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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 12h

More shots of The New Boy™️.

An orange cat standing on a purple bed spread.

An orange cat playing with a toy in a cozy blanket.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

There’s a new boy in the house, and he’s orange. #cats #charmera

An orange and white cat on a window cushion.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@petapixel.bsky.social was playing with the Dazz Cam app after the latest update and got this impromptu shot from Chris’ Fuji Pal 2 review. Liked the photo, and thought he might, too.

Chris Niccolls in a black and white photo taken with the Dazz Cam app.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My awesome, beautiful wife. ❤️

A reflection of Yvonne on the display of an iPhone.

Yvonne at Oscar’s Brewing Company, looking hot and giving no fucks.

Happy Yvonne sitting at a table while removing her bag with a large, happy smile.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just beat the fun little idler game, "Zero Stress King: Idle Defense". What's funny is that I didn't know how to get the final achievement in the game, so I just kept playing and getting OP af. When I finally figured out what I needed to do, it was a total MASSACRE. #idlergame

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

iPhone 18 Pro Max! I’m intrigued buy the iPhone Duo, but I can’t stomach the price without knowing the durability. I use my personal iPhone at work from time to time, and the 17 has held up so well. Duo in a year or two? For sure. Today? 18 Pro Max.

The iPhone 18 Pro Max (silver) on the right, in the box, and the purple TechWoven case on the left, both on a table, photographed top-down.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Guys, I’m still depressed over losing Vincent. #cats

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

More photos of the boy. You’ll be missed, buddy.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We had to put our beloved Vincent to sleep this morning. He was only 4. This sucks so much. I’ll miss you, buddy.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Interactions like this make the game so much more charming! Yvonne would totally react like this, and I love it.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I'm a dad...in Tomodachi Life! Haven't played the game in a month, but after Evie and I got married in the game, I was surprised to discover that we had a child. They're awesome, and it makes me love this game so much more. Also, it's silly that we can't directly share screenshots from the Switch.

Evie, Johnny, and Olivia at Mt. Fuji in Tomodachi Life.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Started up the game Celeste again from the beginning on Steam Deck. I was decently far along on Switch, but that was many years ago, and I essentially lost the feel for the game. Took me an hour to get the the top of the mountain. Screenshot speaks for itself, lol.

Screenshot at the top of Celeste mountain. The caption reads, “this might have been a mistake.”

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The game, “How Many Dudes?” is addictively fun while being somewhat mindless and relaxing. There’s a lot of blood, and tons of personality. It’s also on iOS, AND your gameplay will sync on multiple platforms (I’m playing on Steam and iOS)!

Screenshot from the game How Many Dudes.

Screenshot from the game How Many Dudes. There’s a lot of blood on the battlefield.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The Ricoh GRIIIx is just awesome.

A photo from Pizza Port Brewing. The shot of a from the arcade area and a dad is helping his daughter play a shooting game.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Stoked on these two photos I took of a Mai Tai from Green Cheek Beer Co in Oceanside, California. #ricoh #griiix

A front facing shot of a mai tai cocktail. The drink is a pale orange with a large green sprig of mint coming out of the top right side of the glass. There is a small dried citrus slice floating in the glass. The background is blurred.

A top facing shot of a mai tai cocktail. The drink is a pale orange with a large green sprig of mint coming out of the top right side of the glass. There is a small dried citrus slice floating in the glass. The drink is at an angle with the bar top taking up most of the background.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Fantastic day to kick off the summer season festivities in SoCal! #sdzwa #burgeonbeer #bestpizzaandbrew

Pizza at Best Pizza & Brew in Escondido, CA (the actual best Pizza & Brew franchise location).

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

New bsky profile banner courtesy of @iconfactory.com and Wallaroo!

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

My homie’s text when @beccafarsace.bsky.social uploads a new video. 💙

A text with sirens and text that reads: “BECCA GR VIDEO.”

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I just love how crazy this game can get on screen.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Bought a MacBook Neo as a gift to myself for getting a promotion at work, and I love it! If it had a backlit keyboard, it would be perfect.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

“When you shit, you’re family.” Guest bathroom bound. @theonion.com

A framed page from The Onion newspaper. It’s a parody Kohler add that features a toilet and above it, it says, “when you shit, you’re family.”

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

“Playing” @ballxpit.com in bed on a Sunday morning.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

The Steam Controller is quite premium. Using it with my Mac in the living room is fantastic. It’s a perfect living room PC controller and input device. That said, it looks sooo boring. Dbrand to the rescue, I guess.

