AI companies are now destroying warehouses full of rare books
The damage caused by the AI regime have yet to be fully realized.
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Gardiner Bryant
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mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Editor-in-chief of @thebryantreview@podcast.subscribeto.me, President of @heavyelementinc@mastodon.social, CSS/Web app nerd, FOSS fan, "Linux Propagandist," Steam Deck gamer, man of faith, #Mainer, Co-host of @OffTheConsoleShow@podcast.subscribeto.me
Known for The Bryant Review, my Peertube/YouTube channel (@gbryant) and my video games.
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GOG Galaxy on Linux in active development
For quite some time, GOG has distributed Linux clients for many of their games. While many of them are games wrapped in a native build of DOSbox, there are a number of titles with actual Linux support.
#LinuxGaming #GOG #GOGGalaxy #PCGaming #Gaming #News #BryantReview
God damn it I'm a grumpy old man. 🫠
Cars aren't the answer. Cars aren't agency. They're a burden inflicted on everyone by private industry.
A Modern Setup Guide for the PSP-2000 (Jailbreak, Plugins, and More)
Giving Sony's legendary handheld a second life with modern storage, custom firmware, and a fresh setup...
This YouTube thumbnail "designer" just plagiarized my work and tried to sell it back to me.
I am on the record being open to machine learning tools. I'm not one of those people who oppose AI simply because it's trendy.
Fields of Mistria 1.0 Just Came Out and I am Being Totally Normal About it
My first in-game day after the full release, plus a couple helpful tips for new players.
#Gaming #FieldsofMistria #Cozygaming #Farmingsims #NPCstudio #BryantReview
Steam's new Frame Estimator will change PC gaming... but it goes much deeper
> We've been hearing rumors for a while now: a Framerate Estimator is coming to Steam. This week, we've even had a leak or two.
#SteamHardware #Steam #Fex #Waydroid #Steamframe #Steamcontroller #Steamdeck #BryantReview
Going hands-on with Valve's new Steam Controller
> My first impressions, review, and testing!
#Reviews #SteamHardware #Valve #Steamcontroller #Controllers #BryantReview
https://gardinerbryant.com/steam-controller-2026-review/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon
Mathieu Comandon Explains His Use of AI in Lutris Development
> Over the past couple weeks, there’s been a lot of discussion around Lutris and its developer, Mathieu Comandon, following comments about using AI tools (specifically Claude) as part of the project’s development.
F-Droid and the Future of Open-Source Android; An Interview with DocWolle
Talking open-source software, Android's future, AI, and the philosophy behind a prolific F-Droid developer...
#Fdroid #DeveloperInterview #Android #Degoogle #BryantReview
I'll miss you, Aunt Kathy.
You Don’t Look Like a Gamer: On Toxicity, Gatekeeping, and Women Who Share Their Gaming Lives Online
> There’s often a reaction that appears whenever women publicly share that they play games. It’s not always overt hostility. Sometimes it’s framed as jokes, disbelief, or mild condescension. Other times it slips into something more direct: questioning authenticity, mocking interest, or redirecting attention away from the person...
https://gardinerbryant.com/you-dont-look-like-a-gamer/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon
Bazzite's shrinking (and that's a good thing)
> Linux gaming is awesome. I've made a career championing free and open source as a base for PC gaming. And now? Well, it just continues to grow!
#Gaming #Bazzite #LinuxGaming #PCGaming #Linux #Racing #BryantReview
Unboxing a Steam Link, 11 years later
My friend Peter gave me his new old stock Steam Link. 11 years after its release and 8 years after it's discontinuation from the market, it's still a highly competent device.
#Reviews #SteamHardware #Steamcontroller #Videogames #Gaming #Unboxing #Firstimpression #Podcast #BryantReview
Move over Windows: Zorin OS 18.1 Makes the Switch Easier Than Ever.
> A few months ago, I published my review of ZorinOS 18. Today, we're celebrating ZorinOS 18.1, an incremental release that adds new polish and features to one of the most exciting desktop Linux distros I've seen in years!
All Games Must Be Preserved
> Stop Killing Games... Immediately!
https://gardinerbryant.com/all-games-must-be-preserved/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon
Stepping Away from Streaming with the Snowsky Echo Digital Audio Player
> I’ve already spent some time stepping away from streaming with another digital audio player, but the Snowsky Echo sits in a slightly different space. Where something like the Innioasis Y1 leans heavily into affordable nostalgia as a concept, the Echo feels more like an attempt to refine it, to...
Hands-on with the Retroid Pocket 6; The 8GB Sweet Spot
> When I opened the box for the Retroid Pocket 6, the color was the first thing that caught my attention. Retroid had sent over the ‘Light Purple’ variant for me to review, and it immediately reminded me of the shade used on the Lilac Purple versions of the Sony PSP.
I had a breakfast sandwich and large coffee from Starbucks w/ heavy cream this morning. I looked at the sandwich, looked at the coffee, and checked my CGM reading. Then just kinda instinctively knew I needed to take 6 units of insulin to get back to the baseline my doctor wants me at.
So I dosed and forgot about it. Checked my reading two and a half hours after breakfast and I was within 5% of where I thought I would be!
#t1d #diabetes sucks. But it has made me far more in tune w/ my body!
The Scrubs Reboot
I'm a huge fan of Scrubs and the reboot didn't disappoint.
The YouTube algorithm has resulted in my latest video getting 1.1k in 24 hours. Therefore, I'm changing the thumbnail from the first image to the second.
Valve's importing "Consoles" now!
