Matthew Blanchette
@mattpb.bsky.social
He/him. Physically disabled. Canadian-American; fond of rye toast, when he can get it. Dreams a little.
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Matthew Blanchette
@mattpb.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Slowly going crazy because I've got no idea how to access the OneDrive account that automatically backed up files from my Desktop on my now-dead old laptop because I
1.) don't remember which Microsoft account it connects to
2.) can't get the one-time code to route to the e-mail I use
Help?!? :-(
1.) don't remember which Microsoft account it connects to
2.) can't get the one-time code to route to the e-mail I use
Help?!? :-(
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Imagine GRRM having accidentally come up with the Garden of Forking Paths in real life.
There were old drafts of Martin’s work accessible in a library which include events from different viewpoints as well as significant plot shifts. No idea if as comprehensive as Tolkien’s rewrites, but if you believe Martin that he’s been writing for the last 12 years, this must be what he’s doing.
February 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Imagine GRRM having accidentally come up with the Garden of Forking Paths in real life.
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There were old drafts of Martin’s work accessible in a library which include events from different viewpoints as well as significant plot shifts. No idea if as comprehensive as Tolkien’s rewrites, but if you believe Martin that he’s been writing for the last 12 years, this must be what he’s doing.
January 19, 2026 at 2:42 PM
There were old drafts of Martin’s work accessible in a library which include events from different viewpoints as well as significant plot shifts. No idea if as comprehensive as Tolkien’s rewrites, but if you believe Martin that he’s been writing for the last 12 years, this must be what he’s doing.
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If you have a look at some of the more recently published Tolkien works, they include multiple versions of the same story showing the changes, names, places, even who is good/bad. I suppose the closest parallel to GRRM situation would be trying to write a single Tolkien work.
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
If you have a look at some of the more recently published Tolkien works, they include multiple versions of the same story showing the changes, names, places, even who is good/bad. I suppose the closest parallel to GRRM situation would be trying to write a single Tolkien work.
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Your situation is heartbreaking indeed. Unfortunately, America is not far behind you.
February 17, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Your situation is heartbreaking indeed. Unfortunately, America is not far behind you.
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oh my god
I don't remember who on here I saved this from, but it is *very* funny
February 17, 2026 at 5:31 AM
oh my god
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That WAS an all-time dick move. “Oh you’ve slain me? I’m dying? Nice job, hero. Allow me to fill you in on some things.”
February 17, 2026 at 3:24 AM
That WAS an all-time dick move. “Oh you’ve slain me? I’m dying? Nice job, hero. Allow me to fill you in on some things.”
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I mean they DID slay him! Also honesty IS the best policy!
February 17, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I mean they DID slay him! Also honesty IS the best policy!
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Tolkien (pathetic naïve rube) writing prequels: And so Melkor who was called Morgoth tainted all creation and Arda Marred shall suffer under the shadow of his evil until the end of days
George RR Martin (edgy, dark, and modern) writing prequels: INTRODUCING THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY
George RR Martin (edgy, dark, and modern) writing prequels: INTRODUCING THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY
February 17, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Tolkien (pathetic naïve rube) writing prequels: And so Melkor who was called Morgoth tainted all creation and Arda Marred shall suffer under the shadow of his evil until the end of days
George RR Martin (edgy, dark, and modern) writing prequels: INTRODUCING THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY
George RR Martin (edgy, dark, and modern) writing prequels: INTRODUCING THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY
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THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY, eh?
February 17, 2026 at 12:53 PM
THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY, eh?
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how dare you, Tolkien never wrote a prequel in his life, just accidental sequels which actually got published before he went back and rewrote the unfinished original stories for the seventeenth time
February 17, 2026 at 3:06 AM
how dare you, Tolkien never wrote a prequel in his life, just accidental sequels which actually got published before he went back and rewrote the unfinished original stories for the seventeenth time
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People who've never read the Silmarillion never get to read the grim darkness of eternal war against the Ruinous Power of the North in the hands of an actually talented writer, not a latter-day pulp fiction writer. That's a shame.
February 17, 2026 at 3:05 AM
People who've never read the Silmarillion never get to read the grim darkness of eternal war against the Ruinous Power of the North in the hands of an actually talented writer, not a latter-day pulp fiction writer. That's a shame.
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In fairness, I just finished reading the first installment of THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY and quite enjoyed it for what it was.
February 17, 2026 at 3:06 AM
In fairness, I just finished reading the first installment of THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY and quite enjoyed it for what it was.
