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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I've really been enjoying Kyle Thompson's Well Dweller. Or, as I like to call it, relaxing Hollow Knight. #metroidvania

Poster art for Kyle Thompson's indie Metroidvania game, Well Dweller.

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

AI generated slop ads are getting wild.

An AI-generated slop ad for some sort of weird sex pillow that features a gray haired man who is either about to give his wife a massage or plow her doggie style.

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This is an A+ fake name. 5 stars. No notes.

A screenshot from my spam inbox from a sender named "George Ottoman," which is a delightful fake name

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

My egg sandwich game is unmatched.

An egg sandwich with lamb sausage, cheese, and hash brown served on English muffin

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Has there ever been a bleaker job posting?

A linked in job posting for an AI prompt specialist to describe film scenes. Bleak shit.

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Homemade corn tortillas fail

Absolutely terrible attempt to make corn tortillas fresh

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

What if recession, but, you know, Instagram friendly?

A screenshot of my phone touting how good melting cabbage is

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Sent off the follow-up e-mails. Made a cup of tea. Currently unwinding by trying to put together a cursed candy company's family tree.

A screenshot from the detective video game "The Roottrees are Dead"

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

The algorithm really doesn't understand Dredge at all.

A screenshot from Xbox gamepass suggesting that Dredge is a relaxing game.

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Read some real bangers this year. Lonesome Dove was a bit of a project but it’s an American masterpiece.

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Thanks to @jeffcannata.bsky.social for recommending "Death Howl" on @dlchypetrain.bsky.social. A game that feels like it was built for me.

The Vince Mcmahon reaction meme indicating the various elements of the indie deck building game, Death Howl

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

For any one wondering, yes, middle schoolers are still doing this 30 years later…

A scribble of a stussy symbol I found in my sons bedroom

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Remember: You are stronger than you know.

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell A John Green-esque heart on its sleeve, YA romance that I enjoyed. Sue me. Apparently, there is a lot of hate for this due to to how it handles race (or rather, how it doesn't), but that sort of went over my head. An easy, sweet read.

Cover art for Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park.

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Picks & Shovels by Cory Doctorow Apparently this is a part of series with a recurring main character; I liked the setting (early 80s Silicon Valley) and the book's heart is in the right place. But, the story lacked tension and the characters too simplistic to elevate things beyond airport fiction.

Book cover art for Cory Doctorow's Picks & Shovels

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

So, apparently I’m a masochist?

Achievement for beating “the last judge” in hollow knight Silksong

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams A tell-all memoir from a former Facebook staffer. Interesting in parts, but, also, I feel like I already knew that Facebook was awful, and I don't think the author ever really comes to terms with her own complicity in Zuck's evil empire.

Cover art for "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar A book about the "big" topics that all great art is ostensibly about: the meaning of life, a rumination on death, etc. But, it's all done with a remarkable amount of creativity and heart. Some stuff feels undercooked, but hard to fault the ambition and imagination on display.

Book cover art for Kaveh Akbar's novel, "Martyr!"

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

And, this jump cut from the Ring always gets me

Screenshot from Gore Verbinksi’s the Ring

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Ivan K @ivankander.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

I always have a soft spot for the orphanage

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