steam page. I’m sure it’s a fun game, but please just give it a second thought for not hiring voice actors and using generative AI.
November 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I read a review for this game (eurogamer?) that noted that using AI voice acting the way it does felt like it undercut the game’s story/theme of fighting robots after the AI apocalypse. I hesitate to talk about dissonant or discordant narrative experiences in games, but that’s a yikes.
Just watched the new adaptation of Frankenstein. I really enjoyed it, though I’m a sucker for GDT’s vibe and aesthetic. I was super into pretty much all the performances? Jacob Elordi acted his face off without relying on his good looks. And Oscar Isaac was nearly nude? Literally only good things 🤣
November 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Just watched the new adaptation of Frankenstein. I really enjoyed it, though I’m a sucker for GDT’s vibe and aesthetic. I was super into pretty much all the performances? Jacob Elordi acted his face off without relying on his good looks. And Oscar Isaac was nearly nude? Literally only good things 🤣
Nearly time for a new Kamen Rider ZEZTZ! 🤩 I’ve been really enjoying this! Having legit and easy access each week is so rad. I hope whatever other tokusatsu hero show gets produced next season can do this type of thing too
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Nearly time for a new Kamen Rider ZEZTZ! 🤩 I’ve been really enjoying this! Having legit and easy access each week is so rad. I hope whatever other tokusatsu hero show gets produced next season can do this type of thing too
Ugh. I’m having a really bad muscle day today. When I was a teen I was hit by a drunk driver while crossing the street, and a couple of times a year ever since my neck, back, and arm will all just lock up*, and ✨it’s happening today ✨
* you may have seen me complain about this before, sorry lol
* you may have seen me complain about this before, sorry lol
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ugh. I’m having a really bad muscle day today. When I was a teen I was hit by a drunk driver while crossing the street, and a couple of times a year ever since my neck, back, and arm will all just lock up*, and ✨it’s happening today ✨
* you may have seen me complain about this before, sorry lol
* you may have seen me complain about this before, sorry lol
I caught a few bits of S2 episodes as a kid when my dad watched it. It was so mysterious and weird and funny. The movie horrified me as a teen. It was so unyielding and unusual and intense.
Then finally got to piece it all together as an adult via Netflix/DVD releases 🤩
Then finally got to piece it all together as an adult via Netflix/DVD releases 🤩
I was lucky enough to watch #TwinPeaks in the order it came out but for many, the first two seasons were hard to come by so #FireWalkWithMe was their introduction.
Not until the show hit Netflix and released on DVD did it take off again.
How did you first find "Twin Peaks"?
Not until the show hit Netflix and released on DVD did it take off again.
How did you first find "Twin Peaks"?
a sign on the side of a road welcomes people to twin peaks
ALT: a sign on the side of a road welcomes people to twin peaks
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I caught a few bits of S2 episodes as a kid when my dad watched it. It was so mysterious and weird and funny. The movie horrified me as a teen. It was so unyielding and unusual and intense.
Then finally got to piece it all together as an adult via Netflix/DVD releases 🤩
Then finally got to piece it all together as an adult via Netflix/DVD releases 🤩
If you have Maga in your life, don’t let them do this. Children were hurt, stand on that. Make them defend that. They were children, and no amount of “15 isn’t 5” semantics changes that.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If you have Maga in your life, don’t let them do this. Children were hurt, stand on that. Make them defend that. They were children, and no amount of “15 isn’t 5” semantics changes that.
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another manifestation of this is when you criticize the right and somebody tsk tsks "they say the same thing about the left," like, yeah, somebody is lying, are you interested in who? because the answer is easily discoverable
Perfect example of political media operating under the post-truth standard that (1) distorts the facts until the parties look approximately equal, and (2) holds “do MAGA voters care?” as a higher standard than “is it true?” or “is it important for the public to know about this?”
