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Mikkel Snyder

@chimericnotion.myatproto.social
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SLICE - St. Louis Independent Comics Expo @slicexpo.bsky.social · 19h
SLICE 🩵🩷💛🖤 our indie print community in STL! SLICE's Opening Night celebration on Friday, Oct. 30, 6–10 p.m. at The Sheldon is a time to hang out, meet your fellow creatives, and get hyped for the expo over snacks and drinks - as pictured here in 2025. RSVP! slicexpo.org/event/slice-...
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 21h
Honestly, what makes Slay the Spire 2 so great is that one character is already an endless entertainment for a game, and they have four others available too with potentially more down the line. But Defect is my favorite.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 21h
Today's Lunchbreak was Data Disc into Infused Core into Bing Bong into Power Scaling Shenanigans aided by so much money. Also managed to flawless the Act 2 and Act 3 bosses.
Punching Dagger Momentum Strike dealing 66 damage to a Third Phase Test Subject at 22 HP.Slay the Spire 2 Victory screen with the Perfect Badge highlighted (3 bosses defeated without losing HP)
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 21h
I don't think I am capable of truly playing slowly solo, but I did manage to get back to back wins in Slay the Spire 2. Yesterday's was enabled by an early Toolbox into Punching Dayger Flak Cannon strats.
The Defect getting ready to play a free Flak Cannon to deal 400 damage to the Third Phase Test Subject at 265 HP.
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Caleb Dume @thacalebdume.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Make art. Make BAD art. Get better. Fuck AI.
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SLICE - St. Louis Independent Comics Expo @slicexpo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This Halloween, you must SLICE or 🔪🔪🔪be SLICED🔪🔪🔪 Spend your Hallow-day at the St. Louis Independent Comics Expo, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. at The Sheldon! Careful, or you might just leave with more teeth than you came in with... youtu.be/IzYVnqabnN0
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SLICE 2026
The St. Louis Independent Comics Expo (SLICE) is back for its fourth year of arts programming. The expo is returning to the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries with a very special Spooky edition,…
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SLICE - St. Louis Independent Comics Expo @slicexpo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Get to know our special & featured guests! We asked them the hard hitting questions, such as... who are you?? 🤩 We'll be featuring short interviews with each guest over the next week, and if you want to hear more - come to SLICE Expo, Oct. 31 at The Sheldon! youtube.com/shorts/ZTiPw...
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Get to Know The Guests of SLICE 2026!
Our special and featured guests would like to introduce themselves ahead of SLICE 2026, October 31st at the Sheldon.
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A Tea Walks Home Alone at Night @teaberryblue.net · 06/10/2026
Come work with me!!! BOOM! is hiring a full-time comic editor to the team! This role doesn’t report to me so I won’t be heavily involved in the hiring process, but our whole team is amazing and you’ll get to work with all of us! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...
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Editor, BOOM! Studios Open to Remote (Open to Remote) at Penguin Random House — New York, NY | LinkedIn Jobs
Apply for Editor, BOOM! Studios Open to Remote (Open to Remote) at Penguin Random House in New York, NY. Full-time Mid-Senior level role. See responsibilities, qualifications, and similar jobs on Link...
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 20/09/2026
My calendar holds amuse me.
A Google calendar hold that says *sigh* from 6pm-9pm.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 16/09/2026
Happy Baby Safety Month.
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SLICE - St. Louis Independent Comics Expo @slicexpo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Join SLICE, the Saint Louis Poetry Center, and special guest Crystal Odelle on Saturday, September 19, 12–2 p.m. at The Sheldon for an experimental storytelling workshop that will break point of view, tense, chronology, and just maybe reality itself. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-to...
Blue swirly poster graphic with a black frame in the center, topped by the shape of a fountain pen. Graphic in the frame reads "Writing to Recollect, or Time Travel 101, SLICE Special Guest Workshop with Crystal Odelle." Crystal's name floats above a whirlpool graphic that a tiny yellow Mr. Slice appears to be falling headfirst into.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 19/08/2026
As my catio finally, finally nears completion after 14 months, I have derived a lot of joy from explaining the baffling decisions the previous homeowner made and my slow progress to fix them.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 18/08/2026
I'm not particularly handy, but I am stubborn enough to figure out how to use a prybar to remove carpet that was inexplicably under my combination washer/dryer unit in preparation for a new one. All this to say, homeownership is a trip and a half.
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Matt Aytch Taylor @matthtaylor.com · 11/08/2026
genuinely though, the best advice i can give you is to just keep trying dont give up, change stuff if you gotta, move your goals around, make new goals, abandon goals if they dont make sense anymore, but god almighty keep trying
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 09/08/2026
I play pretty fast and recklessly because the joy of games for me is found in the flow state and in the moment to moment.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 09/08/2026
I'm currently sitting at a 1:10 Win Loss Ratio with Defect, which is not particularly good although I am able to get to Act 3 pretty consistently. But this latest win was my highest scoring yet thanks to 10 elite kills. Gambling Chip, Throwing Axe+Defrag, AfO with 0 costs and Cannon. Perfection.
