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Chris Hanel

@chrishanel.com
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Fights for the users. Co-Founder @supportclass.net, Lead Production Designer for GDQ, Major League Balatro, OQL Host/Designer, Baseball stats @ewstats.com, Twins fan, ex-game dev. (he/him) Links/info: chrishanel.com

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Katie Fenn @katiefenn.bsky.social · 27m
Wendy Carlos is a hero and deserves better.
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Online Quiz League @onlinequizleague.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our first Pop Culture Challenge GOTW is now on YouTube! youtu.be/XlshKiB86YE
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SEASON 12 BEGINS! OQL's Pop Culture Challenge UK - Week 1
YouTube video by Online Quiz League
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Andrew Schreck @andrewschreck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i don't think cis guys realize how much power they can shift in a conversation just by casually telling their friends
"that's fucked up, man" when someone says something
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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Friends, we have arrived at the promised land
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Effectively Wild Stats @ewstats.com · 28/09/2026
With the regular season now having come to a close, here's the unofficial look of where everyone stands in the Preseason Predictions Game...
The challenge system will spark a benches-clearing incident.	???
Shohei Ohtani will win the NL Cy Young award, but NOT the NL MVP award.	???
Four AL East teams will make the postseason.	FALSE
No team that has missed the playoffs for the past two or more seasons will return to the playoffs this year.	FALSE
At least four players with lowest-quartile sprint speed will steal 30 or more bases.	FALSE
One of the nine new MLB managers will be fired. ???
Justin Verlander will have the highest age-43-or-older fWAR season by a non-Nolan Ryan, non-knuckleball/spitball-throwing starting pitcher.	FALSE
The Pittsburgh Pirates will earn the most fWAR in at least half a century by starting pitchers aged 30 or younger who have never previously pitched for another MLB team.	FALSE
The A's and the Pirates will both miss the postseason, but A's hitter fWAR + Pirates pitcher fWAR will combine to be a top-10 team fWAR total.	FALSE
Each of the three former Yankees closers on the Mets (Clay Holmes, Devin Williams, Luke Weaver) will earn more fWAR than they did in any season with the Yankees.	FALSEEvery NL Cy Young vote-getter will be listed at either 6'6" or taller, or 6' or shorter. ???
Jake Mangum will earn more fWAR than Konnor Griffin.	FALSE
Artemis II will launch before the first regular-season batted ball in play with an exit velocity of 117.0 MPH or higher.	TRUE
Mickey Moniak will lead the league in home runs hit by a former no. 1 overall draft pick.	FALSE
By the end of the season, the website Archive of Our Own (AO3) will include at least 10 entries of erotic fan fiction about Giants manager Tony Vitello OR at least one entry of erotic fan fiction about Vitello and Kyle Shanahan.	TRUE
Munetaka Murakami will have more strikeouts than any White Sox player has hits.	TRUE
The A's will commit at least $100 million in additional contract extensions. ???	
An MLB player will physically assault a member of Rob Manfred's office.	???
Caleb Durbin will earn at least one MVP vote.	???
At least one current MLB player, manager, or GM will go through a breakup in which one party will publicly blame politics for the split. ???	On Opening Day, 6 or more Cleveland Guardians will extend a hand, bat, or other object towards Cal Raleigh in a way that either touches him or invites him to touch it.	FALSE
Kyle Teel will lead White Sox hitters in fWAR while not ranking among the top five on the team for plate appearances.	FALSE
Chase Burns will finish in the top five in Cy Young award voting.	???
Zac Gallen will pitch at least 150 innings with an ERA below 3.25.	FALSE
Marcus Semien will lead all MLB players in defensive innings at second base.	FALSE
Sal Frelick will lead Brewers outfielders in fWAR.	FALSE
Kerry Carpenter will post a wRC+ of 120 or higher against left-handed pitchers (min. 40 PA).	FALSE
Spencer Strider will be optioned to the minors.	FALSE
The Orioles, Red Sox, Yankees, A's, and Cardinals will all miss the postseason.	FALSE
Philip Rivers will not throw out a ceremonial first pitch in a regular season game in affiliated ball, but Russell Wilson will.	???Konnor Griffin will surpass Mike Trout's rookie-season fWAR total of 10.1.	FALSE
Neither Cal Raleigh nor Aaron Judge will lead the AL in home runs.	TRUE
Corbin Carroll will have a 20/20/20/20 season (doubles, triples, home runs, steals).	FALSE
The Pittsburgh Pirates will finish 2nd in the NL Central, but will not make the playoffs.	FALSE
Maikel Garcia will lead the Kansas City Royals in fWAR.	FALSE
James Paxton will pitch in affiliated baseball.	FALSE
Brice Turang will finish in the top five in NL MVP voting.	???
A high school pitcher will be the no. 1 pick in the amateur draft.	FALSE
The A's starting rotation will finish in the "fat middle" of the league (11th-20th) in FIP.	FALSE
Vinnie Pasquantino will use "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter as his walk-up song at least once.	FALSE
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 27/09/2026
Bit of disappointment: Went through a ton of trouble to create a mograph element that felt lightweight to me, but it's increasing rendering time so much i'm better off just generating a series of flat images to throw in the timeline :(
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Online Quiz League @onlinequizleague.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our next GOTW video is up on YouTube, featuring two UK teams facing off in a high-scoring match! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL3h...
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50+ Point Match! Connections Online Quiz League - UK S2 W1
YouTube video by Online Quiz League
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TFTwins @tftwins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hey I think I know these dudes 😅