> According to shipping manifests, Valve's importing some 50 tons of consoles just one day after the Steam Controller sold out!
#SteamHardware #News #Steammachine #Steamframe #Steamcontroller #BryantReview
https://gardinerbryant.com/valves-importing-consoles-now/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon
Ranking Every Star Trek Movie by its Main Theme
> I legitimately despise April Fools pranks. Instead, I like to celebrate April the first with silly and outlandish things. As I've done multiple times. For 2026, I've written this article.
I used to think that Gul Dukat and Donald Trump were great analogs for each other. But now I realize Trump's just that belligerent old man on the Bajoran Moon who refused to leave.
“Would You Kindly?” A BioShock Retrospective
> A spiritual successor to System Shock 2 and helmed by Ken Levine of Irrational Games, BioShock tells a compelling narrative. It's the kind of story that only a video game could tell, an irony only a ludonarrative could illustrate, and a warning we should've heeded a long time ago.
#Retrospectives #Gaming #Videogames #Xbox #Bioshock #IrrationalGames #KenLevine #BryantReview
Come try my new game (it's free!)
> We're celebrating one year of The Bryant Review this week (which you might have noticed). This has been an extremely exciting week for a number of reasons... and the biggest change to the site has got to be the addition of the Daily Sums beta!
#Gaming #TheReview #HeavyElement #Coding #WebDesign #BryantReview
https://gardinerbryant.com/come-try-my-new-game-its-free-2/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was fun.
> Mostly because I took my nephew.
#Movies #Reviews #SuperMario64 #SuperMarioBros3 #Nintendo #StarFox #BryantReview
Week in Review
> Nine articles over the last seven days. This might be a new record for The Review. I'm exceptionally proud of each and every one of them, too! If you haven't been to the site in a few days (or if you'd just like to see what we've been up to)
https://gardinerbryant.com/week-in-review-8/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon
“Less, Done Better”: An Interview with Cannoli Developer K-Wall
> Cannoli is a new and deliberately minimal, so-called 'opinionated' frontend for Android handhelds, designed to strip away the clutter of traditional emulation setups and replace it with a fast, cohesive, console-like experience.
#DeveloperInterview #Emulation #Android #HandheldGaming #BryantReview
Wolf Alice. Their early punk stuff goes so hard. Their later shoegazer is nostaligic AF. Their modern art rock is beautiful. They're a great band and I highly recommend them!
Devices Old and New - Week in Review
> March 2026 was our best month ever. Hands down. Not only did we post some of the biggest articles, we smashed our previous monthly analytics record by nearly 30% (which we'll cover later on).
https://gardinerbryant.com/week-in-review-7/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon
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@killyourfm@layer8.space same. It's a crime, too.
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@notthebee I FEEL this. It's actually why I started my website. I wanted a space that was completely free from AI slop and where what I posted was appreciated by real people and not bots and trolls.
How the hell do you build a user experience for people who are 100% truly and completely ignorant about computers?
I have a client with an employee who *refuses to remember his username and password.* I get emails at least once a month saying "he can no longer access the portal."
"Why not?" I ask.
"Not sure," with a screenshot saying they input the wrong username/password.
So I have to log in, reset their password and send it to them. I've tried forcing them to set their own password...
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@jake@social.jacobhaddon.com @flwwhtrbt@mastodon.social I can say that, for me, there's virtually no difference been FLAC and a 320kbps MP3.
Tomorrow I am publishing my BioShock retrospective on The Bryant Review. This has been over a month in the making and I'm genuinely nervous to see how it will be received.
Along with the article, I'm publishing a new episode of @thebryantreview@podcast.subscribeto.me, a @gardiner_bryant@subscribeto.me video, and YouTube version as well.
In the process I've learned something about myself:
@thebryantreview@podcast.subscribeto.me
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@cassidy meanwhile I'm over here trying to recapture the magic of GNOME 2 🤣
In case you haven't seen it, we started a podcast for The Review @thebryantreview@podcast.subscribeto.me
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@jcnotwit@mastodon.social @eff@mastodon.social my guy, we're in the same boat. This isn't coming from a place of privilege. The problem *is* the payment processors, their lobbyists, and all the corpocrats who are enshittifying everything to entrench themselves as oligarchs and chiefs of their wide, stable fiefdoms.
Imo, money shouldn't move fast. It should be slow and physical. When it moves fast it gives those who arbitrate transactions and those who break things on purpose too much control over our society. That's my point
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@hoboshrimps@mastodon.social agreed
Hot Coffee: The Hidden Code That Nearly Burned Rockstar
> A Mod, A Mystery, A Media Storm...
#Retrospectives #Gaming #GrandTheftAuto #Modding #BryantReview
Emulnk - A Dual Screen Experience for the Single Screen Game
> Making use of your bottom screen for more than DS & 3DS games?
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@nateb I see your posts quite often and I hope you're doing well. Sorry if my two cents were unwelcome!
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@nateb as someone who has struggled with depression and mental illness AND who is a man of faith... Let me just say that I believe depression is a testament to God's love. Its a sign that something is wrong and its meant to help us move forward.
The fact that so many people are struggling with mental health right now leads me to believe that its our culture that is sick, the social ties that bind us together are broken, and we're living under the thumb of evil men. Family and friends are key.
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@msokiovt@uwu.social I hope this is a joke lol
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@jcnotwit@mastodon.social @eff@mastodon.social that's not at all what I'm saying. I'm saying that payment processors are criminals and shouldn't exist.
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@eff@mastodon.social another good and reasonable question is "is it ever okay to use financial intermediaries?" Cash or bust imo.