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AJ Small

@badgercommander.bsky.social

I do some writing for Xbox Tavern, and sometimes for gamecritics. I have a Youtube channel that people still visit to watch the intro for Super Meat boy, and sometimes to watch some out takes from the Obi-Wan game on Xbox

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AJ Small@badgercommander.bsky.social · 3h ago

I have a thing called "tester brain" and if I want to I can switch to a neutral mode where I just decide to learn the patterns because I am going to beat a boss no matter what. It is useful but also my least favourite way to play a game because I have turned my pass time into work

golden apples 🍎@applecider.bsky.social · 9h ago

"When you die in a game, it feels like a personal insult, especially late at night when your eyes are dry and your brain is tired, but it is actually just neutral information being handed to you." What a bar!!!

AJ Small@badgercommander.bsky.social · 2d ago

Gave Hades II a shot and got to the Sirens. Too much dialogue, and the combat is just not gelling for me, too much stuff can hurt you in a way that isn't clear or explained until too late. It was the problem I had with the first one. There is some cool stuff though

Ken Tremendous@kentremendous.bsky.social · 2d ago

That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Snigdha@snig.bsky.social · 3d ago

Your reminder Rod Liddle not only said he couldn't have become a teacher because he "could not remotely conceive of not trying to shag the kids" in The Spectator, but he also wrote laws banning child pornography are "absurd" in The Guardian. Abhorrent.

SPECTATOR > Magazine > Issue: "Why I went east" > Columns Rod Liddle A teenage girl, a maths teacher and a righteous tabloid fury 27 Sep 2012, 12:00am From magazine issue: Why I went east THE SPECTATOR I never found out because the one thing stopping me from being a teacher was that I could not remotely conceive of not trying to shag the kids. It seemed to me virtually impossible not to, and I was convinced that I'd be right in there, on day one. We're talking secondary school level here, by the way and even then I don't think I'd have dabbled much below year ten, as it is now called. I just thought we ought to clear that up early on. At my old comprehensive school a few teachers were known to be schtupping the pupils; one of them, a female teacher who was extremely foxy in a Pot Noodle scuzzy kind of way she copped off with some fifth-form lad, and another teacher (a man with a guitar and aGuardian Should it really be a crime to look at child pornography? Rod Liddle Tue 14 Jan 2003 04.12 EST f →18 years old I wanted to look at some pictures of child pornography from the internet this week and then tell you all about them, but I couldn'tHow absurd the law is. But at least it is an appropriate reflection of our collective neurosis and confusion about paedophilia generally. The one laudable and necessary aim - to protect children from abuse - has become warped by our consuming, obsessive hatred for those who find children sexually attractive. There is no causal link between viewing child porn and abusing children. And even if there were, it would not be sufficient, within the philosophy of our judicial system, to simply assume that an unpleasant penchant for the former
AJ Small@badgercommander.bsky.social · last wk.

Every now and then I get reminded of the trailer from F&F7 where the Rock breaks out of his arm cast, and me (the fool) went "There must be some explanation for this, subterfuge perhaps?". The film rejects this and just thinks that flexing out of a cast is cool.

AJ Small@badgercommander.bsky.social · last wk.

A lot of game reviewers I respect: Reviews are subjective, game scores shouldn't exist Those same reviewers when they read that article on The Odssey: Let me tell you why this person is objectively ridiculous and wrong for writing their opinion, for starters she seems very smug

Will Borger@edgarallanbro.bsky.social · last wk.

I worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.

Jon of The North@krauza.bsky.social · last wk.

Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.

AJ Small@badgercommander.bsky.social · last wk.

I think this is the most minor part of the five pronged bullshit that is AI. www.xboxtavern.com/you-were-nev... In a reality where we didn't need to worry about money - IP theft by AI would be fine. But these machines are taking food from artists. It was deemed legal, in my mind legal =/= moral

You Were Never Really Here – GEN AI and the bloody swathe

GEN AI, like, sucks man

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Big Joel@bigjoel.bsky.social · last wk.

i still just really feel like AI stuff is basically illegal. like I don't think a good faith interpretation of "fair use" entails vacuuming up everyone's intellectual property to build your chat bot. that sounds wrong to me

AJ Small@badgercommander.bsky.social · 2w ago

Heartbreaking moment, my improvised horror quiz on the drive home was too hard, so I just said "name a John Carpenter horror movie that isn't The Thing". I got Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street as joke guesses. I've literally watched Ghosts of Mars with my wife...

AJ Small@badgercommander.bsky.social · 2w ago

I did a podcast, and although I didn't talk directly about BDS there, I will say that it is one of the main reasons I won't review 1st party games and the talk around Gears is bittersweet with The Coalition being owned by a company that profits off genocide

Xbox Tavern@xboxtavern.bsky.social · 2w ago

@badgercommander.bsky.social and Jamie recently sat down to chat about the year so far, what they like and don't like, and what they are still looking forward to playing! #goty2026 #gaming #chats youtu.be/VSGSnuAj2dg

Jack Grimes@jackapedia.design · 3w ago

Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley

Imran Khan@imrankhan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Went to see Christopher Nolan's Odyssey but was bitterly disappointed. One, it barely matched the source material. Two, they went way in the opposite direction after Galaxy and put TOO MUCH plot. Third, there was no "Jump Up, Superstar" needle drop though it was sorely needed in the action scenes.

AJ Small@badgercommander.bsky.social · 3w ago

New rule, every film fan is allowed one of the following directors to fawn over no matter the quality of their output. Two is a warning, three means you are on my watchlist: - Christopher Nolan - Darren Arronofsky - Quentin Tarantino - Martin Scorcese - James Cameron - Paul Thomas Anderson