A Slay the Spire 2 Victory Screen highlighting the Elite Slayer badge (9+ Elite kills)A run summary of an A10 Defect Run. Neow's Sacrifice in Act 1, Pael's Legion in Act 2, Tanx's Throwing Axe in Act 3. Special calls out to two pieces of the boat block relics, Gambling Chip, Power Cell, Data Disc, Lucky Fysh+Meal Ticket+Courier+Membership Card, All for One with a bunch of 0 cost attacks, most upgraded to benefit from Miniature cannon.A new personal best high school. 3756 points on A10 Defect.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 30/07/2026
It's nice when you look back at a piece and it actually hits the same as when you wrote because that is almost certainly not the default response.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 15/07/2026
The scam in all of this is that you have to meet people to meet people, but we try and that will have to be enough for a while.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 15/07/2026
Bars and I continue to have what I can best described as a tenuous working relationship where I can exist in one for about two hours alone before I start to completely dissociate. It used to be one hour. I have my doubts I'll ever get to three.
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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.
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Nova The CyberMage💜⭐ @cybermagenova.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 4th of July! Here's an unrelated image!
A screenshot from Fire Emblem with a CG of Lyn on a sunset background saying, "I do not love my country. I love the people in it and want their needs met."
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 01/07/2026
I don't have a particularly good win rate at Slay the Spire 2 (it's floating around 1/10), but I certainly do know how to snowball and I think I am okay with that. Latest Defect A10, where I asked "Is it greedy to make my own Claw on floor 2?"
Bolas+ with Punching Dagger. Deal 4 damage. Return to hand at start of next turn. Increase card damage by 5.A10 Defect Victory screen. Notable inclusions: Black Pearl, Punching Dagger, Feral x3Defect about to defeat the Queen.
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SLICE - St. Louis Independent Comics Expo @slicexpo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Come one, come all... come join us for An Afternoon with Mr. Slice! We need your support! SLICE is a small, volunteer-run nonprofit organization, so your dollars go straight towards our mission of supporting the creative community in St. Louis. 🎨 Myriam Stern & Phoebe Santalla!
A graphic of Oni's mascot with a small blue Mr. Slice hanging by its mouth.
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An Afternoon with Mr. Slice
July 18th, 2–5 At Oni
Trivia Team Tickets & General AdmissionWe've got... TEAM TRIVIA!
-Comics, small press, and SLICE-themed trivia questions
-Hosted by Cadaver Daddy-O with a half-time drag performance
-Winners receive a basket of SLICE merch and gift cards from local businesses
Trivia Team Tickers: $100 per team, up to 5 players per teamWe've got... A SILENT AUCTION!
-Artworks donated by your favorite local artists
-Browse, bid, and enjoy food and drinks from Oni's exclusive menu while you wait
General admission tickets: $10 per person
- Watch Cadaver Daddy-O perform at trivia half-timeWe've got... A RAFFLE!
-win a basket of gift certificates from local businesses
-trivia team and GA admission come with one raffle ticket per person
-Additional raffle tix for purchase on a sliding scale
General admission tickets: $10 per person
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 06/06/2026
I would ask what's the worst that could happen but then I think the snark would in fact cause me to spontaneously combust.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 03/06/2026
I have gotten over the whole "cosplaying as a functional adult" but am now doing the whole "cosplaying as someone who is perfectly okay having their value be determined by the hypothetical value they provide" for the week, and I am really excited for when I can drop that.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 02/06/2026
(I am proud of myself for having gotten 2 more A10 wins with Silent and another A10 on Regent. My win rate is barely 11%, but hey, I am just doing it for the love of a game and the weird little guys of Preon)
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 02/06/2026
As it turns out, part of my myopia was induced by having to solve said puzzle under 30 minutes before having to readjust my comfy position to charge my Steam Deck, so at the cost of carpal tunnel and an external battery, I am able to play at a "leisurely" pace again which is reducing said myopia.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 31/05/2026
But God, there are few things as satisfying as trying to solve a modular puzzle.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 31/05/2026
All this to say Slay the Spire 2 is still very addicting even if my conversion of runs to wins is low and skewed. I need to 1) see how much heavier this external battery pack makes playing with the Steam Deck. 2) Play more multiplayer so I have to slow down and have that mentality trickle to solo.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 31/05/2026
I'm at the "myopia into a game as a means of distraction" phase of my life cycle, which comes at a reasonable time in some respects and unreasonable time in others. Which I think is just a part of human existence to a degree, but still.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 26/05/2026
This long weekend was unreasonably restorative.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 21/05/2026
I almost want to get good enough at modding, data extraction, and analytics to see more precise break points. Almost. Game scratches a very specific itch. I just wish my Steam Deck's battery wasn't on the brink of death (I get to play in about 30 minute intervals before needing to charge).
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 21/05/2026
After about 170 hours, I have managed to complete my short term goal of beating A10 on each character in Slay the Spire. Defect remains my favorite. Ironclad/Necrobinder/Regent float in the middle. Silent, despite being the character that stream rolled a lot of early ascension was my last victory.
