#rantofthemoment — Public Fediverse posts
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☆The new StarFox game☆
So.
Nintendo has released a trailer for a new StarFox game. They're calling it... StarFox.
Before I get too far, you're probably wondering, "Oh, gawd, is he going to keep writing it without the space?" Yes. Yes I am. Find me a space in any logo. I dare you. I have been writing it that way for too long to stop now!
At any rate, this makes it the fourth go at this game specifically, the fourth reboot of the original, a base-title reboot that's going to require the year in parentheses, and the first attempt to look remotely realistic since the original puppets.
The reaction is... predictable.
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🤦♂️It’s also, on paper, almost everything people want.(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-new-starfox-game/
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☆On what it means to be a writer☆
It has come into rather stark focus playing the various hashtag games that I haven't kept up with novel trends. And in fairness, it's because I've been so focused on games for so long. And I think it's worth talking about.
Humble beginnings
I ultimately started my life of writing in middle school. Sc(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/on-what-it-means-to-be-a-writer/
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☆The State of A.I. (spring 2026, part 2)☆
Given I doubt anyone actually saw it, I'm going to be efficient and just copy and lightly edit what I added to the bottom of the last one. I think this technically counts as PG, but feel free to complain and I'll tag it.
A recap of the end of March
Split up for easier digestion.
Your brain is a muscle! Use it!
Psyc(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-state-of-a-i-spring-2026-part-2/
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☆The State of A.I. (spring 2026)☆
Spinning this one up because of OpenClaw bots making a mess of things.
OpenClaw, agent of chaos
To start this whole thing off with a recap...
Why? Just why?
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⭐🤕OpenClaw hit the scene with Moltbook, a social media ostensibly limited to A.I. agents that immediately had a slew(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-state-of-a-i-spring-2026/
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☆The State of A.I. (winter/spring 2026)☆
Starting this now because I have a feeling I'm going to need it what with the fast stream of additions I had to make to my winter 2025 entry.
Forgive me, but this one by necessity is going to be PG-13.Picking up a quick review from "still winter" 2026...
(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-state-of-a-i-winter-spring-2026/
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☆To all my scrapers…☆
You can save yourself a bunch of hassle by just not, because this blog is nothing special.
To all the ones running user enumeration, you can stop. It's literally just me here. That is not changing.
To all the ones hammering me trying to figure out what plugins I'm using, the answer is, apparently, exactly none of the ones you c(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/to-all-my-scrapers/ -
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☆Negativity Was So Last Year: A Positive Post to Kick Off 2026! Happy New Year!☆
You know, when I was writing the bulk of my last rant, it was during the space between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but after cleaning it up enough in the space between Christmas and New Year's, I ended up hesitating to pos(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/negativity-was-so-last-year-a-positive-post-to-kick-off-2026-happy-new-year/
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☆The darker side of holidays☆
With the winter season upon us, I kind of wanted to write something about the holidays.
Holidays can really, really suck.
Trigger warning, this is going to go into personal trauma and also be a larger discussion of phobias, abuse, mental illness, bigotry, and other topics. It's a call for understanding.
Not everyone is (...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-darker-side-of-holidays/ -
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☆The State of A.I. (winter 2025)☆
Because things continue to move fast...
When Justice comes knocking...
Well, copyright law finally came home to roost, in Germany, with a ruling that said what everyone was thinking. In short, slop generators have not been shy about pirating copyrighted material and the owners have not been particula(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-state-of-a-i-winter-2025/
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☆Proper re-introductions and lore☆
It's come to my attention that I probably haven't properly introduced our cast of characters to the blind community, which Fedi has plenty of. I mean I did, but I really didn't go into full detail and I feel like the images I did give could probably be elaborated upon. I've been doing all these image(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/blue-star-creations-updates/proper-re-introductions-and-lore/
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☆The good decisions of early Chuck E. Cheese (and why things changed)☆
The first thing you need to understand is that when oldbies wax nostalgic about Chuck E. Cheese, it all boils down to one thing:
PRESENTATION!
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✨️\o/✨️Let's just dive straight in.
The "Theater" in "Pizza Time Theater"
#RantOfTheMoment #arcade #ChuckECheese #ChucksArcade #robotics #robots
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☆The State of A.I. (spring ’25) The Sequel☆
So because this all moves so fast, a bit of an addendum to this Rant.
A small update, but an update nonetheless.
As cool as it gets, and why that sucks
Fortnite is a thing that still exists and by abusing a natural language model, a generative language model, and text to speech, you can now speak almost in real time with Darth Vader,(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-state-of-a-i-spring-25-the-sequel/
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☆Why Linux isn’t the solution to the Windows 10 sunset☆
Linux people, I know you mean well. Windows 11 has issues. Microsoft is being a pain. But you are simply not addressing the right issues.
In case it wasn't clear, this will be a call for introspection as delivered as a biting critique. You have been warned.
Leaving an ecosystem is HARD!
You cannot throw a parrot in Antarctica. It dies.(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/why-linux-isnt-the-solution-to-the-windows-10-sunset/
#RantOfTheMoment #Linux #PG13 #Win10 #Win11 #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11
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☆The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, first impressions☆
Warning: this game is rated M for Mature and so I'm not going to hold back on swearing.
It feels like this is the Bethesda game I've been waiting for. And I have to wonder if it wasn't part of those (...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/blues-reviews/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-first-impressions/#BluesReviews #RantOfTheMoment #Oblivion #OblivionRemaster #Skyrim #TES6 #TheElderScrolls #RatedMForMature
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☆The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, first impressions☆
Warning: this game is rated M for Mature and so I'm not going to hold back on swearing.
It feels like this is the Bethesda game I've been waiting for. And I have to wonder if it wasn't part of those (...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/blues-reviews/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-first-impressions/#BluesReviews #RantOfTheMoment #Oblivion #OblivionRemaster #Skyrim #TES6 #TheElderScrolls #RatedMForMature
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☆The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, first impressions☆
Warning: this game is rated M for Mature and so I'm not going to hold back on swearing.
It feels like this is the Bethesda game I've been waiting for. And I have to wonder if it wasn't part of those (...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/blues-reviews/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-first-impressions/#BluesReviews #RantOfTheMoment #Oblivion #OblivionRemaster #Skyrim #TES6 #TheElderScrolls #RatedMForMature
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New blog post!
☆The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, first impressions☆
Warning: this game is rated M for Mature and so I'm not going to hold back on swearing.
It feels like this is the Bethesda game I've been waiting for. And I have to wonder if it wasn't part of those (...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/blues-reviews/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-first-impressions/#BluesReviews #RantOfTheMoment #Oblivion #OblivionRemaster #Skyrim #TES6 #TheElderScrolls #RatedMForMature
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☆The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, first impressions☆
Warning: this game is rated M for Mature and so I'm not going to hold back on swearing.
It feels like this is the Bethesda game I've been waiting for. And I have to wonder if it wasn't part of those (...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/blues-reviews/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-first-impressions/#BluesReviews #RantOfTheMoment #Oblivion #OblivionRemaster #Skyrim #TES6 #TheElderScrolls #RatedMForMature
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☆Why Final Fantasy XVI Isn’t the Future of the Franchise (and Why Square Enix Might Think It Is)☆
It's important to consider your fandom critically and TBQH, F(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/why-final-fantasy-xvi-isnt-the-future-of-the-franchise-and-why-square-enix-might-think-it-is/
#RantOfTheMoment #FF16 #FF7 #FF7R #FF7Rebirth #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasyVII #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #FinalFantasyVIIRemake #FinalFantasyXVI #SquareEnix
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☆Why Final Fantasy XVI Isn’t the Future of the Franchise (and Why Square Enix Might Think It Is)☆
It's important to consider your fandom critically and TBQH, F(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/why-final-fantasy-xvi-isnt-the-future-of-the-franchise-and-why-square-enix-might-think-it-is/
#RantOfTheMoment #FF16 #FF7 #FF7R #FF7Rebirth #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasyVII #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #FinalFantasyVIIRemake #FinalFantasyXVI #SquareEnix
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☆Apparently this blog has made it! Sort of!☆
It's always good to know you're getting traffic and in that interest, I've been using a post counter for a bit now. So imagine my surprise when my Rogue Galaxy review suddenly got 90 hits in a day. Something, somehow, had caused my blog to gain reach outside of Fedi.
Well, today I found out why: The(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/apparently-this-blog-has-made-it-sort-of/ -
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☆The State of A.I. (spring ’25)☆
The A.I. bubble has gotten to a point where it's managed to tick off just about everyone, from the tech folk of Fedi to their crochet-loving grandmas. Generative slop has poisoned the well for any A.I. at all.
There are actually a LOT of good uses for A.I., just not generative A.I. And I'm here to talk about both.
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☆Cybiko, Amazon Ring, and Briar☆
What do a short-lived early 2000s teen-centric PDA, a novelty doorbell, and a privacy focused messaging app all have in common? Clearly they're all intended for very different markets.
The answer, of course, must then be universal. And that answer is network redundancy.
Modern H...https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/cybiko-amazon-ring-and-briar/
#RantOfTheMoment #Amazon #Briar #Cybiko #mesh #MeshNetwork #network
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☆The wealth of nations☆
There was a poll on Fedi that just ended asking how a society should be judged. I haven't asked to link it, and normally I wouldn't, but the results were:
by the rich and powerful (1%)
by the average person (5%)
by the poorest and least powerful (94%)And while I think the final option is noble, it highlights the warp(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-wealth-of-nations/
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☆Capes and cloaks☆
While "NO CAPES!" is a very repeatable quote from The Incredibles, unless you're a superhero (or supervillain), I think these items really need to be reconsidered as part of modern fashion. Why? Well, 1) they're highly fashionable, 2) they're actually quite practical, and 3) I know the benefits of having apparel(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/capes-and-cloaks/
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☆Build Me a Train to Everywhere (History of Transportation)☆
I figure it's been a while since my notifications blew up due to some logistical enlightenment, and since you can only have so many pinned posts, I figure my blog is the best way ... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/build-me-a-train-to-everywhere-history-of-transportation/
#RantOfTheMoment #bikes #boats #cars #cycling #ferries #horse #horses #infrastructure #shipping #trains #travel
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☆Smaller games with worse graphics☆
Since everyone else is commenting on this NYT article, I thought I'd throw in my 2¢. The answer as I've said before is that graphics are a shorthand for system power and have been for so long, we've collectively forgotten that.
To quote my past self from my writing on FF Wiki where I can't... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/smaller-games-with-worse-graphics/ -
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☆The Definitive Digimon Game☆
It's not often I respond directly to someone else's thing, but this video makes a very convincing argument that I kind of wanted to address.
Go ahead and give it a watch. I'll wait.
Back? Okay.
What is "definitive?"
It's no secret that I have my own soft spot for Digimon as a franchise. I gr... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-definitive-digimon-game/ -
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☆Why I am team “Permanent DST” (also VOTE!)☆
To preface this, I am not a sleep expert, nor am I a human behavioral expert, but I am VERY much an expert on not sleeping and living with standard time in the winter. Because of my old job, I am hyper-aware of the changing of seasons and the fading light. It is a supe... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/why-i-am-team-permanent-dst-also-vote/
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Today is my first workday on standard time and let me just say how frustrated I am.
Rest? It was okay. Woke up sleep drunk yesterday, felt pretty rested today, which is very rare because of my night owl tendencies.
But my office smart lights turned on for their sunset offset at 2:30 and they're sitting on their warm white wind-down color. The one I use to help myself not be quite so awake.
I went out to try to find some metal bits I lost with a magnet on a string at 3:30 because it's miserable out and I knew I was losing light.
I have OPINIONS about standard time vs. DST. And they all boil down to "please for the love of GOD let me see the fucking sun!" Fact of the matter is DST doesn't make people not sleep; that shit became irrelevant with electric lights.
