Shoujo

Shoujo

@shoujo.gay

making games with @maddymakesgames.com perpetually burnt-out dyke she/her pfp by @hhonchkrow234.bsky.social

808 followers112 following89 posts

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we don’t use generative AI, have hand drawn 2D animated sprites, AND our game is coded by a bearded canadian guy with glasses so you be the judge of that

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it cannot actually be ignored or danced around that the closure of BioWare came so soon after the Saudi and Jared Kushner acquisition of EA. they absolutely did take the studio making EA’s broadly queerest games out back and shoot it old yeller style. do not let yourself or colleagues ignore that

i've recently heard that some ai bros want to make an smw central alternative because we don't allow gen ai content on the site. here's my direct response to those people. "who owns rom hacking?" and other questions ai poisons us with shoujo.gay/who-owns-rom...

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Shiny Gardevoir from memory for @shoujo.gay surprise! I’m picking up where I left off with these. I respect people’s girliepop interpretations of this mon but like…this thing is scary as fuck, it can create small black holes, c’mon #empydraws

this is a really, really great piece about what's actually at the core of software. elianora does an excellent job describing the way that i've always felt about software but could never put into words. very much worth reading.

Elianora Rose@elianorarose.com

I was upset today and it motivated me to write my feelings down in a way they can be shared. I often speak a lot in private settings, but this felt like something I wanted to put somewhere I could reflect on it and let others see those emotions. elianorarose.com/on-software

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This is the new tech I had alluded to. @badflips.bsky.social discovered both the tongue and tongueless methods to do RTA perpetual air catching with no wall. It is incredible, and feels really cool to do. It's extra cool to see in the context of the level she is working on that features it.

October@octaveglitches.bsky.social

yoshi tongueless perpetual air catching inspired by tech @badflips.bsky.social showed me

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Collect notes to play music -- the only way to get around. Shoot, chase, and catch your way through the seven octaves in Inpulse, launching Q1 2027. #kaizo #indiegames #indiedev #smg

i was considering renting out a vps to host a few owncast (self-hosted live streaming platform) instances for myself and some others. would any mutuals be interested in that? no payment or anything, i just want to to help people who want independent streams.

i also want to say that multi-streaming is possible as well (and how i'm going to use it), so you can give an ad-free mirror to people who hate twitch :>

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mixtape and kaizoff are the products of people who do not understand the intrinsic value of art and have no interest in engaging with it. commodification of creativity and sincerity is something that can only be born of a sick world. they would have an AI generate romhacks for them if they could

i need a wizard to install software for me? hell yeah, where can i find one? oh.

kat@katbamkapow.bsky.social

heard a guy say "you have to access it through the portal" and i was momentarily struck by how sad it is that what he said is so boring :( "accessing it via the portal" should be wonderful. we deserve that at least. it should be cool to access it via the portal and instead it sucks shit

do not trust this. at all. discord has already demonstrated what they're willing to do and lie about. don't pay for nitro. start making plans to move to a different, preferably more secure platform.

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co

Discord says its delaying the age verification rollout until the second half of the year This comes after massive backlash

the reality is that fighting these kinds of policies is going to cost you digital convenience. but you should do it anyway, because this is worth fighting against.

starting to use irc and i genuinely can't understand how this got less popular over time. this rules, why did we ever move to other stuff???

nevermind stoat uses gen ai lol, fuck that. the real answer is to wait 3 or 4 days and see what comes out when the dust settles.

there's an app called stoat (formerly revolt) that is effectively discord again but without the bullshit. probably will be the easiest transition from discord to something else. i made an account, we'll see what happens.

yeah so... that's it for me. i'm done using discord as my default. i'll probably go forward with signal, matrix, and irc. what a fucking disaster.

what gets me is that discord seems to be forcing verification in ways that allow them to sell more data. obviously, they shouldn't be doing this at all. but, if they had to, which they absolutely do not, there are methods that would be completely fine without forcing mass internet surveillance.

LANKY! THERE'S STILL TIME!! DON'T WATCH THE DK RAP, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE FUN OF YOU!!! LAANNNKKKKYYYYY!!!!

i switched to zen browser following a couple suggestions here, and so far it's pretty great! it only has vertical tabs which is a challenge to get used to, but otherwise i think that it's a pretty good browser. i'd say it's worth a shot for anyone looking to migrate to a new fork.

Shoujo@shoujo.gay

so, uh, what firefox fork is everyone switching to? i'm not really happy with waterfox selectively keeping ai in and floorp seems unwilling to remove the ai features. what now?

so, uh, what firefox fork is everyone switching to? i'm not really happy with waterfox selectively keeping ai in and floorp seems unwilling to remove the ai features. what now?

melody is a wonderful person going through a rough time. if you can help her, please please please consider doing so. she's 33% of the way there!

Melody@jawa.gay

I hate having to ask for money again (and how close to the wire i left it due to trash mental health) but my storage unit with just about everything I own is overdue and I have until EOD December 1st to pay it off or I lose it and everything in it. #mutualaid #helpsky ko-fi.com/pocketjawa/g...

while we celebrate our big wins, don't forget that the next step is doing the work. i have a lot of hope, but we need to be prepared to hold our newly elected officials accountable. hold on to this feeling and keep fighting, and remember that a better future IS possible.

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🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on. You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com

Teen Vogue@teenvogue.com

Online censorship is one of the many levers of state power right-wingers have been pulling to try and snuff out queer and trans existence. But instead of fighting back, some Democrats are helping them at the controls. Read the full #OpEd from @fightforthefuture.org

i would just like to remind everyone that making liberal use of the block button may be a good idea. while it definitely won't solve the core issues, it will make your time on this increasingly hell-like site significantly more bearable. big recommend

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This would make it illegal for any site that has trans content--not just porn, but everything from trans people posting selfies to essays to comics and stories featuring trans characters--illegal in the state. You've seen how fast the Age Restriction shit spread. Don't pretend this isn't possible

kirby air riders looks really great! it seems like the sweet spot between mario kart and f-zero, and i'm really excited to give it a shot

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My Twitch account was hacked, and a hacker is masquerading as a partnered account on Twitch. Twitch won't do anything to help fix this. How many more of us need to be hacked and lose everything until they decide to help restore our accounts?

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Please contact your representatives today. It's not difficult, and it genuinely could make a difference. Call them, and insist to speak w/ them, or at least leave a message w/ their staff. Even a few "no" votes could literally save millions of lives.