Chris Adamson
@invalidname.me
I write, stream, and code stuff. I also raise children and sometimes clean things. Working on docs for 🍏. He/Him/His.
Also https://mastodon.social/@invalidname (follow via BridgyFed for BlueSky: @invalidname.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy)
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Chris Adamson
@invalidname.me
· Oct 19
Reintro:
• I was invalidname on Twitter, left 2 yrs ago.
• People followed me there b/c I wrote tech books for macOS/iOS. I work @ 🍏 now, so I can’t post about secret work stuff.
• Seems like I’m mostly engaging with anime people here. Tech on Mastodon, and replies only on Threads.
• I was invalidname on Twitter, left 2 yrs ago.
• People followed me there b/c I wrote tech books for macOS/iOS. I work @ 🍏 now, so I can’t post about secret work stuff.
• Seems like I’m mostly engaging with anime people here. Tech on Mastodon, and replies only on Threads.
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
January 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
Gonna be real fun when Europe freezes US assets in response and suddenly all the Apple Stores and Ford dealerships can’t repatriate their revenues back to Cupertino or Detroit.
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Gonna be real fun when Europe freezes US assets in response and suddenly all the Apple Stores and Ford dealerships can’t repatriate their revenues back to Cupertino or Detroit.
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If you’re joining us from X remember the best way to use this app is:
Follow five people and complain loudly that it’s dead
Attempt a dunk quote post
Reply in bad faith to everything
Be obviously far right
Do all of these and we’ll get you added to the correct block lists as soon as possible.
Follow five people and complain loudly that it’s dead
Attempt a dunk quote post
Reply in bad faith to everything
Be obviously far right
Do all of these and we’ll get you added to the correct block lists as soon as possible.
January 11, 2026 at 9:21 AM
If you’re joining us from X remember the best way to use this app is:
Follow five people and complain loudly that it’s dead
Attempt a dunk quote post
Reply in bad faith to everything
Be obviously far right
Do all of these and we’ll get you added to the correct block lists as soon as possible.
Follow five people and complain loudly that it’s dead
Attempt a dunk quote post
Reply in bad faith to everything
Be obviously far right
Do all of these and we’ll get you added to the correct block lists as soon as possible.
I just got the alumni magazine and OMFG this ad is the most unhinged exercise of vanity I’ve ever heard in my life (excepting Trump, of course).
January 11, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I just got the alumni magazine and OMFG this ad is the most unhinged exercise of vanity I’ve ever heard in my life (excepting Trump, of course).
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🚨FLASH : on a retrouvé une manette de l'âge de pierre, indiquant que nos ancêtres jouaient déjà aux jeux vidéos.
January 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
🚨FLASH : on a retrouvé une manette de l'âge de pierre, indiquant que nos ancêtres jouaient déjà aux jeux vidéos.
I really need you people to understand that behind the baroque intellectual posturing, Peter is first and foremost a complete dork.
January 10, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I really need you people to understand that behind the baroque intellectual posturing, Peter is first and foremost a complete dork.
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My latest newsletter: Revisiting David Bowie's final album Blackstar on the tenth anniversary of its release
David Bowie's Blackstar
Revisiting Bowie's final album on the tenth anniversary of its release
sterlewine.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
My latest newsletter: Revisiting David Bowie's final album Blackstar on the tenth anniversary of its release
I keep forgetting to post this… three years ago there was this great YT series on the history of Looney Tunes and they just posted a 3-hour final chapter covering everything after Termite Terrace: the compilation movies, Tiny Toons / Animaniacs, Space Jam, Coyote vs. Acme, etc.
youtu.be/GmypUwG6x2s
youtu.be/GmypUwG6x2s
The Lasting Legacy of Looney Tunes | THE MERRIE HISTORY OF LOONEY TUNES
YouTube video by KaiserBeamz
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I keep forgetting to post this… three years ago there was this great YT series on the history of Looney Tunes and they just posted a 3-hour final chapter covering everything after Termite Terrace: the compilation movies, Tiny Toons / Animaniacs, Space Jam, Coyote vs. Acme, etc.
youtu.be/GmypUwG6x2s
youtu.be/GmypUwG6x2s
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there are affinities to the Star Wars holiday special of the same year---both have a "late 70s variety show gone rancid" vibe. But they're not quite hackwork: they were trying for *something* with them, god knows what
I cannot even hazard a guess as to why Netflix has gone to the trouble of licensing the absolutely abominable Bee Gees SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND movie, but if you've ever wanted to curiously gawk at this car wreck, now you can www.netflix.com/title/60029389
Watch Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Netflix
A small-town band heads to the big city and must defend their magic instruments from a nefarious plot in this jukebox musical set to the Beatles' hits.
www.netflix.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
there are affinities to the Star Wars holiday special of the same year---both have a "late 70s variety show gone rancid" vibe. But they're not quite hackwork: they were trying for *something* with them, god knows what
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We shouldn't have to live like this.
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
We shouldn't have to live like this.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
My main fighting franchises are Soul Calibur and Dead or Alive, both of which appear to be moribund if not outright dead at this point.
SF6 has totally consumed the FGC. I'm happy a fighting game is mainstream again, but the number difference with other FGs is honestly depressing.
If you're a beginner, please try other fighting games too! Besides Street Fighter!
If you're a beginner, please try other fighting games too! Besides Street Fighter!
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
My main fighting franchises are Soul Calibur and Dead or Alive, both of which appear to be moribund if not outright dead at this point.
Reposted by Chris Adamson
Americans will be like "I hate turn-based games" and then watch American football
January 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Americans will be like "I hate turn-based games" and then watch American football
Just to reiterate my own post-libertarian position on this: all countries should have open borders, in the same way and for the same reasons that the individual united states or member nations of the EU do.
“We are locked into a battle we did not seek and our timidity is keeping us on the defensive. It isn’t working. Our pessimism is self-fullfiling.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-g...
We Need to Get Off The Defensive About Immigration
Free movement is a fantastic thing, and we should say it.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Just to reiterate my own post-libertarian position on this: all countries should have open borders, in the same way and for the same reasons that the individual united states or member nations of the EU do.
Reposted by Chris Adamson
i miss when this guy was the only LLM
a man in a suit is holding a pink object
ALT: a man in a suit is holding a pink object
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 AM
i miss when this guy was the only LLM
Can I be honest with y’all? Kind of tired of superlatives. Tired of picking best-of / worst-of kinds of things. Feels like they quickly run into a rhetorical dead end. I mean, OK, if they spare us another week of having to rank the Star Wars movies again, then they serve a purpose.
But mostly, nah.
But mostly, nah.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Can I be honest with y’all? Kind of tired of superlatives. Tired of picking best-of / worst-of kinds of things. Feels like they quickly run into a rhetorical dead end. I mean, OK, if they spare us another week of having to rank the Star Wars movies again, then they serve a purpose.
But mostly, nah.
But mostly, nah.
Also, more cars should come in bold colors like this. There’s too much white and silver on the road.
I still love my Mach-E. Favorite car I’ve ever owned.
January 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Also, more cars should come in bold colors like this. There’s too much white and silver on the road.
I still love my Mach-E. Favorite car I’ve ever owned.
January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I still love my Mach-E. Favorite car I’ve ever owned.
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back in 2019, i spoke with a number of indie devs about the slow but steady re-emergence of rhythm games. now, the space is brimming with creativity, the genre carving its own path as devs fuse rhythm components in their projects. for @gamespot.com:
www.gamespot.com/articles/rhy...
www.gamespot.com/articles/rhy...
