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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 15h

Nivalis Nights is officially out! There’s a lot of big stuff out there that could overshadow this, but I’ve been looking forward to this one for awhile. I was a fan of Cloudpunk, so congrats to the team on getting their second fame out the door! youtu.be/TW0PEK5U9nM?...

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Nivalis Nights - Official Launch Trailer

YouTube video by IGN

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 30/09/2026

The new big content update for Deadlock is incredible. I mean… I still need to play it to feel what kind of effect all these updates have on the game, but on paper… WOWEE!

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 29/09/2026

I’m very tired today, but I’ve missed almost all of them this month. Good morning on this #TummyTuesday! I’ll see you next month.

Picture of a very tired person trying to not look awkward in a shirtless photo.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 29/09/2026

Very looooong day today, but it is good to be home again. I'm ... definitely not being a degen and immediately loading up Control Resonant. Nope... I'm not going to hit enter on this post and then click play...

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 28/09/2026

I really enjoyed listening to this group change over time. A year after Book Of Silk, they changed from Tin Hat Trio into Tin Hat with the release of The Sad Machinery Of Spring. This is where, to me, they doubled down on the dramatic nature of their tunes. 🧵 youtu.be/POEeUdcieOo?...

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Old World

YouTube video by Tin Hat Trio - Topic

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 28/09/2026

It's late, and I keep waking up the night before I'm headed back home. Was pulled into some old song favourites, so figured I would share one here. This is Tin Hat playing "Bill" from the album The Rodeo Eroded. Written for guitarist Bill Frisell. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKl1...

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Bill

YouTube video by Tin Hat Trio - Topic

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 27/09/2026

I know this is the the most cold water take imaginable, but this fascination people have with trying to push themselves as creatives by utilizing LLM’s isn’t a new desire. This is something I’ve seen in post-secondary education with people doing as *little* as possible to get a credential. 🧵

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 27/09/2026

It seems worse I know more about the article about a country song I haven’t heard of until today than the country song I haven’t heard of until today. I hope this is illustrative to just how our own pot of hot water feels like the entire world when it really isn’t.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 25/09/2026

I hate that I’m breaking my quote post rule. I do remember saying this a lot when it launched. Are people going to feel ok with being gated from their progression by needing to win PvP matches. I genuinely wasn’t sure. I love this game. I keep playing it because I think it’s fun. 🧵

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 24/09/2026

I know this doesn't map 1 to 1, but the sheer amount of things being pushed into my recommends on YouTube that are just people reacting to videos of other people reacting is astounding. It reminded me of this Portlandia sketch. youtu.be/_9LJbngiWwk?...

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Portlandia

YouTube video by JOHNINTHEDESERT53

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 20/09/2026

Personal volatility is high today. Probably a good time to get to that book I've been meaning to finish for the last month. Yes.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 19/09/2026

I can’t… i’m so tired of this. Folks… there is such a low chance of an LLM gaining consciousness. Can we *please* stop humouring people who write things that suggest it. They. Do. Not. Know. What. Anything. Is. They do not have to be anthropomorphized for them to be dangerous when used badly. 🧵

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 19/09/2026

I just completed another run of Quantum Break. I think the last time I played this game was 8 or so years ago. Looking at it again now, I think this was really underrated at the time. It’s *still* impressive by current standards. I’ll keep going on stream. I was just compelled to do it tonight.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 18/09/2026

Thank you @digitalextremes.com ! Been a funky month, so I'm looking forward to @soulframe.com this weekend! New update looks like it is on the cusp of release today.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 17/09/2026

With Control Resonant out next week, I thought it might be fun to take a look back at a game I think is overlooked in Remedy’s catalogue. I’m on #twitch today playing Quantum Break! it’s definitely… chaotic awesome! twitch.tv/rasgueado

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 16/09/2026

I keep thinking about a post I made yesterday and this feeling something about it is going to be misunderstood. Why? It happens a lot. I tend to leave out details that make sense to me, but probably absolutely do not to anyone else. SO... what did I mean when I used air quotes around "bad"... 🧵

Small screencap of some text from a post. Main focus is a section that says:

This doesn't necessarily saying anything "bad" about the...

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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Keeper is out on PS5, now with Psychedelic AND Noir modes! Have some codes to fight the fog! QR5C-MH6*-4XRD 4*6A-*8ME-X9R6 H8CK-H*BG-DGA4 CGP8-ECCJ-*FRR H674-*XP6-F7E9 * = "You have the insanity of a mana___!"

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 15/09/2026

This doesn’t necessarily say anything “bad” about the people in charge there apart from probably being disorganized, and vulnerable to scope creep. I personally don’t love this, nor that they apparently will screen your posts for saying you don’t like it… 🧵 www.gamedeveloper.com/business/war...

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Wardogs dev won't hire people who decry crunch on social media

Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer tells The Game Business that people who speak publicly against crunch 'often don't make it in the door.'

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 15/09/2026

This was just 3 years ago by the way when we were talking about the metaverse. I just want to remind everyone of the talking points behind LLM's. Shout out to the short film The Future Is A Dead Mall by Dan Olson where this image comes from. It's good. You should watch it.

Screencap from an image from the short film by Dan Olson titled "The Future Is A Dead Mall" (which can be found at the Folding Ideas channel on YouTube).

It is text that says:
Metaverse Talking Points.
1) It's just a prototype
2) It *will* improve
3) The metaverse is inevitable

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 15/09/2026

The beginning of this video at the very least is worth watching for one reason. You *should* see all the points of the information collection/privacy agreement they highlight from the Meta Quest 3 headset. It is *shocking* what they are telling you they are collecting. youtu.be/vcerOYY_K1g?...

