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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah even now I just see "am horny" when I scroll by. Font isn't helping me any ha ha ha

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 3h

Am glad I’m not the only one whose mild dyslexia flipped out over this one lol

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 7h

100%, was about to say, I don't trust politicians in general, but ones who block people who merely disagree with them who are also their constituents? They can get in the fuckin' BIN.

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 8h

Me: wow didn't think I was driving them THAT hard I erased 15k mile tires in like, 6k miles. Also me:

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 8h

Replacing those melted front racing tires today. [Looks at them with tire guy] Oh they are MELTED melted 🤣 No one should be driving on these 😮‍💨

My driver's side front tire, showing it is now completely slick/flat, with zero rain channels left in the summer tire, and with the belts showing through the outside edge.

My passenger side front tire, showing almost half the tire is showing the belt layer through what semblance of rubber is still showing. It almost looks like wood grain it's so bad.

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Neal Stephenson: In my book I invented the Diamond Age as a cautionary tale. Also Neal Stephenson: At long last, we have created the Diamond Age from my classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Diamond Age.

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

At least I got it. It's always worse when I go to get a murder implement and come back and...they gon 😭

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Bluesky Chillers (this is a horror story)

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just killed a wolf spider the size of a football* in the same room I’m supposed to sleep in no big deal I’m very tired now just going to go right to sleep yep you betcha (* okay probably more the size of a silver dollar but I had to hit it with a tennis shoe six times before it died sooooo)

static.klipy.com

Raven-Symoné's Anxious Look in That's So Raven

Alt: Raven-Symoné's Anxious Look nervously chewing gum and glancing around quickly in That's So Raven

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

lol I feel this but in like, turbo for my car 😓

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

WHOAH heyyyy c'mon Netflix you said you'd be cool about it if I told you

A screengrab of a section of Netflix that says "Because you liked War Machine" and it is showing Top Gun maverick and Underworld Blood Wars

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Allllll the virtual hugs, sir. Wish I lived closer so I could show up and be of real help.

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Rules of Social Media #513: Never reply in a way that makes someone have to explain the joke to you. I have been guilty of this on many an occasion. But damn, folks? Don't be a buzzkill.

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You okay man? I mean like both car accident-wise and in general-wise. You seem good on the general front but bad car accidents have a way of creeping up on you 12-48 hours later. Take some ibuprofen. Maybe take tomorrow off if you can 🙏

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The CHAPTER, I mean. You see. I meant to say the CHAPTER. Yes.

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's big, but not as big as Alf's Hog 😏

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Was so busy today I didn't have time for lunch but I DID eat like 20 golden oreos throughout the afternoon. This is what peak adhd looks like.

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon

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Victoria Goldsmith @vgoldsmith.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hey All! I'm looking for a new role as an Art Director or Senior Env roles. 12+ Years Experience, AAA & Indie. This is my personal work & would love to work on stylized or Narrative focused work (Link Below) 🧵1/3

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Shubbabang @shubbabang.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Another classic, not sure if I've already posted this one here.

The image is a six panel black and white comic.

Panel 1 - a girl sits at her desk in front of a computer, looking disheartened. She says, "I dont know if I should post this art, who would even want to see it?"

Panel 2- A new person bursts through the door in the background with a loud BAM

Panel 3- The new person pushes the girl out of the way, smushing her face in the process, while slamming their fist down on the keyboard.

Panel 4- The computer shows that the art has been posted

Panel 5- The person makes direct eye contact with the girl while pushing their finger against their own phone screen

Panel 6- A motion blur is added to the last panel, enhancing the impact of the new notifications on the new post. It reads, "(Friend) Liked Post just now" Followed by "(Friend) commented 'I FUCKING LOVE THIS AND I LOVE U'"

Underneath the last panel is a watermark that reads, Shubbabang

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Every time. bsky.app/profile/game...

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Tycho (or Omin, or Jamison, or Stavrenn, or...) @cwtycho.penny-arcade.com · 08/10/2026

Best price on kids I've seen yet

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

They're about to find out how hard Adobe goes to the paint to sue pirates 🤷

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's like a ceo's understanding of "how to vidjagaem" circa 2004

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I know there's home brewed open source stuff out there I think you can use to flash it or something and have WAY more control over

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

bro you want to buy our website domain? we're desperate 🤷

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Blocking core app functionality for literally zero gain is some real MBA thinking going on, I'll tell you what 🤦

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The weirdest part is the top ad and the bottom/blocking ad are the same and both are for their own exterior garage door opener. I doubt this generates them any real income. It's SO dumb.

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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This was the weirdest one on mine I could find. Like...lives with? Owns??? WTF does "Has two adults" mean??

An Amazon "About You" entry showing:

House & Family
Likely has 2 adults

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I had an older one on this house just so I could have the remote button (I kept forgetting to close the garage door when I'd leave for work) and then as soon as I got it I started working from home over 10 years ago, and the app back then was JUST THE BUTTON. Nothing else. No ads. It's so dumb now.

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Omfg I never noticed this is a relatively new thing for me (I don't use it to remotely open/close my door that much). Absolute fail, MyQ. You had ONE JOB.

A "before" view of the MyQ app on first open. There is an ad above and below the camera view of my garage door camera.

An "after" view of the MyQ app, showing the same screen, but the bottom ad has been dismissed. You can now see the Garage Door button that opens and closes the garage door. It was completely blocked by the initial ad

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

At this point I'd be better off installing a Raspberri Pi and learning how to write my own app and TestFlighting it to myself. The amount of rent collection they try and do just to send you an image from your GARAGE to your PHONE is fucking ridiculous Legitimately one of the worst apps of all time

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

MyQ is trying to set a new all time record by sending me 3 (THREE) notifs now every time my garage door opens or closes. JFC does anyone who works at MyQ ACTUALLY USE THEIR OWN APP??? Seriously every time it updates it clobbers any settings like ONLY NOTIFY ME ONE TIME IF A DOOR OPENS OR CLOSES.

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

new marketing for Tonnere just dropped

A poster image for Master and Commander featuring Russel Crowe's character's face superimposed in the background like the three wolf moon image with the HMS ship from the movie riding a huge wave in a night time storm at full sail, while firing her cannons.

In a fancy Times New Roman font, it says "TONNERE: Oceans are now Colognes"

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

They're supposed to get LESS CUTE as they age what dark sorcery are you employing here 🤔

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

That PSX one is a VIBE. I should probably just put one of my two of them out on display instead of buying the lego set tho lol 😅

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

not even all of them, but these days, you've got to take good news where you can find it

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

SO WEIRD how the "alpha male" lacks "alpha hair" 🤣 Probably low testosterone levels 🤔 (Just him though, everyone else who shaves their heads is doing it for very manly, aesthetically appreciable reasons)

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The dems wouldn't know how to find their spines if Sub-Zero tore it out and held it in front of their faces 🤦 We need infinite Mamdanis and AOCs to appear in every seat the dems hold 😮‍💨

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

FLmao at "intolerant jesus" 🤣 Legitimately laughing over here. Like, "The only way we turn the other cheek is by slapping theirs, my son" ???

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Pete Stewart 🏳️‍🌈 @petestewart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I firmly believe any game writer is demonstrably better at their job once they at least understand (and ideally can actively participate in) the implementation process.

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