Taberone
@taberone.bsky.social
He/Him, 26, Viet-American, likes guns, rabbits, and robots. I don't mind replies to my posts as long as they're in good faith.
About Me: https://rentry.co/Taberone2
About Me: https://rentry.co/Taberone2
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That's the thing about criticism. It teaches you about yourself. What you value, how you feel about certain things, what in a piece of art matters to *you,* specifically.
And the more you do it, the better you understand yourself. It teaches you who you are and what you believe.
And the more you do it, the better you understand yourself. It teaches you who you are and what you believe.
November 23, 2025 at 5:36 AM
That's the thing about criticism. It teaches you about yourself. What you value, how you feel about certain things, what in a piece of art matters to *you,* specifically.
And the more you do it, the better you understand yourself. It teaches you who you are and what you believe.
And the more you do it, the better you understand yourself. It teaches you who you are and what you believe.
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One of the first things I taught my college students was learning to distinguish how *they* felt versus how they were *supposed* to feel. We'd read the first chapter of Death in the Afternoon because that's what Hemingway wrote about.
Discovering that for yourself. Because you might be surprised.
Discovering that for yourself. Because you might be surprised.
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
One of the first things I taught my college students was learning to distinguish how *they* felt versus how they were *supposed* to feel. We'd read the first chapter of Death in the Afternoon because that's what Hemingway wrote about.
Discovering that for yourself. Because you might be surprised.
Discovering that for yourself. Because you might be surprised.
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One of the best things you can learn to say is "I don't know" or "I haven't tried it." Remain curious and open and make sure your opinions are *yours.*
That's really hard to do in a world designed to tell you how to feel about everything, but goddamn is it crucial to like... being a person.
That's really hard to do in a world designed to tell you how to feel about everything, but goddamn is it crucial to like... being a person.
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
One of the best things you can learn to say is "I don't know" or "I haven't tried it." Remain curious and open and make sure your opinions are *yours.*
That's really hard to do in a world designed to tell you how to feel about everything, but goddamn is it crucial to like... being a person.
That's really hard to do in a world designed to tell you how to feel about everything, but goddamn is it crucial to like... being a person.
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Whenever I say this, people get Really Mad, but it's true. Same of any other art, too. You have to read the book, watch the film, see the painting, listen to the song, whatever.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
"you have not played the game unless you've played the game" is one of my more annoying but unshakable opinions
the whole "don't play the game, just watch a video on youtube that will explain its story to you" is so disheartening because the issue of accessibility is genuinely really important but it's always just people who want to be spoon-fed nicely quantifiable information
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Whenever I say this, people get Really Mad, but it's true. Same of any other art, too. You have to read the book, watch the film, see the painting, listen to the song, whatever.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
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My even more unpopular opinion is unless you have personally experienced the thing, you should probably refrain from having an opinion on it.
We need to return to shaming people for parroting YouTube/TikTok with stuff like "When I want your opinion, I'll just find the YouTuber who gave it to you."
We need to return to shaming people for parroting YouTube/TikTok with stuff like "When I want your opinion, I'll just find the YouTuber who gave it to you."
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
My even more unpopular opinion is unless you have personally experienced the thing, you should probably refrain from having an opinion on it.
We need to return to shaming people for parroting YouTube/TikTok with stuff like "When I want your opinion, I'll just find the YouTuber who gave it to you."
We need to return to shaming people for parroting YouTube/TikTok with stuff like "When I want your opinion, I'll just find the YouTuber who gave it to you."
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Always funny when you can pinpoint the exact moment a YouTuber articulated a specific criticism because all of a sudden every discussion has it come up with identical phrasing when no one has mentioned it before.
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Always funny when you can pinpoint the exact moment a YouTuber articulated a specific criticism because all of a sudden every discussion has it come up with identical phrasing when no one has mentioned it before.
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It baffles me when companies don't put a salary range on listings. I guess it's their way of getting people to apply even if it's low but it just seems like such a huge waste of time on both sides! Why go through three rounds of interviews with someone only to find out you can't afford to pay them!
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It baffles me when companies don't put a salary range on listings. I guess it's their way of getting people to apply even if it's low but it just seems like such a huge waste of time on both sides! Why go through three rounds of interviews with someone only to find out you can't afford to pay them!
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pictured: four completely different weapon systems that we decided should all be called "drone" for some reason
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
pictured: four completely different weapon systems that we decided should all be called "drone" for some reason
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Fromsoft players are like... damaged. Speaking as someone who loves the games, the community is insufferable in their attitude that the game has a "right" way to be played. (Probably born from the "Its so hard!" circle jerk early coverage/marketing of DS1 spawned)
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Fromsoft players are like... damaged. Speaking as someone who loves the games, the community is insufferable in their attitude that the game has a "right" way to be played. (Probably born from the "Its so hard!" circle jerk early coverage/marketing of DS1 spawned)
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This backfired into a two decade long perception overseas that Gunpla building is very hard and impenetrable (it really isn't) to the point that for the 45th anniversary this year, the BANDAI SPIRITS twitter flat out said they were going to reverse that impression... that they made for themselves.
