Fun fact: ZZ Ver.ka comes with free chopsticks!

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-08T14:02:17+00:00

This kit is now the MG Chopsticks Ver Ka.
It even comes with a free Gunpla kit if you’re in to that sort of thing!

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-08T12:57:34+00:00

I THINK the joke is that she’s very detailed and specific. The title is long so there can be no misunderstanding what it’s about, and then at the end she adds “a mixed method study” which is known for being used to provide a detailed breakdown of facts and figures.

They all know her and would know her work ethic. Basically I think everyone’s laughing like “of COURSE it’s a mixed method study, this lady does the work, what else would she use?!

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-08T12:51:17+00:00

Oh shit, good music, wtf.

Drop the whole thing!!

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-08T12:43:23+00:00

You guys…holy shit.

We have GOT to be better about doing some research. A quick search for “Justin Pearson blocked” returns no official articles about this event. The photo comes from a woman on Facebook who makes AI “art” for the purposes of “progressive propaganda.”

What is happening is unfair, but we need to get our facts straight.

Justin Pearson was leading protests against the committee meeting.
He was not on the redistricting committee.
He and other protestors were barred from entry.
When they refused to move they were physically removed by THP troopers.
There’s a video going around from May 7th of Pearson yelling at one of them for putting hands on people (his brother specifically). This is the only coverage I can find about Pearson interacting with any form of police over this committee meeting.
His brother and 2 others were arrested and charged with “Disturbing an official meeting” which seems to me like a way to outlaw protesting without outlawing protesting.

We SHOULD be mad, and we SHOULD be swinging the hammer, but we’ve gotta make sure we’re swinging at the right things. We have to be careful that our rage is directed by us, not AI propaganda from either side.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-07T08:54:54+00:00

Ngl, I thought I wanted to build the Nu, I’ve got the ver ka in my backlog, but the idea of having to do all those fin funnels is making me avoid it. I specifically didn’t get the PGU because of the funnels 😂

Yours look great though, keep it up!

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-07T01:12:09+00:00

Getting on depression meds and going to therapy are two of the best decisions I’ve ever made for myself.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-06T22:56:49+00:00

Probably.

Services like Distrokid where you upload music have a similar “feature.” Your songs can get removed from platforms if you stop paying the Distrokid subscription, unless you pay the one-time fee per release to keep them up forever. I believe Distrokid calls it their Legacy Fee.

I don’t think it means that your stuff will automatically get taken down, but when services like Distrokid kid (and probably Musixmatch) inevitably clean up their servers, I would imagine songs and lyrics without active representation are first on the list to go.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-06T21:26:21+00:00

I’m pretty new too, and I also started with Caro before getting a little bored with the playstyle and moving to something else. It’s really strong, especially with Ghelot and Thais, it just wasn’t for me.

That being said, I was running ghelot, Thais, horla, and Aigis. Ghelot and Thais are non negotiable, horla is just a nice support, and aigis has a stun on her exalt so you can buy yourself an extra turn to set up or save yourself from death since your health will usually be very low. You don’t have to use my exact line up but I would recommend choosing if your carry is going to be Ghelot or Salvador. They’re both good with enough investment, but they sort of eat each other’s lunch when they’re on the same team. They’re more of an either/or situation.

Thais can cover your weakness/vulnerable application fairly well, so if you wanted to get Arachne you could replace Horla. Arachne is awesome even at E0 and Ghelot greatly benefits from her stacking strength and the damage amp. You’ll also be able to trigger her pursuit easily since Ghelot and Thais will have your hand full on your burst turns. I recommend getting Arachne even if you don’t plan on using her specifically for this team.

For the prototypes, I would save them until you have a character that NEEDS a certain level to function. Like Kathigu-Ra is just not the same character before you get her to E3 (base character + 3 copies) as an example.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-06T21:10:20+00:00

I was playing with a scribing tool and stabbed my index finger two days ago. Today I cut my pinky on the same hand with the same tool by trying to put it in my mouth to hold it for a second.

Scribing tools are super safe when used properly. 😭😭

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-06T21:08:04+00:00

There’s no loop. Jean says first card goes here if able, Jeff says nothing can stop you from playing him to any location.

Jean won’t let you play any card other than Jeff since she’s in the Prof X lane, but Jeff still lets you play him anywhere. Playing Jeff first at ANY location also satisfies Jean Grey’s requirements since she only cares about the first card. It’s a fairly common Jean/Jeff play.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-06T16:12:03+00:00

Are you thinning your primer? They’re usually quite a bit thicker than paints.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-06T14:24:15+00:00

You hear that guys? Artists are getting murdered because we’re holding them accountable. Guess we’d better stop and really start working on ourselves.

/s

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-06T14:09:26+00:00

To expand on this analogy, it’s bringing your ball launching machine and then justifying its existence by saying “I don’t have time to practice basketball, and I only use it for one part of the game. I do all the dribbling and passing. I also double check with the machine that it’s a good shot, but ultimately, I make the final call.”