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I mean I enjoyed Wild Cards, and I still unironically do.
February 17, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I mean I enjoyed Wild Cards, and I still unironically do.
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There is nothing more I want to see than trump and netanyahu in the same crypt with a pay toilet attached. The money can go to humane purposes.
February 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM
There is nothing more I want to see than trump and netanyahu in the same crypt with a pay toilet attached. The money can go to humane purposes.
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Kamala Harris told Bibi to his face that Palestine needed to be a separate state, independant of Israel. Bibi HATED that.
Kushner is trump's son in law & an old family freind of Bibi.
I will mute you now, so I don't have to listen to your pretzel logic, trying to absolve yourself of blame.
Kushner is trump's son in law & an old family freind of Bibi.
I will mute you now, so I don't have to listen to your pretzel logic, trying to absolve yourself of blame.
February 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Kamala Harris told Bibi to his face that Palestine needed to be a separate state, independant of Israel. Bibi HATED that.
Kushner is trump's son in law & an old family freind of Bibi.
I will mute you now, so I don't have to listen to your pretzel logic, trying to absolve yourself of blame.
Kushner is trump's son in law & an old family freind of Bibi.
I will mute you now, so I don't have to listen to your pretzel logic, trying to absolve yourself of blame.
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...especially when Apple TV "is clearly implicated in Israel's genocide" (if #BDS wants to ACTUALLY use that phrase properly) by producing THIS with Israeli backing -- a show which's U.S. release date had to be pushed BACK a year due to fears from backlash post-10/7: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_...
Tehran (TV series) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
...especially when Apple TV "is clearly implicated in Israel's genocide" (if #BDS wants to ACTUALLY use that phrase properly) by producing THIS with Israeli backing -- a show which's U.S. release date had to be pushed BACK a year due to fears from backlash post-10/7: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_...
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Apple TV isn't on the BDS for making this, either, but you'd think they'd ought to be: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_...
I think the #BDS list is heinously flawed; that's what I think. They're not making concrete asks to go with the boycotts, and these HUGE targets get away with stuff like THIS.
I think the #BDS list is heinously flawed; that's what I think. They're not making concrete asks to go with the boycotts, and these HUGE targets get away with stuff like THIS.
Tehran (TV series) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Apple TV isn't on the BDS for making this, either, but you'd think they'd ought to be: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_...
I think the #BDS list is heinously flawed; that's what I think. They're not making concrete asks to go with the boycotts, and these HUGE targets get away with stuff like THIS.
I think the #BDS list is heinously flawed; that's what I think. They're not making concrete asks to go with the boycotts, and these HUGE targets get away with stuff like THIS.
...BDS list, where you are? They have a point.
Guess what's not on the anti-Israel BDS list...Apple
The anti-Israel people can't be too inconvenienced, I guess
The anti-Israel people can't be too inconvenienced, I guess
February 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
...BDS list, where you are? They have a point.
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Did it help? Are things better now?
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Did it help? Are things better now?
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DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 AM
DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS
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The squishes are white-eyed and focused.
Señora Presidenta has a nice ring to it.
Señora Presidenta has a nice ring to it.
February 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM
The squishes are white-eyed and focused.
Señora Presidenta has a nice ring to it.
Señora Presidenta has a nice ring to it.
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Yup. I've started replying to the "gAvIn WaNtS tRaNs PeOpLe DeAd!!1!" posts with this link to all the anti trans legislation & pointing out that each and every one of these disgusting bills I have reviewed was started (sponsored) by a republican.
Fight the real enemy.
translegislation.com
Fight the real enemy.
translegislation.com
translegislation.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Yup. I've started replying to the "gAvIn WaNtS tRaNs PeOpLe DeAd!!1!" posts with this link to all the anti trans legislation & pointing out that each and every one of these disgusting bills I have reviewed was started (sponsored) by a republican.
Fight the real enemy.
translegislation.com
Fight the real enemy.
translegislation.com
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Earlier this year, a kid in my son's class disappeared, along with his family. What is happening in Gaza is a tragedy that we should not be involved with.
But every day I think about that kid and that if Harris had won, he'd still be in my son's class, being a normal kid.
But every day I think about that kid and that if Harris had won, he'd still be in my son's class, being a normal kid.
February 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Earlier this year, a kid in my son's class disappeared, along with his family. What is happening in Gaza is a tragedy that we should not be involved with.
But every day I think about that kid and that if Harris had won, he'd still be in my son's class, being a normal kid.
But every day I think about that kid and that if Harris had won, he'd still be in my son's class, being a normal kid.