You Done Goofed

Me: yeah whatever. i dont feel shit.

1 hour and 5 minutes later: dude I swear it’s only been 5 minutes

This isn't a purity thing. This is a "everyone stand with us against destroying the environment and giving asthma to poor people" thing.

Did you know that when one community says no to an AI data center, they specifically search out communities with fewer resources? Communities that can't defend themselves? And the pollution 100 percent affects their health and wellbeing, in addition to burning through our already scarce drinking water.

People I know and respect and care about were like “it’s just for my D&D character” or “it’s just a meme” or “but I can’t afford a commission,” but hearing that people in their lives are directly affected by these things was enough to make them stop and listen. And then hearing the broader harm made them step away.

And hell, some people who are firmly in that AI bro camp will change their minds and see sense and that is also good!

See, I feel like the dominance of "mascot" kart (maskart?) means it's tempting to just pick a favorite franchise and slap a few wacky vehicles under 'em. Plus, I think swinging the pendulum all the way back with "serious" titles has already been done and done well with Bloodborne Kart, so you kind of have to lean into the goofiness.

So then the question becomes, "What franchise could bring the most to a kart racer?" And I think I have an answer.

Mega Man. I mean, most of it writes itself. The franchise has been going on forever, so there's a practically endless source of inspiration for courses and characters. I feel like the tone matches really well, too. Ideally, I'd love to see some of the platforming elements of the series make their way through, too. I think the Mega Man games tend to reward clever pathmaking over pure speed, and I think it'd be really fun letting people try to optimize routes.

I think I’m gonna have to agree. I can't wait to tell the family. Less pressure on us all, and we'll be telling the 'bend the knee 'ers, F'U.

This is the only thing that will affect some of trump's rich supporters. Protests are great, but they rarely bring about systemic change, particularly when the media downplays their significance. You have to hit the ruling class where it hurts in the pocketbook.

Stick to necessities. Stick to supporting small local and independent businesses in the community. Support black and minority owned businesses.

Scientists in weather and climate are live streaming for 100 hours to make their case to the American public.

They are live streaming, but engagement is necessary for it to work. SHARE THIS WITH PEOPLE, RECORD THE STREAM, POST CLIPS OF IT THAT ARE FUNNY, if you can tune in, PLEASE DO!

This is something that has to be heard by as many people as possible. Put it on in the background! See if you can get other people to watch it! Do whatever you can do support those who are trying to be supported! Anything and everything helps!

TUNE IN HERE

Like! Look at Typhlosion's Crystal sprite! See how many colors it has? There's yellow, there's red, there's black, white... and that's it! Most if not all sprites operate under a four color palette - and since they all have black and white, that means each sprite only really has two unique colors to work with. And man, MAN do they work with them so well. Look at how the reds aren't just part of the fire, they're used to highlight Typhlosion's fur, to give it the illusion of depth. See how the yellows scatter into the flames, how the whites of the legs spread out where the highlights bleed away?

And look at Skarmory! The reds aren't just part of the wings, they're the outline of the eyes that make the sclera look more yellow than white (and I had to color pick to be sure! that's how effective color palettes can be, when it allows your eyes to 'fill in the gaps'). Most of the metallic shine comes just from how the purple and the white are applied- they made this bird METALLIC. on a GAME BOY COLOR. with TWO COLORS

Staryu's shading is complex by design (shining gemstone center, geometric star shape where the light source hits the faces differently), but look how the face-covering-thing around the gem is lighter than the rest of its starfish body. They both use the exact same shade of brown, but one part uses it as shading and the other uses it as its base! And the reds?? Not just how the gem can look so shiny, but it's used so well to complement the outline!

And look at Jumpluff! It's body is mostly a flat blue, but it helps accentuate the detail on its cotton puffs. Look at how scattered the yellows are, how specks of blue will poke out, making each puff look... well, puffy!

I had to size them up for readability in this post, but these sprites are only 56 x 56 pixels. That's so tiny!! And yet they're able to convey such key details for such a tiny game system, all while using such cozy color palettes!