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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

How did you turn off Apple Intelligence? On my 17 Pro, the toggle to turn intelligence off is no longer available.

Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I was very trepidatious about the whole re-recording thing, as I love that album, but I had a lot of fun with the ReWired version. Hope you enjoyed it too!

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

No reason to feel dumb. They don’t usually publicize dropping last years flagship 🤣 But whereas they usually keep last years base model as a budget option, they quietly drop the Pro each year for the new model.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

They usually discontinue the Pro models each year when the new one comes out.

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✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Go-Man Vs. the Star Dragon OUT NOW! @hamishsteele.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Every drag show this weekend is going to have to make some very hard choices

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The prices on the later volumes are horrible :( I got 1-8 and the color sundays in the boxes, but missed out on 9 &10 when they came out. The print runs got progressively smaller as the series went on, just the natural attrition of order amounts in a long series.

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BT Bullion @btbullion.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Calling this thing Horizons is just like pouring hydrogen peroxide on the wound every time. Hydrogen peroxide kills healthy cells, immune cells, irritates wounds and can lead to more scars.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

In an era where the megacorps are killing late night. That was an odddddd kickoff #D23Expo

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Fender has done some really nice models where they actually have their body shop expert wear the finish on the guitars, I think they call it relicing. They do the best job of the big manufacturers of it, to be fair. I feel like it still strips the player and instrument the chance to make a story.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Yuuuup. I see the Martin Streetmaster models, and on some of them it’s just a decal under the finish made to look worn. Kinda nauseating.

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GroovyShelly @groovyshelly.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I'd love to credit whoever wrote this. No idea. But I'm 100% with its message. When I think of how the '80s ethos, "Greed is Good" has metastasized, it surprises and depresses me. Imagine having so many millions, hundred of millions, even billions & caring about nothing except your own vanity.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Not sure if @kevidently.bsky.social is open for new projects, but he does some great logo design work!

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Just heartbreaking. I remember visiting there 25 years ago or so. Sucks to see the extent of the damage from the air. Reminds me of seeing the massive fire damage in the Tonto’s as we were moving out of Phoenix back East.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I still struggle to rewire my brain to revisit the Tiki Room on trips because I forget that that is, thankfully, gone. We had that mess for far too long.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Even weirder is the Ultra 2 and the Series 9 share the same chip. Ultra 2 will be compatible, but Series 9 won’t be. Just a bafflingly large dropoff of device support. Essentially the S9 is getting two updates, and that’s it.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Awww. Man. I’m glad he’s home where he belongs. So sorry for the scare and whatever’s going on. It’s just the hardest, most helpless, feeling when there’s anything serious going on with them. Sending love and healing vibes to you both.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Ahhh. Fuck. Condolences, Brian. He was one of the best of us, and I always loved interacting and conversing with him. Such a bummer of a loss. Sending love to you and everyone else that knew him.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Thank YOU for writing it! Your work has always resonated with me, but this one really hit me. Definitely something I needed right now, and I’m so grateful for it.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Just finished WRETCH by @ericlarocca.com and just wow…. I cannot recommend this book enough. I’ve loved everything I’ve read by Eric, but this one blew me away. A haunting story of grief, loss, and coping with self. It cut deep, in the therapeutic type of way that only a special kind of book can do.

A hardcover book, WRETCH by Eric LaRocca, next to a cream colored dachshund mix.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Agreed! One of the reason I like being here is I have the option to not participate in an algorithm if I don’t want to. Or create my own, if I was so inclined. Point is, it’s in my hands, not theirs.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

It may have something to do with so much of the 90’s revival being so intertwined with punk and other subcultures that were more sex positive… maybe it was a bit of a rebrand? 🤣

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

There’s nothing like a good #bookmail day. This time it’s the @thunderstormbooks.bsky.social signed limited hardcover of THE PERFECTLY FINE HOUSE by @kozeniewski.bsky.social and @texascthulhu.bsky.social. Loved this one when I read the ebook, and am thrilled to add this edition to my shelf.

Front cover of the hardcover book edition of THE PERFECTLY FINE HOUSE by Stephen Kozeniewski and Wile E. Young - featuring an old Victorian house in a scene surrounded by storm clouds.

