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Nick Piers

@nickpiers.bsky.social

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40-something Halifax dude who loves biking, yoga, comics, and an assortment of other nerdy stuff. Currently trying to push through imposter syndrome and get back into writing after a years-long hiatus. WEBSITE/BLOG: www.nickpiers.com Pronouns: he/him

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · Jan 23

Okay, introduction thread. I'll make this my pinned post.

So, hi. I'm Nick. I don't post often, but if I do, it'll probably be about cycling, comics, mental health, TV shows & movies, my cats, and social justice.

I'm left leaning as hell and angry the world is leaning more and more the other way.

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 11h

A nearly 4-hour video essay about one of my all-time favourite video games? Welp, this will keep me busy for a while.

youtu.be/nSODB1CRez0?...

Why (almost) No One Solves this Game

YouTube video by OneShortEye

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 15h

Whew. Biked over to Halifax and back to Dartmouth today. It was windy as heck, especially on the bridge. #BikeHFX

Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 20h

"Oh, this comment will rile everyone up and...huh, why do I hear boss music?"

What's doubly hilarious is when I make the Teacher Mode corrections, it gets a flood of laugh reactions and replies from others like "Holy shit, this is great! Get 'em!" It's very rewarding!

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Zappit @zappit.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s make this a holiday “I need to clear things out” sale. Right now, EVERY figure in this thread is $25, shipping included if it’s within the US.

I’ll be adding more later.

Zappit @zappit.bsky.social · Apr 30

I’ve decided to start reducing my Transformers collection and I’m selling some figures. All are complete and loose (no box) with no instruction books. Prices include US shipping.

Gold Lagoon Starscream - $60
Botcon Mirage - $45
Botcon Ironfist - $60
Takara Legends Hot Rod - $50

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 20h

"Back up, men! That frog looks a tad Polish!"

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 5d

wizard frog is insane

Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 20h

Oh yeah, it's honestly kinda fun to pick apart their comment. I mean like REALLY nitpick it, like the punctuation choices, if something is or isn't capitalized.

I'll never claim my own writing is perfect (my first novel has "couch" misspelled as "coach" twice), but I'll nitpick pedantic assholes.

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 20h

This. So many times, I'll post a comment somewhere and a pedantic douchebag will "correct" me over something trivial.

I make one exception with pedantry: poorly written comments that judge another's spelling/grammar. I'll reply as if I'm a teacher, give them a grade, and say "See me after class."

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 22h

people on here apparently need to learn a lesson most of us learn in elementary school, which is that it’s fucking rude to correct people on zero stakes things and doing so leads rightfully to social ostracism

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 1d

"The girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa."

Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 1d

I can't wait to hear what you think of it, even if it might not be your cup of tea!

Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 1d

Bouncing off this, it's funny how "spiritual successors" work in video games. Sometimes, the original developer can't get the rights, so they make something CLOSELY resembling the original.

Other times, it's a studio saying "FUCK. Fine! We'll do Dino Crisis if no one else will!"

Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hey look. It's a spiritual successor to Dino Crisis.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zA4...

Code Violet - Extended Gameplay Reveal | PS5 Games

YouTube video by PlayStation

www.youtube.com

Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 1d

Yep. Haven't published a new one in ten years, but yup.

bsky.app/profile/nick...

Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · Jan 23

I'm a writer. I recently returned to writing after giving up on it for years. I've published 2 novels about a mutant armadillo private detective (he digs for the truth). I want to write & publish more Armadillo Mysteries.

You can find everything about me and my writing at my website:

nickpiers.com

The cover for the novel, THE CITY OF SMOKE & MIRRORS, by Nick C Piers. A mutant armadillo is on the cover, brandishing a revolver, and wearing a trenchcoat and fedora. A mystery shadowy figure is on the building high above him.

The cover to the novel, THE DAME WAS A TAD POLISH, by Nick Piers. A mutant armadillo is wearing a trenchcoat and fedora. A mutant poison dart frog is over his shoulder, wearing a Chinese style dress.

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 1d

What.

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 1d

In my first novel, whenever I wrote "The Buzzardmobile," I added "(ugh)" after it. I thought it was funny narration from my main character.

Fortunately @haileypiperfights.bsky.social crossed out every single "ugh" after the first one and firmly said "No. Once is enough."

She was 100% correct.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Zappit @zappit.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, great. The CEO follows a well-known transphobe and the mods rewrote the TOS for an infamous transphobe and pedophile advocate.

The COO here follows the fucking authors of Project 2025.

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 1d

I clicked on a YouTube video at the same time as seeing your comment and what do I see? A GODDAMN DAIRY FARM AD. You called it!

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 1d

Oh sure, but when I take 20 minute naps on cars, it's a problem. Why do highland cattle get a pass?

Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2d

Highland cattle are famous for their ability to "disco nap". Normally these brief, efficient sleeps will last between three and twenty minutes, deploying a variety of objects as pillows, including moorland boulders, cars or any particularly large dog or sheep who happens to be nearby.

A highland cow having a little nap on a boulder on Dartmoor (ok, it was actually scratching its head)

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 1d

Where are you seeing this forecast? I checked a couple of places and the most I'm seeing is 6mm. Maybe it depends on the area, since I'm in Dartmouth.

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 1d

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 2d

Ugh. Another morning?

Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 2d

It's been the case for a while now, but CNN is basically an accomplice in the rise of the fascist regime.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 2d

I've never seen the video, but apparently, his gums and mouth would bleed often (signs of scurvy). And he'd just smear the blood on his walls. 🤮

Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 2d

Between this and Jared Leto, I hope this movie tanks like no movie has tanked before.

Unfortunately, even if it tanks spectacularly, Disney will learn all the wrong lessons from it.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

Disney promoting AI slop posters at the ‘Tron Ares’ premiere

Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 2d

I'll alert the proper authorities.

Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 2d

Welp, I MIGHT have lined up a new place. No guarantees yet, but she said my two furry knuckleheads are not deal-breakers. I still have to go check out the place. It's $1050 a month, everything included. That'd save me about $200-$300 a month.

We're discussing when I can come viewing.

Nick Piers @nickpiers.bsky.social · 2d

Ugh. Trying to find a new place to move is really annoying when you own cats. A couple of places are promising, but the ad doesn't mention cats. So I at least ask if they're open to cats and it's a flat no.

I get it. Not everyone wants attack furballs tearing around, but still.

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