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 27/09/2026
One thing i've learned the last two weeks: Pretty sure my eyesight is cooked. I've started doing that thing where I take my glasses off to see the computer screen better, and i'm doing that while already wearing progressive lenses
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Barry Carlyon | The Grumbling Archipelago of Pragmatic Code @barrycarlyon.co.uk · 26/09/2026
Doesn’t effect mine Turns out the example it does. Was Claude coded And who in their right mind uses innerHTML EVER?
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 27/09/2026
To expand on this more in a way that's useful: I'm editing a trivia show that has 60 questions, 4 players, a ton of stats, and many moving parts. I'm setting up a comp that I can just import a JSON file and everything just... works. It feels like magic.
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 27/09/2026
HAWKEYES!!!!
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Mike Ginn @shutupmikeginn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
porn is so deeply misogynistic. i just watched a video with dozens of performers going at it, and they literally hadn’t bothered to hire a single woman.
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 26/09/2026
The absolute data-driven BULLSHIT i am pulling off in DaVinci Resolve right now has me feeling like
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Neo's Iconic 'I Know Kung Fu' Moment
Alt: Neo's Iconic 'I Know Kung Fu' Moment
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 26/09/2026
NORM GREEN SUCKS
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 26/09/2026
If i am flawed for continuing to love this team, then so be it
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 26/09/2026
I feel like the Twins are weirdly good at this regardless of roster strength. Like there was a long while where Chris Sale would be otherwise unstoppable and then the Twins would clobber him and there was zero rational explanation
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 25/09/2026
Can we find a way to get Dianne Wiest and Joanna Page in something together just to see if the universe folds in on itself
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 25/09/2026
same passion bigger tomorrows??? (come on, twins daily, you're better than this)
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 25/09/2026
Please enjoy me trying to be even half as entertaining as @kenjennings.bsky.social
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 25/09/2026
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Vince McMahon's Shocked Reaction
Alt: Vince McMahon's Shocked Reaction
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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I have read the full quote but the headline makes it sound like he's going "You think kids are stupid as shit? I don't even know where I /live/." And then you see the full quote and it turns out, yeah, that's basically what he's saying.
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D.W.A.P. (Ben) @andwap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When your gamedev friend shows you progress on their new engine.
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
blender has been a little confusing to learn at times but more than anything it’s just so much fun to get the hang of how a system works. can’t imagine how much less fun it would be to tell gen ai to do it. shout out to doing Regular Computer Stuff
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 24/09/2026
"we could *drink* Kraft Dinner!" "Of course we would, we'd just drink more!"
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Online Quiz League @onlinequizleague.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Love pop culture trivia? Would you love to help write some quizzes and get PAID for it? Writer submissions are now OPEN for Pop Culture Challenge US, with applications open until October 4th! Send in your submission now: forms.gle/ehU15TnHTgyh...
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PCC US Writer Application
Thank you for your interest in joining the writing team for the debut of PCC US! We're looking to build a diverse team of question setters from a wide range of experiences, generations, and interests ...
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 24/09/2026
watching balatro @majorleaguebalatro.bsky.social @jonbois.bsky.social
A screenshot of Major League Balatro. 2 players are playing balatro. There are 6 Sock and Buskin jokers between the two of them.
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 23/09/2026
Come join my quiz writing team!
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shredberg @shredberg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
After spending enough time in the speedrun community, you will come to realize that there is no group of people you should trust more as pilots and air traffic controllers than furries
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 23/09/2026
My contribution to @majorleaguebalatro.bsky.social memes for the day
A photoshopped Jon Bois tweet that says "why watch DRSPECTRED VS ADEF GAME 2 when you can simply snort cocaine and ride a motorcycle out of a helicopter"
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Ryan Kallberg @absinthetics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Most important PERSON period, probably
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 21/09/2026
In terms of the film's success, Marcia was the most important Lucas on the crew
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 21/09/2026
This team is very frustrating to watch because if you squint the right amount there's something there
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 20/09/2026
Just watched Nolan Arenado miss a grand slam staying fair by inches only to murder the very next pitch to the same field but 30 feet further
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Online Quiz League @onlinequizleague.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Today's archive question!
TODAY'S OQL ARCHIVE

