iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

you have to keep that combo streak going

Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The tone is pretty serious throughout, but there are some funny moments around the main character not understanding how to be “normal.” Sometimes comes across as a little edgy/tryhard, but I found it kind of endearing? The “psychotic,” overpowered main character is oddly relatable sometimes?

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I think I already mentioned it, but I liked Monsters & Legends (Infinite Realm #1) by Ivan Kal. A sorta-kinda redemption-ish tale about a dude who loses his humanity obsessing over RPG mechanics. A little cliché, a little camp, a little cringe sometimes, but oddly enjoyable.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I am put on this planet just to suffer

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Starfinder team… I love you, but… these new emoji spells… Why didn’t you give them the emoji trait? Why are other spells having to reference them as “spells with emoji/moji in the name”? This is, like, exactly what the trait system is for… 😭

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Joshua "the Crypt" Keep(er) @jekeep.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

They think we're all idiots. It could not be more obviously slop.

Obviously take art progression, where the it's clearly AI cows

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Instructions unclear. My whole codebase now consists of two functions that return a union of every type

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hoots @hoots.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

it says here on the akashic record that ur a little bitch

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Man, I miss Healthy Times Fun Club so much. All ages, no drugs/alcohol, free food, and some truly amazing live shows. Lots of white whale memories made there, and I only went a handful of times! (Also thanks @holly.zone for dragging me out there the first time. 🥺)

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Also, how do people manage to post about positive things on social media? I only seem to get motivated by annoyance. XD

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Okay, if a CEO can’t be bothered to respond to an email, set up a meeting, or consider the ramifications of terminating agreements on the business… what on earth *do* they do?

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Yeah, obviously I don’t want to speculate too much, but it’s the only way it makes sense to me. This partnership cost nothing to keep going, AFAIK, so ending it has to be worth *something*, right? I mean, aside from the negative value of reputation damage.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Luckily, Nethys will still be the best reference available even without he pictures, but like... you can't get them the early PDF copies? If the Foundry volunteer team can get them, why not Nethys?

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

C'mon @paizo.com, this is the best digital reference out there, by far, and you got it for free thanks to the blood, sweat, and tears of the community. I sure hope this isn't a move influenced by certain other paid digital references to push for an exclusive SRD license...

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I’d love to see more pressure on platform holders to have more stringent quality standards than “literally anything goes.” There’s got to be some middle-ground between that and the ol’ Nintendo Seal of Quality, right? Filling your stores with slop can’t be good for anyone’s business in the long run.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

But also: I honestly love Faie’s voice. My favorite childish voice in recent memory, possibly ever. Her “Shhh… I’m hidinnnng!!!” when you recall her makes me smile every time.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Also, I hate the way Faie recaps cutscenes right after they finish. My husband realized that it must be for people who skip the cutscenes to still understand what to do next and… ugh. Maybe don’t make your game for people who won’t like your game?

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Like, I get it. A lot of players are inattentive and forget game mechanics. Give them hints if they are struggling. But maybe give people a sec to figure it out on their own? Maybe once they prove they know something, stop re-explaining it?

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I genuinely don’t know how the team thought the constant commentary was okay to launch with? It’s fine the first time they use any given voice line, as a sort of tutorial hint, but “Is that a cracked wall? We should try a bomb!” every single time felt almost like intentional parody.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

> The first time Sanders kills anyone arrives 45 minutes into the film, and it’s the wanton and needless slaughter of a roomful of cops. It’s easy to forget, but he actually does kill 3 random suited goons in an ambush at the 9 minute mark! It’s just not clear who they are, and it never comes up.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

this has to be the worst movie I’ve ever seen, somehow beating both The Room and After Last Season and not an ounce of camp to make up for it

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

multiple scenes where the main character waxes about how great America used to be, then throwing in a little “oh and also Europe” when the Boll remembers that this isn’t set in America

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

a whole two full transports of SWAT people repeatedly walk single file into a room where they instantly get shot up by the main character hiding in a metal box they literally watch the people in front of them die and just walk right on in Lemmings-style, with zero self-preservation

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

he kills a teenager because she posted bad takes on twitter

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

at one point he runs a random innocent car off the road (which flips over and explodes, killing the occupants) to prove a point to the kidnapped judge in his passenger’s seat said judge is drugged and barely even conscoous

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

in the very last scene, the main character suddenly claims that “the blindsided woke left” (who otherwise have not been mentioned up to this point) are simultaneously the status-quo that must be challenged and a new hostile takeover of the status-quo that must be stopped

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

the movie is like 80% people walking

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

thank you, internet archive, for sating my morbid curiosity but also like I think I need my memory wiped

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

would you believe that “citizen vigilante” isn’t even a legal citizen in the movie?

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This reminds me that “netiquette” used to be a thing. I guess that died when we handed our communities over to corporations who abdicated their responsibility to moderate in favor of faux-neutrality under the guise of “free speech.” If everywhere else lets me be a jerk, you should too! >:(

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 26/06/2026

as a general note, I automatically block anybody who sends me any AI outputs. anyone who thinks it's cute to share "what gemini thinks" or whatever needs to realize i do not care

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

pictured: me, milliseconds after deleting a response I've been hyperfocused on rewriting for 4 hours and just letting people be wrong on the internet

it's time to break the chain / no pain / don't be afraid but 変わらない / same ol' days, same always / 回り続ける時計

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Maybe a weird question, but is the first episode a good representation of the show? I was excited going in, but left kind of… bored? I really can’t tell if this just isn’t “for” me or if it needs another episode or two to cook.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Wow, the fact that you said this suggests that it’s going to happen!

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Dawnsbury Studios @dawnsbury.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Even coding, while it might seem pedestrian, is, to me, still a creative pursuit. I don't think AI is yet another "tool" you use; rather, AI replaces you as the creator and does your thinking, your creativity, and ultimately, your art, for you. (4/5)

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Well, at best, the machine is prototyping it and you’re… babysitting it? Giving the computer encouragement while it tells you that you’re absolutely right? What’s the point? Do you truly enjoy role-playing as a middle manager? What was stopping you from doing it yourself? You deserve better.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

> Mowbray admits that doing voiceover for EA nowadays is a "never-ending job" as it "constantly needs updating" Cry me a fucking river. This kind of argument just lets people who are already established hold onto that power until the end of time. If you don’t have the capacity, don’t take the job.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I do all my cooking with pre-bloodied knives!

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/12/2025

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I regret NOTHING (also the candles I ordered turned out so amazing! thank you, @planeshiftcandles.bsky.social 😭)

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

This does make me want to list my favorite YouTubers of the year, though. So much good stuff out there.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

The rest of my wrapped is mostly nonsense, too. And I consume a lot of YouTube while multitasking, so it’s not like the data ain’t there. I can only assume it must be that signature ✨LLM magic✨. :P

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Two channels in my YouTube Wrapped that I don’t know anything about: “The Dumping Ground” and “Alejandro.” Neither shows up when I search my watch history, either. So strange.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Final #NanoWriMo word count: 8080. Last sentence written: “They were broken and inactive, just like all the rest.” It was a first try! Nowhere near 50k, but I went from nothing to something and that’s what counts. It was just nice to finally sit down and get over my creative writing fears.

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

awww my @paizo.com package came with a little toothy smile

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Jason Hamilton @criticalham.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

$6000 is the actual goal. It launched as a flex campaign (creator gets the funds even if they don’t hit 100%), but indiegogo removed that campaign type partway through. As a hack to achieve the same result, IGG just set the campaign goal to the $ amount it had, which makes it seem “100% funded.”

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