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Bumbling Bayani

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UX Designer | UCSD alum Polynesian-American lens of media. My username is a Pinoy application of @maggiemaefish.bsky.social 's deconstruction of the Hero's Journey, with Bayani meaning hero in Tagalog. https://letterboxd.com/BumblingBayani/

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"...it would be easier to put your head through a toaster than..." line was so natural and fitting to the story/scene, and did not come across shoehorned at all.
Looking forward to the fourth, Before Eclipse! (or did that already happen in Washington?)
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01.03.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#spoilers
I just saw all 3 in the Before Trilogy for the first time and I love how it bookends with fights. The first you don't see the "conclusion" of, and in Before Midnight we get a glimmer of hope with its aftermath. The modern adaptation of pushing a camel through the eye of a needle,
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01.03.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, this gave me a flashback to that spongebob episode, Neptune's Spatula, where they have a cook off! I'm so looking forward to this.

05.02.2026 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Math for Game Devs [2022] - YouTube

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

11.01.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Godot 4 Beginners: Learn to make a 3D Platformer! - YouTube In this complete beginning-to-end course I teach complete beginners to use and code in the Godot 4 Game Engine as we create a simple 3D Platformer game toget...

Your games are fun and videos are insightful. I agree with your most recent video as a UXer about the flattening of the design of the web. Oh! These are the links so others have direct access to the resources. Here's to 2026 being the year of development! 😁
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

11.01.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You're inspiring! I'm studying series like the Freya HolmΓ©r's Math for Game Devs and BornCG's Godot/Blender series. I look forward to seeing your game(s?)'s release!

11.01.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Totodile from Kalos be like:

11.01.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10963    πŸ” 3905    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 24

I'd choose the Matrix!

08.01.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...

22.12.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 10558    πŸ” 3656    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 182

how I feel the story treats the audience, "These airheads will just believe anything you say." Disappointing, especially when I thought the first was phenomenal, in spite of its minor pacing issues, which can playfully amount to the Emperor in Amadeus saying, "too many notes."

01.12.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

and not lining up, as a breaking point for the wizard and Morrible no longer being on the same page, forcing both to leave before the truth comes out, leading to the transition of power. It was way too tidy of a wrap up and fizzles out with a oh, we're actually good now! Fiero's first lines sum how

01.12.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

that could have been a clue with through the tornado's path of destruction to get to the sister, lending weight to the scene with it razing the areas showing the same signs of drought as when the wizard first arrived. As the last straw for Morrible to sway public opinion with the "reasons" piling

01.12.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

overwrought, and navel gazing without call to action. The camera and mirror tricks were phenomenal, though. The wizard and Morribus' motivations for blaming the animals didn't seem to get acknowledged, and they were the "cause" of the drought in the book when the wizard arrived. I think

01.12.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

she cast the spell herself didn't have impact, the tinman calling himself heartless was just a wink/nod to the audience, and then it all just wraps up after revisting the wizard? I don't think Glinda needed a flashback or the song about the bubble bursting, her dealing with being mediocre was

01.12.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So, Wicked: For Good was not great. The costuming, set designs, and CG were flawless. But, every subplot had at most three scenes, and this movie was overstuffed with them removing all the weight the previous movie had. Nothing had a chance to breathe. The sister blaming Elphaba immediately after

01.12.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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J6er Jake Lang got punched yesterday in Dearborn, Michigan during his anti-Muslim march.

19.11.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8033    πŸ” 1364    πŸ’¬ 461    πŸ“Œ 695
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Hey Megyn Kelly,

14-year-old Eloise would like a word:

β€œIf my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”

Sound up! πŸ”₯πŸ”Š

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15.11.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 19963    πŸ” 7676    πŸ’¬ 620    πŸ“Œ 742
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a man in a blue jacket is being interviewed by a police officer with a badge that says chicago ALT: a man in a blue jacket is being interviewed by a police officer with a badge that says chicago
14.10.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

about the "hot takes" on Reddit when people think a character "should" do 'xyz,' or how easily accepting Rumi's bandmates are of her. I'm juggling all these side projects while constructing the UI and premise of a KPOP Demon Hunters video game.

