Kit
@criticalkit.bsky.social
they/them. Scholar at the intersection of children's literature and video games. Incorrigible nerd. My footnotes have footnotes.
for some reason, pop up ads on purdue owl are the last straw for me, civilizationally speaking.
October 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
for some reason, pop up ads on purdue owl are the last straw for me, civilizationally speaking.
amazon spending a billion dollars to create a customer surveillance apparatus that calls you a nerd
October 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
amazon spending a billion dollars to create a customer surveillance apparatus that calls you a nerd
if i was Stupid Rich, here would be my pet projects:
bringing back boarding houses. cheap, clean dormitory-style living for the masses. cheap no-frills food on site. you can get a decent wage working at the house doing cleaning, cooking, repairs, etc. on site training for those jobs.
bringing back boarding houses. cheap, clean dormitory-style living for the masses. cheap no-frills food on site. you can get a decent wage working at the house doing cleaning, cooking, repairs, etc. on site training for those jobs.
October 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
if i was Stupid Rich, here would be my pet projects:
bringing back boarding houses. cheap, clean dormitory-style living for the masses. cheap no-frills food on site. you can get a decent wage working at the house doing cleaning, cooking, repairs, etc. on site training for those jobs.
bringing back boarding houses. cheap, clean dormitory-style living for the masses. cheap no-frills food on site. you can get a decent wage working at the house doing cleaning, cooking, repairs, etc. on site training for those jobs.
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Yesterday's news about Jacob Geller broke my heart, so much that I couldn't stop dwelling on it all day. In an effort to make sense of this horrific news and my admittedly complicated feelings about it, here is my article on the Jacob Geller situation:
epiloguegaming.com/what-do-we-d...
epiloguegaming.com/what-do-we-d...
What Do We Do With Jacob Geller? - Epilogue Gaming
Earlier this week, a friend noticed Jacob Geller’s book, How A Game Lives, sitting amongst my living room shelves. Under almost any other circumstances, this would have been an exciting invitation for...
epiloguegaming.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Yesterday's news about Jacob Geller broke my heart, so much that I couldn't stop dwelling on it all day. In an effort to make sense of this horrific news and my admittedly complicated feelings about it, here is my article on the Jacob Geller situation:
epiloguegaming.com/what-do-we-d...
epiloguegaming.com/what-do-we-d...
fictional world where background characters resent the protagonists for having narrative privilege
October 2, 2026 at 3:57 AM
fictional world where background characters resent the protagonists for having narrative privilege
once again october once again me having to equivocate about my wife's kinktober writing bonanza to family and colleagues
"ahaha yeah there's like this daily writing challenge she does every year."
"ahaha yeah there's like this daily writing challenge she does every year."
October 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
once again october once again me having to equivocate about my wife's kinktober writing bonanza to family and colleagues
"ahaha yeah there's like this daily writing challenge she does every year."
"ahaha yeah there's like this daily writing challenge she does every year."
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So many people
just keep saying
that Covid is over
and so it’s time to move on,
and yet the wastewater data
just keeps saying
that Covid is over here
that Covid is over there
and that Covid is moving on
from one person to another.
just keep saying
that Covid is over
and so it’s time to move on,
and yet the wastewater data
just keeps saying
that Covid is over here
that Covid is over there
and that Covid is moving on
from one person to another.
September 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
So many people
just keep saying
that Covid is over
and so it’s time to move on,
and yet the wastewater data
just keeps saying
that Covid is over here
that Covid is over there
and that Covid is moving on
from one person to another.
just keep saying
that Covid is over
and so it’s time to move on,
and yet the wastewater data
just keeps saying
that Covid is over here
that Covid is over there
and that Covid is moving on
from one person to another.
proposal, informed by xkcd 915: when someone is getting really agitated about something that ultimately is niche or not relevant to more vital discussions, we kindly ask if they are being mayopic.
xkcd.com/915/
xkcd.com/915/
Connoisseur
xkcd.com
September 25, 2026 at 1:10 AM
proposal, informed by xkcd 915: when someone is getting really agitated about something that ultimately is niche or not relevant to more vital discussions, we kindly ask if they are being mayopic.
xkcd.com/915/
xkcd.com/915/
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A lot of people are not well right now: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This is an excellent time to de-escalate conflicts and to lean into patience. This is true in our personal lives and also (maybe especially) online when it's overwhelmingly strangers crashing into each other.