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
another manifestation of this is when you criticize the right and somebody tsk tsks "they say the same thing about the left," like, yeah, somebody is lying, are you interested in who? because the answer is easily discoverable
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You are infinitely closer to struggling than you ever will be to billionaires
James Van Der Beek Auctioning Off Dawson’s Creek Items Amid Cancer Journey
James Van Der Beek has put several Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues items up for auction as he continues to battle stage 3 colon cancer.
www.eonline.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
You are infinitely closer to struggling than you ever will be to billionaires
As someone that often laments the corporate purchase of that other family of VR devices, and because I’d love a standalone unit with robust local streaming options, Valve def has my cautious attention (even if in the modern economy I’ll need to scrimp and save to even hope for a preorder, lol)
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
As someone that often laments the corporate purchase of that other family of VR devices, and because I’d love a standalone unit with robust local streaming options, Valve def has my cautious attention (even if in the modern economy I’ll need to scrimp and save to even hope for a preorder, lol)
Ultimate Wolverine is an… interesting book. But in an Ow The Edge kind of way, I was like 😱 (this ain’t a spoiler this is about every issue I’ve read)
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Ultimate Wolverine is an… interesting book. But in an Ow The Edge kind of way, I was like 😱 (this ain’t a spoiler this is about every issue I’ve read)
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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“This man knows no beauty and his whole world has devolved into fights on the Internet.”
Man: “Liar. I will fight you on the Internet.”
Man: “Liar. I will fight you on the Internet.”
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“This man knows no beauty and his whole world has devolved into fights on the Internet.”
Man: “Liar. I will fight you on the Internet.”
Man: “Liar. I will fight you on the Internet.”
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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it’s upsetting to me that john waters’ last movie was 21 years ago and like, he’s still here
cut him checks, assholes
cut him checks, assholes
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
it’s upsetting to me that john waters’ last movie was 21 years ago and like, he’s still here
cut him checks, assholes
cut him checks, assholes
Does anyone else take lines from songs and start saying them in day to day life? I’ve noticed this week that anytime I killed someone in Marvel Rivals I was shrieking “YOURE MY SECOND-FAVORITE FRONTMAN” 🤣
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Does anyone else take lines from songs and start saying them in day to day life? I’ve noticed this week that anytime I killed someone in Marvel Rivals I was shrieking “YOURE MY SECOND-FAVORITE FRONTMAN” 🤣
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We're socialized to constantly apologize for being too outwardly excited about things, but this world is so full of terror and misery that I'd rather see those bursts of light and passion shine through the cracks wherever you can find them.
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We're socialized to constantly apologize for being too outwardly excited about things, but this world is so full of terror and misery that I'd rather see those bursts of light and passion shine through the cracks wherever you can find them.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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TurboTax makers Intuit have lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
TurboTax makers Intuit have lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
I’ve seen multiple mutuals this week talking about getting into Florence because of the new record, and that brings me such delight
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I’ve seen multiple mutuals this week talking about getting into Florence because of the new record, and that brings me such delight
It’s always a good day for radical self reinvention
If you don’t like yourself and what you have isn’t working , there’s nothing stopping you from changing anything and everything to be what would make you happier.
People think of “don’t change yourself for others” as this concept that if you ever alter who you are for another you’re fake or w/e
People think of “don’t change yourself for others” as this concept that if you ever alter who you are for another you’re fake or w/e
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It’s always a good day for radical self reinvention
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Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
I say it every time an issue ships, but Assorted Crisis Events remains the absolute best one doing it right now. Thought provoking with every page, today’s issue genuinely moved me to tears.
Assorted Crisis Events is back! Assorted Crisis Events made me a bit teary again! @denizcamp.bsky.social and @ericxyz.bsky.social need to be stopped. 🥹
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I say it every time an issue ships, but Assorted Crisis Events remains the absolute best one doing it right now. Thought provoking with every page, today’s issue genuinely moved me to tears.
Okay, Pokemon Legends Z-A, hiding the emotional conclusion to your ending behind a somewhat onerous post-game grind (15 rounds of infinite royale??) is a CHOICE. But I liked the story it told ultimately, and I’m excited for the dlc
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Okay, Pokemon Legends Z-A, hiding the emotional conclusion to your ending behind a somewhat onerous post-game grind (15 rounds of infinite royale??) is a CHOICE. But I liked the story it told ultimately, and I’m excited for the dlc
Hey. Vote. Systems are not in a great place rn, but it CAN get worse. Do the small but important thing to fight the break down today, and then carry that energy with you into your community and life ❤️
November 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Hey. Vote. Systems are not in a great place rn, but it CAN get worse. Do the small but important thing to fight the break down today, and then carry that energy with you into your community and life ❤️
Final Fantasy XIV fans have known for years. 🤣🤩
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Final Fantasy XIV fans have known for years. 🤣🤩