13.10.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

feels like avoidance from completing the article. I'll be out of town this week, so the Treasure Planet + All article will possibly be published by the 25th when I can sit down and complete edits and letting it rest/marinate before final edits. I also have been working on another, specifically

13.10.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hunters and Superman released. I do have another that's about who I think the "villain" is in Soul that's been on the back burner. I've been writing all of these and was wondering if the video format would convey the messages better and have a stronger flow than an article, but that hesitation just

13.10.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I know I promised an article about Wicked ages ago. Between life and work I'm terrible with side project deadlines. I promise to publish that well before Wicked 2 comes out, as well as the one connecting Treasure Planet, Bruce Lee, and Kevin Conroy's Batman. I had to rewrite it after KPOP Demon

13.10.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished the first season of True Detective. Phenomenal. There's a through-line that parallels an episode in The Orville that I have in my backlog that I edit from time to time. I'm being vague because I think it's super interesting media meta commentary that I haven't seen before. What a show!

13.10.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully the latter

13.10.2025 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#SpotTheScammer

11.10.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
scammer conversations, "email" posing from a gmail account

scammer conversations, "email" posing from a gmail account

discord conversation with blueskyassist posing as blue sky support

discord conversation with blueskyassist posing as blue sky support

@safety.bsky.app @dylkill.bsky.social 's account has been compromised. They are claiming to have their crypto wallet stolen from someone posing as me, and connected me with a discord account blueskyassist posing as Blue Sky support.

#scam #scammeralert #alert

11.10.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope you all read this from me.

13.09.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1525    πŸ” 522    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 25
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When someone explains something to me in the wild, I freeze to remind myself to honor their journey in life.

And I find a clip that gives me hope.

01.09.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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For it is September 2nd, and tonight’s a full moon! πŸŒ• 😌

01.09.2025 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
FROM NOW UNTIL FEBRUARY 13TH IGN CREATORS GUILD IS GOING TO... DO OUR JOB!

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IGN MANAGEMENT HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH LAYING OFF OUR COWORKERS OVER AND OVER. MEANWHILE, MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE LEFT THE COMPANY IN NO SMALL PART DUE TO BUYOUTS, OVERWORK, AND FEELING UNSUPPORTED, EACH TIME, THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO BACKFILL MANY ESSENTIAL ROLES, CLAIMING WE'RE ON A HIRING FREEZE, IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET, OR THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO LESS WORK THIS TIME.

AS A RESULT, IGNCG MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TAKE ON MORE OF THEIR FORMER COLLEAGUES' WORKLOADS. MANY OF US NOW WORK LONGER HOURS THAN WE USED TO. A LOT OF US RARELY TAKE LUNCH BREAKS. SOME OF US DO NOT TAKE ADEQUATE TIME OFF DUE TO THERE BEING NO ONE TO PICK UP THE SLACK. OTHERS OF US ARE STUCK DOING WORK WE WERE NEVER HIRED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE.
UP TO THIS POINT, WE'VE ALL ACCEPTED THIS AS NORMAL, BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT IGN AND THE WORK WE DO. BUT WITH SO MANY OF US STRUGGLING MORE AND MORE AS EACH NEW WAVE OF OUR COWORKERS ARE DEPRIVED OF A LIVELIHOOD, THIS CYCLE CAN'T CONTINUE. MANAGEMENT IS UNWILLING TO STOP IT, SO IT FALLS TO US.
WITH THE LAYOFFS OF EIGHT OF OUR COWORKERS, IGNCG HAS NEGOTIATED A SIX-MONTH RECALL LIST. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT, FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, IF IGN WANTS TO FILL ANY OF THOSE ELIMINATED ROLES AGAIN, THEY MUST REHIRE OUR LAID-OFF COLLEAGUES. WE WANT THEM TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR JOBS BACK IF THEY WANT THEM, AND IF NOT, WE WANT THOSE ROLES BACKFILLED TO EASE THE BURDEN ON THE REST OF US.
SO STARTING TODAY, LENCE MEMBERS ARE COMMITTING TO DO OUR JOBS. NO MORE, NO LESS. WELL SHOW UP TO WORK ON TIME AND LEAVE ON TIME. WE'RE TAKING ALL OF OUR LUNCH TIME, EVERY DAY.
IF WE WORK LATE, WE WILL FIRMLY ASK FOR OUR RIGHTFULLY EARNED COMP TIME. AND IF IGN WANTS OUR LAID-OFF COWORKERS' WORK TO GET DONE, THEY'LL HAVE TO REHIRE THEM TO DO IT INSTEAD OF FOISTING IT UPON US.
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT IGNCG IN ALL THIS?
SHARE THIS POST, AND TELL IGN MANAGEMENT THAT Y…

