I started even later... it's lovely to finally inhabit a body that I enjoy. It's tanken a lot of work to get here. It probably only would have been less if I'd transitioned as a teen, but I doubt that was possible in the 90s. Finding yourself and being yourself at any age is the best.

Michael Ann, sociotechnical femme@michaelann.bsky.social · 2d ago

It really is never too late. I started at 33. Physically, all the stuff they said could only happen if you transitioned as a teen - it happened to me anyway. Life-wise, post transition I've gotten a doctorate, scored my ideal job, and found an amazing wife. It's literally never too late, y'all.

TAPS completely catastrophically implodes if you give it Japanese text, surprising no one. ANYWAY... I'll share a bit about Katie Seaborn and I's acceptance work on X ジェンダー (X-Jendā / X-Gender) gamers later. #CHIPLAY26

OK. Finally ready to try out Earthbound (Mother 2). I've got the Transternalbound #romhack set up so I can play in a gender affirming way! #snes #trans #transgender www.romhacking.net/hacks/9714/

Successfully have Star (genderhacked Megaman X) beaming in (and blinking) in-emulator! #romhack #megamanx #snes #trans #transgender

Doing sprite work on my genderhack of Megaman X. I *think* I've got a design that works (original X and evolution in the 2nd image). It's interesting that the sprite constraints push back on the original character design. (Pink pixels are the original silhouette.) #romhacking #megaman #trans

My genderhack of Megaman X – MegaStar is finally coming together! I've mostly got the portrait sorted, I've added a star glyph (to replace the name "X"), and updated pronouns. Screenshots are all in-emulator. #romhack #snes #megaman #transgender

Major success in my romhacking project – thanks to others' tools, I can now decompress, edit, and re-compress sprites! The image may LOOK LIKE garbage, but that's just because I found the sheet with the text, rotated it 90 degrees, and put it back in. AND IT WORKED! #romhack #snes #megaman

Updated version of Megaman X, but girl! My first time doing (remixing?) pixel art. I'm feeling pretty happy about the eyes and hair. Unfortunately I think I have to recolour after reflecting on how palettes work. #romhack #retrogaming #genderhack #pixelart #snes

Working on a #romhack of Megaman X, because I'd rather play it as a girl. So... first step is redoing the "weapon get" screen, which I'll use as the basis for changing the sprites. I haven't done her head yet, but so far so good...

A short history of player gender expression in Pokémon. #pokemon #gender #videogames #transgender #history

Pokémon’s Gender Transitions

Over the years, Pokémon has offered players more and more gender expression – here's a quick rundown!

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I somehow successfully painted a #Miku mug. Reasonably pleased with it, but we'll see how it turns out after firing (the colours should get brighter)! #art #hatsunemiku #ceramics

I am happy to report that I am brilliant. After a lot of time grappling with it, I have managed to properly position, double-sided print, and cut all of the signatures for my #DnD DM's notebook. This is challenging because it has multiple sections with two-page spreads. #bookbinding #stationery

This is something I highlight in convos. The content & the work is human but packaged as a shiny thing that lives in the cloud. The extractivism & exploitation is real. Please watch @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social; as workers we must show solidarity with annotators & labellers. #ResistAI

Tony Roberts@phatcontroller.bsky.social · last mo.

Every pass and foul in the World cup is logged and labeled by data workers in India, the Philippines and Cairo to the train AI algorithms used by betting companies and team data analysts. restofworld.org/2026/fifa-wo...

Busy downloading all the gender-swap mods for #retro games...

All Characters are Trans Now! Representation matters and LGBTQIA+ folks make our own.

All Characters are Trans Now!

Representation matters and LGBTQIA+ folks make our own.

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I want to emphasize this because it’s trans history. In the 80s and 90s a lot of trucking companies paid well and covered transition care. There were a lot of trans women that took jobs as truckers, transitioned, and quietly disappeared into their lives. Nothing white collar about it.

Ariana Serpentine@arianaserpentine.bsky.social · 2mo ago

There are a seemingly disproportionate number of trans women in tech because that industry pays well and has generally been decent about people transitioning. In the 90s it was trucking, not tech. If other industries followed suit you’d see a whole lot of trans women in other roles.

Designing the pages for my #DnD DM notebook. NPC sheets spread horizontally, two per spread. They have a party affinity tracker on the side for use with a paperclip (see: youtu.be/ILajAMmXqlw?...). #bookbinding #ttrpg

Covers for #DnD notebook are assembled and drying! #bookbinding #stationery #dragon

Progress on my new #DnD DM notebook! Covers in progress, but still need to finish designing the pages. #bookbinding #stationery

My latest video is out now! A quick history lesson on D&D and videogames! #dnd #gamehistory #roguelikes #videogames

D&D is the Source of Videogames!

All videogames come from D&D – a quick history lesson.

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1. If they're making decisions based on summaries created by AI, then they ARE using AI for decision-making. 2. If every AI-led process has to be verified and validated by staff, surely it's faster and easier (and less destructive to the environment) to just get staff to do the work from the start?

Brendan Keogh@brkeogh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Deeply disrespectful to the entire Australian cultural sector that the Office of the Arts can't be bothered actually reading all the submissions people are working very hard on for the National Cultural Policy, and instead will be asking genAI for a summary. www.arts.gov.au/have-your-sa...

Metroid's Samus is Trans! My first video on #videogame #history and #transgender experiences. If you enjoy, I'd appreciate sharing! 😊 I'm aiming to make these a regular thing. #metroid #samus youtube.com/shorts/kEhH0...

Metroid's Samus is Trans

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Cosmic Princess Kaguya #review: A heartwarming yuri love story set in the near future + an online world. It features a really fun fusion of old Japan and sci fi. The animation is fluid and as silly as needed. Bonus: no fanservice! I absolutely loved it; probably in my top 10. #anime

A little #gunpla on a Saturday morning. Tiny robot head from the Aerial Rebuild. #GWitch #gundam

most trans adults grew up struggling w transphobic abuse in schools, often even before having understood ourselves to be trans these forced outing bills break my heart bc these kids are so unsafe at home that they'd rather risk abuse at school to be themselves. and now they can't even have that

After many setbacks, I have now crafted a replica of the #NES #Metroid game manual! For better or worse, I apparently own zero staples (but at least four staplers), so I stitch-bound it with embroidery floss in a dark blue to coordinate the cover. #bookbinding

Additional #Gunpla acquired. Getting the Demi Barding gives me most of the #GWitch models I'm after!

Played with colouring my tiny Metroid manual. Kinda like how it came out! #Metroid #NES #Papercraft

I'm sharing a game map collage I made a while back – it includes references to all the games included!

Game Map Collage

A game map collage for some research on critical computing and borders in video games.

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I had a lovely time joining @raejohnston.bsky.social and @serrels.bsky.social for Download This Show. We discussed our nostalgia for a pre-generative-"AI" internet, featuring @mixtapegame.bsky.social. Of course I needed to share @fractalecho.bsky.social 's book. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Are we nostalgic for a 90s that didn't exist? - ABC listen

Mixtape is a new Australian-made video game set in the 90s featuring burned CDs, shopping trolley rides and feelings of adolescent freedom. Nostalgia for that era is trending, so what is it about thos...

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