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top notch mascottin'
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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disney throwing things at the wall to try to appease china when the obvious solution is to do Romance of the Three Kingdoms with mickey, donald and goofy as Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu
November 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Happy Gävlebocken season! Every year since 1966, Gävle, Sweden, has erected a massive version of Scandinavia's traditional straw Yule goat. It is so attractive to vandals—particularly arsonists—that in the previous 59 years, only 17 goats have survived fully intact. Good luck in 2025, Gävlebocken!
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The Sickos Committee Game of the Week Rankings - Week 14

A BOWL ELIGIBOWL IN BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA

BUTCH JONES’ RED WOLVES HEAD OUT TO NORTH CAROLINA TO TAKE ON APP STATE IN A FUN BELT FRACAS FOR BOWL ELIGIBILITY

OUR GAME OF THE WEEK!

IT’S ARKANSAS STATE 🆚 APP STATE!
The Sickos Committee Game of the Week Rankings - Week 14 A BOWL ELIGIBOWL IN BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA BUTCH JONES’ RED WOLVES HEAD OUT TO NORTH CAROLINA TO TAKE ON APP STATE IN A FUN BELT FRACAS FOR BOWL ELIGIBILITY OUR GAME OF THE WEEK! IT’S ARKANSAS STATE 🆚 APP STATE!
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The Sickos Committee Game of the Week Rankings - Week 14

ONLY FBS 🆚 FBS GAMES ARE RANKED ALL 65 OF THEM

This is a forecast & we will monitor as conditions change. Also, this is a Sickos forecast not watchability ranking, cause we’re still watching!

WARNING PART 2
Games 2-13
YES... HA HA HA YES! SICKOS 00 The Sickos Committee Weekly Game Watch List Week 14 weather Heathe, Sickos Committee Alert System 오 Warning Part 2 13. Miami & Pitt 12. Wyoming @ Hawai'1 11. Wisconsin @ Minnesota (Paul Bunyan's Axe, 135th meeting) 10. ULM & Ragin' Cajuns (Battle on the Bayou, 61st meeting) 9. Penn State @ Rutgers (Bowl Eligibowl) 8. Iowa @ Nebraska (Heroes Trophy, 56th meeting) 7. Kentucky @ Louisville (Governor's Cup, 37th meeting) 6. Ole Miss @ Mississippi State (Egg Bowl, 122nd meeting) 5. 4. Florida State l Florida (69th meeting) Oregon State @ Washington State (PAC-12 Finale) 3. Boston College & Syracuse 2. Georgia Southern @ Marshall (Bowl Eligibowl)
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The Sickos Committee Game of the Week Rankings - Week 14

ONLY FBS 🆚 FBS GAMES ARE RANKED ALL 65 OF THEM

This is a forecast & we will monitor as conditions change. Also, this is a Sickos forecast not watchability ranking, cause we’re still watching!

WARNING PART 1
Games 14-26
YES... HA HA HA YES! SICKOS 00 The Sickos Committee Weekly Game Watch List Week 14 weather Sickos Committee Alert System Warning Part 1 26. Temple ® North Texas 25. Navy @ Memphis 24. Arizona @ Arizona State (Territorial Cup, 99th meeting) 23. Northwestern @ Illinois (Land of Lincoln Trophy, 119th meeting) 22. Maryland & Michigan State 21. Houston @ Baylor 20. Army @ UTSA 19. Kent State ® Northern Illinois 18. Wake Forest @ Duke (105th meeting) 17. UNC @ NC State (115th meeting) 16. SMU @ Cal 15. Virginia Tech @ Virginia (Commonwealth Cup, 106th meeting) 14. Clemson @ South Carolina (Palmetto Bowl, 122nd meeting) seather 오
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The Sickos Committee Game of the Week Rankings - Week 14

ONLY FBS 🆚 FBS GAMES ARE RANKED ALL 65 OF THEM

This is a forecast & we will monitor as conditions change. Also, this is a Sickos forecast not watchability ranking, cause we’re still watching!

Watch Part 2
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YES... HA HA HA YES! SICKOS 00 The Sickos Committee Weekly Game Watch List Week 14 weather Sickos Committee Alert System Watch Part 2 39. East Carolina ® FAU 38. Toledo @ Central Michigan 37. Air Force @ Colorado St (Ram Falcon Trophy, 63rd meeting) 36. Charlotte @ Tulane 35. Utah @ Kansas 34. Ohio l Buffalo 33. San Diego State ® New Mexico 32. Troy @ Southern Miss 31. UTEP @ Delaware 30. South Alabama @ Texas State 29. Colorado & Kansas State (68th meeting) 28. Middle Tennessee ® New MExico State 27. LSU @ Oklahoma deathen 오
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The Sickos Committee Game of the Week Rankings - Week 14

ONLY FBS 🆚 FBS GAMES ARE RANKED ALL 65 OF THEM

This is a forecast & we will monitor as conditions change. Also, this is a Sickos forecast not watchability ranking, cause we’re still watching!

Watch Part 1
Ranked 40-52
YES... HA HA HA YES! SICKOS 00 The Sickos Committee Weekly Game Watch List Week 14 weather Sickos Committee Alert System Watch Part 1 52. Ball State ® Miami of Ohio 51. James Madison @ Coastal Carolina 50. UNLV @ Nevada (Fremont Cannon, 51st meeting) 49. Fresno St. ® San Jose St. (Battle for the Valley, 88th meeting) 48. Boise State ® Utah State 47. LaTech & Missouri State 46. Rice € USF 45. UCF & BYU 44. Kennesaw State ® Liberty 43. Western Kentucky ® Jax State 42. FIU ® Sam Houston 41. Missouri ® Arkansas 40. Alabama @ Auburn (Iron Bowl, 90th meeting) deathen 오
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The Sickos Committee Game of the Week Rankings - Week 14

ONLY FBS 🆚 FBS GAMES ARE RANKED ALL 65 OF THEM

This is a forecast & we will monitor as conditions change. Also, this is a Sickos forecast not watchability ranking, cause we’re still watching!

ADVISORY
Ranked 53-65
YES... HA HA HA YES! SICKOS 00 The Sickos Committee Weekly Game Watch List Week 14 eathe, ② deathen Sickos Committee Alert System Advisory 65. UAB & Tulsa 64. Ohio State ® Michigan (The Game, 121st meeting) 63. Notre Dame @ Stanford (39th meeting) 62. Vanderbilt ® Tennessee (120th meeting) 61. Oregon @ Washington (118th meeting) 60. Texas Tech ® West Virginia 59. Texas A&M @ Texas (Lone Star Showdown, 120th) 58. Georgia v. Georgia Tech (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate, 119th meeting) 57. Georgia State ® Old Dominion 56. Iowa State ® Oklahoma State (59th meeting) 55. Indiana e Purdue (Old Oaken Bucket, 127th meeting) 54. UCLA @ USC (Victory Bell, 95th meeting) 53. Cincinnati & TCU
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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ohmygodiamonfire.bsky.social
Oh hey, it's Virtual On's 30th anniversary! Might as well finally post pictures of my completed Fei-Yen Garage Kit.

Mostly happy with how it turned out, but gonna have to redo the torso/thighs because the paint seems to like to scrape off easily.

#VirtualOn #GarageKit #バーチャロン
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
screenshot of a tumblr post from user “wildmansters” The thing that really boils my potatoes about Al in general is that I have been a creative professional for over a decade now and the devil has ALWAYS been in the details. Big and small, I've had single-person businesses rip me to shreds over how their colors turned out on newsprint, and have worked with huge companies with THICK brand guidelines with every detail of their brand identity laid out and enforced with an iron fist. But I guess all of that stuff doesn't matter anymore? Who gives a fuck if this Al generated baby has six fingers, that mom-and-pop shop is still going to use it. That rug from Temu says Happy Thanksgivirg? Oh well haha it's just a silly funny thing now (nevermind that you never would have given a B-grade item from a craft show the same consideration). I don't actually care that the Al Coca-cola ad has a truck that changes size every scene, but I can't help but think about how, if it had been some poor underpaid artist, they would have been laughed out of the building. I don't really know how to put it in a succint way but it just feels all the more obvious how much more grace and flexibility has always been possible but never offered.
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
investigationcone.bsky.social
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:

They Might Be Giants
The Aquabats
Lollapalooza '96 (Metallica/Soundgarden/The Ramones/Rancid/Screaming Trees/Devo)
Veruca Salt
Ozzy Osbourne
radiostarkiller.bsky.social sai ✦ training arc @radiostarkiller.bsky.social · 1d
introduce yourself with five concerts youve seen:

Carly Rae Jepsen
SEVENTEEN
Red Velvet
TWICE
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trungles.com Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 1d
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:

The Veronicas*
Janet Jackson
Chappell Roan (very early career)
Tinashe

(I think that’s literally it. I don’t like crowds lol)
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
investigationcone.bsky.social
The Rockettes' performance at the Macy's parade always amuses me. They start out in a compact shape and slowly become more and more linear through the number, sometimes teasing a line and then becoming compact again for a bit.
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
investigationcone.bsky.social
Raccoon was once a traditional Thanksgiving food?
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r...
Raccoon Was Once a Thanksgiving Feast Fit for a President
Calvin Coolidge refused to cook the raccoon sent to him, but the critter was a beloved staple for many Americans
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
investigationcone.bsky.social
Okay, that mini Goldfish cracker float is pretty cute.
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Frame #60750 from S03 -E06 - Suckling Pig-628418
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Oh wow, I get to use this one already?
Darth Vader finds new ways to motivate the men.
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Happy thanksgiving, gang
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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kirkman.bsky.social
Playing (and finishing) "Thieves' Guild" with its front-end was difficult, but a worthwhile adventure.

I loved it so much, I also interviewed its creators, recovered its source code and posted it on GitHub!

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Paul Witte and Herb Flower, creators of Thieves’ Guild
Paul Witte and Herb Flower reminisce about creating their BBS door game for the Atari ST -- and its amazing graphical front-end client.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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kirkman.bsky.social
Thieves' Guild for the Atari ST is my favorite example of a front-end for a BBS game.

It added pixel art, voice samples, and sound effects to what was normally a plain-text fantasy adventure.

I cannot overstate how cool the art is in this front-end.

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My 7-year quest to play Thieves' Guild
This BBS game for the Atari ST featured a graphical front-end client with eye-catching pixel art and attention to the little details. It was worth playing to the end.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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kirkman.bsky.social
TradeWars 2002 was so popular that it spawned an entire cottage industry of third-party helper programs.

One of those helpers, TWTerm, automated repetitive tasks so players could quickly build wealth. It wrapped a GUI around the ANSI text interface.

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A different way to play, part 5: TWTerm - Break Into Chat
This is the fifth installment in my series “A different way to play” about front-end clients for BBS door games. TWTerm I was never a very good TradeWars 2002 player. Sure I would trade, hunt for the ...
breakintochat.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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kirkman.bsky.social
Meanwhile, GTERM for Land of Devastation added a high-resolution SVGA interface to the game.

In retrospect, I wish they had devoted less real estate to displaying inventory, and much more to the viewer that shows images of the game world.

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A different way to play, part 4: GTERM - Break Into Chat
This is the fourth installment in my series “A different way to play” about front-end clients for BBS door games. GTERM GTERM was a front-end for Land of Devastation that enabled an SVGA-resolution in...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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kirkman.bsky.social
In contrast, OOIITERM for Operation Overkill II didn't add pixel graphics, but it did enhance the experience with much faster ANSI menus, and cool SoundBlaster effects.

The modern-day terminal SyncTerm has built-in support for OOIITERM's special effects.

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A different way to play, part 3: OOIITERM - Break Into Chat
This is the third installment in my series “A different way to play” about front-end clients for BBS door games. OOIITERM OOIITERM (also called “Overkill Ansiterm”) was a front-end for Operation Overk...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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kirkman.bsky.social
One of the better-known examples is "Pit Terminal," which added EGA graphics to classic combat game "The Pit."

(Surprisingly, though, the pixel art of the combat arena where most of the action happens is not much more detailed than the ANSI text version.)

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A different way to play, part 2: Pit Terminal - Break Into Chat
This is the second installment in my series “A different way to play” about front-end clients for BBS door games. Pit Terminal James Berry’s The Pit was an action game in which players could fight eac...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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kirkman.bsky.social
Some decided to break free of the limits of BBS technology by creating their own custom terminal programs ... front-end clients.

In 2020, I wrote a case study titled "A different way to play" looking at several of these computer curioisities.

breakintochat.com/blog/2020/09...
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A different way to play: front-ends - Break Into Chat
This is the first installment in my series “A different way to play” about front-end clients for BBS door games. Silent. Simple. Social. I suspect that’s how many people remember BBS door games. In ou...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM