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Mamylon @mamylon.bsky.social · 18d
This one’s going to annoy people, but: here’s a ranking of my top 55 characters in Joss Whedon’s “Buffyverse.” I’m excluding the comics, but only because, if I included the comics, it would be 54 TV characters plus a dual entry for Giles’ sexy aunts. Like putting Watchmen on your “best novels” list
mamylon.bsky.social Mamylon @mamylon.bsky.social · Mar 6
It’s time for my long-awaited sequel to this thread: a ranking of 55 characters in the first hundred issues of Spider-Man, based ONLY on the first hundred issues of Spider-Man. This means that Dr. Michael Morbius, first appearing in issue 101, will not make the cut. Sorry to the Morbius-heads
mamylon.bsky.social Mamylon @mamylon.bsky.social · Sep 21
Using this space as a repository for only my most indulgent, masturbatory posts. Accordingly, here are my top 70 X-Men characters based ONLY on their appearances from the Claremont era (1975 - 1991). Slightly weighted towards Claremont’s pet recurring nonpowered characters—my favorite kind of guy
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headfallsoff.com
one of the best pieces of video game criticism i stumbled across was in the middle of a fire emblem video and the youtuber didnt realise how foundational a take this was because it seems obvious but it was: the reward when levelling up is not primarily stats and utility, but shiny flashing lights
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
mamylon.bsky.social
Purity-obsessed “leftists” take note! This is what real resistance looks like in practice:
Looking for something similar to (Space Balls) movie. (Theory) Hulk might actually be stronger when he’s angry “Can’t you count your own money asshole?” asked the rude store clerk when an old man asked her to count the money left in his wallet. “Everytime I count something they magically become less than before and you could have helped because I count that you have two free hands,” the old man said before leaving. “I’ll use Goodfellas and another film I know well, Shrek 1, as examples. Typically in Western animated films, the protagonist has many character traits, whether this is Woody from Toy Story, Simba from Lion King, or Shrek”
February 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM
mamylon.bsky.social
I don’t really understand the scenario here. It’s a poor person who, like, needs to look at a drawing of a minotaur? But not any of the minotaur drawings that already exist?
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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strucci.bsky.social
Without going into detail (also a small business) I found a discount offer where you could get basically unlimited free product and emailed their company and the AI responded that that was fine/intentional
(email screenshot) to me 1:27 PM Hello Shannon, Thanks so much for reaching out and for keeping an eye out - we really appreciate your thoughtfulness! We've checked our system, and currently, there isn't a limit on how many [redacted] you can add to the cart. So it's all good there. Since you've shared this with us, we're closing this ticket, but if you have any more questions or need help with anything else, just give us a shout! [redacted] This response was powered by Al
February 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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lizrummy.bsky.social
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)

"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?

Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…

Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.

Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
mamylon.bsky.social
If they tick it up one more it’ll turn into a number that’s funny to millennials, and then we’re all going to endorse Harris for ‘28. The grandmaster is always thinking of the next move…
tbone.malware-virus.biz timothy faust @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 23h
kamala harris's 6-7 themed zoomer digital marketing group has already changed its name after getting made fun of. for some reason they changed it to "68." we're witnessing a level of political instinct never before imaginable
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
mamylon.bsky.social
When I’m walking Daisy and she catches an interesting scent a block away: youtu.be/DQ8unOYfROs?...
David Cale, Lewis Pullman, Daniel Blumberg - John’s Running Song | The Testament of Ann Lee
YouTube video by Milan Records USA
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February 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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ceaubin.com
This level of apologia (from Megan McArdle in a podcast with Josh Barro and Ross Douthat) is fucking appalling. Idk what else there is to say.
She's 16. It's not like she's four. And we have now really shifted on how we think about that, I think, in a good way. Right. Right. I do not think that 50 year old men should be having sex with 16 year old girls. But I think that you're not going to find the evidence of a pedophile ring where he is actively trafficking these girls because until Me Too... It's not like a pedophile, right? There are 16-year-old girls around who are vulnerable and can be exploited, but not in this, like, there is a mastermind who is going on the dark web and selling these girls to you. They're just around, and they're close enough to the age of consent that a lot of people probably felt like it was okay to hit on them.
February 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
mamylon.bsky.social
Just ran I think the single best RPG encounter (PF2E) I’ve ever done. A big trap / puzzle encounter ran into a big fight against two elite henchmen which ran into a big planned boss fight. Two PCs wound up dying, and it was narratively and mechanically climactic enough that it really felt earned.
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 AM
mamylon.bsky.social
Ready to game
My Pathfinder whiteboard setup, complete with dice, tower, minis, a complex “Mr. Sigma” meter, an initiative track, a bottle of maple syrup Some crummy drawings I’m gonna break out in session
February 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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thesleeperssleep.bsky.social
Renfeild: I booked your passage on the Demeter, master
Dracula: thankfs. dont foret the box of,, dert
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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jonbois.bsky.social
it's unbelievable to me that someone could actually be a trillionaire. i think most of us have trouble internalizing how much money that truly is. let me put it in simple terms for you: a trillion dollars is three million dollars
February 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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lukeoneil47.bsky.social
“I imagine if this was a homeless shelter or a mental health center, you would find a way to stop it. You would pull out all the stops."

