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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just Neb checking in from the other room, wondering what you're up to.

A cat peeking his head around the corner of a doorway making very direct eye contact, clearly intimating concern for the failures of your opposable thumbs to achieve anything more glorious than doomscrolling mobile platforms that hijack your executive function for a continually diminishing dopamine hit.

Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Magical moment: The neighborhood crows were sitting on the power lines waiting for treats and a small feather flew off of one, got caught in the wind, and came down slowly and I was able to catch it. Bestows +2 to corvid sight ability or something like that maybe?

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

You can only ever find what you've lost once you've purchased a replacement. You can only ever find the corresponding part once you've discarded the first part out of frustration.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Endeavor to live your life in such a manner that anthropologists in a post-apocalyptic future will have to invent the weirdest possible theories in an attempt to understand your values and rituals.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

My dental visit anaesthesia has rendered a decent metaphor for life: I can feel the itch, but I can't feel the scratch.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Neb has been getting popular with the people passing by his window, so I made him a nameplate to reflect his grandeur and chaos.

A digital photograph of a mostly white, partially tan colored cat posed regally in a window with a laser engraved walnut wooden sign with a cat silhouette and the title: "Neb – Destroyer of Toys"

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Don't forget to water your crows.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The lyrics to the song are true in the moments when they're sung.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Can we talk about how (I'd Go The) Whole Wide World is a song about parent-induced trauma in which a young boy is convinced that no woman will love him except one person in an "exotic" land instead of grounding him in the fact that he'll meet a lot of compatible partners in various places over time?

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

People say not to make eye contact with crows but they're the only people I usually want to make eye contact with.

A crow standing on the rail of a bench in front of a grassy knoll, not a grassy gnoll, but it would be cool if a fantasy creature like a gnoll were in the picture, but the crow is fantastical on its own so why are your expectations for wonder so high...?

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The future of agentic AI: "I am so resigned from work this week." "Got it, Bob. I will issue your formal resignation from your current position." "No, wait..." "Done. You're welcome. Would you like me to update your resume?" "No, rescind the resignation. Tell them it was a mistake." 1/4

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

The album cover to Spacehog's Resident Alien

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

21 year old me really wanted to talk to Mr. Anderson.

A photograph of a young man in a suit and sunglasses, with cool white balance effects, and even though it's an image with no audio, you can tell he can do a good Hugo Weaving Agent Smith impression.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

In an absurd system, you're forced to be more and more absurd just to keep above the garbage piling up that threatens to swallow you down. It's not just satire to make commentary or advice on how to fix the broken, but a necessary act of survival. 1/π

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Honestly, the best thing about #FurnishMaster besides the chillout soundtrack is the ability to ignore physics and just put anything anywhere. Gravity makes for boring layouts.

A screenshot from the game Furnish Master in which the client is praising the player for a great room layout when the room layout involves gravity-defying furniture stuck to the walls and ceiling. Does it seem weird to you that image alt text character limit is much bigger than the character limit for a single Bluesky post? I could post microfiction in this text field and most people would be none the wiser.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

And we’re back with a new, much longer issue of my Skulljack comic, now with more micro plastics per square millimeter: michaelwmoss.com/skulljack-2

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Local news is reporting that rescue crews discovered no less than three springs and four mouse toys trapped under the couch.

A mouse toy and a spring on the floor, probably having an existential discussion about the nature of self and being

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The Music and Sonic Arts program at PCC Cascade has a great Capstone class exhibit at the Paragon Arts Gallery going through tomorrow. You can draw your own fish to add to a projected ocean scene. Of course I had to draw a plastic cup to add because no ocean is complete without them!

An interactive projection of an underwater ocean scene featuring hand-drawn fish.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Last night I started working on a worry stone-inspired fidget slider. This is the 5th version printed with a TPU base and frame and a glow in the dark PETG slider.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I've been 3D printing lampshades for the Girl's Goodwill finds. I used bumpmesh.com to add a voronoi texture to the dragonfly emerald globe. I modeled the globe and the flower lampshade in Autodesk Fusion.

An emerald 3D printed globe lampshade on a dragonfly metal lamp.

A cat sniffing an orange 3D printed flower-shaped lampshade.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Breaking News: Neighborhood crow association is not happy with Sneaky the Raccoon. They chased him up the tree and now they're divebombing him and squawking at him incessantly. He keeps climbing higher. Stay tuned for more coverage. The cats are fascinated. Interviews with cat's eye witnesses later.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The Cascade Campus bunny made an appearance near my STEAM Center on Wednesday. I've seen him on the edges of the parking lot, hiding in bushes near the library, and even across the street near the daycare center before.

A rabbit next to bushes outside of a building.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I'm a jerk. I told Stash I wouldn't show anyone the footage of his misstep. I'll have to give him extra peanuts when I see him on Monday.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I realized that my sorting method for organizing my office at home has failed in the past because it lacked labels with sufficient nuance, such as "stuff that goes to things I don't want to have to repair but just in case" or "I need ten more years before I'm willing to throw this away."

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I used glow-in-the-dark iron-on vinyl to recreate the jacket that my Skulljack character is wearing in the first issue of the web comic. Just in time for 80° weather! michaelwmoss.com/skulljack-1

The back of a black jacket with the words "Warning: If you can read this, your void is warranted," in white glow-in-the-dark iron-on vinyl.

The back of a black jacket with the glowing words "Warning: If you can read this, your void is warranted," in white glow-in-the-dark iron-on vinyl.

The right arm of a black jacket with the glowing words "Corporate Sellout" and a skull icon with circuit board traces and vias or through holes in white glow-in-the-dark iron-on vinyl.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

New iron-on t-shirt design. Warning: If you can read this, your void is warranted.

A black t-shirt with black iron-on text reading: "Warning: If you can read this, your void is warranted."

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

To procrastinate a 3D printed cyberpunk artifact/cyberdeck project called Skulljack, I’ve started working on a gonzo cyberpunk web comic also called Skulljack. I’ve finished the first issue: michaelwmoss.com/skulljack-1

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The spam that keeps getting past the Gmail filter is now using some kind of weird quantum timekeeping standard. What if this is the only method the plucky rebels in a dystopian future can use to send warnings back into the past...?

A spam phishing email warning about a security protection subscription expiring using a weird date format, reading 01/05/11/26/2026.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I submitted a facilities request to lubricate the door hinges in the adjacent room at work. 1/3 "The door hinges shriek at a high frequency pitch like a ban sidhe (banshee) from Irish Gaelic folklore wailing for the recently or imminently deceased...

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I never did get to see Smurf Final Destination, but I imagine it was an awesome movie.

A photograph of a movie theater marquee advertising "Smurf Final Destination," the names of two different movies but on the same line as if it's one movie title.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The first empress tree bloom of the season. This guy was just sitting in the grass under the trees while the rest are still asleep in their blankets. One of the local crows, Shogun, flew over to the tree to wait for a peanut dispersal from me.

The flower pods of an empress tree that haven't opened yet.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Pocket operator hooked up to a multi-effects processor with a music controller with output to a light strip and electromagnet with bouncing ferrofluid. I've been swapping out input between the pocket operator, an Atari synth console, and the EMF Explorer Badge from @drc3p0.bsky.social

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

@richardkadrey.bsky.social I hate the quarterly earnings approach to literature, such that "bombs" that didn't sell well in the months after their release are deemed failures despite their actual merit. Any interest in more works like The Grand Dark or even a sequel regardless of initial reception?

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The only bunny I recognize as sacred this weekend is the Rabbit of Caerbannog. @ericidle.bsky.social

A screenshot from Monty Python and the Holy Grail of the Rabbit of Caerbannog with a skull and other bones of its victims.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Moss terrariums think it's spring or something. #moss

moss terrarium in a jar with a 3D print of the ruins of Caisteal Maol on the Isle of Skye

moss terrarium in a jar with a 3D print of Scottish standing stones

moss terrarium with a 3D printed crow standing on a stone circle around a resin pool with a 3D printed standing stone nearby

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I'd actually watch more sports if all the broadcasts featured glitch effects. It just needs a dubstep soundtrack to play over it.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Soundcloud asked my birthdate as I was trying to listen to an Icelandic ambient playlist. When I told it that I was born in 1887, it said I was too young to access the site. Did a multi-centenarian vampire collective buy out Soundcloud and I was too into my favorite dinosaur at the time to notice?

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

My hot take: Elton John does The Who better than The Who. The Who does Elton John better than Elton John. youtu.be/PE_aXE8oudY?... www.youtube.com/watch?v=joxy...

youtu.be

Saturday Night's Alright [For Fighting] - The Who

YouTube video by OxAeroBabixO

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Choose a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations. Neon Wilderness - Nelson Algren 1984 - George Orwell Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palahniuk Burning Chrome - William Gibson The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein

Book cover for The Neon Wilderness by Nelson Algren

Book cover for Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

Book cover for Burning Chrome by William Gibson

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Today at ReClaim It, I heard the bat signal call of some random guy saying, "it seems like Latin or something." So I stepped up and randomly started translating about a fourth of this masonic certificate for him. Magna cum laude on the National Latin Exam 28 years ago FTW!

A masonic certificate with mostly Latin text.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Len Kaminsky is so underrated as a cyberpunk writer. #cyberpunk

Comic book cover of Ghost Rider 2099 #1, the best cyberpunk comic ever omg

Price tag for Ghost Rider 2099 comic collection

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

@doctorow.pluralistic.net I guess it's time to dust off the goggles, red cape, and balloon for the Bluesky...

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Fizzle: "Yeah, but even if they reveal aliens are real, I still have to go to work tomorrow..." Sizzle: "Whether or not they reveal aliens are real, I don't have to go to work tomorrow because the CEO decided a hallucination machine could do my job instead." #aliens #ufos

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Working on a new project called Skulljack—a 3D printed skull with devices built into it. This is a prototype of a mohawk handle with an Adafruit feather board, speaker, and button, in blue glow in the dark PETG. The sound loop is one I made in Ableton. Neb cat cameo bonus. #adafruit #ableton #cat

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Don't tell the scrub jay where he's hiding his treats. #corvid #crow

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I woke up with my brain mashing up Blue by Eiffel 65 and Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da by the Beatles and now I can't unhear it

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

If you distract a witch when she's scribing a ritual, does that lead to a misspelling? #badpuns

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

1/3 A scorpion approached a frog on the shore of a pond. "Can you carry me across to the other side? " "I cannot." "Why not? I won't sting you if that's what you're concerned about." "No, it's not that..."

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