Somebody asked me on Reddit why people who use AI to generate Recomp projects are currently being rejected from the communities and what they can do to fix this. I might tweak parts of this to be a more general blog post at some point, but this should be of help to anyone in a similar situation.

i also have zero memory of drawing this, but it's much cuter

I had to highlight this tribute to Mamoru Oshii's live action film "Stray Dogs - Keberos Panzer Cops" in the new animated movie "Patlabor EZY - File 1". They literally recreated almost all of the shots from the original 1991 trailer.

OVA Greymon #Digimon #art

public services shouldn’t have to be profitable

Just realized I never shared this here TMNT art in the style of old Bengus art (circa MvC1.) Made the Turtles, and was initially just going to add April O'Neil, ended up adding Splinter, Bebop and Rocksteady as well. I made these during a number of livestreams. Could be fun to add more.

I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d 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.

For anyone wondering why the translation of Kamaitachi no Yoru is such a big deal, I'd highly recommend giving my video about Chunsoft's sound novel series a watch. It's a bit long, but it goes into the long history behind why these games were so influential in Japan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9BT...

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This is one of the big ones. It's impossible to understate just how influential Kamaitachi no Yoru is. This is a game that shaped Japanese games in the 90s. This group has now done the first two games in the Sound Novel series, and the next one is Machi which I have some opinions about...

1564 Studio@1564studio.bsky.social · 2d ago

I'm trembling while writing this: Kamaitachi no yoru—not the PC remake, not the iOS port, but the actual original SFC version—has been translated at last by ButThouMust, who graciously brought us an English patch for Otogirisou in the past. This is HISTORICAL.

Social media bans cannot be effectively enforced, and come with profound implications for everyone's human rights. Nevertheless the EU and Irish government seem hell bent on pushing through similar legislation here, without presenting a shred of evidence that such a ban will have a positive impact.

Ben Schwarz@benschwarz.bsky.social · 2d ago

Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...

"Why is the soul they claim treated as a request instead of a right?" is a line so perfect I was sure it had to be quoting someone, or paraphrasing. A search around and... I think it just might be a Chiitan original. God damn.

Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆@chiitan.love · 3d ago

Love has never needed permission from labels 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 My emptiness of gender lets me see that clearly. Anxiety tightens around transgender lives right now. Why must their chosen bonds still pass through someone else’s gate? Why is the soul they claim treated as a request instead of a right?

It’s a fresh Sunday morning, let’s go see a Unicorn! Plan is to share all 10? transformations/shows throughout the day in this thread, so do bookmark if interested. Can’t believe it’ll be gone next month 🥹 ⏰ Every 2 hours from 11am JST to 7pm. Then every 30 mins till 9:30pm

I both love and hate discotek day cause it means I now have like a good $150 I have to set aside for the future So excited for that Penguindrum release and depending on the extras, Big O should be awesome

This right here. Failures are nothing but signposts on the road towards one’s future successes, and we should collectively embrace them as such. We should allow people to fail, at least insofar as they subsequently choose to work towards substantive improvement as a result of said failures.

Cara Ellison@caraellison.bsky.social · 4d ago

The thing is: it isn’t fair that being employable hinges on 100 per centing all measures. failure is a part of everyone’s journey to getting good at anything

Years in the making, I finally have a working prototype of my Camera GBD-M2 (previously shared as Game Boy Camera M2). A sequel to the Game Boy Camera M1, this new redesign uses original Game Boy Pocket & Game Boy Camera chips into a camera-like shape roughly the same size as the Ricoh GR III.

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

The entire panel was worth it for this alone, hell yeah

AnimEigo@animeigo.com · 5d ago

Ruin Explorers - Fam & Ihrie is a 90s fantasy OVA that focuses on action & comedy and was written and directed by Takeshi Mori. It's getting a brand new HD restoration and will be here in 2027!

Please use this link twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338... and tell twitch how fucking insane this is. Comment and let twitch know that this is horrible. Thank you

Zach Bussey 🍁@zachbussey.tos.gg · 5d ago

Twitch and Amazon are apparently planning to use streams to train Generative AI. Multiple sources tell me it will be announced in the coming months, despite some internal friction against it. Creators may be able to opt out of some training data.

putting aside the destruction of rare books, how is digitizing a copyrighted text "transformative" for anthropic but the internet archive is guilty of infringement for the national emergency library

chiller@chiller.eurosky.social · last wk.

This is ... horrific

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

New post is live: Is Networking...Making Friends? Lotsa folks often seen networking events as a way to hopefully make new friendships. But that's not the case for everyone, some rather keep it business-only. So here's to different perspectives and hopefully we get to understand each other better!

Is Networking…Making Friends?? — Hi! I'm Neha

It’s been a humid summer and it got me thinking about friends/communities and how the games industry gifted me with some of the most amazing friends in my life. It just so happened that I met most of ...

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it's hater week 🫡

mods this would be a great opportunity to prove you can ban users who aren't trans

🍝pastapilled🍝@pastapilled.myatproto.social · last wk.

yup

Can I get some lost media found hype for this uniquely awesome-looking two-part Win95 RPG by Cybelle, called Dungeon Toon: Hottara Land no Ohimesama?? 😸 Available from today at: archive.org/details/dung... (Part 1) archive.org/details/dung... (Part 2)

NEW: I spoke with multiple video game developers and a U.S. employment lawyer to learn more about restrictive side clauses that often prevent employees at major companies from pursuing hobbyist work or personal projects. In an industry renowned for creativity, why are we stifling it?

Developers discuss the pain and prevalence of side work clauses

How an industry renowned for creativity is actively stifling it.

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I'm kicking off a series of videos for absolute beginners who want to learn programming games. Pico-8 is a fantastic engine for devs who have been at it for 10 years or 10 seconds, so join me and let's make some fun stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH9-...

Learn Game Programming in Pico-8 - Total Beginner

YouTube video by davemakes

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Just a little reminder to everyone: Algorithms are useless. It's very hard to find cool stuff without being shown it by someone else. So if you find something cool - a band, a game, a video essay or anything else - share it and tell people about it. And thanks to anyone who does! You're cool!

If a game is short but replayable and costs as much as a goddamn Happy Meal, then you're not getting ripped off. If you rush to the internet to decry the greed of the devs, you're just showing your entire ass for the world to see.

I made a website that lets you cut out old magazines from the internet archive (or any PDFs you own) and make collage art out of them: ✂️ clipart.studio