Jackie aka Jax

@jaxyacks

They/them | 30+ | podcasts, writing, game dev | | You might also know me as Jax_Yacks, ambrolen, or dirkification @jaxyacks.com is my project account

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Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Feb 28

Why does gender get a checkbox but not sexuality? So annoying to have to choose between ace and bi.

List of sexualities with a radial dial button.
Asexual, Bisexual, Demisexual, Gay/Lesbian, Pansexual, Straight/Heterosexual, Sexual identity not listed, and Prefer not to disclose.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Feb 20

In case you were wondering if I have missed some of your messages or why I haven't been active in servers lol

Discord mobile icon with 84 pending notifications.

The this is fine meme. A single panel from a comic with an anthropomorphic dog sitting at a table with a coffee cup on it. He is smiling and staring straight a head with a speech bubble saying "this is fine." The room behind him is on fire with flames as high as his head and a large cloud of smoke.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Jan 16

I've been watching @dominothief.bsky.social Silksong off and on and Sherma is my girl btw. In this house we stan Sherma

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Jan 9

I hate how unreliable craigslist housing ads are There is no way

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Jan 8

Why must I work instead of taking a delightful nap?

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Jan 6

I was initially planning on only looking, but I wanted to support a local, hopefully actually Native American run business, so I bought this little guy! (I hope the alt text is good enough — I'm not sure of the material or the name of the pattern on the packs.)

A hand holding a small alpaca keychain. The alpaca is soft, made out of thread or some sort of fiber. Its neck is rainbow colored and the rest of its body is orange except for its feet, nose, and ears which are dark purple. It has patterned white and pink packs on both sides of its body and a googly eye. There is evidence of dried glue by the eye and the pack.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Jan 2

Vita means life

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Jan 1

That's my word every year lol

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 25

Check out my haul

A Halloween bucket filled with individually wrapped snacks including:
Popcorn, cheesirs, cookies, Pringles, laffy taffy, different kinds of granola bars, fruit snacks, dumdums, popping candy, and sour punch straws.

A Wisconsin Cheeseman charcuterie spread with a variety of soft and hard cheeses, sausages, and spreads, bon bon cookies, strawberry candies, and little cake things that may or may not be called tortes I don't know.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 25

Protip: If you want to get more followers as a horror gamer on Youtube, simply make a good video about Outlast! (The channel in question: www.youtube.com/@anotherlsc/...)

A screenshot of three youtube videos by @anotherlsc from most recent to oldest.
1. Outlast: The Near PERFECT Horror Game. 19k views. 4 days ago.
2. The Scariest Game You Never Played. 2k views. 1 month ago.
3. Instant Regret Playing This Game | Checkpoint 57. 45 views. 1 month ago.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 24

OCD isn't a thing you have to have had since you were young either. You can just develop it. You can actively be contributing to people developing OCD or people who already have it developing new triggers. You *have* to be cognizant of this when you're giving your PSAs!

Causes
The cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder isn't fully understood. Main theories include:

Biology. OCD may be due to changes in your body's natural chemistry or brain functions.
Genetics. OCD may have a genetic component, but specific genes have yet to be found.
Learning. Obsessive fears and compulsive behaviors can be learned from watching family members or learning them over time.

Risk factors
Factors that may raise the risk of causing obsessive-compulsive disorder include:

Family history. Having parents or other family members with the disorder can raise your risk of getting OCD.
Stressful life events. If you've gone through traumatic or stressful events, your risk may increase. This reaction may cause the intrusive thoughts, rituals and emotional distress seen in OCD.
Other mental health disorders. OCD may be related to other mental health disorders, such as anxiety disorders, depression, substance abuse or tic disorders.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 24

I have a cat named Vincent (pictured here) and while I didn't name him after Vincent Valentine specifically, I *did* name him after a collection of Vincents, this one included And also he just kinda looked like a Vincent idk lol

A large tuxedo cat sitting on a cat stand with a tiny little hint of a tongue poking out. He is in front of a sliding glass door and a balcony covered in snow can be seen behind him.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 23

👍

But generative AI, which creates words and images with minimal human input based on human-created works used to train software, is only one form of the technology. Other machine-learning tools have been adapted by Hollywood animation productions as a method to assist animators, not render them obsolete.

Such machine-learning technology has been used in 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and its 2023 sequel, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” which sought to replicate the hand-drawn style of comic books in a CGI animated film while exploring new ways to express that style through color and design. This included replicating ink lines on characters, which is a key part of comic book line art.

This machine-learning technology, designed to free animators from a menial task that would have added weeks if not months of work to the animation process, isn’t the same as generative AI. It’s still based around the work done by animators on the project it’s being used for, with their supervision. That’s as opposed to generative AI, which can pull images, video and words from media outside of the project being worked on and create something without substantial direct human input.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 23

Nekomaru Nidai 🤝 Jukebox the Ghost "Life is about eating and shitting"

Screenshot of Danganronpa 2 with the Nekomaru Nidai bot saying "EAT WELL! SHIT WELL!"

You keep on pissing to keep on drinking to keep on eating to keep on shitting.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 22

I'm in the Midwest. This should be illegal.

Screenshot of a weather app forecast. Wednesday the 24th has a high of 70° F and a low of 45° F. Thursday the 25th has a high of 65° F and a low of 48° F.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 21

Domi and I were in a retro store yesterday and, true to its name, they had a TV playing that really old Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer cartoon and I was blasted back to watching it every Christmas

Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer from the 1948 cartoon short snuggled up in bed.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 17

Steam Replay time! My top games new to me this year were: 1. Poker Quest 2. I Was a Teenage Exocolonist 3. Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion III 4. [Currently unreleased playtest 👀] 5. A Game About Digging a Hole

Ambrolen's Steam Replay 2025. 141 sessions. 15 new games. 26 games played. 110 achievements.

You are what you play. This spider graph shows the kinds of games you spent the most time in 2025.
Roguelike deck builder is maxed out. Visual novel and investigation are almost maxed out. Card battler is close behind those. Idler is lower. Typing has almost nothing.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 16

Here are two examples near the beginning. Do either of these benefit from tone indicators? And if I have choices down the line that would benefit more, will that then throw off player expectations of ones that *don't*?

"Oh. Um." Brigid turns a bit red. "It-it's a class about the paranormal?" She looks at you sheepishly, as though expecting you to laugh at her.

What a coincidence, you're _also_ headed to a class on the paranormal!

Choices:
Laugh.

Reassure.

Ignore the sheepishness.

"Are... are you really okay with this?" Brigid asks. She looks at you with all the Brigid-concern she can muster (which is quite a lot), and even though Felixe keeps his eyes on the road, you can tell he's waiting for your response.

Choices:
"Honestly, it could be fun!"

You shrug. "It'll be fine."

"I am thinking of loopholes as we speak."

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 16

I'm having a real hard time deciding if I want to flag stat changes in my game. Like I was really compelled by Scarlet Hollow's reasons for not doing it But is that the same design philosophy I want for my game? (This is an example from a template I'm using, which got me thinking about this again.)

A list of choices with symbols and/or emojis before and/or after each.
Fire symbol. 1. Wink and smile.
Heart symbol. 2. Look away nervously.
Star symbol. 3. Crack a joke. Fire symbol. Danger symbol. Emoji looking to the side with a smirk.
Danger symbol. 4. Keep your distance.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 15

Well I guess at least they didn't only forget trans people when it came to uteruses? Lmao we're also immune from UTIs

Urinary tract infection (UTI):UTIs can occur in cisgender males and females and can affect any part of the urinary tract. They can cause pain in the lower back, as well as pain in your pelvic area.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 15

Little known fact: trans people are actually immune from getting PMS!

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS): This a condition affecting a cisgender female’s emotions, physical health, and behavior during certain days of the menstrual cycle. The symptoms can include lower back pain and abdominal pain or bloating.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 15

Catching up on my Behind the Bastards backlog and this summary of Karl Schmidt's philosophy on the first Peter Thiel episode resonates even on much smaller scales than entire countries and governments. pca.st/episode/5660...

And he's the guy who the basic idea was that like anytime you every society, no matter how like liberal and democracy, draws a line between like who are members of the community and who aren't, who is a citizen and who isn't, and wherever you find that line, anytime there's a border, that's the thing you can use to destroy that liberal democracy because you figure out where that is and you start pushing it inward and you start trying to define other groups as not part of the community

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 13

I should do a thing where I make a short game in different interactive fiction programs. I already have a handful downloaded and have messed around in each of them, and I know a few more I could do. (Game Maker Studio isn't one of those, it's just in the same section on my shortcuts)

Screenshot of the icons for different game scripting languages and engines. Inky, Twine, Squiffy, Quest, Inform 7, and Game Maker Studio 2.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 5

Listening to cluster a-ok by @4lung.net on repeat thinking about my beloved oc, Felixe (of Caedes fame) Especially these lyrics It's bandcamp Friday so go buy this album which also has Doobert! (links to play the songs in the thread) rawrdcore.bandcamp.com/album/put-so...

If you hate me I think you should kill me
If you can't kill me, then what are you worth?
Cuz the longer that you people refuse to kill me the longer i'll stay on this earth
It started the day of my birth, it'll go until i'm in the dirt
a legacy built on zero i killed
no violence, i just made it work

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 5

I'm about to make this guy my entire personality. Genuinely what's not to love?

A Magic the Gathering card from the Wilds of Eldraine expansion.
Old Fitterfang. Legendary Creature — Rat Faerie.
A rat with grey-whitish fur and skeletal bat-like wings. The wings appear to represent his faerie heritage while the rest of his appearance is mostly rat-like. He is eating the gore-esque filling of a spooky looking pie.
Costs one black mana and four mana of any color.
Flying.
At the beginning of each end step, if a creature died this turn, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "2 of any color, tap, sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.)
Spend 1 black mana and 2 of any color, Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Old Flitterfang gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
3/4.
Art by Chris Seaman.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 3

I spoke too soon! Okay, not explicitly nb related but it's called [city]Bros and is directed at guys but like... cool about it

Women are also welcome to become honorary KCBROs (after all, my two best friends are women).
WHAT IS "GUY STUFF?"
Guy stuff is anything guys do together: Playing 4-player Mario Kart 64 on a Saturday afternoon is guy stuff. Eating sushi in the Plaza is guy stuff. Sitting around, talking about life and relationships is guy stuff. Friday night horror movies and beers at Screenland Armour is guy stuff. Off-Broadway shows, Chiefs games, bowling, cosplay, MMA classes . . . Guy stuff is whatever we want it to be.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Dec 1

Stocked up and ready to play more Scarlet Hollow this week!

A picture of two cans of Peanut Patch original boiled peanuts in a cabinet.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Nov 27

Cover art for Dungeons and Dragons Heroes.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Nov 26

If you see this, post a monster~ This is cheating a bit but since I'm not a (practicing) artist, I'm going to use what I commissioned from @khadeja.bardrockcafe.com! This is a monster for my interactive fiction game, Caedes, inspired by The Angler Fish from The Magnus Archives.

A black and white drawing of a sort of abstract blob monster with a lot of wide, grinning mouths filled with sharp teeth. It's hiding behind a wall and extending a long appendage with what looks like a person at the end.

Jackie aka Jax@jaxyacks· Nov 25

If you will forgive me a single discourse receipt, I think this one is relevant to the discussion, especially since she claims to have always been supportive of trans mascs, rather than admitting to previously being derisive of the concept of transmasc specific discrimination/oppression