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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 42m

Teleprompter that is just a piece of paper reading [vamp]

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Jay Annelli @vorthosjay.bsky.social · 20h

Okay so quick analysis here, with the disclaimer that I know NOTHING about this and it's all educated speculation based on my TMNT fandom, haha.

We're probably looking at an original iteration of TMNT for this set, using a hodge-podge of the iconic stuff from throughout the series history.

TMNT Van spoiling a crossover with Magic: The Gathering

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 14h

I love that itch lets you make some files free ("demos"). Great for character sheets, handouts, and the like!

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 20h

Ope

Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 21h

Top of the 4th and Mariners are up, let's goooo

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 1d

The Fabelmans was great. One of the best movies I've seen this year.

But

I think it would have been improved by cutting all the scenes with the monkey.

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

I'm running two scary games this month, both open to all!

First is The Winter Door (online)

Second is Ten Candles (in person,open to any in the Seattle area!)

Still have spots left for both, drop me a line if interested!

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 1d

Oh for sure, I don't want to undersell the script nor the acting. It's an easy movie to do wrong, and they avoided many traps here!

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 1d

How do you take a script that's mostly people talking and make it interesting? Either business or stakes. This film utilizes both, as well as some fascinating visuals. The hallway sattelite scene is inspired work!

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 1d

Tonight's movie: Steve Jobs. Some phenomenal choices by director Danny Boyle, and the script neatly avoids the issue many biopics have, where the tension and reality diverge to become uninteresting or fizzle out. The movie ends when the tension does, at effectively a random point.

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Colin McMillen @mcmillen.dev · 1d

tech companies blatantly ignoring user consent, exhibit #6379:

Email screenshot:

We’re always working to make Gemini more helpful and easier to use, so we’re
simplifying your Gemini app experience to automatically include publicly available
data from YouTube, Google Maps, Google Flights, and Google Hotels.
This means you will no longer have to manage individual app settings for Gemini to get
the most current and relevant public results for your prompts—such as up-to-the-minute flight prices, helpful video summaries, or local hotel details. As such, you will no longer
see individual Apps settings for these particular services. This new experience will
begin rolling out to all users, including those who had previously turned the settings off
for these services, on October 13.

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 1d

Get yr indie games!

Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

I'm running two scary games this month, both open to all!

First is The Winter Door (online)

Second is Ten Candles (in person,open to any in the Seattle area!)

Still have spots left for both, drop me a line if interested!

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Pe Metawe Games @pemetawe.bsky.social · 1d

Starting this THURS Oct 9: Teen Drop-In! From 11am-2pm for ages 13+. Come join an indie RPG game! No need to bring a character!

Teen Drop-in will run Tues & Thurs until the teachers' strike ends.

Please bring a lunch. We welcome $5/each but won't turn anyone away due to financial need. #yegevents

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

I had to put down this vampire book.

The plot was too cryptic
I wanted something in a different vein
It wasn't bloody good enough
It started to Drac halfway through
The stakes were too low
It just plain sucked
It wasn't a book I could sink my teeth into.
Really, I just wasn't Stoked to read it

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

Neat

comicbookclublive.com/2025/10/07/b...

Original 'Ben 10' Creators Reunite For "Ultimate Or Absolute" Style New Dynamite Comic Book Series | Comic Book Club

Ben 10 creators Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, and Steven T. Seagle reunite for a new Dynamite comic book series.

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

I'm running two scary games this month, both open to all!

First is The Winter Door (online)

Second is Ten Candles (in person,open to any in the Seattle area!)

Still have spots left for both, drop me a line if interested!

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

I tripped over my dog in the night because he switched from the summer sprawl to the warm winter ball, and his limbs weren't where I expected them to be

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

It's not good for ducks to eat bread.

If a business asks you to round up to donate, you get to claim that as a tax deduction, not them.

Third misconception.

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 3d

There are 4 reasons Cyberrats uses basebuilding.
1. I like it and want to see more of it
2. XCOM does it, and I wanted to emulate it
3. It's a communal resource that encourages sharing of resources and planning
4. It lets us gate mechanics and complexity

River Ray @nullconstant.bsky.social · 3d

I have a really hard time imagining a TTRPG campaign or system that *isn't* improved by the PCs having some kind of (in Told by Wild Words lingo) shared asset.

This might be a vehicle like a ship (sea- or space-faring), a home base or town, or a faction they belong to or command.

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Lee @dieselee.bsky.social · 2d

ChangedStars be like:

ww2 propaganda poster pro allied powers but with a shrimp like alien substituted

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

RA. This is the heaviest of the ones we played, and it's got some pleasant crunch! Where QE is a mix of bluffing and auctioning, this one is PURE auctioning, and it's just a delight. You can trick other people into overpaying for things they need, or underbid for things that hurt others more.

Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

QE. I loved this one. It's a simple auction game, all complexities stripped away. You can bid any number, and all bids are secret, except to the winner and the (rotating) judge. The catch? Whoever bids the most money at the end of the game is eliminated!

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

Played 3 new (to me) board games this weekend!

Spicy (2020)
QE (2019) and
Ra (1999)

Spicy mixes BS Skull. Very light, and I'm not sure it's a great fit for my table, but it's a fun little bluffing game. Personally, I don't think it will come out SUPER often, but I could see some groups loving it.

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

Sometimes I set my nook down and walk away until the screen sleeps. There's no way to reset the time per page metric, so it thinks it takes me an average of 9 minutes to read a single page.

Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · 2d

Six more followers until I have to figure out how Twitch works

Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · Jul 1

If Cyberrats in Space gets 100 followers on the pre-launch, I will do a Q&A stream in my worst Mickey Mouse impression (just my normal voice)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...

Coming soon: Cyberrats in Space

Rats. Mechs. Revenge.

www.kickstarter.com

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