Michael Mock
@mockwriting.bsky.social
Weirdo, monster-lover, evil genius, and tragically unpublished writer. Probably busy reading or writing, but video games are good too. Would absolutely misuse my superpowers if I had any. Can't wait to be done with 2020.
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Michael Mock
@mockwriting.bsky.social
· May 15
Introducing the New Toyota Tsundere!
Okay, we know how this looks. Modern trucks are supposed to look tough, bold, and muscular -- and the Tsundere comes through on all accounts.
Okay, we know how this looks. Modern trucks are supposed to look tough, bold, and muscular -- and the Tsundere comes through on all accounts.
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Relaxation tips:
Close your eyes.
Take a deep breath.
Let your brain go quiet.
Let your atoms float away on the soft evening breeze and become one with a sinister fog that creeps forever across the misty moors.
Close your eyes.
Take a deep breath.
Let your brain go quiet.
Let your atoms float away on the soft evening breeze and become one with a sinister fog that creeps forever across the misty moors.
December 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Relaxation tips:
Close your eyes.
Take a deep breath.
Let your brain go quiet.
Let your atoms float away on the soft evening breeze and become one with a sinister fog that creeps forever across the misty moors.
Close your eyes.
Take a deep breath.
Let your brain go quiet.
Let your atoms float away on the soft evening breeze and become one with a sinister fog that creeps forever across the misty moors.
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imagine trying to convince me that I should "get used" to AI bc it's "here to stay." honey mitch mcconnell has been my senator since before i was born, do you think i don't know how to lock in and hate for the long haul
December 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
imagine trying to convince me that I should "get used" to AI bc it's "here to stay." honey mitch mcconnell has been my senator since before i was born, do you think i don't know how to lock in and hate for the long haul
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Reposting because this really is an excellent thread.
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Reposting because this really is an excellent thread.
Yeah, as old as I am I *still* don't wanna grow up.
I'm a Toys'R'Us kid.
I'm a Toys'R'Us kid.
December 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Yeah, as old as I am I *still* don't wanna grow up.
I'm a Toys'R'Us kid.
I'm a Toys'R'Us kid.
Yeah, I'm okay with having a healthcare system -- and more importantly, an insurance/social safety net -- that actually fucking works.
R U ok with paying 8 to 12 pct more in taxes and possibly losing your standard deduction ?
R U ok with losing access to different curative medications and care because the government can't afford to pay for them, even after taxing all the billionaires 90 pct?
R U ok with losing access to different curative medications and care because the government can't afford to pay for them, even after taxing all the billionaires 90 pct?
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Yeah, I'm okay with having a healthcare system -- and more importantly, an insurance/social safety net -- that actually fucking works.
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Okay! I officially just submitted my anthropic settlement info! If anyone out there hasn't done it and is overwhelmed, please feel free to reply here! I have a weird situation (co-writer, self-pub) & also some of my entries are weird, so I got to go on a MADCAP ADVENTURE!
I will encourage* you!
I will encourage* you!
December 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Okay! I officially just submitted my anthropic settlement info! If anyone out there hasn't done it and is overwhelmed, please feel free to reply here! I have a weird situation (co-writer, self-pub) & also some of my entries are weird, so I got to go on a MADCAP ADVENTURE!
I will encourage* you!
I will encourage* you!
...I have never been in the military and I think I should apply anyway. I can't possibly give worse advice than what they're doing now.
Well hot damn, I wonder why no one wants to run SOCO right now.
What a mystery.
What a mystery.
December 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
...I have never been in the military and I think I should apply anyway. I can't possibly give worse advice than what they're doing now.
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git gud is a common gamer phrase. it means "become a good person."
December 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
git gud is a common gamer phrase. it means "become a good person."
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Marc Andreessen is one of the most influential men in America. The billionaire venture capitalist has an audience with everyone from Trump officials to pundits to Democratic senators to tech execs the world over.
So it’s a bit concerning that his worldview leans fascist. 🧵 /1
So it’s a bit concerning that his worldview leans fascist. 🧵 /1
May 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Marc Andreessen is one of the most influential men in America. The billionaire venture capitalist has an audience with everyone from Trump officials to pundits to Democratic senators to tech execs the world over.
So it’s a bit concerning that his worldview leans fascist. 🧵 /1
So it’s a bit concerning that his worldview leans fascist. 🧵 /1
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Long shot, but does anyone in Switzerland have an emergency Theremin to loan tomorrow night ( Friday 12 December )?
#ViaMardot is playing a show in St Gallen, and the airline lost her equipment!!!
We can help pay for a courier if needed, please share to get this message out!!
