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UncannyKyle

@UncannyKyle@mstdn.games

Nerd dad, data wrangler, amateur gamedev sometimes. He/him. Not actually a dog.

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UncannyKyle, to random
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Apparently Google showed off this week that its AI will be able to look at your photos and tell you stuff like when your kids learned to swim?
I really REALLY don’t like that. I’m okay with AI tools using impersonal data, like the best way to do a left join in SQL. But this means they’re no longer mining personal data but CREATING it.
I’m about ready to delete all my Google data.

mforester, to random
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The GameBoy had some amazing games. 🥰
I wasn't quite ready to let this system go, after speeding through Mario Land 2. So I played SML 1 too (first try, no savestates, 35 minutes) and I'm now replaying . I forgot how clever the game is at showing what you can do and how it keeps adding new things all the way until the end. I'm now at the second to last stage and I still haven't reached the "let's get this over with" state. 😁

UncannyKyle,
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@mforester this is the kind of game Nintendo should bring to mobile. I’d love it if you could break out your phone, play a stage while waiting somewhere, throw it back in your pocket and come back later.

EighthLayer, to gaming
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Decided to start a replay of Tomb Raider. Crazy to think the rebooted version is already 11 years old.

When I played this the first time around, I thought this scene looked incredible! And although some of the graphics in this game still stand up well today, it’s definitely showing its age!

Scene from Tomb Raider showing Lara Croft standing up whilst bloodied and injured, and looking over a cliffside to a ship and plane wrecks along a rocky shoreline.

UncannyKyle,
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@EighthLayer I picked up the PS4 version a few years back, it was a launch title and even has a feature where you can say “map” into your mic to open said map.

WanderingInDigitalWorlds, to gaming
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It's never good when anger at an unkind game takes over; Hyper Light Drifter is a frustrating game, I beat the boss of the Northern Area. I smartly put the controller down for the time being and will shift to something a bit kinder in nature. I can work through difficult puzzles with a calmer mindset. Instead of leading myself down a path of anger fueled blindness, I choose clarity.

UncannyKyle,
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@WanderingInDigitalWorlds I’ve never regretting just sleeping on it. Granted I have to remind myself of that sometimes but it works.

britt, to random
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A story:

Wifey and I walk into a doctors office. When I sat down first (she’s parking), I get only mild looks from the older folks here… I make a joke about not knowing what to do and have a seat.

When wifey arrives and sits down?! Stares. All of them. Silence.

I guess this is their first experience seeing lesbians in the wild?!

David Attenborough voice

“And here we see a lesbian, see the plaid, a proud display of social dominance…..” 😂😂

w/ @craftykraken

UncannyKyle,
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@britt @craftykraken “maybe if we stay still and don’t spook them, they’ll kiss.”

UncannyKyle, to random
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"What P4G does so well, is it ties caring about these characters into your success. The closer you become with them, the stronger they get, and the better chance you have at winning. Everyone has felt misunderstood at some point in their lives, so we can relate to the stories of high schoolers being deeply affected by rumors, perceptions and leering glances."
https://uncannykyle.substack.com/p/persona-4-golden-and-empathy

OutofPrintArchive, to random
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Working really hard to get the first issue of Sega Force released today and I'm nearly done, but in the meanwhile, have a look what just arrived. 😱

Inspired by @COMPU73E 👀

UncannyKyle,
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@OutofPrintArchive @COMPU73E I read that one for the first time at like four in the morning, kinda enhanced what a mindf*ck it is.

UncannyKyle, to random
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So on my newsletter, last week's post has 20 views and this week's has 5. Which is VERY small numbers considering everything else on there on the internet. But it also means a handful of people engaged with something I wrote and at least checked it out, and as long as the immediate reaction wasn't "WRONG, SUCKS!" I'm happy!

OutofPrintArchive, to retrogaming
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Preview for Mortal Kombat II on Game Boy from Nintendo Magazine System 23 - August 1994 (UK)

This issue can be downloaded here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/nintendomagazinesystem1.html



Preview for Mortal Kombat II on Game Boy from Nintendo Magazine System 23 - August 1994 (UK)

UncannyKyle,
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@OutofPrintArchive only version I was allowed to own, no gore or fatalities.

