Ho(HoHo)bby Drifter in Tokyo

In the Judge Dredd comics, judges who broke the law were punished even more harshly than citizens.

A quoted tweet from a user named Sam that reads: "How Twitter is rigged Type in all caps because you're excited? Lowers your reputation. Include links? Your score goes down. It's like the Credit Score system from Hell. And given Cisgender is treated as a slur & MAGA boosted, you can guess what's categorized as 'offensive'" The tweet they quoted is from user SADIQ and reads: "Tweepcred is X's reputation system Based on your behavior, you get a tweepcred score It determines your reach Break the algo rules, you score goes down and your reach disappears What are the rules of the X algo tho? Glad you asked." SADIQ includes a photo of Twitter's algorithm code that calculates a user's reputation. SADIQ continues: "Post 'offensive text'? 80% reach reduction Offensive username? 80% reach reduction All caps tweet? That's seen as 'shouting. Major penalization. Include links? Yup, penalized"

I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.

Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.

Literally how?

Like, what even is time?

a woman in a white dress is dancing in a dark forest ALT: a woman in a white dress is dancing in a dark forest

Yay

Like, I was so excited to tell them how I’d been a fan for ages and much I loved their work on this series that has meant so much to me for so long and I just could not get the words out.

Funny(?) story

Before COVID, I had a chance to meet Zama-sensei at an autograph signing but anxiety prevented me from going.

It was years later until I had another chance to meet them, and when I finally did, I got so excited that I completely forgot *how to speak Japanese*.

Let’s combine some hobbies.

Reading a copy Death’s Head issue one, signed by the excellent @keizama.bsky.social while enjoying a Kurokirishima highball in a Baccarat glass.

Wine is fine, but whiskey’s quicker

Played a bit more Once Upon a Katamari this morning.

Collecting cousins

It really is a wonderful little game

Had it been released during the pandemic, it’d probably have been one of my top 10 games of all time.

Not without its issues, but it is a joyful bit of fun, and that’s always appreciated.

One Shochu, one sour, one beer

If you can believe it, this is still preferable to the boozing I used to be known for

Still not ideal

Maybe I could lose the lemon sour?

My version of “one bourbon, one scotch, one beer.”

In continuity, what the Green Goblin did with his secret babies with Gwen Stacy was way worse than just dropping them off a bridge

There were very, very, VERY few big “events” for Spider-Man in between 1962 and 1992.

A few “turning points” for sure, but a set about 30 years of Spidey needed a LOT of filler to make it to 90 cards.

Something I found striking about the Spider-Man 30th anniversary card set was just how little “history” there was for the character in those first 30 years.

Jinkies!

Came up with a way to get babies to speak (or at least repeat sounds) so effectively that I now have to make sure the first full word I have them say is “mama” because it may well be their actual *first word*

I’m in this picture and I don’t like it

Nice

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.

Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨

I’m holding out hope for Safety Megatron, Blue Bluestreak,and *that* Wheeljack

I bought ML Convoy and Bumble, but beyond those, I think I’m mostly into ML releases that aren’t just toys I’ve bought a bunch of times already with added articulation.

Prototype Arcee and now Delta Magnus are *very much* my thing.

Hoping for a pink (or black/purple) Hot Rod to round out the set.

I’ve got fun Delta Magnus/Diaclone Powered Convoy story, but I’ll share that a bit later 😂

Immediately cancelled my preorder for Ultra Magnus and placed an order for this handsome fella

Choices were made

No surprises there.

Day 4: These two Uncle Scrooge prints drawn (and signed!) by Don Rosa.

My friend Chris took time out of his day at C2E2 *twice* to get these for me and I’ll be forever grateful.

Day 3: A bit of a cheat.

Two different sets of “retro” Ninja Turtles action figures.

The top 4 are essentially the “Missing Link” Turtles. At first glance, identical to the 80s versions, but with added articulation and detailing.

The bottom 4 are based on the original concept art.