Latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks suggest relatively unchanged design, but massively improved specs

Quote:Of these images, 10 are 3D model renders. They show what looks like a beefed-up version of the Nintendo Switch, with a significantly larger display and a large kickstand similar to that of the Nintendo Switch OLED. There are also some clear differences in the area where the controllers attach to the system, which now appears to be much more recessed.

Does anyone else feel like Nintendo gave up on being innovative in favor of manufacturing The Big PSP? At this point I'm only looking forward to this so that I can turn my Switch into a RetroArch machine.

Disney Edited 'Inside Out 2' to Make Riley 'Less Gay'

Quote:Disney reportedly made notes to make Riley seem “less gay,” per a September 16 report by IGN, based on conversations with ten former Pixar employees. Depicting Riley’s relationship with older girl Val seem platonic was “a big thing throughout” the process of making Inside Out 2, like editing lighting and tone to be less romantic, per one source who claimed that leadership was “uncomfortable” with what IGN refers to as “queer themes.”

Inside Out 2 Was the Hit Pixar Needed, but the Laid-Off Employees Who Crunched on It Are Still Hurting

Quote:But multiple sources say that Disney leadership internally put a large part of the blame for Lightyear’s financial failure on a same-sex kiss in the film, which was briefly removed then reinstated after an internal staff uproar. In a joint statement to Walt Disney Company leadership, LGBTQ workers and allies at Pixar said leadership was censoring “overtly gay affection” at a time where employees were also protesting the company’s response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Quote:The apparent hesitance to touch on LGBTQ themes storylines in particular affected Inside Out 2’s development, according to several of our sources. Multiple people recall hearing about continuous notes to make Riley, the main character of both Inside Out movies, come across as “less gay,” leading to numerous edits that ramped up around September 2023 after the resolution of the WGA strike. Sources describe rumors that there was special care put into making the relationship between Riley and Val, a supporting character introduced in Inside Out 2, seem as platonic as possible, even requiring edits to the lighting and tone of certain scenes to remove any trace of “romantic chemistry.” One source describes it as "just doing a lot of extra work to make sure that no one would potentially see them as not straight."

This is hysterical because the gayness in this film was so radioactive I actually thought they were doing it on purpose. Swing and a miss

Second article has more details about company layoffs, but damn it's a depressing read

do you do crafts? maybe you should. it's fun!

here is a thread where you can post any crafts you've made! what constitutes a craft? literally anything. post WIPs, finished projects, ideas, discussion, comments, whatever you want.

(i am also making this thread on the homebrew deviants forums because fuck it why not. forum friendship!)

let me start...

we've started plushmaking for the first time in over 10 years! we're starting how we did back when we were kids, with socks as a primary material. our supplies are pretty limited at the moment, but once we move to our new place and get settled in, we should be able to start thrifting and getting primarily vintage supplies. feely is even going to give us a sewing machine!

here are our two plushes we've made so far:

[image description: a blue, quadrupedal plush made out of blue socks, rainbow striped fabric for the ears, and buttons for the eyes and nose. its eye buttons are round, and are each yellow and red, and its nose button is a giant pink heart. it has a red thread smile, and looks pretty smug. it is also lopsided, and the head is messily attached.]

neither of these guys have names yet, but this is our system's plush. he is a little weirdo! everyone keeps calling him a bat. his ears are a diff fabric due to us uh. cutting the head badly. and don't ask me what his back legs look like. we might give him a tail eventually!

okay, well. as it turns out, i'm a lot less skilled at plushmaking than bit. plural skill difference continues to be a thing, especially with something we haven't done in 10 years. even so- we made this guy for como, and como loves it. it helps that we aren't distressed at all by lumpy or "misshapen" plushes- we just want to make little guys, and it's fun no matter what. the construction's pretty solid, too! i learned a lot.

i really want to make more of these. like, a lot of these. i'll probably wait until after our move on the second to do so, but man! we're cookin!

these things are also stimmy as fuck. seriously, best plush to aggressively squeeze- and they love it. they really do.

