Evangelionista

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Enthusiast of the arts, mostly popular ones these days.

UBI Crank, working towards fully automated luxury space socialism.

I'll take they/them, and if I don't know your pronouns otherwise I will use they/them. Reposts usually mean "take a look at this."

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Been playing Immortals of Aveum (2023) for a couple days. I am pleasantly surprised by how gorgeous it looks - as is often the case I'm amazed by the visual design talent working in games today and they make good use of Unreal 5. The gameplay itself I'm still a bit mixed on.

Lord, I see what you've done for others ...

Magical Vacation (2001) is a charming and very colorful JRPG for GBA, with a fan translation available that seems quite good and comprehensive so far. GBA ROMS will play on literally anything, it's got a neat spin on elemental weakness, it's a very chill game.

I saw and had myself a tendency to hope that the debate would be a knockout blow for Trump, that his madness would be disqualifying. This was never anything but wishcasting, and if you were conscious in 2016 you owe it to yourself to be honest that nothing will calm you until votes are counted.

I don't think of myself as being particularly familiar with older people, but I do know and work with a number of folks over 70 so I guess I know what getting old looks like. And I find the way that people talk about Biden's definitely visible aging somewhere from troubling to frankly prejudiced.

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lot of self-described progressives have an ableism problem

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WE COULD HAVE HAD ELIZABETH WARREN

Relistening to the Citizen Sleeper OST and I'm just in awe of how good it is, both as music in its own right and as a complement to the game. A great example of how much the music can contribute to the vibe, and Citizen Sleeper really lives on vibes.

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Looks like the China brokered ceasefire in Northern Shan state between the TNLA & Myanmar Junta has broken down. Been shaky for a while with the Junta carrying out airstrikes & artillery strikes against the TNLA. Be interesting to see if this degrades China's support for the Junta further...

Fighting Erupts in Kyaukme, Northern Shan State: Two Dead Including Woman in Shellingwww.bnionline.net In Kyaukme township, northern Shan State, exchanges of firing between Junta troops and the Ta'ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) erupted on the morning of June 25, killing two people includ...

lowkey fascinated by the phenomenon of "vibes" playlists/videos on youtube etc. Not surprised that they exist but interested in the vibes people choose to make collections about, and the imagery and effects they choose for them. Some predictable (jazz/cafe/neotokyo), some less so(frutiger aero)

Just to get back to being complimentary let me say that I recently finished Death's Door (2021) and found it to be extremely well made. The art style is simple but effective and the action-platformer design was focused and tightly implemented. Music was lowkey but well matched.

Final Fantasy is such an odd franchise. I mostly love the art and design, the way that everything is so very extra, and in principle I like their commitment to a whole new lore with every installment. It's just the games, as games, that I don't actually enjoy. Shame the movie flopped, really.

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The present situation in Sudan is terrible, and there is a real risk of famine on a massive scale: “We’ve seen mortality projections estimating that in excess of 2.5 million people, about 15% of the population in Darfur and Kordofan – the hardest hit regions – could die by the end of September,”

‘We need the world to wake up’: Sudan facing world’s deadliest famine in 40 yearswww.theguardian.com Millions face disaster as Sudanese army and RSF accused of using food access as a weapon in on-going war

When I think about games as rulesets, as opposed to interactive stories, I think about games that have lasted hundreds or thousands of years. Chess, Go, Mahjong, Poker. We think of video games more ephemerally than that, often, but no reason they have to be - they can last forever!

Another good article from Aftermath, with a slightly different perspective on the "meh"-ness I mentioned yesterday. aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...

Despite A Strong Lineup, The Xbox Showcase Left Me Cold - Aftermathaftermath.site Playing the hits

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Darfur’s largest city is at risk of falling to the Rapid Support Forces, leading experts to warn of the real risk of genocide. Bellingcat and our partners Beam Reports have been examining the deteriorating situation over the past month... www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...

Civilians Trapped in Al Fashir as Rapid Support Forces Advance - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com Open sources reveal the deteriorating situation for civilians trapped in Al Fashir as experts warn of genocide risk if the city falls.

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For Nature’s new series on sex/gender, I wrote with the amazing Shari Brightly-Brown and G Nic Rider about gender modality, the limits of the cis/trans binary, and how to study gender more respectfully and accurately.

Beyond the trans/cis binary: introducing new terms will enrich gender researchwww.nature.com We need terms such as ‘gender modality’ that are flexible enough to capture the nuances of human experience but pragmatic enough to serve science. We need terms such as ‘gender modality’ that are flex...

Seeing the summer game showcases has really convinced me that the "triple-A" action-adventure-shooter games industry are in real trouble and creatively bankrupt. Everything looks like either Fortnite or an Unreal 5 tech demo, and you know how it all plays.

The Final Shape is fantastic, and Prismatic is exactly as fun to play as we all thought. Even if you ignore the narrative, Bungie's artists produce some of the most consistently high quality work around and they have outdone themselves here. Voice work too - wonderful art and design.

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This, by the way, is a logical consequence of one thing and one thing only, and it is that an unfree people that does not enjoy freedom of speech by definition cannot discuss its past.

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NYT has an extensive write up of what is happening in Sudan, which I am providing a gift link for and which I hope you will read. I think the primary reason news stories re: Sudan are rare is that — as the piece notes — it’s hard for journalists to get in. BUT www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/w...

A War on the Nile Pushes Sudan Toward the Abysswww.nytimes.com A year of fighting has turned the once proud capital, Khartoum, into a charred battleground. Millions have fled. Now a famine threatens in one of Africa’s biggest countries.

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This one is incredible too.

This could be good news for Indian democracy... wapo.st/3RdefSm

India’s early election results point to rebuke for Modi and his partywapo.st The results appear to mark a rare setback for a politician who has never failed to secure a majority in state or national elections over a 23-year political career.

Forza Horizon 5 is probably my forever car game ; they nailed the "simcade" dynamics so well, and have supported it with many new cars. The spirit of the game is so generous and fun - when I get the itch to drive around in a videogame I'll always have new cars to play with in Forza.

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“That has been the pattern in many cities across Darfur as they have fallen to the RSF. It’s Janjaweed tactics again in 2023-24, carried out by the same forces that once were called the Janjaweed but now are called the RSF,” www.theguardian.com/global-devel... Menasky

Tens of thousands flee camp in Sudan after attacks by RSF paramilitarieswww.theguardian.com Concerns grow that Darfur is facing another genocide as Rapid Support Forces besiege city of El Fasher

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Donald Trump is a convicted felon. This is a big deal. And the primary reason he finds himself in this position is that habitually, without apparent conscience or hesitation, he engages in crimes. /1

After yesterdays false start with Fallout 76, I tried Dave the Diver instead and wow, what a contrast. Instantly engaging, multiple solid, overlapping gameplay systems and a fun storytelling style. It reaffirms my current obsession with innovative gameplay enabled by simple but effective art.

Charlie Pierce, with a fitting tribute to one of the great Characters. Bill Walton Let His Joy Flourish - defector.com/bill-walton-...

Bill Walton Let His Joy Flourish | Defectordefector.com Joy is a key indicator of a healthy spirituality. Joy, in its classic sense, is not a synonym for happiness, but instead refers to zest for life. You can have an underlying zest for life whether you a...

Yikes - I tried Fallout 76, having heard it was improved from the mess at launch, and perhaps it is but it still seems pretty terrible. I try to only say positive things but this was such a cynical product to begin with, and it's really striking just how ugly it is.