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International Criminal Court applied for arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas's leader in Gaza for war crimes
  • This is just the latest of a barrage of instances whereupon justice does not compromise at all, regardless of circumstance or side, and moreso upholds the rights of the truly hapless, as well as those who continually campaign for humanity's good, over those who campaign only for themselves and their ill-gotten wealth and power.

  • If you rearrange 2 letters in Queen Latifah's name, it becomes Queef Latinah
  • I would also like to add that she's also in the game Sayonara Wild Hearts as the Narrator herself, as a sort of last-minute addition by the developers at Simogo.

  • When someone shows appreciation or engages in a friendly way it makes my day. Thanks to you folks that do :)
  • This is a simple yet effectively-down-to-earth meme right here. Not all conflicts and problems have to be responded with abject rage and negativity; humility, a willingness to listen with caution, and most of all, an eagerness to explain and discern beyond the bubble like your favorite high school/collegiate instructor would, are all that it takes for positive and fruitful conversations and engagements, especially in online rafts like the ones we currently have built down here.

  • No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silent
  • With how us humans, regardless of social standing, continue to develop our entire civilization, especially with our immediate surroundings, for the past several centuries, the rate at which we are doing so has been slowly speeding up with newfound technologies and measures, a side effect that of which has been slowly replacing the sweet, calming ambience of nature itself with the brutalist, artificial statis of urban life, without much regard to the creatures we are supposed to take care of and equally preserve for generations to come.
    Truly, if we do not ever strive and make pushes towards a sort of a humane-ecological balance, alongside tackling greed as a major factor in this critical climate crisis, we might as well see the Earth's natural resources go "Stand Still, Stay Silent".

  • What's a hobby or interest of yours that you really love explaining to others?
  • Modular synthesis, archiving, lost media, and most of all, rhythm game lore.

  • What game stories would hold up best if they were adapted to a novel?
  • Considering its merits as a meaty scifi story (involving realities, personas, and other relevant technological aspects) nestled within a 4-key rhythm game, I think vivid/statis would fare decently as a standalone novel, along with some tweaks to adapt and interpret the ARG-esque bits whenever possible.

  • What are your favourite video game soundtracks?
  • I'd say my personal faves are that of OMORI, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Sky: Children of the Light, and the two OXENFREE titles.

  • [Weekly Thread] What We're Playing - 25th March 2024
  • Those last seven days? Mostly vivid/statis (PC) and Shattered Pixel Dungeon (mobile).
    In particular, for the former, I've been slowly improving myself in recognizing medium-to-hard charts and beating them, mostly of the Middle difficulty, although I found the Cyclical Rebellion one quite hard to maneuver, requiring extra reflex time to get through the tricky sections. Story-wise, I held off from experiencing the second-to-last episode of Chapter 3 until I can build up the stamina and patience needed for its corresponding boss song chart (of which I'm either gunning for Opening or Middle, owing to my rather newbie-status in serious, well-polished 4k rhythm games in general), but from what much I had gleaned out of, from the game's official Discord hub, there's a lot going on behind the scenes, particularly on the main characters' dimensional dilemma and the concept of "cycles". Gameplay-wise, I still am grappling over the fact I get more early notes, and less late ones, than a stable balance, but I attribute it mostly to my proficiency and a rather minor irregular rhythm/beat following.

    As for my own backlog, though, I still have the unplayed demo for Until Then, as well as OMORI, and Disc Room, the last of which I haven't touched upon since my last playthrough some three years back.

  • How do you find out about new games?
  • Nowadays, it's through "bait-and-switch" rip vids made by Youtube channels like SiIvaGunner and TimmyTurnersGrandDad.
    I also keep a casual eye towards new releases on itch.io.

  • A-Saph - Colordays (vivid/stasis FAN SONG)

    Quite possibly the first fanmade song for this multi-genre rhythm game, by this musician person.

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    /kbin is feeling great right now
  • I also felt the normalcy kicking back in at this moment; days or weeks ago, it felt like jumbled static and spammed noise perusing through this digital seaside village, with storms periodically downing the entire rafterstructure.

