Michael Pratt
@gentlemaple.bsky.social
Currently reading:
📚 Cytonic
📱 The Gilded Ones
🎧 The Consuming Fire
rn:
Mass Effect
📚 Cytonic
📱 The Gilded Ones
🎧 The Consuming Fire
rn:
Mass Effect
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Michael Pratt
@gentlemaple.bsky.social
· Sep 26
#PromoSky
🎮 Video games
Including:
• Horizon ZD
• KotOR
• Minecraft
• Arkane Studios
• Tomb Raider trilogy
• Life Is Strange
📚 Books - mostly Sci-Fi
🖖 Star Trek
❓ Doctor Who
🧭 His Dark Materials
👽 Alien
🐦 Birds
🐱 Cats
🍪 Cookie Monster
Been collecting 4k Blu-Rays
🎮 Video games
Including:
• Horizon ZD
• KotOR
• Minecraft
• Arkane Studios
• Tomb Raider trilogy
• Life Is Strange
📚 Books - mostly Sci-Fi
🖖 Star Trek
❓ Doctor Who
🧭 His Dark Materials
👽 Alien
🐦 Birds
🐱 Cats
🍪 Cookie Monster
Been collecting 4k Blu-Rays
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merry christmas
December 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
merry christmas
Rewatching Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse. And with the key card, or whatever, ending up broken. Which is something you think would happen a lot more. Particularly in video games.
December 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Rewatching Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse. And with the key card, or whatever, ending up broken. Which is something you think would happen a lot more. Particularly in video games.
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WINTER RETURNING (1994)
Acrylic - 8 ½” x 9”
This started as a whim on a scrap of illustration board—a “leftover” before I found that designation for such small sketchy work. I was riffing with colors and not expecting anything to come from the shapes I was playing with. 1/2
Acrylic - 8 ½” x 9”
This started as a whim on a scrap of illustration board—a “leftover” before I found that designation for such small sketchy work. I was riffing with colors and not expecting anything to come from the shapes I was playing with. 1/2
December 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
WINTER RETURNING (1994)
Acrylic - 8 ½” x 9”
This started as a whim on a scrap of illustration board—a “leftover” before I found that designation for such small sketchy work. I was riffing with colors and not expecting anything to come from the shapes I was playing with. 1/2
Acrylic - 8 ½” x 9”
This started as a whim on a scrap of illustration board—a “leftover” before I found that designation for such small sketchy work. I was riffing with colors and not expecting anything to come from the shapes I was playing with. 1/2
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𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐲 𝐎𝐰𝐥. 💔
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.
December 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐲 𝐎𝐰𝐥. 💔
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.
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The animated comedy ‘The Emperor’s New Groove’ featuring the voice talents of David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton, and Tom Jones opened in theaters this week in 2000 👑 🦙 🎭 #OTD
December 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The animated comedy ‘The Emperor’s New Groove’ featuring the voice talents of David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton, and Tom Jones opened in theaters this week in 2000 👑 🦙 🎭 #OTD
"Let me go? Do humans consider conversation a form of imprisonment? That would explain why so few are willing to sit and talk..."
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Let me go? Do humans consider conversation a form of imprisonment? That would explain why so few are willing to sit and talk..."
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Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
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QRP your starry art
December 17, 2024 at 3:52 AM
QRP your starry art
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Finished my rewatch of How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World yesterday. Got the trilogy in 4k despite having only seen the sequels once.
Classic Disney villain death in this one.
Current ranking: 2 > 1 > 3.
Apparently, Drago was planned to return.
Classic Disney villain death in this one.
Current ranking: 2 > 1 > 3.
Apparently, Drago was planned to return.
![During the earlier stages of production, DeBlois stated that Djimon Hounsou would also return as Drago Bludvist.[18] It was even planned to have Drago redeemed by the film's end, but halfway through development, DreamWorks co-founder Steven Spielberg convinced DeBlois that the story of Drago's redemption required more screen time that they could not provide, causing his inclusion to be scrapped.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zh7ekh6dxif5jz3cvk5zpamr/bafkreifqhzkdxb5pfd65b7zosyvirvrpzz467vk27cob3vyojwgsvjqpnm@jpeg)
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Finished my rewatch of How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World yesterday. Got the trilogy in 4k despite having only seen the sequels once.
Classic Disney villain death in this one.
Current ranking: 2 > 1 > 3.
Apparently, Drago was planned to return.
Classic Disney villain death in this one.
Current ranking: 2 > 1 > 3.
Apparently, Drago was planned to return.
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‘The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe’ starring Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, and featuring the voice talents of Liam Neeson, Michael Madsen, and Ray Winstone ventured into theaters this week in 2005 🦁 🧙🏼♀️ ⚔️ #OTD
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
‘The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe’ starring Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, and featuring the voice talents of Liam Neeson, Michael Madsen, and Ray Winstone ventured into theaters this week in 2005 🦁 🧙🏼♀️ ⚔️ #OTD
Finished ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson. Novella 2 of Skyward Flight.
Main thought: this is relevant.
Hoping to finish the series by the end of the year.
Several quotes below.
#BookSky
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Main thought: this is relevant.
Hoping to finish the series by the end of the year.
Several quotes below.
#BookSky
/1
December 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Finished ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson. Novella 2 of Skyward Flight.
Main thought: this is relevant.
Hoping to finish the series by the end of the year.
Several quotes below.
#BookSky
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Main thought: this is relevant.
Hoping to finish the series by the end of the year.
Several quotes below.
#BookSky
/1
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Over the last few years, as a biologist (geneticist), I have become more and more interested in how the brain works. Mostly to try and understand this clusterfuck of an illogical world. It was always easy to try and label people like Stephen Miller with some kind of mental
December 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Over the last few years, as a biologist (geneticist), I have become more and more interested in how the brain works. Mostly to try and understand this clusterfuck of an illogical world. It was always easy to try and label people like Stephen Miller with some kind of mental
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 6:57 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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Wisdom update! Her mate is back, too! Wisdom is *at least* 75 years old, the oldest living wild bird that we know of. Birds are amazing!
#birds #albatross #conservation
#birds #albatross #conservation
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Wisdom update! Her mate is back, too! Wisdom is *at least* 75 years old, the oldest living wild bird that we know of. Birds are amazing!
#birds #albatross #conservation
#birds #albatross #conservation
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For day 8 of #ArtAdventCalendar, I present this animation I did about three years ago, showing a flight through a type of space colony called a Stanford Torus.
#SciArt created in #Blender
#SciArt created in #Blender
December 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
For day 8 of #ArtAdventCalendar, I present this animation I did about three years ago, showing a flight through a type of space colony called a Stanford Torus.
#SciArt created in #Blender
#SciArt created in #Blender
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Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
Yeah, I mean, I'm critical of any video nowadays that is trying to elicit an emotional response, especially when it's asking for subs at the end. It's weird that all the people seem to end up with the dog they want. And shelters are overflowing, where are the rooms full of people wanting to adopt?
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
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Peter Hyams' 2010: The Year We Make Contact was released 41 years ago today.
Generally hidden (not to say forgotten) in the shadow of Kubrick's illustrious film, this sequel is nonetheless a highly successful sci-fi movie. There's just no point in comparing it to 2001.
Generally hidden (not to say forgotten) in the shadow of Kubrick's illustrious film, this sequel is nonetheless a highly successful sci-fi movie. There's just no point in comparing it to 2001.
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Peter Hyams' 2010: The Year We Make Contact was released 41 years ago today.
Generally hidden (not to say forgotten) in the shadow of Kubrick's illustrious film, this sequel is nonetheless a highly successful sci-fi movie. There's just no point in comparing it to 2001.
Generally hidden (not to say forgotten) in the shadow of Kubrick's illustrious film, this sequel is nonetheless a highly successful sci-fi movie. There's just no point in comparing it to 2001.
Obi Wan vs Anakin but it's all metal pipe falling sound effect
YouTube video by Budgieboi
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords was released 21 years ago today.
It was @obsidian.net very first game, made in just over a year, and what a game it was! Even if we had to wait for a fan mod to get the full adventure, it remains one of my favorite SW games.
It was @obsidian.net very first game, made in just over a year, and what a game it was! Even if we had to wait for a fan mod to get the full adventure, it remains one of my favorite SW games.
December 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords was released 21 years ago today.
It was @obsidian.net very first game, made in just over a year, and what a game it was! Even if we had to wait for a fan mod to get the full adventure, it remains one of my favorite SW games.
It was @obsidian.net very first game, made in just over a year, and what a game it was! Even if we had to wait for a fan mod to get the full adventure, it remains one of my favorite SW games.
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Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Obsidian, 2004): Tips and Tricks Magazine, cover art by Brian Menze
"Setting this piece up (I thought) would be a breeze. I was wrong. None of the KotOR2 elements worked as well as they do with the original Star Wars characters."
"Setting this piece up (I thought) would be a breeze. I was wrong. None of the KotOR2 elements worked as well as they do with the original Star Wars characters."
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Obsidian, 2004): Tips and Tricks Magazine, cover art by Brian Menze
"Setting this piece up (I thought) would be a breeze. I was wrong. None of the KotOR2 elements worked as well as they do with the original Star Wars characters."
"Setting this piece up (I thought) would be a breeze. I was wrong. None of the KotOR2 elements worked as well as they do with the original Star Wars characters."
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Trump admin just gutted the Endangered Species Act and hoped you’d be too distracted to notice
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Trump admin just gutted the Endangered Species Act and hoped you’d be too distracted to notice
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A parent at a DC middle school is urging staff to reconsider its new curriculum, which removes all full-length novels from the 8th grade curriculum
Opinion: DCPS middle-schoolers should be reading novels
Opinion: DCPS middle-schoolers should be reading novels
Opinion: DCPS middle-schoolers should be reading novels
Many parents like myself were shocked by a recent change to the English curriculum at Alice Deal Middle School.
51st.news
December 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A parent at a DC middle school is urging staff to reconsider its new curriculum, which removes all full-length novels from the 8th grade curriculum
Opinion: DCPS middle-schoolers should be reading novels
Opinion: DCPS middle-schoolers should be reading novels
Ebook for Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky going for $2.99 on bookshop.org. DRM free.
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Service Model
Check out Service Model - <p><b>Murderbot meets <i>Redshirts</i> in a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder from the Hugo-nominated author of <i>Elder Race</i> and <i>Children of Time</i>.</b><...
bookshop.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Ebook for Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky going for $2.99 on bookshop.org. DRM free.
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