Boar's Head recalls 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak

Quote:The new recall includes 71 products made between May 10 and July 29 under the Boar's Head and Old Country brand names. It follows an earlier recall of more than 200,000 pounds of sliced deli poultry and meat. The new items include meat intended to be sliced at delis as well as some packaged meat and poultry products sold in stores.

They include liverwurst, ham, beef salami, bologna and other products made at the firm's Jarratt, Va., plant.

Full product list

I also learned that the USDA maintains an updated list of currently-active recalls.

Please stay safe!!!

In about 12 hours I will be fishing. I took the day off a month ago for a 'family reunion' which was a huge bust because my dad's cousin wanted a thousand bucks per attendee. So no one is going. And instead, I'm going fishing.

• Have you ever fished?
  
• Do you fish now?
  
• When will you fish?
  

Obligated image of me with a fish from last month's family fishing day event near me:

Having spent months dormant I got around to making more stuff on Eggcraft 4.0! And I finally made something that isn't just my house, so I can finally start this thread...

I spent a long time getting all the slabfish variants for the in-game achievement, but I wanted it to amount to something physical beyond the achievement. Also I had a lot of slabfish babies that needed somewhere to go, and I don't have buckets for all of 'em. Sooo...I made a playground for slabfish!

More Pics of the Playground (Click Dropdown)

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Currently this playground is home to 36 unique slabfish-- I haven't included them in the pictures above to not spoil anyone on what the variants look like, but also to leave a little surprise for if you visit the playground yourself! I'm also working on giving them all unique names but... I need a looot of nametags. BUT they should all be named soon and that should add some extra surprise if you already know what the variants look like.

You can find it at x=-910, z=640, but you can also find it just by going through the portal at Nariko, then through the portal right next to it in the Nether, then following the path. I plan to build most of my future projects along this path so they're easy to find and reach. I hope to have more to put along it soon

I've recently been the recipient of a bunch of records from my (not) aunt and they're rather fun. She did give me more last year but that stack had a mold problem. But these! They're in overall better condition. But I do miss that stack I sent to the perpetual yard sale outside my window.

As you can imagine it contains such hits as Jingle Jangle Jingle, Don't Fence Me In (With new-to-me preamble???), and Mister Five by Five. Songs that have already lived in my head for years.

How do you feel about records?

I looooove out-of-context video game changelogs, especially for those super violent tile-based games. They paint such a harrowing view of their world. I figured we could use a thread for them, after I saw some of the recent Goonstation updates:

• Players will once again lose their shit upon being filled with/covered in ants
• Walking through fluid puddles will now expose your shoes to them. Acid WILL melt your Jordans.
• Big Chicken Evolution Refactor. Please report anything strange IMMEDIATELY.
• New Enby-flag-colored chicken!
• Eating sponge capsules and then drinking water will now cause them to expand into animals, causing stomach damage in the process. Syndicate sponge capsules are significantly more dangerous.
• Sponge capsules can now be force-fed to other people.

You're probably already making character references for Art Fight. Post 'em here, and (if applicable) links to whatever shareable sites you have them up on so fellow participants can signal boost.

Expected end date is July 1st.

This time around I'll be handing out forum badges for participating. I do NOT know yet what they will look like so you are gonna have to hold your horses okay I just wanna get this post up

A Play in the Life is my new ongoing series where I play "daily" games and post short updates. I'm not so good at doing daily gaming tasks (see Tomodachi Life) without a social group reminding me to, so I'm hoping that having at least community motivation will get me to do it.

The first installment is Animal Crossing for the Gamecube. I'm hoping to finish the debt in all the mainline AC games (except for New Horizons. Sorry) and write about how the game has changed.

I've already played through the tutorial, but I'm going to be splitting it up into chunks for my sanity so I don't have to write a bunch at once like I did with Tomodachi (which I will get back to).