    Whatever you are doing and faring right now, Mr. @ernest, stay humble and keep on doing for the best of all, even if it means having to ask for additional help from us when circumstances are dire. :D

  • What are some games that too few people have played?
  • vivid/statis
    Venice 2089
    Clodhoppers
    When the Past was Around

  • Fanfiction Community Rocked By Etsy Sellers Turning Their Work Into Bound Books
  • Down the chats of the official Fanlore discord server lately (of which I have been in for the past few months), they've been discussing this kind of transgression alongside the HP fanfic debacle (specifically, the Manacled one, of which upon its reworked professional release by its fanfic author gained enough controversy within and outside the fandom that it warranted for a wiki article on its own).

    Also, one editor has suggested using "illegal fic binding" in place of the term "illegal "fanbinding" as the latter connotes the non-profit work with a for-profit tone in a negative way. Another has noted that het (in other words, F/M) fanfics sell much more than other pairing-centered ones, and attract more outsiders willing to buy that much for an illegal fic-binded copy, in disrespect to those original authors; throw the franchise copyright shenanigans in, and there we have the entire panfandom world at a crossroads battlefield against those recklessly profiteering for the sake of it.

    Also, as a side note, there's also this recently-created wiki article section about said fannish controversy:
    https://fanlore.org/wiki/Fannish_Bookbinding#Criticism_and_Controversies

  • Jesper Kyd - Pro Moves Soccer
  • Not only that, but through his past connections as a demoscene musician back in the early 1990s (for example, the dark cyberpunk/sci-fi aspect of the soundtrack for "Hardwired", an Amiga OCS creative demo by Silents and Crionics), he has shown his homegrown compositional prowess, even to other musical genres unrelated to that.

  • Do you dream in first or third person?
  • Most, if not all, of my experienced dreams so far, have been in 1st person, as if I'm the one living through whatever realism-fantasy-scifi shenanigans I'm in; thing is, most of the time, they're almost exclusively set within my home province, including the central capital city, highways and all.
    Consuming and creating various creative media also has its own part in aligning perspectives in those dreams, as well as how the supposed "plot"/"storyline" plays out in its entirety.

  • Why I left Startrek.website, created TenForward, and the admin abuse I've suffered from ST.W since then
  • Reading all of this in depth while silently sipping across my leaf-green cup of hot 3-in-1 coffee in the morning, I'm now seeing almost the whole picture with the new TenForward online hub-raft and the reasons for its founding. ValSub, as evidenced by the screenshots and credible anecdotes by others experiencing the ire at the supposed mod overreach on that particular instance, has come off to me as bespoke of a too passionate fan enthusiast, much like that of Dream SMP of a few years prior, while exhibiting multiple instances of verified victim complex. Even though the original intent of said instance is to have a fair ground for all to discuss and meme their watched Star Trek content, including fanworks (Happy International Fanworks Day, after all!) of every type.

    In the end, as a fellow recent Fediversian myself, I take sympathy towards not only you, Stamets, but also to the countless others who have been fed up with the sudden debauchery of such a rogue, highly-agitated mod person for weeks on end.
    May the Federation prosper, even through understandable disagreements and hardships, as well as triumphs and camaderie, both large and small.

  • What country are you from and do you call it 1) elementary, junior high, high school 2) elementary, middle school, high school, 3) primary, ???, secondary?
  • Philippines (current overall)

    • Kindergarten 1-2 (ages 4-5 (or 6, in some cases))
    • Elementary (Grades 1-6)
    • Junior High (Grades 7-10)
    • Senior High (Grades 11-12) (generally 17-20)
  • I'd like to do a joke about construction…
  • Hey, I know that from OMORI—specifically, the Weeping Willow joke quest.

  • Ah yes, another small deep dive into the RG rabbit hole, but this time, I somehow aced a bit on my third played chart.

    Ah yes, another small deep dive into the RG rabbit hole, but this time, I somehow aced a bit on my third played chart.

    \#Phigros #RhythmGames

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    Lime - Luminaria [2:29]
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    Billionaire culture is dumb and not interesting at all.
  • It's okay by me; no one's actually got their guts and feels hurt by that much. All is fair game.

  • Steam Next Fest is back and underway with "hundreds" of playable PC demos
  • If you're the type who wants to unwind from the hyper-realistic art style of most mainstream games nowadays, while also exploring modern Filipino life and culture through the eyes of a young adult student, the Until Then demo might be up your alley. Aside from the pixelated art style coming from the devs themselves, who are also wholly Filipino themselves, there's quite a substantial attention to detail when it comes to the greater Metro Manila and the suburban locations around, including our local circuses. Oh, and there's also quite a bit of mysteriousness and some philospophy to it, as vaguely evidenced by its Playstation 5 trailer.

