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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 23h

Universal, Disney, or Sony have the chance to do the funniest thing.

A reproduction of the original Shadowrun game cover. An elf plugs a wire from his head into a terminal in an dirty ally. Beside him a punk woman with a shotgun and a magic glow around her hand and a man in tribal makeup and twin uzis provide cover against opponents outside of the alley.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Finally got my physical copies. Time to do future crimes!

The book and game master's screen for Shadowrun Anarchy 2.0. The game book has the head of a dragon menacing a cybernetic punk brandishing her claws and a machine gun. The screen cover is a dwarf in a nice suit and an elf in a fashionable mini dress standing outside of a limo on a neon filled city street.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hey Google, this is just called "not falling asleep yet" and you don't need to track it as part of my sleep.

A sleep tracker app readout. The score is 8@, the duration is 7h 26m. But there's a 34 minute block of awake at the start of the graph tracking sleep states.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is the pull quote for me. The C-Suite needs to cut, but those cuts make it even less possible to meet their performance demands. I think we've artificially hit that point that has been prophesied for decades: games are finally too expensive to make. At least in the AAA corporate-led space.

"Things are still very chaotic," a current id Software employee who was granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly told Aftermath. "While there has been an attempt to communicate to the studios, it is still entirely in bullshit corporate speak. I still don't believe they have a clear vision for the future. The only concrete thing they have communicated is they want higher profits, and they want it now. Aggressive goals are being set that would have been unrealistic even before the layoffs. ... To say the workers within Xbox have a dim view of the future is putting it mildly. We keep thinking morale can't sink lower but the obvious incompetence of Xbox management somehow keeps driving it down worse."

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This guy? Really? He was a total puppet of the MCP!

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I think I may have inadvertently made a Mirialan Officer Lewis from Robocop. But, you know what? I'll take it. Good casting, I think.

Nancy Allen as Officer Lewis in Robocop about to ask Robocop if he knew his name was Murphy.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Here's the result of the fretting. May go back and change everything when I'm done with all the tutorials, but here's my Scoundrel Hawks.

A pink skinned Mirialan with tattoos on her forehead and chins. Her head is topped a mass of messy dark blue curls in a pixie cut. She has an off-white, light tan shirt, an orange vest, and a scarf under her collar.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I liked it better when he was played by Rob Lowe on Parks and Rec.

Rob Lowe as Chris Traeger on Parks and Rec. He is saying "Scientists believe that the first human being who live live 150 years has already been born. I believe I'm that human being."

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If you see this, we implore you to post a picture from whatever device you’re using without explanation.

the meme of "I ain't reading all that" but the icon is a picture of George Lucas and the text says

i ain't watching all that
i'm happy for u tho
or sorry that happened

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The new outfit for our latest Galactic Season has my favorite hat!

A Star Wars gunslinger. Off white pants tucked into tall leather boots. Two blaster pistols at his sides. A tan poncho that seems to also be a balaclava. A trooper style shoulder pad and a wide hat like an inverted punchbowl strapped to his head by a strap that goes under the chin. Goggles hide the last part of the face that would be visible.

A Star Wars gunslinger. Off white pants tucked into tall leather boots. A tan poncho that seems to also be a balaclava. A trooper style shoulder pad and a wide hat like an inverted punchbowl strapped to his head by a strap that goes under the chin. Goggles hide the last part of the face that would be visible. He holds two Briar pistols out ready to fire.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I like Ryan Gosling and I think he's a talented actor, but I don't think he's right for the new Black Panther.

A headline that is tagged as "entertainment," "news," and "comics." The headline reads "Marvel announces Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, a new Black Panther, and more."

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Or as it was originally known

The box art for "Parts The Clonus Horror" where a blond woman lies on a morgue table with a light and a very small patch of blood on the otherwise extremely sheer sheet clinging to her improbably proportioned body. There are several draws around her, and the ones you can read say "Eyes", "Fingers", and "Kidneys."

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The internet seems to think it's an Ubrikkian Space Yacht, but this looks like a GX-1 to me.

A blurry screengrab from the Mandalorian and Grogu. The background has all the fungus covered swamp trees, and in the middle, there's a brown ship with two side fins sticking straight up.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My favorite High Republic character is Geode, a Vintian who is the navigator on the ship The Vessel. They always write him in a way that lives in the comedy that he presents as a slab of rock. He's the character I most want to see adapted to live action.

The Wookieepedia image of Geode, literally indistinguishable from a slab of rough, gray stone.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I always see this hawk posted up on this steeple or flying around it. I think this means that if I climb up there and look around, I'll know the locations of all the nearby pickups.

A church steeple with a bird perched on the cross.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Attached the filigree greeble (filigreeble?) to the shroud for my baroque saber project. I'm still trying to decide if I should greeble the emitter or pommel or if that's overdoing it. Imagine overdoing something baroque!

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I can't help but hear the appropriate @greatesttrek.com drop whenever I see this book. If there's ever a Greatest Trek Book Club series, this book feels like canonical Greatest Trek.

The cover of the book The Felicity Complex by August Clarke. It features a stylized nuclear explosion with several faces in the mushroom cloud.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

On the subject of mandibles, there are these. The 1760 has very thin mandibles. But whatever they are, I feel like they're a clue.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I hopped into a random MtG card site and after 5 tries, I got this. Galestrike is a pretty good ship name!

A Magic the Gathering Card. Galestrike. One blue and two for an Instant that says "Return target tapped creature to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
Strong wings make strong winds.

The image is of a mostly naked winged man flapping his wings forcefully and kicking up a powerful wind.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Iran hawks must feel like this right now

A panel from The Watchmen comic. Ozymandias in full regalia saying "'Do it?' Dan, I'm not a Republic Serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-strike if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago."

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Today's work required a character that was full evil desert nun.

A Sith Sorcerer with pale skin. She's got a large scarf that covers her head like a wimple and a tattered skirt. Electricity arcs from her practice saber.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

This interior, I decided to add a cube droid who can manage cargo and pilot the ship with a scomp link. Doors blocked off bunks, refresher, and galley.

The cockpit of the Hobbyswift. A Star Wars ship. There are two seats at a console full of buttons and switches and screens. A floating cube droid with red and white is plugged into a scomp link on the side wall.

The interior of the Hobbyswift. A Star Wars ship. This shot looks back from the cockpit down the cargo hall. But before that, you see the doors that lead to bunks and galley. At the extreme far back, you can see the door for the airlock.

The interior of the Hobbyswift. A Star Wars ship. This shot looks back towards the cockpit from the midpoint of the cargo area. One of the cargo doors can be seen on the side. Crates and sacks line the walls, but leave clearance to walk between to the fore and aft of the ship, as well as the cargo doors.

The interior of the Hobbyswift. A Star Wars ship. This shot looks back towards the airlock from the midpoint of the cargo area. Crates and sacks line the walls, but leave clearance to walk between to the fore and aft of the ship. At the rear, we can see the airlock, plus a door to the refresher and one to a storage area.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

She's the Hobbyswift. Maybe a Rendili Stardrive CB-1100. A light freighter, but really a multi-function ship made for ex-Republic officers in the High Republic era who could be hired to aid any major event for the Republic as freelancers. Provided they had a clean record.

The Hobbyswift. A Star Wars ship in flight. This shot is from behind where the thrusters and the airlock can be found.

The Hobbyswift. A Star Wars ship in flight. This shot isfrom directly above, reveiling its stubby, tetrahedral shape.

The Hobbyswift. A Star Wars ship in flight. This shot is from a canted, 3/4 angle, showing off the hammerhead shape of its front end and stabilizers on either side.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

One of my hobbies is making Star Wars stuff. And sometimes, I go into the our game and make ships out of all the game art. Try to find something that works as an interior, windows, thrusters, etc. And I just kitbash them into something I think looks like a Star Wars ship. I did this this weekend

The Hobbyswift. A Star Wars ship parked at a Tatooine spaceport. The stabilizers are rotated and folded, stowed for landing, giving her a compact shape. Forklifts carry cargo away from the ship.

The Hobbyswift. A Star Wars ship in flight. The stabilizers are in their upright position for flight.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Also. There's a HINDENBURG OMEN on the stock exchanges?!?

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Today's SWTOR outfit puts a particular line in my head.

A SWTOR smuggler, white male, longish hair, in a bright orange vest with pockets and thick padding.

Marty McFly being hassled by Biff and his gang. One of his gang is grabbing Marty's puffy vest where he's saying "Hey, Biff. Get a load of this guy's life preserver. Dork thinks he's gonna drown."

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Give me your favourite Non-Trek performance from a Star Trek actor. Andrew Robinson, before he played the delightful Garak as Larry Cotton and then Frank Cotton wearing Larry's skin in Hellraiser.

Andrew Robinson as Frank Cotton in Larry Cotton's skin with some skin flaps hanging loose. Pinhead stands in the back, slightly out of focus.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

They're indicting him for seashells?!?

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Imagine showing up to a protest, but to protest this sign with this.

A cardboard protest sign that says "Our expectations for you were low, but HOLY FUCK"

A cardboard protest sign that says "Why didn't this guy know it would be this bad? What's wrong with him?

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

We've seen videos of US government paramilitaries executing people in the streets and Yaccarino thinks that taxing luxury vacation homes is one of the scariest things she's seen.

A scene from Starship Troopers. Neil Patrick Harris in an SS-ish uniform and gray trench coat has his hand on the head of a bug that's bigger than an elephant -- the brain bug. The caption is Harris saying "It's afraid."

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This whole thing is starting to feel like that bit in Dazed and Confused where Clint bullies Mike at the Moontower and then Mike works himself up to the idea that he can sucker punch Clint and then the crowd will pull them apart. It does not go that way for Mike.

A man in a black t shirt and a greaser hair cut labs aggressively towards another man with long, wild hat and a plaid shirt. A scene from Dazed and Confused.

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Dave Shramek @dshramek.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I mean look at this bureaucratic special agent killjoy. He was an officious against for the Avengers and then a straight up genocidal hatemonger on the X-Men, as is fitting of government agents in X-Men books.