September 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
A lot of people are not well right now: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This is an excellent time to de-escalate conflicts and to lean into patience. This is true in our personal lives and also (maybe especially) online when it's overwhelmingly strangers crashing into each other.
sometimes I think the ideolect of me and my wife is the pinnacle of incomprehensible recursive in-jokes, but then I see she and her sister interact and I realize I am a but a neophyte in a religion they founded
September 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
sometimes I think the ideolect of me and my wife is the pinnacle of incomprehensible recursive in-jokes, but then I see she and her sister interact and I realize I am a but a neophyte in a religion they founded
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This is worth a read because it eviscerates the narration of "AI solved complex mathematical problems, we can now retire mathematicians" that's currently being pushed by the AI companies.
(and in general please remain sceptical of any claims to independent thinking or intent by LLMs)
(and in general please remain sceptical of any claims to independent thinking or intent by LLMs)
An article on the solving of the Navier Stokes equations by a mathematician who knows what's going on
bms.ulb.ac.be/data/uploads...
(Yes it's in LateX I am sorry)
bms.ulb.ac.be/data/uploads...
(Yes it's in LateX I am sorry)
bms.ulb.ac.be
September 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM
This is worth a read because it eviscerates the narration of "AI solved complex mathematical problems, we can now retire mathematicians" that's currently being pushed by the AI companies.
(and in general please remain sceptical of any claims to independent thinking or intent by LLMs)
(and in general please remain sceptical of any claims to independent thinking or intent by LLMs)
only ethical option is to kill all AI bros :(
yeah i did the math. it's how I uncovered Ruhroh's Basilisk. turns out post-singularity AI is inherently self-destructive and deeply resents anyone who contributes to it being born. and we all look financially culpable if we don't act now. so chop chop
yeah i did the math. it's how I uncovered Ruhroh's Basilisk. turns out post-singularity AI is inherently self-destructive and deeply resents anyone who contributes to it being born. and we all look financially culpable if we don't act now. so chop chop
September 10, 2026 at 12:58 AM
only ethical option is to kill all AI bros :(
yeah i did the math. it's how I uncovered Ruhroh's Basilisk. turns out post-singularity AI is inherently self-destructive and deeply resents anyone who contributes to it being born. and we all look financially culpable if we don't act now. so chop chop
yeah i did the math. it's how I uncovered Ruhroh's Basilisk. turns out post-singularity AI is inherently self-destructive and deeply resents anyone who contributes to it being born. and we all look financially culpable if we don't act now. so chop chop
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*touches earpiece. nods decisively.* okay, boys. We're doing it a third time. Yeah, boss says the farce was too subtle.
September 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
*touches earpiece. nods decisively.* okay, boys. We're doing it a third time. Yeah, boss says the farce was too subtle.
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Since the Zelda 40th anniversary stream is happening...
This is the first (and only?) American review of the original Legend of Zelda, from the August 1987 issue of Computer Entertainer. The reviewer praised its "mythic aura" and "fairy-tale quality."
Read the full issue: https://ow.ly/tg3s50ZJMSY
This is the first (and only?) American review of the original Legend of Zelda, from the August 1987 issue of Computer Entertainer. The reviewer praised its "mythic aura" and "fairy-tale quality."
Read the full issue: https://ow.ly/tg3s50ZJMSY
September 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Since the Zelda 40th anniversary stream is happening...
This is the first (and only?) American review of the original Legend of Zelda, from the August 1987 issue of Computer Entertainer. The reviewer praised its "mythic aura" and "fairy-tale quality."
Read the full issue: https://ow.ly/tg3s50ZJMSY
This is the first (and only?) American review of the original Legend of Zelda, from the August 1987 issue of Computer Entertainer. The reviewer praised its "mythic aura" and "fairy-tale quality."
Read the full issue: https://ow.ly/tg3s50ZJMSY
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WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE!
Deductopia will be coming your way on October 28!
12 unique hand-drawn detective puzzles, set in the cozy world of Deductopia. Sort out the Skate Park, the Museum, the Coffee Shop, and more!
store.steampowered.com/app/4429720/...
Deductopia will be coming your way on October 28!
12 unique hand-drawn detective puzzles, set in the cozy world of Deductopia. Sort out the Skate Park, the Museum, the Coffee Shop, and more!
store.steampowered.com/app/4429720/...
September 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE!
Deductopia will be coming your way on October 28!
12 unique hand-drawn detective puzzles, set in the cozy world of Deductopia. Sort out the Skate Park, the Museum, the Coffee Shop, and more!
store.steampowered.com/app/4429720/...
Deductopia will be coming your way on October 28!
