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Ryan Bloom

@blazehedgehog.bltn.net

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Too weird to live, too rare to die. I created Sagexpo.org a long time ago, dabbling in game development for 20+ years. They used to pay me to write. People seem to like my Youtube videos. http://blazehedgehog.bltn.net/

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Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.net · Apr 7

⚠Proper New Video Alarm⚠
Curious about the Unleashed Recomp for PC? Have you heard "things" about Sonic Unleashed and want to know what's up with that game? I've got you covered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhZ8...

So It's Your First Time Playing Sonic Unleashed... (Recompiled)

YouTube video by BlazeHedgehog

www.youtube.com

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morning sensibilia 🔆 @loveshy.icu · 11h

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bepis jr. @bepisjr.bsky.social · 22h

Tweet from “Thing Bad” username @Merman_Melville
“Being a billionaire must be insane. You can buy new teeth, new skin. All your chairs cost 20,000 dollars and weigh 2,000 pounds. Your life is just a series of your own preferences. In terms of cognitive impairment it’s probably like being kicked in the head by a horse every day”
4:03 AM Jan 25, 2019
101 replies, 7.9K retweets, 33K likes, 1K saves

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chadzia dax 🔞😷🖖🏻 @m00psy.bsky.social · 1h

there’s also this. it’s not just artists and creatives who are vulnerable to missing paychecks due to illness: everyone is struggling to hang on right now.

makes no sense to keep spreading a disabling illness that doesn’t even cause any symptoms half the time (though it still causes damage).

chadzia dax 🔞😷🖖🏻 @m00psy.bsky.social · Jun 6

Most Americans don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living, analysis finds

The bottom 60% of U.S. households don't make enough money to afford a "minimal quality of life," according to a new analysis.

www.cbsnews.com

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Tulchip @ emergency move aid fundraising 🥀 @tulchip.bsky.social · 4h

Out of suggestions from some folks Ive opened the fund raising goal on my Ko-fi, any funds coming in from there will go towards allowing me to move safely despite my disability and afford all the necessities i will need without it affecting my medical budgets..

ko-fi.com/tulchip/goal...

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 12h

I love it when people are doing proper preservation of old things that don't usually get preserved. I've never heard of this and have no reason to personally care about it, but look at the love happening

Kenny Lauderdale @kennylauderdale.bsky.social · 12h

Presented for the first time ever, a NEW Version of 1985 anime NORA, painstakingly remastered from my hacked VCR. Enjoy!
Improvements vs. the Laserdisc.
- Correct Colors (Previous Rips were Faded)
- HiFi Audio from Linear Tape Capture
- Ghost Frames Removed, Various tweaks.
youtu.be/L7QCXuuAsXE

NORA (1985) Remastered (VHS-Decode)

YouTube video by The Domesday Bunker

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Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.net · 11h

Well, my squeamish-about-gore phase was many years ago (long story). I'm better about it these days! I'll have to give it a look.

Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.net · 12h

Haha, I haven't! I went through a period of being really squeamish about gore and avoided a lot of the notable examples. I've only seen Jason Lives!

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Adem @adem.bsky.social · 20h

we live in an era of incredible video editing skills being using to create the most insane media

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Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.net · 12h

A man in a silver jumpsuit lowers a giant stone brick into his laboratory. "My computer says organic material is contained within. I must find out what is inside!"

IN THEATERS THIS OCTOBER: FRIDAY THE 13000TH

rob @ok-but-still.bsky.social · 20h

crystal lake sheriff: well, we encased jason voorhees in about 10 bags of Quickcrete. he's basically never going to hurt anyone ever again, and it cost $400.

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Zen • Fortnite Leaks @fnleaksredirector.bsky.social · 1d

Here's the first batch of Huggy Wuggy doing emotes.
Requested by @simplysillyv.bsky.social and @stwcontent.bsky.social

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Spice 💕 @spicedyde.bsky.social · 1d

🐶: “Very spooky! A corpse is a dead body.”

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Cαrínα ᓚᘏᗢ @carina.delachancla.com · 23h

Thanks @itsgroff.bsky.social for your voice for this xD

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Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.net · 12h

Finally updated these with proper file information.

Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.net · 2d

Tossed it up on Soundcloud and Bandcamp.

soundcloud.com/blazehedgeho...

blazehedgehog.bandcamp.com/track/to-pas...

Stream "TO PASS THROUGH THIS PORTAL, YOU MUST GO THROUGH ME..." (priv07.mid) by BlazeHedgehog | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

I'm not quite sure who composed this song, where it's from, or who sequenced it. It's one of thsoe ancient internet MIDIs linked on a very old (1997) website with absolutely no identifying marks. It w

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lete lyre@中秋の名月 @letelyre.bsky.social · 18h

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Moss @soothemoss.bsky.social · 2d

running out of food rn, need help with the groceries

Moss @soothemoss.bsky.social · 4d

we were given a cat that was rescued to shelter for the time being and we need to get him checked which adds even more expenses + 300cad for the room + expenses for food for the month. please help if you are able #MutualAid #TransCrowdFund paypal.me/soothingmoss

Pay SootheMoss using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/soothingmoss and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

paypal.me

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Mike W @gekido.bsky.social · 22h

so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome

Go through these steps to disable it:

opus.ing/posts/how-to...

#chrome #aibullshit

How to Remove AI From Your Google Chrome Experience - Opus

Follow these steps to resist the AI-pocalypse in your everyday web browsing.

opus.ing

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Berrak @berrak.bsky.social · 17h

hey friends, we still need to raise about 800 Euros

next Friday (on the 17th) we are leaving this apartment and I have no idea where we can go next or how

I appreciate all the reposts, shares with your circles and donations, everything helps

Thanks ❤️

Berrak @berrak.bsky.social · 4d

friends, unfortunately I am in need of some help again to keep a roof over my head

we are moving out of this flat on the 17th (in 10 days) we got for the month, and nowhere to go with very little funds so far

I am trying to raise about 1500 Euros while I am interviewing and applying to grants

Pay Berrak Nil Boya using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/berrakn and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

paypal.me

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Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.net · 17h

But it's up to you. It will always be up to you. Follow your heart and do what feels right. If you don't want to stream, then don't stream.

Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.net · 17h

So you took some time off. You went crazy. It happens. Today's world is a fucked up place. Shit is hard. I think people would be more understanding than you think. And, I dunno, hanging out, playing some games or whatever. Might be good time to decompress, you know?

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Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.net · 17h

I can relate to a lot of this (more than you probably know) and I don't really have much of an answer. Obviously, we want you to take care, and if you don't want to stream, don't. But don't psyche yourself out, either. I've had streams I thought were going to be a disaster, but ended up fun.