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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 1d

Cripes, ain't even worth the trouble anymore. Movin' on with my evening.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 1d

Privileged to get to go birding with these fellas the last few weeks. Ken Klick, restoration ecologist from the Lake County FPD who knows these trails like the back of his hand, and artist and author Matthew Cordell (cordell_matthew on Insta). Migration is a poppin' here in Northern Illinois.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 2d

YA MTG novel sounds like a hoot.

Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 2d

We are one week closer to the release of OMENS OF CHAOS, and the glorious return of Magic the Gathering long-form fiction!

A book cover against a blue background reading COMING FEBRUARY 17, 2026. The book cover shows a blonde-haired human New Capenna shield mage in the robes of a first year Strixhaven mage-scholar, casting a domed shield around herself. The school is behind her. The text on the cover reads "STRIXHAVEN | OMENS OF CHAOS | SEANAN MCGUIRE | New York Times Bestselling Author."

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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 4d

A union will drastically improve your work life. If you work in nonfiction TV, documentary film, podcasting, online media or broadcast news, contact a representative from the WGA East to answer your questions. www.wgaeast.org/organize/con...

Contact An Organizer | Writers Guild of America East

Find out how you can form a union at your workplace. No matter what changes have impacted the media industry, the Guild has always played a central role in fighting for—and winning—better standards…

www.wgaeast.org

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats!

Philip Tibitoski @ptibz.younghorses.com · 5d

hey, the world is completely nuts right now but our game dev studio @younghorses.com turned 14 years old today and that's pretty neat!

Octodad gingerly holding Bunger and Strabby from Bugsnax in his arms as they look to him.

The text reads, "Thank you for 14 great years!" but it's clearly a reused image because you can see the numbers 12, 11, and 10 crossed out. The Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Bugsnax, and Young Horses logos can also be seen.

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Tim Keenan @misfitsattic.bsky.social · 6d

Dear chess nerds: Check out our community manager walking through a rather tough Dailey Challenge for Below the Crown www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMhY56Kv/

Let's dive into today's Daily Challenge in Below the Crown. 👑♟️ This one looks brutal… but I think I can snag the high score no problem. #BelowTheCrown #Indiegame #Roguelike #Dungeoncrawler #Chess

TikTok video by Misfits Attic

www.tiktok.com

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Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 8d

How it started... how it's going.

Happy Campaign 4, @criticalrole.bsky.social

See you in a few hours in this thread
(so mute now if you need it)

A screenshot of a tweet from Jan 29, 2021
#criticalrolespoilers(?) Today I'm doing TRPG-related work, so catching up on last night's CR is on-task. A longer episode, they'd warned. I look at the VOD: SIX HOURS.
Me: I can skip the pre-roll and mid-roll, so according to @CritRoleStats that's now... ALMOST FIVE HOURS!?!

Brennan Lee Mulligan on a podcast saying "we're a new art form. We have our first professor"

Marisha Ray saying "I feel like I'd be remiss to not shout out Em Friedman"

Matthew Mercer and Emily Friedman on stage.

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 9d

did you know that with the $30 you save from cancelling your game pass subscription you could not only subscribe to @aftermath.site , you could buy yourself one amazing Steam game to go with it, then just keep doing that forever?

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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 9d

"Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

The backside of water.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

This is nuts. Never thought I'd get past the permit-locked area around Orion, let alone all the way out here. The skybox is incredible, and the colonies are poppin'. Well done OASIS crew. cc @frontierdev.bsky.social.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

Nothing like jumping cold into a close trinary system to get the blood flowing in Elite.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

6'6", falling down.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

"I think I could be an asset to your team. I am disciplined. I am gregarious. I am clever. I am 6'6" inches tall and have good hair. I am an opposite field power hitter. Please reach out."

Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

I have fully entered the "I don't give a fuck" era of cover letter writing.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

Object permanence is a real bitch.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

Today on LinkedIn "actually, tell me here if you want a code" for COD: Blops 7. Taking everything I can muster not to reply "Hell yeah! Send to Gamertag 'Jamāl_Aḥmad_Khāshqujī' please."

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

It was for @bencollins.bsky.social tho, so... maybe he gets a giggle out of it.

Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

I did that just today, actually.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

"I am seeking a role as X... for which I am profoundly unqualified... on paper... This is your fault..."

Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

I have fully entered the "I don't give a fuck" era of cover letter writing.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

I have fully entered the "I don't give a fuck" era of cover letter writing.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 9d

Together at last, like nuts and gum.

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 9d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 10d

read read read read read!!!

Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 10d

I interviewed Toby Fox again. :) You can read the conversation in both and digital and print (!!!!!) editions of Game Informer. We talked about the “stupid” way to make games and his new journey with Deltarune. Read to see our convo and some awesome fan art.

gameinformer.com/2025/09/30/i...

Inefficient And Laborious – The Ongoing Path To Making Deltarune

We spoke with Toby Fox about his “stupid” way of making games and the big leap from Undertale to Deltarune.

gameinformer.com

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 11d

The fit is chef’s kiss, Erika!

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 11d

If u want, plastic cement later for a durable base. Or use super glue again so you can rebase the minis years later for a new army.

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