Sam.
@darleysam.bsky.social
Socials for The Longest Johns
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Freelance internet contributor (he/him)
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Freelance internet contributor (he/him)
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and if wherever you land your riposte is, "but things went wrong because not enough people followed MY ideology" well maybe your ideology should've been fucking better at convincing people huh
February 4, 2026 at 1:46 AM
and if wherever you land your riposte is, "but things went wrong because not enough people followed MY ideology" well maybe your ideology should've been fucking better at convincing people huh
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i don't particularly disagree with a lot of the critiques of anarchist activism by liberals but I bristle when they act as if their best practices are any wiser. we're here because none of us figured out how to avoid being here.
everyone should have some goddamn humility.
everyone should have some goddamn humility.
February 4, 2026 at 1:45 AM
i don't particularly disagree with a lot of the critiques of anarchist activism by liberals but I bristle when they act as if their best practices are any wiser. we're here because none of us figured out how to avoid being here.
everyone should have some goddamn humility.
everyone should have some goddamn humility.
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"oh that's why they were so good at writing villains"
No, no shut up, do not follow that logical path.
No, no shut up, do not follow that logical path.
one thing that would be cool, when prominent creators turn out to be terrible people, would be if we didn't have to go through this performative dance of insisting that their work was never good in the first place.
February 3, 2026 at 6:53 PM
"oh that's why they were so good at writing villains"
No, no shut up, do not follow that logical path.
No, no shut up, do not follow that logical path.
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News I’m somewhat late to but apparently the Indian Navy built a ship based on a fifth century painting and sailed it to Oman to recreate the trading route of the Indian Ocean in late antiquity.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
INSV Kaundinya: Hand-stitched Indian ship arrives in Oman - BBC News
The ship, which has no engine and moves under square sails, retraced the ancient route in 17 days.
www.bbc.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
News I’m somewhat late to but apparently the Indian Navy built a ship based on a fifth century painting and sailed it to Oman to recreate the trading route of the Indian Ocean in late antiquity.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Holy shit yes, this is exactly what has happened
I was thinking after the music biopic chat yesterday about how the underlying assumption of tech and capital seems to be that culture has stopped, it’s a solved problem. Every innovation has been made, every style invented and trope named, and the old will always provide higher returns than the new
We already have a visual medium that can de-age actors and keep characters eternally young - comics. But we also know from decades of comics doing it that it tends to stagnation. Make up some new stuff eh?
February 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Holy shit yes, this is exactly what has happened
I don't mean to alarm anyone, but it's September in 3 weeks
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I don't mean to alarm anyone, but it's September in 3 weeks
Let's GO Scotland
February 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Let's GO Scotland
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
I'm planning to replay all the Remedy games (apart from Death Really, sorry) in readiness for the MP remakes, and genuinely fascinated to see how Remedy handles them. It's the kind of space where a self-aware remake would fit perfectly, but also appreciate that would take an immense amount of work.
February 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I'm planning to replay all the Remedy games (apart from Death Really, sorry) in readiness for the MP remakes, and genuinely fascinated to see how Remedy handles them. It's the kind of space where a self-aware remake would fit perfectly, but also appreciate that would take an immense amount of work.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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It's my game of the year roundup! come for the review of HORSES, stay for my thoughts on PERSONA, listen to me tell you about DIGIMON
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HOORAY!!! IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!
Every year, I look forward to looking back on the games I played and looking forward to the games I will play.
That's right, 81 reviews of 69+3 games!!!
Come check it out!
docseuss.medium.com/i-completed-...
Every year, I look forward to looking back on the games I played and looking forward to the games I will play.
That's right, 81 reviews of 69+3 games!!!
Come check it out!
docseuss.medium.com/i-completed-...
i completed 69+3 games in 2025, so here’s 81 reviews
Man. 2025, huh? I had some pretty big, bad things happen, which earned me a lot of burnout. My health is deteriorating, and I can’t afford…
docseuss.medium.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:36 AM
It's my game of the year roundup! come for the review of HORSES, stay for my thoughts on PERSONA, listen to me tell you about DIGIMON
if you like my work and think me doing unpaywalled free articles available to all is neat, please share and hit my tip jar!
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Fun fact: Google Genie “game” tool is exactly the same technology as this thing.
How in the world did this spook the investors? Do they have no eyes?
How in the world did this spook the investors? Do they have no eyes?
You can try the Microsoft just released a Quake 2 demo that runs on genAI.
It forgets where you are you each time you look at the floor and soft-locks when it's to dark. A technological marvel.
You can try the "Copilot Gaming Experience" here: copilot.microsoft.com/wham
It forgets where you are you each time you look at the floor and soft-locks when it's to dark. A technological marvel.
You can try the "Copilot Gaming Experience" here: copilot.microsoft.com/wham
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Fun fact: Google Genie “game” tool is exactly the same technology as this thing.
How in the world did this spook the investors? Do they have no eyes?
How in the world did this spook the investors? Do they have no eyes?
Love when my phone, with storage largely taken up by system files and a couple of bloated (but necessary for work) apps, tells me my storage is nearly full and suggests I delete like 5mb of photos.
Yeah boss, that'll fix it.
Yeah boss, that'll fix it.
February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Love when my phone, with storage largely taken up by system files and a couple of bloated (but necessary for work) apps, tells me my storage is nearly full and suggests I delete like 5mb of photos.
Yeah boss, that'll fix it.
Yeah boss, that'll fix it.
"me thinkith"
Getting a lot of "Tommy needy drinky" energy from this guy (thread explains who he is)
Getting a lot of "Tommy needy drinky" energy from this guy (thread explains who he is)
February 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
"me thinkith"
Getting a lot of "Tommy needy drinky" energy from this guy (thread explains who he is)
Getting a lot of "Tommy needy drinky" energy from this guy (thread explains who he is)
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When it becomes clear that those same rich and powerful men are exploiting your anti-trans crusade as a diversion from the exposure of their crimes, a dodgy sense of priorities becomes a criminal level of complicity.
January 31, 2026 at 12:27 PM
When it becomes clear that those same rich and powerful men are exploiting your anti-trans crusade as a diversion from the exposure of their crimes, a dodgy sense of priorities becomes a criminal level of complicity.
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Might we tactfully point out that to obsess negatively with trans people when the richest and most powerful men in the world are trying to reverse centuries of humane progress and equality to acquire impunity for rape and murder shows a weird sense of priorities?
January 31, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Might we tactfully point out that to obsess negatively with trans people when the richest and most powerful men in the world are trying to reverse centuries of humane progress and equality to acquire impunity for rape and murder shows a weird sense of priorities?
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You can tell, by how many vantablack rectangles there are, that there are people right now whose stories won't be believed for another quarter century.
The purpose of a machine is what it does, and it is so very obviously a machine for enabling wealthy and powerful child abusers.
The purpose of a machine is what it does, and it is so very obviously a machine for enabling wealthy and powerful child abusers.
December 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
You can tell, by how many vantablack rectangles there are, that there are people right now whose stories won't be believed for another quarter century.
The purpose of a machine is what it does, and it is so very obviously a machine for enabling wealthy and powerful child abusers.
The purpose of a machine is what it does, and it is so very obviously a machine for enabling wealthy and powerful child abusers.
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So... Who's reaching out for comment? 👀
Oh my. Oh my my my.
Rockstar co-founder Sam Houser and Leslie Benzies - the former head of Rockstar North and current head of Build A Rocket Boy - are both mentioned in the Epstein Files.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file... (Page 38)
Rockstar co-founder Sam Houser and Leslie Benzies - the former head of Rockstar North and current head of Build A Rocket Boy - are both mentioned in the Epstein Files.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file... (Page 38)
January 31, 2026 at 1:07 AM
So... Who's reaching out for comment? 👀
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LOOPS AHOY X LIVE NOW!
TWITCH.TV/SHYTEHAWK
TWITCH.TV/SHYTEHAWK
January 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
LOOPS AHOY X LIVE NOW!
TWITCH.TV/SHYTEHAWK
TWITCH.TV/SHYTEHAWK
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If you're wondering what's the best way to help our new album's Kickstarter campaign: get LOUD! Share the art, tell your friends, show your cat, show your friend's cat the artwork... word of mouth is the best thing you can do!
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#TheLongestJohns #NewAlbum #Folk
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
#TheLongestJohns #NewAlbum #Folk
January 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
If you're wondering what's the best way to help our new album's Kickstarter campaign: get LOUD! Share the art, tell your friends, show your cat, show your friend's cat the artwork... word of mouth is the best thing you can do!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
#TheLongestJohns #NewAlbum #Folk
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
#TheLongestJohns #NewAlbum #Folk
We do not need the Beatles Cinematic Universe, I am begging you.
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
We do not need the Beatles Cinematic Universe, I am begging you.
Oh hey look at that, some good news
BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Oh hey look at that, some good news