RooksBailey
@rooksbailey.bsky.social
A proud GenXer who enjoys discussing politics, science fiction, PC gaming & artsy cinema. I enjoy blogging, jazz, and rainy days. I am trying to keep the candle lit during these dark days. Read my unfocused blog here: https://robotjazz.blogspot.com/
I took a mission to deliver 2 travelers to a frozen moon. I followed them back to their settlement & had a chat with the locals. Nice people! Felt good to remove my helmet before returning to the frozen vacuum. #Starfield feels more like a lived setting than any other space game I've ever played.
Making lemonade out of lemons, but what else can be done? There is an upside: for a few years now, the PCMR influencer class has been duping gamers into blowing obscene amounts of money chasing pointless benchmarks. Now, the hobby has a chance to sober up. #PCGaming www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Embrace the great Tech Pause
It's a great time to enjoy the stuff we already have.
pcgamer.com
Our cyberpunk mercenaries RPG is featured in this! 🎉 store.steampowered.com/app/1021210/... 🌆 Run a mercenary crew in 23rd century Boston 🧠 In-depth XCOM-like tactics 🎉 Just celebrated 1 year & 90+ free updates since full launch! #Gaming #Cyberpunk #Steam
Are you a fan of rain-drenched neon nights, cybernetic body parts, and dystopian mega-cities? If yes, Steam Cyberpunk Fest might be for you! Solve murders, build futuristic cities, go on co-op spy adventures and more - now until August 10. store.steampowered.com/category/cyb...
Cyberpunk
Steam Cyberpunk Fest 2026
store.steampowered.com
The GOP is basically a nihilistic death cult at this point. Which is why I left the party and will never look back.
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social · 3d ago“The president and first lady seemed totally unfazed about whether there was an abuser—another abuser—in their workplace. There was no follow-up from either of them to see if I needed help or protection. There was no investigation ordered. No effort to get to the bottom of this ....
Before The Expanse, Cowboy Bebop was my favorite TV sci-fi. Sadly, I haven't watched it since Netflix's misfire that wasted a dream cast w/ cheap production values & an overemphasised space western theme. I haven't watched the anime since. But today, I dusted off my DVDs & recalled why I loved it.
Cowboy Bebop: Spike & Ein Fishing
ALT: Cowboy Bebop: Spike & Ein Fishing
static.klipy.com
I love the little human-interest stories you come across in #Starfield. For example, Mitch, who lives in Cyndonia. His story about being sickly due to the medical treatments he received to cure an illness always touches me. I am happy to fetch his favorite comic books for him.
The drearier the planet, the more I like it. Vasco and I explore an abandoned mine complex on Promixa Centauri B as scalding rain falls. (Rain FX added in because photo mode doesn't capture rain for some reason. 😠) #Starfield
Start the clock. Now that Pirro has admitted the reflecting pool was Trump’s fault, who lasts longer? Pirro, or explosive diarrhea lettuce.
I fed my recent satirical post—imagining Trump facing off against a Soviet like Andropov—into Gemini Notebook. It produced an unintentionally hilarious video that treats my fictional WWIII timeline as historical fact! The ending line almost made me spit out my drink from laughing so hard! 😁🤣 #Blog
A week of surreal headlines, political theater, and general late‑empire weirdness pushed me into writing a Cold War satire fueled by rain, gin, and leftover WARNO screenshots. #Blogging robotjazz.blogspot.com/2026/07/sati...
[SATIRE] Trump versus Andropov
[The following is satire. Blame a rainy day, an irresponsible amount of gin, and a stack of WARNO screenshots begging to be misused. What ...
robotjazz.blogspot.com
Is there anything better than standing on the bridge of your spaceship to watch the sun set on another day of exploration? #Starfield
Why bother calling your Senator and telling them to vote NO on Todd Blanche for Attorney General even though Trump will keep him in the job regardless? Because history should record the NO vote. You’ll want it on the record that we rejected him. That’s why.
Exercise Gutes Omen, southern Germany, M113 APC armed with a 106-mm recoilless rifle, climbing a bank of the Danube river, 25 September 1971. 🇨🇦 LAC Photo #ColdWar #M113Monday
This photo of Gretchen Whitmer is one of the single most powerful symbolic depictions of the contemporary Democratic Party leadership. Decking yourself out in blue as if you're different, while cooperating with Trump and pretending not to, says it all.
I love the little bits of life found in #Starfield. I landed at Akila City and as I was leaving the ship services building, I was amused to see my crew off on their own errands. Vasco was heading to a different landing field; Sam was heading into town, and Barrett was bringing up the rear.
I love a good WWIII-themed wargame. Sadly, I don't have this one in my collection.
J. R. Tracy@jrtracy.bsky.social · last wk.Warthogs hammer the 44th Guards Tank Regiment two miles from its objective - Air & Armor: V Corps from Compass Games, Spearhead scenario
Turns out the teenage me pushing cardboard counters across a map had a better grasp of Iran than the folks tossing dice in Washington today. I wrote about Gulf Strike, chess blindness, and the price of ignorance. #Blogging #Blogpost #Wargaming robotjazz.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...
The Strait of Hormuz Was on Page 8‑L
As I think about this unmitigated disaster that is Donald Trump’s illegal war of choice with Iran, one thing above all others keeps stunni...
robotjazz.blogspot.com
The Odyssey cost $250 million to make. Guess who got a tax break worth more than 30x that last year? Amazon—after firing 30,000 workers.
Garfield was not a cartoon. He was a PROPHET. #Caturday
Trump’s “little excursion” into Iran has become a geopolitical tire fire, complete with bad advisers, bad lies, and a spiraling war. A brief update on the madness. #Blogpost robotjazz.blogspot.com/2026/07/by-p...
By the Pricking of my Thumb...
Things are not going well for Trump 2.0. His “little excursion” into Iran has metastasized into a full‑blown war now staggering toward its...
robotjazz.blogspot.com
Soon, the doors of our city stretching from the ocean to the clouds will open, and it's time to show you what's waiting inside. Today, we start from the basics... What is Nivalis Nights? 🌊☁️
I love Starfield Radio! The creator deserves props! #Starfield needs something like this in-game, just as Fallout has its selection of radio stations. Music stations add tremendous immersion and world-building. Here is the link. If you haven't already, check it out! starfieldradio.com
Starfield Radio | Settled Systems Broadcast
starfieldradio.com
I just discovered Google's NotebookLM, an AI-powered tool that generates videos based on written content. I fed it one of my blog posts about #Starfield, and this is what it created. Not perfect - it said "Skyrim in Space" was 4 words - but otherwise the video is close to what I wrote! This is fun!
A sure sign that I am suffering from the summer blues is seeking out dark & moody games like #Starfield. Today is the 2nd day I booted it up. The last time I played was early June before summer began. My mind is saying it has had enough with summer & yearns to return to the darker days of autumn. 🙂
I *love* this #Starfield mod! It adds so much immersion! I actually found myself feeling slightly claustrophobic after romping around in my sealed spacesuit for a bit. Perfect! 😄It is a must-have for me! youtu.be/V5ENJvBbbLc?...
AtmosphericAudio V1 0
YouTube video by Drasilio's Mods
youtu.be
