ArgoWizbang

@argowizbang.com

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Freelance graphic designer/video editor/web developer. ♂️ He/Him 🩸 T1 Diabetic 🖼️ GRAPHICS/SHORT-FORM VIDEO COMMISSIONS OPEN 👨‍💻 FREELANCE WEB DEVELOPER (AVAILABLE) ✉️ argowizbang@gmail.com 🖥️ argowizbang.com 🤖⃠ I do not use genAI

MY cat named Beans existing somehwere between the two planes on consciousness but not being fully realized on either. He has a slight blep.
Two screenshots of Solidus Snake from Metal Gear Solid 2 with Solidus' head Photoshopped to be a slice of Hawaiian pizza with an eyepatch (I lovingly refer to him as "Solidus Slice"). In the top screenshot he is saying "Just because my father was a pineapple", in the bottom screenshot he finished the sentence with "I have been forced to live this life of terror and misery..."
A screenshot of an anonymous post from 4chan that says "Very normal thing to say, call a family member and read what you typed out loud to them when you get the chance"
A screenshot of a Twitch ad message that says "Smokaloke is taking an ad break; stick around to support the stream! Ad (3:14)"
A screenshot of a bit from Family Guy that shows "Therapist Joe" from the show "Blind Date" with the caption "Italians are from Italy."
Three cats that have inserted into the Hans Zatzka painting "A Fisherman's Delight".
A round badge with a black gun and a pink gun in the middle with the text "PREMIUM QUALITY" at the top that then follows with "MADE WITH 100% NO A.I.", "every ridiculous joke and stupid bit has been lovingly handcrafted by a real human with real problems"
A photo manipulation of a Nintendo Gamecube controller sitting on top of the game case for Gamecube game "Super Smash Bros. Melee". The "Super Smash Bros. Melee" logo and spine text have been changed to say "Super Smash Rose Melee". The "Nintendo Gamecube" logo on the controller and game case spine have been changed to say "Nintenrose Gamebloom". The joysticks on the controller have also been replaced with roses and colored according to each joystick's actual color. Finally, the iconic red "Nintendo" logo on the bottom of the game case's box art has been changed to an identically-styled logo that says "Nintenrose".
Screenshot of Chef Lu Bu being on a Bluesky block list titled "People who use 'Shitlib' as a pejorative, and other wackadoodles" with the description "Tankies, Nazis, Trumpists, Transphobes & other Bigots, Anti-vaxxers, folks who say 'scratch a liberal...' or 'genocide joe', and other assorted pillocks. Don't need these know-nothing fools in my feed."
A photo manipulation of a woman falling past a strange planet-shaped nature scene, framed with a streak of fire
A photo of Argo Wizbang from the front page of ArgoWizbang.com holding his hand in front of his surprised face
An excerpt from Twitch's official Community Guidelines Enforcement Notes and Clarifications on Sexual Content which states "We allow certain content that includes sexual themes, providing it is educational in nature, has relevant Content Classification Labels applied to the stream, and doesn’t break our other guidelines such as Nudity. Allowed example: You may have content which showcases how to apply a condom on a banana providing the intent is to educate."
A Twitch chat message that says "they got diabetes by playing too much video games, now they learn how to treat it with video games"
A screenshot of a redacted email that says: "Hi [redacted], I hope you're doing well. I want to start by sincerely thanking you for the exceptional work you've done. Your professionalism, speed and attention to detail have consistently delivered outstanding results and you've been a pleasure to work with throughout our time collaborating. That said I've had to make some difficult decisions regarding my budget and overall strategy. After a thorough review I've concluded that I can no longer justify the cost of continuing with development services at your rate despite the high quality of your work. With the rapid advancements in AI I've found that I can now achieve the same level of quality, precision, and efficiency for a fraction of the cost. Given my current priorities and financial goals this shift is not only practical but necessary. To be clear, this decision is not a reflection of your performance in any way. You've consistently delivered excellent work. However the cost-to-value ratio offered by AI has reached a point where it no longer makes financial sense for me to continue using traditional development services at the rate you're charging me. I appreciate all that you've contributed and the professionalism you've shown and I'm wishing you continues success in your future endeavors. Maybe if your rates ever come down a reasonable amount that more properly aligns with the current market we live in we can work again in the future. My best regards, [redacted]
A dark-haired April O'Neil as depicted in the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic adaptation of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action film.
A screenshot of an x-ray with two arrows pointing out two rib fractures
A non-commissioned fan art of @elspeth.bsky.social for her Twitch playthrough of the original Death Stranding
A photo of a cat laying on a bed with his head hanging loosely over the edge of the bed frame
A screenshot of FrankerFaceZ's Control Center window with the location of the current version of FrankerFaceZ outlined in a red square in the bottom-left corner.
Druckmann: This is where process maybe–I don’t consider risks in the same way as some other people, maybe, because I’ve always taken risks, and I’ve always been successful. That, to me, is now part of the process. If there’s no risk in the project, if it feels safe–to me there’s a balance between art and business. Often they’re in conflict with each other. Business often wants you to mitigate risk, take very calculated risks, and look at market research. Art wants to do something unique and fresh, that will have an impact. You have to protect both, but if I have to pick one, I lean toward the art, because when we have, that has led us to more and more success. Why would I give that up? It’s also the thing that drives us. People constantly ask me, “Oh, so are you going to go do TV or movies?” And I say, “No, probably not.” There’s something so thrilling to me about games. There are way more unknowns, way more risks. Since we’re talking about TV, one time I gave some direction to Pedro Pascal. Dropping names. I think he was frustrated by my direction. He started joking. He said, “Do you like art?” I got a little defensive. “Yeah, do you like art?” And he said, without missing a beat, “It’s the reason I wake up in the morning. It’s why I live and breathe.”
A screenshot from the game Yakuza Kiwami 2 of the character Goro Majima saying "The fuck should I know how this tangly rainbow shit works?"
First panel is of a person sitting at a computer with an excited, happy expression on their face. The second panel is of this same person making the same expression while lying in bed that night.
A screenshot of a red arrow pointing to a newly added Fullscreen button on the Twitch Clips Manager page of the Twitch Creator Dashboard
A screenshot of the new Mass Term Blocker feature in the MAss Ban Tool/Mass Moderation Utilities add-on for FrankerFaceZ
A screenshot of Bluesky's moderation tools settings with the setting title word "Moderation lists" highlighted in a red square
I think one of the hardest things about being a parent must be Christmas morning when you've spent all this time, money, and effort making this day so magical. And then you look down at your child with those beautiful blue eyes that you hope resemble yours and they spend the whole day thanking Santa. You know that disappointment that parents feel in that moment? That's exactly how doctors feel whenever you thank God. Mr. Darcy, we are delighted to announce that your cancer has gone into remission. "Oh, oh, thank the Lord!" What? No, sorry, it's just funny. I just couldn't see his name anywhere on this chart. Ah.. Could see my name right up at the top there: Dr. Michaels. Sat with you through two and a half months chemotherapy. You're welcome, by the way. Dr. Conners over there. She spent six hours cutting a tumor out of your lung. Uh, I got the names of all the waitstaff all the nurse staff here. Can't seem to find the Lord's name!" Yes, but, but, but, but... the Lord sent you!" I don't think he did! He certainly didn't chip in for that medical degree! If I, 'nd if I 'member correctly, you came to me! I diagnosed you, and then I specified the treatment. In fact, if I cast my memory even further back, He's the one that gave you cancer. Why?Maybe because you're an ungrateful fuck! Yeah, thank you.
A tweet by X user @Gamechin that says "So it'll be free then I guess"
A screenshot of the Mass Ban Tool window showing a newly-added ability to import recent followers to the user list
Twitch streamer skinnedteen lists off some of her more interesting subscriber names
A screenshot of the FrankerFaceZ Control Panel showing which experimental setting to turn off to restore the Twitch Metadata layout back to the normal "below-the-player" layour
Text results of a Google search for "165 minutes before 3:45pm" which contains the following (very wrong) information: "AI Overview 165 minutes before 3:45pm is 11:00am. Explanation: Convert 3:45pm to minutes: 3 hours * 60 minutes/hour + 45 minutes = 225 minutes. Subtract 165 minutes from 225 minutes: 225 minutes - 165 minutes = 60 minutes. Convert 60 minutes back to hours: 60 minutes / 60 minutes/hour = 1 hour. Subtract 1 hour from 3:45pm: 3:45pm - 1 hour = 11:00am."