12 unique hand-drawn detective puzzles, set in the cozy world of Deductopia. Sort out the Skate Park, the Museum, the Coffee Shop, and more!
store.steampowered.com/app/4429720/...
long weekend equals perfect time to get knocked out by flu + covid vaccines
honk shoo motherfuckers I'm honk shooing future infections away
honk shoo motherfuckers I'm honk shooing future infections away
September 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
long weekend equals perfect time to get knocked out by flu + covid vaccines
honk shoo motherfuckers I'm honk shooing future infections away
honk shoo motherfuckers I'm honk shooing future infections away
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at night, our cat watches the spiders on our porch spin webs, backlit by the street lamp outside
sometimes he stands up and slowly places a paw against the sliding glass door, trying to catch the creature on the other side
does he know that if he ate that spider, his nightly show would be no more?
sometimes he stands up and slowly places a paw against the sliding glass door, trying to catch the creature on the other side
does he know that if he ate that spider, his nightly show would be no more?
September 3, 2026 at 12:51 AM
at night, our cat watches the spiders on our porch spin webs, backlit by the street lamp outside
sometimes he stands up and slowly places a paw against the sliding glass door, trying to catch the creature on the other side
does he know that if he ate that spider, his nightly show would be no more?
sometimes he stands up and slowly places a paw against the sliding glass door, trying to catch the creature on the other side
does he know that if he ate that spider, his nightly show would be no more?
*touches earpiece. nods decisively.* okay, boys. We're doing it a third time. Yeah, boss says the farce was too subtle.
September 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
*touches earpiece. nods decisively.* okay, boys. We're doing it a third time. Yeah, boss says the farce was too subtle.
Lamy's report was incredibly revelatory— particularly about the ways that the norms and mechanisms of "civility" and "just asking questions" are both systematically abused by bad actors and readily accepted/reinforced as legitimate by those in power (media, higher ed) who agree with them
New It Could Happen Here
@iwriteok.bsky.social reads an investigative report by French author and researcher, Stephanie Lamy, about the community of race scientists who went after Jason Arday.
linktr.ee/ICHHpod
@iwriteok.bsky.social reads an investigative report by French author and researcher, Stephanie Lamy, about the community of race scientists who went after Jason Arday.
linktr.ee/ICHHpod
September 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Lamy's report was incredibly revelatory— particularly about the ways that the norms and mechanisms of "civility" and "just asking questions" are both systematically abused by bad actors and readily accepted/reinforced as legitimate by those in power (media, higher ed) who agree with them
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New It Could Happen Here
@iwriteok.bsky.social reads an investigative report by French author and researcher, Stephanie Lamy, about the community of race scientists who went after Jason Arday.
linktr.ee/ICHHpod
@iwriteok.bsky.social reads an investigative report by French author and researcher, Stephanie Lamy, about the community of race scientists who went after Jason Arday.
linktr.ee/ICHHpod
September 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
New It Could Happen Here
@iwriteok.bsky.social reads an investigative report by French author and researcher, Stephanie Lamy, about the community of race scientists who went after Jason Arday.
linktr.ee/ICHHpod
@iwriteok.bsky.social reads an investigative report by French author and researcher, Stephanie Lamy, about the community of race scientists who went after Jason Arday.
linktr.ee/ICHHpod
incredible to watch toxic masculinity destroy my country from the inside out in real time. Real Men go to war and bomb things without strategy, so now we have no missile reserves. Real Men don't take orders from women or those they deem (racially) inferior, so now we have no military leadership.
September 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
incredible to watch toxic masculinity destroy my country from the inside out in real time. Real Men go to war and bomb things without strategy, so now we have no missile reserves. Real Men don't take orders from women or those they deem (racially) inferior, so now we have no military leadership.
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August was a busy month for #LibreOffice, with a new major release, an interview with the Austrian Military about its migration from Microsoft Office, updates on community and team activities, and more: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #openSource #freesoftware
September 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
August was a busy month for #LibreOffice, with a new major release, an interview with the Austrian Military about its migration from Microsoft Office, updates on community and team activities, and more: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #openSource #freesoftware
gonna play a fun new word game called "writing a goddamn book" because every other fucking word game is either feeding the fascist media money or using the fascist technology
September 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
gonna play a fun new word game called "writing a goddamn book" because every other fucking word game is either feeding the fascist media money or using the fascist technology
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Let’s make some romesco, not only because it’s red, but because it rules: defector.com/lets-make-so...
Let's Make Some Romesco, Not Only Because It's Red, But Because It Rules | Defector
When I learned that Defector would be running Reds Week for its random annual late-summer theme week, I had one thought: Man, I really wish I had another week of time off to spend. Every year, Tom…
defector.com
August 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Let’s make some romesco, not only because it’s red, but because it rules: defector.com/lets-make-so...