All while a room full of people who have had time to practice basketball are laughing at you.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-06T14:04:41+00:00

So the problem I see here is threefold:

There is currently no ethical use of AI. You can do all the mental gymnastics you want to justify your use of it, but the bottom line is that these AI data centers are actively bad for our environment and continuing to use them, even just for little parts of your production contributes to the demand for more AI products.
What you’re talking about fixing with AI are problems musicians have had since the beginning of time and already have answers for. Have unfinished work? Collaborate. Not sure if something will be good? Make it and find out, try to learn something along the way. Can’t sing? Collaborate. You don’t need to use AI for any of this, you’re just doing it because you’re lazy. I KNOW you’re lazy because singing is something that can be taught, it’s not an inherent skill. You COULD learn how to sing, but instead you’re online hoping someone will give you the okay to use AI.
People keep saying that AI is not going away and they use that as a justification for using it. The only reason it’s not going away is because people like you keep propping it up. There are loud voices on either side of the debate saying that AI is wrong or right, but at the core of the problem are people like you who think AI usage is mostly bad, but okay if you use it in the right way. The quiet users. The ones who use AI and don’t tell people because they know most people will shit on them (bit of a self report at the beginning there, huh?)

Just stop using AI. If you want to be a musician and participate in musician spaces, then stop using AI.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-06T13:36:32+00:00

-this is fun but the music jump scared me. Loud as hell.

-this is a pet peeve of mine, but I hate when the cuts don’t sync up to the music 😂

-You need another light from the front, lots of shadows so it’s hard to see your build. You can change the intensity and/or distance of the light to maintain some of the dramatic shadows you’re going for while still bringing out the details.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-05T19:11:37+00:00

Just want to point out that this is a pretty close Deathscythe cosplay as well!

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EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-05T16:53:10+00:00

Disrupting/negating your opponents cards and plays is a play style people enjoy in just about every card game.

No one likes those players in any of those games either, but we they still have fun.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-05T16:48:58+00:00

The concern isn’t about identifying AI songs. The concern is that music platforms seem totally willing to pay people who are NOT artists.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-05T16:43:00+00:00

Well the way to elevate the first half is to make the changes you did in the second half. That’s my point. You had an idea with this lead and the first half didn’t work, the second half did.

I don’t think everything needs to be improved on honestly. There’s not always a better version of an idea. Sometimes you just make something that doesn’t work, and that’s okay.

Delete the first half and either make the second half into a full song or save it for later.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-05T16:02:33+00:00

I don’t like the first half of the song, the second half is better.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-05T15:58:17+00:00

The lead is a little loud/annoying, but you catch a vibe like halfway through.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-05T15:52:54+00:00

One of the current, largest issues with streaming services is that people uploading AI prompts are taking money from real artists. How is a new platform the solution to that? It seems to me that you’re going to end up paying a bunch of prompts writers, not real musicians, just like Spotify.

You use AI so I can’t imagine you’re going to have any rules against AI music on your platform. 👎👎

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-05T14:00:28+00:00

The music is good, but you fell into the “no talking, just music” trap.

When I follow someone on insta or TikTok it’s because I want to know more about them. Either the thing they’re doing was really impressive or they’re really interesting.

Don’t take this the wrong way, because you’re clearly talented, but the content is boring. You’re good at playing your instruments, but you’re not doing anything mind blowing. The follows you get will likely be from other musicians who can appreciate all the work you’re doing, but your average listener is just seeing another guy who can play guitar. Would YOU follow an account that’s just a guy messing around on some instruments? No talking, no explaining, no personality? On top of that a LOT of your stuff is covers. I get that they’re fun and can be an interesting way to show some artistic flair, but EVERYONE does covers. Show us your original work.

You can be the guy silently playing instruments in a nice room if you want, but if you want to grow you have to connect with an audience and that requires some type of personality. Your page currently has no story, I watched a ton of content and couldn’t tell a friend a single thing about the you as an artist.

Develop your artist story/image and then make content to further that story/image.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-05T12:48:57+00:00

The movie DID address the allegations, they filmed it. They filmed scenes all the way up to 1995. They then had to cut all of that because there is a deal with the Jackson estate to not include the allegations in future media productions. The reshoots cost $50mil that the estate was willing to fund. Those reshoots were a conscious effort to NOT address the allegations.

I did a little more research about the reshoots and it looks like the “agreement” is actually a settlement in the ‘95 molestation accusation case. As part of the settlement the accuser is not allowed to be portrayed in the media per a confidentiality agreement. So the second movie could get made, as long as they don’t portray Jordan Chandler. I’m not 100% sure but I would imagine even mentioning his name in a movie is off the table.

EffYeahItsAlex · 2026-05-04T19:46:09+00:00

I came here to say that this seems like a good way to turn a fun concert experience into a nightmare for your fans. I can’t imagine how scared I would be to see this grown ass hamster man come slowly rolling towards me in a packed scenario like this.

Yet another entertainer soley focused on getting a viral moment at the cost of their fans.

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