#theremin #switzerland
#ViaMardot is playing a show in St Gallen, and the airline lost her equipment!!!
We can help pay for a courier if needed, please share to get this message out!!
#theremin #switzerland
December 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Long shot, but does anyone in Switzerland have an emergency Theremin to loan tomorrow night ( Friday 12 December )?
#ViaMardot is playing a show in St Gallen, and the airline lost her equipment!!!
We can help pay for a courier if needed, please share to get this message out!!
#theremin #switzerland
#ViaMardot is playing a show in St Gallen, and the airline lost her equipment!!!
We can help pay for a courier if needed, please share to get this message out!!
#theremin #switzerland
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...and if YOU want your very own copy of the foundational Discordian document, you can head over to pdee.fsofcabal.com and grab one for under $4! We don't make any profit from these (and of course it's available to download for free on our main site).
December 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
...and if YOU want your very own copy of the foundational Discordian document, you can head over to pdee.fsofcabal.com and grab one for under $4! We don't make any profit from these (and of course it's available to download for free on our main site).
Where are you right now?
-A desolate tower overlooking the edge of the world
-A cozy shack deep in swamp
-Deep in a labyrinthine cave
-A converted bit of ancient stone ruin in the deep desert
-Somewhere in the bathypelagic zone of the ocean
-A desolate tower overlooking the edge of the world
-A cozy shack deep in swamp
-Deep in a labyrinthine cave
-A converted bit of ancient stone ruin in the deep desert
-Somewhere in the bathypelagic zone of the ocean
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Where are you right now?
-A desolate tower overlooking the edge of the world
-A cozy shack deep in swamp
-Deep in a labyrinthine cave
-A converted bit of ancient stone ruin in the deep desert
-Somewhere in the bathypelagic zone of the ocean
-A desolate tower overlooking the edge of the world
-A cozy shack deep in swamp
-Deep in a labyrinthine cave
-A converted bit of ancient stone ruin in the deep desert
-Somewhere in the bathypelagic zone of the ocean
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Get yourself of your favorite crazy cat person some kitty jewelry from my etsy shop, Bitten Beads! bittenbeads.etsy.com
You wonderful customers are the reason my chronically ill self can make rent so thanks for sharing and thanks for shopping 🥹
You wonderful customers are the reason my chronically ill self can make rent so thanks for sharing and thanks for shopping 🥹
December 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Get yourself of your favorite crazy cat person some kitty jewelry from my etsy shop, Bitten Beads! bittenbeads.etsy.com
You wonderful customers are the reason my chronically ill self can make rent so thanks for sharing and thanks for shopping 🥹
You wonderful customers are the reason my chronically ill self can make rent so thanks for sharing and thanks for shopping 🥹
"You see them, don't you?"
"Oh, great: interaction."
"Oh! Sorry, I thought you were one of them."
"This is not going to end well."
"The gods punish me for my hubris."
"Things fall apart."
"The center cannot hold."
"The void beckons."
"Is this normal?"
"What am I doing here?"
::screaming goat sound::
"Oh, great: interaction."
"Oh! Sorry, I thought you were one of them."
"This is not going to end well."
"The gods punish me for my hubris."
"Things fall apart."
"The center cannot hold."
"The void beckons."
"Is this normal?"
"What am I doing here?"
::screaming goat sound::
If someone clicked on you in an RTS, what would your voice lines be?
"Yeah?"
"What do you need?"
"What's up?"
"I'm hungry."
"And tired."
"Alright, jeez."
"I'm working on it."
"You get the next chapter when it's done."
"Do I have to?"
*Unhinged cackling*
"Sorry about that."
"Yeah?"
"What do you need?"
"What's up?"
"I'm hungry."
"And tired."
"Alright, jeez."
"I'm working on it."
"You get the next chapter when it's done."
"Do I have to?"
*Unhinged cackling*
"Sorry about that."
December 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"You see them, don't you?"
"Oh, great: interaction."
"Oh! Sorry, I thought you were one of them."
"This is not going to end well."
"The gods punish me for my hubris."
"Things fall apart."
"The center cannot hold."
"The void beckons."
"Is this normal?"
"What am I doing here?"
::screaming goat sound::
"Oh, great: interaction."
"Oh! Sorry, I thought you were one of them."
"This is not going to end well."
"The gods punish me for my hubris."
"Things fall apart."
"The center cannot hold."
"The void beckons."
"Is this normal?"
"What am I doing here?"