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Valve Steam Frame VR Review vs. Meta Quest 3 | Privacy, Latency, & Benchmarks

YouTube video by Gamers Nexus

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 12/09/2026

Cool tech. Not at all inaccurate. No notes. /sarcasm The actual search results below that were fortunately all accurate. X-Men Origins: Wolverine came out in 2009. Arguably as good a game (except visuals as it is 16 years old).

Screenshot of a copilot search summary. The search was for "Wolverine raven software release date." The result says the new game releasing next week being made by Insomniac is actually made by Raven.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 09/09/2026

I’m still so easily shocked out of equilibrium when just the right anxiety triggers are hit. I just go directly to shutdown. Even this many years in, resiliency still takes a long time to build.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 07/09/2026

I've been able to dig a fair bit into Onimusha: Way of the Sword since getting back from PAX. There is some really astounding work in the combat and characterizations in this game. The performance on the villain is truly chilling at times.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 04/09/2026

Looks like DE sponsored the lanyards this year. They’re pushing big for Soulframe and Warframe: Tau this fall.

Picture of PAX West badges with a lanyard marked with art from Warframe and Soulframe.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 04/09/2026

Rolled i to Seattle today for PAX. Already spotted Tim Schafer in the lobby. Good to be back!

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 31/08/2026

It seems wild to me after 2 years, the number of people that have this achievement for STALKER 2 is this low.

A screenshot of an achievement for STALKER 2 on steam that is for visiting every major region of the map in the game. Percentage completion is 2.4%.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 29/08/2026

Oh look… all the “clip” channels on youtube are flooding it with Tim Curry clips. Not at all ghoulish behaviour. /sarcasm

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 28/08/2026

This is a good afternoon to just... get back in bed for awhile. Yes.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 26/08/2026

I KNEW I recognized her. I've been a fan of Carla for awhile through the band Tin Hat. That band isn't around anymore, but she still does a lot of cool work. youtu.be/Zzvzt3IjNik?...

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gamescom Opening Night Live 2026

YouTube video by gamescom

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 24/08/2026

The feeling when you do a job interview and are so unsure about how it went that it all just feels like failure. WHEEEE!

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 24/08/2026

Had access to Duskbloods to try out. I didn't get around to it until tonight, but it required a Switch Online account to access the playtest. No thank you.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 22/08/2026

I have some questions about this statement. The biggest one I would like to ask is *what kind of infrastructure investment* is that Mark? If this is just a dollars question, big projects for oil/gas and LLM (AI) datacentre buildouts is NOT IT.

Canadian economic growth is accelerating, and we are on course to have the second-fastest growth in the G7 over the next two years. Our economy is creating jobs at four times the rate of the United States. Our exports to non-U.S. markets are on track to double over the next decade. Foreign direct investment in Canada is at its highest level in two decades, running at twice the rate of our nearest G7 competitor. Canada now ranks as the most attractive country in the world for infrastructure investment.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 22/08/2026

Cool... one of the games I was excited about apparently has a lead dev that sucks. I was under the impression they left the company and apologized but apparently they just quietly came back after a year and swept it under the rug. That's fun for me.

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Marathon @marathonthegame.bungie.net · 21/08/2026

ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Suspended Signal PERIOD: //%'ERROR#'td SPEAKERS: Cole, V. [ID: VCOL] TOPIC: Self SUMMARY: Dr. Val Cole’s biomonitor reads deceased. Dr. Val Cole disagrees.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 19/08/2026

I have this worry as I get older that I will calcify too harshly into my positions and methodologies. That my means of analysis is out of date, or that my ability to effectively communicate ideas has degraded. A little bit of worry I think keeps me healthy, but I do think the last point is true.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 18/08/2026

Ok... Very clever #MortalShell2. There is a *kinda* secret area in the game, and this area, more or less, is E1M1 from Doom.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 18/08/2026

This is the last #TummyTuesday of the month for me! I hope you all have an awesome week!

A person trying no to look awkward standing with their arms behind their back and shirtless smiling at the camera.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 16/08/2026

All I’m saying here is that Pinball is fun. I like living close to somewhere that has a lot of machines.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 16/08/2026

Last week was a bit off. Stayed up way too late to watch some international matches, which then led to sleeping in late, headaches, and behind a lot of my activities. I guess it’s true. My ability to function on less sleep has degraded. NOOOOO! It was my one superp… powe… THING! 😆

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 11/08/2026

It’s been a few weeks, but I’m trying to keep up with my twice a month #TummyTuesday post!

A person standing in the middle of the frame and smiling while trying to not look awkward being shirtless.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 07/08/2026

I really liked this game. I’m looking forward to checking out the update! Folks, go give this one a look!

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 06/08/2026

I’m back again today on #twitch with a nee update from the game Witchfire! I have no real thematic connection with this picture. It’s just a cute thing my sister made for me. twitch.tv/rasgueado

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 31/07/2026

This is the song "Silver Eyes" that was recently shown for the Warsongs fable demo in the game Soulframe. Composed by Keith Power with vocals provided by Lorelei Marcell and Ben Starr. youtu.be/VMTKigXZvAg?...

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Soulframe | Silver Eyes - Official Music Visualizer

YouTube video by Soulframe

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 29/07/2026

Busy day yesterday. Forgot that I was supposed to see a live staging of Clue, and had to hurry through my tasks. Now wired and can’t sleep. Late night soundtrack: youtu.be/694h-KODsSU?...

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Nanna - Seabed (Lyric Video)

YouTube video by NannaOfficialVEVO

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 27/07/2026

This morning’s soundtrack provided by OMAM.

Photograph of a record player with an orange vinyl record on it. To the left the album jacket and sleeve are being held for the camera.

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Benjamin N @rasgueado.curvedspace.media · 26/07/2026

Had the good fortune of seeing Of Monsters And Men tonight!

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