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"by that bridge near the border
there were many more to die"

just some dude. tunes good. he/him
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ongoing thread containing videos of great live performances. gonna try to maintain this through the end of 2025.
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Y'all please help Bex if you're able. They are one of the first people I met on BlueSky and they been fighting like hell through this. Let's get this goal met before Monday for them.
he's going to mail all the information/agreements to me as soon as he gets a chance, and i'll share it here

i'm just trying to get a headstart on this because i need $490 ASAP to get this surgery confirmed for Monday.

if you can give anything, please chip in ❤️

ko-fi.com/rebekamash/g...
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
he had minimal roles in a lot of films and shows but he always brought so much to everything he did.

the first two seasons of Man in the High Castle especially.
RIP to the legendary Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

➡️ deadline.com/2025/12/cary...

He'll always be Shang-Tsung to me and killed every role he was in
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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REJOICE!! SOMEONE HAS PUT THE VIDEO OF JESSE VENTURA SINGING WEREWOLVES OF MINNESOTA WITH WARREN ZEVON BACK UP ON YOUTUBE, HAPPY FIRST WEDNESDAY!!! (It starts at the 5-minute mark)
Warren Zevon In Governor Jesse Ventura's Inaugural Ball At The Target Center, Minneapolis, 1/16/1999
YouTube video by LeChuck Threepwood
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Kazuo Umezu
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Morning Show is so much of what made Succession uncomfortable to watch fused with the most annoying Sorkin-core optimism bullshit and I cannot get enough.
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
new gold standard for record store entrances.
December 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
left the country for a bit. here's some cool stuff I saw.
December 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Really didn’t want to have to do this but things are real tight right now and I can barely afford to cover my credit card payment this this week & then rent the next week, anything that helps me get through these next two weeks or RTs are appreciated

www.paypal.com/paypalme/hak...
Pay Ian Patterson using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/HakethKOTB and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
www.paypal.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Enemies in Castlevania Bloodlines do not die if brought to 0 hp. Their health value has to actually drop below 0 for them to be defeated.

Alternatively: In Guilty Gear XRD, Raven's pants bulge grows with each level of his excitement meter.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago

so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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November 28, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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"This is not a rough draft later remakes would build and significantly improve upon: the Ys everyone knows and loves is already here."

kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2023/08/21/y...
Ys Ancient Ys Vanished: Ys is eternal
Welcome to the dawn of time. Well, 1987—it’s almost the same thing. The PC-88 version of the game you see splashed all over this page is the seed from which all other Ys’ sprang forth f…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
quick thought about Absolum after completing my first run:

as one progresses through the game it improves as a roguelite and worsens as a beat-em-up.
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Bowescore must be stopped at all costs.
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Heavier than a star
No place is too far
Not even space and time
Could touch this ship of mine

TRUUUEE PIONEEEEEERRRSSS

LEAVE EVEEERYTHIIIING BEEEHIIND!!

youtu.be/3mmFUhvgBqM?...
F.T.L.
YouTube video by Keldian - Topic
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I don't like to weigh in on fighting game shit anymore but joining a beginner bracket on an alt account is grounds for an irl ass-whupping and you can report me for that I do not give a fuck and could probably use a break from here anyway.
if anyone is trying to kill Karnov's Revenge atm it's 100% hibachifinal. falling off the game is one thing, but
-going around telling people not to play the game
-blaming me for killing it
-entering the upcoming beginner bracket on an alt
-after a similar incident w/ Clayton started a whole thing
>
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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I’ve heard there was a chord progression / that David played, for the love of Heaven / but I guess we’re called chord progressions “chords” now / it goes like this: the augIV, the maj7II /now you know what you have to do / click like and subscribe and leave a comment / hallelujah / hallelujah
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
we gotta do something about all these retrowave games coming out that are allegedly "inspired by 90s arcade games" but don't have a scoring system.
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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This is a great day to give trans people money.

We are trying to play 3 shows next September (Denver, SLC, Seattle), and it's going to cost us--there's no way we'll even break even. So sales count a lot until then.

8 releases for less than 20 bucks is a steal

transgressivethrash.bandcamp.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
for the anime olds, where were you when you saw "Stop the Rock" for the first time

(Fanime 2003 for me)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf-2...
AMV - Stop The Rock [Nappy]
YouTube video by GintaJidai
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
anyway if you like prog rock or prog-adjacent stuff the new Gazpacho album is, as expected, a journey and a half. www.youtube.com/watch?v=veN_...
Gazpacho - 8-Ball - Official Lyric Video (taken from 'Magic 8-Ball')
YouTube video by Kscope
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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"One of the most brilliant programmers around" - tributes pour in as Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman passes away www.eurogamer.net/one-of-the-m...
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
(I actually do think E33 kinda sucks though)
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM