bubbling beebles

i kind of vicariously enjoyed gqux's commitment to its weird obscure bit, but i couldn't forgive it for how it muscled out any opportunity to actually characterize its 2 protags (let alone shoving a cardboard boy in between them)

silver

リク絵
猫猫と子翠

not artist but i have one. i found the hardware endlessly frustrating, the worst issue of which being that the bios can't suspend to ram on linux. i like the philosophy but in practice ive been able to service thinkpads equally well. honestly, if you want mine you can have it. feel free to ask more

several sprites of stairs and ladders from game boy and game boy color games, arranged in a grid. from left to right, top to bottom, the games are: 1. bomberman quest 2. cave noire 3. links awakening 4. fuurai no shiren 5. telefang 6. little magic 7. the frog for whom the bell tolls 8. quest rpg: brian's journey 9. pokemon yellow 10. dragon warrior monsters 11. dragon warrior monsters 12. mystical ninja starring goemon 13. cave noire 14. magic knight rayearth 15. guruguru garakutas 16. final fantasy legend 17. void stranger 18. magic knight rayearth 19. telefang 20. links awakening 21. links awakening 22. legend 23. mystical ninja starring goemon 24. dragon warrior monsters 25. pokemon yellow

legacy of verticality

(please choose your favorite)

Lillie from Void Stranger saying "I don't give a single ounce of ass about this country!"

Today's mood

A screenshot from Void Stranger. Lily is saying "I don't give a single ounce of ass about this country!"

it's now the fourth in my time zone, so Death to America

"I don't give a single ounce of ass about this country!"

the fated post

don't leave me GQuuuuuuX.....(´；ω；`)
#GQuuuuuuX #ジークアクス

What gqux is really saying. Is that this is char aznable

void stranger, citizen sleeper, disco elysium, obra dinn, celeste, majoras mask, ghost trick, heavens vault, signalis, golden sun 2

it projects into the extra spatial dimension just for hair where it is free of the gravitational field

Which is why his position on AI is one that only factors in the creative and ethical side of things. Since for him, that's the facet of AI that he's been exposed to and mentions, rather than the socio-political, environmental, and educational issues it brings.

That is not to say that humans being replaced by AI has not happened in Japan, it definitely has in the more exploitative sectors, such as the anime industry. But it hasn't become the public menace that the English speaking world has to contend with.

Yesterday, on the 24th of May 2025, ZUN made an appearance on Touhou Station. During the broadcast, he discusses his usage of AI in Touhou 20. Shimotsuki Rei (‪@yshell38k.bsky.social‬) made a transcript of this discussion. I'll be covering his intentions and his stance. A thread 🧵

Void Stranger Gray standing in front of giant white statue in a white space

"Just a little sketch" turned out to be abit longer than thought

#voidstranger #sokoban #puzzle #digitaldrawing #digitalart #void #clipstudiopaint #CSP

On #manga and #scanlation, Mangadex, a popular manga hosting website, received a DMCA take down for hundreds of its library by Japanese manga publishers. Historically, Mangadex is the successor to Batoto (OG, not the current one). They both served as attempts for publishers and scans to coexists. /1

and a glowing aura to park in when you get there too

(thanks to @bubblingbeebles.bsky.social) keep an eye out. big things afoot [Precognition] [Netrunner]

A promo banner featuring the colors of the Palestinian flag, with a black and white diagonal divider in the middle. On the right of the divider, on top of a red background, is art of Hina waving out of an Arab-style window. On the left of the divider, on top of a green background, is the zine's logo and multiline text: "Riverside Wonders - A Touhou Project Zine for Palestine - 1 Week Left to Pre-Order! - Feb Closes on March 28th - THRiversideZine.carrd.co"

A preview of an informational page with various drawings and diagrams of Palestinian themes. These include: Tatreez/Thobe Arabic coffee Arabic Tea Awwami Mafroukeh Truffles Msakhan Olives Purslane Stew Warak Dawali Tatreez description: Tatreez is of the most expressive and symbolic visual elements in Palestinian culture. The practice has been passed down by generations of Palestinian women, and each pattern you see comes with its own meaning or story behind it! The patterns are often used to adorn outfits, furniture, and other objects. Tatreez is most popularly stitched onto loose-fitting traditional dresses called thobes. Artist credits: Konoha - Thobe; Arumi - Olives; Gashadokuroz - Arabic Tea; Leah - Arabic Coffee, Awwami, Mafroukeh Truffles; Xiang - Msakhan, Purslane Stew, Warak Dawali; Cici - Yuyuko & BG

A preview of an informational page with a collage of Palestinian birds and butterflies native to the Levant region, made from art in the zine. These include: Blue Rock Thrush Cleopatra Eagle Great Tit Hoopoe Levantine Marbled Masked Shrike Palestinian Sunbird Plain Tiger Southern Swallowtail Description of the Levant region: The ‘Levant’ refers to the region above the Arabian peninsula that borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, and West Asia to the East. Artist credits: Niidirull3 - Palestinian sunbird; Akaihato - Butterflies: Southern Swallowtail, Plain Tiger, Cleopatra, Levantine Marbled White; Servare - Masked Shrike; Yurioso - Golden Eagle; Myxineye - Great tit, Hoopoe, Blue rock thrush

🍉 We're in the final week!!
Pre-orders will close on March 28th at the time of this post (7PM EST)!

Also, did you know our zine comes with a small educational section about Palestine's visual motifs, cultural staples, and nature? Here's a small look at the finished product! 🔍

this is the void lord gor's head of infinite sloth. like this post to annoy them and ask them to get out of your way. share this post to block more people's ways

(thanks to bblum) it's sitarg [Loan from Chiba] [Netrunner]

oh wow, 5 tile hands... you could teach a child with this approach

you would teach only a handful of beginner yaku? i prefer to hand them the whole yaku cheat sheet and say "ignore the ones with kan in the name for now" and point out the common ones. itd be a waste not to entice them with the allure of the yakuman section

well you have to teach furiten otherwise no one will know how to defend! im assuming *some* baseline competence at hidden information strategy games otherwise i probably wouldn't bother teaching in the first place

but, if you're skipping over fu for teaching purposes, can you really justify including pinfu in the teaching game too? it can't be easy to internalize for a first game (especially the valueless pair part) and while it does nerf damaten, that shouldn't be a concern outside of Our Blessed Jade Room

then i remembered seeing that post about scoring without fu, although i have to wonder why not at least preserve the way hands double in value for each han (1000 2000 4000 mangan instead of 2000 4000 6000 mangan). yakuhai nomi being worth 2k feels like itd really mess things up

YouTube video by 土田浩翔の麻雀-ソラTV- ムゲンルール「得点計算」【土田浩翔提唱・競技向け新ルール]】#1 #麻雀

Tsuchida Kosho has some interesting thoughts about streamlining scoring for riichi mahjong to make it more accessible and easier to follow.

Doing away with fu entirely and scoring han at 2000 points (3000 for dealer) each. Just simple math, no memorizing tables or anything like that.

i think the easiest sell is to not teach kan until after east 1, or possibly even east 4 depending how they're feeling. that solves the classic "you need to explain that orphans is the only yaku that can rob a closed kan before you can even start" problem among other things

ive been thinking about how to teach mahjong to new players in the spirit of the netrunner teaching decks (omit some of the mechanics so they can actually start playing sooner, even if it screws with the metagame a little)