The Steam Controller and the Steam Controller packaging on a white table. The view is top down.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I absolutely love having a Mac mini in the living room. It’s great for gaming and watching YouTube, and it runs great. No regrets buying two for the house (the other Mac mini is my studio Mac for podcasting, gaming, and everything else). Nvidia GeForce Now works a dream for non-Mac games. 😍

A photo of a large screen television playing the game Ball X Pit with a YouTube video playing in the upper right corner. The video is from the Gamer’s Nexus channel.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Not all heroes wear capes. In Temecula, California.

An intersection at Ynez road and Rancho California in Temecula, California. There are three people holding signs on the corner. One is holding a sign related to marriage between one man and one woman. There’s another person holding a sign saying the same thing. There’s also a man holding a sign that says “so deep in the closet they’re having adventures in Narnia.” He’s holding the sign and pointing to the two holding the signs talking about marriage.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The crew on the isle of Lagerton. It is so lame that a game with a PHOTO STUDIO ON THE ISLAND WHERE THEY ALL LIVE doesn’t allow players to share the photos off of their Switch device. I had to take a picture of the screen and crop in Lightroom. Dumb. Otherwise, great game! #tamodachilife

A group of eight Nintendo Mii characters, standing in a horizontal lineup against a dark, minimalist background. From left to right: a character with a leather biker jacket and aviator goggles; a character with spiky orange hair and glasses wearing a black shirt; a character with blonde curly hair, large red glasses, and a black dress; a character with spiky neon-pink hair, blue glasses, and a red-and-white striped shirt; a small green alien-like character in a yellow-and-red shirt; a character with brown hair, glasses, and an orange coat; a character with long blue hair and a yellow-and-blue striped sweater; and a blue-skinned character wearing a green cap and black hoodie.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I made a Mii for myself and my wife, and said we were real-life partners inside the game. But, the game insist on her hooking up with Bob, so it’s my duty to woo her and subsequently destroy Bob. #tomodachilife

A photo of a Nintendo Switch 2 console displaying a scene from Tomodachi Life, showing two Mii characters interacting on a beach with "Seems like-minded" speech bubbles above them.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Saw one of the new USPS delivery trucks today! #ricohGR

A photo of the new USPS delivery vehicle that has an elongated front end that makes it look like a duck bill.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

To reinforce the importance of the slow cook, the first photo was when I put in it the Crock Pot with BBQ sauce, onions, pressed garlic, chipotle, and hot sauce (The Last Dab, btw, perfect for batch seasoning). This photo is almost 5 hours later.

Another shot of a red Crock Pot with BBQ sauce-infused soy curls slow-cooking inside the pot.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

40 minutes away from finishing my 5-hour BBQ-sauce-soycurls-Crock-Pot cook for tomorrow night's dinner. The slow cook is important to fuse the sauce into the soy, but the following 16 hours in the fridge locks it in.

A red Crock Pot with soy curls marinating in BBQ sauce inside of it.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Grinding my way through BallxPit to get to 100% achievements and took this screen shot of The Embedded and The Falconer just decimating these frozen mofos.

Steam Deck screen shot from of the game Ball x Pit. It’s a snowy landscape viewed top-down and there are deadly balls flying everywhere, destroying enemies.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

This is why I was so excited for Kat.

In her concession speech last night, Kat told the crowd that the campaign “fed and clothed thousands of people across the Ninth District.” That’s not a metaphor. That’s what the campaign literally did while also, by the way, raising $3.3 million (more than any other candidate in the field), almost entirely from small-dollar donors who gave $200 or less. No corporate PAC money. No call time spent begging rich people for checks. The candidate who refused to water down her values outraised everyone. That fact alone should end a few arguments about what’s supposedly necessary to fund a competitive campaign.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Can confirm that Ball x Pit is awesome on iOS with the Backbone controller! @ballxpit.com

Ball X Pit on an iPhone with the PlayStation Backbone controller on a white table.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

This thing from Slay The Spire II is creepy. Probably my favorite looking creature so far.

A strange monster made from different items from the sea.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

My best run today from Slay The Spire II. #SlatTheSpireII

Screenshot of a run from Slay The Spire II. SEED: 180N27027H

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Saturday night. Slay The Spire II and Dean Withers talking to idiots on TikTok. And Swami’s IPA.

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John Holzer @johnholzer.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

They’re not just the panels cropped for vertical, they’re panels with the speech bubbles customized and arranged to make for a really easy to consume, vertical-scrolling experience. I really like it! It doesn’t beat reading the full size comics on a 13” iPad, but it’s useful for sure!

A screen shot from the DC Infinite app advertising DC GO.

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