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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 13h

Maybe if they published them as 'zines, I'ld have given them a read.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 1d

This is what social media was *supposed* to be for: expert deep dives. And porn, of course.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 1d

Heh... Before Napster and DRM, the problem was people who could afford *TWO* VHS recorders copying tapes.

Then DVRs hit and the industry went crazy. When they couldn't sue TIVO I to the ground, they bought it, crippled it, then turned it into a subscription service. Then streaming hit.

Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 1d

What's not included is everything we taped off of HBO back in the day. That was a thing and that VHS count easily rivalled the commercial tapes.

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 1d

So far anyway. I only got through the VHS so far. The DVDs will take a little more.

I don't foresee taking much for myself, where are tastes overlapped, I pretty much have everything I was willing to pay for. Picking up anything now when the acquisition cost is so low... Well, maybe....

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 1d

My dad is cleaning out some legacy media. I have five totes of VHS and two of DVDs to sort. Mostly my mom's stuff

It's not as bad as I thought it would be. I might actually be able to move some of it.

More Steven Seagal than I expected. Exactly as much Whoopi as I expected.

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 2d

Gotta remember to break routines up just enough to keep myself from being mired in them. Otherwise they become invisible and binding.

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 2d

A reminder that things don't need to be good to be fun. A "good" crossover is usually exactly that. Not great, but fun to read and look at. A few twists on rote interactions. Maybe some clever one-liners.

Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 2d

Like, you want a certain shape so it bakes evenly and predictably.

Also, fresh fruit because I smell for mold and heft for water content.

Or just.... What looks good? Enough fried cod for two lunches for $3.50 in the seafood dept?? Sold.

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 2d

I do get out to run chores once a weekend. I just need to make an extra stop. Today, expanded my loop and hit two groceries.

It hit me again that there are things I dont order for delivery because I prefer to pick out myself, like sweet potatoes for baking whole.

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 2d

Since we started leaning heavily on grocery delivery, I've noticed that my variety of food for lunch and breakfast has gone down. Without the opportunity to browse, there's less inspiration to do something different. Worse, my autistic ass defaults to eating the same foods all the time.

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 2d

If you can hear that gif, you are either old, or you are my wife whom I confused the fuck out of by playing it this morning after finishing with the ACs.

Actually it was my dance.routine that threw her off, but after years of marriage you gotta work for those moments of genuine surprise.

Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 2d

A little behind the curve, but I just pulled ACs out of the windows soo....

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 2d

And beyond that, there's some interesting questions to ask about the new status quo after the event. Mostly, what happens to Darkseid and any excess Omega energy. They may or may not loop back to the Challengers of the Unknown (Surprised one didn't make the bracket) but... We'll see.

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 2d

Starting to catch up on this week's DC comics. KO? just the right kind of ridiculous for DC crossover. Love it.

You know it's going to be a bunch of punch ups with varying levels of fan service, but depending on who is making it to the end (It's Superman) there's some interesting stories to tell.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 3d

As a protest optics nerd love about the inflatables is how much they visually disrupt and pull focus from the fascist shock imagery Noem & Miller are trying to create.

So many of these photos now look like the world's silliest dance party, backgrounded by a bunch of guys in uniform looking awkward

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 3d

A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 4d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 3d

Speaking of creeping up on you.. holy shit, I'm into my 20th year of marriage.

How the hell...

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 3d

I spent a whole bonus on this and while I have been *very* patient.. sometimes anticipation creeps up on ya.

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 3d

I still have to mount the base stations on the walls. I have spaces above power outlets. I need coverage when I'm sitting and standing, facing two different directions. And I have to be mindful of reflective surfaces, but I think I have that all mapped out. No way to tell for sure until I try.

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 3d

Fortunately, Bigscreen's communication has been excellent in that regard. It turns out that the universal facial interface that is a feature of the halo strap can be used without it, so they are going to start shipping orders like mine by the end of the October.. or at least that was the projection.

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 3d

I'm thinking about VR again... I haven't touched the Quest 2 in a while.. since I ordered my Bigscreen Beyond in April. I may pull it out again if I can make some space.

My BSB pre-order had been delayed because I ordered with the Halo strap which is still in development.

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Ella "RATTLE ME BONES" M 💀 @ecmsquared.bsky.social · Oct 19

It me, Ella.

You may remember me from:
⚔️ Accidentally being the figurehead for the "women in Total War: Rome II" thing (lol)
🎮 Video game journalism (esp. a dating sim column in RPS)
💀 Writing weird little guys in Baldur's Gate 3 (see my showreel!)
🐱 My himbo cat Mori

More: linktr.ee/ellamcconnell

A photo of the aforementioned himbo: my cream British Shorthair cat Mori. He is looking just past the camera with his big orange eyes while his tongue is out in a stunning blep - he looks particularly head empty here

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Stephen @ WFH @hunterrose.bsky.social · 4d

I am absolutely going to be there.

thoughtcrimegames @thoughtcrimegames.bsky.social · 4d

Thoughtcrime Games is coming to #PaxUnplugged!

Sound off below if we'll see you there, and join the Thoughtcrime Games #ttrpg newsletter to get updates and more.

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