Rivals 2 Will Live or Die By Collective Action

Posted on 18 October 2024

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Rivals 2 character icons gathered around a circle. Each character is connected to every other character through a line; in the middle is the icon for the UK and Ireland's Rivals Discord guild.

A 9 minute read on:

More Shields, Please, I’m a Platfighter: Rivals 1, but with shields and grabs;
Don’t Forget – They’re Here Forever (?): Why you were at Scotland’s biggest Rivals 2 tournament last weekend;
A Rivals Proposal: A summary of things to keep in mind as the game releases

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The Merdenomicon; (SSBU) Reveries of Grilling Time

Posted on 31 May 2024

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Read on for fascinating meditations, such as:

The Merdenomicon: COVID’s epistemic anxiety and finding answers through ‘manifesting;’
On Journaling as Developing Critical Thinking: Or, “Why you should record your thoughts in a blog;”
Reveries of Grilling Time: The time I spent playing Smash during COVID.

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Games Wot I’ve Bin Playing

Posted on 18 February 2024

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Gaming. Bo not included.
WARNING: Mild spoilers for…
Persona 3 Reload: First Persona game I’ve ever tried. I like it.
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance: A brainworm of a game, living in my head rent-free.

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On Tier Lists in Fighting Games

Posted on 2 February 2024

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A tier list of Brologue posts, where my posts are represented by their thumbnails.

Tier lists: What they are (and aren’t). More or less…
How to Smash With Statistics: What’re those ‘official’ tier lists all about, anyway?

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NASB2 Field Report – Wyvern’s Lair 7

Posted on 29 January 2024

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I went to a NASB2 tournament over the weekend. It was fun;
Talking about that shirt, again;
Yes, most of the entrants bounced to play in Ultimate, and I am still optimistic about its future.

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Labbing is Anarchistic

Posted on 19 January 2024

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Anyone can lab: Just don’t let anyone tell you that you need good results to be taken seriously;
The myth of ‘talent vs. hard work:’ what that argument’s really all about, and why we shouldn’t entertain it;
Scratching the surface: The joy we experience in the first few weeks of a new competitive game? We can carry it on through the game’s entire lifespan. Labbing, as an activity, may hold the key…

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Nick Brawl 2: The Sponge in the Wringer

Posted on 24 December 2023

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A sponge being put through a wringer.

I bought Nick Brawl 2 on sale. It’s about time I got back in the saddle…
I am asking you once again to read my opinions on network effects
Playing to win is for losers.

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Wash That X Site Outta Our Hair

Posted on 14 December 2023

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The Sulfuric Acid item from The Binding of Isaac, colour-corrected so the liquid inside of the bottle appears blue. The bottle is marked with a black 'X.'

A brief respite from editing posts on polemic books to bring you news about the ex-bird site – news about its ex-users, that is.
The migration from X (formerly known as Twitter) to Mastodon gave researchers a golden opportunity to record data on the collective action problem. Spoilers: it’s pretty good news.

I Want My Twitter Friends Back

Posted on 15 November 2023

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Twitter friends: Friends, on Twitter, who I left without telling them where I was going.
Our social media predicament: Is it addiction, a you problem? Or does that distract us from the reality of monopolies doing a monopoly?
The EU will force Big Tech companies to interoperate in 2024. It’s got one chance to show the world how interop can work. I hope it does.

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