Rhythm Games Are Marching To The Beat Of Their Own Drum
The likes of Hi-Fi Rush and Unbeatable are proof that the concept of rhythm games is finding new ways to keep things exciting.
www.gamespot.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
back in 2019, i spoke with a number of indie devs about the slow but steady re-emergence of rhythm games. now, the space is brimming with creativity, the genre carving its own path as devs fuse rhythm components in their projects. for @gamespot.com:
www.gamespot.com/articles/rhy...
www.gamespot.com/articles/rhy...
I’m ancient, and could easily list hundreds of games that old.
For the sake of playing nice, let’s kick it back to the arcade era of the 1980s and a perfect balance of difficulty and adrenaline — Robotron:2084.
For the sake of playing nice, let’s kick it back to the arcade era of the 1980s and a perfect balance of difficulty and adrenaline — Robotron:2084.
January 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I’m ancient, and could easily list hundreds of games that old.
For the sake of playing nice, let’s kick it back to the arcade era of the 1980s and a perfect balance of difficulty and adrenaline — Robotron:2084.
For the sake of playing nice, let’s kick it back to the arcade era of the 1980s and a perfect balance of difficulty and adrenaline — Robotron:2084.
Reposted by Chris Adamson
Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles sells 1 million units: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19294-final-fantasy-tactics-the-ivalice-chronicles-sells-1-million-units
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles sells 1 million units: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19294-final-fantasy-tactics-the-ivalice-chronicles-sells-1-million-units
Reposted by Chris Adamson
Minnesotans to most stuck drivers: hey we can help push you out
Minnesotans to ICE: really floor the gas, spinning the tires helps
Minnesotans to ICE: really floor the gas, spinning the tires helps
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Minnesotans to most stuck drivers: hey we can help push you out
Minnesotans to ICE: really floor the gas, spinning the tires helps
Minnesotans to ICE: really floor the gas, spinning the tires helps
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Hockey is meant to be fun. For fans, the game is meant to be entertaining.
At each stop of the PWHL Takeover Tour, those statements stand true, but the most obvious feeling in each market the Tour visits is something far more powerful...
Joy.
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
At each stop of the PWHL Takeover Tour, those statements stand true, but the most obvious feeling in each market the Tour visits is something far more powerful...
Joy.
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
No Matter Where The PWHL Takeover Tour Goes, The Key Ingredient Is Joy
Hockey is meant to be fun. For fans, the game is meant to be entertaining. At each stop of the PWHL Takeover Tour, both of those statements stand true, but the most obvious sentiment present in each m...
thehockeynews.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Hockey is meant to be fun. For fans, the game is meant to be entertaining.
At each stop of the PWHL Takeover Tour, those statements stand true, but the most obvious feeling in each market the Tour visits is something far more powerful...
Joy.
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
At each stop of the PWHL Takeover Tour, those statements stand true, but the most obvious feeling in each market the Tour visits is something far more powerful...
Joy.
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
You should get into #PWHL women’s hockey:
• It’s only season 3 (get in on the ground floor!)
• Games stream free on YouTube (outside of 🇨🇦)
• Quality of play is excellent
• With only 8 teams, you can learn all the players in the league
• “Heated Rivalry”? Heck, Montréal has a literal “wife line”.
• It’s only season 3 (get in on the ground floor!)
• Games stream free on YouTube (outside of 🇨🇦)
• Quality of play is excellent
• With only 8 teams, you can learn all the players in the league
• “Heated Rivalry”? Heck, Montréal has a literal “wife line”.
January 6, 2026 at 2:13 AM
You should get into #PWHL women’s hockey:
• It’s only season 3 (get in on the ground floor!)
• Games stream free on YouTube (outside of 🇨🇦)
• Quality of play is excellent
• With only 8 teams, you can learn all the players in the league
• “Heated Rivalry”? Heck, Montréal has a literal “wife line”.
• It’s only season 3 (get in on the ground floor!)
• Games stream free on YouTube (outside of 🇨🇦)
• Quality of play is excellent
• With only 8 teams, you can learn all the players in the league
• “Heated Rivalry”? Heck, Montréal has a literal “wife line”.