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Three Scary Rogue Agents in a Trenchcoat @alexhanna.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Today @dairinstitute.bsky.social is releasing the Luddite Lab Resource Hub. The hub hosts case studies, resources, and political education for unions, labor organizations, and workers who want to fight “AI” and automation at work. labor.dair-institute.org
Screenshot of the Luddite Lab website. The word Luddite Lab is in the top left corner. The tables in the top read: Case Studies, Primers, Resource Library, Contact Us, and About. The text below reads: “The Luddite Lab Resource Hub provides resources for unions, labor organizations, and worker-organizers fighting AI and automation at work. The lab provides strategies for worker-led governance and oversight of new technology through case studies, primers, and a resource library.” Below, there are five cards: Case Studies (Stories from worker organizers resisting AI), Primers (Applied research insights into AI, automation, and the future of work), Resource Library (Additional resources from partners), Contact Us (Ways to connect with the Luddite Lab team), and About (About the Luddite Lab project and team)
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Counterpoint: Yes they are, and that is good
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 06/05/2026
Openly sobbing at Medalist S2E4. Sports media is great.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 04/05/2026
I am not entirely sure I am ready to go back to reality tomorrow, but I will be going back to reality tomorrow and one way or another, I will persist because I always find a way to persist.
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 30/04/2026
30/30 Started with the intent of making an hourglass. Ended up with an ace of clubs instead. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Mikkel's 2026 30/30
it's not like the days are any longer then than have been but i have certainly been feeling each second weighing me down more and more each day and night, although thankfully the nights have been easi...
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 30/04/2026
29/30 I am so close to writing a proper graph poem*, but I don't think I am quite gonna get there in April. *A graph poem is an informal form that me and my friend would pen on graph paper to achieve weird letter play, much akin to a crossword. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Mikkel's 2026 30/30
Today I learned to bite my ton( of metal, mastiscate on the tinny tin, a clattering of )gue(ss I finally found the limit of my limits, the moment when what once served me had stopped and I had a choic...
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 29/04/2026
28/30 This is what happens when I am forced to work all day in a different time zone. I almost miss my imaginary deadlines. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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I wear a masc mask well beard and baritone I bear the “thank you sirs” and “Mister” I know why it happens. I know the presentation the expectation, the reality ofbeing raised socially as and the real...
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 28/04/2026
27/30 Writing poems and posting them in a public space is a funny thing, and the thing is I have committed to it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Mikkel's 2026 30/30
i have this habit of playing my side of conversations in my head a repetitious rehearsal, an erudite edit this phrase, this way, that phrase, that way. A semblance of control or sanity or something el...
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 26/04/2026
26/30 Final stretch... docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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My escapist media does not feel as escapist as it did before. My escapist media is functionally a mirror rather than a distorted lens. My escapist media is recycling headlines in a coat of paint, and ...
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 25/04/2026
25/30 This has been a month of finding all of the different use cases for brackets. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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[There is this video of me playing with a robot. It's not a particularly fancy robot. It was 2014 and all. It was an introduction to robotics class though. Two links with a rotary motor. Three hundred...
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 24/04/2026
24/30 2026 Mikkel would impress the hell out of 2016 Mikkel with the weird shit they're doing. 2026 Mikkel is also just impressed with the weird shit. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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theoverwhelmingsenseofexistentialdreadconsumatewiththefacttheworldisbothliterallyandmetaphoricallyonfireandyouhaveonlysomuchagencytocombatalltheevilsandpromoteallthegoodsanditisscaryandhardanditsallth...
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 23/04/2026
23/30 Not noted anywhere but here, but fun fact: this was an ekphrasis since it was based on a tarot card. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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diligent runner/sprinter/scurrier the ripple wake of your run has you gasping for air what you wouldn't give for a cup of water, for a moment's respite despite the knowledge if you stop for a second y...
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 22/04/2026
22/30 "i'm thinking scorched earth only hurts the earth and still leaves a foundation and i want to rob them of that too." docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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perhaps arson is no longer an option. fire too kind of a retribution. i'm thinking of switching to diluvian tactics. i'm thinking of flash flood and direstraights. dark dirge and siren's call. drown...
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 21/04/2026
21/30 Another day, another poem. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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[hbd l] Objectively speaking, last year was BAD. Last year I was sandblasted / sun scorched / endlessly eroded. Last year wore and tore at me, gear teeth biting at thin skin turned thick. Tying and c...
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Disembodied Head Lynch @goatburgler.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
simple flow chart: Do I need AI? -> No
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Mikkel Snyder @chimericnotion.myatproto.social · 20/04/2026
20/30 Sometimes, silly subjects seem sensible (especially after you've been doing this for a few weeks). docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Mikkel's 2026 30/30
Saint Serpentine slipstream slithers, sickly sickles several slapsticks stoically, sings several songs, sonnets, sonatas sonorously. "Stay still simple subjects."
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