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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I remember near the end being both heartbroken that she was dying and simultaneously looking forward to the relief that would come afterwards. The dissonance between those two emotions added its own toll beyond what was already there.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My (so far only) dog was my girl Tali, a 3yo pibble stray I adopted in 2017. She developed heart disease in 2019 and req'd expensive meds & vet visits until she passed in early 2025. Those 6 years sucked. Financially, emotionally. I loved that goofy girl, but holy shit did her HD fuck with my life.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Jennifer Lawrence: What Do You Mean?
Alt: Jennifer Lawrence repeatedly saying "What Do You Mean?" during an episode of Hot Ones
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy birthday!
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
King is pumpkin imo. Actually pretty shitty by itself & needs a lot of help from other ingredients to be as popular as it is.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
They did crop out the insignia, I wonder if they're just trying to pass it off as a headshot of the character.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oops! Got my weeks scrambled. Two weeks from this Saturday - one week later than I previously said. Sept 19th.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Closer than most people know. Federal law dictates that ballots for overseas citizens (military etc) who are entitled to vote by mail must be mailed out no later than 45 days before election day. That's next Saturday.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I lied, photo coming from me! There's a joke in here about bringing receipts but I'm not smart enough to make it.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Can confirm, friend of mine just picked up this order. Photos incoming from other friend of friend.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If you think there's something about Connections that is appealing (until it isn't), maybe check out Hank Green's 4x3 game. Similar concept, except it's only 3 words per category, and there's a shared word that's in all 4 categories. A little more game to it, imo.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
GIF your mental health
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I Don'T Know What I Expected - Arrested Development
Alt: I Don'T Know What I Expected - Arrested Development
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Idk what kind of owl it is, but the owl from My Cousin Vinny
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Vinny Funny Encounter at Night
ALT: Vinny Funny Encounter at Night
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
@hankgreen.bsky.social I'm a little surprised that "Pangram Last" isn't a thing! It feels particularly satisfying when combined with Clean Plate. #Smush
A screen capture of today's Smush, completed by using the pangram as the last word, clearing the board.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In your second image, it's the button next to the edit button
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I'm on Windows and have no issue copying to clipboard. There's a button for it in the interface.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
FWIW, SCOTUS didn't rule that the geofence search was illegal. They ruled that the 4th amendment applies to the search. They sent it back to the lower court to decide whether there was a 4th amendment violation or not (as well as if that has any impact on the relevant case).
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Toucan say that a pan
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Holy crow!
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Just noticed I did the quote thing wrong! Despite making a mental note not to. Oh well :D
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This is a cat checkpoint; relinquish your most recent cat picture Puddle kitty and forehead smoosh kitty
A gray and white kitty sleeps curled up in a duvet-covered papasan chair. Her similarly colored brother is perched above her, on the back of the chair, in loaf position but with his back peaking high and his forehead smooshed against the duvet. She is a near perfect circle, while his outline looks like a distorted heart.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
If it's any consolation, commercial printers don't work either.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
You reading them yourself I think, if only because you know the material so well and would know how to deliver all of it. If you end up going for that, hopefully it isn't too much of an emotional toll, considering your experience writing them.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
That was a good time
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GONZO the Ca'at @gonzo.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Stoopid tale keeps touchng my eare
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
bsky.app/profile/harr... I only follow a couple legal types but they all seem to think the charges will die relatively quickly
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
If a French dip qualifies, you can probably get away with grilled cheese & tomato soup
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Yeah. The 4 wishes (1 smoky, 2 fountain & 1 magic lamp) and magic marker I managed to acquire in between the quest and tackling Fort Ludios were nicer though, haha. This wizard is ready to ascend and I haven't even tackled Medusa yet.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
3/x This smoky potion did in fact spawn a djinni, who then said to Pug "You freed me!" This chunk with Pug and the djinni happened off screen, thus the somewhat vague description. Making for a very confusing block of text :D
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
2/x Then, a different prisoner (named Pug) drank a potion of gain level that he happened to spawn with. In this current game, potions of gain level have the randomized appearance of "smoky" potions. Smoky potions, when drank, have a small chance to spawn a djinni.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
1/x Explainer/context: I was on the final level of the Wizard quest, which contains some prisoners locked up in cells. I released one, and the prisoner said "I'm finally free!"
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Time for another installment of #OnlyInNethack #Nethack
A screenshot of some text from Nethack, which reads:

The door opens.
The prisoner speaks:
"I'm finally free!"
n - a scroll of enchant armor.
Pick a monster, object or location.
You hear a chugging sound.
Something speaks.
"You freed me!"
You hear a chugging sound.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I did end up legit using a weapon for a bit - I found the demon lords/princes hard to take down with just fists. Probably I should have been focusing on spellcasting more. Pretty weak part of my game, I rarely play casters.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Yeah, I've never made it quite that far. Here, I got to the castle with my ascension kit pretty much sorted and the conduct intact - until I ran from one chest to the other looking for the WoW, and got frustrated with the quick travel stopping at all the item piles. So I held down "right". Sad face.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Lots of bones files and several early wishes (smoky potions of healing, 2 or 3 magic lamps) made this a really smooth early game.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This was a failed attempt at the never hit with a wielded weapon conduct (turns out you shouldn't hold down a direction key when running through the castle and wielding a pickaxe). Still a fun ascension though! #Nethack #Ascension
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I did. On the plane of earth as we speak, actually!
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Yeah. He never occurred to me until this happened that this was a thing to watch out for it. It didn't help that I was altar farming on a level with a polymorph trap. So the peaceful monsters were... varied. Demons and trolls and giants and elementals and such.
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I punched a hostile raven into the killer bee, damaging it and angering it. So, no, but I did damage one. Thus the anger party :)
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Retired 4-star Gen. Tony Thomas who led the Special Operations Command has been tweeting this image at Hegseth, Miller, Bondi, et al. Are they going to prosecute him for “sedition” as well? Will Perfidy Pete try to take away his pension?
Kevin Baron @DefenseBaron • 11h
In the last hour, "T2" posted this same photo five times, replying to Pete Hegseth, Steven Miller, Bondi, etc. Just this photo, no text. Retired 4-star Gen.
Tony Thomas led the nation's Special Operations Command.
• Tony Thomas @TonyT2Th...• 13h x.com/stephenm/statu...
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Only in Nethack :D
A block of text from Nethack. It reads:

The raven flutters from your powerful strike!
The raven bumps into a killer bee.
The killer bee buzzes!
The gnome lord turns to flee.
It gets angry!
The frost giant gets angry!
It gets angry!
The water troll gets angry!
It gets angry!
It exclaims "Oh my!" and then turns to flee.
It gets angry!
The barrow wight gets angry!
It gets angry!
You kill the raven!
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Haha, political violence is never morally justified, haha
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a man in a suit and tie with a patch on his eye is talking to another man .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie with a patch on his eye is talking to another man .
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Some of them aren't completely delusional bsky.app/profile/hank...
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Do you think there's any chance the concept of a general strike picks up any steam among Americans? And, assuming it did and one happened, what kind of impact do you imagine it having?
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I still remember that original TV commercial, with the actors in mascot costumes beating each other up. It was such a great ad imo.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 12/01/2026
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
There's gno such thing as too bright a future for Draw Steel
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johnmatt.bsky.social @johnmatt.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Looks like Sparks isn't just a fad for me ... Ty to @mattcolville.bsky.social for turning me on to them a couple few years ago
An image of Ron & Russell Sparks, and a caption indicating that I listened to them for 3,357 minutes this year.
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