Matt Hawkins (fortninety)
@fortninety.bsky.social
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journalist / curator / archivist / librarian has been called “the Harvey Pekar of video games” & "the MTA's one true nemesis" also runs @attractmode.bsky.social married to @mangalibrarian.bsky.social for more info: linktr.ee/fortninety
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bitterscriptreader.bsky.social
Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”
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adem.bsky.social
we live in an era of incredible video editing skills being using to create the most insane media
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junlper.beer
discovering insane edits recently
fortninety.bsky.social
Why I just don’t use my credit card to tap-to-pay, sorry, but you have to insanely foolish/naive to trust the MTA with one’s credit card info

Also, am 1000% confident that it’s also yet another surveillance tool of the NYPD [5/5]
fortninety.bsky.social
BTW, to further validate my point, upon arriving at my destination, I heard an alarm blaring at the station; when I asked two different MTA employees what was going on, both were like “I dunno.”

Absolutely fucking worthless

Oh, so for anyone wondering why I bother with a OMNY card and… [4/5]
fortninety.bsky.social
Anyway, cuz he wouldn’t help, I asked a woman leaving the station to open the gate for me; like a true New Yorker, she did

As I gave him the finger, I saw him making a call, probably the cops

Again, I say this as someone who is PASSIONATELY anti-AI; cannot wait for AI to take his job… [3/5]
fortninety.bsky.social
She was trying to use the machine (when it was last seen being operational) and was overwhelmed; in her defense, the OMNY machine’s UI is absolute dogshit

It is literally the job of the aforementioned POS to assist, but NOPE, he just screamed at her for being again understandably confused… [2/5]
fortninety.bsky.social
Was gonna put money on my OMNY card, but the one machine at my station was down (not sure why I was surprised)

Asked the toll guy to let me in; showed him both my card & the cash I was gonna put on it. Fucker refused

BTW this same asshole I saw yell at a poor old lady earlier this week, cuz… [1/5]
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kthorjensen.bsky.social
This is the aesthetic of the future
Kyle wolf
@CRXSSF4DE
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someone on the Motorola forums was having the same problem with the camera I've been having, but I just have to share the image they posted to demonstrate the issue.
it's the funniest shit I've ever seen in my life dude

The photo is of an elderly woman in gray clothes that has been so bizarrely processed that it looks both totally over and desaturated
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fortninety.bsky.social
Alas there being some new atrocity in Trump’s America legit every 15 minutes more or less guarantees that something worse is literally on the horizon (or worse, people have become so numb to such sights that memories are thusly nonexistent)
darrigomelanie.bsky.social
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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mrpussy.xyz
when you say "Albany" wrong once and just roll with it and then you're in too deep
kos data: 🇺🇸🇦🇱 NYC Mayor Eric Adams is traveling to Albania for an official visit, one week after dropping his reelection bid.

(Via: NBC New York)
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fort90.bsky.social
I've said it before, and will say it again: damn, that was fast, so onto...

www.twitch.tv/fortninetyte...
fort90.bsky.social
The FORT90 BROADCAST SYSTEM, brought to you by @wonderville.nyc, is ON THE AIR…

twitch.tv/wondervillenyc

Again, the above is where to get if someone pulls the plug on…

www.twitch.tv/fortninetyte...

Yes, am now up to CH 09; if it goes dark, will try to get CH 10 up & running ASAP
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fort90.bsky.social
Ya know, I REALLY thought I had figured out the perfect plan/formula; oh well, onto...

www.twitch.tv/fortninetyte...
fort90.bsky.social
The FORT90 BROADCAST SYSTEM, brought to you by @wonderville.nyc, is ON THE AIR…

twitch.tv/wondervillenyc

Again, the above is where to get if someone pulls the plug on…

www.twitch.tv/fortninetyte...

Yes, am now up to CH 09; if it goes dark, will try to get CH 10 up & running ASAP
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fort90.bsky.social
The FORT90 BROADCAST SYSTEM, brought to you by @wonderville.nyc, is ON THE AIR…

twitch.tv/wondervillenyc

Again, the above is where to get if someone pulls the plug on…

www.twitch.tv/fortninetyte...

Yes, am now up to CH 09; if it goes dark, will try to get CH 10 up & running ASAP
fortninety.bsky.social
LOL, spoke too soon re: Bluesky's overly sensitive content filter
fort90.bsky.social
TONIGHT! It's "AN EVENING WITH KAZUO UMEZU"

Last but not least is maybe the most obscure Kazuo Umezu adaptation of them all (which is saying a LOT), another straight to home video release (this time LaserDisc) called EVIL HEART; stream starts at 8:00PM EST…

www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...
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fort90.bsky.social
TONIGHT! It's "AN EVENING WITH KAZUO UMEZU"

Viewers may recall the first few episodes of KAZUO UMEZU’S HORROR THEATER circa last Halloween, and it’s about time I showed the rest (sans one that I’m saving for “reasons”); stream starts at 8:00PM EST…

www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...
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fort90.bsky.social
TONIGHT! It's "AN EVENING WITH KAZUO UMEZU"

And please enjoy this completely out of context scene from Nobuhiko Obayashi (of HAUSU fame)'s adaptation of THE DRIFTING CLASSROOM (cuz no copy of the trailer exists online); stream starts at 8:00PM EST…

www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...
fortninety.bsky.social
Am legit shock that Bluesky’s stupid ass sensitive content filter didn’t block the embedded video below (tho I’ve only just begun my promotional push for the day)
fort90.bsky.social
TONIGHT! It's "AN EVENING WITH KAZUO UMEZU"

Am kicking off the spooky season with animated & live action adaptations of works by the "god of horror manga", including THE CURSE OF KAZUO UMEZU; stream starts at 8:00PM EST…

www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...
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mathewkumar.com
Me: spending time with my cats is a meaningful way I disengage from the endless hum of capitalism

Also me: THEY GOTTA START SELLING THIS AT CANADIAN COSTCOS!!!
fort90.bsky.social
@mangalibrarian.bsky.social & I got our cats a Costco for them to sling some hot dogs & earn some money, to help with the high costs of their fancy pants kibble, the lazy assholes
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fort90.bsky.social
@mangalibrarian.bsky.social & I got our cats a Costco for them to sling some hot dogs & earn some money, to help with the high costs of their fancy pants kibble, the lazy assholes
fortninety.bsky.social
The "best part" about my piece of shit next-door neighbors in my sleepy suburban part of Brooklyn is how they have so much construction going on non-stop that it legit feels like I live in Manhattan again

They're also pigs, so as soon as the day laborers are done, they'll no doubt call ICE on them