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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You've hit the nail squarely on the head. The struggle to be content in our lives seems harder than it used to be. Maybe this is what a midlife crisis is nowadays. Who needs a Trans Am and weekend visitation with the kids when we can chew on this feeling of never reaching the finish line instead.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I often wonder if young folk these days feel weighed down by the nostalgia of generations past. The past seems to be in sharper focus these than it used to be due to internet culture and streaming all-the-things. eh... Maybe I'm just tired of watching the snake eating its own tail.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If trying to succinctly describe what your job entails exhausts your brain, you might be doing way too much.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I definitely had the He-Man and Skeleton toppers for my 3rd birthday.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Build a fast website slow. Build a slow website fast. 🤷‍♂️

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I also love how much parity there is in the design languages between the films and the Insomniac games

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Spoiler free Spider-Man Brand Ne Day review… It was delightful. Great action and way more heart than the previous MCU Spidey films. And the Punisher’s van is in it quite a which makes my 90s kid heart happy.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Turns out I'm being charged a this fee because I've had fewer than 4 visits to the theater in the past 12 months. I don't go to the theater much because it's expensive and between the shoddy sound and blurry screens the experience can be middling. So, the solution is to make it more expensive?

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Since when did movie theaters become Ticket Master? I just paid an 18% service charge to buy movie tickets through the Marcus Theaters app! FFS, for all their pissing and moaning about declining audiences, theaters are sure encouraging people to just stay home.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I watched this trailer and all I could feel is the utter exhaustion of having seen all the movies and TV shows that preceded this one, and knowing that any viewer who's missed a few along the way will be lost figuring out who's done what and when.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I'm seeing new businesses crop up to help "service" the Federal Education Freedom Tax Credits... 🤔 Because there's nothing like a few middlemen to prevent all that waste, fraud, and abuse 🤦‍♂️

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A little birdie told me that I will have a piece included in Printed In Blood's upcoming artbook commemorating The Crow. The Kickstarter launched last week, it's fully funded, but don't hesitate get yourself a copy. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cro...

An illustration of actor Brandon Lee as Eric Draven for the film The Crow. With logos for Bad Robot Brain and Printed In Blood in opposing corners.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

For my Lincoln peeps who've been seeing articles about the proposed datacenter coming to our backyard. A private natural gas power plant does not make the proposition any better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p42...

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We Saw What AI Data Centers Don't Want You to See

YouTube video by PBS Terra

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

As a parent I like these slime dissection surprisables more than the original ones that required the toy to be chipped out of a block of plaster.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

My only complaint about the whole experience is that I ate too much popcorn out of the collectable bucket we got and I still gross the next morning.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Follow-up: We saw Mandalorian & Grogu last night. It was a delightful popcorn flick. Full of action, humor, heart, and a heap of excellent puppet work. Could it have been Season 4? Sure. Would it have been better spread across an entire season? No It felt like a classic Lucas+Henson film.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

oh man, this will be perfect for sampling.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I love that our brains have been melting over the weirdness of Angine de Poitrine lately. I say keep making weird fun music for the masses. It's not unlike that brief magical time when songs about canned peaches and the joy of petting kitty cats topped the charts. youtu.be/3GCrzjVdmSg?...

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The Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches (Official HD Music Video)

YouTube video by The Presidents of the United States of America

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Relatable: I often feel like I'm being sucked into a nightmarish hellscape by tentacled horrors beyond the comprehension of the human psyche.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

You've also gotta give kudos to @deesnider.bsky.social for warning us about the dangers of online creeps long before anyone else.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Does anyone else remember the brief period during the 90s when films on VHS would include music videos from the soundtrack artists after the end credits? My favorite was @deesnider.bsky.social Strangeland, which featured this gem: youtu.be/V-sYWaOrLdI?...