::screaming goat sound::
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9 cameras on UNC’s campus tracking your realtime vehicle movement and keeping it in a database for cops even though you aren’t even suspected of a crime
If you would like to find and observe flock cameras near you, check out this cool interactive map:
deflock.me
deflock.me
DeFlock
Spot, map, and resist automated license plate readers (ALPRs) near you.
deflock.me
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
9 cameras on UNC’s campus tracking your realtime vehicle movement and keeping it in a database for cops even though you aren’t even suspected of a crime
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#bookologythursday
Thinking of buying your loved one a copy of The Mabinogion for Christmas, but not sure which edition or translation to gift? Here are my quick gift-giving edition recommendations to help you out!
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Thinking of buying your loved one a copy of The Mabinogion for Christmas, but not sure which edition or translation to gift? Here are my quick gift-giving edition recommendations to help you out!
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December 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#bookologythursday
Thinking of buying your loved one a copy of The Mabinogion for Christmas, but not sure which edition or translation to gift? Here are my quick gift-giving edition recommendations to help you out!
1/5
Thinking of buying your loved one a copy of The Mabinogion for Christmas, but not sure which edition or translation to gift? Here are my quick gift-giving edition recommendations to help you out!
1/5
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All right, so I have been a little busy and stressed to do the annual Christmas song explainer, but I’m laid up today without much better to do, so here you go.
Every single year, my mother complains: “nobody can write a new Christmas song anymore? It’s all the same stuff!”
She’s right. 🧵
Every single year, my mother complains: “nobody can write a new Christmas song anymore? It’s all the same stuff!”
She’s right. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
All right, so I have been a little busy and stressed to do the annual Christmas song explainer, but I’m laid up today without much better to do, so here you go.
Every single year, my mother complains: “nobody can write a new Christmas song anymore? It’s all the same stuff!”
She’s right. 🧵
Every single year, my mother complains: “nobody can write a new Christmas song anymore? It’s all the same stuff!”
She’s right. 🧵
Me: What happened? Are you hurt?
My right ankle: Terrible pain. Barely move.
Me: What happened?
Ankle: You were working at your desk.
Me: AND???
Ankle: That's it.
My right ankle: Terrible pain. Barely move.
Me: What happened?
Ankle: You were working at your desk.
Me: AND???
Ankle: That's it.
Me: I need you. I can’t go on without you. Why do you want to hurt me?
My lower back: Because you turned very slightly to the left.
My lower back: Because you turned very slightly to the left.
December 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Me: What happened? Are you hurt?
My right ankle: Terrible pain. Barely move.
Me: What happened?
Ankle: You were working at your desk.
Me: AND???
Ankle: That's it.
My right ankle: Terrible pain. Barely move.
Me: What happened?
Ankle: You were working at your desk.
Me: AND???
Ankle: That's it.
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"I'm not in denial about that. I'm in open rebellion."
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"I'm not in denial about that. I'm in open rebellion."
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Universal single payer + ubi are the two greatest small business growth policies I can think of. Also, the most powerful way to reduce poverty. Also the most effective way to increase worker power. Also the best way to reduce wealth inequality. Why wouldn't everyone want it?
“It makes it harder to go start your own business”
Ex insurance company exec @wendellpotter.bsky.social tells us how 🇺🇸 not having universal health care hurts smaller employers (can’t offer benefits and compete) + workers (who get “job locked” into jobs they don’t want). #MedicareForAllNOW
Ex insurance company exec @wendellpotter.bsky.social tells us how 🇺🇸 not having universal health care hurts smaller employers (can’t offer benefits and compete) + workers (who get “job locked” into jobs they don’t want). #MedicareForAllNOW
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Universal single payer + ubi are the two greatest small business growth policies I can think of. Also, the most powerful way to reduce poverty. Also the most effective way to increase worker power. Also the best way to reduce wealth inequality. Why wouldn't everyone want it?
Counterpoint: that's the kind of holiday magic I'm here for.
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Counterpoint: that's the kind of holiday magic I'm here for.
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Hey, if you’re reading this please consider going into settings and changing your accessibility settings to require Alt Text on all your pictures.
December 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Hey, if you’re reading this please consider going into settings and changing your accessibility settings to require Alt Text on all your pictures.
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I do think you leave “speculation” about why someone receives a battery of staggered cognitive tests at some point. There’s finite reasons to do them at all, let alone consecutively.
Like, at some point you do a disservice by describing it otherwise.
Like, at some point you do a disservice by describing it otherwise.
December 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I do think you leave “speculation” about why someone receives a battery of staggered cognitive tests at some point. There’s finite reasons to do them at all, let alone consecutively.
Like, at some point you do a disservice by describing it otherwise.
Like, at some point you do a disservice by describing it otherwise.