UncannyKyle,
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@OutofPrintArchive oh that’s right, I could only pull of Liu Kang’s

UncannyKyle, to random
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"The game feels like there’s something missing. Yes, there’s concept art and information on cut content available online, but it wouldn’t matter if the game felt like a whole package. There’s a reason why it feels lacking."

https://uncannykyle.substack.com/p/why-does-metal-gear-solid-vs-story

UncannyKyle,
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@mforester not at all, that's pretty valid! I consider myself a diehard and those are a lot of the same issues I have. Thanks for reading!

GrayGooGirl, to random
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I'm saddened that a deeply unethically fought war in the Middle East is going to be what ushers in the complete trans genocide in the US. I know enough folks on the left that will take what's happening in Israel and use it as justification to not vote. They care more about that conflict than the people a national ban on trans care will kill. A million+ dead and/or disfigured and degraded trans people in the US over a foreign war we have no control over.

UncannyKyle,
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@GrayGooGirl I'm hoping there's a “coming home" where young voters realize what’s at stake. I don’t like the war either but the alternative candidate could give Bibi nukes.

matthewcassinelli, to random
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People think the iPad doesn’t need more memory but I’ve figured out that my Home Screen setup won’t save if I’m using headphones at the same time

UncannyKyle,
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@matthewcassinelli like the standard model compared to the Pro?

UncannyKyle, to random
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Anybody on Cohost? I signed up thinking I'll repost some of my recent written essays. Reminds me of Tumblr. I'm UncannyKyle, as I usually am.

WanderingInDigitalWorlds, to iOS
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iOS complaint: I wish third party keyboards weren't treated as second class citizens on the platform. The number of times I was forced to use Apple's lackluster default keyboard is too damn high! I bought Typewise because I love the layout, it's big, vibrant, and makes typing on mobile a lot faster for me.

However, in so many apps I can't use it because Apple locks you into using their lame software keyboard. I have closed apps and used the website on my PC too many times!

UncannyKyle,
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@WanderingInDigitalWorlds I honestly prefer using an Apple Pencil and writing things out on my iPad if speed’s not a factor. But even in 2024 not every app supports it.

buru5, to fediverse
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would you like to participate in a focused magazine about nostalgia? do you have a personal connection to any of these games? if so, would you like to write a short piece about it?

  • The Bouncer (PS2)
  • Dark Cloud (PS2)
  • Ultima IX: Ascension (Windows)
  • Star Trek: Starfleet Command Volume II - Empires at War (Windows)
  • Pokemon Stadium 2 (N64)
  • Pokemon Crystal (GBC)
  • Guilty Gear X (Dreamcast)
  • Mario Party 3 (N64)

1/2

UncannyKyle,
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@buru5 I don’t have a personal connection to any of those but I’ll keep an eye out for future installments.

UncannyKyle, to random
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Metal Gear Acid for PSP is such a weird beast compared to the usual Kojima-led titles. It’s more similar to a traditional MGS than I thought but also different due to movement and combat all being card-based.

matthewcassinelli, to random
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It’s fairly remarkable how much better Season 2 of the Halo show is than the first.

UncannyKyle,
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@matthewcassinelli I should buy an Xbox someday and actually play a Halo.

UncannyKyle,
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@sangster @matthewcassinelli good looking out, but I’d have to buy a new PC and you can find Xbox Ones for under $75 these days.

buru5, to random
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every commercial for razors i've seen shows people shaving downwards. am i doing something wrong?

UncannyKyle,
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@buru5 I do down and then back up personally.

UncannyKyle, to random
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Currently about 1200 words into an essay about Persona 4 and empathy, because I think I might start another blog. After Destructoid deleted the blog section and the four or so essays I wrote there.

UncannyKyle,
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@COMPU73E I saw that but I'll need either cheap or free hosting, I got diapers to buy.

craiggrannell, to random
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Column! Google Podcasts is dead – as is my trust in the survival of any Google service • https://www.stuff.tv/features/google-podcasts-is-dead-as-is-my-trust-in-the-survival-of-any-google-service/

I mean, it’s not like I still really had any trust in Google services to survive, but…

UncannyKyle,
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@craiggrannell I fully assume they’ll give up control of Android to someone like Samsung. Everything about Google reminds me of a tomato that’s been left out on the vine to rot.

britt, to rant
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Today I learned …
that you cannot ask for another specialist if you have one… even if that specialist is a complete asshole and you feel uncomfortable working with them.

Thanks Canadian healthcare, Thanks.

UncannyKyle,
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@britt be annoying until they pawn you off. Say “I have a new issue” and then unload a van of fart spray

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