FROM NOW UNTIL FEBRUARY 13TH IGN CREATORS GUILD IS GOING TO... DO OUR JOB! OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IGN MANAGEMENT HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH LAYING OFF OUR COWORKERS OVER AND OVER. MEANWHILE, MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE LEFT THE COMPANY IN NO SMALL PART DUE TO BUYOUTS, OVERWORK, AND FEELING UNSUPPORTED, EACH TIME, THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO BACKFILL MANY ESSENTIAL ROLES, CLAIMING WE'RE ON A HIRING FREEZE, IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET, OR THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO LESS WORK THIS TIME. AS A RESULT, IGNCG MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TAKE ON MORE OF THEIR FORMER COLLEAGUES' WORKLOADS. MANY OF US NOW WORK LONGER HOURS THAN WE USED TO. A LOT OF US RARELY TAKE LUNCH BREAKS. SOME OF US DO NOT TAKE ADEQUATE TIME OFF DUE TO THERE BEING NO ONE TO PICK UP THE SLACK. OTHERS OF US ARE STUCK DOING WORK WE WERE NEVER HIRED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE. UP TO THIS POINT, WE'VE ALL ACCEPTED THIS AS NORMAL, BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT IGN AND THE WORK WE DO. BUT WITH SO MANY OF US STRUGGLING MORE AND MORE AS EACH NEW WAVE OF OUR COWORKERS ARE DEPRIVED OF A LIVELIHOOD, THIS CYCLE CAN'T CONTINUE. MANAGEMENT IS UNWILLING TO STOP IT, SO IT FALLS TO US. WITH THE LAYOFFS OF EIGHT OF OUR COWORKERS, IGNCG HAS NEGOTIATED A SIX-MONTH RECALL LIST. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT, FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, IF IGN WANTS TO FILL ANY OF THOSE ELIMINATED ROLES AGAIN, THEY MUST REHIRE OUR LAID-OFF COLLEAGUES. WE WANT THEM TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR JOBS BACK IF THEY WANT THEM, AND IF NOT, WE WANT THOSE ROLES BACKFILLED TO EASE THE BURDEN ON THE REST OF US. SO STARTING TODAY, LENCE MEMBERS ARE COMMITTING TO DO OUR JOBS. NO MORE, NO LESS. WELL SHOW UP TO WORK ON TIME AND LEAVE ON TIME. WE'RE TAKING ALL OF OUR LUNCH TIME, EVERY DAY. IF WE WORK LATE, WE WILL FIRMLY ASK FOR OUR RIGHTFULLY EARNED COMP TIME. AND IF IGN WANTS OUR LAID-OFF COWORKERS' WORK TO GET DONE, THEY'LL HAVE TO REHIRE THEM TO DO IT INSTEAD OF FOISTING IT UPON US. HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT IGNCG IN ALL THIS? SHARE THIS POST, AND TELL IGN MANAGEMENT THAT Y…

Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain.

Not this time. Not anymore.

25.08.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1381    πŸ” 724    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 69