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Coal Chamber - Loco [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

YouTube video by Roadrunner Records

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

😉 maybe, but that would blend in too much with the blood spurting from his neck 🤷‍♂️

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I am stoked to have two of my illustrations in the Mars Attacks art book published by Printed in Blood and Atomic Toybox. All of the art in this book is incredible and it is rad as hell to have been included with such fine creatives. You can pick up a copy for yourself at marsattacksbook.com

A Martian soldier holding a charge charged ray blaster in one hand with an energy pulse arcing over him to the severed head of an unknown elderly man with cotton candy like hair in his other hand

An illustration of a Martian soldier’s head, staring directly out at the viewer against a backdrop of the vacuum of space

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

It didn't occur to me until after booking our tickets that The Mandalorian & Grogu will be the first Star Wars film my kiddo will watch in the theater. He's obsessed with the franchise, and I'm excited for him to experience the spectacle on the big screen.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I can't say I agree with mint chocolate chip, but I might just have to try putting a scoop of ice cream on my pancakes. Take Sunday brunch to a whole new level.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Do yourself a favor and enjoy some Machines of Loving Grace on this beautiful Monday morning. youtu.be/V8hfam9EyYk?...

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Machines of Loving Grace - Butterfly Wings (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Machines of Loving Grace

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

100% From local to federal, I have yet to see a public service improved by privatization.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I firmly believe the overall quality of a Matt & Ben film is directly related to how frequently they drop F-Bombs.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

This isn’t an argument for one side or the other. I do not have any solutions. I’m simply acknowledging that the conflict exists.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

This may be the natural progression towards automation that many professions have experienced. Development as a career might simply be a blip on the radar, much like the typesetters of yore.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I understand the pressure to keep up or get left behind. But I have this pit-of-my-stomach feeling that when folks boast about not writing any code for months, or orchestrating agents to do the work of junior developers, we’re enthusiastically giving up something that will be impossible regain.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Commercial artists, being oh so familiar with exploitation, theft, and low wages from the business side, tend to vehemently oppose the technology. While developers, who’ve enjoyed decades of increasing importance and wage growth in the business sector, appear to be embracing AI with open arms.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

It’s a strange feeling to have your feet planted in two worlds who are on the opposite ends of the AI spectrum—art and development.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

It's been a minute since I've found a band this frenetic and weird. For fans of The Locusts... Enjoy Squid Pisser: youtu.be/Mv_LMSYMfgg?...

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SQUID PISSER "Gack Action Gods" | Official Video | 21:9 Theatrical | SWEATBAND & SKiN GRAFT Records

YouTube video by SKiN GRAFT Records

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Would you expect anything less from your boss if they'd spent years calling you "Little Marco" and making fun of how you drink water.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

New music for my old dudes... Just discovered Flatwounds, and damn they're doing solid grunge/alt-hard rock. I look forward to seeing where they go. youtu.be/wMisxKZ4Td0?...

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Flatwounds - Vilify (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Flatwounds

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Minecraft is a whole level of parental Hell unto itself. I cannot count the number of hours I've lost figuring out login issues. This is compounded by playing on non-Microsoft devices that have their own login and permission layers on top of it all.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Best five gigs attended, pass it on: - Mr. Bungle - Slipknot - Ministry - Author & Punisher - Child Bite

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

HAH! I always think scratch code because my kid complains every time he has to mess with it in school.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Or maybe we’re just being punny 😉

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Are you talking about the visual coding platform they teach kids coding principles on nowadays?

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Dusting off a piece that you abandoned 20+ years ago to clear up mental space is so relatable.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I fully acknowledge that this would be a real nightmare on a larger team where each step (copy+layout+code) was handled by a different person. But 20 years of experience has to amount to something and I suppose this is it.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I don't always work this way, but when deadlines are tight and you're understaffed, you just have to get the shit done and make sure it'll work right for the next couple years.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Which is really a puffed up way of saying that sometimes I start designing in code when I have a vague notion of what the solution could be. Then circle around and around the problem until what I've put together finally makes sense.

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Matt Bryant @badrobotbrain.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

One of the fun challenges of being a solo web designer + front end dev is that I have the opportunity to work out complex communication challenges through rapid iteration.

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