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Arlondiluthel Gemini

@arlondiluthel.bsky.social

Dad, gamer, musician, veteran πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Followers: if you need to talk (or vent) without judgement, I'm here, and the message button is over there somewhere.

created January 23, 2025

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Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

You can't be serious... There's an entire class of illnesses, aka disease, named for the body's immune response fighting off specific viruses.

1/9/2025, 11:30:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

But a solar-powered hospital could literally say "you light up my life"!

1/9/2025, 1:33:00 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

The Huawei situation is different, and from a cybersecurity perspective, freaking terrifying: extra chip(s) on the circuit board that sends usage data to servers accessible to the Chinese government.

30/8/2025, 1:16:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

This is really good, but I'm glad they changed it.

29/8/2025, 9:02:35 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

The way the shows are structured are vastly different as well... Look at, for example Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, or Chopped compared to The Great British Baking Show. There's no manufactured interpersonal conflict, and in fact you regularly see snippets of contestants helping each other!

29/8/2025, 8:59:05 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Rolling coal on a public road should result in immediate revocation of the vehicle's registration.

29/8/2025, 2:31:40 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

I used to use OpenOffice when I was a broke high school student. They release a non-subscription version of Office every 3-5 years. This link is for the current non-subscription version. www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...

29/8/2025, 2:25:32 AM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

I just point and laugh at them.

29/8/2025, 2:07:25 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Get off OAN, for your own health.

29/8/2025, 1:33:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Too bad they're being forced to pick up garage OUTSIDE the White House instead of taking out the garbage INSIDE it.

28/8/2025, 12:31:27 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Exclude C-Suite salaries from the calculation.

27/8/2025, 11:09:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

The easy answer would be a non-deductible tax calculated by profits divided by employee payroll (potentially with some sort of median wage calculation adjustment to incentivize keeping entry-level positions).

27/8/2025, 9:52:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

I gave you proof disproving the first claim (independent reporting from a reputable source). Your comment stated that Trump's statements were 100% true, therefore your entire argument is invalid. Nice try, thanks for playing, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

27/8/2025, 8:27:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

They're trying to buy the people that can change the rules, rather than playing by the rules... Granted, there aren't a lot of specific rules that are relevant to AI, but we don't need paid shills writing said rules.

27/8/2025, 5:06:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Building stuff here is almost prohibitively expensive, and would be subject to tariffs levied against the US in response to tariffs levied against them. Building in India allows them to sidestep not only the "made in China" stigma, but avoid tariffs when selling to the rest of the world

27/8/2025, 2:37:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

The first bullet point: "Gas under $2". Your comment: "100% True". Even disproving one bullet point means you're full of shit.

27/8/2025, 1:24:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

You don't know anything about me. Sit down before you hurt yourself.

27/8/2025, 2:45:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

And it was all downhill from there.

27/8/2025, 2:42:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Like what you drive has any bearing on your knowledge... /s

27/8/2025, 2:34:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

UK is a monarchy, Russia is an oligarchy.

27/8/2025, 2:10:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

My closest source of gas is $3.26/gal in central CO. According to AAA, gas is $3.18/gal on average. Go back to X if you're going to spout easily-debunked right-wing propaganda. gasprices.aaa.com

27/8/2025, 2:02:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Name another capitalist country where the government is part-owner of a major company.

27/8/2025, 1:49:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Hydrogen fuel is nearly 5x the cost of gasoline. EVs are "good enough" now for the majority of use cases, and are close to being adequate for all use cases.

27/8/2025, 1:34:43 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

We test-drove the Toyota hybrid minivan before getting the hybrid Pacifica: it felt really sluggish. Acceleration was horrible, and steering felt like driving through wet cement.

27/8/2025, 1:25:15 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

She was just relaying what Trump was saying in his rallies.

27/8/2025, 1:10:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

"in order to save his garage door..." Dafuq?

27/8/2025, 12:12:40 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

We're currently leasing the hybrid Pacifica, because we needed something bigger than my wife's Hyundai Accent. I was at the dealership last month, the person I spoke with there said that the all-electric Pacifica was essentially "on hold" because of the uncertainty surrounding incentives.

27/8/2025, 12:10:34 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

1AM. Why am I still awake, I went to bed an hour ago?!?

26/8/2025, 11:52:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump and his lackeys don't give a damn about the people. There are plenty of government employees who DO care, but lack the power to stop this idiocy.

26/8/2025, 6:55:09 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

On the bright side, we don't have to wait for JUNE to play the Yankees for the first time.

26/8/2025, 6:15:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

If you believe everything a professional hype man tells you to be truthful, that's on you.

26/8/2025, 3:42:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

In marketing, they can say whatever they want. As long as the facts are made clear before the purchase is completed. Just like how Trump was allowed to file 60+ lawsuits about 2020, but when it came time for his legal team to stand in front of a judge, they didn't have a damn thing to say.

25/8/2025, 11:57:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

And on their website when you select the option to add it, it gives you a disclaimer in plain language that the technology is not yet "complete", and IF/when it is, your vehicle will receive it as an OTA update (or you can opt into the beta and have access to it as-is now).