Signature sheet for the signed limited hardcover book, with signatures by authors Stephen Kozeniewski and Wile E. Young, as well as the notation that it is book number 9 of 40.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I saw! And US distro through Lunar could be great too. Having to the do the month packs from Diamond meant every few months you’d just get shorter a whole months worth of progs.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Bummer to learn that’s how Fangoria handles it, too. I really wish these magazinee, admittedly niche as they are, would get with the times a bit more. The iPad is 16 years old now…. You’d think tablet reading would be more front and center to them.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I agree. While it’s a nice add on, if it’s that clunky it’s useless. 2000AD has always been on such a delay stateside in print that I’ve only ever done the digital. Their app is solid, but being able to back up the files in formats has always been so awesome of them.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Woof. Is it extra on top of the print subscription? Or does it come with? I know if you subscribe to 2000AD digitally, you can read it in app or download in multiple formats DRM free off the site, but that’s the digital sub.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

What format does Heavy Metal offer digital issues in? Or do they not offer them?

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Yeah. The super fancy hardcovers and stuff, I get it. But even a normal hardcover or base tier option, it sucks as a retailer to not be able to just order a copy for a customer. Even if it’s after the campaign. At the end of the day it’s not a big deal and gets cool books published. Just annoying.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Yeah. Those prices are silly. My frustration come from the fact that these publishers can see the second hand prices on their out of print stuff, and instead of making it available or putting it back in print, they want the customer to take the risk. And as a retailer we are almost always cut out.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Oh. That is insane. On top of the fact, there is nothing more silly to me than an actual publisher the size of Boom or Dynamite doing kickstarters for these projects. Just publish the damn book. You’re a publisher. It’s what you do.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Indeed! And the upcoming slate does seem to have a little for everyone, which is cool. It all comes down to whether they trust creative and can keep the boardroom types out of it. It’s not just DC we have to worry about taking the wrong lesson from it, though. The industry loves trends.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

I agree 1000%. As a long time retailer, I have my doubts that that will be their takeaway… but I really hope they do use this to be creative and try new bold things — not just all darkness. History makes me a skeptic, though.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

You also may have been getting a better than market rate price on it last year, as well. I felt like they crept up a little by then, too, and then had another real big jump.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Yeah. BCW supplies, particularly the plastic ones, have been hit hard by tariffs. They are charging all their accounts a tariff surcharge. Comic retailers are not loving the headache.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Go grab this anthology. You won’t regret it.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Sorry to hear that, Kevin. Hate when nights go that way. Hope it’s short lived.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Great #bookmail day! Really looking forward to FOUR PAST MEAT NIGHT by @laurelhightower.bsky.social @manylittlewords.bsky.social @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social & @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, as well as revisiting old friends in THE BEST OF @briankeene.bsky.social. Lovely box of fun from PandiPress.

Two books, THE BEST OF BRIAN KEENE and FOUR PAST MEAT NIGHT, on top of a blue box with other goodies (bookmark, sticker, bacon, cocktail mix) from said box displayed in front.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

So true! We brought our lil one back from Arizona with us. And all of our least favorite is cold rain. Snow sucks, but at least hits the fur different. Cold rain is the worst.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

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Eric Shmeric @ericdienstfrey.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.

The words "FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE" placed over David Lynch's face (a still from TWIN PEAKS THE RETURN).

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Service Heckhound 🏳️‍⚧️🐕‍🦺 🔜 MFF, Magfest @harleighdog.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

today i learned there are people who put halloween decorations away? they're not just... home decor??? buncha freaks 😒

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Happy Pub Day to @briankeene.bsky.social, @cgolden.bsky.social, and every author on the TOC for THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF @stephenking.bsky.social’s THE STAND. So very excited to revisit one of my favorite worlds through the lens of some of my favorite authors! Ellie is too!

A hardcover copy of THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND, on a couch with a attentive cream dachshund mix, and a kindle featuring the same book on the other side of her.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Was very thrilled to find a copy of this at one of the local Barnes and Nobles yesterday. Cannot wait to get lost in it!

Hardcover copy of THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND on a leather ottoman.

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Forgot to post this bit of #bookmail when it came, but I devoured this @thunderstormbooks.bsky.social edition of UNHOLY by @jvgachs.bsky.social in one sitting today. Was a new author to me, and highly recommend this one!

The signed limited edition of Unholy by J.V. Gachs from Thunderstorm Books

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Aaron @aaronx.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Huge congratulations to my good pal, and Eisner Winner, Clayton Cowles! Well earned and deserved!

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 26/07/2025

‘The inability of Western powers to condemn Israel’s conduct – much less bring it to an end – has made a mockery of the rules-based order that they claim to uphold.’ Adam Shatz on the world since 7 October: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Adam Shatz · The World since 7 October

The war with Iran is far more than an attempt to prevent nuclear weapons from getting in the hands of mullahs (if it...

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