iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Sheesh, caught up with DIE: Loaded 5-7 and The Power Fantasy 16 and let’s just say Gillen’s fans know better than to get attached to their favorite characters, but man! It’s a lot. A lot of emotion packed in these beautiful pages. #comicsky @kierongillen.bsky.social @imagecomics.com

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Life is a lot right now, but last night I made amazing bruschetta with anchovy butter and tonight I get to eat the leftovers

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

My first #ttrpg of 2025 was a game of HYBAGG over Discord DMs. We became a singularity and ate a moon. Loved it, playing again!

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

First impressions of the first #Daggerheart expansion, Hope & Fear: exceeds all expectations. Ridiculous production values, Wizards has nothing comparable. All the new options sound fun, and the new campaign frames deliver on imagination and fun, new mechanics. Will definitely run this. #ttrpg

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Odyssey time. First time I’m going to the movies in the morning, I think, but I had to see this in the first week

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It feels decidedly wrong to be playing Halo on PlayStation.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I read The Fall of Hyperion (Dan Simmons, 1990). That was a very satisfying follow up to the original, building on it substantially, while leaving plenty to be discovered later. The ending has somewhat worrying time fuckery, but I’m excited to see if Simmons can hold it together.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Works every time: leave the house without sunglasses and what do you know, the first full blast of the day hits you in five minutes

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Returned from a work trip last night to an empty home for the first time ever

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Seeing a divorce lawyer with your ex is a hell of a thing. Never thought I’d find myself at that table. We’re as amicable as can be, but damn it felt real.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I’m a straight cishet guy in my late 40s. Today I’ve had a great time buying makeup and getting tips from the staff on how to apply it, shopped for accessories, and cried to Taylor’s Long Live (Eras live). Don’t let your idea of masculinity stop you from living.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I started Metal Gear Solid 1 last night. Got a game over like fifteen times in the first area. Yes I’ve played it previously, but man stealth games are more forgiving these days

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Divorcing after 25 years is as big of a deal as I thought it would be. Also big, and something I don’t really understand yet: being single makes me feel separated and excluded from the world of pairs and families. Like I took a side step into a slightly skewed reality.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I don’t think there’s a living artist who’s had a bigger influence on me than John Blanche. What a legend.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Social media for me is IG, this (Bluesky), and Threads. I feel Threads is going through the lifecycle of a social media in fast forward. I already feel like I’m going to be dropping it in a year. For now my well curated feed works well to entertain, but there’s more and more bad actors at the door.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I did not expect to enjoy the latest Fantastic movie. The cast’s chemistry carried a lot, and the retro future design was fun throughout. I am mighty tired of all CGI scenes these days though.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The Boys stuck the landing against all odds. I did not expect to feel (cry) that much in the finale.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Eating chips and drinking alcohol free Asahi while working on 360 feedback. Hour 11 of this working day

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Today I learned about AI game masters for #ttrpg I have a lot of thoughts, first one being “heresy”. Then I considered solo gaming, oracles, and CRPGs, and I feel it’s more nuanced.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Gym update: moved up to pistol squats and bar dips now, two exercises that seemed out of the world of what’s possible half a year ago.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Season’s first shorts, T-shirts, sunscreen weather in Helsinki. Don’t remember this hitting in May. Grand circumstances for the season close of FCF Wrestling tonight!

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I don’t recall who taught me the oil on the rim of the rice cooker to keep it from boiling over tip but you’re a god among men and why isn’t this part of the operating manual

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Played a test game of a friend’s zombie scifi solo #miniatures game. He has the very nicest space zombies. Everything painted by @merilainen.bsky.social

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Spartacus is still the best thing on TV and you fools can’t see it. I can not believe they made me care about Ashur, a character I have loathed more than anyone in fiction

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

On my way to a work trip in AMS. Feels wrong to go towards worse weather than back home. This must be what my colleagues abroad feel like coming to HEL

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I put on makeup last night for a party. Apart from costume theatrics, it’s been decades. I should do that more often, felt great

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I have a feeling the morning gym routine won’t hit the same when it’s pitch black outside for half the year in this country. In the rising sun, though, it’s glorious

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The quality of my life at the office has significantly improved since I learned to make a latte I personally like

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Someone posted about With Teeth and now I'm remembering how Right Where It Belongs is an all-time great, up there with the best on Fragile

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Been playing Marathon almost daily. That game got me good. I’m not good by a long shot, but I like to think I’m not entirely worthless any more

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Why’d it take until 2026 before any one of you told me how obscenely good Rina Sawayama is

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I read The Kaiju Preservation Soviety by @jscalzi.bsky.social As the author puts it, it’s a pop song: accessible, catchy, doesn’t overstay, and you look back to it fondly. #booksky

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I have an unhealthy level of dislike for Miro and I'm grateful I'm no longer a producer

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Oh you were feeling decent tonight were you? Play some Marathon, cry a little

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I’m not one for numbers, really, but having lifted half a megaton this year feels like I’ve achieved something. Next goal: megaton.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Oh man. I was delighted to order a set of his special dice for use with Dungeon Crawl Classics.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I’ve been looking out for actually useful implementations of AI in in my workflow. So far: analyzing my calendar for out of the ordinary meetings, talking through my upcoming week’s agenda and building me a day plan, and talking out loud through a problem and it writing it down concisely all work.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I read Heat 2 by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner. What a ride with characters I love. Impossible for me to say how this would work if you didn’t love Heat, though. I kept seeing Val Kilmer and Al Pacino in my mind. The most cinematic storytelling I’ve come across. #booksky

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I’m reading Heat 2 and damn this feels just like watching a movie. Digging it. #booksky

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Flight was 30 minutes early. Nice! Bags took over an hour and I missed my connection. Less than ideal. Running around in my least favorite airport, DFW, while it’s 34C outside? Very sweaty. At least it looks like I will ultimately get to LA tonight.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

In hindsight I was pretty optimistic, going to bed at four to get up at seven to catch my morning flight to LA. Yesterday was worth it though, with our annual friend conference drawing a full house again. Business trips are better with a heart full of love

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Alone in the middle of the day in bright sunlight at the free weights area. What did I do yesterday to deserve this bliss

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

After 9 hours of play, we're starting to feel like we get Marathon. Manage to exfil more often than not, actively hunt other Runners

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Covent Garden sure feels different with the Marathon soundtrack on

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Excited about the mail drop today. #ttrpg

The cover of FIST, a roleplaying game about paranormal mercenaries. It depicts a schematic of an assault rifle, perhaps an M4, I’m not an expert.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I feel like every unsuccessful Marathon run teaches me one thing. We finally managed to kill someone tonight, six hours and 21 runs in. Running duo Assassins

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Animal detection updates from my yard camera after the pup was gone were heartbreaking at first, and still are, a little. I’ve come to appreciate the bird and the rare neighbor’s cat sightings since.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Played a couple of levels (?) of Marathon with a friend tonight. Good first impressions. Love the chonky, super bright visuals. Great gunplay. Confused af on a lot of things, and eager to learn more.

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Joonas Laakso @jlaakso.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Is there anything as effed up online as cooking websites (please don't answer that)

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