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Karen

@risu23.bsky.social

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Video game producer. Lover of games (RPG/fantasy/cozy), film (letterboxd = risu23), tv, animation, dark & spooky stuff. I was a goth at 924 Gilman. SFO -> YVR. She/her. "Fix your heart or die!"

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 3d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Kenny Goblins @kennylogins.bsky.social · 3d

georgia-lux
@georgialux.bsky.social
i'm from a small town. just one item shop, no weapons or armor shops there. tweren't no castle neither, folks saved their game at the church proper-like
September 26, 2023 at 10:26 PM

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Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · 4d

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!

A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.

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Maytera Marble @mayteramarble.bsky.social · 4d

Do not pursuesue Lububu!

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Karen @risu23.bsky.social · 4d

Holy shit RIP Diane Keaton. What a fucking legend.

Karen @risu23.bsky.social · 6d

Only if they use the same tech they had for the original. Makes the "Money for Nothing" video look like freakin' "Avatar" in comparison 😅

Karen @risu23.bsky.social · 7d

Truly the worst timeline

ICBC details service changes as BCGEU strike widens; liquor and cannabis stores remain closed

Karen @risu23.bsky.social · 7d

(The other cat is from Surrey, but for whatever reason that's not funny at all?)

Karen @risu23.bsky.social · 7d

A source of neverending hilarity to me is that one of our cats is from Edmonton.

(We adopted her when we lived there eons ago.)

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 9d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Karen @risu23.bsky.social · 8d

"At some point, someone will have to do something" is possibly the least inspirational quote ever.

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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 9d

Orc Frasier be like "I listening"

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Karen @risu23.bsky.social · 10d

I really liked this (way more than the Underworld movies)

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Karen @risu23.bsky.social · 10d

Uh that's not good

Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech

This mouse has ears.

www.tomshardware.com

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WineMummy @winemummy.bsky.social · 12d

Sorry I’m late, I couldn’t think of any good shit to post.

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 12d

Qud is up against some amazing games! We need all the watersibs to send in their vote 💦

Kitfox Games 🦊 @kitfoxgames.com · 13d

Caves of Qud has been nominated for Best Indie Game at the 2025 Golden Joysticks!

✅ Get your votes in now: www.goldenjoysticks.com

Vote now for Caves of Qud in the 2025 Golden Joystick Awards for Best Indie Game.

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Little Tunny 🐌🤝🧂 @littletunny.bsky.social · 12d

to be honest I've always found it kinda fun to end up being a little bit crappy at whatever I try to do... Takes a lot of pressure off, and I feel like everyone can tell when you're doing something just for the love of the game

A puppy with rollerblades skedaddles across the screen. The text is written in alphabet fridge magnet letters and reads NOT THE BEST, BUT HAVIN FUN

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Kenny Goblins @kennylogins.bsky.social · 14d

eli yudin
@eliyudin.com
I hate being bald and walking the same direction as another bald guy. It looks like we're being summoned by our king
August 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM

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Brian Altano @brianaltano.bsky.social · 13d

GUY WHO JUST CAME BACK FROM DOING THE JABBA'S PALACE COMEDY FESTIVAL:

You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.

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Karen @risu23.bsky.social · 12d

Dageraad Blonde tallboys just *get* me.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 13d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Karen @risu23.bsky.social · 14d

I was trying to make a snarky comment after a person I liked got voted off Survivor. I accidentally called their location "Fajiti" a portmanteau of Fiji and Tahiti, which I somehow pronounced like "fajitas."

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 15d

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 17d

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

interestingengineering.com

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Karen @risu23.bsky.social · 16d

Ethics? In this economy?!

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👻 Pablo Hidalghost 👻 @infinata.bsky.social · 16d

Luke putting R2 in an enormous bag of rice on Dagobah.

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