Erika
PhD student in thesis hell.
Science, sci-fi, and fantasy nerd.
Filthy casual gamer.
They/them 🏳️⚧️
MDNI 🔞
- Seriously. Wanna read about wizard shenanigans in a world with depth and soul? Go read LeGuin. And if you want pulpier science fantasy dragon nonsense go read McCaffrey.
- There it is, the other shoe. Just to be clear, NEVER use services like this and ensure your relatives don't either. You do not want a large chunk of your genome being traded around.
- The state of California is warning 23andMe customers to delete their data because odds are good that the company is going to go bankrupt. If I were you I would prioritize doing this. oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases…
- An excellent piece that made me reassess cozy media and my relationship with it. It's a long read so set aside the time, get comfy, and enjoy.
- new article. it's about what cozy and wholesome games are, why shitty people like them, and why I really liked I Was A Teenage Exocolonist. docseuss.medium.com/i-was-a-teen...
- Company touting plastic tat that looks like it was made by AI uses AI to attack a hub of diverse creative works. I now have +1 reasons to never buy their tawdry shit.
- I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
- Where possible, use services like bandcamp whose artist remuneration isn't fucking insulting. Also check out your local charity shop for physical media. A lot of my vinyl collection is thanks to oxfam.
- Even through my undergrad studies I felt like this was missing from my science education and, if I'm not mistaken, this is why the A is in the acronym STEAM. Check out the excellent vid by @acollierastro.bsky.social for more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8h7...
- Forget your favorite games, what are your top 5 consoles? N64 - first console, Ocarina of Time, Majoras Mask, Smash Bros, Perfect Dark, nuff said. PS2 - RE4, Vice City, San Andreas. Gameboy - Pokemon and Tetris Xbox 360 - Found New Vegas, and lost a lot of time to CoD and Bad Company 2 Switch
