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Phil Spencer just retired from Xbox!
Announced on a Friday so you know Microsoft wants to bury this information!
But apparently, a complete re-org is happening so who the hell knows whatโs happening next.
I keep saying that robots will be peddled as the โnext big thingโ after AI runs its course.
And after Chinaโs kung fu robot demonstration, it looks like Iโll be right.
More moneyโs going to be pumped into robots because if thereโs one thing USA canโt stand, itโs China beating them in technology.
My conspiracy theory is that conspiracy theories are psy-ops to distract us from actual conspiracies.
Speaking of which, Trump is releasing Pentagon files on UFOs and aliens.
Hmmmโฆ I wonder what heโs trying to distract us from?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Richard III on VHS.
Always wa ted to see this movie. Bought it for $1 at a local thrift store.
All I know is that itโs Ian McKellenโs breakout role. And itโs basically Shakespeare set in the 1930sโlots of Fascist overtones.
Rayman 2: The Great Escape.
One of the best 3D platformers ever made. An incredible PC classic.
I also own it on GOG. But Iโve owned this copy for a long time. Thankfully, I have a Windows XP laptop to play this on.
What if fake conspiracy theories were seeded onto 4chan in order to make an actual real conspiracy seem unremarkable?
What if that conspiracy involved political and corporate elites flying by to an island to do terrible, reprehensible things?
The more I read about Jeffrey Epstein, the more I get the feeling he wasnโt a real upstanding guy.
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Folks, Iโve just located Heaven!
Iโm at an actual 80s arcade. Actual real cabinetsโnot PCs running emulators. CRTs, not LCDs.
I canโt believe my eyes!
Americans always ask, โWhy is the world obsessed with us?โ
No, noโwhy is USA obsessed with *us*?
Weโre just minding our business. And youโre here acting like a Karen.
I was right.
โAlberta Independenceโ is an American psy-ops campaign.
The Trump administration continues to meet with Alberta separatists. Whatโs more the separatists are explicitly asking the U.S. to bankroll them.
www.ft.com/content/11dc...
My mom used to be pro-Trump.
Today, I showed her that video of ICE shooting that man in Minneapolis. I showed her so she would see for herself exactly what happened.
She watched with absolute horror and disgust.
And for the first time ever, she called Trump a Nazi.
Reading police opinions about ICE on Reddit.
Theyโre really not happy.
They think the whole situation in Minneapolis is a complete gong show, that ICE lacks training, and that they shouldnโt be allowed to hide their faces.
www.reddit.com/r/ProtectAnd...
Tabulo (2026) on #SteamDeck
So this is pitched as if chess and Balatro were combined. But what excites me about chess isn't the movements per se, but how they're used to take your opponent's pieces. So this one misses the mark for me.
youtu.be/EXLuBQ4AVXc
Man of Nollyn (2026) on #SteamDeck
A noir #mysterygame with point & click adventure elements. Not a terrible game, but everything is just a little too average. And I guess too average is a way of saying it's not good.
youtu.be/rkN3CKypaC0
Solitary in the Library (2026) on #SteamDeck
A psychological #horrorgame about a student stuck in a haunted library. Plenty of people find it aesthetically pleasing. But I feel like this game is just... adequate. It just doesn't enthuse me.
youtu.be/nd1lS2HKa00
Speakeasy Simulator (2026) on #SteamDeck
I get the appeal. Who wouldn't like to role-play as a Prohibition era bootlegger? Plus, it's just generally an interesting period of time with iconic music and style. Sadly, the execution is just not there. Not recommended.
youtu.be/RNWDxisFsb0
One Turn Kill (2026) on #SteamDeck
A deck building #RPG with anime graphics. A lot of people find this appealing, and I get why because it simply has a style lots of people love. But damn it, I have played so many games like thisโand I kind of find it forgettable.
youtu.be/9Jt7Zcn8AIg
Deadcore Redux (2016) on #SteamDeck.
A fun little first person puzzle platformer. Like Portal, it has a gun that gives you specific powers. It's actually quite relaxing.
youtu.be/1pofZImMUEA
The Fortress (2026) on #SteamDeck
Took a really long time to understand the controls because the tutorial is lacking. However, once you understand how things work, The Fortress becomes quite addictive. And I really love the art style too.
youtu.be/2ssM7lyhc9Y
Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon on Steam Deck.
So far, this is the best game of 2026. I know there will be other great games, but this one is absolutely amazing.
And this is actually part of the most rich ongoing JRPG sagas ever made, stretching back decades.
youtu.be/UELxI0TeO_Y
Cursor Challenge (2016) on Steam Deck.
To me, this is "true" PC gaming in the sense that it's one of those games that require a mouse or trackpad. It's impossible to appreciate with any other input.
A simple arcade game. Purpose is to get the highest score. Not for everyone.
youtu.be/o8agqYmlXIA
Today, I learned about Hilaria Baldwin.
And USA is such a wild place.
Nowhere else can someone get fame and success simply by pretending they are from Spain.
The Chinese government just dropped this music video.
Itโs called โWorld Policeโ. Who do you think itโs about?
Sure, itโs propaganda. But itโs hilarious.
youtube.com/shorts/WeZ_W...
Canโt believe thereโs a Jersey Shore spin-off set in Canada.
Itโs called Canada Shore.
Most of the cast are from Toronto and the East Coast. But inexplicably, itโs set in Kelowna. Which is in the other side of Canada. ๐
A left hand holds up a cassette tape case over a dark stone countertop. The cover art shows a green drink in a glass on a table with utensils and fruit, in a bright, colorful still-life style. Text at the top reads: โAMORPHISM: MASAHIKO SATOHโ and โfeaturing EDDIE GOMEZ & STEVE GADD.โ In the background, slightly out of focus, are glass-front drink coolers with bottles and cans inside.
Picked up this album on cassette in a thrift store.
Amorphism by Masahiko Satoh.
Didnโt know who Masahiko Satoh is. But I definitely know who Eddie Gomez and Steve Gadd are. If Masahiko can get those two in his band, he must be good.
And he is! A monster pianist!
Calling it now.
If USA invades Canada, it will be under the pretext of Alberta โfreedomโ.
Never mind the Clarity Act. Never mind Alberta is on Treaty land. Never mind poll after poll shows most Albertans want to stay Canadian.
Straight out of Putinโs playbook!
Told you so!
The โAlberta Independenceโ is an American psy-ops campaign.
And these comments by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirm it.
US is the main malicious actor here. Not Russia.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I 100% believe the so-called โAlberta Independenceโ movement is an American psy-op.
Look at the way itโs peddled: slogans over policy, identity over economics, grievance farming over actual governance.
โPatriotโ branding that looks imported. Constant online amplification that feels algorithmic.
Bubsy 4D is coming out on May 22.
This is the follow-up to Bubsy 3D, one of the worst games of all time. So infamous, numerous memes have been made about it. And even those memes have their own memesโso great is the lore about it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpZg...
Maple MAGA loves Canada.
Until Canada asserts that itโs Canada.
Then they hate Canada and want to be Americans.
