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Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · 13d

I haven’t posted in a while. So here’s photo of one of my cats. His name is Elton and he’s a good boy.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 14d

So America, you take your 33 1/3 tariff, minus my 25% tariff and you got an 8 1/3 chance of winning with a Tariff.

But then you take my 75% tariff, if we go into shutdown, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, I got 141 2/3 tariff. See USA, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you in 2025.

A famous pro wrestling segment called steiner math

WWE tna aew

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Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Sep 9

Congrats!

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A.D.🍀🦩 @adwills.bsky.social · Jul 25

Good morning✌️🍀

a scene in the animated lord of the rings movie. Gandalf the grey is standing in a lush green forest, wearing grey robes, and a blue pointy wizard's hat while wielding a staff. He's pointing up as if to think of something, and the image is captioned "It's never too late to start something over, including a new version of yourself."

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Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · Jun 11

Here's the thing. Yes. You can be a voice actor and work a full time job. The problem is that after a full day at the ass factory (and the various other tasks that come with being a functional adult) I would literally like to do nothing less than get in the booth

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Kenny Lauderdale @kennylauderdale.bsky.social · May 31

Someone asked me what my favorite 90s anime was, so I told them One Piece & they got really angry at me.

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Hollis Beck @hollisbeck.com · May 15

For the record, I cannot think of a WORSE application of AI than audiobook narration.

The attempts I've heard at mimicking the human voice don't hold up under scrutiny. Even if your average reader can't hear the difference, they will FEEL it after hours of inactive, unconsidered speech.

Kate Beaton @katebeaton.bsky.social · May 15

Fuck this, absolutely fuck this, everyone who loves audiobooks loves their favourite narrators because they are great at their jobs and interpreting the author's words and they make the experience what it is www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks

Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages

www.theguardian.com

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Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Apr 20

Episode One and Two are available. I'm in episode two. It's really good and worth following!

open.spotify.com/episode/2vNK...

Chapter 2: A map, no clear answers

The Final Flicker · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Mar 13

a baby is screaming in a crowd of people while sitting in a stadium .

Alt: a baby is screaming in a crowd of people while sitting in a stadium, because Kyle Cuffe is coming back to Syracuse as of now

media.tenor.com

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Sophie Song - Composer and Sound Designer @sophies-songs.bsky.social · Jan 28

"Like a weird uncle, or Big Brother?"
Another fun little clip from the visual novel "Someone Sober Drive My Car." @hbmike.bsky.social killed it as the Random Middle Aged White Guy!
#asianamerican #emo #visualnovel #voiceacting #dialogueediting #gameaudio

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Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Jan 10

Better Man was…for the lack of a better term…incredible! Brilliant movie, and the new arrangements for the songs made more sense once I saw the film.

Definitely worth watching, especially if you love his music. I was singing along to everything 😅

Robbie Williams as Monkey Robbie Williams from the movie “Better Man (2024)”

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Sophie Song - Composer and Sound Designer @sophies-songs.bsky.social · Jan 2

Someone Sober Drive My Car! is now available to play!
Play as Darwin Huang, Asian American prodigy, as he travels to an orchestra rehearsal in Cincinnati with his estranged emo burnout friend, Albert Sun.
trogenhearse.itch.io/someonesober...

#asianamerican #emo #midwestemo #visualnovel #indiedev

Someone Sober Drive My Car by trogenHearse, sophieTheTrophy

An Asian American Coming-of-Age Road Trip Visual Novel

trogenhearse.itch.io

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Sophie Song - Composer and Sound Designer @sophies-songs.bsky.social · Dec 9

Boys being boys...

Another WIP of our Asian-American emo visual novel! What's your favorite Asian American movie? Mine is definitely Ping Pong Playa.

#SSDMC #Godot #VisualNovel #asianamerican #emo #midwestemo #gameaudio

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Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Dec 25

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all, and to all a good night!

Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Dec 19

Starting another trip around the sun

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Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Dec 11

Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Nov 28

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate

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Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Nov 22

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Hannah K. Davis @quoth143.bsky.social · Nov 6

I'm sorry...to my non-American followers, I'm sorry...a lot of us tried. We really tried and we're angry and heartbroken.

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Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Nov 6

I do not have words. I’m sitting here in a daze, with anger and disappointment and frustration.

Im terrified for the rights my family may lose. I’m terrified for the things we’ve worked hard to earn will just go away.

All I can do is just keep fighting.

Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Oct 29

Voted early to avoid the Syracuse Election Day rush.

Row A all the way baybee and Yes on Prop 1.

#HarrisWalz

I’m wearing a black hooded sweatshirt you can buy from Watcher Entertainment’s merchandise store with an “I Voted” sticker.

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Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Oct 26

Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Oct 23

Rochester is about an hour away from where I am!

Lots of fantastic options - some of the more major ones - Nick Tahoe Hots is a mainstay for their Hot Dogs and Garbage Plate (it’s cash only though), Dinosaur BBQ is a Central New York staple, and the Playhouse//Swillburger is recommended as well!

Mike, from Syracuse @hbmike.bsky.social · Oct 17