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• Post #4456718

  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. #Youtube #Generativeai #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/this-youtube-thumbnail-designer-just-plagiarized-my-work-and-tried-to-sell-it-back-to-me/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #4402446

  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 https://gardinerbryant.com/fields-of-mistria-1-0-just-came-out-and-i-am-being-totally-normal-about-it/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #4195323

  AI companies are now destroying warehouses full of rare books > The damage caused by the AI regime have yet to be fully realized. #Books #Enshittification #Generativeai #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/ai-companies-are-now-destroying-warehouses-full-of-rare-books/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #4174179

  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 https://gardinerbryant.com/gog-galaxy-on-linux-in-active-development/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #3888259

  God damn it I'm a grumpy old man. 🫠

• Post #3671081

  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... #PSP #HandheldGaming #Sony #Gaming #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/a-modern-setup-guide-for-the-psp-2000-jailbreak/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #3450291

  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 https://gardinerbryant.com/f-droid-and-the-future-of-open-source/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #2521561

  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. #Opinion #StarTrek #Music #AprilFools #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/ranking-every-star-trek-movie-by-its-main-theme/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #2273290

  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!

• Post #2273289

  All Games Must Be Preserved > Stop Killing Games... Immediately! https://gardinerbryant.com/all-games-must-be-preserved/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #2273288

  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

• Post #2273287

  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

• Post #2273286

  I'll miss you, Aunt Kathy.

• Post #2273285

  Cars aren't the answer. Cars aren't agency. They're a burden inflicted on everyone by private industry.

• Post #2273284

  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... #Music #MP3Players #Reviews #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/stepping-away-from-streaming-with-the-snowsky-ech...

• Post #2090770

  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.

• Post #1945993

  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... #Gaming #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/you-don...

• Post #1182459

  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 https://gardinerbryant.com/steams-new-frame-estimator-will-change-pc-gaming-but-it-goes-much-deeper/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #1182458

  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 https://gardinerbryant.com/bazzites-shrinking-and-thats-a-good-thing/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #1182457

  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!

• Post #1182456

  Emulnk - A Dual Screen Experience for the Single Screen Game > Making use of your bottom screen for more than DS & 3DS games? #Emulation #AYNThor #Android #Gaming #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/emulnk-a-dual-screen-experience-for-the-single-screen-game/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #1182454

  “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 https://gardinerbryant.com/less-done-better-an-interview-with-cannoli-developer-k-wall/?utm_campaign=widget&a...

• Post #1182452

  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) #WeekInReview #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/week-in-review-8/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #1182451

  Hot Coffee: The Hidden Code That Nearly Burned Rockstar > A Mod, A Mystery, A Media Storm... #Retrospectives #Gaming #GrandTheftAuto #Modding #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/hot-coffee-the-hidden-code-that-nearly-burned-rockstar/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #1182450

  The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was fun. > Mostly because I took my nephew. #Movies #Reviews #SuperMario64 #SuperMarioBros3 #Nintendo #StarFox #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/super-mario-galaxy-movie-a-review/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #1182448

  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! #Linux #ZorinOS #GoodTech #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/move-over-windows-zorin-os-18-1-makes-the-switch-easier-than-ever/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #1182447

  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.

• Post #1146817

  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 https://gardinerbryant.com/unboxing-a-steam-link-11-years-later/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon

• Post #969294

  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. #Reviews #HandheldGaming #Emulation #Android #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/hands-on-with-the-retroid-pocket-6-the-8gb-sweet-spot/?utm_campaign=widget&am...

• Post #969292

  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). #Weekinreview #BryantReview https://gardinerbryant.com/week-in-review-7/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon