machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The political optimism scale: from “I enjoy watching Hamilton” to “I could fill out a Death Note” 020
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Writing creative fiction in response to spammers is like doing improv with the world’s worst partner 122
Reposted by @machwerx.bsky.socialAbhijeet @bingingout.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"Seneschal of Shattered Tor" is a postcolonial high fantasy about a society trying to Be Better* and the leaders dragging them into the future. I hope you enjoy it! * T&C apply 12415
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Omg, right?! These hotel bathroom lights have no chill at 6am 040
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The table talk with @scalzi.com at #worldcon was a blast. He is just as entertaining, funny, and kind in person as he is in his writing! 1420
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Yesterday, I arrived at #WorldCon early and decided to volunteer. It was a great experience helping to set up and at the end of the day, I got entered into a raffle and won a spot at the table talk with one of my favorite authors, @scalzi.com! 0100
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Working on something for the 2026 class of @viableparadise.bsky.social 0111
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Guide for what genre you’re reading based on what it seems the writer was on: Valium = literary fiction Mushrooms = fantasy Amphetamines = science fiction Cocaine = thriller Acid = Phillip K. Dick 160
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I used to get annoyed with all the scam texts I get. Now I see the as opportunities for flash fiction 150
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 25/07/2026When I was a kid, I always wished I was taller. But being on a flight, I greatly appreciate my size. I should fly more 030
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 02/07/2026On this day, 25 years ago, the very first movie I ever worked on came out! I made a video talking about that time, living in Hawaii and working on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within youtu.be/pSMBo1SjjiI?...youtu.beWhat it was like to live in Hawaii and work on Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinYouTube video by Mach Kobayashi 040
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 26/05/2026One of the fun things about taking time off before my next job is that when people ask me what I do, I tell them I’m a writer 130
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 22/04/2026This week, Tim Cook and I have both announced that we’re leaving Apple. Not to brag, but during our tenure, we have added a combined $3.5 billion worth of value to the company. 050
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 05/04/2026I was once part of a small team at Google that made a VR drawing app. Today is the ten year anniversary of its release. Happy birthday, Tilt Brush! The app is no longer supported, but it lives on in openbrush.app @openbrush.appopenbrush.appOpen BrushOpen source painting in XR! 081
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Saw Project Hail Mary this weekend, Artemis 2 launched, and I made a short video about a moon souvenir I recently received. It’s been a nice break thinking about stuff outside of Earth youtu.be/tPwVEzhAmwc?...youtu.beA tiny souvenir from the moon!YouTube video by Mach Kobayashi 120
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 20/03/2026My wife brought home the largest pomelo I've ever seen. It's the size of my head! 070
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 08/03/2026The Irish blessing “May the road rise up to meet you” hits different as a motorcycle rider… 020
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 05/02/2026My teenager’s conversational vibe is “this could have been an email” 020
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Hijack with Idris Elba was so good, but I’m glad I finished it because it was stressing m— THERE’S A SECOND SEASON?! 010
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 03/02/2026“Describe yourself in an unconventional manner” This is how I peel my fruit: 030
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Tonight, an old friend reached out. It’d been years and we had such a great time catching up. Or so I thought. Turned out, she was a scam bot. On the plus side, I’m now heavily invested in an up and coming cryptocurrency 150
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Starting to watch Hijack right before bedtime was probably not the best life decision ... But Idris Elba is so good! 020
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 20/11/2025I've heard of "tsundoku", which is essentially buying more books than you could ever read. Is there a corresponding word for coming up with more ideas for stories than you could possibly write? 130
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 14/11/2025One thing that Viable Paradise 25 has taught me to say: I'm a good writer! (It did not teach me how to say that without feeling abject terror and embarrassment, but baby steps, baby steps...) 190
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 30/10/2025What word did you mispronounce for the longest time? Mine is "misshapen", which I thought was pronounced like "miss-happen" as in, it happened wrong... 020
machwerx.bsky.social @machwerx.bsky.social · 29/10/2025I don't think I'm a morning person or a night person so much as I'm different people during those times. Morning Mach: experiencing a nostalgia for the internet of 2010s with blogs, tweets, and social media dominated by friends, not feeds. Night Mach: I wanna see my own brain in a jar. 190
![Yes, it was a blistering winter in the underground caverns of Melanje. You told me you would contact me in exactly five years, about meeting clients at Meridian. And you said you would have something else to ask of me
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