www.welcometohellworld.com/a-surprise-z...
Resident Jon Mannella challenged the lie that immigration agents target the “worst of the worse” and questioned why DHS and the City of Surprise would place them next to multiple schools if this smear was true. “I imagine if this was a homeless shelter or a mental health center, you would find a way to stop it. You would pull out all the stops. You would pull out the tomes of English common law, dust them off, and try to find some appendix in there to make sure you didn’t have to build this building. Well just pretend that it’s that and put a stop to it.”
February 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
mamylon.bsky.social
Thinking about starting a new video game after sinking 7 months into Elden Ring makes me feel like I just got divorced and I’m distantly contemplating the prospect of “getting back out there.” How will I know it’s time? Will it ever be time? What if the time passes me by becuase I’m too scared…
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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kjhealy.co
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
mamylon.bsky.social
I played the first two of those Trails In The Sky games wanting to love them so bad, and I really liked the gameplay, but they have some of the worst dramatic storytelling I’ve ever seen in any medium. A masterclass in nothing ever fucking happening
February 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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cockremover.bsky.social
bring back blimps. we know the risks. let us live the lives we want to live.
February 5, 2026 at 8:32 AM
mamylon.bsky.social
Starting one of those “Batman gives you a motivational speech” channels but I’m doing an absolutely mangled Jake Sully impression
February 4, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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azrww.bsky.social
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
mamylon.bsky.social
The three movies I was reminded of most during Testament of Ann Lee were The Master, Midsommar, and Yentl. Potent brew. Way better than The Brutalist
February 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM
mamylon.bsky.social
Her: come over
John Hocknoor: I can’t, I’m bringing Shakerism to America
Her: my parents aren’t home
John Hocknoor: youtu.be/nVh7MqC_jbA?...
John's Running Song
YouTube video by Daniel Blumberg - Topic
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February 4, 2026 at 6:58 AM
mamylon.bsky.social
But what an ass!
ephusophus.bsky.social Jeannie Chalupa (a pebble) @ephusophus.bsky.social · 3d
I dispute the "genius" of Cormac McCarthy, I don't care if he sucked as a person, I just hate all of his books because they are badly written and the literary equivalent of crap coming from an ass.

Otherwise good list.
mamylon.bsky.social Mamylon @mamylon.bsky.social · 3d
Adding some nuance to this conversation.
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
mamylon.bsky.social
Adding some nuance to this conversation.
Am I Allowed To Smugly Besmirch The Work In Light Of The Misconduct? A Taxonomy TIER 1: PURE DRAIN ON SOCIETY The allegations are very serious and the output is known slop. Examples: Zachary Levi, Brett Ratner Ruling: It’s open season, especially if they’re actively doing promo for new work. Have fun. TIER 2: BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, PROBABLY EVIL 
The subject is a very beautiful and famous woman, and is some kind of Republican. The critique is legitimate but the replies are flush with people wokely calling her a whore. Examples: Sydney Sweeney, Gal Gadot Ruling: If you’re a guy, I think you have to just shut up about this. She is much much more likely to face actual consequences in Hollywood than some greaseball producer who’s much less of a moneymaker and has done much more material harm, so this is a “wait by the river” situation. If you’re not a man, use your judgment. TIER 3: THE “IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE” MIDDLEBROW TIER Here’s the danger zone. The subject is some sort of contentious, annoying subcultural icon whose talent is up for debate. You’ve sincerely hated them for since you were twelve, and everyone in your group chat agrees, but you’re two mutuals away from a million nerds who love this work more than life itself. You’d be itching to go to war over this even if it weren’t for the allegations, but now the stakes have changed. Examples: JK Rowling, Joss Whedon, Neil Gaiman, Louis CK Ruling: Stick to the group chat for now and keep your ear very close to the ground. The tide will eventually turn one way or the other, but the last thing you want is to be the first guy climbing out of the trenches. TIER 4: GOOD-TO-GREAT ARTIST, YOU CAN’T SAY THEY DIDN’T WARN YOU This is someone who, even if their work isn’t to your taste, is unquestionably very talented and innovative, and has had a huge influence on his art form that has already had a generation to metabolize. Granted, the influential work in question is, like, a decade of pop bangers about how women are scam artists running baby traps, or a very beautiful movie about how dating a high schooler is complicated but fine. You feel like all of this could have been prevented if people had been asking the right questions at the time. Examples: Woody Allen, Kanye West, Dave Sim Ruling: Keep your insults strictly personal and leave the disentangling to the professional critics. TIER 5: UNDISPUTED GENIUS WHO IS ALREADY DEAD All discomfort, no possibility of catharsis. Examples: Cormac McCarthy, Alice Munro, Michael Jackson Ruling: Shut up.
February 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
mamylon.bsky.social
One of the most useful Google functions for when you need to find a specific quote in one of the Aubrey books, etc. Ah well! Everything will get worse forever
rickperlstein.bsky.social Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 3d
I don't mean to seem alarmed, but it appears Google's book search function is, just...gone.

In a sane country it would be a huge deal, front page news, that a privately owned utility that millions researches, from journalists to scholars, rely on every day to advance knowledge can just disappear.
February 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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bransonreese.bsky.social
"I bought it before he went crazy!"
You bought your Tesla before the end of apartheid?
February 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM