Ian
@thespecktre.bsky.social
Lover of Tolkien, disgruntled gamer, Halo CE stan, all around geek. Jesus is King. Let's be good to one another.
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Professor Tolkien and his then three year old son Christopher (1928). Little did the Professor know that his son would spend 45 years of his life working in the world that he would create called Middle-earth!
November 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Professor Tolkien and his then three year old son Christopher (1928). Little did the Professor know that his son would spend 45 years of his life working in the world that he would create called Middle-earth!
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On 22 November 1963: C.S. Lewis dies.
Lewis was an Oxford colleague and met #Tolkien regularly with others as part of the literary group The Inklings. Lewis wrote the popular Chronicles of Narnia series.
Tolkien felt Lewis's death like "an axe-blow near the roots" of an old tree. #BookSky
Lewis was an Oxford colleague and met #Tolkien regularly with others as part of the literary group The Inklings. Lewis wrote the popular Chronicles of Narnia series.
Tolkien felt Lewis's death like "an axe-blow near the roots" of an old tree. #BookSky
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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It's less "look how far we've come" and more "look what we lost."
15~ people made a game with a singular vibe and control innovations that changed the industry and now a production anywhere between 10x-20x the size exists solely to reanimate its corpse as one of the last few commercial safe bets.
15~ people made a game with a singular vibe and control innovations that changed the industry and now a production anywhere between 10x-20x the size exists solely to reanimate its corpse as one of the last few commercial safe bets.
October 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's less "look how far we've come" and more "look what we lost."
15~ people made a game with a singular vibe and control innovations that changed the industry and now a production anywhere between 10x-20x the size exists solely to reanimate its corpse as one of the last few commercial safe bets.
15~ people made a game with a singular vibe and control innovations that changed the industry and now a production anywhere between 10x-20x the size exists solely to reanimate its corpse as one of the last few commercial safe bets.
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This relates to the AI shooter video everyone was dunking on. The aesthetic of this moment in time is oversaturated, over polished, plastic, dull, and uniform. It's getting easier and easier to recognise how many things exist to be agreeable for maximum ROI. It's turned from inoffensive to repulsive
October 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This relates to the AI shooter video everyone was dunking on. The aesthetic of this moment in time is oversaturated, over polished, plastic, dull, and uniform. It's getting easier and easier to recognise how many things exist to be agreeable for maximum ROI. It's turned from inoffensive to repulsive
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I think a fundamental problem here, and why people are bouncing off, is that the new, too sleek, too polished visuals don't take me back to the original, or even look how I pictured them in my mind's eye. They severe me from that and remind me that it's 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUvS...
Halo: Campaign Evolved vs Halo Combat Evolved Side by Side Graphics Comparison
YouTube video by GameSpot
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October 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I think a fundamental problem here, and why people are bouncing off, is that the new, too sleek, too polished visuals don't take me back to the original, or even look how I pictured them in my mind's eye. They severe me from that and remind me that it's 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUvS...
I'm listening to this again because.
youtu.be/M_8O3XkP8iQ/
youtu.be/M_8O3XkP8iQ/
Courage [Khuzdûl] | Full Version | 8-Dwarf Crew | Dwarven Veneration Song Lyrics | Return to Moria
YouTube video by Mootacoo
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October 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I'm listening to this again because.
youtu.be/M_8O3XkP8iQ/
youtu.be/M_8O3XkP8iQ/
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Why does EVERYTHING have an app, a club, a subscription fee, or all of the above?
The internet was supposed to be fun, and now I have to pull my phone out all the time or I’m “losing money”.
The internet was supposed to be fun, and now I have to pull my phone out all the time or I’m “losing money”.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Why does EVERYTHING have an app, a club, a subscription fee, or all of the above?
The internet was supposed to be fun, and now I have to pull my phone out all the time or I’m “losing money”.
The internet was supposed to be fun, and now I have to pull my phone out all the time or I’m “losing money”.
Some good news to start the day. These are friends of friends who have finally been released from Taliban custody. God is good.
youtu.be/h8il2lIgfWo?...
youtu.be/h8il2lIgfWo?...
Peter and Barbie Reynolds released after being detained in an Afghan prison
YouTube video by Sky News
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September 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Some good news to start the day. These are friends of friends who have finally been released from Taliban custody. God is good.
youtu.be/h8il2lIgfWo?...
youtu.be/h8il2lIgfWo?...
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It's a seal
youtu.be/5VDg9Gj0Uj4
youtu.be/5VDg9Gj0Uj4
it's a seal!
YouTube video by justan oval
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September 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's a seal
youtu.be/5VDg9Gj0Uj4
youtu.be/5VDg9Gj0Uj4
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The video game industry's rush to $80 games has stalled — for now. But what does the future look like?
Seems to me like the solution to a more sustainable video game industry is cutting costs, not raising prices. This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Seems to me like the solution to a more sustainable video game industry is cutting costs, not raising prices. This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The Industry’s Rush to $80 Video Games Has Stalled — For Now
Publishers trying to sell video games at a newly elevated price point have not found success just yet. Will they ever?
www.bloomberg.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The video game industry's rush to $80 games has stalled — for now. But what does the future look like?
Seems to me like the solution to a more sustainable video game industry is cutting costs, not raising prices. This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Seems to me like the solution to a more sustainable video game industry is cutting costs, not raising prices. This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
When you find out Ronald and Nancy had an astrologer. 🙃
June 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
When you find out Ronald and Nancy had an astrologer. 🙃
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I sat down with songwriter and author of the bestselling series The WingFeather Saga to talk about Middle-earth, tending our own gardens and the call that every human has to create!
Check it out and share!
youtu.be/bXOl_52moJA
Check it out and share!
youtu.be/bXOl_52moJA
“Tend Your Garden”: Andrew Peterson on Creativity, Calling & Middle-earth
YouTube video by The Wonder of Tolkien
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June 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I sat down with songwriter and author of the bestselling series The WingFeather Saga to talk about Middle-earth, tending our own gardens and the call that every human has to create!
Check it out and share!
youtu.be/bXOl_52moJA
Check it out and share!
youtu.be/bXOl_52moJA
I'm so hype
youtu.be/zX3QZa4M9CY?...
youtu.be/zX3QZa4M9CY?...
5 BIG Fixes to Halo 2's Encounter Design - Halo 2: REBALANCE
YouTube video by Ruby of Blue
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June 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I'm so hype
youtu.be/zX3QZa4M9CY?...
youtu.be/zX3QZa4M9CY?...
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When a new Mario Kart game comes out
June 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
When a new Mario Kart game comes out
Someone please stop this roller coaster soap opera that is American politics.
I want to get off.
I want to get off.
June 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Someone please stop this roller coaster soap opera that is American politics.
I want to get off.
I want to get off.
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I have the joy of sitting down with Andrew Peterson for our next conversation on the channel! Andrew is a singer / songwriter and also author of the bestselling Wingfeather Saga series!
We're going to talk about Tolkien, Lewis, stories, creating beautiful things and more!
We're going to talk about Tolkien, Lewis, stories, creating beautiful things and more!
June 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I have the joy of sitting down with Andrew Peterson for our next conversation on the channel! Andrew is a singer / songwriter and also author of the bestselling Wingfeather Saga series!
We're going to talk about Tolkien, Lewis, stories, creating beautiful things and more!
We're going to talk about Tolkien, Lewis, stories, creating beautiful things and more!
If I could somehow get away from the smell of weed and never have to smell it again, it would still be too soon.
June 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If I could somehow get away from the smell of weed and never have to smell it again, it would still be too soon.
Hey do merry do my hearties!
June 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Hey do merry do my hearties!
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“Anyway, I usually type, since my ‘hand’ tends to start fair and rapidly fall away into picturesque inscrutability.”
- Tolkien
Letter 257
- Tolkien
Letter 257
June 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
“Anyway, I usually type, since my ‘hand’ tends to start fair and rapidly fall away into picturesque inscrutability.”
- Tolkien
Letter 257
- Tolkien
Letter 257
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(5) Pity, Power and Tolkien's Ring by @alas-not-me.bsky.social
This is in the top 3 for me on books written on LOTR. Tom does a masterful job working through the story with eyes that see beneath the surface. It will give you a greater appreciation of the story.
📚 amzn.to/4k9fHBD
This is in the top 3 for me on books written on LOTR. Tom does a masterful job working through the story with eyes that see beneath the surface. It will give you a greater appreciation of the story.
📚 amzn.to/4k9fHBD
May 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
(5) Pity, Power and Tolkien's Ring by @alas-not-me.bsky.social
This is in the top 3 for me on books written on LOTR. Tom does a masterful job working through the story with eyes that see beneath the surface. It will give you a greater appreciation of the story.
📚 amzn.to/4k9fHBD
This is in the top 3 for me on books written on LOTR. Tom does a masterful job working through the story with eyes that see beneath the surface. It will give you a greater appreciation of the story.
📚 amzn.to/4k9fHBD
