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Parallax Abstraction

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Middle-aged Canadian nerd, gamer and retro enthusiast, blogger, pet parent, IT ninja, @bigboxdb.com account runner and much more. Blog: geekbravado.com Discord: discord.pxa.ca Other Stuff: pxa.ca Check my lists!

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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 01/10/2026
I've thought about this more. It's true that Asha said Xbox isn't for sale. You know what she didn't say? That Activision-Blizzard and Bethesda aren't either. And where has Xbox just recently moved all but 3 of their studios under? Yeah. Her statement didn't really disprove my thesis at all.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 30/09/2026
New blog post! Xbox continues to undergo its "reset" but with the recent reshuffling of their org chart, I think this is building to something very different and potentially a lot worse. geekbravado.com/the-xbox-res... I hope I'm wrong.
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The Xbox "reset" is starting to look like something else
Xbox is going through a reckoning right now because of AI but I think their end goal is something else, and worse.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 30/09/2026
What the actual... www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-ce... I had no idea this was coming when I wrote the post yesterday. Asha, do you read my hobby blog that Google still refuses to index? 🤣 I will still say that things are only not happening until they are. We'll see though.
videogameschronicle.com
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma insists Microsoft’s gaming business is ‘not for sale’ | VGC
Asha Sharma denies reports Xbox could be sold…
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 30/09/2026
New blog post! Xbox continues to undergo its "reset" but with the recent reshuffling of their org chart, I think this is building to something very different and potentially a lot worse. geekbravado.com/the-xbox-res... I hope I'm wrong.
geekbravado.com
The Xbox "reset" is starting to look like something else
Xbox is going through a reckoning right now because of AI but I think their end goal is something else, and worse.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 30/09/2026
You know, you'd think by this point that I'd learn to not be smug in @huntshowdown.com the rare time I'm NOT the one to step on one of StylezXP's traps. Karma always gets me back. medal.tv/games/hunt-s...
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You'd think I'd learn by now to not be smug about not being the one to step on StylezXP's traps. Karma always gets me. - Clipped Hunt Showdown with Medal.tv
Watch You'd think I'd learn by now to not be smug about not being the one to step on StylezXP's traps. Karma always gets me. by PXAbstraction and millions of other Hunt Showdown videos on Medal. #hunt...
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 30/09/2026
Just finished writing another blog post on this whole Xbox fuckery that keeps going on. Thought about it a lot and have a largely undiscussed theory on why they're doing what they're doing. It's not a happy theory but I think one worth putting out there. Publishing tomorrow morning.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 29/09/2026
Didn't hear about this trend going until just now but it's a fun idea and led me to have a good think. #My9Games my9games.net/en/share/348...
my9games.net
My 9 Games | Shared games picks
A shared 9-panel games collage.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 28/09/2026
I'm a huge Remedy fan and have played everything they've ever made and will play Control: Resonant. But it also feels like a lot of the review discourse around it is that it'd be getting dragged way harder for all its faults if any other open world developer's name was on it.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 24/09/2026
One of those rare unicorn work days where I feel I got a lot more done than I needed to and got way ahead on some stuff but also didn't have to run myself ragged to do it. A rare pleasure indeed. 💪
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 24/09/2026
This Cute Coin Cube Lets You Use Real Quarters To Add Credits To Arcade Emulators www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09... (via @timeextension.com) This is utterly unnecessary and absolutely delightful! I totally want one.
timeextension.com
This Cute Coin Cube Lets You Use Real Quarters To Add Credits To Arcade Emulators
No more need to call 'The Guy' over
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 22/09/2026
You think Satya Nadella can't turn Microsoft non-AI money furnace divisions into any more of a clusterfuck but nope, there's always more: www.thegamebusiness.com/p/halo-to-ac...
thegamebusiness.com
Halo to Activision. Xbox merges studios and cuts 268 jobs
Rare, Obsidian, World’s Edge have new homes. Ninja Theory faces closure
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 21/09/2026
Yep, I'm in for more Forbidden Solitaire!
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 20/09/2026
There were a lot of weird toy gimmicks when I was growing up but I don't remember this one.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 17/09/2026
Things you don't expect to see when leaving the office. 🤔
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 17/09/2026
Trying to get accurate web site stats is so weird. I used one platform (growblog) to track stats for Geek Bravado for a year and it showed numbers. Then I switched to Fullres and it's completely different, much higher stats, despite being in Google Jail. No idea who is right or if neither are?
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 16/09/2026
Here's the AI blog post I promised. The industry had reached peak grifting stupidity and I am so damn tired of the media's failure to call out what's right in front of it. I've had enough. geekbravado.com/the-ai-grift...
geekbravado.com
The AI grift has reached a new (maybe peak?) level of stupid
The AI industry has become almost a dark parody at this point and is more clearly a grift than ever. I get angry about it. Come at me boosters.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 16/09/2026
Here's the AI blog post I promised. The industry had reached peak grifting stupidity and I am so damn tired of the media's failure to call out what's right in front of it. I've had enough. geekbravado.com/the-ai-grift...
geekbravado.com
The AI grift has reached a new (maybe peak?) level of stupid
The AI industry has become almost a dark parody at this point and is more clearly a grift than ever. I get angry about it. Come at me boosters.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 16/09/2026
Just wrote a very strong blog post about a lot of the recent AI insanity, how the industry is reaching what I hope it peak stupid and how sick I am of the people who continue to blindly defend it. Publishing tomorrow morning. I've had enough.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 13/09/2026
I thought I understood what loud was. Nooooo sir I did NOT! I had ear plugs in and this was still loud as Hell. 🤘🤘🤘 photos.app.goo.gl/fg5UHTRfLA9t...
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New video · Saturday, Sep 12 🎬
Tap to view!
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 13/09/2026
Hot damn, Taylor Momsen can belt it as everyone knows but Ben Philips can friggin' SHRED b'y! 🤘🤘🤘
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 12/09/2026
Live gallery updating throughout the night for AC/DC and The Pretty Reckless at Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal: photos.app.goo.gl/duT2UDs9iyv7... First time seeing them live and I can't wait! 🤘🤘🤘
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 11/09/2026
On the way to Montreal with a couple friends for the weekend to see AC/DC with The Pretty Reckless! Gonna' be an awesome weekend! 🤘🤘🤘
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 10/09/2026
Well would you look at this! Nintendo's running a "customer appreciation sale" with their Tariff refunds, exactly like I told them they should do and got raked over the coals by their fanboys for suggesting. DAMN it feels good to be right! 💪
geekbravado.com
Tariffs are not free money for corporations
Many companies had Trump's tariffs refunded when they were ruled illegal. Most aren't giving them back to their customers. That's wrong.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 09/09/2026
I will not be doing this, period. Not with how many of these verification companies have been breached, including the one Discord partners with. Plus this. If this restricts my account, so be it. If it restricts it too much, I'll find an alternative. I don't use Discord much these days anyway.
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BigBoxDB.com @bigboxdb.com · 09/09/2026
Congrats to @bigboxcollection.com for his new partnership with @gog.com where they'll not not only give downloadable 3D box scans with Preservation Program games but also printable templates so you can make your own! This is a great idea that's great for all preservation enthusiasts! #RisingTide 💪
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GOG Preservation Program brings the big box nostalgia – check new additions and an interview with Big Box Collection creator!
Some games came in boxes that were almost as memorable as the games themselves. Today, we’re giving those iconic boxes a new life, as more additions join the GOG Preservation Program!
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 04/09/2026
In my life and IT career, I've dealt with bad customer support. Horrific customer support. Customer support that should be a violation of the Geneva Convention. Then I tried dealing with Roku to get my Mom's faulty Streaming Stick Plus replaced under warranty. I may literally be going mad.
static.klipy.com
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 03/09/2026
Had way more fun with the first one than I expected. Glad to see it's getting a sequel and that Chris Parnell is back! His narration added a ton to it.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 03/09/2026
This is awesome!
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 30/08/2026
All this glazing of GTA VI for having "no microtransactions" is so frustrating. Wasn't it like, a month or two ago when everyone was upset that you have to buy the deluxe edition to have all the shops in the game available? What is that then?!
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 26/08/2026
This has not been a good week in the department of being reminded how old I am getting. :( RIP to my favourite Space Communist
static.klipy.com
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 25/08/2026
@edzitron.com It's back up for me now! ghoststatus.org never changed from "Fully Operational" the whole time. @ghost.org, get your act together.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 25/08/2026
I really wonder why companies bother with public status pages. I can't remember the last outage of a service I saw where the status page didn't show "Fully Operational" for sometimes hours after the incident began. Seeing that with @ghost.org right now. Just don't bother if it can't be accurate.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 25/08/2026
@edzitron.com I know it's not a direct line to anyone but you might want to try posting in the Ghost forums. Staff tend to pay attention to those and might reach out. I looked and there's no threads about issues right now. Their status page also shows all green but status pages are a joke.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 24/08/2026
@pixel-arcadia.bsky.social @clearrivergames.bsky.social Is there a link to the Truxton Extreme giveaway contest? That QR code was only on the screen a few seconds and I couldn't catch it in time.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 24/08/2026
Somehow didn't know @pixel-arcadia.bsky.social existed until today and it's a new stream all about retro remakes and new modern retro releases. Curious to check this out! It's starting like, now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkQW...
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 21/08/2026
Trying to solve an IT problem, I fed Gemini's "Thinking" mode an output log from TeraCopy and asked for a list of the folders files failing with a certain error were in. The prompt was detailed. Hand to the IT gods, this is what I got back. Fuck off telling me LLMs are the future. @edzitron.com
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 21/08/2026
You know you're burned out from work when you're testing some old external hard drives through DiskGenius and didn't notice one flaked out and removed itself from the list and you accidentally "remove all partitions" from the 4TB SSD that has all your Steam games on it. Good thing I keep backups.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 17/08/2026
Peggle + Tetris Effect is an apt comparison but I'd also add Balatro in there too in terms of the massive dopamine scoring runs. This game's dangerous to productivity but an absolute delight to ADHD people like myself. :)
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 14/08/2026
"Hi, I'm a people pleaser!" geekbravado.com/realizing-th...
geekbravado.com
Realizing that you can be "too nice"
My story about how I found out I was a "people pleaser" and how being too nice can negatively impact your life.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 10/08/2026
New blog post! This is a personal one about learning how there is such a thing as being "too nice", what happens when you are that and what you can do if you struggle with it. geekbravado.com/realizing-th... Would love to hear from you in the comments if you share this struggle. #MentalHealth
geekbravado.com
Realizing that you can be "too nice"
My story about how I found out I was a "people pleaser" and how being too nice can negatively impact your life.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 10/08/2026
New blog post! This is a personal one about learning how there is such a thing as being "too nice", what happens when you are that and what you can do if you struggle with it. geekbravado.com/realizing-th... Would love to hear from you in the comments if you share this struggle. #MentalHealth
geekbravado.com
Realizing that you can be "too nice"
My story about how I found out I was a "people pleaser" and how being too nice can negatively impact your life.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 10/08/2026
Is friends. ❤️
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 10/08/2026
Played a bunch of the #GearsofWar E-Day beta this weekend. As usual, The Coalition shows how well Unreal Engine can run when actual optimization work is put into it, something Epic should be doing a lot more of. Cranked at 1440p and it held 60 on my 9070XT and 110fps with FSR4 Quality. 👍 1/4
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 07/08/2026
Also know as Copilot. 🤣
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 04/08/2026
And with that, much like with Tencent, I will be minimizing how much money I give EA in the future. As close to zero as I can. Though truthfully, with the one exception of Battlefield 6 (which I largely regret buying), this won't be much of a sacrifice.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 04/08/2026
Oh hey look! My buddy @sirrandall.yeold.press just had one of his incredible projects features in an @lgr-yt.bsky.social Blerbs video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjL9... Congrats man! That wood edition is sexy AF! 🔥
youtube.com
New Colossal Cave PC Big Box is made of WOOD
YouTube video by LGR Blerbs
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 02/08/2026
Whoever at Mazda designed the CX-5 to constantly beep like a fire alarm if you are moving with the rear gate open any amount (even if properly secured), I will find you and I will tie you to a chair and make you listen to that sound until it never leaves your psyche. What a stupid design.
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 31/07/2026
#BillC34 should be amended to hold platforms accountable, protect privacy and free expression, and keep young people connected. Tell your MP to fix the bill: openmedia.org/BillC34-bsky @openmedia.org Young people shouldn't be on social media but age verification? Screw that. Sign this #Canada!
openmedia.org
Fix Bill C-34: No Ban. No Surveillance!
Ban illegal harms, not young Canadians! 🇨🇦 #BillC34 should be amended to hold platforms accountable, protect privacy and free expression, and keep young people connected. Tell your MP to fix the bill:...
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Parallax Abstraction @pxa.ca · 28/07/2026
Spicy new blog post! @nintendousa.bsky.social is getting a refund for Dimentia Don's illegal tariffs. Instead of returning it to customers, they're keeping them as extra profit. That's BS and I explain why and what they could be doing instead. geekbravado.com/tariffs-are-... Do better Nintendo.
geekbravado.com
Tariffs are not free money for corporations
Many companies had Trump's tariffs refunded when they were ruled illegal. Most aren't giving them back to their customers. That's wrong.
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OpenMedia @openmedia.org · 29/07/2026
LAST CHANCE to fix #BillC22 surveillance powers that threaten Canadians' rights and privacy! Major companies and civil society groups are raising the alarm. Demand the Senate #ReformC22 now! 👉 openmedia.org/ReformC22-bsky
openmedia.org
Tell the Senate: Reform Bill C-22
LAST CHANCE to fix #BillC22 surveillance powers that threaten Canadians' rights and privacy! Major companies and civil society groups are raising the alarm. Demand the Senate #ReformC22 now! 👉 https:/...
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