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This backfired into a two decade long perception overseas that Gunpla building is very hard and impenetrable (it really isn't) to the point that for the 45th anniversary this year, the BANDAI SPIRITS twitter flat out said they were going to reverse that impression... that they made for themselves.
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I need stories about robot girls to read
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I need stories about robot girls to read
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THERE IT IS
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
THERE IT IS
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Why not help your friends by being girls? I promise they’ll love it!
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Why not help your friends by being girls? I promise they’ll love it!
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Hey guys remember that dude on here that repackaged ffmpeg in a proprietary frontend and tried to sell it for like $50 usd or whatever
In case the "devs" being pieces of shit (there's people deep into AI on it btw) wasn't enough, here's some more
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Hey guys remember that dude on here that repackaged ffmpeg in a proprietary frontend and tried to sell it for like $50 usd or whatever
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video game harem but they’re all conspiring to forcefem the player
Any time I see a computer RPG where all the NPC party members are girls with extravagant outfits and big boobs, and then the actual player character is Generic Sword Guy, I'm like: come on, man. You're *out of theme*. Get with the program!
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
video game harem but they’re all conspiring to forcefem the player
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[learns about iisu for two minutes] oh cute emulation frontend i rly like- we regret to inform u the head dev is a racist transphobe apparently.
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
[learns about iisu for two minutes] oh cute emulation frontend i rly like- we regret to inform u the head dev is a racist transphobe apparently.
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Criticizing D&D for anything is the most frustrating thing in the world because talking to the system's ardent defenders is like talking to an insane person
"If you don't like it you can just houserule it to be different" Why would I not just? Play a different game?
"If you don't like it you can just houserule it to be different" Why would I not just? Play a different game?
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Criticizing D&D for anything is the most frustrating thing in the world because talking to the system's ardent defenders is like talking to an insane person
"If you don't like it you can just houserule it to be different" Why would I not just? Play a different game?
"If you don't like it you can just houserule it to be different" Why would I not just? Play a different game?
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when sega keeps wanting to delist older perfectly fine versions of games and replace them with inferior ones for some reason instead of letting them coexist
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
when sega keeps wanting to delist older perfectly fine versions of games and replace them with inferior ones for some reason instead of letting them coexist
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I've said it 100 times but I genuinely blame Namco Bandai and this trailer for over a decade of stupid shitheaded attitudes about these games. Before this trailer came out I remember people chatting about DeS and figuring out new ways to cheese bosses from outside the fog wall and everybody loved it
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I've said it 100 times but I genuinely blame Namco Bandai and this trailer for over a decade of stupid shitheaded attitudes about these games. Before this trailer came out I remember people chatting about DeS and figuring out new ways to cheese bosses from outside the fog wall and everybody loved it
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Rice Shower is my fav Uma, she's the cutest and I love love her design, especially her Halloween one :D
#ライスシャワー #ウマ娘 #riceshower #umamusume
#ライスシャワー #ウマ娘 #riceshower #umamusume
October 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Rice Shower is my fav Uma, she's the cutest and I love love her design, especially her Halloween one :D
#ライスシャワー #ウマ娘 #riceshower #umamusume
#ライスシャワー #ウマ娘 #riceshower #umamusume
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checked the server logs for other ai/llm referers / agents to ban that i'd missed. found someone apparently using claude???
probably the funniest thing is what page they ended up at: Club_Penguin:_Elite_Penguin_Force
probably the funniest thing is what page they ended up at: Club_Penguin:_Elite_Penguin_Force
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
checked the server logs for other ai/llm referers / agents to ban that i'd missed. found someone apparently using claude???
probably the funniest thing is what page they ended up at: Club_Penguin:_Elite_Penguin_Force
probably the funniest thing is what page they ended up at: Club_Penguin:_Elite_Penguin_Force
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None of the song names on the Gotcha Force soundtrack are official. I was asked to name the tracks by the very talented and friendly ripper Capcom Lord. I was confused, but flattered, so I did.
I should have said no, because to this day, people still use them. I am responsible for misinformation.
I should have said no, because to this day, people still use them. I am responsible for misinformation.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
None of the song names on the Gotcha Force soundtrack are official. I was asked to name the tracks by the very talented and friendly ripper Capcom Lord. I was confused, but flattered, so I did.
I should have said no, because to this day, people still use them. I am responsible for misinformation.
I should have said no, because to this day, people still use them. I am responsible for misinformation.
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Can’t think of a better advertisement for @nebula.tv than the fact that the top video on the platform is FD Signifier’s essay on Charlie Kirk, which just got taken down on YouTube, even though YouTube had reviewed that much more censored version of the video and approved it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Can’t think of a better advertisement for @nebula.tv than the fact that the top video on the platform is FD Signifier’s essay on Charlie Kirk, which just got taken down on YouTube, even though YouTube had reviewed that much more censored version of the video and approved it.