25/8/2025, 11:44:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Public "marketing" statements rarely meet the legal threshold of being a binding statement. Try again. I'm all for bashing Tesla, but if we don't stick to true and verifiable facts, then we're just as bad as the MAGA dipshits.

25/8/2025, 11:17:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

They state in plain language on their website when you opt in for it that it's currently a beta, is still in development, and may not ever leave beta testing.

25/8/2025, 10:25:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

That's if they even approve the visa applications for the athletes...

25/8/2025, 5:27:49 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Split the games scheduled to be played in the US between Canada and Mexico. I'm an American and I agree. It's not currently safe to hold the World Cup OR Olympics in the US

25/8/2025, 3:04:36 AM | 226 11 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Mine aren't OVERdue, but I do have an expense report to file this week.

25/8/2025, 2:04:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Fair enough.

25/8/2025, 2:03:43 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Why gold? The vast majority of gold colors look either super gaudy or a "not-quite-right" yellow-brown. I do agree that pink should be a more common option for people who want it.

25/8/2025, 1:27:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

It's possible that it's her husband's and she needed to drive it for some reason (though that means she was willing to marry someone who wanted one...)

24/8/2025, 8:11:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

A hypothetical Windows 4 would probably have further refined Windows 3.x without a major UI change.

24/8/2025, 4:44:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

It certainly is owned by Amazon. The first half of this post is pure hypocrisy, because if you were anti-corporate you wouldn't shop at Whole Foods to begin with.

24/8/2025, 4:23:13 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

What earthly incentive does she have for honesty? She's in a "safe" environment (actually moved to an even more confirmable one!), she doesn't have to worry about the mundane aspects of life (What will I wear today? What's for dinner?), if she's caught lying? "Oh no, guess I'll just stay here"...

24/8/2025, 12:53:42 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

That's why I pulled out: The "major players" already use automated processes to buy/sell faster than humans. They will attach AI to those processes, and by the time the average investor realizes what's happening, it'll be too late. If you're trying to ride the wave, you'll be left holding the bag.

24/8/2025, 12:48:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

I found a haiku On a dark desert highway Cool wind in my hair

23/8/2025, 9:40:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Can Japan just... Deny him entry? Please?

23/8/2025, 8:37:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Microsoft "diversified", Intel didn't. Even Xbox's revenue is more than double Intel's entire company valuation.

23/8/2025, 7:00:40 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Intel has significant competition in nearly all sectors it operates in. The government has basically chosen a champion in those sectors (they're not going to just "let" Intel fail).

23/8/2025, 5:03:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Or, they could just stop being an online cesspit...

23/8/2025, 4:25:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

We could also install solar in areas that are otherwise unusable (decommissioned weapons testing areas, old waste dumping sites, retired landfills, warehouse/hospital/business rooftops...)

23/8/2025, 4:21:51 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

The next PC I build will have it... I'm planning to build it into a desk (cupboard-style space with the motherboard mounted to a slide-out rack/tray, interface ports routed to a panel on the surface). Still debating on a slide-out keyboard tray though...

23/8/2025, 3:33:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

4G has a roughly equivalent range and there are still large areas of the country with no cell service, despite decades of availability.

23/8/2025, 2:34:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Can anyone find the video of her arrest? That was hilarious.

22/8/2025, 9:59:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Schools RARELY do field trips within the first couple weeks after a major break...

22/8/2025, 3:25:17 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

This is clever.

22/8/2025, 3:22:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Instead of #3, I just stopped trying. Never did #5 though...

22/8/2025, 12:22:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

A grant is a type of investment, but it's one that's given with the expectation that the investor will NOT see a return on that investment (at least, not in the form of monetary gain). This would be like being expected to pay back a scholarship.

21/8/2025, 4:39:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

TBF, GPUs only last a few years under constant stress. Also, there's been a significant flattening of improvements since ~2018. The average consumer isn't willing to spend nearly $1K on a graphics card every 2-4 years, so as they've gotten more expensive, they're now more iterative than generational

21/8/2025, 4:15:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

How did they filter out noise in the data set, such as human interventions that weren't strictly necessary to prevent a crash?

21/8/2025, 4:03:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

The problem is that you'd either have situations like a medical doctor knowing/doing IT things (which, why?), or every company would become irreparably siloed and contract out anything that isn't a "core" function of their job, resulting in even more middle-management nonsense.

21/8/2025, 3:57:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

My job requires Internet access, and I don't always talk to 3 people in a day...

20/8/2025, 4:10:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

You don't need AI to "modernize your power grid"... Solar wherever it's feasible, wind/water wherever it's practical. I travel a lot for work, often by air, and it's frankly depressing just how many buildings I can see during takeoff and landing where the rooftop is purely wasted space.

19/8/2025, 9:37:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Glad I got solar on my house last year.