Q: A former nail stylist (which won't surprise anyone who remembers watching her), what star of the 1988 Seoul Olympics still holds the record for the women's 100-meter dash?

(from OQL USA - Season 4, Week 9)

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Yesterday's answer: Captain Haddock
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 20/09/2026
I don't know how many different YouTube videos or shorts I need to be offered specifically about how Clint Eastwood only does one take when he directs, but apparently YT insists it's at least 40 more
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Online Quiz League @onlinequizleague.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's time to premiere our daily quiz question from the archives...
TODAY's OQL ARCHIVE

Q: Debuting in The Crab with the Golden Claws, what is the name of Tintin's hard-drinking sailor friend, known for screaming such inventive invective as "billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles"?

(from Pop Culture Challenge UK - Season 11, Week 1)

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(written upside-down) Yesterday's answer: [error error error] (explosions, screaming)
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 19/09/2026
Reddit is a pretty funny place at times
lutefiskeater, 31 points - 2 hours ago (last edited 1 hour ago)

Ted was a pretty solid dude from what i remember, just decided to croak at the absolute worst possible time

ETA: I have now been recently been informed that Ted Kennedy was in fact THE OPPOSITE of a pretty solid dude
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
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Online Quiz League @onlinequizleague.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
QUESTION: What long-running quizzing organization, with leagues operating on multiple continents, has joined BlueSky?
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You really shouldn't be in politics if you can't take advantage of your opponent being sponsored by The Job Destroying Factory That Raises Your Water And Power Bills And Whose Creators Say It Might Kill Us All.
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 17/09/2026
Okay, I'm going to rubber duck a bit at you for a bit - we've started season 12 of COQL, and with that a new series of GOTW videos going up on our YT channel. The reason I've been posting about DaVinci Resolve lately is because it's time for me to start editing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wvy...
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Connections Online Quiz League 🇺🇸 Season 11 Week 10 - East Enders v Excelphiles
YouTube video by Online Quiz League
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 16/09/2026
GOOD THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 16/09/2026
Do I have anyone in my friends/colleagues network that would consider themselves adept/advanced with DaVinci Resolve workflows related to motion graphics? I would love to get some 1-on-1 time to talk through my use cases and get some direct guidance. Will pay for your time.
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 16/09/2026
True story.
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Kyle Ruegg @kangarouge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is an issue I've had ever since the Disney renaissance movies came out on blu ray (and some dvds). They really were made to be printed on film. I was astonished at how the light glowed while watching them on film or vhs as a kid. That glow is lost (literally) on the digitally sourced transfers.
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 16/09/2026
Do I have anyone in my friends/colleagues network that would consider themselves adept/advanced with DaVinci Resolve workflows related to motion graphics? I would love to get some 1-on-1 time to talk through my use cases and get some direct guidance. Will pay for your time.
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 15/09/2026
Exciting news: I'm launching a new trivia league in the OQL universe, a reboot of the long-dormant Pop Solos league - PCC US! youtu.be/CwhVqTME2JM Matches start November 30th, and registration is now open at quizcentral.net
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An Important Announcement from OQL
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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 15/09/2026
Exciting news: I'm launching a new trivia league in the OQL universe, a reboot of the long-dormant Pop Solos league - PCC US! youtu.be/CwhVqTME2JM Matches start November 30th, and registration is now open at quizcentral.net
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An Important Announcement from OQL
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