This should probably be a full #RantOfTheMoment, but you get a #MiniRant for now.
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Today is my first workday on standard time and let me just say how frustrated I am.
Rest? It was okay. Woke up sleep drunk yesterday, felt pretty rested today, which is very rare because of my night owl tendencies.
But my office smart lights turned on for their sunset offset at 2:30 and they're sitting on their warm white wind-down color. The one I use to help myself not be quite so awake.
I went out to try to find some metal bits I lost with a magnet on a string at 3:30 because it's miserable out and I knew I was losing light.
I have OPINIONS about standard time vs. DST. And they all boil down to "please for the love of GOD let me see the fucking sun!" Fact of the matter is DST doesn't make people not sleep; that shit became irrelevant with electric lights.
This should probably be a full #RantOfTheMoment, but you get a #MiniRant for now.
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Today is my first workday on standard time and let me just say how frustrated I am.
Rest? It was okay. Woke up sleep drunk yesterday, felt pretty rested today, which is very rare because of my night owl tendencies.
But my office smart lights turned on for their sunset offset at 2:30 and they're sitting on their warm white wind-down color. The one I use to help myself not be quite so awake.
I went out to try to find some metal bits I lost with a magnet on a string at 3:30 because it's miserable out and I knew I was losing light.
I have OPINIONS about standard time vs. DST. And they all boil down to "please for the love of GOD let me see the fucking sun!" Fact of the matter is DST doesn't make people not sleep; that shit became irrelevant with electric lights.
This should probably be a full #RantOfTheMoment, but you get a #MiniRant for now.
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Today is my first workday on standard time and let me just say how frustrated I am.
Rest? It was okay. Woke up sleep drunk yesterday, felt pretty rested today, which is very rare because of my night owl tendencies.
But my office smart lights turned on for their sunset offset at 2:30 and they're sitting on their warm white wind-down color. The one I use to help myself not be quite so awake.
I went out to try to find some metal bits I lost with a magnet on a string at 3:30 because it's miserable out and I knew I was losing light.
I have OPINIONS about standard time vs. DST. And they all boil down to "please for the love of GOD let me see the fucking sun!" Fact of the matter is DST doesn't make people not sleep; that shit became irrelevant with electric lights.
This should probably be a full #RantOfTheMoment, but you get a #MiniRant for now.
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Today is my first workday on standard time and let me just say how frustrated I am.
Rest? It was okay. Woke up sleep drunk yesterday, felt pretty rested today, which is very rare because of my night owl tendencies.
But my office smart lights turned on for their sunset offset at 2:30 and they're sitting on their warm white wind-down color. The one I use to help myself not be quite so awake.
I went out to try to find some metal bits I lost with a magnet on a string at 3:30 because it's miserable out and I knew I was losing light.
I have OPINIONS about standard time vs. DST. And they all boil down to "please for the love of GOD let me see the fucking sun!" Fact of the matter is DST doesn't make people not sleep; that shit became irrelevant with electric lights.
This should probably be a full #RantOfTheMoment, but you get a #MiniRant for now.
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Not going to link to the post, but it's about how a news site is letting you pay to not be flooded with cookies for ad purposes.
God, does nobody use an ad blocker?
Do yourself a favor:
- Download Firefox
- Install AdBlock Plus or Ublock Origin, doesn't matter which
- Supplement it with NoScript
- Enjoy the entire Internet being usable into the thousands of windows and tabs
Firefox has Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default. This means it essentially doesn't matter if anything serves you cookies; they're blocked cross-domain, so whenever a site requests them, Firefox serves it its own cookies right back. There's even a check mark to tell sites automatically not to sell your data.
All of these are solved problems.
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Not going to link to the post, but it's about how a news site is letting you pay to not be flooded with cookies for ad purposes.
God, does nobody use an ad blocker?
Do yourself a favor:
- Download Firefox
- Install AdBlock Plus or Ublock Origin, doesn't matter which
- Supplement it with NoScript
- Enjoy the entire Internet being usable into the thousands of windows and tabs
Firefox has Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default. This means it essentially doesn't matter if anything serves you cookies; they're blocked cross-domain, so whenever a site requests them, Firefox serves it its own cookies right back. There's even a check mark to tell sites automatically not to sell your data.
All of these are solved problems.
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☆A snapshot in a shopping list☆
It's not often I single out a specific post to talk about, but, with permission from Natasha to embed, she's presented a lovely find!
For those who can't see it, or if for whatever reason the post is deleted, the item in question is a brass grocery list either cast or engraved in two columns with what looks ... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/a-snapshot-in-a-shopping-list/
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☆Why corporate social media is still necessary☆
Fedi has thankfully moved past the point of obsession with Bluesky and seeing as that's where everyone in Brazil is fleeing with the sudden ban of Twitter in the country, it's worth ruminating about why.
The answer is that on some level, ... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/why-corporate-social-media-is-still-necessary/#RantOfTheMoment #Bluesky #Bsky #Fedi #Mastodon #meta #TheFediverse #Twitter
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☆Analog Computing: The Next Tech Bubble?☆
This came up on my YouTube rec's and there's a text article to go with it, and of course from there, I got other stuff on the topic, because the algorithm is a merciless thing.
To set this straight, there are reasons this looks like the beginnings of the next bu... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/analog-computing-the-next-tech-bubble/#RantOfTheMoment #analog #AnalogComputers #computers #computing #hardware #tech #TechBubble
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☆Final Fantasy VII Rebirth fall/winter infodump analysis☆
To take my mind off everything else, a bit of me doing fan analysis here.
Okay, to get some gushing out before the rest:
OMG, RED, I CAN'T WAIT!
CAIT SITH AND HIS CUTE LITTLE TEEFS!
KUJATAAAAA!
*DEEP BREATH*Okay, let's get into this.... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-fall-winter-infodump-analysis/
#RantOfTheMoment #FF7 #FF7R #FinalFantasyVII #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #games #gaming #PS5 #Rebirth
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☆The Legend of Dragoon (PS4)☆
It feels odd to be writing this, but not TOO odd, after writing about how a remake isn't happening. In a way, I think it's appropriate. First off because it's not a remake, but second of all because it's a good way to test the waters for whether there's enough interest for the... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-legend-of-dragoon-ps4/
#RantOfTheMoment #LegendOfDragoon #PS1 #PS4 #PS5 #PSX #TheLegendOfDragoon
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☆The Legend of Dragoon (PS4)☆
It feels odd to be writing this, but not TOO odd, after writing about how a remake isn't happening. In a way, I think it's appropriate. First off because it's not a remake, but second of all because it's a good way to test the waters for whether there's enough interest for the... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-legend-of-dragoon-ps4/
#RantOfTheMoment #LegendOfDragoon #PS1 #PS4 #PS5 #PSX #TheLegendOfDragoon
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☆The Legend of Dragoon (PS4)☆
It feels odd to be writing this, but not TOO odd, after writing about how a remake isn't happening. In a way, I think it's appropriate. First off because it's not a remake, but second of all because it's a good way to test the waters for whether there's enough interest for the... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/the-legend-of-dragoon-ps4/
#RantOfTheMoment #LegendOfDragoon #PS1 #PS4 #PS5 #PSX #TheLegendOfDragoon
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☆Robotic Entertainment: The End of an Era☆
In case you weren't aware, Chuck E. Cheese's is phasing out the remainder of their robotic performers. By the end of this year (2023), all stages will be ripped out, all bots completely destroyed beyond recognition per corporate policy. ... https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/robotic-entertainment-the-end-of-an-era/
#RantOfTheMoment #ChuckECheese #nostalgia #PG13 #RatedTForTeen #robotics #ShowbizPizza
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☆Mass tech layoffs☆
[Upon better consideration, opening lines removed from this toot. - bluesey]
https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/mass-tech-layoffs/#RantOfTheMoment #news #PG13 #RatedTForTeen #unionization #unions