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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 17h

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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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · 1d

Felt this line a little too hard on the first listen: "The first thing you learn is how far you can go with no gas in the tank."

Still, thank goodness for the Mountain Goats.

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the Mountain Goats - “Cold at Night” (Official Visualizer)

YouTube video by the Mountain Goats

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · 3d

For all the media I actively consume, perhaps the most glaring and one people are surprised the most about is that I haven't seen Kill Bill (and of course, by extension, Kill Bill vol. 2).

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 4d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · 3d

I think the original Hades story resonated more (it is inherently a more personal and intimate story), but Hades II is just so goddamn full of joy and intention and discovery and I love it so much and it will tide me over as I continue to use roguelikes as my primary coping mechanism.

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · 3d

I'm still obsessed that Hades II made all of two key gameplay changes (the ability to hold inputs and changing the cast to be actually useful) to change the entire flow, added 6 new weapons that feel completely different than the original set, and still have it *feel* good.

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · 3d

After about 200 hours since Early Access (175 hrs on the Steam Deck, ~25 hrs on the Switch 2), I haven't quite 100% Hades 2, but I have gotten the true ending and truer ending and maxed all my bonds. Anything else I do will be aspirational, but damn, this game was brilliant.

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · 7d

Remembering I have public facing social media just long enough to share my solo @puzzmo.com debut.

Fandoms! Language! And an (un?)surprising number of Gundam fans saying how they feel seen by 18D!

www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

Puzzmo - Cross|word

Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.

www.puzzmo.com

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · 24d

Since Slay the Spire 2 got delayed, I have been playing the original just to see if I still have the fundamentals and luck. And well, while I won't ever do it consistently, I did manage another A20 Heart victory on Defect so I have retained some things at least.

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Dana Terrace @danaterrace.bsky.social · Aug 30

I'm so proud of this team. See you September 19th. 💙🪐

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KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE [TRAILER]

YouTube video by GLITCH

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SLICE - St. Louis Independent Comics Expo @slicexpo.bsky.social · Aug 29

Ahoy! Check out the official SLICE 2025 poster, designed by Alain McAlister! Alain is a nonbinary artist and illustrator from STL with a passion for graphic novels, comics, fiber arts, and community work. They won SLICE's inaugural Local Best in Show Award in 2024. www.amcaart.com/portfolio

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Aug 27

Long Story Short is such a wonderful case study in how the specific becomes universal, how absurdity anchors reality, and how everything is connected in all sorts of ways. The parts we see and the parts we don't.

Not a series I could binge. Absolutely a series I love.

Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Aug 24

There's a lot of lyrics in this song that have got me hypnotized as I listen on repeat, including:

"There's an amount to take / reasons to take more."
"Make sure you kiss your knuckles before you punch me in the face?"
"I wanna contribute to the chaos. I don't want to watch and then complain."

The Front Bottoms - Twin Size Mattress (Official)

YouTube video by barnonerecords

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Aug 17

As this year is continually choosing to inform me, the scary things aren't actually scary when you face them head on.

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👻 Pablo Hidalghost 👻 @infinata.bsky.social · Aug 11

<billionaire genius looking at this> now… how can we ruin it?

WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org · Aug 10

In August 1991 the creator of HTML and WWW, Tim Berners-Lee compiled the first index of websites called the WWW Virtual Library. The hyperlinks were organized into a tree of categories and subcategories depending on the individual fields of human interest.

#InternetHistory

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Aug 11

One of the reasons I subscribe to so many YouTube channels is that every so often, an artist will return after nearly a decade with something I become immediately enamored with.

Case and point, Ryn Weaver's triumphant return.

Rorschach Baby

YouTube video by Ryn Weaver - Topic

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Jul 30

After seeing Summer Wars in 4K, I return a quote that summarizes the essence of AMC's Halt and Catch Fire and also my idealized vision of tech in general.

"Computers aren't the thing. They're the thing that gets us to the thing."

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Jul 29

a woman in a black jacket is smiling and looking at the camera .

Alt: Olivia Dunham (from the series Fringe) winking while in Walter's lab.

media.tenor.com

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Jul 25

Muttering "Everything's in service of the next thing", not really sure if I fully believe it today, but muttering it nevertheless.

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Jul 24

I swear there's a brilliant concept for an Aarakocra Cleric somewhere here.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Jul 24

"Do geese see God?" is a palindrome.

...but do they???

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Jul 23

What's this?

@slicexpo.bsky.social has one final session of Comics U 2025 for its 10 Year anniversary and it's a Hot Ones Inspired Interview with @oheysteenz.bsky.social?

And it's gonna be livestreamed from @bettysbooksstl.bsky.social and recorded for posterity?

www.youtube.com/live/W4aGkVT...

Comics University 2025 - Week 6: 10 Years In—Hot Ones-Inspired Interview with Steenz

YouTube video by St. Louis Independent Comics Expo

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Jul 23

Not to toot my horn, but I can still run tech and stage the hell out of a venue.

Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Jul 20

I have ended up rewatching My Adventures with Superman, and I don't care, this is my favorite version of the character.

a cartoon drawing of superman with an arrow pointing to the left

Alt: A gif flipping between Clark Kent in a park and Superman behind the Daily Planet.

media.tenor.com

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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.bsky.social · Jul 18

Doing the completely normal thing of returning to one of the tentpole panels of a manga about a Japanese highschool boys volleyball club to recalibrate and carry on.

Today, we mutter task focus. Today, we work.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · Jul 17

if somebody assigns you a piece where you're supposed to talk to the Grok love chatbot please contact me so I can pay you to not write that piece. I can't afford to be capricious like this but I will crowdfund it and get support. together we can stop you

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Shen Comix @shenanigansen.bsky.social · Jul 14

Panel 1: A swordsman with a short, ragged red cape, 2 brown belts, and a shoulderpad, stands with a wide stance and his sword drawn in his right hand. We see him from behind the shoulder of his opponent, who seems to be wearing blue. Something is written on the red swordsman's chest, illegible from this distance.

Panel 2: We zoom in. What's written on the red swordsman's chest is "GOOD". He says "We could have been friends, you know."

Panel 3: The perspective is turned as his opponent is revealed to be wearing a long blue cloak and rectangular framed glasses. The wind billows his cloak.

Panel 4: The blue swordsman shifts his cloak to draw his sword, which glints in the sunlight with a "shiiiiing". It is revealed that on his chest is written "PERFECT". He responds: "No. We couldn't have."

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