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Skulryk

@skulryk.bsky.social

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40/M from Massachusetts. Bi. Into video games, sci fi, biking, archery, photonics, quantum, lasers, and crafting. 😊

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Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · Jul 25

ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! A few years ago I came out to myself & my wife as bisexual, but I didn't really feel comfortable being public about it. But recently I've been feeling really good about myself and realized it would be a lot of fun to be open about it, so... I'M COMING OUT AS BISEXUAL

a drawing of a cat with a bisexual flag

ALT: a drawing of a cat with a bisexual flag

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Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 8h

(Note; college and my career have gotten me to the point where I feel like I know what I'm talking about and can keep up with experts in their field. But I absolutely learned how to bullshit my way to appearing competent from high school. Thanks, public education system!)

Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 8h

The one skill I can really say I got from my high school (Methuen High, go rangers!) was the ability to bullshit my way through an essay and sound 'smart enough' to people. It's pretty obvious when something's GPT but mine is honest, hand spun bullshit

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 21h

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
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It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 22h

This is a bop
Know your rights.

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Charlie the Half Time Orange @clementinedanger.bsky.social · 13h

work work

Tumblr post:

video games are all about meeting a little elf
outside the city gates that says 'ah... the pernicious
weed!' when you give him a healing herb and then
finding yourself fifteen years later saying "ah... the
pernicious weed!" to yourself in the shower

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Francis @datafran.bsky.social · 1d

Protect the land that inspired this page.

A page from Kate Beaton’s “Ducks”. Five panels, in panel 1 we see Kate’s feet on the beach at the edge of the water. In panel 2 we see a wave wash over her feet. In Panel 3 we see a zoomed out image of the shoreline, beautiful and calm, wild and undeveloped, Kate is still standing at the shore, dwarfed by the landscape. In panel 4 we see Kate looking up and shielding her eyes against the sun with her arm. In panel 5 we see her perspective, a seagull crossing the disc of the sun.

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Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 1d

I feel a little bad for some of them because it's not their fault that the author became a huge bigot, and I understand they're in a tough spot business-wise.

However some stores are still going all in as 'the HARRY POTTER SHIT STORE' and those I can't help but grimace at

Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 1d

I was just in Edinburgh -- because of their history a bunch of the stores in old town have Harry Potter stuff, but I think the better ones are trying to shake that identity and showcase their other wares (while clearing out the old stock where they can because they spent a lot of money on it)

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 2d

Obligatory Jenny Nicholson Tweet

Jenny Nicholson Tweet:

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 1d

Anyways, if it helps, congratulations on being hot today 💖

Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 1d

Also (something I realized while coming to terms with my own bisexuality) most men are gross. There are some that I'd find cute or hot or validating & would love a complement from, but your garden variety dude just won't do it for me the same way women do because women usually have way more style

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Curb Your Malthusiasm 2.0 @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 2d

"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Gondor," i holler as i overturn my uncle's funeral pyre and turn the 4th Age of Man into the 4th Age of Shit

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Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 2d

blep

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Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for sharing good news 🩶 It's great to see the amazing things that mRNA has opened up and I'm glad to see work is continuing onwards!

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Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 2d

Yes -- and ultimately the places that stick around are either VC funded, free/volunteer labor, and/or sell your data. I think mastodon is the best of the three options for smaller groups but also it leads to a rough dynamic that doesn't scale too far past 'the mods and their friends'

Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 2d

Same. It may be the only way, and it feels like it might be toxically positive, but I gotta hope in the long run a better world is possible and worth fighting for while still planning for the worst in the short term. 🤎

Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 2d

Do mastodon devs & community mods get paid? (Serious question, I honestly do not know)

Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 2d

I want smaller social media sites with worse UI & features made by people who are paid more to work less and I'm NOT KIDDING.

(No clue how to make this happen aside from 'set up a billion dollar endowment to make Cohost 2' but still, I can dream)

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Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 2d

3 AM: going back for more UNFAIR FLIPS by @hthrflwrs.bsky.social

(I don't know why but I did a second playthrough and I got the good ending! It took twice as long as the first one where I got the 'land on its side' ending!)

store.steampowered.com/app/3925760/...

Unfair Flips on Steam

A non-idle clicker game about flipping a coin that hates you. Starting with just a 20% chance of getting heads, can you get ten heads in a row?

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Josie Brechner @visager.bsky.social · 6d

Unfair flips turning NL into the literal joker and it’s awesome

フブキ👑 Letourneau🫃(librarian) @northerniion.bsky.social · 6d

NORTHERNLION IS THE ONLY STREAMER WHO WILL PUMP YOUR DICK HONESTLY

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Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 2d

I played a few NES games last year and... got through most of it, but as I got towards the end I didn't feel like going back to the start. I beat them in about a day and I was fine with that; some of them just pad their length with difficulty. Classic is still nice, but as long as it's fun you good!

Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 2d

After doing the typical millenial blog thing (posting three updates and forgetting about it) I'm doing the typical millenial thing of starting it back up again. Hope to get more than three posts this time! Also, check for bonus revelations of PERSONAL GROWTH!

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Oops I have a Blog - Spectral Diffusion

Unfortunately, I did the typical millenial thing. I made a blog and made two posts and got sidetracked. There’s some reasons that might explain that which I hope to talk...

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Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for reminding me to cancel my paramount plus subscription! Now that they cancelled Colbert, Star Trek Lower Decks, and Prodigy, and they are trashing the news, I don't really need anything from it. AND NEITHER DO YOU!

Cancellation screen for paramount plus

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You cancelled Colbert and made bari Weiss the head of news. Your company is a god damn disgrace and you have absolutely destroyed the legacy of Walter Cronkite and others who had any shred of principles.

Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you! I really don't need another take about stupid cruel people enabling other stupid cruel people and appreciate the focus on 'who is this harming? What are their stories and how do we help them in the future by not enabling stupid cruel people? 🤎

Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 3d

me turning 40:

a group of men are standing in a cemetery and one of them is wearing a green hat

ALT: a group of men are standing in a cemetery and one of them is wearing a green hat

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Skulryk @skulryk.bsky.social · 3d

Once you hit your 40's you're allowed to get really weird with it. You can do this in your 30's too so go for it, but if you want to focus on your career or keeping up appearances maybe just spend your 30's exploring weirdness and then hit the ground running. Or just be weird now, I'm not your dad