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TheGrand547

@thegrand547.bsky.social

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(he/him) (demi?)/a-ro ace "Promulgator of Insolence" Programmer, short story lover, reading obsessed, cinephile, obnoxious sci-fi opinion haver, usually wrong about things

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TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 21m

It's *so* nice reading a book where this isn't an utterly unhinged time commitment

storygraph progress bar: 38%, Start Oct 21, 2025(today)

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 1h

nuh-uh

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 1h

Going straight from “can’t trust Russians because of the Cuban missile crisis” to “holy shit that was real” is perfect

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 1h

The snow Sopranos episode is pure gold.

How can Pauline be so poorly informed on animals

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjayindie.bsky.social · 3h

I wrote a post-mortem for Extraneum, to celebrate its first anniversary. I go over how it started, how development went, what went right and wrong, and what I have planned for the future.

davidjalbert.itch.io/extraneum/de...

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

Extraneum Post-Mortem, one year later

It’s been one year since I released Extraneum, so I figured I’d write a post-mortem to explain my process, what went right and wrong, and as a mean to reflect on my own experience. How it started...

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onion person @junlper.beer · 3h

my favorite rightwing crank take to have right now “i have no idea why a pedophile would defend a pedophile”

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TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 5h

Procrastination is such bullshit

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Kali, the Psycho Analyst & Part-time Alchemist @magickali.bsky.social · 1d

I will repost this forever.

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After leaving Vienna, and long before you come to Budapest, @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 14h

ICYMI, I’m writing a quarterly column on collections of weird fiction. So far we’ve got an intro, one on Steve Rasnic Tem, Ananda Lima, and Christi Nogle, and another on John Langan, Rebecca Campbell, and B. Catling. There’s a lot of weird theorizing and words like “apophatic” and “genric”.

Profane Illuminations – Ancillary Review of Books

Posts about Profane Illuminations written by Zach

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 19h

I will never understand how Jared Leto has remained a working movie star for 30 years despite never starring in a good or successful film

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 1d

‘TRON: ARES’ is set to have a loss of $132.7M.

(via t.co/Odawcc3Zfr)

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TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 10h

Standard question followed by a completely random one

Even odder, the demographic questions were in a different section

Driver's License: Do you have a driver's license or state ID

Puerto Rico Birthplace Disclosure: Were you born in Puerto Rico

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 11h

Youtube has decided to show me slightly more book stuff and it's really funny how they always hold the spine of the books away from the camera in thumbnails. Yeah make me click and see your books

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 11h

This is for the best

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 19h

DOJ WHISTLEBLOWER: “I wouldn’t be abiding by my oath if I stayed silent right now.” He says Trumps DOJ wanted him to lie (about Kilmar being a gang member & a terrorist…)— and then fired him when he wouldn’t.

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TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 11h

That's a bit more acceptable, at least in 'pure' math contexts, but still a nightmare for translating between papers and code

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 12h

Like matrix indices bucking xy orientation as well, messes me up every time!

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TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 12h

It sounds less unhinged if I add that I'm specifically referring to the sound design

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 12h

Unhinged Opinion: Dark Souls is inspired by Bela Tar's films

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 13h

Trick I've been doing, with mixed results, is splashing water on my face when I wash my hands. Face water sticks around a lot longer than hand water so there's less room for me to worry that I haven't washed my hands

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 20h

Dammit slip

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 22h

Goodnight my sirens

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TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 23h

This essay, Strangers, is absolutely incredible. I love it so much

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 23h

"the human project--which is to remain human and to block the dehumanization of others." - Toni Morrison

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 23h

It's a good sign I've been getting lyrics from Slayer - Piece by Piece(the part about breath) randomly popping into my head recently, right?

TheGrand547 @thegrand547.bsky.social · 23h

1. REMOVE THE SONGS

(I have no problem with them it's funny)