Chris Hanel
@chrishanel.com
Fights for the users. Broadcast Designer @supportclass.net, Lead Production Designer @gamesdonequick.com, official Effectively Wild Scorekeeper (@ewstats.com), COQL host/trivia nerd, Twins fan, ex-game dev. (he/him)
Links/info: https://chrishanel.com
Links/info: https://chrishanel.com
The year is 1997. I am in 10th grade. I live in the midwest. The dentist offers me a multitude of colors to use for the rubber bands on my braces. I choose alternating blue and purple Hornets colors.
I still have no idea why to this day.
I still have no idea why to this day.
January 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The year is 1997. I am in 10th grade. I live in the midwest. The dentist offers me a multitude of colors to use for the rubber bands on my braces. I choose alternating blue and purple Hornets colors.
I still have no idea why to this day.
I still have no idea why to this day.
I’m sorry what
Free agent Max Kepler, who played last season with the Phillies following 10 seasons with the Twins, has been suspended 80 games by MLB after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
January 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I’m sorry what
Yep, using a png file as an alpha mask for the gameplay and score areas
January 9, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Yep, using a png file as an alpha mask for the gameplay and score areas
#AGDQ2026 broadcast megathread hype!
Chris here! I'll be posting our traditional #AGDQ2026 broadcast megathread on Saturday, but reply here if you have any questions! In the meantime, check out the talk @corvimae.com and I gave on the GDQ Layouts:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHuR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHuR...
Rate My Layout! - Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 Panels
YouTube video by Games Done Quick
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
#AGDQ2026 broadcast megathread hype!
LET'S FUCKING GO.
January 8, 2026 at 11:31 PM
LET'S FUCKING GO.
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A random kid at the Pittsburgh Aviary today: "guys do not bother me this is where I'm going to be born"
January 8, 2026 at 11:05 PM
A random kid at the Pittsburgh Aviary today: "guys do not bother me this is where I'm going to be born"
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They did.
January 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
They did.
Here it is! youtu.be/XaSozamNhq0?...
The copyright loophole more movies should use
YouTube video by Alex Boucher
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Here it is! youtu.be/XaSozamNhq0?...
There’s a video I saw about how the BlackBerry movie got away with it without getting the rights to any of it, I will try and track that link down later
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 AM
There’s a video I saw about how the BlackBerry movie got away with it without getting the rights to any of it, I will try and track that link down later
Audio isn't my department, unfortunately, but i know that our main mixer is a Wing and we have multiple dashboards in Pratchett (our main control/graphics package) talking with the Wing to assist with signal flow and routing
January 8, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Audio isn't my department, unfortunately, but i know that our main mixer is a Wing and we have multiple dashboards in Pratchett (our main control/graphics package) talking with the Wing to assist with signal flow and routing
We don't have any walkthrough of the setups, but we did do a panel on the history of the layouts on Sunday that's now on YT
bsky.app/profile/chri...
bsky.app/profile/chri...
January 8, 2026 at 4:14 AM
We don't have any walkthrough of the setups, but we did do a panel on the history of the layouts on Sunday that's now on YT
bsky.app/profile/chri...
bsky.app/profile/chri...
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I think @ewpod.bsky.social is a good podcast, and I'm going to try to be better about promoting it. I think it's worth a listen and your Patreon dollars if you have them to spend: patreon.com/effectivelywild
Get more from Effectively Wild on Patreon
Creating a baseball podcast
patreon.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I think @ewpod.bsky.social is a good podcast, and I'm going to try to be better about promoting it. I think it's worth a listen and your Patreon dollars if you have them to spend: patreon.com/effectivelywild
Fuck yeah
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Fuck yeah
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAT THE CRAP THIS IS AMAZING THANK YOU
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAT THE CRAP THIS IS AMAZING THANK YOU
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I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
I’m eating lunch, I’m having a panic attack, I’m charging my phone, and then I’m going back out to try and keep my neighborhood safe.
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
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Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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The only two things on the Internet that haven't been enshittified are Wikipedia and Learned League
January 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The only two things on the Internet that haven't been enshittified are Wikipedia and Learned League
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Rate My Layout! - Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 Panels
YouTube video by Games Done Quick
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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huge shout-out to @yogcavey.bsky.social for the original sticky note that inspired the design
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
huge shout-out to @yogcavey.bsky.social for the original sticky note that inspired the design
One of the #AGDQ2026 stream techs made these badge ribbons and I nerded out when I was gifted one unexpectedly
Huge kudos to @thevaliantsun.bsky.social
Huge kudos to @thevaliantsun.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
One of the #AGDQ2026 stream techs made these badge ribbons and I nerded out when I was gifted one unexpectedly
Huge kudos to @thevaliantsun.bsky.social
Huge kudos to @thevaliantsun.bsky.social