  • Any autistic people use Mastodon?
  • Here, too. My feed's all about architecture, random ramblings, things of nature, music, and of course, Fediverse stuff.

    I feel it pleasant to just curate that raftbox of mine to whatever interests I actively do have at the moment, without the vitriolic banter and doomscrolling most other social media platforms have harbored as of late.

  • vivid/statis - kbin.social
    kbin.social <> vivid/statis - kbin.social

    Your new Fediverse home for the new four-key mystery-rhythm game in town, _vivid/statis_ (still on its way towards Early Access come March 2023)! Gameplays, scores, discussion, fanworks, tournaments, and much more on the horizon!...

    <> vivid/statis - kbin.social

    As stated in the post title, this online raft's not only for players, but also enthusiasts, both casual and dedicated, of the non-profit, four-key rhythm/mystery visual novel game that's bound to test your hand and sight reflexes with well-made song charts and course journeys, vivid/statis, itself made by Hajimeli and Team Vividstatis.

    Links:

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    v_s (@kbin.social) - A community hub for all things vivid/statis
    kbin.social <> vivid/statis - kbin.social

    Your new Fediverse home for the new four-key mystery-rhythm game in town, _vivid/statis_ (still on its way towards Early Access come March 2023)! Gameplays, scores, discussion, fanworks, tournaments, and much more on the horizon!...

    <> vivid/statis - kbin.social

    As stated in the post title, this online raft's for players and enthusiasts of the non-profit, four-key rhythm/mystery visual novel game that's bound to test your hand and sight reflexes with well-made song charts and course journeys, vivid/statis, itself made by Hajimeli and Team Vividstatis.

    Links:

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    vivid/stasis Trailer (ACT 2; 2024)

    I should mention that this is a vertical 4-key rhythm game, somewhat markedly different from well-known favorites such as DanceDanceRevolution and Friday Night Funkin', to name a few, but of which also has an accompanying visual novel (yep, the yuri kind) element to it; from what I have played it so far, it feels and looks impressive enough for such a non-profit rhythm game like this, down to the choice of tracks and charts, as well as an in-game league of sorts.

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    Architecture @lemmy.ml theJWPHTER88 @kbin.social
    What Makes Buildings Beautiful (And Why Beauty Does Matter)

    In which The Aesthetic City takes a deep dive on why people (especially student and professional architects) tend to like adequately-beautifully, designed buildings in cities and towns over modern-age ones, and some more surprising factoids over tastes and philosophies of some notable modernist architects of today along the way.

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    Smile - Derivakat [OFFICIAL M/V]
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    Music @kbin.social theJWPHTER88 @kbin.social
    Derivakat & Netrum - Cycle

    Song 2 of 6 of her new-era EP centered around the emotion of anger, this tune explores how we as a society have grown complacent with today's social media landscape and let ourselves spiral down an endless loop of outrage and self-deprecation, in the eyes of someone within this current generation.

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    Gaming @kbin.social theJWPHTER88 @kbin.social
    HADES 64 HEAT UNSEEDED UNMODDED (Thought to be IMPOSSIBLE)

    (original poster and title by Jade/AngelL1C herself)

    In which she takes up the nigh-impossible challenge of beating Zagreus's father in a 64-heat, unseeded, unmodded run, something that Youtuber Haelian posited in his video about said impossibility, and legitimately wins...

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    Everafters SMP - a unofficial hub for fans, creators, and creatives of the new academical fantasy Minecraft roleplay series.

    From the cast of the recently-concluded Maze Runner-inspired Outsiders SMP, comes an majestic experience that is both academical and magical, with intrigue and wonder in between, and where a hero can turn into a villain, in the same way a villain can, in turn. through the perspectives of its students in the aforementioned academic institute, brought to you by enthusiastic content creators and crew who are both adept at art and Minecraft roleplay.

    Everafters SMP

    !EveraftersSMP

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    theJWPHTER88 theJWPHTER88 @kbin.social

    A semi-nomadic online traveller from Verdigris, archiving, connecting and creating as much as he can.

    Also a budding architect, visual artist, and demoscene musician at heart.

    You can also see me down Masto-raft at @jupritona, and Fanlore (JWPH) and Newgrounds (that1verdeian).

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