Lyte

@lytewav.cool

video game enjoyer. toddler wrangler. pineapple pizza defender. music producer, beginner visual artist and aspiring game dev. https://lytewav.carrd.co pfp: https://bsky.app/profile/kobeepb.bsky.social/post/3mnmrqxqojk2p

And like, I publish covers and remixes of game music myself! I wanted to collaborate with GameChops someday, and I published a cover of Pigstep through Distrokid that performs pretty well, which gave me motivation to make more covers like it! But with these takedowns, is it even worth it to try?

Lyte@lytewav.cool · 6d ago

So a ton of my favorite video game music covers are being taken down off YouTube, and because of the AI allegations, it feels morally wrong to give Cutman, an artist I admired and aspired to one day work with, my condolences, let alone my financial support. The whole situation is just heartbreaking.

so it seems that gamechops, my favorite music label that publishes amazing covers of game music in a variety of genres I enjoy, is in deep trouble on a couple different fronts at once. not only is YouTube being YouTube and doing DMCA takedowns on a ton of works published under the label...

PSA: great news for people with outdated or embarrassing Gmail addresses, you can now change them without making a whole new account.

Bild

So one of the apps I can't install with my new privacy-focused OS is my bank app, which wouldn't be a deal breaker, but I can't even use the website for it without authenticating with the app. So I'm completely locked out without it. Guess I'm reinstalling stock android.

GTA V screenshot with text that reads "Mission Failed"
Lyte@lytewav.cool · 4w ago

GrapheneOS is pretty cool ngl. minor issues here & there, due to Google being declawed and put in a little corner where it has nearly no control over my phone, so there's a couple apps i can't install (like.. Subway?? lol no clue why) but otherwise it's normal android but with extra privacy controls

GrapheneOS is pretty cool ngl. minor issues here & there, due to Google being declawed and put in a little corner where it has nearly no control over my phone, so there's a couple apps i can't install (like.. Subway?? lol no clue why) but otherwise it's normal android but with extra privacy controls

Done. Got all my data transferred to better places. Search ➡️ DuckDuckGo Keep ➡️ Obsidian Drive/Photos ➡️ MEGA Gmail ➡️ Proton YouTube w/ ads ➡️ ReVanced📱 + uBlock Origin & SponsorBlock💻 and soon: Stock Android on Pixel 10 ➡️ GrapheneOS And I was always on team Firefox ❤️‍🔥

Lyte@lytewav.cool · last mo.

I've actually really enjoyed spending the evening installing extensions and hacks to make the free version of YouTube even more enjoyable than what Premium offered me, tbh. I'm also looking into total replacements for pretty much everything else right now. Email, note taking apps, cloud storage, etc

I've actually really enjoyed spending the evening installing extensions and hacks to make the free version of YouTube even more enjoyable than what Premium offered me, tbh. I'm also looking into total replacements for pretty much everything else right now. Email, note taking apps, cloud storage, etc

Lyte@lytewav.cool · last mo.

You killed iGoogle, and I did not leave you. You killed Play Music, and I did not leave you. You erased "Don't Be Evil", and I did not leave you. You killed Google Assistant. And I still did not leave you. But then you killed my YT Premium family plan, and when I tried to start anew, you said no. 👋

Popup notification from a Google webpage: Can't create a Family Group. You can only switch to a different Family Group once every 12 months.

You killed iGoogle, and I did not leave you. You killed Play Music, and I did not leave you. You erased "Don't Be Evil", and I did not leave you. You killed Google Assistant. And I still did not leave you. But then you killed my YT Premium family plan, and when I tried to start anew, you said no. 👋

Popup notification from a Google webpage: Can't create a Family Group. You can only switch to a different Family Group once every 12 months.Screenshot from a YouTube video titled De-Google Your Life - Part 1: Start With Chrome. The frame of the video shows a comparison of features between several non-Google search engines.Screenshot of an Android home screen zoomed in on two app icons labeled YouTube ReVanced and YT Music ReVanced.

found out one of my favorite coworkers has a bluesky! "yeah but i don't ever use it, there's no algorithm so it's super boring"

expressionless stick figure sitting alone in a room surrounded by black chaotic scribbles

Not to simp for the corporation or anything but I'm personally not upset about there being no disk in the box. It would be a waste of materials. They're not going to fit the entire game on a single Blu-ray. Also I know 80 dollars stings but realistically, AAA games couldn't stay at 60 bucks forever.

Game Informer@gameinformer.com · 3mo ago

Rockstar Games announces Grand Theft Auto VI will be $79.99. It revealed a more expensive Ultimate Edition, pre-order timing, and that the physical version does not include a disc. gameinformer.com/2026/06/24/g...