Zane Simon
@zanesimon.bsky.social
Writer/Editor, PNW. Find me on Substack. Face-punch history buff & host of the MMA Vivisection. I also like movies.
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I don’t tend to post about celebrity passings, but Tom Noonan was a cinematic treasure in ways that rarely get recognized. A man of incredible performance instincts who created some of the most emotionally resonant art I’ve ever seen.
February 18, 2026 at 5:02 AM
I don’t tend to post about celebrity passings, but Tom Noonan was a cinematic treasure in ways that rarely get recognized. A man of incredible performance instincts who created some of the most emotionally resonant art I’ve ever seen.
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friends
it is time
it is time
February 17, 2026 at 4:58 PM
friends
it is time
it is time
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Hey #gamedev folk! My team is hiring for several positions, including a senior tech artist for animation systems. Unreal Engine 5, soccer, remote, hiring fast. Apply here:
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Refactor Games hiring Technical Artist, Animation Systems – UE5 (Sports / Action / Simulation Games) in Beverly Hills, CA | LinkedIn
Posted 3:28:18 AM. Refactor Games is a AAA sports video game studio. We are developing the next generation of…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Hey #gamedev folk! My team is hiring for several positions, including a senior tech artist for animation systems. Unreal Engine 5, soccer, remote, hiring fast. Apply here:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Nostalgia is the most toxic emotion, followed closely by infatuation.
Hate, fear, disgust, these are bad but nostalgia truly ruins minds.
Hate, fear, disgust, these are bad but nostalgia truly ruins minds.
Sobering quote from the article linked to in this thread:
"The danger of nostalgia is that it tends to confuse the actual home and the imaginary one. In extreme cases it can create a phantom homeland, for the sake of which one is ready to die or kill. Unreflective nostalgia can breed monsters."
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"The danger of nostalgia is that it tends to confuse the actual home and the imaginary one. In extreme cases it can create a phantom homeland, for the sake of which one is ready to die or kill. Unreflective nostalgia can breed monsters."
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my most correct (historically-informed) opinion is that the right fetishizes Sparta, the crusades, confederacy, etc. BECAUSE they lost! the modern right needs these narratives of unjust/ unfair losses, to be followed by redemption at their hands in the not so distant future
February 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Nostalgia is the most toxic emotion, followed closely by infatuation.
Hate, fear, disgust, these are bad but nostalgia truly ruins minds.
Hate, fear, disgust, these are bad but nostalgia truly ruins minds.
This Week’s Movies
Dinner Rush
Strongroom
Lady Terminator
Suddenly Last Summer
Dinner Rush
Strongroom
Lady Terminator
Suddenly Last Summer
February 15, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This Week’s Movies
Dinner Rush
Strongroom
Lady Terminator
Suddenly Last Summer
Dinner Rush
Strongroom
Lady Terminator
Suddenly Last Summer
In the planning stages of starting my own brick & mortar video store (non-rental), and it feels a bit terrifying.
February 14, 2026 at 10:39 PM
In the planning stages of starting my own brick & mortar video store (non-rental), and it feels a bit terrifying.
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In which we learn Phil is @kingtypo.bsky.social, @kingtypo.bsky.social is @zanesimon.bsky.social and @zanesimon.bsky.social is actually a Tory and Phil! Also, the gang just makes fun of Sean Strickland for an hour.
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The MMA Depressed- Mr. Apex
Our triple threat team of critics is giving you the gift of a tribute to one of the most boring, off-his-rocker, annoying fighters in this week's episode.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:37 AM
In which we learn Phil is @kingtypo.bsky.social, @kingtypo.bsky.social is @zanesimon.bsky.social and @zanesimon.bsky.social is actually a Tory and Phil! Also, the gang just makes fun of Sean Strickland for an hour.
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I can’t stop laughing about “and from New Jersey”
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I can’t stop laughing about “and from New Jersey”
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My partner’s brother died suddenly yesterday and his children are doing a fundraiser for the funeral expenses. Please consider donating if you are both willing and able, with my sincere gratitude ❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-...
Donate to In Memory of Robert Lively Sr., organized by Robert Ryan Lively
Robert Edward Lively
November 6, 1967- February 8, 2026
This GoFundMe was creat… Robert Ryan Lively needs your support for In Memory of Robert Lively Sr.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
My partner’s brother died suddenly yesterday and his children are doing a fundraiser for the funeral expenses. Please consider donating if you are both willing and able, with my sincere gratitude ❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-...
This Week’s Movies
Jawbreaker
Buddha’s Palm
The Scarlet Hour
The Inheritance
Jawbreaker
Buddha’s Palm
The Scarlet Hour
The Inheritance
February 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This Week’s Movies
Jawbreaker
Buddha’s Palm
The Scarlet Hour
The Inheritance
Jawbreaker
Buddha’s Palm
The Scarlet Hour
The Inheritance
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You non-sports fans have to understand that for people who are really into pro football, today is basically their Super Bowl
February 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
You non-sports fans have to understand that for people who are really into pro football, today is basically their Super Bowl
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Ehh screw it, read it right now.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Ehh screw it, read it right now.
www.fieldgulls.com/seattle-seah...
www.fieldgulls.com/seattle-seah...
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I asked Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier about whether part of the issue with the lack of black head coaches in the NFL is also the current lack of black offensive coordinators, particularly as teams tend to hire more offensive-minded HCs than coaches from defensive backgrounds.
February 6, 2026 at 6:48 AM
I asked Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier about whether part of the issue with the lack of black head coaches in the NFL is also the current lack of black offensive coordinators, particularly as teams tend to hire more offensive-minded HCs than coaches from defensive backgrounds.
Recruiter asked me about the gap in my resume since November and it took every ounce of willpower in my body not to say "are you fucking kidding me?"
February 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Recruiter asked me about the gap in my resume since November and it took every ounce of willpower in my body not to say "are you fucking kidding me?"
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- Scarecrow Video membership card
- a jump rope
- dog treats
- 1/2 bottle Basil Hayden
- randomized PRIDE DVD
- Scarecrow Video membership card
- a jump rope
- dog treats
- 1/2 bottle Basil Hayden
- randomized PRIDE DVD
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- a dog leash
- Benchmade crooked river mini
- AirPods Pro
- a DW drum key and two Dunlop Jazz III picks
- a copy of COLOR TASTE TEXTURE
- a dog leash
- Benchmade crooked river mini
- AirPods Pro
- a DW drum key and two Dunlop Jazz III picks
- a copy of COLOR TASTE TEXTURE
loot that drops after defeating me:
- Kindle e-reader
- leather messenger bag
- headphones or iems
- a Discworld paperback (randomized)
- latest One Piece volume
- can of Coke Zero
- Astra Militarum model kit
- sour cream onion chips
- Kindle e-reader
- leather messenger bag
- headphones or iems
- a Discworld paperback (randomized)
- latest One Piece volume
- can of Coke Zero
- Astra Militarum model kit
- sour cream onion chips
February 5, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- Scarecrow Video membership card
- a jump rope
- dog treats
- 1/2 bottle Basil Hayden
- randomized PRIDE DVD
- Scarecrow Video membership card
- a jump rope
- dog treats
- 1/2 bottle Basil Hayden
- randomized PRIDE DVD
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A human writer uses a dash to set off a relatively abrupt jump in thought. But the machines are constantly calculating the most predictable next thing to say, plodding around the same area. So the machine dash looks like it's gesturing toward something new, only to always land on something obvious.
At first I didn't understand why people were holding forth about how an em dash—a totally normal and human piece of punctuation—was an obvious tell that an AI wrote something. But eventually I figured it out.
That's not just an em dash—it's the AI Voice em dash
February 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
A human writer uses a dash to set off a relatively abrupt jump in thought. But the machines are constantly calculating the most predictable next thing to say, plodding around the same area. So the machine dash looks like it's gesturing toward something new, only to always land on something obvious.
This Week’s Movies:
Vengeance
The Admirable Crichton
The Beyond
Drifting Clouds
Vengeance
The Admirable Crichton
The Beyond
Drifting Clouds
February 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
This Week’s Movies:
Vengeance
The Admirable Crichton
The Beyond
Drifting Clouds
Vengeance
The Admirable Crichton
The Beyond
Drifting Clouds
Gonna be a featured entry in the Tacoma Tattoo Expo tomorrow!
January 30, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Gonna be a featured entry in the Tacoma Tattoo Expo tomorrow!
I never met Dan, but when BE was struggling to go independent he reached out to me totally unasked and offered whatever help he could. Sad to hear of the passing for someone who was clearly a very good dude.
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I never met Dan, but when BE was struggling to go independent he reached out to me totally unasked and offered whatever help he could. Sad to hear of the passing for someone who was clearly a very good dude.
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Such a killer shelf! Incidentally, I picked up my copy of The Big Fix novel in a shop in Bainbridge during a Seattle visit.
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Such a killer shelf! Incidentally, I picked up my copy of The Big Fix novel in a shop in Bainbridge during a Seattle visit.
This Week’s Movies:
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Heart and Souls
The Secret
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Heart and Souls
The Secret
January 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This Week’s Movies:
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Heart and Souls
The Secret
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Heart and Souls
The Secret
Got my own shelf at @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social!
January 25, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Got my own shelf at @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social!
If only I could get one to Seattle. Would love to own my own little video kiosk.
If you have the space, means and collection: a northern Texas warehouse full of proto-Redbox VHS vending machines from the mid-1980s is being evicted. The machines are free and whatever isn't taken will imminently be scrapped.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:08 AM
If only I could get one to Seattle. Would love to own my own little video kiosk.
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Still chuckling about @zanesimon.bsky.social and Phil being unaware of JOIs as @kingtypo.bsky.social explains it to them.
The MMA Depressed-us: 2025's Worst (part 2)
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The MMA Depressed-us: 2025's Worst (part 2)
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The MMA Depressed-us: 2025's Worst (part 2)
Our triple threat team of critics is giving you the gift of a two-part series of misery as they do a rundown of the worst fights of 2025 (part 2) in this week's episode.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Still chuckling about @zanesimon.bsky.social and Phil being unaware of JOIs as @kingtypo.bsky.social explains it to them.
The MMA Depressed-us: 2025's Worst (part 2)
open.substack.com/pub/themmadr...
The MMA Depressed-us: 2025's Worst (part 2)
open.substack.com/pub/themmadr...