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Mario Bueno

@empmaniac.bsky.social

| http://DigitalEra.bsky.social Founder | fmr. http://kaijubigbattel.bsky.social Lead Announcer & The Leaderboard Host | Indie Game Dev | VO & On-Camera Talent | Emcee for Hire | Main Website: http://www.mariobueno.com

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... GOD, IBO was so good... but as I said elsewhere the other day: it's one of the few I'll advocate for but can't sit through ever again because of how emotionally devastating it was. ๐Ÿฅฒ

12.02.2026 02:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
DEE Kai (ไผš) โ€ข A podcast on Spotify for Creators Digital Era Entertainment's weekly anime discussion podcast hosted by Joel and Jason "Jace" Amherst (http://crithitjace.carrd.co/)! Regularly recorded LIVE Wednesday at 4:30pm EST on DEE's Twitch Cha...

PODCAST UPDATE: The latest episode of DEE Kai (ไผš) is now available to enjoy! (1st impressions of Winter 2026!)

Please remember to follow/share on your favorite platform via the link... Thanks!

creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

04.02.2026 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opening up some more slots for my beginner and intermediate voice acting classes this month! Feel free to sign up if you're interested. Let's play!
daniellemcraevo.com/voice-over-c...

03.02.2026 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Why The Oscars Are Rigged
YouTube video by Bullets & Blockbusters Why The Oscars Are Rigged

New reason to hate Harvey Weinstein dropped. ๐Ÿค‘

(Also, generally interesting film channel I've been following for a while. ๐Ÿค“)

youtu.be/vaqr_WIK-R0?...

28.01.2026 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Streamily - Livestream Autographs Get livestream autographs from all your favorite celebrities signed LIVE on Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok delivered straight to your door.

My Streamily shop is still up and filled with lots of prints, including some brand new Monster Prom prints! My autograph livesteam will be happening on February 1st at 2pm PST on Instagram!
streamily.com/Dani

24.01.2026 05:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If youโ€™ve ever stolen an artistโ€™s work with AI, give them $5000 and then disappear.

22.01.2026 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@digitaleraentertainment | Liinks Content Creators. Developers of the upcoming pro wrestling-themed visual novel "Kokoro no Pro." Active professionals in anime and gaming. Est. 2003.

Hi everyone!

Quick heads up that our main site URL will be down for a bit while the process of switching our domain providers is finishing up; please feel free to use this link if you need to access anything from our site in the interim:

liinks.co/digitaleraen...

15.01.2026 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Signal boosting to my direct LinkedIn contacts specifically for added visibility.

Thank you. ๐Ÿ™

www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

13.01.2026 03:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
DEE Kai (ไผš) โ€ข A podcast on Spotify for Creators Digital Era Entertainment's weekly anime discussion podcast hosted by Joel and Jason "Jace" Amherst (http://crithitjace.carrd.co/)! Regularly recorded LIVE Wednesday at 4:30pm EST on DEE's Twitch Cha...

PODCAST UPDATE: The recent double-sized episode of DEE Kai (ไผš) is now available to enjoy! (Winter 2026 previews!)

Please remember to follow/share on your favorite platform via the link... Thanks!

creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

12.01.2026 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

HBD, homie! Wishing you a year of successfuly conquering that bitch-ass cancer and many well-earned good times after! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚

09.01.2026 23:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Daiwaaaaaa~๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿด

07.01.2026 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's on sale, y'all! I wouldn't keep screeching about it so proudly if it wasn't THAT good. โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿฅน

28.12.2025 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#mood ๐Ÿ˜ถ

(Wishing you a Merry Christmas all the same! ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ)

25.12.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks so much for the hard work during the holidays! ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽฎ๐ŸŽ„

Really excited for my Founders Edition when they start shipping out; they look AMAZING. ๐Ÿฅน

25.12.2025 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

GotY Episode just in time for ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ…!

24.12.2025 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Boosting for the holidays ๐ŸŒฒ

24.12.2025 03:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reminder that I'm in this and SUPER proud of the work done by everyone on this game... Please check it out if you never have, it's PEAK sci-fi point & click! โœŒ๏ธ

23.12.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hahaha ever since Craig of the Creek became the latest victim of Zaslavโ€™s merger bloodbath I havenโ€™t been able to find a steady job. This man has ruined careers, ruined peoples lives, and gets paid MILLIONS for it. Hahaha hahaha

17.12.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1451    ๐Ÿ” 634    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking โ€œwow I really relate to this persons workโ€ or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. Itโ€™s a hard time to be a creative.

26.11.2025 06:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7795    ๐Ÿ” 3614    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 114

friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.

20.11.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5333    ๐Ÿ” 3106    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 37
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[ALL LINKS IN PROFILE!]

Hi, all! In addition to our Game Awards watchalong tonight (7pm EST on Twitch!), we're calling on y'all to help us w/ a VERY important item for our #wrestling themed #visualnovel!

DEEtails+Discord poll will be up for 24hrs, so please go drop a vote ASAP!

11.12.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Combo #proofoflife and #demo #clip , I spent my Thanksgiving weekend doing some #ebay #live #hosting work for a pair of shops; since I rarely get footage from those gigs and y'all already know I enjoy... TikTok video by Mario Bueno

Been sharing this clip on my different socials all morning in the hopes of leads/referrals/etc. for additional #oncamera (or #voiceover!) #hosting work; a big and/or long-term win to close out the year would be swell, please and thank you!๐Ÿฅฒ

www.tiktok.com/@emp_maniac/...

09.12.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

every time amazon get caught doing this, they should have to immediately dub the series in question with real actors, engineers, staff, etc. as an act of contrition. build that shit in the contracts

03.12.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 179    ๐Ÿ” 65    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An anonymous Japanese game studio is making applicants draw in front of them during interviews to prove they don't use generative AI ๐ŸŽฎ

โ€œOnly human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratchโ€

03.12.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8564    ๐Ÿ” 2510    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72    ๐Ÿ“Œ 147
Tumblr user nocryptographer:
I talked with someone who works in book publishing, and they mentioned they get a lot of AI slop these days. I asked how they know what's human-written, and they said that there's one thing that will reveal AI slop without error, and that's the author not knowing their own creation.
A real author can talk about their story for hours. They love to elaborate every character, every twist, every detail. Because those existed in their head long before they ever made it to the paper. They were loved before they were written.
AI slop wasn't. It was just vomited into existence.
Someone who generates their story with AI will never bond with their story the way real writers do. That's why they may not know what to say when they're asked why did the character do this, or even remember the scene in the first place. It's something they read, not something they wrote. And to a writer, those are not the same.
There's a unique bond between the creator and the creation. If your writing doesn't come of you, you'll always lack that.
I keep hearing soon we won't be able to tell. And perhaps, in a superficial sense, that's true. But there is a difference. It's not em dashes or repeated words. It's whether the story was made by someone who loves it and cares about it. 
If the writer's eyes light up when asked why did the character do that? and they start their very own Ted Talk about that specific scene... 
then it's real.

Tumblr user nocryptographer: I talked with someone who works in book publishing, and they mentioned they get a lot of AI slop these days. I asked how they know what's human-written, and they said that there's one thing that will reveal AI slop without error, and that's the author not knowing their own creation. A real author can talk about their story for hours. They love to elaborate every character, every twist, every detail. Because those existed in their head long before they ever made it to the paper. They were loved before they were written. AI slop wasn't. It was just vomited into existence. Someone who generates their story with AI will never bond with their story the way real writers do. That's why they may not know what to say when they're asked why did the character do this, or even remember the scene in the first place. It's something they read, not something they wrote. And to a writer, those are not the same. There's a unique bond between the creator and the creation. If your writing doesn't come of you, you'll always lack that. I keep hearing soon we won't be able to tell. And perhaps, in a superficial sense, that's true. But there is a difference. It's not em dashes or repeated words. It's whether the story was made by someone who loves it and cares about it. If the writer's eyes light up when asked why did the character do that? and they start their very own Ted Talk about that specific scene... then it's real.

03.12.2025 05:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6490    ๐Ÿ” 2834    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 129

It's been nearly a day and I **STILL** can't get over what a wild coincidence this is. ๐Ÿ˜‚

(And how frustrating it is to have "Simpsons"-tier predictive abilities yet never able to make a decent living off that and constantly stay struggling in this worst timeline. ๐Ÿค‘)

02.12.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some would call this "playing with toys"
Real ones would call it "creative visualization of your goals"

01.12.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 260    ๐Ÿ” 65    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

This is still one of my favorite VO projects that I had the privilege to work on! So happy to see people still playing/enjoying it. ๐Ÿฅน

(Eventually I'll get around to streaming a playthrough of my own one day... Perpetual streamer "bucket list" item, hahah.๐Ÿฅฒ)

21.11.2025 07:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This was really cool to learn about! ๐Ÿคฉ

Game demo link here if you can't scan: digitaleraentertainment.itch.io/knp

18.11.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Annoyingly, it was a high quality illustration that appeared nuanced, so not really. (Which made it THAT much more frustrating after the fact.) ๐Ÿซ 

18.11.2025 03:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0