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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 1h

throw the ball, hit the ball, catch the ball. that's the name of the game right there

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 1d

check this out lmao

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 1d

I always thought Mark was the weakest host and that losing him wouldn't matter. They've had a decent stable of TV-savvy guest hosts in the past, but they've been rotating through the most gormless, charmless freaks this season. this week they had a husband and wife couple on as one "Shark" lol

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 1d

the new season of Shark Tank is astonishingly bad so far. It's awesome. The show is falling apart in real time. Don't reply to this explaining well actually it's always been bad. I know that

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 1d

It feels like we're a week or two away from the president making an executive order about skill-based matchmaking

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 2d

went to the store today and thought "lesser evil is kind of a crazy thing to name your snack company" and then looked it up who owned it when I got home and laughed out loud

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 5d

Oh right, it's the last night of the sale I think--get thee to a nunnery!

it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 11d

It's Steam sale time again! Misericorde Volume Two has its deepest discount yet, and Volume One can be picked up for 50% off (!!!). Read it for the first time or give the gift of miserable failnun to a friend 🗡️

Save 25% on Misericorde Volume Two: White Wool & Snow on Steam

White Wool & Snow is the second visual novel in the Misericorde series.

store.steampowered.com

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 6d

how we are moving

a screenshot of batman: arkham asylum modded to have four batmans standing stoically in a group

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 6d

it’s pretty rich to call people who are rude about chatbots bigoted when the entire AI apparatus mostly seems to revolve around creating an illusory servant class. if you think the chatbot you’re designing to kiss your ass and do your work for you is alive, what does that make you?

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 7d

it's well meaning but i can't help but feel condescended to most times this happens in fantasy or historical fiction lol

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 8d

currently yes, but stay tuned! We're figuring some plans out etc 🫡

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lurian @lurian.bsky.social · 10d

*sees a bad post* rr... uuagh... hUh! ARGH *sees a funny post* ah! ahahaa... ooh, haa aah!

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 11d

Volume Three development is going well; it's all plotted out, I'm writing and sketching and planning. The goal is to round out the trilogy with a big, weird, polished finale--it's going to take a little longer than 2 did, but it'll be worth it. Plus there's that other project I've been teasing... 🏘️

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 11d

As always huge thanks to everyone who has made this series a success. each purchase goes toward guaranteeing Hedwig continues to make spectacularly bad decisions. You can also support my Patreon, which is a little slapdash but gets you news, announcements, credits, and games when they're done!

Get more from xeecee on Patreon

creating the visual novel 'Misericorde' (and art, generally)

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 11d

It's Steam sale time again! Misericorde Volume Two has its deepest discount yet, and Volume One can be picked up for 50% off (!!!). Read it for the first time or give the gift of miserable failnun to a friend 🗡️

Save 25% on Misericorde Volume Two: White Wool & Snow on Steam

White Wool & Snow is the second visual novel in the Misericorde series.

store.steampowered.com

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the haver of it🔞 @taylortitmouse.bsky.social · 11d

"i saw on the news that trump is threatening to shut down the government unless democrats bend the knee on trans healthcare and i'm calling to say that i will never vote for [name] again if they do. i would rather they shut down the government." and they will say "thank you i'll pass that on"

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Juanan @rustyjuanan.bsky.social · 20d

Just yapped Ryukishi about Misericorde @xeecee.bsky.social

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 20d

oh my god what! incredible!!!

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 21d

amen

it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 21d

after getting yelled at for several days straight about not doing anything about rhetorical inciting violence against trans people, they asked for feedback on how they could improve their response. today’s answer was a resounding “nah just playing we’ll be moderating things the same lol”

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Riv @ahr-ech.bsky.social · 21d

Happy weekend! Pepper Grinder is 60% OFF in the Devolver Publisher sale, now's your chance to commit some OSHA violations with a big drill just like you've always wanted to! store.steampowered.com/app/2076580/...

Save 60% on Pepper Grinder on Steam

Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 23d

Today is the feast day of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), here surrounded by plants & a mineral she touted as medical treatments, her invented alphabet & model of the universe. One of my most popular prints this year! 🧪🐡👩🏼‍🔬 #histsci #histmed

Her writings preserve not only her own knowledge & 🧵

This is my hand-printed 11" x 14" lino block print of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), surrounded by plants and a mineral she touted as medical treatments, her invented alphabet and model of the universe, on lovely ivory Japanese washi paper. She is printed in dark blue on cream coloured washi paper. She is dressed in a habit holding a scroll with one of her Gregorian chants in Medieval musical notation. Her model of the universe is depicted on her habit. Clockwise from the top, she is surrounded: by tansy; common comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is sometimes used on the skin to treat wounds and reduce inflammation from sprains and broken bones, it roots and leaves contain allantoin, a substance that helps new skin cells grow, along with other substances that reduce inflammation and keep skin healthy; mandrake (species in the genus Mandragora, either Mandragora officinarum or Mandragora autumnalis) which contain deliriant hallucinogenic tropane alkaloids which are poisonous; sulfur for skin ailments does indeed act as a fungicide; lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) which has been shown to have some calming effects, some antibacterial properties and positive effects on indigestion; and quince (Cydonia oblonga), which while understudied, there is some early evidence that it may help prevent stomach ulcers. Above and below Hildegard is the alphabet along with her own alternate alphabet Litterae ignotae which she used for her own Lingua ignota (Unknown Language).

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 25d

News orgs HAVE to stop calling these porn bans. Yes, #HB4938, does also criminalize porn — also terrible — it goes far beyond that.

LGBTQ+ sites, social media sites, community forums, Shakespeare, drag, a review of Mrs. Doubtfire, all punishable by jail $500K fine and twenty years in jail.

(XII) Any other pornographic material.
(B) Is a depiction, description, or simulation, whether real, animated, digitally generated, written, or auditory, that includes a disconnection between biology and gender by an individual of 1 biological sex imitating, depicting, or representing himself or herself to be of the other biological sex by means of a combination of attire, cosmetology, or prosthetics, or as having a reproductive

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 25d

an edit of the “look how hard I can pee” comic with hornet and widow’s sprites from silksong. widow is the one peeing really hard

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it’s xeecee @xeecee.bsky.social · 29d

eating some chips early actually helps you eat more later. this is just game winning strategy

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