19/8/2025, 8:38:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

I can think of a few really good applications for these besides "save a little on your power bill"... - Power on demand for sheds or detached garages - Outdoor powered equipment (such as a pool filter) - Camping

19/8/2025, 8:37:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

"Wasteful and unnecessary"? And what, exactly, does the connection hook into on the opposite side of the satellite?

19/8/2025, 8:33:47 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Apple, Meta, Google...

19/8/2025, 8:30:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

R&D takes YEARS. These companies don't want to develop a product that will be in violation of new rules the day it comes out, and they know that the current deregulation push will be one of the first things undone by a future "sane" administration. So, they either sue or develop nothing new.

19/8/2025, 7:36:30 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

They can't do "parallel to the front line of the batter's box"? It's too generous with that definition.

16/8/2025, 8:03:08 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Has there been any discussion of whether/when/what to define Cat 6? Because it's starting to look like we might need it.

16/8/2025, 5:14:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Let's read a STORY, it's time for bed!

16/8/2025, 1:56:51 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

It sickens me that they even tried this... With few exceptions, Department of Defense schools are exclusively for the children of active military members, and in a number of areas the only primarily-English school for the children of servicemembers serving overseas on accompanied tours.

15/8/2025, 1:33:09 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Unless you have unbiased proof, stfu.

14/8/2025, 10:53:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Except that it was ILLEGAL for them to be released prior to January 2025 because they were subject to a court-ordered seal.

14/8/2025, 4:44:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

They're TRYING to be high-visibility so that they're more likely to be targeted by an "extremist" so that they can over-publicize the "targeted" attack and justify maintaining or increasing the military presence. I would not be shocked if a "false flag" operation happened in the next couple weeks.

14/8/2025, 1:13:09 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

My Jeep Wagoneer S had a failed update... it still drove and when I got home the update was able to try again and succeeded.

12/8/2025, 9:30:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

It ain't coming from you.

12/8/2025, 2:08:52 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Wait, has anyone pointed out that he's basically saying that there aren't enough members of the House of Representatives? +10 Republican to -9 Democrat means a new district would have to be created.

12/8/2025, 1:18:59 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

... I scored 28.5 LOL. I'm calling tomatoes a half-point because I'll have tomato sauce or ketchup, but not whole, diced, or sliced tomatoes.

11/8/2025, 1:55:53 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

It certainly seems like that segment of the market is at a saturation point where the established games/franchises can maintain, but it will be extremely difficult for a new contender to establish themselves... Even previously established franchises are moving away from the model.

7/8/2025, 3:24:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Thankfully not too close to me, but...

7/8/2025, 1:41:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Onomatopoeia! Boom!

7/8/2025, 7:05:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

😳 which area?

7/8/2025, 1:50:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Fantastic news!

6/8/2025, 5:27:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

This is not good for the lizard. They've been shedding their own skin for thousands of years without outside intervention, just let the natural process play out.

5/8/2025, 8:57:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

The hurdle is that roughly 34% of those 258 million are somehow in favor of all of this. We don't know how that changes the "60% living paycheck-to-paycheck" figure, so that might not be accurate.

4/8/2025, 12:31:34 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

And then some!

3/8/2025, 5:00:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Them: "I'm going to play Izzet Signet." Me: "Is it a Signet?" Them: *massive eye roll*

3/8/2025, 4:16:17 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Sure. Because the hypocrisy of them being involved with *illegal* sign stealing will be gone. Then they're free to express their displeasure, then get better to prevent it from happening again.

3/8/2025, 4:14:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

It helps protect the cards during shipping... But personally I'd prefer cardboard deck boxes.

3/8/2025, 4:11:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

Nobody from the 1951 team are still actively playing. The Astros still have players from 2017 on the roster, and a handful of other teams (including the Red Sox) have players who were involved in the cheating scandal.

3/8/2025, 4:09:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

2017*/2022

3/8/2025, 2:05:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

But irrelevant in the context of this "incident". The Astros won the World Series *by illegally stealing signs*. They have no right to get pissy over someone "legally stealing" signs.

3/8/2025, 2:24:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

You didn't read the article or watch the game. The pitcher has an obvious grip shift when preparing to throw certain pitches (it was visible on broadcast). The runner on 2nd was relaying the grip change in real-time to the batter. Completely legal within the rules of the game, Cora wasn't involved.

3/8/2025, 12:30:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

2. Favorite character: Auron (Final Fantasy X)

2/8/2025, 4:01:37 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

1. Very first video game: Super Mario Land (GB)

2/8/2025, 1:58:08 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

And I'm saying they won't as long as they continue to sell enough to justify the license cost.

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Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

🀣 LOTR and Final Fantasy were two of the best-selling sets in the history of the game. They aren't going anywhere, and I wouldn't be surprised if they become more common. At this point, they can probably afford to pursue more "niche" crossovers until there's a new set every month...

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Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

You know who I think would be a great team to give Star Fox to? Project Aces. Bandai Namco has collaborated with Nintendo before.

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Profile picture Arlondiluthel Gemini (@arlondiluthel.bsky.social) reply parent

He's a talentless {censored}.

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